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July 23, 2012 •
The opening ceremony of the Olympics—with the parade of nations and athletes and the lighting of the Olympic flame—reminds Jordan Valutas, 2007 alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, why she works so hard as client services manager at CoSport, a leading provider of consumer hospitality packages and individual event tickets to the Olympic Games.
The 2012 Olympic Games in London will be the fourth she has worked on-site and the fifth she has supported. She has been living in London since last fall to complete the on-site preparations.
"The first question everyone asks me after they find out what I do is, 'how do I get tickets?'" she says.
The authorized ticket reseller, or ATR, for residents of Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and the United States is CoSport. Each country has an ATR, which is allotted a certain number of tickets for events. Tickets to the Olympics are in high demand and sell out quickly.
CoSport provides a variety of packages, from hotel accommodations and tickets to packages that include transportation, food and beverage, hospitality, and gifting. Valutas works with a wide range of clients, from sponsors and official supporters/suppliers, to National Olympic Committee sponsors, to families and individuals.
Her host city preparations include sighting venues; setting up operational plans; researching the city; and assisting with the hiring, training, and outfitting of approximately 600 local staff. The local staff participates in an academy where they learn about the Olympics, hospitality services, and the host city. They attend the academy one day each month for seven months before the Games. During the process, they gain valuable educational training that enables them to meet the high standards required to create exceptional guest experiences.
The Olympics pushes everyone to be at their best through fair play, education, and sport, a fact that motivates Valutas to make the experience seamless for guests. During the Olympics she works every day, including weekends, to meet the needs of her guests and clients, and she will not take any vacation for six months prior to
an Olympics year to ensure all the work is completed successfully.
Valutas' long history with the Olympics started while she attended the Leeds School, where she was an intern over the summer months with Jet Set Sports, the sister company to CoSport, for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Due to the start of classes, she did not attend the Games that year, but when she received a call from the company a year later to ask her to work the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games, she set about figuring out how to make it happen.
"My father told me he would pay for four years of college and then I was on my own, so I had to figure out how to make it work," she says.
She learned she could take the semester off from the Leeds School, but she needed to figure out how to stay on track with her education. Valutas found an intensive study abroad program in London after the Games where she was able take courses, transfer the credits, and stay on track to graduate in four years.
The Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games gave her the opportunity to learn all phases of the business, including sales, operations, planning, and on-site customer service.
"The Winter Games are quite small and intimate and helped prepare me for the Beijing Summer Games," she says.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Jet Set Sports and CoSport hosted 80,000 guests. Valutas helped guests understand that traveling to China for a week would mean a different language, different foods, different customs, and even smaller hotel beds—but still helped make the entire experience smooth and enjoyable.
"We want our team to interact with the guests and have fun, while still delivering professional hospitality and service," she says. "We schedule every day for each client down to the minute. You have to be organized and detail oriented but always have a smile on your face."
CoSport had 97 different package offerings at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, and Valutas worked with corporate clients within the Olympic movement to make their guest experiences memorable. She says her classes at Leeds prepared her for the transition from college to career.
"The class selection was interesting, engaging, practical, and comprehensive, yet provided opportunities to study courses in my field. The interaction with guest lecturers in the real world and assignments with the community were beneficial. I use skills I learned in class every day."
Growing up as a reserved young girl, Valutas' study abroad experiences helped her grow and gain the confidence she now enjoys, and she recommends it for all students. In addition to her study in London, Valutas also had the opportunity to go on Semester at Sea.
"Every country kept getting better with something I never saw before, something I never ate before. It was almost an adrenaline rush to learn about the next culture I was going to experience," she says. "There is a huge difference between traveling on a vacation trip versus living, studying, and working abroad."
This piece originally appeared in the Spring 2012 edition of Portfolio, a publication of the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business.


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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud today issued three royal decrees on the state's budget for Fiscal Year 1433/1434H (FY 2012).
First Royal Decree
The State's revenues for Fiscal year 1433/1434 (FY 2012) are estimated at SR702 billion ($187.2 billion). The expenditures for FY 1433/1434 (FY 2012) amounts to SR 690 billion ( $184 billion).
Revenues shall be levied according to financial regulations and deposited into the accounts of the Ministry of Finance at Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
The Minister of Finance is authorized to withdraw from this account to replenish the expenditures on the projects currently financed from the surpluses of the fiscal years extending from 1424H to 1433H. Expenditures are disbursed according to the budget and relevant directives. Budget surplus shall be returned to the state reserves. No withdrawals are allowed from it unless they are authorized by a royal decree in the highest interest of the state.
The Minister of Finance is authorized to borrow and transfer from the states reserves, as deemed necessary, to settle public debt and cover the budget deficit.
The transfers from a budget's accredited chapter or branch could take place according to a decision by the Minister of Finance based on a joint report between him and the relevant minister or head of an independent budget authority. The transfers between appropriations in the budget's chapters could take place by a decision of the Minister of Finance. Transfers between articles in chapters 1 and 2 and yearly programs of operation and maintenance in chapter 3 shall be decided by the relevant minister or head of independent budget authority. Transfers between costs of programs of operation and maintenance in chapter 3 and projects in chapter 4 shall be decided by Minister of Finance.
Appropriations shall not be used for non-assigned purposes and it is not allowed to issue a commitment or expenditure order exceeding appropriations or commitment to any expenditure having no allocations in the budget.
It is not allowable to issue a decision or conclude a contract that incurs commitments to the next fiscal year. Exceptions are as follows:
If it appeared during Fiscal Year 1433/1434 that there are amounts committed during the previous years, the topic shall be submitted to the President of Council of Ministers if the amounts resulted from unjustifiable act, then the Minister of Finance or his deputy can allocate the amounts from appropriations of the Fiscal Year 1433/1434H.
Administrative formations for each body shall be approved as issued by the state's budget and cannot be amended except by a decision to be issued by Supreme Committee for Administrative Reform or a decision based on the decision of Ministerial Administrative Organizational Committee.
The appointment or promotion of government personnel, workers and laborers is not allowed unless for jobs approved in the budget.
No new positions or ranks shall be created except for what is allocated in the budget. The appointment of ministers and posts to be created according to conditions included in temporary job regulation shall be exempted from the previous article. It is not allowed to promote the ranks approved in the budget.
Changes in job titles, classifications, and demotion of ranks shall be decided by the Minister of Civil Service based on a recommendation of a committee formed by representatives of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Civil Service and the relevant body.
The Minister of Finance shall transfer approved jobs between chapters of the budget and inside administrative formation based on a recommendation of a committee formed by representatives of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Civil Service and the relevant body.
Auditing bodies shall follow up application of effective regulations and relevant decisions and instructions.
The Minister of Finance shall issue the instructions required for implementation of this budget within the rules stated in this decree.
The Deputy Premier, Ministers and Heads of Concerned Independent Bodies shall, each according to his authority, implement this decree.
Second Royal Decree
Revenues and expenditures of governorates, municipalities and rural compounds
The expenses of municipalities and rural compounds for the Fiscal Year 1433/1434H are estimated at SR27,836,735,000 ($7,423,129,333).
The revenues of governorates, municipalities and rural compounds for the Fiscal Year 1433/1434H are estimated at SR3,665,790,000 ($977,544,000).
The difference between direct revenues and expenditures amounted to SR24,170,945,000 ($6,445,585,333) shall be approved in the State's general budget.
The expenditures shall be disbursed in accordance with the applicable financial regulations and instructions.
Governorates, municipalities and rural compounds shall levy their revenues in accordance with applicable regulations and instructions and the concerned bodies shall follow-up the implementation of this.
Transference of articles' surplus of the governorates and municipalities to other governorates and municipalities shall only be authorized by the consent of President of Council of the Ministers upon the recommendation of the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Minister of Finance.
The Minister of Finance shall issue the necessary instructions for implementation within regulations set forth in this Decree.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Minister of Finance each according to his authority, implement this Decree accordingly.
Third Royal Decree
Revenues and expenditures of general organizations whose budgets are annexed to the State's general budget for FY 1433/1434H, are estimated as follows:
The surplus of revenues as well as the unused accredited amounts of the general budget shall be deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
Revenues and expenditures shall be levied and disbursed in accordance with the applicable regulations and instructions.
With the exception of the General Organization for Saudi Arabian Airlines, the budgets of other general organizations shall be governed by the provisions provided for in Articles 3,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and 5 of the Royal Decree No. M/ dated 1 Safar 1433H (26 December 2011) approving the general budget of the State for the Fiscal Year 1433/1434H.
The Minister of Finance shall issue the necessary instructions to implement the stipulations in this decree.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers and Heads of Authorities with independent budgets shall implement these decrees in accordance with their specific authorizations.
The decision of the Council of Ministers No. 22 of 1 Safar 1433H (26 December 2011), approved state budget for Fiscal Year 1433/1434H (FY 2012) and stated that all government agencies should not exceed budget appropriations and nor commit to any expenditure that has no allocation. In this regard, Council of Ministers decision No. 157 of 9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1420H (14 March 2000), should be applied. In the case of an emergency that cannot be deferred, the matter should be forwarded to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in accordance with Article 73 of the Basic Law and Article 27 of the Regulations of the Council of Ministers.

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Athlete standards different
Administrator: High-performing athletes expected to be high-performing people
January 21, 2013
WHEELING — The case of two Steubenville High School student-athletes charged with rape has many questioning the treatment of athletes inside the classroom and within the community, but longtime......
Bull Everyone knows that they are treated better.Anyone that went to high school no's it. And why wasn't the coach of steubenville fired for playing the rapist and benching the kids that did the right thing. and for threatening the reporter and his family You cowards are sure keeping that out of the news.
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When my son was a senior in college, he took a full load in the summer so he could graduate in December rather than June of the next year. There was a young man from Buffalo New York who received a full scholarship for football. The athletic department hired my son to tutor him in basic high school courses to help him with the entrance exam. When the fall semester started they moved him into the athletic dorm. He said there were many athletes being tutored. Athletes where kept separate. I don't think they are treated the same. Wonder how many of these athletes with full scholarships graduate?
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Athletes are definitely treated better in school than the normal student, especially star football players. It varies school to school depending on how important and succesful their football programs are. As the case with Big Red the school board has shown that sports are of utmost importance. This is made evident by the fact the the coach is still employed. The threat to the reporter and his or her family was enough to immediately dismiss him.
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There is a double-standards for athletes across our whole society, not just in school. Ben Roethlisberger, Kobe Bryant, and Mark Sanchez got away with rape as well. Ray Lewis is either a murderer or somebody who shielded a murderer from prosecution. Marvin Harrison is also very likely a murderer.
It's not just athletes, of course. Wall Street execs tanked our economy, broke numerous laws in doing so, and hardly anybody got charged there either.
This is not really a nation of laws and justice. It's one where money and power rule.
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For the little access the coaches had to the Big Red athletes, they did a*****of a job in trivializing and excusing the rape (as the kids themselves called it) even via National media and in shielding the responsible athletes from consequences.
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Student athletes - NO. They are rapists. Rape is rape, and the coaches who played the rapists should be canned by the BOE. Those rapists should never have been on the street to play football. They should be in juvenile hall until their case was heard. Talk about no justice for the victim and preferential treatment for the rapists.
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As I previously posted: "Why hasn't McVey or Saccochia answered the allegations about the favorite treatment for these players" e.g. Special testing, grading, absences, parties, prestige, etc. Instead, School Board Head Mike McVey and Coach Saccocchia are nowhere to be found to express their comments. Why? Let's clear the air and either dismiss baseless suspicions or man-up and admit that demi-god status was in fact conferred on certain juvenile athletes.
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Terry Wallace knows diddly-squat about the Steubenville case. It's easly to pontificate when you're paid by the taxpayers to say, well, whatever nonsense you like.
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Mr. Wallace must be blind, deaf, unable to comprehend and he works in education.
No wonder we are in this up to our elbows.
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Athletes are definately held to a different standard. Such a practice is very bassackwards. When I was in high school, one of the co-captains of the football team COULD NOT READ! Another co-captain was not far behind. These young men should not have been playing football. The teachers and coaches have failed them. If anything, they should be held to a higher standard. Any incident involving law enforcment (other than a traffic violation) should result in expulsion from the team. If they fail to meet certain acedemic standards (a 3.0 GPA) they should be expelled from the team. Fights at school, drug use, suspected rape, attendence violations, you guessed it, gone. America needs good young men that are as smart as they are tough, not a bunch of arrogant a sses that think the world owes them.
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Environment, sustainable development, development cooperation and humanitarian aid
Environment and Climate Change
Climate has its natural variability over time, but the mankind – through the emissions of greenhouse gases – has caused an unprecedented increase in global temperature in recent decades. Climate change is now one of the biggest threats to humanity. It is no longer avoidable, so we should respond to it appropriately and in a timely manner. Slovenia contributes to combating climate change at both national and international levels.
At the international level Slovenia works as a member of the EU towards an ambitious, legally binding and fair agreement to be reached at a global level within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this sense Slovenia associated itself with the Copenhagen Accord after the Copenhagen conference in 2009, and in 2010 joined the REDD+ Partnership (REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation + Preservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries).
Slovenia welcomes the results of the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, which concluded with compromise in the form of an extension of the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 and the decision to start negotiations on a legally binding agreement of all countries. For the first all countries committed to take action demanded by the science. Negotiations on the new agreement that is to succeed the Kyoto Protocol are expected to conclude by 2015 and the agreement should step into force in 2020.
Slovenia pledged 8 million EUR of fast start finance for the period 2010-2012. Nearly half a million EUR have been directed in activities for addressing climate change in developing countries in 2010. We continue to identify possible projects in cooperation with partner countries and programming based on national priorities.
Slovenia is committed to fulfilling its commitments for fast start financing. Developing countries around the world need support in combating climate change, therefore a great effort will be put into effectively using our share of financing in prioritized areas:
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Transfer of Technology
- Adaptation actions
- Education and training
- Low Carbon Strategies
- Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
Dr Lučka Kajfež Bogataj of Slovenia is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Green Group
The Green Group was launched on Slovenia's initiative in 2009 and comprises six small countries (Costa Rica, Iceland, Cape Verde, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Slovenia), which are united in the cause of emphasizing the significance of environmental issues in international relations. Through joint statements in different foras and events, the Group aims to draw attention to the importance of fighting climate change, the water issue, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in international relations, and the need to introduce renewable sources.
Prior to the Copenhagen, Cancun and Durban climate change Conferences, the Green Group ministers had published different articles related to the questions of mitigation and adaptation to the climate change. Ministers also met on the margins of the UN General Assembly and endorsed different joint activities of the Green Group and proposed a number of concrete steps for the future work of the Group.
Sustainable development
Sustainable development, seen as the balance between fulfilling human needs of economic and social development and the protection of the natural environment, was brought to the mainstream at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It is an urgent issue, which needs to be looked beyond national boundaries in order to ensure that the needs of future generations will not be compromised.
At the Earth Summit the countries adopted Agenda 21, a comprehensive plan of action to rethink economic growth, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests.
Efforts to promote sustainable development were additionally strengthened at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in Johannesburg in 2002. The summit concluded with important commitments to improve the lives of people and reverse the degradation of the global environment. It strongly reaffirmed the full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles.
Slovenia and Rio+20
Slovenia believes that Rio+20 offers a unique opportunity for our mutually interdependent world to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development. It will assess progress made and address implementation gaps and emerging challenges. It will do so in the context of two intertwined themes: "A green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication" and "The institutional framework for sustainable development".
Rio+20 can mark the start of an accelerated and profound, world-wide transition towards a green economy – an economy that generates growth, creates jobs and eradicates poverty by investing in and preserving the natural capital offers upon which the long-term survival of our planet depends. It can also launch the needed reform of international sustainable development governance.
Slovenia is determined to contribute to the success of Rio+20 and in this regard works closely with all international partners and major stakeholders.
Slovenia is a member of the informal Group of Friends for sustainable cities, which is co-chaired by Sweden and Singapore. The Group is leading a dialogue on the critical role of cities and importance of urban development for achieving sustainable development.
Development Cooperation
Development cooperation involves efforts of countries, aimed at improving lives of the world's inhabitants and alleviating poverty, promoting sustainable development, preventing conflicts and improving access to health care, social development and education. Within the last two decades, the United Nations have formed a sound platform for the promotion and realization of key development goals, based on Millennium Development Goals, the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development, the outcome of the 2005 World Summit and others.
Slovenia is committed to a timely and full realization of the Millennium Development Goals. Pursuing the goals of equitable economic growth and sustainable development are the key to global prosperity.
Slovenia is becoming an increasingly active actor in the field of development cooperation. In other words, we have become part of a process, the aim of which is the shaping of a world, built on global stability and safety, social and human rights and balanced sustainable development.
The international development cooperation programme of the Republic of Slovenia has been included among Slovenia's foreign policy priorities. International development cooperation is regulated by the International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia Act, adopted in June 2006. The Act defines the objectives and methods of long-term planning, financing and implementation of international development cooperation of Slovenia.
In July 2008, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Resolution on International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia until 2015. The Resolution sets out the geographical and sector-specific priorities for Slovenia's international development cooperation until 2015, along with mechanisms for its implementation.
In terms of content, Slovenian development assistance focuses on the following:
- Strengthening of good governance, the rule of law and social services (with particular emphasis on respect for human rights of women and children, education, and scholarships);
- Protecting the environment with a focus on sustainable water management;
- Women's empowerment as a cross-cutting issue of development cooperation.
Slovenia has been steadily increasing its official development assistance, and is committed to working toward the level of 0.7% of gross national income set by the UN. Over half of the development funds are given to multilateral initiatives and the rest is distributed in the framework of bilateral assistance, including to the countries of the Western Balkans, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Slovenia, as is the case with other donor countries, contributes its resources to international development organizations.
Projekt "École Communale de la République de Slovénie"
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Slovenia supports humanitarian action of rehabilitation and health care provided to Palestinian children injured in armed conflicts. In the project carried out by the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) and the Soča University Rehabilitation Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, more than 90 children have participated so far.
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Slovenia donated humanitarian aid to Libya and neighboring countries, where larger number of Libya's population sought shelter.
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Slovenia also responded to humanitarian and reconstruction appeals following natural and humanitarian disasters in St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2011.
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Question pretty self-explanatory. Should the abbreviation of the Latin term philosophiae doctor be written as PhD (no periods) or Ph.D. (with periods)?
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Actually both are correct, I could easily found both on my NOAD, and there's plenty of pages on the net where you find it written as "PhD".
The OALD gives an interesting distinction, stating that Ph.D. is especially North American English.
Now, being a non-native speaker, I can only rely on official sources to state who uses what, but there's no doubt that both variants are used.
Lastly, I think there's really no point in distinguishing them as "Philosophiae Doctor" or "Doctor of Philosophy" because it's the same exact expression, although considering the abbreviation, the former is the correct and original long version, the latter is just the English translation.
PhD and Ph.D. are both correct. Canadians tend to omit the periods and those from the U.S. tend to keep them.
I tend to use both 'PhD' and 'Ph.D'. A DPhil is awarded at both Oxford Uni and Sussex Uni in England. All others award PhDs to my knowledge.
It bugs me when people use 'Dr' before their name and then also state the award following it. I feel it should be one or the other.
I remember discussing this with a trained secretary a long time ago. We eventually decided that the use of camel case (starting each abbreviated word in upper case) removes the need for the periods when abbreviating titles. However, when an abbreviation is relatively new or used in an unusual context, the periods help to avoid ambiguity.
For my own use, the overriding consideration is 'house style'. It is more important for a document to be internally consistent, to avoid confusion.
The most common I have seen are:
I have rarely come across a Ph.D. (with two periods).
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A number of diapers (we are using pampers) advertise a wetness indicator. Does this simply indicate moisture or urine itself? I have heard people saying that this is useful for tracking wet diapers specifically but I don't know if it actually functions like that.
I believe the indicator simply reacts to moisture, not urine specifically.
When my son was born, the hospital had Pampers diapers with a wetness indicator. When "off" it was invisible, and when the diaper was wet (used), a vertical blue line appeared on the outside of the diaper. This is a very clever way to show first-time parents that the diaper needs changing.
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How does Getting Things Done (GTD) recommend handling task dependencies (one task that can't be started until another task is completed)? I understand how it works when they are part of the same project, but what about unrelated tasks in different projects (or on their own) where one can't be completed before the other?
It doesn't recommend handling task dependencies, because if done properly it shouldn't be a problem.
Why is that? Because a task that is dependent on an unfinished task shouldn't be in your Next Actions.
If these tasks stand presently on their own, i.e. not part of a project, then joining them into a project would be the obvious answer. A project need not be anything big, but is merely an outcome that is dependent on several actions.
I would want to see X task at the particular context list where the task will be performed. I would also want a marker that X task has a prerequisite task.
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
Week 8
Good News Notes - Week 8
I believe the single most important part in talking to a missing person about God (outside of the Holy Spirit's guidance) is your testimony. Your story cannot be refuted. Your experience with a loving God is the rock that cannot be moved. Someone can say they don't believe in the Bible but it is difficult to deny what a person has experienced.
Now just like I want you to look at the word evangelism in a different way, I also want you to look at your testimony in a different way. We have all heard someone stand up and give their testimony. But my belief is that we don't have a single testimony - we have thousands of testimonies. Everyday we see the evidence of God working in our lives and his love for us. The question "what has Christ done for you today?" is worthy of asking at the end of each day.
Researchers tell us that a person will need on average 8-9 what I call "touches in their lives" to help them see the value of being a Christian. A "touch" in a person's life may be an act of kindness, a friend who listens, a TV story about a church giving away backpack's of school supplies, or even a stop for a few seconds to watch a service on TV.
There is a scale called the Engel's scale of receptivity. This scale helps us see how receptive a person may be for salvation. A person who knows nothing about Christ is further away from receiving Christ than a person who has attended Sunday School for a few months. For us to know what kind of testimony to use will depend on where a person is on that scale. This is important to know when possible. If we share our salvation testimony with a person who knows very little about Jesus they may think we have lost our mind. (On the other hand we should never count out what the Holy Spirit can do in the life of a missing person) What your friend may need to hear more than anything at that moment is how helpful your faith is to you in day-to-day affairs.
My point is that we need several types of testimonies. A ten-second testimony to use in the elevator, a 30-second testimony while we are standing in line at the grocery store, and a full version of how God changed our life and gave us eternal life for the person who is genuinely interested in knowing God. Think about how many ways that God has met different needs in your life. Couldn't you share your testimony about a specific need you had in your life and how God brought you through that need with a person having the same difficulty? Yes, you could and that is why we have hundreds of testimonies.
Scripture - I Peter 3:15b - Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have (in Christ).
Action - This week take the time to write out a short one-minute version of your testimony. Think of how God has blessed you last week and write about that. Try your best to use neutral words. We are all accustomed to the meaningful words and phrases that describe our experience in Christ, but a missing person may not have a clue what you are talking about. Use words that would not be considered "churchy" words to tell of your encounter with a living God. Explore new ways to say how God has changed your life.
Prayer - God, help me to write down one part of my experience with you, one that could be used with a missing person. Help me to think about what would be important to missing people who need you. God, open my life to be ready to touch another person at any time. May I have your eyes to see.
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Come on Stoke.
Come on Stoke.
You will be glad to know Stoke thumped me 3-0!
It was always a long shot to reach the top two, but I couldn't be happier with 3rd given the prediction of 24th.
Playoffs here we come.
Playoff Semi Final Leg 1
Norwich 2-1 Forest
A very poor performance and we found ourselves 2-0 down after 5 minutes. We managed to claw a goal back a few minutes later through Mike Eyre and somehow kept it at 2-1 to give us a good chance in the home leg.
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Playoff Semi Final Leg 2
Forest 4-0 Norwich
A fantastic performance and complete domination. Stephane Rivera gave us an early lead before two goals from Henry put us 3-0 inside 15 minutes and from then on it was ours to lose. Bienvenu Ndongala wrapped it up with 20 minutes to go to send us into the final with ease. We have been incredible at home all season so I was always hopeful going into this one.
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Just got this offer days before the biggest game of my career:
I think I'll delay this for a week because I have no idea what to do with this. It is probably the biggest offer I have had yet and the transfer budget is huge in comparison to what I have at Forest. However I am on the verge of managing in the Premier League and don't know if the Ukrainian League would be a step back from that. I have never managed there so I have no idea what to expect. I just don't think I'd be making any progress in my career by going here. Taking Forest into the Prem could eventually open up bigger offers compared to this, though I am definitely attracted to the financial side of this one. The playoff final could play a big part in this decision.
Playoff Final
Forest 1-1 Watford
(Forest win 3-2 on pens)
Incredible drama! My god I nearly had a heart attack during this. I went 1-0 after 10mins and spent the rest of the match bombarding the Watford box. The equaliser finally came in the 90th minute via Henry to send this tie into extra time. Henry scored again in the 117th minute only for it to be ruled out and leave me slumped over my laptop a la Keegan 96.
Alain Eto'o SCORES for Forest (1-1) Blaz Kavcic SCORES for Watford
Henk Baum SCORES for Forest (2-2) Clesio Bauque SCORES for Watford
Henry MISSES for Forest (2-2) Alain Arsene MISSES for Watford
Bienvenu Ndongala MISSES for Forest (2-2) Arvydas Novikovas MISSES for Watford
Jonathan Mexique SCORES for Forest (3-2) Mauro Vanic MISSES for Watford
I was surprised to see Henk Baum convert. Despite boasting 18 for penalty taking I think he's missed all but one of his penalties for me. It was also a surprise and a shame to see Henry and Ndongala miss as they have been superb for me this season but nevertheless... we are Premier League bound!
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2019/20 Season Review
Nottm Forest
Media Prediction: 24th
League Table
Form Graph
An unbelievable season from start to finish and to wrap it up with a dramatic promotion was just beyond my wildest dreams at the start. With a prediction of 24th I was seriously worried going into this one but my players surpassed all expectations. I had several job offers throughout this campaign from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia and Greece but my growing success here left me with no choice but to stay. So far in my career I've had very up and down seasons that often ended in a late surge but as the graph shows, this was a solid season throughout.
Star Players:
Two stand-out players for me were Bienvenu Ngongala and Henry with the former scoring 21 in 42 and the latter 25 in 26 since joining. Henry was in lethal form ever since he played his first game and I think if I had him for the whole season we could have went up automatically. He had a minimum fee release clause of £2.2m but I negotiated a new deal with him and increased that to £6.5m. However it says "Higher Division Clubs" so I'm guessing that clause can't be activated now that I'm in the Premier League.
The Future:
It would take a really top job for me to leave Forest now. I want to at least see how I do in my first season in the Prem before looking to progress. During the season I negotiated several deals to bring players in on free in the summer and I am very excited about adding them to my squad.
Andrija Deak
Nicolas Fournier
Maciej Jasinki
Jamie King
Ma Oh-Seong
I couldn't be happier with my career so far, I've felt slightly regretful leaving both previous clubs at the stages they were at but where I've taken Forest has shown this was a good move.
Code:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Season | Team | League/Tournament | Country | League Position | Notes | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2011/12 | Hereford United | League Two | England | 20th | N/A | | 2012/13 | Port Vale | League Two | England | 12th | N/A | | 2013/14 | Port Vale | League Two | England | 4th | Promoted via Playoffs | | 2014/15 | Port Vale | League One | England | 8th | N/A | | 2015/16 | Uruguay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 2016/17 | Uruguay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 2017/18 | Uruguay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 2018 | Uruguay | 2018 World Cup | N/A | N/A | Quarter Finals | | 2018/19 | N.Forest | League One | England | 2nd | Promoted | | 2019 | Uruguay | 2019 Copa America | N/A | N/A | Winners | | 2019/20 | N.Forest | Championship | England | 3rd | Promoted via playoffs |
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Congrats on promotion! I think you made the right call sticking with them too. More impressed with Wolves running away with the league. I'll take that next season thanks!
Good seeing Forest back in the PL.
Got a transfer budget of £11m for the coming season but thanks to a lot a lot of promotion clauses my wage bill has rocketed and I've cut that down to £9m to extend my wage budget.
Another tempting job offer to consider, this time Real Sociedad. This has come a year too early or else I would have accepted it because I feel I need at least a season with Forest in the Prem to see how it goes. Might have to be my last though because I can't keep rejecting offers.
After a hectic summer of trying to bolster my squad at Forest, I get this offer. I think I'd be an absolute fool to turn this down given the nature of my save. It'l be a shame to leave Forest in my first season up but the aim is all about winning things and this is a great chance.
I wouldn't normally wish relegation on anybody, but as you're F*rest I'll make an exception! ;o)
Seriously though, good read so far. KUTGW.
Great work with Forest and good luck with Chelsea .
haha yeh I wasn''t gonna leave Forest for the likes of Sociedad but the Chelsea offer was just too good to refuse. It was the wage budget more than anything that was becoming frustrating.
Advice needed
I'm looking for a new defensive midfielder to eventually replace Felliaini(32) and have found this one.
Duncan Hughes
My scouts only rate him as 2.5 stars but that seems harsh given his stats.
I was wondering what people thought about him based on his stats? Do you think the scout is being harsh with this one?
Season 2020/21 Preview
Chelsea F.C
Nickname: The Blues
Stadium: Chelsea Stadium
Capacity: 58,750
Balance: £87,906,919
Transfer Budget: £51.37m
Wage Budget: £2,013,616 pw
Wage Spend: £1,718,123 pw
My first action was to bring in my own Assistant Manager and scouting team and send them off around the world. In terms of transfers I have only brought in Horacio Straconi (£17m over 48 months) who I know from managing Uruguay. I managed to sell my current goalkeeper to Barcelona for £20m so a cheeky little profit there. I've been quoted ridiculous price for players so far which I'm not prepared to pay yet. I think I'll just stick with the current squad which looks good enough for the moment and then move on transfers when my scouts come back to me. I am however making a move on Duncan Hughes despite my scouts not rating him too highly. I was going to trust my scouts at first then I saw Man City sniffing about so I'm pulling the trigger.
Star Players:
Romelu Lukaku
Ad Bravenboer (Age: 26, RB) - Started his career at Ajax but made a £4.2m move to Werder Bremen before he had even played a league game for the club. A fantastic season in Germany attracted interest from Chelsea who made a £10.75m swoop in 2019. He is currently into his second season and has 1 goal in 21 appearances for Holland.
Antonio Almeida (Age: 24, CB) - Chelsea took Almeida from Porto for £5.75m before he had played a game for them. He is now into this third season with the club and has 1 goal in 23 appearances for Portugal.
Robert Bosschaart (Age: 23, CB) - Six good years in the Eredivisie with PSV sparked interest from Dortmund who took him to Germany for £15m. He only went on to make 24 league appearances for the Germans before a £30m move to Chelsea in 2019 where he enters his second season. He currently has 26 caps for Holland with no goals.
Ivan Simecek (Age: 24, CM/AM) - Having burst onto the scene at a young age Sikecek played a pivotal role in his first 7 seasons at Werder Bremen before a £5.75m move to Spartak Moscow. He spent two years here before a £11.75m move to Chelsea in 2019 where he now starts his second season. He currently has 2 goals in 14 appearances for Czech Rep.
Thomas Sasse (Age: 25, CM/RM) - Sasse spent 8 years at Leverkusen with a loan spell at Villarreal inbetween but failed to hold down a regular spot. It was in 2019 when Chelsea signed him for £14.75m where he now enters his second season. He currently has 4 goals in 18 appearances for Germany.
Evgeny Victorov (Age: 27, LB) - Having started his career at Shakhtar, Victorov made the move to Dinamo Moscow for £4.8m where he spend two years before an £11m move to Chelsea in 2019. He currently has 11 caps for Ukraine with no goals.
Dougie Kennedy (Age: 22, RW) - Man Utd signed Kennedy from Rangers as a 15 year old and he had several loan spells at Spartak Moscow and Molde before leaving permanently for Chelsea in 2019 for £20.5m. He now enters his second season as a Blue and has 1 goal in 10 appearances for Scotland.
Angelo Sacchelli (Age: 25, LW) - Sacchelli is starting his third season at Chelsea following an £11.5m move from Torino in 2018. So far he has 1 goal in 22 appearances for Italy.
Some good quality throughout the team also including Mata, Walcott, Ox-Chamberlain, Fellaini, Luiz, Ramires, Asanaldi and Koscielny. Obviously with my transfer budget I will be looking to improve it but that will probably come in January.
Young players to keep an eye on:
Dan Platel (On loan at Sheff Wed) - 20 year old youth academy product who has had two previous loan spells with Charlton and Crewe that didn't really set the world alight. Both loan spells combined he managed 11 goals in 55 league appearances.
Dmitrijs Tarasovs (On loan at Sheff Utd) - 19 year old RB/CB who was signed from Metalurgs for £850k back in 2017. He has had loan spells at Blackburn and Stoke as well as making 5 league appearances for Chelsea.
Mark Dockerty - 21 year old striker signed from Torquay for £2.1m in 2015. I'm still trying to get this one out on loan. I have been getting a few loan bids but for use as backup which I never see the pint in. He has had previous loan spells at Leicester and Brighton and has been to Standard (Link) several times but without much success. His stats look impressive but I'd rather he'd have made a bit more of an impact either at the club or on loan by this age. He has scored 7 in 17 at U21 level.
Luciano Martinez (On loan at Sheff Wed) - 20 year old AM/CM signed from Estudiantes (LP) for £1.2m in 2018. So far he has had a spell at Standard where he was only given 5 games. I'm starting to think I need to cut ties with Standard, not many of my players seem to have been given a chance there. He has scored 1 in 4 U21 appearances for Spain.
Darren McCabe (On loan at Sheff Wed) - 20 year old ST/RW product of the youth academy who has had two loan spells at Crystal Palace and my old boys Port Vale scoring a total of 10 in 26.
Fikret Hadzic (On loan at Sheff Wed) - 20 year old LB signed from Velez for £625k in 2018 who has so far had successful loan spells at Bolton and Lokomotiv Moscow. He has scored 1 goal in 26 appearances for Switzerland U21s.
Zdenek Nedved (On Loan at Charlton) - 19 year old LW who was signed from Banik Ostrava for £55k in 2018 in what seems a good bit of business. This season sees his first loan spell since signign. I've already rejected a bid from Barcelona for him so that alone makes me want to keep him. He has 1 goal in 9 appearances for Czech Republic U21s.
David Kohout (On loan at Westerlo) - 18 year old LM who was also signed for £55k from Pribram in 2018. I have sent him on his first loan spell to Westerlo (Link). He has 1 goal in 14 appearances for Czech Republic U21s.
I'll have to give it a year or two before I really judge some of these but some look promising. I really wish it gave you an indication of how a player will be used when you try and send them to an affiliated club.
Chelsea squad & stats (all competitions) as of Sept 1 2020
Code:App Goals GK Horacio Straconi 4 - Wayne Hennessey 12 - Samuel Radlinger 10 - DEF Midhat Arnautovic 88 0 Ad Bravenboer 58 0 Evgeny Victorov 26 0 David Luiz 311 5 Laurent Koscielny 113 4 Robert Bosschaart 51 0 Antonio Almeida 106 4 Cristian Ansaldi 145 5 MID Ramires 276 17 Marouane Fellaini 172 31 Duncan Hughes 3 1 Thomas Sasse 49 5 Adem Ljajic 50 10 Juan Mata 381 107 Dougie Kennedy 46 12 Angelo Sacchelli 103 11 Ivan Simecek 16 7 Rene Franta 2 0 FWD Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 98 32 Theo Walcott 233 50 Romelu Lukaku 333 158 Lacina Traoe 227 79
Media Prediction: 1st
Board Expectatons:
League: Win the league
FA Cup: Reach the final
League Cup: Not important
Champions League: Reach the final
Last season Chelsea pulled off the treble so I've got a lot to live up to. I've got a feeling I'll be facing Roman's famous premature axe with those high expectations. With my aims to win so many trophies I don't want a massive stay here but I'd love to get a few Premier League titles under my belt, provided I'm not sacked. I'm just relieved to have reached this stage of my career where I can pick up jobs like this. Let the fun start here!
Community Shield 2020/21:
Arsenal v Chelsea
Not a massively important competition but it's always nice to start off with a win especially against rivals. Quite a few yellow cards here for a game treated almost like a friendly.
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Nice one on getting promotion with Forest and Stoke going up.
Do you still have Abramovich's millions?
Abramovich is still at the helm and he has given me a decent budget. I'll see how long the balance stays in the black once I let rip with several 48 month deals.
Chelsea Stadium debut
Chelsea's first ever game in their new stadium ends in an opening day win at home to Swansea. How this was only 1-0 I'll never know. They didn't have a shot until the 85th minute and I was really dreading a smash and grab. Good start though and up next..... a trip to N. Forest!
Two new signings I have brought in:
Duncan Hughes - Age: 23 - I weighed up this move for a while but finally pulled the trigger and got him in. My other defensive midfielder options were Ramires and Fellaini so I needed to bring in somebody younger. He came through the youth ranks at Wolves and had loan spells at Bristol City, Leeds and Wigan before a £3.4m move to Premier League side Huddersfield where he spend one year with an average rating of 7.25.
Rene Franta - Age: 20 - Franta was highly recommended by my scouts and I felt I was lacking in depth in the attacking midfield area with Mata ageing. He isn't yet the finished article but like I said he won't be a starter straight away. He started his career at SK Rapid Wien where he spent 3 years making 49 league appearances contributing 16 goals and 16 assists. Ajax then snapped him up on a free where he made 31 league appearances contributing 11 goals and 4 assists before a big money move to Chelsea.
N. Forest v Chelsea
A very comfortable win on my first return to Forest. I'd like to think I was given a warm reception after my back-to-back promotions but I'm sure the nature of this defeat would have seen them chant abuse at me. If their start is anything to go by they could be in for a very tough season, though I really hope they beat the drop.
Birmingham 3-0 N. Forest
N. Forest 0-4 Chelsea
Champions League Draw
God how I have missed this competition! Two tough matches with Inter to come but I can't see me not qualifying.
Some tough tie's there but you should be able to make it through.
English League Cup 3rd Round Draw:
Easy enough draw that should see me through.
I forgot to mention I won the European Super Cup after beating Werder Bremen 3-1 (aet) in a very entertaining match. That takes my trophy haul with Chelsea to two, albeit they are minor trophies.
Uruguay - Cavani - 6 to go
I vowed not to drop Cavani from the first team picture until he reached 100 international goals. Well he's closing in on it now with only 6 to go. And to be honest the players cominng through for Uruguay are pretty poor so there's no reason to drop him anyway. I'm really not confident ahead of the next World Cup unless something drastic happens over the next 2 years.
Which club does Cavani play for?
League Cup 4th Round Draw
Previous Rounds:
3rd Round - Chelsea 3-0 Hull City
Season Update - September 2020
League Table:
Champions League:
A good start to the season which has seen some high-scoring wins and a big result away at Arsenal. I completely undone my win against Inter with a defeat at Galatasaray though, but I still can't see me not qualifying. I'm still waiting for the return of Lukaku from injury but so for Traore has done well. N. Forest have had a shocking start to the campaign, one which both saddens me and leaves me relieved for taking this opportunity at Chelsea.
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League Cup Quarter Final draw
Previous Rounds:
3rd Round - Chelsea 3-0 Hull
4th Round - Huddersfield 0-3 Chelsea
Quarter Final:
Swansea v Man Utd
Arsenal v Blackburn
Middlesbrough v Man City
Brighton v Chelsea
Kind draw for you.
Poor Forest.
Season Update - November 2020
League Table
Champions League Group
A good run of form but the home defeat to Spurs was disappointing. We didn't create much and probably deserved to lose. We can still be top if we win our game in hand though so I'm delighted wit the start we've made especially the away win at City where I thought for sure I'd taste my first league defeat. An away draw at Inter pretty much secured top spot for me, assuming I don't stuff it up at home to Galatasary. Having said that Real Madrid are currently occupying 2nd place in their respective group so that could be a potential stinker of a draw. Lukaku made his long-awaited return from injury and bagged a couple of goals before pulling his hamstring. I've excluded him from the Club Championship squad to give him time to resume full fitness for the league programme.
In other news, Forest are still looking for their first win of the season, with draws at Villa and Huddersfield giving them their only 2 points. Already 12 points behind 17th, they look doomed already.
For the people who were following Stoke and Wolves' progress they sit 8th and 11th respectively!
FA Cup 3rd Round
Crewe v Chelsea
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Confederations Cup 2021 - Hosts: Qatar
Completely forgot about this but I'll welcome it! A chance for Cavani to reach 100 goals. (Currently 95)
Club World Championship 2021 - Hosts: Morocco
Semi Final
Es Tunis v Sao Paulo
Saprissa v Chelsea
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Club World Championship Semi Final:
Saprissa 0-3 Chelsea
Champions League 1st Knockout Round:
Lyon v Chelsea
Arsenal v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Man City
Athletic v Marsielle
At. Madrid v Porto
Panathinaikos v PSG
Roma v Dortmund
A couple of tasty ties there. Not too pleased with Lyon to be honest, especially with Panathinaikos still hanging in there but I fancy my chances. I've also just had a £40mil bid accepted for a midfielder I was unable to sign in the summer so I'm delighted with that. I went as high as £55m in the summer so I don't know what's changed. He's just been voted World Player of the year as well. I'll update with a screenshot of him when he signs in a couple of weeks time.
Club Championship Final
Sao Paulo 1-2 Chelsea (aet)
A very entertaining match which I won in extra time. I fell behind in the first minute and didn't equalise until the 87th minute. I had rested a lot of my key players so I was expecting a close match so I'm happy to add this to the trophy cabinet.
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League Cup Semi Final draw
Previous Rounds:
3rd Round - Chelsea 3-0 Hull
4th Round - Huddersfield 0-3 Chelsea
Quarter Final - Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
Semi Final:
Arsenal v Man City
Man Utd v Chelsea
A surprisingly fierce looking semi final line-up. I've been resting a lot of players during this competition but I might have to play a few of the stars in this one
Season Update - January 2021
League Table
With the Club Championships taking place I have been left with a few games in hand so this isn't a true reflection of the league. I got a massive draw away at Man Utd and probably could have won it but I think once I've played as many games I should have a comfortable lead at the top.
My January dealings are:
Players In
Sergio Jara (Age: 22, CM/DM - £40m from Corinthians) - this is a player I tried my best to sign since I joined summer and even had a £55m offer rejected. My scouts and assistant manager all rate him very highly and somehow I managed to get him for $40m. I was also a genius in the contract negotiations, his agent wanted £115k and I offered £70k, he then lowered to £105k and I lowered to £56k at which point they bottled it and accepted! He looks like a quality player and if a few of those 15s turn to 16s he will look an absolute beast. Jara started his career at Cerro Porteno where he spent 4 years while having a season on loan at Sao Paulo in the process. He then made a £9m move to Corinthians where he had 3 fantastic seasons before his eventual big money move to Chelsea in Jan 2021. He is a Paraguayan international with 50 caps and 9 goals.
Christian Ferreira (Age: 21, CM - £3.1m from Guarani) - Ferreira was brought to me by my scouts and I noticed a minimum fee release clause of £3.1m. He has some impressive stats but for this season and possibly next at least he will be used for back up. I am looking to move on the likes of Fellaini, Mata and Ramires to make way for the likes of him and Rene Franta so he is continuing my building process. Like Jara he started his career at Cerro Porteno but only spent one year there before a £1.2m move to Guarani. He had 4 very good seasons here before being snapped up by Chelsea in his fifth. Again like Jara he is a Paraguayan international, with 34 caps and 5 goals.
I could really do with Uruguay producing one of these as my midfield is pretty shocking.
Zoubaier Langliz (Age: 26, MR/RW - £10.5m from Brescia) - He was signed for just £10.5m which was enough to activate a release clause. A relatively low transfer fee and wages of just £42.5k makes this deal a pretty good one. Despite his average mental stats I brought him as another option for the wings because I don't see a long term future for Walcott or Chamberlain though they have both played a good bit-part role so far this season. Langliz started his career at Etoile du Sahel before spending three years at Al-Rayyan followed by three years at Club Brugge. A £2.6 deal then took him to Udinese where he spent just one season before Bresica signed him for £5.25m. He only played half a season at Brescia when Chelsea took him to the Premier League. He is a Tunisian international with 70 caps and 26 goals.
Players Out
Samuel Radlinger (Age: 28, GK - £250k to Derby) - Third choice goalkeeper who hadn't played all season. I didn't see much point keeping him on the wage bill.
Adam Ljajic (Age: 29, LW/AM - £5m to Lyon) - He was hardly getting a game especially with all the midfielders I had brought in. I was going to wait until the summer to move him on but he voiced his concern so I cashed in.
On a side-note, I recieved a message regarding the African Players of the Year and it was my prolific striker from Forest who claimed striker of the year, always nice to see. Speaking of Forest they have managed two wins lately and have climbed off the bottom of the table. Looks like they could be putting up a bit of a fight afterall.
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FA Cup Draw:
Previous Rounds:
3rd Round: Crewe 0-3 Chelsea
4th Round Draw:
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Going very strong in the league and with the games in hand there isnt much room for complaint. Hopefully you can take advantage.
FA Cup Draw
Previous Rounds:
3rd Round: Crewe 0-3 Chelsea
4th Round: Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
5th Round draw:
Chelsea v Millwall
Huddersfield v Man City
Blackpool/Wigan v Wolves
Arsenal/Bournemouth v Liverpool
Fulham v Everton
Leeds v Man Utd
Reading/Rochdale v Norwich
Bolton v Swansea
I beat Man Utd 1-0 over two legs in the League Cup semi and will face Arsenal in the final
Forest doing a little better.
Brief update as I haven't been able to get on the last day or two.
FA CUP Semi Final:
Man Utd 1-0 Chelsea
Champions League 1st Knockout round
Chelsea 0-0 Lyon (0-0) - Chelsea win 3-1 on pens
Six games to go....
The Title Race
There's only three teams in the title race at this point and I have a six point lead after a brilliant last minute winner at Spurs. Massive game last day of the season!
Everton (H)
Aston Villa (H)
Fulham (A)
Wolves (H)
Sunderland (A)
Man Utd (H)
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Man Utd
West Ham (A)
N. Forest (A)
Liverpool (H)
Arsenal (A)
Birmingham (H)
Chelsea (A)
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Aston Villa (H)
Wolves (H)
Sunderland (A)
Man Utd (H)
Swansea (A)
N. Forest (H)
Champions League draw:
Quarter Final
Chelsea v PSG
Marseille v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Dortmund
Porto v Inter
Semi Final
Chelsea/PSG v Marseille/Barcelona
Real Madrid/Dortmund v Porto/Inter
You're clear favourites.
Apologies for the poor updates lately there's been a bit of trouble with internet at my house Nevertheless
Champions League Semi Final 1st Leg:
Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona
How I've lost this 2-0 I'll never know, they only had 6 shots to my 14 but it's a poor defeat and one that leaves me with an almighty task in the return leg.. A Gerard Pique penalty gave them the lead just before half time and Fabregas doubled that lead immediately after the break
Not quite Di Matteo are you
Champions League Semi Final 2nd Leg
Barcelona 1-3 Chelsea
What an unbelievable performance at the Nou Camp. We completely outplayed them and pulled off an outstanding comeback. We went 1-0 within the first minute after a goal from their striker Valenciano and I thought that was it, we needed to score at least 3 and hope we didn't collapse. Then came the magic! Towering centre back Antonio Almeida powered home the equaliser to get the travelling fans interested again. 5 minutes later up popped Cristian Ferreira with a goal to put us ahead on the night. Ferreira was put in the starting lineup at the last minute as I thought we needed as much creativity in the middle as possible. His central midfield partner Simecek grabbed our third just before half time to have us believing the impossible was on! We went into the second half knowing one more goal would leave Barcelona needing two but that wasn't necessary as surprisingly they never really threatened our lead. Into the final we go on away goals!
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Champions League Final 2021
Chelsea 2-0 Inter (aet)
Incredible scenes in Istanbul after a tense and even 90 minutes, Chelsea finally did the job after a blistering extra time period. 14 shots a piece tells its own story as both teas gave as good as they got but two brilliant goalkeeping performances kept the score level. Winger Sacchelli, who has been outstanding this season finally put Chelsea ahead in extra time before striker Traore capped off his great season with the sealer in the last minute. The second goal was an absolute relief because we played the last 20mins with 10 men after an injury in centre mid and all subs having been used. It's the stuff of dreams after an unbelievable first season at the club and finally there has been a team to win back-to-back Champions Leagues!
Season Review 2020/21
League Table
FA Cup: 6th Round (lost to Man Utd)
League Cup: Runners up (lost to Arsenal)
Community Shield: Winners (beat Arsenal)
Super Cup: Winners (beat Werder Bremen)
Club Championship: Winners (beat Sao Paulo)
Champions League: Winners (beat Inter)
What a season! The domestic cups got away from us but I was knocked out by good teams. I couldn't have expected this in my first season. A league title and winning the Champions League, all the others are nice trophies to win but I'm delighted to win the big two.
Player Stats:
Key Players:
Angelo Sacchelli - Player of the season for me by far. A 7.55 rating in 37 league appearances with 17 goals and 22 assists in all competitions from AML. The Italian deffinitely gets my vote for player of the season.
Robert Bosschart - One half of a fantastic centre back pairing who contributed 10 goals this season. He has solidified himself in the Chelsea defence for a long time.
Antonio Almeida - The other half of that centre back pairing who also contributed 10 goals. Season highlight has to be that all important goal at the Nou Camp which will go down as one of our best ever wins.
Dougie Kennedy - On the opposite flank to Sacchelli and while not quite as good stats-wise, he also had a brilliant season with 14 goals and 12 assists.
Lacina Traore - He wasn't my initial first choice striker before the season got underway but a succession of niggling injuries kept Lukaku out of the picture. Traore capitalised with 26 goals, with 19 coming in 27 league appearances.
The relegation fight was tense and I was feeling every minute of Forest's struggle. At one point they were 11 points behind safety with 12 points available. They put together wins against Swansea, West Ham and Liverpool to set up a huge final day of the season. Unfortunately the fixture list had been harsh on them and they travelled to Arsenal where they lost. Results hadn't gone their way anyway so had they won at Arsenal it still would have been heartbreak for The Reds. Hopefully they bounce straight back as I'd love to see them back in the Prem as soon as possible. Also relegated were Huddersfield who had spent a respectable couple of years in the top flight. Fulham completed the three and can't say I'm too disappointed about that, they bore me to pieces. Taking their place are Hull, Bolton and Watford.
The end of this season marks the tenth season of my save so I'll update you on the state of the leagues across Europe:
Premier League
2011-12 - Man City
2012-13 - Spurs
2013-14 - Spurs
2014-15 - Man City
2015-16 - Man City
2016-17 - Spurs
2017-18 - Chelsea
2018-19 - Chelsea
2019-20 - Chelsea
2020-21 - Chelsea*
FA Cup
2011-12 - Newcastle
2012-13 - Man City
2013-14 - Liverpool
2014-15 - Man Utd
2015-16 - Newcastle
2016-17 - Liverpool
2017-18 - Liverpool
2018-19 - Sunderland
2019-20 - Chelsea
2020-21 - Arsenal
League Cup
2011-12 - Liverpool
2012-13 - Aston Villa
2013-14 - Aston Villa
2014-15 - Chelsea
2015-16 - Man City
2016-17 - Arsenal
2017-18 - Spurs
2018-19 - Man City
2019-20 - Arsenal
2020-21 - Arsenal
La Liga
2011-12 - Barcelona
2012-13 - Barcelona
2013-14 - Barcelona
2014-15 - Real Madrid
2015-16 - Real Madrid
2016-17 - Barcelona
2017-18 - Real Madrid
2018-19 - At. Madrid
2019-20 - Real Madrid
2020-21 - Barcelona
Spanish Cup
2011-12 - Real Madrid
2012-13 - Barcelona
2013-14 - Barcelona
2014-15 - Barcelona
2015-16 - Villareal
2016-17 - Barcelona
2017-18 - Barcelona
2018-19 - Barcelona
2019-20 - Real Madrid
2020-21 - Real Madrid
Serie A
2011-12 - Inter
2012-13 - Juventus
2013-14 - Inter
2014-15 - AC Milan
2015-16 - AC Milan
2016-17 - AC Milan
2017-18 - AC Milan
2018-19 - AC Milan
2019-20 - AC Milan
2020-21 - AC Milan
Italian Cup
2011-12 - Udinese
2012-13 - Inter
2013-14 - AC Milan
2014-15 - Inter
2015-16 - Inter
2016-17 - AC Milan
2017-18 - AC Milan
2018-19 - Siena
2019-20 - AC Milan
2020-21 - Empoli
2011-12 - Bayern Munich
2012-13 - Bayern Munich
2013-14 - Bayern Munich
2014-15 - Bayern Munich
2015-16 - Bayern Munich
2016-17 - Bayern Munich
2017-18 - Bayern Munich
2018-19 - Dortmund
2019-20 - Bayern Munich
2020-21 - Bayern Munich
German Cup
2011-12 - Augsburg
2012-13 - Bayern Munich
2013-14 - Bayern Munich
2014-15 - Bayern Munich
2015-16 - Bayern Munich
2016-17 - Bayern Munich
2017-18 - Bayern Munich
2018-19 - Bayern Munich
2019-20 - Werder Bremen
2020-21 - Koln
Ligue 1
2012-13 - Lyon
2014-15 - Marseille
2015-16 - Lyon
2016-17 - Lyon
2017-18 - Lyon
2018-19 - Marseille
2020-21 - Lyon
French Cup
2011-12 - US Raon-l'Etape
2013-14 - Lyon
2015-16 - Marseille
2016-17 - Lyon
2017-18 - Marseille
2018-19 - SR Colmar
2019-20 - En Avant de Guingamp
2020-21 - Montipellier
Champions League
2011-12 - Real Madrid
2012-13 - Barcelona
2013-14 - Liverpool
2014-15 - Chelsea
2015-16 - Real Madrid
2016-17 - Barcelona
2017-18 - Inter
2018-19 - Real Madrid
2019-20 - Chelsea
2020-21 - Chelsea*
Europa League
2011-12 - Stoke
2012-13 - Shakhtar
2013-14 - Leverkusen
2014-15 - Man City
2015-16 - Lyon
2016-17 - Villarreal
2017-18 - Porto
2018-19 - Athletic
2019-20 - Werder Bremen
2020-21 - AC Milan
World Cup
2014 - France
2018 - England
European Championships
2012 - France
2016 - Czech Republic
2020 - Greece
Copa America
2011 - Uruguay
2015 - Paraguay
2019 - Uruguay*
African Cup
2012 - Cameroon
2013 - Nigeria
2015 - Senegal
2017 - Cameroon
2019 - Nigeria
2020 - Senegal
Now that I have my first Premier League title I am torn between sticking with Chelsea for a few seasons and seeing some of the younger players develop and see if I can rack up some trophies... or turning my head back towards my inital aim of winning the main 5 leagues. I'll make my decision shortly depending on what jobs are available...
Excellent season fella .


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Mr. Harry M. Shoemaker, 67, a native of New Boston, and resident of Citronelle, Ala. died Sept. 1, 2013. He worked construction and was a member of the Sons of the American Legion and Laborers Union # 309. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Ernest and Jessie Ruth Shoemaker; son, Jeremy Edward Shoemaker; sister, Janice Brown; brothers, Robert Shoemaker and John Shoemaker. Left to cherish his memory is loving wife of over forty years, Mary K. Shoemaker; son, Samuel David (Elizabeth) Young; grandson, Jonathan Edward Young all of Citronelle, Ala.; brother, Edward Ernest Shoemaker of New Boston; sister, Esther Ruth Rechkemmer of West Burlington, Ia.; other relatives and friends. The family would like to extend their appreciation to Southern Care Hospice for the compassion and care given to Mr. Shoemaker in his time of need.
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Iodine and Iodized Salt and Cancer Risk
Last Modified: August 14, 2012
Is it better to have a diet with or without iodine products to prevent thyroid cancer? Does using iodized salt increase your risk of cancer?
Kolin Hoff, MD, Endocrinologist at Penn Medicine responds,
Iodine deficiency increases the risk of goiter but does not increase the risk of cancer. Nodular goiters have about a 5% or less risk of cancer. Using iodized salt does not increase your risk of cancer.
This question and answer was part of OncoLink's Brown Bag Web Chat Series. View the entire transcript of Focus on Thyroid Cancer.


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1964 Cadillac Coupe De Ville - Building A Better Boat AnchorWritten by on May 24, 2007 Converting to disc brakes on a '64 Cadillac
Our friend John and his son, Greg, have been driving this mostly stock '64 Coupe De Ville for a few years. The big boat weighs in at about 2 3/4 tons, and even more when big John climbs in and puts his heavy right foot to the gas pedal. The sum of all that mass more than exceeded the safe stopping power of the 43-year-old drum brakes. During some recent 60-0-mph testing, those drums were so toasted after a couple of hard practice stops that the car was too dangerous to drive and had to be trailered home.
The next stop was ABS Power Brake in Orange, California. In addition to manufacturing power-brake boosters, high-performance master cylinders, and power-steering boxes, ABS makes disc-brake kits for all kinds of late-'40s to early '70s cars and trucks. The company currently has the measurements to provide complete kits for approximately 50 different applications, including Tri-Five Chevys, Fairlanes, Impalas, Thunderbirds, most popular musclecars, '47-72 Chevy pickups, '48-70 Ford F-series trucks, and Cadillacs like this one. If ABS doesn't have brakes for your car or truck, the guys can fabricate them using your spindles, steering arm, and bolt pattern. This upgrade doesn't cost radically more than rebuilding the stock drums, and provides much better performance.
The Cadillac disc kit that went on John and Greg's '64 is a recent development and presented a challenge, since the center portion of the stock rims wouldn't clear the caliper. It's a familiar problem to early '60s Cadillac owners who sometimes solve it by switching to rims from disc brake- equipped Cadillacs. Since John wanted to retain the stock wheels, Pedro Gomez substituted 11-inch rotors for the 12-inchers he would use otherwise.
The improvement was significant. The front discs, combined with a new master cylinder, double-diaphragm booster, and disc/drum proportioning valve, made an impressive difference.
"The car drives much better now. The new brake system is very well-balanced and matched to a Cadillac," John says. "The brakes aren't touchy, so it's easy to stop without being jerky-and if I need to stop fast, the harder I push the pedal, the faster it stops."
More testing backed up that seat-of-the-pants impression. Although the drum-brake failure during the pre-upgrade testing prevented us from getting any hard numbers, we deduced the 60-0 stopping distance would have exceeded 250 feet. With the ABS discs, that shrunk to 167 feet and a stopping time of 3.87 seconds. That's impressive, especially with such a heavy car rolling on non-performance tires.
According to John, "The biggest improvement is something you can't measure-confidence in the brakes. Now I can relax and enjoy driving the car without worrying about rain or repeated stops in heavy traffic."
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All ABS Power Brake conversion kits, including this one, are created for each specific application, and come as a complete ready-to-bolt-on kit.One of the advantages of this package was that it allowed us to retain the stock spindles. The two-piece mounting brackets-created according to the vehicle's bolt pattern-adapted the spindles to the rotors. The two lower holes were used to fasten the piece to the spindle on the lower bracket; the upper holes were used to fasten to the upper bracket.This '64 Cadillac requires a pair of spacers to ensure the correct alignment of the pad over the rotor. The smaller-diameter spacers (A), located on the bolts fastening the upper and lower brackets, correctly position the caliper. The larger-diameter 3/16-inch spacer (B) correctly positions the rotor on the spindle.Installing the bearings (shown here for illustration and not greased yet), grease seals, and the rotor itself onto the spindle was as simple as it gets. In order to get the early '60s Cadillac rims to clear, Pedro reduced the rotor diameter from the typical 12 inches to 11 inches. These newly fabricated rotors had not been cross-drilled when we showed up to photograph this installation; ordinarily they would have been.
For this application, ABS used GM calipers from a late-'80 Cadillac. The caliper mounted to the upper mounting bracket. This is the moment of truth. Is it positioned correctly on the rotor? It is.The brake lines on this Cadillac were still in good shape and the ABS brake hose from the caliper connected directly to them, saving the time and expense of replacing them. If the existing lines aren't up to the job, ABS can provide replacement lines.Under the hood, the old master cylinder and booster were disconnected and replaced with a 9-inch Delco-style dual-diaphragm booster and master cylinder with a proportioning valve for a 60/40 disc/drum pressure ratio better suited to provide plenty of pressure to the new disc brakes.


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The answer to this may well be in some elementary textbook - a reference might be more useful than a short answer here.
If we look at the behaviour of a point in R n under matrix multiplication, we know that there are only a few pictures (it can remain fixed at a point, go in a circle, go in a spiral, etc.). In projective space, there are even fewer (spirals become circles, etc).
I'm wondering if there are any similar theorems about what pictures are possible in the 'piecewise constant' as opposed to 'constant' case. Precisely, I have an (open) region of R n sliced up into smaller regions by hyperplanes; on each of these regions, I have a (single) matrix. Furthermore, on the boundaries, these matrices agree. I can now run the same sort of dynamics, and I'm curious as to what can happen. In addition to the question as to which 'pictures' are possible, I'm interested in any other general theorems that show up around here - this problem showed up in something else I was doing, and it is a little far from what I usually do.
PS: If the 'piecewise constant' condition seems ridiculous, we can think of the transformation on the line which takes x to 0.7x if x<=0, and takes x to 0.4x if x >=0. These transformations 'look different' at 0 as written, but obviously do the same thing. The piecewise constant condition is essentially the same thing, along more interesting subspaces.
[edited to respond to comment] Thanks for asking, I hope this is more clear: Space is sliced up into regions. Within each region there is a single (constant) matrix. Different regions may have different matrices; however, they must agree on the boundaries.


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Hard Rock Tampa giving away the 2011 GLK
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Say for a stock I want to do a simulation using 30 days of historical returns, and maybe generate 1000 paths, with 2 days as the forecast horizon. Say I have 100 of these 5 day blocks used for generating the distribution, matched with the actual values of the 2 days I am interested in forecasting. How would I estimate the accuracy of this method of generating a distribution? And what is a method I could use to compare it with a different means of forecasting the distribution? Any suggestions would help.
Seems like you are interested in the forecast error
With regard to distribution, I would also look at the mean forecast error. A good model with have a mean error = 0, since it is not bias upward or downward.
-Ralph Winters
Compare the density and cumulative density function or your forecast volatility and of the realized volatility
You might want to perform a Two sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test on the empirical CDFs of the distributions: your forecast and the realized distribution. Then use the p-value of the test as the metric of interest. Other statistical tests of difference in distribution which can be so abused are the Baumgartner, Weiss, Schindler test, and the variations thereupon. I believe there is also a 2-sample Anderson-Darling type test. There are also the non-symmetric Kullback Leibler divergence, and a half-dozen other definitions of statistical distance. Probably you are most limited by the statistical package or programming language you are working with. If using R, I would guess you can find implementations of all of the above.