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5 Animals That Are Terrifyingly Hard to Kill
The animal kingdom consists of a vast number of beautiful and intricate creatures who have learned over the eons to adapt to the world surrounding them--and that's totally cool, because if they come in our yard we can just kill them. Stomp on 'em, poison 'em, shoot 'em, hit 'em with your car--whatever. Mankind is a motherfucker, Nature, and until you "adapt" to death itself, you'll never take us.
Oh shit, no! Don't take that as a challenge!
#5. East African Giant Snails
As previously mentioned, the East African giant snail is just like a normal snail, that can grow up to eight-inches long. Easily big enough to cross the cuteness threshold and venture firmly into "living slime penis" territory. Look at this shit; they're actually big enough register facial expressions:
"Did you just call me a living slime penis, dickhead?"
Great! So How Do I Kill It?
While seemingly identical in form to their adorable (and easily crushable) counterparts, the East African giant snail is the John McClane of the snail kingdom.
Yippie Ki Yay, motherfucker!
But come on! Even the Die Hard of snails is still a goddamn snail, how tough can it be to take one out? Well, try asking some East Africans: In areas infested with the snails, locals have tried quarantines, pesticides, poisons, introducing other predators--they did everything but bust out the pulse rifles and flamethrowers Alien-style just to kill these stu- What's that?
Oh, they actually did bust out the flame throwers? For snails? Doesn't that seem like overkill?
Sure, a little bit. But keep in mind, to consider something overkill it usually has to work. That's right: Even flamethrowers did not curb the advance of the East African giant snail. So how did they finally stop them?
They didn't.
#4. Water Bears
Now, listen: Just stay with us here. We know what you're thinking: "Everybody knows bears are destructible. Just ask Teddy Roosevelt; he couldn't even get an erection unless he choked out a bear first."
And you're totally right, but these aren't bears like Yogi--they're bears like the microscopic, water-dwelling creatures. Wait, what? Why is a water-borne micro-organism named after a bear? According to this source, it's because they "move smoothly like a bear," which is... a little odd. We don't commonly consider the bear the Justin Timberlake of the animal kingdom. But judging by the site's further elaboration that the water bears have "the color and surface texture of one of those sweet bear gums loved by children," it becomes clear that the author is both 80-years old and Swedish--so we'll just let the bizarre name slide. Besides, it does kind of look like an adorable little Gummy Bear:
Maybe melted a little, but still both huggable and delicious.
Great! So How Do I Kill It?
For some reason, the adorableness of a given creature goes down in direct proportion with its resistance to death. Fragility is a key element to cuteness, and that's why you're about to find the water bear a whole lot less wuvable: They are goddamned indestructible. Freeze 'em? Nope. They can survive at -273 degrees Celsius (only a few away from absolute zero). Well, nuking always ruins things, right? Pepperoni Hot Pockets and the Japanese might agree with you, but these critters can revert back to a sort of "freeze-dried" form at anytime-- making them impervious to radiation, and also liquid nitrogen, contact with mineral acids, organic solvents and probably emotional abuse. So, one logical solution is left to us: Blast the fuckers into space.
So long, dickbags!
Hey! That actually works!
...After 10 days. That's how long water bears-- tiny little unarmored animals with skin, claws, eyes, muscles and all the factors we commonly associate with things that die in the abyss of the cosmos--can survive with absolutely no protection in the dead void of outer space.
Sure, they're harmless to humans. But they can travel through space naked, and there are millions of them, and they can be found virtually everywhere, probably even in your house. Right now.
#3. Zombie Bugs
The tree weta is a mix between a giant cockroach, a cricket and everything that is wrong with the world. They typically live in holes in the ground, or crevices in trees, so thankfully they're one of those things that you can avoid by never going outside.
Great! So How Do I Kill It?
The tree weta has a special protein in their blood that prevents water from freezing, allowing them to go into a deep freeze and still have their blood flowing when they wake back up.
And forgive us for our candor, but so fucking what?
When we call our girlfriend in to kill bugs for us, she doesn't usually put them in the refrigerator. It's like a bug with an auto-coat. Good for it. As long as it fits neatly beneath a shoe while we scream in the corner, we're good.
"Is it dead? Should I call the police?"
Ah, but you know us: We're like M. Night Shyamalan without the pretension--there's always a twist. They're not just resistant to freezing, their brains and hearts actually completely die when frozen, then somehow recover good as new when thawed out.
It dies, and then it lives again.
It is undead.
That's right, zombies are technically real. God apparently didn't think they were freaky enough on their own, so he shaped them like giant cockroaches too.


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Bolshoi's "Raymonda" live in cinemas
Posted 23 May 2012 - 01:34 PM
Raymonda: Svetlana Zakharova
Jean De Brienne: Alexander Volchkov
Abderakhman: Pavel Dimitrichenko
I'm looking forward to this one!
Posted 23 May 2012 - 01:53 PM
I hope this comes out on DVD: I'm going to be at the opera during this transmission.
Posted 23 May 2012 - 06:57 PM
I hope this comes out on DVD:
Me too -- I can't get to see this.
Posted 25 May 2012 - 10:58 AM
We've got some good news!
For those who cannot make it to Raymonda performance on June 24, there will be more coming up.
Check back on our website www.emergingpictures.com soon as we expect many more theatres to book Raymonda as we get further into June!
Posted 18 June 2012 - 05:43 AM
So I checked the casting on the website, and indeed it has changed from Zakharova and Volchkov to Alexandrova and Skvortsov.
Posted 18 June 2012 - 07:53 AM
The Bolshoi has posted a preview on Youtube (if you click 'cc', there are English subtitles), with Maria Alexandrova talking about the role.
So I checked the casting on the website, and indeed it has changed from Zakharova and Volchkov to Alexandrova and Skvortsov.
The re-casting of Alexandrova is so exciting. I too am hoping this is released on DVD.
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This is far from my favorite version of Raymonda...almost a 'Raymonda Pastiche' or 'Raymonda Lite.' I rank it a distant #5 after:
1. La Scala (Petipa's gorgeous original steps, full mine/mise-en-scene, and sumptuous 1890s sets/costumes!)
2. Mariinsky - K. Sergeyev's..best and most complete 'Dream Scene' after La Scala's
3. POB - Nureyev's...so sumptuous
4. NYCB - various Balanchine fantasies on a theme of Ramonda...collectively, I consider this the best of the 'lites'
5. Bolshoi - Grigorovich
Nonetheless, with the newly-announced cast, I'm happy to sit through the Bolshoi 'lite' edition!
Posted 18 June 2012 - 12:20 PM
I also see Kristina Karaseva (of the much admired, magnificent DQ backbends that many of us have seen on tour) down for the mazurka.
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I so hope this makes it to DVD, because, so far, there are no repeats scheduled in Vancouver, at least yet, and it doesn't even play in Seattle proper.
Helene, I just checked my tickets and I see I will be seeing this at the end of August rather than this week (I get the Bolshoi Corsaire this weekend), so perhaps yes it will be?
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In my youth, my father used to read me The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The magic word that was used to transform, Pyrzqxgl, was very difficult to pronounce. Are there any guidelines on pronouncing it? Where would the accent be, if any?
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The literary in-joke of Pyrzqxgl is that nobody would know how to pronounce it correctly lest they cause people to transform. There is a page here dedicated to the joke, writing:
The "correct" pronunciation is unknown, and the only way to know it was "right" would be that the magic occurred. So, you can pronounce it any way you want. The letters are combined in such a way that there aren't other words which a pronunciation can be based on.
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Heart Disease Health Center
Cardiac Perfusion Scan
Cardiac perfusion scans are usually safe. There is always a slight chance of damage to cells or tissue from radiation, including the low levels of radiation used for this test. But the chance of damage from the radiation is usually very low compared with the benefits of the test.
The risk of exercise depends on the condition of your heart and your general level of health. The risks include:
- Fainting.
- Chest pain.
- An irregular heartbeat.
- Heart attack. There is a slight risk that death may result if a heart attack occurs during the test.
After the test
Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if you develop:
- Chest pain or pressure.
- Trouble breathing.
Test results are usually available within 1 to 3 days.
A cardiac perfusion scan measures the amount of blood in your heart muscle at rest and during exercise.
Results are:1
- Normal if radioactive tracer is evenly distributed throughout your heart muscle.
- Abnormal if areas of abnormal tracer absorption are present. This means some areas of heart muscle are not getting enough blood (ischemia). This may mean that the heart has been damaged or that coronary artery disease is present.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- A recent, serious heart attack.
- Inflammation of the heart, such as myocarditis or sarcoidosis.
- Bruising of the heart muscle (cardiac contusion).
- Weakening of the heart muscle.
- Stiffening of the heart muscle (myocardial fibrosis).
- A severely narrowed heart valve.
- Implanted cardiac devices, such as a pacemaker.
- A condition that makes it difficult to exercise, such as lung disease, arthritis, or a neuromuscular problem.
- Some medicines, such as dipyridamole (Persantine) and pentoxifylline (Trental).
- Severe electrolyte imbalances (especially calcium, potassium, sodium, or magnesium).
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding (except in an emergency).
Test results may be difficult to interpret in scans done on women with large breasts.
What To Think About
Stress testing using medicine may be done instead of exercise stress testing for older adults and people with conditions that may make exercise difficult, such as those who are obese or those who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), peripheral arterial disease, spinal cord injury, arthritis, or multiple sclerosis.
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It is June 1962. In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the wedding night to come..."On Chesil Beach" is another masterwork from Ian McEwan - a story about how the entire course of a life can be changed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.
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Such is Ian McEwan's genius that, despite rambling nature walks and the naming of birds, his subject matter remains hermetically sealed in the hearts of two people.
It is 1962 when Edward and Florence, 23 and 22 respectively, marry and repair to a hotel on the Dorset coast for their honeymoon. They are both virgins, both apprehensive about what's next and in Florence's case, utterly and blindly terrified and repelled by the little she knows. Through a tense dinner in their room, because Florence has decided that the weather is not fine enough to dine on the terrace, they are attended by two local boys acting as waiters. The cameo appearances of the boys and Edward and Florence's parents and siblings serve only to underline the emotional isolation of the two principals. Florence says of herself: "...she lacked some simple mental trick that everyone else had, a mechanism so ordinary that no one ever mentioned it, an immediate sensual connection to people and events, and to her own needs and desires...."
They are on the cusp of a rather ordinary marital undertaking in differing states of readiness, willingness and ardor. McEwan says: "Where he merely suffered conventional first-night nerves, she experienced a visceral dread, a helpless disgust as palpable as seasickness." Edward, having denied himself even the release of self-pleasuring for a week, in order to be tip-top for Florence, is mentally pawing the ground. His sensitivity keeps him from being obvious, but he is getting anxious. Florence, on the other hand, knows that she is not capable of the kind of arousal that will make any of this easy. She has held Edward off for a year, and now the reckoning is upon her.
McEwan is the master of the defining moment, that place and time when, once it has taken place, nothing will ever be the same after it. It does not go well and Florence flees the room. "As she understood it, there were no words to name what had happened, there existed no shared language in which two sane adults could describe such events to each other." Edward eventually follows her and they have a poignant and painful conversation where accusations are made, ugly things are said and roads are taken from which, in the case of these two, the way back cannot be found. Late in Edward's life he realizes: "Love and patience--if only he had them both at once--would surely have seen them both through." This beautifully told sad story could have been conceived and written only by Ian McEwan. --Valerie RyanAbout the Author:
Ian McEwan is the author of two collections of stories and ten previous novels, including Enduring Love, Amsterdam, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1998, Atonement and Saturday.
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Open source HPC code Episode 1.2: IPython computes 150 million digits of Pi in Parallel
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IPython (http://ipython.scipy.org/) enables parallel computations to be performed interactively. In this screeencast, we show how IPython can be used to study a large number of digits of
pi in parallel. In particular, we calculate the frequency of all 2 digit sequences in the first 150 million digits of pi on a small cluster running Windows HPC Server 2008. IPython enables this parallel calculation to be performed in a fully interactive manner.
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Belmont County rejects Kasich's offer
June 20, 2013
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Commissioners sent a letter of rejection to Columbus when they passed a resolution Wednesday in opposition to Gov....
hey dems lets knock off that bullshiiit ( it only a tax break for the wealthy) that shiiit gets old from you stupid sh-ts! this county has been ruled by the dems for over fifty years and we have the biggest crooks in the state tell me why every politician makes almost twice what the average citizen makes in belmont county or in the whole valley for that matter! just knock off the bullshiit and get on with your crooked ways! how about the millions missing or misspent from the senior citizens program over the years. wake up people before it is too late!!
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Anger issues? You may want to cut back on caffeine.
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They likely just cut their share from 25% to 0.
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Cmon beach..like them or not they are correct. The counties with the most traffic and infrastructure damage deserve more than an equal cut. Looks to me like your more interested in causing trouble and winning elections that doing the right thing. You do understand that attitudes like yours is why the GOP is failing miserably don't you? as far as the corruption goes your probably correct but to be fair unfortunately almost all of our elected and appointed officials have the serve me problem. Not just the Democrats.
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Challenge: Where can I find a good personal groomer for a "friend"?
So I have this "friend", looking for a decent ear and nose trimmer. I err... I mean "he" has tried several different ones with varying degrees of success. Anyone have any decent recommendations?
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I have heard this one is the best.
"Tags" for "posterity": challenge - personal-groomer - for-a-friend-not-me-i-swear
No pulling with these. Highly recommended.
I think you'll honestly be okay with anything electric. A "friend" of mine uses a $6 ear and nose hair trimmer he got at Marshall's and it works great.
EDIT: just reread the varying degrees of success. A more expensive one may be better, then, but you never know. Sometimes places like that get really good stuff fairly cheap. Could be worth the investigation.
Only get battery operated trimmers! If you get the manual crank style you can end up pulling hair out of your nose and that is not a fun experience unless you like that kind of pain/sensation.
heh, I have a "friend" who has been trying not to have to buy a trimmer such as these. I will suggest that he follow this thread. Maybe by posting on it so he doesn't lose track of it!


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a sad face for sure...just like how ryan giggs felt and now Gareth Bale...azmazing footballers wholl never grace a world cup.
a sad face for sure...just like how ryan giggs felt and now Gareth Bale...azmazing footballers wholl never grace a world cup.
There must be some sort of randomness to it on Sunday league I got no offers from Egypt, New Zealand and UAE.
I think Sunday league is random, feels that way to me as Scottish 3rd Division clubs wouldn't hire me
Sunday League is usually the lowest rep isn't it? Ever since they mucked up automatic, anyway.
Sunday League is probably safest.
I think when I end up on FM11, it will be a journeyman save for me.
Has anyone got any experience with a similar spec laptop to mine (Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz & 3GB RAM)? I always tend to be cautious as I think the laptop is on the slower side of things. I get 2.5 stars for the general computer performance rating.
I quite fancied running somewhere between 5-7 countries mostly on defaults. Probably something like: England (all leagues), Scotland (all leagues), Wales (top league), Italy (top 2), Spain (top 2) and Sweden (top 2). That's a total of something like 17 leagues from 6 countries. I'd probably use a medium database. This set-up gives me 2 stars for estimated game speed.
Any advice appreciated!
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This forum is really going to take off this year, seems obvious there will be more careers than ever to me.
Be good to see you taking up the challenge, I have a working New Zealand league but need to test to make sure qualification for OFC Champions League works. Hopefully have the challenge up and running early next week.
Ahh, it's too slow right now for me. Maybe 102 leagues wasn't the best idea...perhaps I'll scale back to 80-90 leagues, around the spec for the latest FM10 Crazy Canuck save.
Waiting for La Liga clarification as well so I'll delay starting my real career game till then.
Anyone have any tips on resizing screenshots? Mine are looking tiny!
I use www.imageshack.com then you can select to resize them as you upload them I select 800x600 and they fit nicely on the page.
Thanks AcidBurn, that's done the job nicely!
I was in a way disappointed to finally get my FM11 copy delivered today as I didn't manage to get to the 2030 World Cup on my FM10 save over the weekend. I'm itching to get started on the new game so the last March to July stretch on the Tribute World Tour may be a bit of a slog...
I'm waiting till Xmas for my crack at FM11.
Having serious trouble chosing which club to be tho'
It's out of Albercete, Beira-Mar and Catania
Trying to edit in the US second and third divisions, and the editor is throwing a fit.
Trying to split the second division into its two conferences, and the editor keeps telling me "Minimum number of teams 11, found 0" when I've organized the league the same way as the lower developmental league (with teams assigned to the sub-division as opposed to the parent league)
In my first season with Man United I won the treble, Chicharito got European Champions League Golden boot and best player, I signed Cristiano Ronaldo for 34million as he was transfer listed by request and i got him for 195k per week!
Spurs finished second, Birmingham, Blackpool and Wigan were relegated and promoted to PL were Bristol City, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forrest. My highest score was 6-0 away to Bayern Munich in the champions league ist knockout round when i won 9-1 on aggregate
Have decided to load the ultimate career game. 133 leagues across all continents which have football leagues, 124k players. Of course, some are view-only leagues so I hope it all works out..
Is it just me, or do video uploads take forever?
I have never had one fail usually only takes 2 minutes to upload them in my experiences. It is much quicker than when I used FRAPS on FM10 to capture the video with and then upload to youtube.
Erm, guys, check your game saves, specifically two national teams (I think that's the only clue I'll need to give you), and check your updates folder in Program Files in the FM11 directory. In the update file with those two files where you need to delete it to 'unlock' everything...well if you deleted them before you resumed your saves, congratz, if not, you're screwed like me...
Having major problems on my Auckland City save, my manager reputation is not increasing at all despite two league wins and two O-League wins. I quit Auckland City and cannot get a job anywhere at all no 2nd division Mexican or Brazilian teams will look at me at all. All interest in any job at any level is laughed off so my challenge and maybe my career thread is screwed up if I cannot get a job anywhere at all. I am seeing managers with the same rep(national) as me getting jobs ahead of me. I even holidayed for 2 and a half years and still no luck at all. Not sure what to do, might be a bug due to starting in a created league although that seems a bit weird. Any ideas? I do not want to download an editor or anything like that.
I thought it might be the league set up but on FM10 I moved straight from New Zealand to Australia and could have gone to Japan or Egypt as well. The set up doesn't really answer why the reputation has not gone up at all since the start of the game despite winning stuff. I think I may have to start again.
I've read the above posts, but whats the general opinion with career games on FM11??
I'm not using any created leagues but I've seen my reputation move from 'Unproven' to 'Regional' in just over two years.
im going to be starting my Updates soon managing the mighty Rangers
Stafford that is!!
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It's been a while since I've been involved in this 'moving clubs' lark, I've pretty much forgotten how to do it.
Which of these is the best way to go about getting a new job at a better club?
Applying while under contract
Resigning then applying
Allowing my contract to expire
Waiting for an offer while at a club
I am not sure I can be much help but when I have moved clubs I resigned as soon as I achieved my goals and always moved to a better club. My missus just applies at better clubs as she plays and that seems to work out well.
Imo it would be resigning then applying, or letting your contract run out.
I agree with Standard liege!
Definitely not the last one as that doesn't tend to happen very often until you get to Championship level in my experience.
I just got this message from Photobucket:
Can someone give me an explanation, preferably with small words and big pictures.Every free account with Photobucket is allotted 10 GB of monthly bandwidth and our records show that you have less than 3 GB of bandwidth left to your account.
What exactly does that mean? It goes on to say, 'if you exceed the free allotted bandwidth remaining for your account, your files will be temporarily disabled and replaced with a "Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded" icon for the remainder of the month's cycle'. I'm a bit worried about that.
How can I avoid this and what exactly does this bandwidth message mean? Is it just as simple as the number of photographs I'm uploading or what?
Perhaps I should find an alternative site to use for the rest of the month, to make sure that my pictures don't get disabled. Any suggestions?
I don't know whether I can ask in here but as some of you may know I have my career updates thread going. The thing is I am under achieving. the question I would like to ask is if I leave before I am sacked and then join another club and do well and then say the Nottingham Forest job becomes available again will the board consider me for the job again. Will they consider me for it if I am sacked as well and I do what I have said.
That's the core of it. Usually, the image is saved on the viewer's computer so they don't need to refetch it if they return to the page, there are some other things in there, too; but that's the core math. So, there are a couple of options to manage it--(1) use smaller images, (2) remove some of the older images, etc.
And, of course, the use of imageshack is always a possibility, although, I believe they have their own set of limits/restrictions.
So I guess in this sense, it's best not to use image tags most of the time, because everyone is automatically 'fetching' your pictures, whereas if you use URL instead, only those who click will be 'fetching' it, right? Does that make any sense?
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Out of interest, what do people do with their screenshots for their career threads?
What I mean is, how long do you keep them? When do you delete them? And so on and so forth.
rancer890 do you have a working J-League? I downloaded the one in your thread in the challenge forum but it just showed up as greyed out. It is possible that I did something wrong though lol.
I suppose the older pictures don't get looked at as often anyway.
I've just checked my bandwidth thingy and it's now only 1GB left. I guess the best way ahead for me is to just make sure I don't upload any more screenshots for the rest of the month and use ImageShack instead.
I tend to delete pictures in older threads that people (or myself) don't read any more. But I suppose if you're gonna use ImageShack C. it doesn't really matter.
Has anyone got any tips on avoiding the bandwidth going so high again?
Posting up less screenshots is an obvious one!
Will it make a difference if they are URLs rather than IMG tags?
Any other tips?
I'm quite sure it works as it's fine in my career game
I used up just 427mb of bandwidth with my FM2010 pictures, which were all direct links rather than embedded pictures. Reached 90% of my storage allowance though
The biggest tip would be to reduce the size of the image you upload to photobucket. This is usually done by making the files smaller in their dimensions--converting a file that is very wide to one that is only 400 pixels wide, for instance. Sometimes, you can make them smaller by converting them to less image-rich formats--gif's, for example, are generally smaller in size than jpg's.
I'm slightly worried now. I haven't had a message like this yet but I'm uploading a few screenshots now.
Thanks for the tips everyone.
After not being able to get a job I have started my challenge again with more leagues open, I will not be starting a career thread until I have at least 5 seasons in the bag I just hope me having to start again will not put people off reading once I get going in a new thread.
I'm sure it won't AB. Shame you're having these problems. Fingers crossed it'll be sorted with more leagues running.
I am sure my FM11 is cursed for my career, first I could not get a job anywhere so had to start again and now I keep getting crash dump error on the same date all the time. 6 seasons as Sunderland manager and no crash dump at all one season in New Zealand and now I cannot continue. I really don't know what to do I have wasted a fair few hours doing this, thinking of waiting for the last patch before starting properly.
Is NZ an added league?
Personally I don't trust the added ones as you can't guarantee they will be tested before the game is released.
New Zealand is added I have to add it as it's the only way I can win all the champions leagues. It went fine for 3 seasons first time I played there now I am not sure what to do as I could end up playing another season all for nothing.
I know this is a simple thing and you've probably already done it but have you tried restarting your computer?
The last few times I got crash dumps on a certain date, the problem went away after resetting my laptop.
I just swore at the screen a couple of times and deleted the save. One last try to get this challenge under way if something goes wrong then I will give up until the third patch is released and try again then.
AcidBurn if you want, I can help you setup the game and link you the gamesave. Are your crash dumps happening at the start of the game? And are you using Steam?
If you have a crash dump on a particular day, holidaying past it usually does the trick.
I am using steam and the crash dump on that game kept happening on the 5th of March, I tried holidaying through it but it would crash every time. If this attempt does not work then I will take you up on setting the game up. Thanks very much for the offer dude.
So I tried again but holidayed for a season before getting into a game and it crashed on a different date this time. I have loaded a different New Zealand league now as when I had a different one the game went fine, is it possible that the custom leagues are making the game crash?
Just set it to holiday while I am at the football should do a few seasons by the time I get back so I can see if it crashes again. If it does I will PM you later tonight rancer.
Got my mits on the new game. Is it me or do games set up faster now? I set up a game with around 75 leagues by 24 nations and on last years game I had a similar set up but this year's seemed a lot quicker. Good omens I must say
I don't know how possible it is but with what Crouchaldinho mentioned the other day about Photobucket, surely it would be worth it to set up an email account or few and then set up Photobucket accounts through the email addresses. Surly this could get around having to delete old images to make room and stuff. I was reading the other stickied thread in here and got my idea from that. I don't if it has been mentioned or not before, if not what do you guys think?
well after some time away mainly down to black ops i came to have a nose around and have come across people mentioning this transfer bug? I dont fancy going through the GD forum and reading the countless threads on it so i thought id ask in here. Does it really make it unplayable as many are suggesting. I dont fancy playing a game where i can exploit it in a sort of way by signing world class players for cheap. Should i just carry on with BO till this issue gets fixed?
The transfer bug only really happens when you're at a big club. I haven't noticed anything in my games either and Messi is still at Barca, CR7 at Madrid, etc.
I played 6 seasons as Sunderland and only noticed Balotelli moving for around £6 million 3 or 4 seasons in. Other than that all transfers were reasonably realistic, people in GD moan but for FM10 they were saying that the prices were too high and wanted prices more like what they are seeing in FM11.
4 - 4 for my first match in my first job = a good sign for a good save
Just trying to get my new career set up with with a few custom leagues but the set up now says not responding...
Having said that, it just jumped to the add manager screen
Will look forward to reading it! Which leagues have you added? The custom ones I mean? Add on leagues from FM10? Or newly made FM11 leagues?
You'll have to wait and see
I found some South American and African leagues here: Nick, Triv, Tharros, and StuW's Additional Leagues for FM11 (FM Base)
For some others, I played around with the FM10 xml files a bit to adjust the league dates and teams. Probably not 100% accurate but it will do!
Had a decent game going then my pc decided to crash. Had done a tonne of work in the editor for it also :/
This might be old news because it's on FM10.
Just noticed that Mark Clattenburg (I have other names for him) was the Ref in all of my last 3 PL matches.
Drat, I get in a position where I can take over local side Exeter City in my journeyman game and they are rock bottom of league 2 and my current club Woking are 12th with 19 points more. Really wanted to represent my local side but it's a step down
Is it technically a step down though Azeryk-? I mean, are they perhaps still a bigger club with better resources?
I took what might be considered a 'step back' in my calcio journeyman save. I dropped a division in that instance but knew that it was a good move for my career because the club had more resources and was in a better situation financially etc.
I did that as well. I think it is pretty natural for an up and coming manager to take a step down the league to a bigger club with a better history.
Well they are not that much bigger as they have slipped in game compared to real life. I ended up declaring interest in the position but was never given the option to apply so it ended up going to the caretaker manager who has the same rep as me. I do have itchy feet and want to move on now though and every job applied for I keep losing out to people with the same rep as me so I think being at a club is putting clubs off from hiring me. Tempted to leave Woking at the end of the season as my contract expires then and after two promotions from BSS to L2 they are pretty much as high as I could have hoped for.
I found the same, I couldn't get any offers while under contract but got loads while unemployed. Perhaps the compensation is putting them off?
Most likely, unless an amazing opportunity creates itself then I'll leave at the end of the season when my contract expires and see where things take me from there. But it looks like I've secured their football league status for another year so it's pretty much mission accomplished. So far I've managed:
Code:Season Country League Club Position Cups 2010/11 England Blue Square South Woking 14th 2011/12 England Blue Square South Woking 1st 2012/13 England Blue Square Premier Woking 1st 2013/14 England League Two Woking Woking 2011/12 - Blue Square South Winner 2011/12 - Blue Square South Manager of the Year Runner-Up 2011/12 - Blue Sqaure South Manager of the Month (x1) 2012/13 - Blue Square Premier Winner 2012/13 - Blue Sqaure Premier Manager of the Year
Well Oxford want me bad as they are willing to leave the position open until the end of the season for me to decide. Tempting as their wage budget is 3x what I have right now.
Are agents offering you guys a whole lot of players? I have the same few African agents offering me all their youngsters. Even signed a couple of them with Anhui since they were CSL quality.
Now manager of Bury who were struggling the season after I left Woking, has declined Stockport only the week before and there is huge potential for progress with Bury. Also become manager of the Cook Islands - never going to win any tournaments with them but will add something new to the mix.
@rancer890 - I was offered a couple whilst at Woking but nothing worth signing, or that I could afford
My best result ever after beating Serbian White Eagles 4-1 in round one we were 9-1 underdogs against Pohang who we beat 1-0. Then lost to Barcelona 2-1 in a good defensive performance. 3rd place play-off and we managed to win, easily the best match I have ever been part of on any FM ever to beat the champions of South America with a New Zealand team is awesome.


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Kelli 26.10.2010 at 06:25
That is the coolest lamp! I love it!
Girl, it is beautiful….but way too much effort for me:) I love the yellow accents.
congratulations! this is so awesome!
i'm a follower now and i'm featuring your lamp & linking to your tutorial today!
I am speechless……its just so gorgeous
hahaha! I knew that one was you! It had your touch all over it!
Congrats on advancing on CRAFTING with the STARS. THIS is an AMAZING project and better than the original.
I look forward to getting to know you better.
Cheri from ItsSoVeryCheri.com and TheDIYClub.com
yayayayayayay!!!!! i am so excited for you!!! and your is, like eveyrone has said, WAY better than the original. yours is the new original.
Great tutorial! Makes me think even I could attempt this project. I love the pieces you chose to used and it looks fabulous right where its sitting. Your teacup makeover is super fab!
Congrats!!! Haha I knew that had to be yours. It looked like the same space you had your tin foil night stand. And nothing else looked like you either. By the way LOVE the striped wall…
Gorgeous lamp! Fabulous job!!
yayyyy! I knew it was you.. well, no I didn't. But now that I go back and read it, it totally makes sense and I can't believe I didn't guess it.
Love this so much, it is WAY better than the original, and congrats! You had my vote
I am so impressed and so in love with your lamp! Thanks for sharing your talents with us… I am going to make one too!!!
Congratulations on moving on to the next round. I am so curious to see what everyone comes up with next! Oh…and I wanna see the necklace when you make one!!
Oh yes! I love it… you can make more then one and each one would be unique. fantastic!
When I have to drill in somthing like this or ceramic, I put tape where I want my hole. It's help my drill to stay at the same place.
have a nice day!
It's Freaking cute!!!!
Congratulations with winning- this is fabtastic- what a great job you did – to die for! What a great project!!
Ok not trying to come across stalker-ish but I love you! I voted for you and am so happy you won! I read the whole tutorial and I may attempt this in the future even though I'm scurred. Your blog is awesome and you are seriously hilarious! I'm your newest follower. I only wish I had found you sooner!
Wow, this turned out fabulous. I actually like your version more! I'm also loving the striped wall & the yellow. Great job.
Warmly, Michelle
This is freakin' awesome. I love it. The colors, the choice of ceramics….amazing. You're brave! I'm not this brave, but I want to be, because I LOVE this!
Hope you can check out my necklace giveaway going on now!
love this tutorial. please share it here
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This is amazing!
I think you're the coolest person ever
Thanks so much for the step by step on how to drill china! I have been wanting to do something similar but had no idea where to start!!
Love the lamp!
Wow! You are amazing! I love the lamp and I'm seriously considering making one myself! Thanks for the tutorial–I'm following you now–hope you'll stop by my blog and follow back if you'd like!
I just stopped over from My Repurposed Life to check out what you used the drill bits on. This is such a great tutorial. I'm definitely going to give it a try!
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Mandi, I LOVE this lamp!!! If you have gone on my blog at all, you know I love lamps. I have shown how to make several on there. I have a tip for you for the next time you make one. Wrap several layers of masking tape around the bit so that when you do drill if you accidentally go thru the bowl or whatever you are drilling it won't break it. And thanks for the tip on what kind of bit to use. I have always used the one you said not to use and not been happy with it. I'll have to try the other kind next time!
Mandi. Holy Cannoli. I just stumbled across you today and I am hooked. You're on my blogroll and i LOVE poking around to see what you've got. Keep up the AWESOME work.
Thank you for this post! I was thinking about remaking this lamp myself and you just made my life a whole lot easier! Fabulous job! I think I actually like yours better than the actual one at anthropology! I just found your blog recently. Keep up the great work!
– Kat
So, you are pretty much my hero.
I saw this lamp online the other day and was totally lusting after it even though I knew I could never afford it.
I seriously just about pissed my pants when I saw that you had a DIY for this lamp for a fraction of the price.
Can't wait to try it out:]
I just wanted to say! I am so in love with this lamp! I have been busy getting out teapot shopping! so far i have 3 pieces! so hard to find the right pieces!
This is incredibly cool! I love the grey/white colour scheme and the shape and interest of the vintage tea cups is just amazing!
Mandie, you are a heaven sent! I love your ideas, it's my style- vintage chic! Just want to say that you are in my 'she-ro' list ;-). Thanks for sharing your passion!
I love reading your blog Mandi. I just wanted to stop by and let you know I linked to this post on my blog today. I see where it's already listed in the list below but wanted to tell you anyway. Thanks!
Seriously the coolest thing ever! I love the yellow one on top, thats the best!
I DID IT! I'd love to hear what you think!
Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Saw you on the Nate Berkus show the other day, and HAD to go find your blog! I LOVE Everything you do! Am so going to attempt this teapot lamp idea, and am contemplating using the old silver or bronze tea pot sets – if I can find some at Goodwill or garage sales! And I am on the lookout for fancy mirrors
I just had to pick my jaw up off of the ground. This is so fantastically amazing! Thank you for so much detail in your tutorial, I can't wait to try it!
Hi… stumbled on your blog and love it. I'd spied the same lamps, but hadn't figured out the right drill bit so you revived my languishing projects!!! LOVE them!
Thanks for the tip on the drill bit. I wondered which was the best kind.
This is sooo awesome! I am having a little girl and i am currently planning a vintage more crafty alice in wonderland theme. I really wanted to have a teacup lamp to go with the room and found this blog! I have my teacups/items and i just need to get the drill bit. . . I also love that it is recreated from an anthro piece! That is one of my favorite stores! I am excited to start the project but the drilling makes me nervous, cause i just don't want to shatter all my cups! good thing I bought super cheap thrift store ones just in case! I will let you know how it turns out!
Wow! That was fabulous, from start to finish! Love it! I'm needing some of those drillbits now! That'll freak my husband out…me buying them. hahaha!
what a wonderful design, you made a fantastic lamp
best regards from Germany
omg do you know I went to Lowes yesterday and was looking for the lamp kits….not realizing Ineeded to buy the other crapola (like rods ect) that go with it! I'm thinking it all comes together…ugh, printing this sucker out (your post) and bringing it with me ! If my iphone was bigger (I was trying to read your post on my phone) I probably would have realized this! I'm going to try and make one like your pendant light on your master bedroom post! yay! You rock cute little chicken! he he:)
this is pretty fabulous! great job! love!
Awesome tutorial!! You're super creative!
Your lamp is just lovely and that's a great tutorial too, thanks! I have this linked to my lamps & lights post too today, for inspiration!
i was just given an old tea set that i used to play with at my grandma's house when i was little – i think i may just use it to make a fun lamp or two for my daughters room!!
I need to know how to attach that top piece — the little yellow teacup on your lamp. If anyone has figured this out, I'd sure appreciate your sharing the information. I don't have any of the "profile" names so I'm posting a "anonymous", but I'm really Kathie from MN.
Great Post!! Just a tip when drilling into ceramic/porcelain, if you use a sponge with water an hold it next to the drill bit; slowly squeeze the sponge to let out a bit of water and this will make it MUCH easier!
Great Post!! Just a tip when drilling into ceramic/porcelain, if you use a sponge with water an hold it next to the drill bit; slowly squeeze the sponge to let out a bit of water and this will make it MUCH easier!
To hold the water you could make a circle with plumbers putty. Good for surfaces that won't hold water when you are drilling.
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The classical de Moivre-Laplace theorem states that we can approximate the normal distribution by discrete binomial distribution:
$${n \choose k} p^k q^{n-k} \simeq \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 \pi npq}}e^{-(k-np)^2 / (2npq)}.$$
My question is: are there more precise, quantitative versions of this theorem in the literature? Are there good estimates how to measure the error? I am unfortunately not familiar with the subject but need a result of this type.
Of course there is always the option of going through existing proofs and checking the details, and turning them from "soft" to "hard", but I suspect this has to be already done. And maybe this is not optimal, maybe there are good accessible ways.
Can someone point me a good reference in this direction?


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Judy Battista
Judy Battista has been a sports reporter for The New York Times since December 1998.
Ms. Battista has covered college basketball, the Mets and the Jets. Before joining The Times, she covered college basketball and the Knicks for Newsday from 1996 until 1998.
Ms. Battista worked at The Miami Herald from 1990 until 1996, where she covered news for two years in the Broward County bureau before joining the sports department. She covered the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1994 until 1996. Her coverage of the murder of a Miami player was ranked in the top 10 by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) for breaking news, and a story co-written with Times colleague Joe Drape about an agent's dealings with a college basketball player was a top 10 finisher in APSE judging.
Ms. Battista earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Miami.She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Anthony McCarron, a sportswriter for the New York Daily News.
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SLU Rankings and Honors
Saint Louis University is ranked among the top Jesuit universities in the country and is considered one of the nation's best values in higher education. The University has been lauded as a character-building college, noted for its service efforts. Below are some highlights of Saint Louis University's most recent rankings and awards.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The following graduate programs are ranked in the top 50 in the nation for 2017: health law (No. 1), healthcare management (No. 7), international business (No. 12), supply chain management (No. 13), entrepreneurship (No. 14), public health (No. 23), accounting (No. 24), law: part-time (No. 25), occupational therapy (No. 25), physician assistant (No. 27), law: clinical training (No. 30), physical therapy (No. 40), social work (No. 47) and medicine: primary care (No. 48).
Among the magazine's undergraduate rankings for 2016, SLU was listed 96 out of 280 doctoral universities with individual rankings for top national business programs (No. 93), entrepreneurship (No. 7) and international business (No. 7). Additionally, SLU was ranked No. 20 as a "Best Colleges for Veterans" and made the "High School Counselor's Picks" list.
Kiplinger's Best Values in Private Colleges
SLU ranked No.68 on Kiplinger's list of the 100 top values in American private universities for 2016. Rankings considered cost and financial aid, student indebtedness, competitiveness, graduation rates and academic support.
Carnegie Foundation
Once again receiving national recognition for its commitment to service, SLU was awarded the Carnegie Foundation's Community Engagement Classification. The honor recognizes institutions' commitment to engaging with local, national and global communities. Nationwide, only 361 institutions hold the prestigious classification, and only 83 received the designation in 2015.
Princeton Review
SLU was named one of the top schools in the country for undergraduate education in the Princeton Review's The Best 380 Colleges: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review surveyed SLU students, who praised the University's academic programs, values-based curriculum and close-knit and active campus where they feel they belong.
SLU also made the list as one of the most sustainable campuses in the country.
SLU was also recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the "Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs for 2016." Each year, the education services company recognizes 50 programs in all — 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate — for their excellence in entrepreneurship education.
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2016
SLU is included in the 2016 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which is compiled based on the quality of academic offerings and student responses about topics ranging from perception of the institution's mission to the demographics of the student body.
Forbes "America's Top Colleges"
SLU is listed in Forbes magazine's 2015 ranking of "America's Top Colleges." The magazine's list of more than 650 undergraduate institutions is based on the quality of the education and student experiences and achievements.
Barron's Best Buys in College Education
SLU was named one of approximately 220 U.S. colleges and universities that provide "a first-class education at affordable prices." In the publication, Barron's 11th edition calls SLU an "urban research university that refuses to act like one, caring for each individual as a total person and drawing its undergraduates into the life of the surrounding community."
The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development
The John Templeton Foundation named SLU one of 325 colleges and universities nationwide that promotes character growth and development among the student body.
Washington Monthly "2015 College Rankings"
SLU ranked No. 4 on Washington Monthly's list of universities that participate in the most community service.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
SLU is one of only nine Catholic universities with a higher or highest research activity designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. SLU receives research contracts from governmental sources, private foundations, and business and industry.
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How did the police save the hostages in the bank in Inside Man? I did not understand the movie.
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The robbers detonate smoke bombs throughout the bank and release the hostages, resulting in a horde of identically dressed people exiting through the smoke in mass confusion. The police detain and interrogate everyone. However, the police are unable to distinguish the robbers from among the hostages. The police search fails to turn up Russell, but reveals the hostage execution was faked and the robbers' weapons turn out to be plastic toy replicas. As nothing appears to have been stolen, Frazier's superior orders him to bury the case, commenting "What do you expect me to say?".
So, in effect the police didn't really save the hostages themselves - the robbers released them as part of their elaborate scheme. If you'll recall, the whole point of the plan was to hide the gang leader (Clive Owen) inside the building.


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Why x-ray are stopped by atmosphere while they are more energetic than UV or IR?
They certainly interact with atmosphere but I can't understand which phenomenon stop them.
Why x-ray are stopped by atmosphere while they are more energetic than UV or IR?
They certainly interact with atmosphere but I can't understand which phenomenon stop them.
X rays have a short wavelength. Imagine a road covered with pingpong balls. Try to roll a marble across, and it will most probably bounce back and forth amongst the balls, and eventually stop without getting to the other side. Now try a soccer ball. These will cross almost all the time. And now a truck. I doubt that you will find a situation where these don't cross..
Similarly, the atmosphere can be thought as the road with ping pong balls(molecules), and EM waves are various objects you try to roll. Radio waves have large (1 meter &c) wavelengths. Nobody stops these. Light waves have much smaller wavelengths (in $\mu\text{ m}$), but those are still large as compares to atoms (these are to the order $10^{-10}\text{ m}$). X rays are small enough to be obstructed by everyone, thus (thankfully) they do not reach the crust and fry us.
An interesting side note: The reason that makes radio waves abundant is the same reason why they are harder to use than light/xrays in astronomy. Because of their size, they do not give an accurate reading unless we employ large telescopes. Think back to the truck. If an ant hypothetically throws a truck at you, you really can't be sure where the ant is. But if the ant throws a marble or a sesame seed (assuming you catch the seed and determine its velocity), you can calculate the trajectory and find the ant with accuracy, and squash him for throwing things at you. The same principle applies when searching for a radio source..
The Chandra web site has a nice description of this. see http://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/absorption.html for the details. In brief, X-Rays have enough energy to ionise molecules in the atmosphere and they are absorbed in the process.
I would think the simple explanation would go like this. If an X -ray photon travels along a path between air molecules (no molecules along the path/ all molecules are to the side of the path) - then the photon isn't absorbed. If the photon is not on a molecule-free path and it hits a molecule, it is absorbed. A column of 14.7 pounds of air sits on every square inch of the earth's surface. There are no "molecule-free paths" from the "top of the atmosphere" to the ground when say a beam of X-Rays with cross section 1 square inch tries to travel from space, through 14.7 pounds of air, to the ground, so it is all absorbed. In the hospital, when you have an x-ray image made, a beam of X-rays with cross-section of 1 sq inch would only have to travel through something like 10 grams of air from the source to your body, then go through one pound of your muscle, and then a few more grams of air to reach the plate. Lots of photons are absorbed, but percent-wise many more make the trip than through 14.7 pounds of air. Bones are another matter - the atoms are so close together that there is no atom-free path even through a small bone (depends a bit on bone density though).


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In the notes for my Computer Security course, the lecturer refers to the "Australian Failure" on slide 19. I'm assuming he's referring to a well known security system failure, but I can't find what it is, does anyone know what he's talking about?
An entry like that is probably a speaking point for the presenter. I'd put something like that there if I knew of a case where a multi-level security system that related to information classification had a notable failure... in Australia.
But it's not a well-known name for any failure, and I've tried a few variations of http://www.google.com/search?q=%22australian+failure%22+security with no apparent hope of getting anything other than the slides in question.
Given the location in the presentation and the topic of that section, I'd say it's not a well-known vulnerability. It's probably a specific implementation failure example. You just don't really run into much that does that kind of classified handling outside of places that play with governments. Security there is a different world.


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Note in Boat That Hid Boston Suspect
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a message inside the boat where he was found hiding from police, claiming he and his brother acted in retribution for U.S. attacks on Muslims, a U.S. law-enforcement official briefed on the matter said Thursday.
The message was found on the inside of the bullet-ridden hull of the boat, the official said, adding that it appeared to be written in pen or with an object found in the craft, which was parked in a Watertown, Mass., backyard.
The message mirrored statements Mr. Tsarnaev made to Federal Bureau of Investigation interviewers who questioned him during the weekend following the April 15 bombing, the official said. At the time, Mr. Tsarnaev said he and his brother were acting as jihadists motivated by Muslim religious anger at the U.S. FBI agents questioned him sporadically in a hospital bed as he was treated for gunshot wounds sustained in a shootout with police. His older brother, Tamerlan, was killed during a confrontation with police three days after the bombings. CBS News reported on the note Thursday morning.
An attorney for Mr. Tsarnaev didn't return messages seeking comment. Mr. Tsarnaev has yet to offer a plea in court to the government's criminal charges.
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Counterterrorism officials increasingly believe Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was never truly radicalized , exposing a possible blind spot in U.S. strategies built to detect certain characteristics among would-be American jihadis.
Separately, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday, testifying before a Senate committee, that as a result of the Boston case, counterterrorism investigators would be more active when notified of potential terror suspects traveling overseas.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name had been placed in a database that notified a federal agent in Boston when he was about to leave for Russia. Another automatic notification was issued when he returned to the U.S. in July 2012. In neither instance was any further action taken, apparently because the FBI had investigated Tamerlan a year earlier at the request of Russian authorities and found nothing suspicious.
Mr. Mueller said investigators would "do better" and follow up on such notices in the future. The director praised the agents on the Boston joint terrorism task force who handled the Tsarnaev matter before the bombing, indicating he wasn't trying to cast personal blame.
He said it was possible the task force didn't follow up on the notices because they deal with hundreds of such issues ever year. Mr. Mueller said the agency was now reviewing how it handles such notifications, to determine what further actions it can take to find out more about such travel.
Authorities say the Tsarnaev brothers are seen on video and photo images near the finish line depositing bomb-laden backpacks that then detonated, killing three people and injuring more than 260. The attacks set off a manhunt for suspects, culminating in the release three days later of images of the two suspects.
Later that night, police say, the two men set off with about a half-dozen other homemade bombs, and killed a police officer in a failed attempt to steal his gun. That led to a police shootout in which Tamerlan Tsarnaev suffered fatal injuries and Dzhokhar was badly wounded. He was captured the following night hiding in a boat being stored in a yard.
Counterterrorism officials have said that while the younger brother has claimed the pair were inspired by jihadist sentiment, they believe the older brother was the driving force in the plot, and that without his direction, Dzhokhar probably wouldn't have committed any violent acts on his own.
Officials say that even with Dzhokhar's claims, investigators believe Dzhokhar's move toward extremism came very late, if at all, and that the motives he is claiming are principally his brother's.
Friends have said Dzhokhar seemed to genuinely enjoy his life in America and displayed no signs of holding extremist views.
Two Kazakhstan nationals, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, have been charged with conspiring to obstruct justice for allegedly helping Dzhokhar conceal evidence. The two haven't been accused of aiding in the bombing. They haven't entered pleas.
Amir Ismagulov, Mr. Tazhayakov's father, said that his son has said in conversations since the bombing that Dzhokhar was a "100% Americanized kid." In an interview Thursday, Mr. Ismagulov said his son wasn't close to Dzhokhar, getting to know him six months ago through Mr. Kadyrbayev.
Mr. Ismagulov, who traveled to Boston after his son was detained, said he had never heard about Dzhokhar from his son before Dzhokhar was identified as a suspect in the bombing.
Mr. Ismagulov remarked on the politeness of Americans. "They say, 'Excuse me, excuse me,' " Mr. Ismagulov said. "Azamat said Dzhokhar is the same way."
—Anton Troianovski contributed to this article.
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Palladino: Time to tip off season
It's time to tip it. The ball I mean. Basketball is back. Wednesday begins the girls season. We're here to tell you what you probably already know: This is going to be an interesting season.
Who's going to win the Berkshire and Naugatuck Valley League championships? I have no idea.
Can two solid area teams, Cheshire and Pomperaug, compete for a title in the highly competitive SCC and SWC conferences? You're asking me?
Is there a team among us that can do what no team could do last March, get us to a title game at the Mohegan Sun Arena? Need I repeat myself?
The season of 2012-2013 will bring entertaining stuff. We may not have a mega team around here, but that's OK. Games are better when outcomes are in doubt. That should be the case for most of our winter evenings. We have no invincibles, and no invincibles makes for fun basketball.
Ansonia's Pat Lynch said it best: "Every time we step on the floor we have to be at our best to have a chance to win that game."
Ditto for three dozen other teams in these here parts.
When you scour the countryside for title contenders you begin in two places: Holy Cross in the NVL, Thomaston in the BL. The coaches, Cross' Frank Lombardo and Thomaston's Bob McMahon, describe things thusly:
"The (NVL) should be very competitive," Lombardo said. "There are a lot of key players returning for many teams. There is no clear favorite. Many teams can win the championship."
Of course, you start with the Crusaders, winners of three straight NVL titles, and 10 in the last 12 years. More questions than usual swirl about HC, but typically, Cross has the answers.
Thomaston has won two BL titles in three seasons, but as McMahon tells us, "The league is as wide open as we've seen it in quite a few years. A handful of teams could hold the trophy at the end, and we feel we're in that group."
In both leagues, it is a large group.
It may take a bit of luck to be a champion in 2013, or the ability to avoid bad luck. Sacred Heart is an example of that. A clear favorite this season, the Hearts boast a talented big three: Dionne Parker, Elena Colaci, and Mikyla Jacobs. Or maybe I should say, boasted. Jacobs is lost for the season after suffering a preseason knee injury.
Does that end championship hopes for the Hearts? Hardly, but things certainly are much more difficult now.
The NVL conversation will include Cross, the Hearts, Kennedy, Ansonia, St. Paul, Watertown, and Naugatuck. What, no Torrington? Well, coach Mike Fritch is up to his usual shenanigans, telling us that he can't beat anybody. Of course, we do not believe him.
The consensus in the BL is that it is Thomaston and Nonnewaug, but Lewis Mills and Litchfield are in this chase, and Northwestern drifts beneath the proverbial radar.
Pomperaug returns with, perhaps, the area's best player in Gabby Holness. She can do it all, and if the Panthers are to get back to the SWC title game and the state semis, she may have to.
Cheshire has Missy Bailey running things, but the Rams must deal with SCC powers like Mercy, Hillhouse, Career, and others. That can't be fun.
Up at Chase Collegiate, Ray Behr chases career win No. 500 in what he promises will be his final season. Do we have stars around here? Of course. One BL coach called Thomaston's Maggie Eberhardt and Nonnewaug's Katie Burke "absolute studs." What a showdown that will be.
In the NVL, it is finally time for Kiera O'Donnell to take over at Holy Cross, and good luck stopping her. If there is a rebound to get or a loose ball to cover, Naugy's Steph Lima will pancake you. Ansonia's Melissa Tirella is the league's long-range bomber, and St. Paul's Theresa Swanke is the best player you've never heard of.
And best of all, there is a team out there, or a player, who will step forward and shock us all.
Oh yes, it is time to tip it, and hallelujah to that.
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Hornets extend Bobcats' skid to 18 games
Posted at: 12/29/2012 9:37 PM
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(AP) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Eric Gordon made his return to the lineup Saturday night. And for the better part of 24 minutes, he looked as if he'd never been away.
Gordon had 24 points and seven assists, helping the New Orleans Hornets overcome a 21-point first-half deficit and extend the Charlotte Bobcats' losing streak to 18 games with a 98-95 victory Saturday night.
The Bobcats are one game away from a winless December. They haven't won since Nov. 24 and are closing in on their franchise-record 23-game losing streak to close the 2011-12 season.
Gordon, who hadn't played since April 22 following arthroscopic right knee surgery, was 5 of 13 from the field and 12 of 14 from the free throw line. He had two steals and two turnovers.
"I felt pretty good, I was kind of surprised," Gordon said. "Now I'm just going to try to get better and better from here. I wouldn't have had a chance to help this team earlier with my knee, but I'm glad everything is working out now."
Ryan Anderson had 19 points and made a pair of 3-pointers in the final period as the Hornets won for the second time in three games.
Anderson was all smiles after the game.
"I haven't had open looks like that in quite a while," he said.
On a late possession, Gordon drove the lane drawing attention from defenders and passed the ball outside where Anderson knocked down a 3-pointer to push New Orleans' lead to six.
Roger Mason, who had all 13 points in the second half, added another 3-pointer on the next possession because of the attention the Bobcats were paying to Gordon.
Anderson said those are the tough moments defenders will be forced to contend with when they face the Hornets the rest of the way.
"He's a special player," Anderson said of Gordon. "There are not a lot of guys like him in the NBA. He hasn't quit warmed up to be 100 percent comfortable yet with this group on the court, but to come out and take over like that, that is the mark of a special player."
Hornets coach Monty Williams said he didn't expect that type of production from Gordon in his first game back.
"I certainly thought he would be able to help guys and make guys better," Williams said. "But I didn't think he'd score 24 points. His defense will get better the more he gets in shape."
The Bobcats had two chances to tie the game after the Hornets threw the ball away with 11 seconds left, but Ben Gordon and Ramon Sessions both missed 3-pointers in the closing seconds.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 22 points and nine rebounds and Gerald Henderson added 19 points for the Bobcats.
Kidd-Gilchrist outplayed former Kentucky teammate Anthony Davis in the first half, scoring 18 points on 9 of 11 shooting.
"I had it going a little bit," Kidd-Gilchrist said. "That's going against my best friend, so of course it's special."
But the No. 2 overall pick left the game near the end of the first half after scratching the cornea in his right eye while diving for a loose ball.
He returned in the third quarter wearing protective goggles, but wasn't the same looking a little tentative and less aggressive. He had only four points in limited action in the second half.
"The thing with MKG that is incredible, and typical, is that he just played through it," Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap said. "He's a competitor and he gave us what we had and that was just sure willpower. Pretty incredible."
The Bobcats came in having lost 17 straight games, and the Hornets had lost 12 of their past 13 entering the game.
Charlotte jumped on the visitors early.
The Hornets led by as many as 21 in the second quarter before the Hornets stormed back to tie the game entering the final period behind nine third-quarter points from Greivis Vasquez and seven from Gordon.
New Orleans finally took the lead with 5:47 left when Anderson knocked down a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Hornets. Gordon followed with another 3-pointer on the next possession and they'd never give up the lead.
It was a dramatic shift of momentum after the Bobcats dominated the first half. Charlotte shot 64 percent from the field in the first half and took a 57-40 lead at the break, outscoring the Hornets 21-0 on fast breaks and 38-16 in the paint.
"We stopped being as aggressive in the second half as the first," Kidd-Gilchrist said. "We weren't attacking."
As for the losing streak, Dunlap said "eventually we are our own solution. We can't look external."
NOTE: Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap picked up his first technical foul of the season for arguing a call during the third quarter. ... Hakim Warrick had his first double-double for the Bobcats with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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Slowik, Derby hold off Holy Cross
DERBY — For the second time in two weeks, the Derby High secondary came up with a game-sealing interception in dramatic fashion.
This time, junior Ben Slowik's interception came in front of a crowd of players in the end zone with four seconds remaining to give the Red Raiders a 19-14 victory over Holy Cross at DeFilippo Field Friday night.
As Slowik watched Holy Cross' quarterback Joe Kalosky launch his pass from the Derby 40, he never took his eyes off the ball.
"All I could do is hope that the ball would fall into my hands," said Slowik. "The ball bounced off another player and I was thankfully able to pull it in as I fell to the ground. I've had interceptions before on the junior varsity level and in Pop Warner, but this was definitely the biggest one ever."
Slowik's pick was the third in the game for the Red Raiders (2-0 overall), as Rick Bartone and Michael Kreiger also came up with interceptions. Kreiger's came earlier in the fourth quarter as the Crusaders were driving for a score.
Holy Cross (1-1) also fumbled twice, both by junior running back Gerron Pendarvis. Derby's Arben Komani recovered the first-half fumble and Josh Parks recovered a fourth-quarter fumble, thanks to a hit by Mike Mauro, that came at the Derby 6.
"Turnovers are the name of the game," said Holy Cross coach Mike Giampetruzzi. "When you turnover the ball that many times, you're going to lose. You can't give opposing teams that many opportunities."
Kreiger, the Derby junior standout quarterback, threw two touchdown passes of 46 yards to Sal Frosceno in the second quarter and 10 yards to Tyler Dobek in the third quarter to give the Red Raiders a 13-7 lead.
Kreiger's 7-yard quarterback keeper gave the Red Raiders a 19-7 edge with 9:26 left in the game. As Kreiger scored, Derby cheerleader Marla Narowski shouted Kreiger Nation to the crowd.
In Week 1, Kreiger's 8-yard QB sneak with under a minute left lifted Derby to a dramatic, 49-45 win over St. Paul.
On the drive, junior Josh Russell made a few acrobatic catches to keep the momentum in Derby's favor.
"There's no better feeling than to keep a drive alive, especially down the stretch," said Russell.
Holy Cross' Trai Weaver caught a 20-yard TD pass from Kalosky in the first quarter and added a 13-yard TD pass from Kaloski with 8:22 left in the game.
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Backstabbing and darkness go together in most RPGs that I ever played. However, in Pathfinder you actually have to see what you're doing if you want your precision damage. How else are you going to hit the gap in the armor to get to the heart?
I learned that blind fight doesn't help at all, and that blind sense is only available to monsters. Low light vision helps somewhat, dark-vision works great - but both can be a little hard to get sometimes.
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This is really nice, but let it be known that I hate seeing stuff edited to a track which I love, and haven't yet had a chance to edit anything of my own to. Does that make sense? I've wanted to edit something to this for at least 6 months and now when I do it'll look like I was copying this… Damnit.


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Are there many implementations of the "domino shuffling" algorithm as found in math.CO/9801068? This topic may be out of fashion now but I wonder if any source code is circulating. I'm doing it myself, but I always have this fear of "reinventing the wheel".
I use http://halcanary.org/mathapplets/toadshuffle/toadshuffle-v1.3/ by Hal Canary. (The reference Aaron Meyerowitz gave is for generating random tilings via coupling-from-the-past, which is quite different from domino-shuffling.)
Here is one which produces ASCII art aztec diamond tilings. It's written in perl. As I recall, I wrote it as fast as possible, without making any attempt to do it efficiently, because I needed to make some pictures really quickly.
Here is a sample of the output (the outcome of running "perl shuffle 5" on the command line, if you called this script shuffle):
The domino shuffling algorithm has four types of dominoes: northbound, southbound, eastbound and westbound. I use "==", "--", for the northbound, southbound ones; two | symbols for the westbound ones and two ! for the eastbound ones.
This script, as I recall, was the first link in a tool chain which produced the following image of the height function of an Aztec Diamond (this link will eventually go stale, but it should be good for a year or two anyway):
There is http://faculty.uml.edu/jpropp/tiling/www/applets/ but you should ask Jim Propp.
I've wrote a python script to animate this algorithm, see the github link here


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After I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 I couldn't boot my system. After grub I had only a screwed up screen. I tried with a USB pendrive with Ubuntu 11.04 installed, just a black screen. I was helped and now I know the problem is that I need to set the nomodeset parameter when booting. This way I can boot both my system with the 2.6.38 and from USB.
Does anybody know why this may be happening? I'm using an ATI with opensource drivers. Kernel 2.6.35 is still working correctly. Maybe this sould be reported?
I read what nomodeset is used for, and it is not completely clear to me. Anyone who can try to explain it and its relation to graphics drivers?