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You can do it !
You can do it !
Hell of a trophy haul in this thread, that is some pretty impressive progress there!
You may have posted this already and I've missed it, but what kind of attendances are you attracting?
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The attendances are rising at a pretty good rate. The main problem i have is that the stadium is 3000 capacity with only 1,056 seating so on european game i can only sell 1,056 tickets and am missing out on 2/3 of potential ticket revenue, hopefully i can get the board to add new seats soon.
They will change to an all seater if i do get a new stadium but id rather they just add seats to the one i already have for the sake of money.
Lyon (H) 0-1. A tough game where Lyon had the better of the play. We had a few chances but were unable to convert any.
Barcelona (A) 0-5. Worst performance I've seen in years. Defence was an absolute shambles and we deserved to lose. I expected to lose this match but the way in which we done it was a disgrace.
Ajax (H) 3-0 Absolutely dominated the game and got a good win but unfortunately Lyon beat Barca meaning we finished 3rd.
Group Table
Unlucky but you shown very good improvement in Europe
Unlucky not to qualify, but it shows how far you have come in Europe by getting 9 points. Keep up the good work!
Respectable showing.
I prefer the Euro cup at the moment anyway, its easier to progress in which in turn gives us a bigger boost in the club rankings. Although saying that the champions league is more financially rewarding.
Euro Cup
First Knockout Round
First Leg: Olympiakos 0:1 Carmarthen. A tough away game with both sides having good chances. We grabbed our goal mid-way through the 2nd half which gave us an important away goal and a clean sheet.
Second Leg: Carmarthen 4:0 Olympiakos. A great first 30 minutes virtually killed off the tie as we managed to dominate throughout to progress to the next round.
Euro Cup
Second Knockout Round
First Leg: CSKA Moscow 2:0 Carmarthen. A poor match for us, we conceded straight away and had a goal disallowed after 10 minutes. To make matters worst we had a man sent off mid way through the first half. From then on it was just about holding on but CSKA doubled their lead giving us a big task in the 2nd leg.
Second Leg: Carmarthen 4:2 CSKA Moscow. We were so unlucky in this game, we went in at half time 1-0 down and needing at least 4 goals to go through. In the 2nd half we came out an completly different team and in the 78th minute looked to have won the game only for CSKA to get one back in the 84th minute sending us out on away goals. This has to go down as one of the best games i've seen in this career though, edge of the seat stuff.
Unlucky Looked like a real thriller
Unlucky , there's always next year .
I've just read through your most recent updates, being the first time i've visited your thread... Looks like your doing amazing! Great job in the Champions League and Europa League, best of luck for next years competitions!
Cheers guys. In the end i felt hard done by, losing on away goals but looking back im quite proud of the comeback we had in the 2nd half. The match reminded me of Chelsea v Napoli last night except the home team didnt go through
Painful way to go.
The national team are embaressingly bad, i can't get them to score and the defenders are terrible. Won't be long til either the sack or i resign.
Looks like a takeover is on the cards, although it doesn't look like anything exciting, just a new board member.
Carmarthen 2026/2027
Predicted: 1st
Finished: 1st
The league was once again pretty simple, we had an 18 point lead at the split with TNS and Llanelli fighting for 2nd. We won the league after 25 games for the 15th year in a row.
We finished the season unbeaten, Llanelli took 2nd and so go into the champions league with TNS in 3rd. Aberystwyth and Haverfordwest took the remaining euro spots.
League Table
League Graph
Welsh Cup: Dominated the match but only beat Wrexham 1-0.
Loosemores Cup: Beat Llanelli 4-0.
Came third in the champions league group stage.
Group Table
In the Euro cup we beat Olympiakos before losing to CSKA.
Joe Connery ST: 17 year old striker who has the potential to be a good player for us, played mostly from the bench this year bagging 5 goals in 17 games.
Luis Zampieri ST: Decent striker signed on a free, struggled to get a spot in the first team due to high competition but scored 10 goals in 26 games.
Andre ST: 26 year old signed for £2.6million, probably the best buy Ive done in a while, he got some vital goals in Europe and broke a club record to get 45 goals in 32.
Zhivko Bekyarov RB: quick right back signed for just over a million, done well throughout the season and is now a firm first choice.
Zakaria Ghillas GK: signed for £1.4 I desperately needed a good keeper having lost my old one on a free, however he didnt live up to his fee and was rather poor. Looking to get rid this summer.
Training facilities are going to be upgraded, costing £1.8million.
We were losing quite a lot of money every month due to high wages but with the size of our stadium as it is this is unavoidable if we want to be competitive. The money from group stage football just about covers our wages so more is needed if I want to make transfers, make improvements etc.
Despite all the talk and rumour, we havent been taken over yet, although I hope it comes soon.
The national team job is going about as bad it can get. We have only scored 2 goals under my management. (around 6 games) Our centre backs are just awful, most of them are only semi pro footballers. Our best result so far is 0-0 against Ireland. Morale is rock bottom and the team still do not know my tactics which is making things 10 times harder. We almost beat Georgia 2-1 but conceded twice in the last 7 minutes to lose the game.
TNS lost in the 3rd Q round of the Champions league champions playoff to Benfica. In the 4th Q round of the euro cup they managed a home win against Metalist before losing the 2nd leg and not making it through
Aberystwyth went out in the 2nd Q round to a team from Kazakhstan.
Bangor City went out in the 3rd Q round to Dundee United.
Llanelli lost to Basel in the 4th Q round.
The WPL dropped 5 places to 18th after a poor European show from all teams involved. Carmarthen moved up 14 places to 23rd in Europe. Qualification places stay the same.
Welsh young player of the year: Iestyn Jones (Carmarthen)
Welsh footballer of the year: Huw Hughes (Carmarthen)
WPL Player of the year: Carlos Mateos (Carmarthen)
WPL Young Player of the year: Iestyn Jones (Carmarthen)
Manager of the year: Me
Team of the year
Very good season, especially in Europe, lets hope you can move on and get even better in the coming season Will be watching!
Just requested a new stadium and the board have said they'll look into it. On the boardroom screen it is being 'planned' which takes a year, so hopefully a new stadium ahead
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Just been sacked from the Wales job, can't say its a surprise, i was just about to resign when i saw the news in my inbox. Probably the least enjoyable managerial experience i've ever had, the team is absolutly shocking, ranked 176th in the world and sturggle to score against even the worst of opposition. Aswell as that when this guy is the best defender available you know you have problems.
All i can do i try and improve youth recruitment so that better young welsh players come through, if i can do that then i may have another crack at it in a few years if they'll let me. Otherwise i'm steering well clear!
Our takeover has been completed, with a new board member stepping up as the club chairman. Don't think this will have much impact on the club, i just hope he likes youth development.
Edit: good start, he's allowed me to improve youth facilities after 1 day, bit costly at £4million though, this should take them to excellent.
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Champions League
Group Stage
Anderlecht (H) 2-0. Completely dominated the match with the goals coming at the beggining of the game and at the very end. Should have really won by more.
Lyon (A) 2-3. We didn't play well at all, our defensive performance in particular was a let down. We were down to 10 men in the last 10 minutes due to injuries and that's when we conceded the decisive 3rd goal.
FC Bayern (A) 1-2. Bayern were all over us for the whole match, we went attacking in the last 20 minutes, conceding straight away before grabbing a late consolation goal.
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Got my first parent club, a tiny bit more income and hopefully a small increase in rep and scouting knowledge.
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Bayern (H) 1-1. Gutted. We defended well most of the match and had the lead until Bayern equalised in the 93rd minute, could be costly.
Anderlecht (A) 2-1. They took a long time to come but we eventually got our first goal in the 84th minute with Andre adding a 2nd 3 minutes later. Anderlecht got one back on the 88th but we held out for an important 3 points.
Lyon (H) 1-3. We had the better of the game but defensively we were very poor, don't know why we have gone backwards in this respect in Europe. Result doesn't matter anyway as even a win wouldn't have been enough for 2nd as Bayern won.
Group Table
Good going in a tough group. Shame you couldn't make it through.
Euro Cup
First knockout round
HSV (A) 1-1. Our first tie was a difficult one against last years finalists HSV. It started off badly as we conceded after 2 minutes. However, we battled on and got an equaliser near half time. We continued to improve as the match went on but we couldn't grab a 2nd goal.
HSV (H) 1-1 ET (3-1P) A even game that could have gone either way, HSV went in at half time with a lead but Andre pulled one back on the hour mark. The game then went to extra time then penalties where we remained calm and composed enough to finish as the winners.
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Euro Cup
Second knockout round
Besiktas (A) 2-0. A great win for us, we were solid defensively and had the better of possession and attacking play, although both our goals came from corners. The 2 away goals gave us a strong position going into the 2nd leg.
Besiktas (H) 2-0. An early goal settled any nerves and allowed us to sit back and soak up the pressure with another good defensive performance, we added a 2nd late on from a set piece.
Euro Cup
Quarter Final
Celtic (A) 0-1. A pretty poor game, disapointed with the fact we didnt get a shot on target, the lack of an away goal makes the job harder.
Celtic (H) 3-1. A very nerve wracking game, we got an early goal but Celtic got one back on the half hour mark. With 20 minutes left it looked like we were heading out until surprise hero Kopric bagged two goals in the last 15 minutes to put us through.
Euro Cup
Semi Final
Sunderland (H) 1-0. Sunderland were all over us in the first half but after a strong team talk we came out a better team in the 2nd half, we played well on the counter attack and Andre grabbed a late goal to give us a slender lead for the 2nd leg.
Sunderland (A) 0-0. I rested a few of the players who were a yellow away from a ban and it didnt seem to make a difference. We were the better team but a bit wasteful infront of goal, that didnt matter however, as we once again made it to the final where we face Liverpool!
Euro Cup Final
Liverpool (N) 1-0. Our first european trophy!! It was a tough game in which Liverpool were the better team but we scored with about 20 minutse left from a set piece. We went down to 10 men in the 93rd minute which led to a nervy free kick but we held out for a great win!!
Well done on a European trophy, not far from the big one.
Carmarthen 2027/2028
Predicted: 1st
Finished: 1st
We won every game up until the league split and had a 20 point lead over Llanelli who were going strong in 2nd place.
Our win streak continued and we won the league after 25 games, we lost the 26th match of the season to Llanelli. Llanelli took 2nd place quite clearly. Neath, Prestatyn and TNS take the other EURO spots.
League Table
League Graph
Welsh Cup: Played a weakened team due to Europe but we beat Wrexham 4-2.
Loosemores Cup: Beat Bangor City 4-0, with a hat-trick from Andre.
Went out of the champions league at the group stage after a difficult group.
Group Table
However, after dropping into the EURO Cup we beat HSV, Besiktas, Celtic and Sunderland on our way to the final where we beat Liverpool in a close fought game.
Liverpool (N) 1-0.
Andrej Hodak GK: Needed a backup keeper and this guy done pretty well, only played domestic games though.
Raoul Werdens CB: 22 year old CB, 5th choice CB and good backup. Wont ever be a regular though.
James Heath LB CB: 17 year old with good potential, provided backup at LB and developed well over the season.
Ibrahima Diallo ST: 32 year old striker with good all round stats, played well as a backup in the league and in Europe.
Daniel Yeboah CDM CM: England international whos more of a backup player, played alright but got injured a lot.
Stuck to free transfers this year due to a small transfer budget, hopefully this helps the finances a bit. On a positive note we made over £1million in transfer sales.
Youth facilities are being upgraded which is costing us £3.8million. Youth recruitment has been improved for the first time and is now basic.
Without European money we were losing around £1million a month. Our annual wages were at one point £7.5million but I managed to bring them down to £6.5million as we cant really afford a wage budget that high. Other than that finances are good with just under £10million in the bank.
The National team is ranked 174th in the world and managed a win against Lichtenstein but still isnt faring much better than when I was in charge.
Llanelli lost in the 3rd Q round of the champions league to Celtic. They then lost in the Euro cup 4th Q round to Feyenoord.
Aberystwyth went out in the 3rd Q round to Hearts.
Haverfordwest went out in the 3rd Q round.
TNS lost narrowly to Spartak Moscow in the 4th Q round of the Euro cup.
The WPL remains in 18th place in Europe, the 2 cups both dropped down a place. Carmarthen moved up 14 places to 15th in europe which will hopefully get us 2nd seed in the group stages. EURO positions for Wales stay the same.
Welsh young player of the year: Iestyn Jones (Carmarthen)
Welsh footballer of the year: Huw Hughes (Carmarthen)
WPL Player of the year: Luis Zampieri (Carmarthen)
WPL Young Player of the year: James Heath (Carmarthen)
Manager of the year: Me
Team of the year
I'm surprised that the club haven't increased the seating capacity at the ground
I like the board that took over though, they seem very keen on youth development, forcing me to enter the under 19's and allowing my requests so the clubs is growing slowly.
Edit: just had a few clubs turn Pro with the new season so that's around half the teams in the league now i think.
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It's fantastic that you've finally managed to become noticed in Europe as a major force Huge congratulations on winning the Europa League, next it's onto making an impact in the Champions League and pushing teams all the way! Good luck
We've just announced a second sponsor which is only 26k per year for 4 years. A sign of progress though!
Every little helps! Seems a bit low for a team thats winning the Europa League though...
Well hopefully with the new found success, sponsors might see sense
The new stadium seemed to come to nothing, the planning stage has come to an end but no annoucements or anything. I went and asked for a new stadium and they rejected me, soooo annoying!
Congratz on winning the Euro cup!
I was just about to ask about finances, had a quick glance at your update and noticed you already have the screenshot Looks like your doing fine at the moment, but you really need that Champions League money!
We have announced another 2 year sponsorship worth 26k per year, making this our 3rd one, and our 2nd new one this year!
Champions League
Qualifying places haven't changed so im not sure why we're back at this stage, the last 2 years we've gone straight to the groups.
3rd Qualifying round
Shamrock Rovers (H) 6-1. A simple enough win with goals from Andre, Ndlovu, Guthrie, Jones (2) and Diallo. Rovers got a goal back late on but it shouldnt make any difference to the tie.
Shamrock Rovers (A) 0-0. Played a weaker team but still controlled the game, the only thing missing was goals. Diallo's injury was a broken leg which for a 32 year old is pretty much career ending, i don't see a way back from this for him.
Champions Playoff
Zestaponi (A) 3-1. Goals from Andre (2) and Guthrie gave us a comfortable win in a match where we were the better team. We didn't put the game beyond doubt but with the 2nd leg being at home it makes it easier.
Zestaponi (H) 4-1. A comfortable win in a match to ensure we make it through the group stage.
Very simple ride so far, sets you up nicely.
Super Cup
Werder Bremen (N) 4-4 (3-5 Pens). What a crazy game! We absolutly dominated the first 30 minutes and took the lead but out of no-where Bremen got 2 goals to take the lead into half time. Hughes came on midway through the 2nd half and scored straight away, we added a 3rd not long after but Bremen pegged us back immediatly. The match went to extra time where Burns gave us the lead again only for Bremen to get one back 2 mins later. The game ended and went to pens where the Germans were typically clinical scoring every pen but for us Garcia missed his spot kick, losing us the game.
In other news i managed to get 2nd seed in the group stage draw, still ended up being pretty tough though.
Just got my 2nd parent team, PSG who join Fenerbache. Useful for a bit of income and maybe the odd loan player.
Champions League
Group Stage
Athletico Madrid (A) 0-1. Our first game was against 3rd seed Athletico, the first half was even with both sides playing well. In the 2nd half however we were very poor and deserved to lose the match.
Panathinaikos (H) 2-0. A solid win with goals from Hughes and Andre, probably should have been more but an important 3 points.
Arsenal (H) 3-1. A good win for us, the first half was fairly even but we managed to nick a lead from a corner shortly before half time. In the second half we played well on the counter with Burns getting our 2nd goal. Ndolvu added a 3rd to kill off the game before Arsenal got a consolation goal from a penalty in the 92nd minute.
I think qualification is on the cards, just need to get something in Athens and make up for Athletico in the return.
Congrats on the Europa League, man. Great progress!
Group Stage
Arsenal (A) 0-0. Arsenal were all over us for the whole match, we offered very little upfront but a great defensive performance ensured the point.
Athletico Madrid (H) 0-1. We were all over them for the whole game but we were far too wasteful infront of goal. Madrid scored their only shot on target. A costly defeat. To progress we had to hope Arsenal didn't beat Athletico.
Panathinaikos (A) 3-0. A simple enough win thanks to goals from Andre (2) and Guthrie, we were down to 10 men after Sousa went off injured but it made no difference. Arsenal lost 4-1 which means that we finish 2nd.
Group Table
Great qualification, as I thought.
Champions League
1st Knockout Round
Having missed out on Lyon in the group stage for the first time in several years, i had the bad luck of drawing them in the knockout round instead!
Lyon (H) 3-0. We were the better team in the first half although at half time it was 0-0. on the 65th minute Burns gave us the lead before Andre added 2 on the 80th and 92nd minute to give us a great lead for the 2nd leg, importantly with no away goals given away. This win took me by surprise but it was Lyons poor finishing which helped us alot.
Lyon (A) 2-1. For most of the first half Lyon were all over us and took the lead after 24 minutes. However, we got one back just before half time on the counter. In the second half things were more even and we even managed a 2nd goal after a Lyon defender scored in his own net.
Champions League
Quarter Final
Barcelona (H) 0-1. A tough game which Barca were the better team throughout, however, it did look to be heading for a respectable 0-0 draw until they scored in the 91st minute. Pretty gutting.
Barcelona (A) 0-2. Barca were dominant in the first half but we managed to hold them out. However, we seemed to fall apart after half time, conceding almost straight away, i went all out attack, conceding another goal not long after to end the game 2-0 and dump us out.
You weren't too badly beaten, so close to challenging I think.
Nice run in the Champions League, I think your close enough now and could probably reach the Semi's next season easily!
Carmarthen 2028/2029
Predicted: 1st
Finished: 1st
We won every game up until the league split and had a 18 point lead over Llanelli and TNS in 2nd and 3rd respectively, they were the teams who had broken off from the rest of the pack and were competing for the last champions league spot.
Our win streak continued and we won the league after 26 games, we lost our 30th league game away to Neath after hitting bad form post-Barca match. TNS took 2nd place quite clearly. Llanelli were close behind in 3rd whilst, Neath and Bangor City take the other EURO spots.
League Table
League Graph
Welsh Cup: We lost in the final to Wrexham 2-1 after an own goal by one of our own defenders. Wrexham are now a mid-table PL team.
Loosemores Cup: Beat Neath 3-0.
Made it through the group stages for the 2nd time in our history, we then beat Lyon before crashing out to Barca 3-0 on aggregate in the Quarters.
Group Table
Jony Lopez GK: 26 year old GK signed for 500k, proved to be a bargain signing. Part of the reason for our good European performance and earned his first international cap in January.
Berkay Duran RB: 18 year old RB on a free, replaces Christopher who went to West Brom. This guy has great potential but at the moment hes 2nd choice and plays only domestic football.
Felix Muller CM CDM: Another played signed on a free, 22 years old, I signed him as a backup but his consistently good performances meant that he soon became a feature of my first 11.
Fernando CM: 19 year old and a bit of a risky buy, at first he was a failure but he adjusted after a couple of months and proved to be a good box to box midfielder, he can only get better.
Lukas Alibabic ST: Big 18 year old striker with good all round ability, played as a backup but got 15 goals in 21 apps, again, someone with the potential to be as good as Andre.
Christian Ebeye LB: 18 year old free transfer, LB was our weakest position, at the moment this guy isnt that great but he has the potential to be, a solid first season from him.
Eder CDM CM: 17 year old from Brazil who my scouts really rated, managed to get him on a free transfer, physically hes not developed enough to play regularly but in a few years he should be a top midfielder.
Markus Walzlein GK: young keeper touted as the next Lehman, havent played him yet and his potential isnt as good as first thought. May loan him next year, if not perhaps I will have to cash in.
We made over £6.5million in transfers this year, the big talking point was Garcias transfer to Juventus for £6million. He was out of contract at the end of the year and he was refusing to sign so I was delighted when I got an offer of £6million for him in January.
Our youth and training facilities are both being upgraded for a total cost of £7.25 million. Ill post a screen shot when they are done.
Our finances were very healthy this year, the transfer of Garcia helped us enormously, as did the £4/5million prize money we got from the Champions league knockout stages. Thats on top of the £6million from making the group stages and £4.3million from TV rights.
Our Attendance was much better this year as well, we sold out 81% of seats in the league although this went down in the 2nd half of the season, at the start we were almost selling out.
We have a new main sponsor worth £800k per year for 3 years, this is twice what it was before.
The National team is ranked 134th, up 40 places from last year. They lost their first game in World Cup qualifying to N.Ireland.
Llanelli lost 7-2 in the 3rd Q round of the champions league to Rangers. They then lost in the Euro cup 4th Q round to Besiktas.
Neath went out in the 4th Q round to Fiorentina.
Prestatyn went out in the 3rd Q round to Sturm Graz.
TNS won the 2nd Q round of the Euro Cup, they were beat by Rapid Bucharest in the 4th.
The WPL moved up 4 places to 14th in Europe, both cups moved up 5 places. Carmarthen moved up one place to 19th in Europe. Wales Euro spots stay the same.
Welsh young player of the year: Iestyn Jones (Carmarthen)
Welsh footballer of the year: Huw Hughes (Carmarthen)
WPL Player of the year: Martin Burns (Carmarthen)
WPL Young Player of the year: Iestyn Jones (Carmarthen)
Manager of the year: Me
Team of the year
Champions League
3rd Qualifying Round
Levski (A) 5-0. Absolutly dominated the game, the tie is essentially over thanks to goals from Andre, Sousa, Burns, Ndolvu and an own goal.
Levski (H) 6-0. Goals aplenty once again to give us an easy ride into the Champions Playoff.
In which season did you get professional?
good job there mate!
Always enjoy reading your reports Jack, they are to the point and we all know that Messi posts (see what I did there? ) are boring to read, so well done yet again on your end of season report! The finances are looking fantastic considering the spending spree on facilities etc. Lets hope the sponsorship will double again next year! Also well done on reaching the Quarter Final of the Champions League, your getting there slowly.
Did Levski even turn up?
Definite progress there, mate. KUTGW.
Champions League
Champions Playoff
FC Kobenhavn (A) 6-1. Andre got a hat trick, Makhanya got 2 and Sousa got a goal to make it 6 in stoppage time. All in all an easy match which essentially makes the 2nd leg pointless.
FC Kobenhavn (H) 2-0. 2 goals from Andre ensured a straighforward win as we progress into the group stage.
Impressive, Copenhagen are often tricky opponents if you're not a big club.
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Facilities have now been upgraded. We now have state of the art youth facilities and top training facilities. The only thing left to do is youth recruitment and a new stadium!
Champions League
Group Stage
Metalist (A) 2-1. A lucky win if I'm honest, we were terrible in the first half so I went more attacking in the 2nd. We got a goal on the hour mark before Andre saved us with an 89th minute goal to give us the victory.
Arsenal (H) 1-0. A close game, the first half was pretty dull but it livened up in the 2nd half with both sides having plenty of chances, in the end it was Makhanya's goal that separated the sides.
Sevilla (A) 1-2. An end to end game. We took the lead in the first half but Sevilla equalised just before half time. We started the 2nd half well but couldn't score, Sevilla then got the winner with 10 minutes to go.
In a good position so far, can get something against Sevilla at home.
Doing well in Europe!
Champions League
Group Stage
Sevilla (H) 1-0. We were much the better team in the first half but it remained goal-less at half time. The second half was more even but we managed to get the win thanks to an own goal.
Metalist (H) 6-0. One of out best group stage performances, the game was beyond doubt after 20 minutes when we went 3-0 up. Andre went on to get a hat-trick, whilst Sousa and Hughes both added one each on top of an own goal. This guarantees progression to the latter stages.
Arsenal (A) 2-0. This was the battle for 1st place and we came out on top. Andre put us ahead after 5 minutes but Arsenal came at us strong from then on, however, we defended well and Andre got a 2nd goal on the 69th minute to give us a well earned win.
Group Table
Excellently done in a tough group.
Champions League
First Knockout Round
Man United (A) 1-1. We went ahead on the 6th minute but apart from that we were awful. United dominated the whole game but it wasn't until a 78th minute penalty that they took the lead, the foul from which I had a player sent off. Nonetheless, the away goal gives us something going into the 2nd leg.
Man United (H) 1-0. Our squad was a bit bare for this match with youth players on the bench. However, we won the match thanks again to an early United own goal. The game itself was pretty equal but we held them out to progress.
Very promising win.
Champions League
Quarter Final
Next us we face our parent team and current champions, PSG.
PSG (H) 0-0. A good result but disastrous in every other way. Andre got sent off in the first half meaning he will miss the next 3 matches, putting him out of the 2nd leg and potentially the semi final. As well as this our best midfielder by a mile got injured in the 2nd half, luckily this is only short term. On the plus side we didn't concede any goals.
PSG (A) 1-3. We had an awful start, conceding 2 in the first 15 minutes. In the second half we went all out attack and pulled one back through an own goal with about 10 minutes left. I pushed more players forward, leaving us vulnerable and we conceded a 3rd goal. Disappointed but expected defeat.
Carmarthen 2029/2030
Predicted: 1st
Finished: 1st
We were unbeaten at the 22 game split and had an 18 point lead over Neath, TNS were close behind in 3rd. We won the league after 25 games, at which point we were still unbeaten. We continued this streak to the end of the season having gained a total of 94 points, 2 off a perfect season.
TNS took 2nd place on the final day of the season to take the champions league spot whilst Neath finished in 3rd. Llanelli and Port Talbot took the other Euro spots.
League Table
League Graph
Welsh Cup: We beat Newport County 6-0 in the final having knocked Wrexham out a few rounds earlier.
Loosemores Cup: Beat TNS 4-1 having gone a goal down early on.
Finished top of a pretty straightforward group featuring Arsenal and Sevilla.
Group Table
After that we beat Man United 2-1 over both legs in the first knockout round. We then faced reigning champions PSG who knocked us out 3-1.
For some reason it put 3 of this seasons transfers on lasts seasons page.
Jurendic Vladimir RB: 20 year old signed for free, good player who plays as a backup at the moment, has good potential.
Asger Moller GK: 20 year old signed on a free transfer who is already at a good standard and will get better. Played 21 games conceded 4.
Kevin Fragapane CM CDM: Cost me £5million but he's by far the best player at our club, big teams such as PSG are interested in him. He had a solid season but I expected a little more.
Lamine Diallo ST: 26 year old poacher signed for £400k, plays as a backup but does well. Got 20 goals in 28 games mostly from the bench.
Alvaro Oliviera LB CB: Versatile player who became my first choice left back, cost me £600k and should become even better.
The big news in terms of sales this year was that we sold Cedillo for £9 million, he was by far the best defender we had at the club but his contract was almost up and he wanted wages I couldn't afford. The £9million is a great return from 10 years ago when I signed him at 15 for £400k.
The board have announced that they plan to expand the stadium by 450 seats, this is massively underwhelming but at least it's a start.
Training facilities are also being improved for £2.3million.
We also have a new sponsor worth 30k a year, 5k up on before.
Overall the finances are healthy with around £17million in the bank.
The National team is ranked 156th in the world and didn't qualify for the World Cup.
TNS lost 6-3 in the 3rd Q round of the champions league to Celtic. They then lost in the Euro cup 4th Q round to Spartak Moscow.
Neath went out in the 2nd Q round to Banants.
Bangor City went out in the 3rd Q round to FC Twente.
Llanelli lost in the 4th Q round to Locomotiv Moscow.
The WPL dropped 4 places to 18th in Europe. Carmarthen moved up 7 places to 14th in europe which should give us a good seeding next season. Wales dropped 2 places in the Qualification places and so next season will not have 2 champions league positions.
Welsh young player of the year: Daemon Hicks (Neath, on loan from Carmarthen)
Welsh footballer of the year: Kyle Bowen (Llanelli)
WPL Player of the year:Jacob Makhanya (Carmarthen)
WPL Young Player of the year: James Heath (Carmarthen)
Manager of the year: Me
Team of the year
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Cracking couple of seasons in Europe .
Just announced a link with Dortmund and they are sending me 2 pretty classy players
Champions League
Group Stage
Stuttgart (H) 3-1. The first time in years I've not used 5-3-2 in Europe and we got a good result. There was a slight scare when Stuttgart equalised with 15 minutes left but a strong finish gave us the win.
Real Madrid (A) 1-0. Madrid were all over us for the whole game but we had our chances by playing on the counter attack. Diallo got the goal half way through the 2nd half and our defence remained solid to give us an impressive win.
Basel (H) 2-0. Two goals from Andre were all that were needed for a pretty straightforward win to ensure we have top spot in the group after 3 games.
Great progress! Brilliant win against Real Madrid, makes it better that it was in Spain.
Very strong group stage.
Basel (A) 2-1. A fairly even game, we took the lead after 4 minutes through an own goal, this was doubled after half an hour by Andre. Basel pulled one back late on but it wasn't enough. The result means we have qualified from the group.
Stuttgart (A) 2-2. We took the lead on the 18th minute but 2 goals in 6 minutes from Stuttgart put us behind. A change of emphasis in the 2nd half allowed us to get a goal back but we weren't able to find a winner despite our dominance.
Real Madrid (H) 3-1. We dominated the first half and took a deserved 2-0 lead in at the break. Real were better in the 2nd half and pulled one back with 20 minutes left, however a 2nd goal for Andre not long after ensured the win and top spot in the group.
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Champions League
First Knockout Round
Shakhtar (A) 3-0. The match was closer than the score-line suggests, Andre gave us the lead early on but it was only a fantastic performance from our keeper which kept us in the lead at half time. This continued into the 2nd half, we got our 2nd with 20 minutes remaining from the penalty spot before an own goal gave us an important 3 away goals going into the 2nd leg.
Shakhtar (H) 1-2. Started with 4-2-3-1 this time to be more attacking but it backfired and we found ourselves 2-0 at half time. I reverted back to 5-3-2 for the 2nd half and we were much better and put the game to bed with a goal in the last 10 minutes from a corner.
Champions League
Quarter Final
PSG (A) 1-0. We took an early lead which meant that we were able to sit back and defend for the rest of the match. PSG were strong throughout but we kept a clean sheet. Better than last years results and an important lead going into the 2nd leg.
PSG (H) 1-2. Absolutely gutted, we took the lead early on but PSG came back strong scoring on the 61st and 83rd minute to put us out on away goals. We shouldn't have lost this one like we did, it's a shame we didn't win as PSG were the last big team left as Barca, Real Madrid, Man United all went out in the last round.
That's unlucky Jack Real shame considering what you said about the other big teams!
What a shame after you 1-0 win in France. Must be frustrating.


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WHEELING - Energy companies are willing to pay about $7 million to drill each Marcellus or Utica shale well in the local region to reach the natural gas and oil trapped beneath the ground.
Fracking, formally known as hydraulic fracturing, has been used in the U.S. for more than 50 years. A new direction in the process now employs horizontal drilling, which allows companies to extract much more natural gas and oil from each well than they previously did. This, industry advocates believe, affords them the chance to create thousands of new jobs and inject billions of dollars into the economy.
However, some still question the safety of fracking, as they fear the procedure may allow chemicals or methane to migrate into drinking water supplies.
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Horizontal drilling and fracking have allowed natural gas companies and others to operate profitable wells in the Upper Ohio Valley.
Michael McCown, vice president Northeast for Gastar Exploration, said his company is working to put as many wells as possible on a single pad at its Marshall County operations. This allows for maximum efficiency in terms of gas production, he said.
Though the exact numbers will vary for each well, McCown said one particular well will go roughly 6,000 feet vertically before turning to go out 5,000 more feet horizontally. Slightly different equipment is used to drill the vertical and horizontal portions of the well.
Advances in drilling technology allow energy companies to drill deep vertical wells - but then turn those wells horizontally to continue drilling. This, McCown said, gives companies a much better chance of hitting the "sweet spot" in the formation because they can cover a larger area.
The advanced drilling technique, however, needs to be followed by fracking. Officials with Trans Energy Inc. said it takes them about 6 million gallons of water and 7 million pounds of sand to frack a typical Marshall County well. Other estimates list the total only to about 5 million gallons of water per well.
According to the latest information from Chesapeake, the company shows that roughly 1 percent of its fracking solution - specifically for the Marcellus Shale formation - consists of chemicals. This means that thousands of gallons of chemicals are being pumped into the ground at pressure as high as 10,000 pounds per square inch.
Not every frack job requires the same solution of chemicals, so not all substances will be used for every well. Some commonly used fracking chemicals include hydrochloric acid, which is used to help crack the rock; ethylene glycol, used to prevent scale deposits in the pipe; isopropanol, used to reduce surface tension; glutaraldehyde, used to eliminate bacteria; petroleum distillate, used to minimize friction; and many others.
In addition to these materials, some of the 85 fracking chemicals previously listed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protections are xylene, toluene and tetramethylammonium chloride - chemicals that can lead, with prolonged exposure, to liver damage in humans and can even be fatal.
Despite the presence of some chemicals, industry leaders point out there is no proof that fracking contaminates groundwater. In fact, they note that no water source has ever proven to be contaminated by the hydraulic fracturing process.
This concern, however, led the state of New York to not allow drilling until more study is done. The state is expected soon to release its findings, at which time Gov. Andrew Cuomo will make a decision if drilling can commence.


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Tear gas (CCl3NO2) makes people cry, and crying doesn't seem to be a simple procedure. There has to be a triggering process somewhere. Can someone explain its mechanism / how it works?
The general belief is that these agents are irritants which do not have a very specific effect. That is to say that there is no specific cell or biological function that they set off, but that they irritate the cells, so the cells respond by putting up general defenses to insulate themselves from the noxious chemicals.
Mucous and tears wash away the compounds. I'm sure there are all sorts of things going on, but its hard to be more specific. For instance, onions have many sulfhydryl (-SH) compounds, many many of them. In particular propanethial s-oxide causes the tears we get when we cut an onion. This compound is very reactive and reacts with all sorts of proteins and disrupts the membrane, etc. Its perhaps an example of a specific irritant that is so reactive that it creates tears.
An example of a specific reaction would perhaps be capsaicin. There is a specific protein that is a heat receptor and the chemical capsaicin activates it, causing the feeling of heat/warmth.
Tear gas and mustard gas appear to fall into the former category, which are chemicals so reactive that they just tear into the cell, damaging all sorts of things in there.


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Engaging Professionals at Ithaca College (EPIC)
Office Professionals Certificate Program
Engaging Professionals at Ithaca College (EPIC) is a competency-based program designed to provide administrative support professionals with comprehensive skills, resources and other time-saving techniques for meeting job challenges and achieving unit priorities. The curriculum will include sessions on writing, communication, service excellence, interpersonal skills, time management, performance and goal setting. Through open discussions, practical exercises and homework assignments, participants will develop competencies and techniques that will enable them to:
- Assess and improve listening, writing, and oral communication skills
- Produce concisely written documents that focus on intended audience, clearly developed ideas, and free of grammatical and punctuation errors
- Identify essential elements of service excellence and adapt own behavior and style of communication to build rapport with others
- Apply new techniques and tools for effectively communicating with individuals and groups to resolve conflicts and build relationships
- Consider professional development opportunities to pursue and design an individual development plan to achieve those goals.
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► Service Excellence/MBTI Assessment: Customer service is no longer a one-size-fits-all proposition. The success of every organization depends on how each individual connects with the organization's stakeholders – management, supervisors, colleagues, students, and external customers. You are the link and key player in each of these connections. This hands-on, highly energetic workshop offers skills, tools and practical applications for working effectively with internal and external customers.
► Writing Effectively: Professional writing is a necessity for every job but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to write well—or enjoys writing! When we're under time pressure to get our work done, we don't have time to step back and review the rules for grammar and good business writing. These sessions will give you helpful tips so that you can write your message content quickly, and then edit it into a clear, effective, and professional communication for your reader. You'll also use interactive and small group exercises to look for the most common grammar and punctuation errors and understand how to correct them. (Yes, it is possible to have fun talking about grammar!)
► Communication/Difficult Conversations/Emotional Intelligence: With so many interactions during the course of a day, it's reasonable to expect that some of them are going to be difficult. Yet, our ability to handle these conversations well is one of the most important competencies we need to be effective and to build trust and respect in the workplace. Whether these are conversations you have in person, over the telephone, or on a team, there are things that you can do to make these conversations go smoothly. This interactive session will explore tools for developing effective listening skills and managing challenging situations with greater ease.
► Individual Development Planning/StrengthsFinder: Individual development planning helps identify the employee's development goals and the strategies for achieving them by linking them to the organization's mission and goals. Taking responsibility for your professional development can be challenging. We will help you get started! An Individual Development Plan is uniquely tailored to the needs of the individual and the needs of the organization.
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When discussing books in a formal essay, is it more appropriate to use "the reader" or "the readers"? For example:
Like a true anthropologist, Bill Bryson takes [readers / the reader] on a highly informational journey.
When discussing books in a formal essay, is it more appropriate to use "the reader" or "the readers"? For example:
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In this case, you're using Generic noun phrases. Either one works -- in fact, you could say a reader just as easily here -- but there are some subtle differences among them that you might want to consider.
means the speaker believes that enjoying it, in the relevant context, is a characteristic property of readers, that we should expect this to be true of any reader.
means the speaker believes that, on the average, any reader is likely to enjoy it. This doesn't mean all readers will, though that's close. This is potentially a less abstract concept, since its use implies a generalization based on experience of several individuals.
These are very similar, and it may not make much difference for your purposes. More discussion here.
I agree with John M Lawler.
In this particular case, I think it definitely is:
The reader is a 'role' corresponding to 'the writer' (Bill Bryson).
It sounds most fluid as "readers".
Generally, in a formal essay, it is preferable to eliminate phrases such as "the readers". "The readers" is fairly vague, and too inclusive. It is a weasel word; as it lends a greater sense of agreement then actually is present (all of "the readers" haven't necessarily felt like they have gone "on a highly informational journey"; you only know that you, the writer felt like you have).
"The reader" is also bad usage in a formal essay. In academic writing, the first person (I) is avoided because the logical merits of an essay stand on their own, without the author. "The reader" essentially means "I", but with the added implication that any sensible reader would agree with you; this is not necessarily the case.Talking about yourself in the first person is to be avoided in an essay, but talking about yourself in the third person also ought to be avoided. Instead, write only in terms of the story, characters, or the author.
Instead, I would simply say something like "the author wrote a highly informational journey".


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EAST LIVERPOOL - Bill and Judy Kidder celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 15.
The couple were married June 15, 1963, at Ohltown Methodist Church in Austintown.
A small family gathering was held at the Kidder residence on Saturday evening with a picnic-style meal.
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He is the son of William and Marcella Kidder Sr. and is retired from the Columbiana County Engineer's Department.
She is the daughter of Donald and Helen Dieter and is employed as a grief counselor at the Dawson Funeral Home. She was a former president of the Steubenville District of the United Methodist Women.
They are active in the United Methodist Women and United Methodist Church activities.
They have a daughter and two sons: Laura Swain of Rolling Prairie, Ind., and Dean and Michael, both of East Liverpool. They have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


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What Fresh Hell Is This?
ObamaCare's technical troubles call the mandate into question.
You know the ObamaCare debut isn't going well when a pair of supporters, Nick Wing and Jeffrey Young of the Puffington Host, pen an article with the headline "9 Valid Concerns We Can All Have About Obamacare, Without Thinking It Will Literally Bring Hell on Earth." Talk about damning with faint praise!
Actually, let's dwell on that headline for a moment. As much as some people hate ObamaCare, nobody thinks it will literally bring hell on earth. We say that with confidence because literal hell on earth is a contradiction in terms. When hell is understood as a physical place, it is not on earth but beneath it. Hell may be imagined as resembling certain places on earth--say, the inside of a volcano or a burning building--but those places are not literally hell. Hell can also denote an abstraction referring to great suffering, either in the afterlife or on earth (as in "war is hell"). But again, "hell on earth" is but a figure of speech.
Wing and Young are being tendentious, not just playful. Republicans, they claim, "say the law needs to die in part because President Barack Obama and his administration are going to use it to 'destroy everything in America,' fulfilling some sort of sick, biblical End Times prophecy." The link goes to a report from the left-liberal group that styles itself People for the American Way, according to which "Rep. Michele Bachmann accused President Obama of giving aid to Al Qaeda, which she said is proof that we are living in the Last Days." That does seem bonkers but has nothing to do with ObamaCare.
The first link takes us to a National Review Online post quoting Rep. Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican, who says: "America is going to be destroyed by ObamaCare. . . . This law is going to destroy America and everything in America, and we need to stop it." Mediaite.com reports that CNN's Wolf Blitzer pressed Broun to explain what he meant, and at length the congressman responded: "Well, it's going to take us off the edge economically. It's going to destroy our economy and it's going to push us into a total economic collapse of America. And that's exactly what I mean by it's going to destroy America."
We'd call that prediction over the top, but it has no evident theological content. Wing and Young have set up quite a straw man, taking ObamaCare opponents' most exaggerated fears and exaggerating them even further.
They set up a straw man on the other side of the debate as well. The article opens with the "concession" that "the Affordable Care Act isn't perfect. . . . Like most laws, Obamacare never will be perfect." (That "most" is a nice touch. One wonders if they have an example in mind of a law that is perfect.) But we don't recall anyone promising that ObamaCare would be perfect. What Obama and his backers promised was that it would be very, very good--that it would provide "universal" (or nearly so) coverage while reducing costs and maintaining or improving the quality of medical care.
Now, however, Wing and Young dramatically scale back that promise, describing ObamaCare as an "ambitious reform effort meant to make a dent in the nearly 50 million Americans who currently lack health insurance." Again, that's a contradiction in terms: It was in fact "ambitious," but it would not have been so if it meant only to "make a dent."
This is all by way of setting a very low standard for evaluating ObamaCare, one that will ensure it will be judged a "success" as long as it doesn't destroy America. But the meat of the article is actually an indictment of ObamaCare, at least if one applies a reasonable standard of asking whether on balance it is a good piece of legislation. Here are the "concerns" even these ObamaCare enthusiasts deem "valid":
1. What happens if not enough people enroll? 2. How will people respond to paying higher premiums? 3. What happens if the newly insured don't understand what they're buying? 4. What about the states that didn't expand Medicaid? 5. Will health care coverage be sufficient for everyone? 6. What happens if Obamacare succeeds in some states but fails in others? 7. How will companies handle the employer mandate when it takes effect? 8. Are there substantial technical flaws? 9. How secure are the exchanges?
All of these concerns could have been anticipated four years ago when ObamaCare was being designed, possibly excepting No. 4, which arose from the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling in NFIB v. Sebelius, which permitted states to opt out of Obamacaid.
Politico reports that Wolf Blitzer, of all people, "said Wednesday that the Obama administration should consider accepting the advice of Republicans and delay the Obamacare rollout by a year":
After fellow CNN reporter Brian Todd reported that the administration had been warned months in advance about potential glitches now plaguing the online sign-ups, Blitzer suggested perhaps the administration should have waited a year.
"They had three years to get this ready, if they weren't fully ready, they should accept the advice Republicans are giving them, delay it for a year, get it ready and make sure it works," Blitzer said.
After drawing unwelcome applause from ObamaCare opponents, Blitzer tweeted a "clarification": "Context matters. Earlier I said the govt shouldn't launch a website before it works. I did not express a view about the individual mandate."
The problems with the website are pervasive. A new Associated Press poll finds that 7% of Americans "reported that somebody in their household has tried to sign up for insurance through the health care exchanges. . . . Three-fourths of those who tried to sign up reported problems, though."
ArsTechnica.com reports that "potential registrants talking to phone support . . . have been told that all user passwords are being reset to help address the site's login woes. And the tech supports behind Healthcare.gov will be asking more users to act in the name of fixing the site, too. According to registrants speaking with Ars, individuals whose logins never made it to the site's database will have to re-register using a different username, as their previously chosen names are now stuck in authentication limbo."
NaturalNews.com claims "evidence is mounting that the Healthcare.gov Obamacare exchange is not actually a fully-formed online application. More and more, it appears to be a mockup of a health care exchange enrollment system." The site asks: "At what point will the Obamacare exchange hoax become obvious?" That seems like a crazy (if amusing) conspiracy theory. On the other hand, how would anyone know?
Bloomberg, meanwhile, reports that "insurers are getting faulty and incomplete data from the new U.S.-run health exchange, which may mean some Americans won't be covered even after they sign up for an insurance plan."
Which raises an interesting question about the individual mandate. After the court's ruling in NFIB v. Sebelius, the mandate, of course, is not an actual legal command, but, as Chief Justice John Roberts put it, merely the establishment of "a condition--not owning health insurance--that triggers a tax--the required payment to the IRS."
Suppose Congress had enacted the individual mandate, as construed by the chief justice, as stand-alone legislation. That is, suppose we had a law imposing a punitive tax on uninsured individuals without any provision to help people get insurance. It seems patently unfair and constitutionally at least dubious to tax people for a "condition"--being uninsured--that is in many cases beyond their control.
Yet in practical terms that is exactly what ObamaCare will turn out to be if the exchanges aren't made to work within a matter of weeks. That suggests grounds for a new legal challenge to the individual mandate one that--OK, call us a cockeyed optimist--could give the chief justice an opportunity to undo his mistake.
6103 Skidoo
"Top Internal Revenue Service Obamacare official Sarah Hall Ingram discussed confidential taxpayer information with senior Obama White House officials," the Daily Caller reports. The revelations came in a set of emails released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is investigating the IRS's efforts to suppress opposition to President Obama's re-election.
At issue was the White House's assault on religious liberty. Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS's top ObamaCare official, "attempted to counsel the White House on a lawsuit from religious organizations opposing Obamacare's contraception mandate," the Caller reports. Emails between Ingram and White House officials Ellen Montz and Jeanne Lambrew, "had numerous redactions with the signifier '6103' ":
Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code forbids a federal employee from "disclos[ing] any return or return information obtained by him in any manner in connection with his service as such an officer or an employee."
Committee chairman Darrell Issa "has requested unredacted copies of the emails, citing a prohibition from misusing Section 6103 'for the purpose of concealing information from a congressional inquiry.' " Keep in mind that the information in question was already supplied to the White House.
Meanwhile, the Hill quotes Ingram as telling the committee her agency hasn't experienced any technical problems in implementing ObamaCare: "The portion of the responsibilities the IRS is in charge of is going fine," she said. How reassuring!
We Blame George W. Bush
"Ask Amy: Family Debt Problem Starts With Dad"--headline, Washington Post, Oct. 10
They're Shutting Down the Whole Solar System
"Shutdown Mars Obama Kin's Trip"--headline, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 10
He'd Also Be 141 Years Old
"Kansas Scholar: President Coolidge Would Have Compromised on Today's Shutdown"--headline, Wichita Eagle, Oct. 10
The Lonely Lives of Scientists
"Want Ripples On Your Icicles? Scientists Suggest Adding Salt"--headline, University of Toronto press release, Oct. 9
Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
"After Years of Austerity, It's Time for Germany to Push Growth in Europe"--headline, Puffington Host, Oct. 10
Questions Nobody Is Asking
"Al Gore Tried to Buy Twitter and Merge It With Current. What if He'd Succeeded?"--headline, Forbes.com, Oct. 9
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
"Bachmann: I've Never 'Done Twerking' "--headline, TheDailyBeast.com, Oct. 9
Question and Answer
- "Will a Chicken That's Fed Lemons Taste Like Lemons?"--headline, Popular Science website, Oct. 9
- "President Obama's Chicken Little Challenge"--headline, Politico.com, Oct. 10
Ted Cruz Wants to Be Obama's Next Cousin--Now That Would Be News
"Obama's Cousin Wants to Be the Next Ted Cruz"--headline, National Review Online, Oct. 9
Look Out Below!
"PC Sales Continue to Plunge, but the Drop Is Less Steep"--headline, PCWorld.com, Oct. 9
It's Always in the Last Place You Look
"In a Polluted Stream, a Pathway to Peace"--headline, New York Times, Oct. 10
News You Can Use
"There Is Still Time to See a Cranberry Bog Outside Union Station"--headline, Washington Post website, Oct. 9
The Accidental Reconstructionist
"A Florida TV station reports that people's credit score's [sic] will 'have a big impact' on how much they pay for Obamacare," reports The Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper:
"As more and [more] families are looking for insurance options for the new Affordable Care Act, they're finding out their credit score will have a big impact on how much they pay," reports an anchor. "A lot of people want to know why credit scores are determining how much they pay."
"Well, they say it was explained to us like this: It's like buying a house or a car. Your credit score and other factors can determine your interest rate. In this case, it can determine how much you pay in premiums," the local reporter explains.
Says one Obamacare navigator: It's "so that a health insurance provider can make [an] educated decision about who to insure based [on] if somebody is defaulting on all their bills, they may not want to have them in part of their health plan."
Oops! Turns out the navigator had no idea what she was talking about: ObamaCare premiums are unrelated to credit ratings. Halper has an update with the follow-up report from Orlando's WKMG, in which the lost navigator is unable to explain where she came up with the idea.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports from Atlantic City, N.J., that "an accident has taken place at an accident reconstruction convention--but not intentionally":
Russell Strickland of Cincinnati was acting as a radio operator for an experiment to crash two cars at medium speeds in a controlled environment when the accident occurred. Strickland was badly bruised but did not break any bones. He is expected to be released from the hospital Thursday.
Accident reconstructionists were meeting from across the United States and Canada at their annual convention, which this year is being held in Atlantic City.
We had no idea there was such a thing as an accident reconstruction convention. But it's a hell of a metaphor, isn't it?
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text: How do I know if I have a healthy heart? By Hannah Raasch MD February 06, 2013 Do you know which risk factors put you most at risk for a heart attack? As an interventional cardiologist at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, I've put together six simple questions you should ask yourself to help you know if your heart is healthy. Each year, an estimated 785,000 Americans will have a new heart attack. Many of these Americans were unaware that their hearts were sick, and may not have understood the importance of taking steps to find out if they had a healthy heart.Knowing certain things about your health and your heart will help you reduce your risk for heart disease. Ask yourself these questions: Is my blood pressure high? (Ideal blood pressure is 120/80) Do I use tobacco? Do I have diabetes? Is my cholesterol high? (Goal is a lipid level below 200 mg) Do my siblings or parents have heart problems? How do I feel? Do I have any common heart symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, fatigue? If you answer yes to one or more of your questions, make sure you visit your doctor to discuss your heart health. You can also learn more about heart disease and keeping your heart healthy at the Intermountain Heart Institute's Healthy Heart Fair, on Saturday February 9, 2013 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray from 9 to 1 pm. Join the conversation Full Name Name is shown in comment. * Email Address We do not publish or share your email address. * Comment Please be nice. * Verification *


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S. Somasegar (Soma) and Scott Guthrie on Orcas Beta 2: What's in it?
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Visual Studio 2008 Code Name "Orcas" Beta 2 has just hit the wire and, since it's Beta 2, this means VS2008 is feature complete (oh, and it's GoLive! as well)!!!
"Orcas" represents a major evolution for Visual Studio and our suite of .NET languages. Who better to talk about what's new in "Orcas" than our friends S. Somasegar (Everybody calls him Soma), VP of the Developer Division (the group that makes all of our development technologies), and Scott Guthrie, General Manager and one of Microsoft's most prolific employees (now a senior manager, but he keeps his hands in the technologies he and team build and innovate).
Here, we talk about what's new, exactly, why you (the developer) should care about it, what's changed from Beta 1 to Beta 2, what's the general process of building "Orcas" (we will dig deeper into this with the folks who drive the new, improved development process in the Developer Division), how feature cut decisions are made.
In this conversation, Scott makes a very interesting comment about the state of .NET languages like VB9 and C# 3.0: In his mind, they represent the most dramatic change since .NET 1.0 in terms of power and productivity.
As always, it's great to chat with Soma and Scott. DevDiv is loaded with talent, from top to bottom.
Play with Beta 2!
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Congratz on the new milestone. Im so downloading this beta!!!
Hmm... must check this out!
and see if the GoLive! is now or a later rev.
too bad I don't have the time to submit a pile of bug reps etc... like I did in the VS2005 time frame... Still have a VS2005 Cube from Soma and crew... the "thanks for all the testing" thing they sent out after the final cut.
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Hmm... must check this out!
and see if the GoLive! is now or a later rev.
too bad I don't have the time to submit a pile of bug reps etc... like I did in the VS2005 time frame... Still have a VS2005 Cube from Soma and crew... the "thanks for all the testing" thing they sent out after the final cut.
moonwalkercs wrote:Would it be possible to get a lower resolution version of this video? With these large files, on my machine at least, the video is completely unwatchable.
Thank you, thank you guys! Looks to be the best yet. I have been chomping ever few hours waiting for this one. Been wanting to use the linq class model on a db app and use the sql ce sync designer. Hopefully, this all works out. I would like to see more tutorials on linq and databinding and local ce and remote sql solutions. Have a few out, but need some more coverage.
Installing. What is the "Microsoft Document Explorer 2008" ? tia
schroedl wrote:C++/CLI offers a somewhat painful approach to the .NET libraries.
schroedl wrote:I'll add my support to Martin here. C++ is clearly become the red-headed stepchild of the VS requirement teams. Many, many apps are still done in native C++ and C++/CLI offers a somewhat painful approach to the .NET libraries.
Where's my C++ refactoring support??!!!!! Unit testing support? MSBuild support? all missing.
stevetei wrote:...we know that C++ developers are secure and self-confident in their own coolness and don't need all of that public relations stuff to tell them they're cool.
figuerres wrote:Still have a VS2005 Cube from Soma and crew...
Oh, how I miss my ACE cube! A month ago my little son dropped it from the desk and it broke in dozen of pieces. I was so sad! I am not begging but I wish I could get a replacement
I am also dowloading beta 2 at home, using Avalanche. Very cool stuff!
Hi folks,
For those of you interested in the LINQ to SharePoint project mentioned by Scott in this video (thanks Scott!), take a look at
www.codeplex.com/LINQtoSharePoint. Although we're still in the alpha stage, it's already worth to check out if you're targeting SharePoint list data in your .NET apps. Next week, we'll sync up with Orcas
Beta 2, followed by a new alpha release mid August.
Have fun with Beta 2,
Great video Charles! Very informative.
Tried out the new beta last night... first major disappointment: still no quickwatch in C# Express... Dang. Looking forward to exploring the new features, though.
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Where's my C++ refactoring support??!!!!!
Pretty sweet guys. Have been using it and the linq support and other features are fantastic. Some feedback so far:
1) Today Carot dissappeared like in vs2005 bug. Seems to be a delay thing as it appeared again after ~1 minute or so. Don't know how to repro yet.
2) Naturally, SqlCe needs LinqToSql designer/provider support.
3) A property dropper (ala Expression) would be cool to copy properties between controls.
4) The help explorer is much snapper to load on F1. Very nice. Naturally some missing links (i.e. foreach), but I suspect that is WIP.
I will try to keep a list going. Well done folks.
Whoa - I stopped watching orcas when Expressions came out - didn't think that it was going on to a full blown VS2k8, lol!
Downloading now to see how vb.net has changed - I just hope the changes aren't as drastic as those between VS2k3 and 2005, I spent quite a few months working out how to upgrade one site that had just over a hundred incompatibilities...
May be a few weeks until I post back on it though, since I have a pile of stuff to get through before I can get to it.
chores, chores, chores...!
EddaRuss wrote:Seems like the WPF designer still needs work. I was building C# WPF test apss and ran into a variety of issues.
where? forgot...Charles wrote:
EddaRuss wrote:
Seems like the WPF designer still needs work. I was building C# WPF test apss and ran into a variety of issues.
Please report the issues, my friend! The VS team will want to know about them.
you mean http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Feedback wich is not working?Ion Todirel wrote:where? forgot...
Charles wrote:
EddaRuss wrote:
Seems like the WPF designer still needs work. I was building C# WPF test apss and ran into a variety of issues.
Please report the issues, my friend! The VS team will want to know about them.
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Essential Rules of Parenting: Discipline Do's and Dont's
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Let Them Back In
Okay, so you've had a fight with your child. Maybe you handled it well, or maybe not (you're only human). But you're a Rules parent anyhow, so it can't have been that bad. Your child, on the other hand, was well out of order and sent to her room.
What happens next? This is critical, and I've made it a Rule because I've seen parents get this horribly wrong. Their child comes back downstairs, contrite, even apologetic, and their parent lays into them again about how badly they've behaved. Next thing they're on the defensive, arguing back, and sent to their room again. Or maybe the parent just stops speaking to them for a while and goes into a sulk.
Either way you're not allowing the child to escape from the bad feelings that they've just been trying to come to terms with. I heard a parent recently say to a child who apologized to them, "The important thing is not to apologize. The important thing is not to do it again." Quite true, of course, but not the time to say it. The poor child obviously felt he was still in trouble and unforgiven, and I could see his face crumple.
The most important thing of all is for your child to know that you still love her. She also needs to know that there's some point in apologizing and determining to modify her behavior. If you're still angry with her, why did she bother? So when the fight is over, let her know she's loved and welcomed back into your affection. And that you appreciate her apology and her ability to recognize that she was (at least partly) responsible for the fight.
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I have installed qgis on my samsung galaxy s1. But I cant test the gps.
I found how to turn the gps on, but I cannot open the gps pannel to do it. When i press view->panels there is nothing happens.
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I recently read that:
着る(きる)is used for the wearing clothes for either the upper half of the body (eg 上着)or the whole body in general.
履く(はく)is used for bottom half (eg shoes, socks, trousers).
する is used for accessories (watch, scarf etc)
Is there are a specific/common use for 着ける (つける) or the type of clothes/accessories that take this verb?


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10 Ways to Prepare for the End of the School Year
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Plan Ahead for Next Year's Classes
It's smart to start thinking about the next school year during the spring. Consider how your child has performed this school year and what might help him do even better next year.
Gifted programs
Do you think your child has special talents? Don't miss out! Now's the time to submit parent and teacher referrals for gifted-and-talented programs. An evaluation period may be underway in your school to determine eligibility for programs in the fall.
Requesting a teacher
Right now, schools are deciding where to place teachers. If you want to request a certain teacher next year, speak with your child's current classroom teacher as soon as possible.
Most teachers will ask that you put your preferences in writing and submit them to the principal. Depending on the school, these requests may be honored if at all possible. The name of next year's teacher will typically appear on your child's final report card.
Separating kids
This is also the time to share with your child's current teacher any concerns you may have about separating your child from another student. For example, you might request to have your child placed in a different class from a friend she's too dependent on. Don't hesitate to convey any concerns that you think will contribute to your child's success.
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"The pain in those chakras is meant to be felt; experienced. You are going to feel it (the sadness, and despair) move. It's part of the "push-through". The energy in the solar plexus, especially, needs to move...Balance. Practice. Meditating upon my form. These are three excellent spiritual practices to put my teachings in place. I want people to know that spirituality is a focus, a commitment, not a punishment. It's liberating."
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The Bible, the Whole Bible, and Nothing but the Bible: An Interview with Eric J. Alexander
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Contentment is one of the most difficult Christian virtues to attain. Almost four hundred years ago, Jeremiah Burroughs referred to the "rare jewel" of Christian contentment. It is safe to say that contentment is no more common in our day …Read More
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The twentieth-century British pastor D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "If we only spent more of our time in looking at Christ we should soon forget ourselves." Fixing our eyes on Christ is the first step and the entire path of the …Read More


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Just what I've always wanted!! A seizure with my beer!
@jjcool00: LMFAO! =D
Plus, I can't imagine these last very long once condensation seeps into the battery chamber. No dice!
Cant see the secret box for adding the coupon code. Tried Chrome and IE, so no go
This is perfect, my "I'm a huge douche" t-shirt was starting to fade. (And this is a little more obvious and attention grabbing.)


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The largest and most comprehensive exhibition of gifts, housewares, and handicrafts in Indonesia and South East Asia: The Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair (INACRAFT 2014) will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta from 23rd to 27th April 2014. This year, the exhibition will be participated by over 1,600 exhibitors within a 24,000 sqm of coverage area and feature more than 10,000 products.
Returning for the 16th edition, this year the exhibition will carry the theme "From Smart Village to Global Market" which emphasizes the promotion of small and medium enterprises to reach worldwide markets The Craft industry in Indonesia today starts to show its huge potentials. This is proven by the increasing number of local craftsmen who come up with new innovations and creative ideas for new products. Promising economic demand and market opportunities have made these industries more attractive and viable to explore which can also contribute to national economic growth and improvement.
This year, the exhibition will be participated by over 1,600 exhibitors within a 24,000 sqm of coverage area and feature more than 10,000 products.
The INACRAFT 2014 will feature various products, including Home & Garden Decorative items (Dry Flowers, ceramic flowers vase, Candle holder, Scarving, Ornament, Crafted Silver, Table Cloth, Cushion Cover, Placemats, Bed Covers, Embroidery, Rattan Furniture, Fiber Furniture, Garden Furniture, Kitchen Wares, Table wares, Bathroom wares, Carpet, paintings, etc.), Toys (Wooden toys, Soft toys, Board games, Inflatable items, Toy boxes, Footballs, Jigsaw puzzles, Education games, etc.), Jewelries (Gold, Silver, Pearls, Shell-made, Precious stones, etc.), Fashion Products (Painted Batik, Printed Batik, Stamped Batik, Silk, Fashion embroidery, Moslem Dress, Indonesian Ikat, Indonesian Songket, Indonesian Ulos, Hand woven fabrics, etc.), and more.
The booths of the INACRAFT 2014 will feature various local and international exhibitors including: Producers and Craftsmen, Exporters / Importers / Buying Agents, Collectors, Handicraft producer associations, Craftsmen Management Agencies, Related Ministries, Provincial Administrations, Municipal Administrations, District Administrations, Provincial Offices of Ministries, National and Provincial Handicraft Boards, Banks, and more.
Held annually for over a decade since 1999, INACRAFT has proven itself as the most significant event where craftsmen and artisans all across the archipelago present their finest artworks. The event has been acknowledged as the perfect arena where suppliers, distributors, policy makers, and customers gather for the development of Indonesia's handicraft industries. INACRAFT has also gained recognition both from the national and international markets who seek fine quality products.
From the first INACRAFT in April 1999 through the thirteenth, INACRAFT has developed its own character as the right showcase to promote handicraft products for entrepreneurs, exporters, craftsmen from Indonesia and handicraft producing countries within Asia. Moreover, INACRAFT is well known by domestic and overseas buyers as a "must visit" exhibition to obtain high quality and favorite handicraft products.
INACRAFT 2014 is organized by The Association of Exporter and Producer of Handicraft of Indonesia (ASEPHI) in collaboration with Mediatama Binakreasi and fully supported by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Ministry for State Owned Enterprises, ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA), and Indonesia Exhibition Companies Association.
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McGurn: A Lincoln Chafee Christmas
Diversity isn't aided by calling the state spruce a 'holiday tree.'
In this time of peace on Earth and good will to men, we give thanks for the little things that help to make the season bright: chestnuts roasting on open fires, tiny tots with their eyes all aglow—and the entertaining progressive pageant that is Lincoln Chafee at Christmastime.
This performance has its origins in a public embarrassment last December, after the governor of Rhode Island decreed that the majestic blue spruce standing in the State House rotunda would be referred to as a "holiday tree"—on the grounds that calling it by its obvious name would be an affront to diversity.
Alas, a flash mob of carolers showed up at the lighting ceremony and delivered themselves of a rousing rendition of "O Christmas Tree." To avoid a repeat, this year Gov. Chafee announced the tree lighting ceremony only 30 minutes before it happened.
In short, Mr. Chafee has proffered the traditional gift of the enlightened class. A joyous ceremony was transformed into an occasion of acrimony and division. The decision was justified with an addled reference to religious liberty. And the American people were again reminded of the apparent inability of so many of our bluest bloods to distinguish between upholding religious pluralism and enforcing anti-religion.
Now, the Christian faith does not hang on whether the official evergreen of Rhode Island is called a Christmas tree. What does hang on it, says Eric Rassbach of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, is the long-standing American understanding of the proper relationship between government and religion. Mr. Rassbach notes the irony here: The tolerant and diverse society Mr. Chafee claims to champion is ill-served by a government that reads "no establishment of religion" as mandating official hostility toward even innocuous religious expressions of its citizenry.
Yes, we are now living in an America much more religiously diverse than it was, say, 40 or 50 years ago. Protestants, Catholics, Jews and Mormons are today joined by sizable communities of Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims. The question is whether edicts such as Mr. Chafee's help make us more or less tolerant of the differing views of our fellow Americans.
Plainly the Constitution took a different approach. Though we think of the Founders as a homogenous group of white Anglo-Saxon males, that's not how they saw themselves. In their own day, the 13 American colonies were among the most religiously diverse places on Earth. Yet for all the frictions and flaws, the understanding they bequeathed us in the First Amendment helped shield America from the disastrous religious wars that plagued Europe, not to mention the ones still causing bloodletting in the Middle East.
Look at it this way. In an age when the White House quite rightly holds Diwali and Iftar celebrations, how are tolerance and diversity served by a governor who forbids acknowledging that a lighted evergreen in his state capitol is a Christmas tree?
There's a similar dynamic over in Santa Monica, Calif., where atheist Damon Vix campaigned against a decades-old local tradition of churches erecting nativity displays in Palisades Park. Initially, Mr. Vix and his allies responded with displays arguing their own antireligious position. That is their right even though some displays, such as the one suggesting Jesus was a "myth," were plainly meant to offend.
Still, that wasn't enough. It wasn't enough because what Mr. Vix and Co. were really after, as he later acknowledged to the New York Times, was not the opportunity to express their own views but to ban those they disagreed with from expressing theirs. And they succeeded.
All of which only makes the labors of the Becket Fund more pressing, not only for the cause of religious liberty but for an America truly tolerant of its full diversity. Mr. Rassbach cites the famous aphorism attributed to Voltaire: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." In our time, he dryly suggests, it is the people of the churches, temples and synagogues who have banded together to work for that kind of society.
" Seamus Hasson, the man who founded the Becket Fund, has always said that if you put our clients together, you'd probably have a food fight because they all have radically different beliefs about the most fundamental things," says Mr. Rassbach. "But they do understand that their own First Amendment rights to free exercise depend on ensuring that others with very different and even opposing beliefs are free to express theirs."
Almost a century ago, a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes was infamously prosecuted by people who feared the mention of evolution in a public school classroom. Today Gov. Chafee leads a similar effort against the mere reference to a Christmas tree in a public building. Can we really call that progress?
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