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I am often getting sick. I believe that it is because of smoking, since I get my throat inflamed a lot. Beside losing that habit is there any diet, that could make my immune system stronger?
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Eat a healthy, well balanced diet. If you're already doing that then add a daily multi vitamin. Still getting sick? Seek the advice of a doctor.
For the past 15 years or so of my life I've gotten sinus infections and strep throat every year like clockwork around the later part of February. Last year I decided to go to a doctor due to asthma-like symptoms. He refereed me to an asthma and allergy specialist that told me I had asthma and pretty sever allergies. I started following his medical advice and, so far, haven't been sick this year.
My sister, like you, was always getting strep throat, bronchitis, and other upper respiratory infections. A couple years ago she and her doctor had had enough and looked into it. Turns out she needed to have a tonsillectomy. Afterwards she's been healthy and happy.
My point is, diet usually isn't enough to fix being ill. It will always help you stay healthy, but often times getting sick is out of your control. I'll say it again, discuss this with your doctor.
Getting proper nutrients is essential to maintaining a healthy immune system. Human bodies are built on a system of threes. We start with three macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Each one of those is broken down by a system of three micronutrients. The micronutrients' balances are maintained through a system of threes as well. The same is true of plants, which is why we give them three part fertilizers, such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus.
If you don't have enough of a balance in these things, your body will become weakened and ill. You should start by maintaining a healthy lifestyle of proper exercise and nutrition. Exercise plays almost as large of a role in staying away from the doctor as proper diet (Source). Taking a vitamin will help to ensure that you are getting most of your necessary vitamins and nutrients, and will help largely with staying away from the doctor.
Lastly, as Sparafusile pointed out, there are some conditions that will require medication or surgical intervention to prevent you from being sick, such as hormonal imbalances. Depending on the type of illness you keep encountering, it would be wise to seek a specialist if you are certain you are maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine but continue to fall ill.
If your throat is getting inflamed from smoking, boosting your immune system won't help, because the inflammation is your immune system fighting back. Now as far as your immune system being stressed goes, I've found Oil of Oregano to be very good (in the 2 years I've had it in my house, and have taken it when I feel slightly sick, I've never come down with anything serious). Also very important is getting a good amount of sleep - particularly at least a few hours before midnight.
It is the immune system that is responsible for inflammatory responses. Inflammation is generally meant to be a way to help fight infection, but unfortunately sometimes the body's inflammatory response is exaggerated, doing more harm than good. If your "sickness" is because of inflammation, then you want foods which inhibit inflammation, not promote it. Such foods include those with omega-3 fatty acids such as sardines, salmon, herring and walnuts. Other foods which can naturally reduce inflammation include onion, garlic, spinach and ginger.
You should also stay away from omega-6 fatty acids, which promote inflammation. So try to avoid vegetable oils (consider olive oil instead) and deep fried foods.
Check out this website I found on the topic as well: http://theconsciouslife.com/anti-inflammatory-diet-how-to-balance-omega-3-omega-6-fats.htm


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The 7 Stalloneyest Moments of Stallone's Film Career
No man can watch a Sylvester Stallone film and come away unchanged. For three decades, Sly combined adrenaline, bafflingly illogical plots and a complete lack of normal human emotion to somehow create something greater than the sum of its parts. Something ... magical.
Below are what we consider the seven "Stalloneyest" moments in film history. WARNING: reading the following might cause you to grab the very next person you see and throw them through a plate glass window.
#7. Stallone Meets A Fan; Murders him, Then Desecrates The Body
Before the awful remake of Death Race, there was the pants-shittingly great, Death Race 2000. In the film, Sly plays Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, one of the various antagonists. In a movie based around a vehicular homicide game show, you'd be hard-pressed to find a true protagonist. As his name suggests, Joe has a passion for using depression-era machine guns.
This guy hosted the game show...
Stalloneyest Moment?
There are so many to choose from. When Joe arrives at the race, he stands in his driver seat bringing out twin tommy guns. Using a move that would later be emulated in the Pacino classic, Scarface, Viterbo addresses the crowd with, "You want Frankenstein? Hokay." He then opens fire on the crowd, which responds with resounding boos and hisses.
Hell of an entrance.
Surely this must be the Stalloneyest moment. And to you, we say nay. This is a movie that sees Stallone uttering zingers like, "You know Myra, some people might think you're cute. But me, I think you're one very large baked potato." And the unforgettable scene where, while strangling a woman, he utters this cryptic message, "How does it feel to know you're gonna spend the rest of your life in pain?" He then feels that he must clarify his intentions even further, "The rest of your life is about a minute and a half." But none of it holds a candle to the scene two minutes into this YouTube clip:
Stallone becomes inexplicably enraged when an angler tells him that he is his biggest fan. There are many surreal aspects to the scene: the goofy music that makes it seem like you're watching a vehicular homicide take place on the Benny Hill show, to the fact that Sly's victim manages to hang on to his fish until the gory end.
"These should come in handy later."
But Stallone's performance steals the show. The hurried, almost violent way he promises to murder the man and slams on his helmet suggests that there is no acting taking place: Stallone literally can't wait for his character to kill this man.
"I'm not totally sure why I have a boner right now."
#6. Jack Carter Daydreams, Then Casually Murders Dr. Cox
Imagine, if you will, flying to Seattle for your brother's funeral and upon attending the funeral, you discover that your brother's death was no accident, but he was targeted and murdered by a Seattle-based mob. Harsh bud, right?
Like this, but with the Space Needle and flannel shirts.
But while this may sound far-fetched, it happened big time to Jack Carter (Stallone). And if there is one thing that Get Carter can teach us, it's that you just don't fuck with Jack Carter. Most normal people would take some time to mourn and allow law enforcement to track down the responsible parties. Most normal people aren't portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. Equipped with finely groomed facial hair and a complete lack of common sense, Carter hits the mean streets of Seattle. With all due respect to Shaft, Jack Carter is the man who would risk his life for his (dead) brother-man.
Only he's not asking if "You dig?"
Carter is bent on finding the truth by using the traditional action movie method of kill first and don't ask any questions at all. The movie rolls along like a semi sent straight from hell, bent on demonstrating that two wrongs don't make a right ... unless one of those wrongs is brutally murdering dozens of mobsters. In a film described by Roger Ebert as, "chock full o' corpses," narrowing down just one moment that encapsulates all that is Stallone is a heavy burden. But, like Jack Carter, we will let nothing stand in our way.
Stalloneyest Moment?
In a cruel joke, the Stalloneyest scene has been split in twain. Both clips stand on their own, but when viewed together, something magic happens. In the beginning of the scene Stallone wanders into, what appears to be, a very nice establishment.
By his gait, one would assume that he is literally drunk off bloodlust. He gets on the elevator, where he is confronted by Dr. Cox from Scrubs some other soon-to-be dead guy and an innocent old lady. While Cox rattles on about something, Stallone fantasizes about possible confrontations.
Just look at that asshole.
The real question is why, in his hypothetical imaginings, Carter ends up dying? Thankfully, the old woman's Stalloney sense begins tingling and she wisely exits the elevator at which point Carter springs his plan into action. His plan includes stabbing part of his hand into the sidekick's trachea, before clubbing the flamboyantly dressed Cox into submission ... with his fists. Stallone then exits the building looking relaxed as a man leaving a massage parlor ...
... and walks right into an ambush, making it clear that the mob knew that two men in an elevator would not be enough to slow down Jack Carter (and begging the question why they sent Dr. Cox in there in the first place). Stallone leads the bad guys in a roughly four-minute car chase during which his face communicates "nice Sunday drive" rather than "Holy shit-balls. They're trying to kill me!"
"So bored."
For Stallone, the Seattle mob is a laughable diversion, like those orange cones they set up on driving tests. But lest you think the man is incapable of registering emotions ...
#5. Lando Gets Stabbed, Sly Really Lets The Bad Guy Have It (Verbally)...
Our next Stalloneyest moment comes courtesy of an underrated classic. Nighthawks tells the story of police cop partners Deke DeSilva (Stallone) and Matthew Fox (portrayed brilliantly by Billy Dee "Colt 45" Williams) and their attempts to foil a terrorist plot. Plus Stallone is rocking a beard that would appear to be (ahem) inspired by Serpico.
You'll never see 'em in the same room together. Just sayin'.
Besides the orgasm-inducing casting choices, Nighthawks was directed by none other than Bruce Malmouth. Malmouth is the visionary behind Steven Seagal's Hard to Kill and the Dolph Lundgren vehicle, Pentathlon. If those credits don't ring any bells, maybe you'll recognize him by his breakout role as "Ring Announcer" in the Karate Kid. Yes, that Bruce Malmouth.
Stalloneyest Moment?
With Billy Dee coming off of his most famous role as Lando Calrissian, Stallone really had to work to keep the focus on himself while still maintaining his trademark apathetic blood lust. But Sly doesn't disappoint, bringing a new level of mediocrity to the 12 minute chase scene. The first half is fairly tame, but the second half is where Stallone really delivers.
We find Lando and Stallone, sporting prescription aviators while chasing a perp through the city's seedy underground. Wait a second. That perp looks like ... Rutger Hauer?! Best. Cast. Ever! The "Hauerglass" then leads Rambo and Lando on an epic chase filled with stormtrooper-esque gunfire and hostage-taking. It's shaping up to be a fairly tame chase scene as far as action movies go when suddenly, at 4:50, the action turns tragic.
When Billy Dee is slashed by a cleverly hidden Hauer, Stallone comes onto the scene and panics. As Lando apparently bleeds out, Stallone administers first aid by applying pressure to the wound and then violently shaking Lando's head like a Yoo-Hoo. Ignoring his partner's last request to "Get him," Sly opts instead to scream obscenities in Hauer's general direction. While any other actor may have played the part with emotional subtlety, Stallone proves his worth by replacing emotion with volume.
And ridiculous MC Hammer glasses.
#4. Stallone Solves A Hostage Situation (With Violence and a Toothpick)
The 1986 classic, Cobra is the quintessential renegade cop movie. This movie has it all. A terrorist organization? Check. A strictly by-the-book police captain? Check. A submachine gun with laser sight? Check fucking plus. This movie is brimming with so much testosterone-fueled badassery, that your balls will twitch at the sight of the movie poster.
His pants fit fine, but you tell us a better way to carry your grenades.
Stallone's performance as Marion Cobretti is filled with blind overconfidence in himself. Some have speculated that this zeal is just to compensate for the character's sexual ambiguity. At one point in the film, Ingrid (the female lead) asks Stallone, "Do you ever get involved?" To which Sly responds with considerable bewilderment, "With a woman?"
To be fair, this is Ingrid ...
Despite being reprimanded countless times by his superiors, Cobretti just gets more and more violent and reckless as the movie goes on. One of the finer aspects of the Cobretti character is his ability to deliver too-good-to-be-spontaneous zingers in highly inappropriate situations. This obviously rehearsed skill comes in handy on numerous occasions as Marion Cobretti wipes out members of the "New World" while making his way through a plot with so many twists that it could easily be a blood and bullet-filled crazy straw.
Stalloneyest Moment?
Without question, the supermarket hostage scene has to be the Stalloneyest moment in Cobra. Sly walks right into an extremely volatile situation, complete with bomb-wielding madman. In his efforts to diffuse the situation, he dodges shotgun fire, walks down the foggiest freezer aisle in movie history, takes a swig of (room temperature) Coors and taunts the homicidal terrorist over the intercom system.
"This seems like an appropriate thing to do right now."
Stallone's mood seems to oscillate between cool customer and heavily sedated. Eventually coming face to face with the criminal, Stallone puts his gun away, apparently deciding it's not a manly enough way to kill someone, and takes out his pocket knife. After some negotiations ("negotiations" in this case meaning "backhanded insults"), Stallone throws the knife and buries it in the criminal's chest. For good measure he empties the clip on the incapacitated man, then strikes a pose in a conveniently backlit doorway. During the course of the entire scene, Stallone only removes the toothpick from his mouth once, to take a swig of some warm Coors.


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Worldwide game releases for the week of February 3rdWritten by: / / 4 Comments
Celebrating a classic…
Turns out it's a Fable heavy week over the next seven days, along with a new chance to try out Dead Island and a few indie PC games to give some thought to, too.
Find out what to expect in stores and on digital marketplaces over the course of the week with our release round-up below:
Releasing in North America: February 4th
– Bravely Default (3DS)
– Fable Anniversary (Xbox 360)
– The LEGO Movie Videogame (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, PS Vita)
Releasing in Europe, the UK and South Africa: Through February 7th
– Fable Anniversary (Xbox 360)
Downloadable Games and Content
– Jazzpunk
– The Sims 3: Roaring Heights
– The Wolf Among Us, Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors
PlayStation Network (PS4 / PS3 / PS Vita)
– Dustforce (PS3, PS Vita)
– Outlast (PS4)
– Surge Deluxe (PS Vita)
– The Wolf Among Us, Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors
Xbox LIVE
– Dead Island (Games With Gold)
– The Wolf Among Us, Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors
What will you be playing this week? Here's what you can look forward to in February:
– Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
– Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
– Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
– Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
– Thief


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Thus, the test of an Old Testament prophet was whether or not they prophesied correctly. However, I heard last weekend that modern-day prophecies are not always correct, much like when Galadriel (from Lord of the Rings) says (roughly) "Remember that the Mirror shows many things that have not come to pass, and may still not.". Given that prophesying still happens today (Acts 2:16-18, 1 Corinthians 14), I ask: does this Old-Testament test of correctness still apply today?


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Ferry cops humbled by girl's thank you
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MARTINS FERRY — When McKenna Starr, 10, of the Mount Pleasant area, walked into the Martins Ferry Police Station to thank any of the cops that may be on duty, she received more then she expected....
Great story!......Cops and first responders dont get nearly enough credit for all they do.....also great to see a child who understands and appreciates them.
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I love seeing positive articles about the Martins Ferry Police Department. They are a hard working department, trying to make a difference in their community.
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On Wikipedia, this is the following description of gradient descent:
Gradient descent is based on the observation that if the multivariable function $F(\mathbf{x})$ is defined and differentiable in a neighborhood of a point $\mathbf{a}$, then $F(\mathbf{x})$ decreases fastest if one goes from $\mathbf{a}$ in the direction of the negative gradient of $F$ at $\mathbf{a}$.
Now I have several doubts in this description. First of all I have an example of $f(x)=x^2$ in my mind and my starting point is, say, $x=5$.
- What is the meaning of "decreases fastest"? I mean, I can go straight from $x=5$ to $x=0$ (which is minimum point), then what's the point of fastest decrease? What is the notion of fast here?
- Where did this observation come from? I didn't see the proof of this observation.


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Funeral Mass for John E. Winsor, 72, Linwood, will be 2pm Friday, November 16, 2012 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in Easton, KS. Mr. Winsor died Monday, November 12, 2012 at Baldwin Health Care & Rehab. Rosary and Visitation with the family will be at 6pm to 8pm Thursday, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, KS. More information at www.rumsey-yost.com.
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Hi everybody,
Reading about Geometry Processing, I have realized that people in this area are very interested in regular vertices(degree=6) rather than irregular ones.
Can anybody give me reasons why this is an important property? Suppose that we can have a mesh with all regular vertices (genus 1) but with a very poor geometry positioning for the vertices.
So, is there any specific reason why connectivity is this much important regardless of the geometry?


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What do we call a person who believes in god but not in a particular religion?
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A theist is a very general term for someone who believes at least one god exists.
Barrie's answer of deist specifically refers to the notion that the existence of a god is evident from reason and the observation of the universe, but such a god does not intervene in the lives of humans.
A deist in the OED's definition, is 'One who acknowledges the existence of a God upon the testimony of reason, but rejects revealed religion.'
To begin with, there are many ways to describe "a person who believes in [G]od" (or gods). Believer, theist, etc., can be used when the context already makes clear which particular god(s) are meant, or when it does not matter. When you also want to identify the god(s), you can often find a particular word, such as Christian for a person who believes in Jesus Christ.
Then there are many ways to describe a person who does not believe "in a particular religion". If the person does not believe in any religion, they are unreligious or not religious. If you mean a particular religion, you can often construct a description using not or non, such as: non Muslim or not Buddhist. (In a noun phrase, these will generally be hyphenated, as in: "non-Jewish Israeli".)
To identify both in a person together becomes more of a puzzle. Depending on your needs, you might try the popular "spiritual but not religious", or something like "non-sectarian Christian". Or, if you are describing the person from the point of view of the religion they don't believe in, heretic, apostate, or atheist.¹
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At this week's New Media Expo / BusinessNext (formerly BlogWorld) conference in Las Vegas, I spoke on a panel called "Social Media and the Law: Emerging Legal Issues and Obligations." My portion of the talk was dedicated to consumer protection issues. For those who couldn't be there, here's a summary of what I discussed. Consumer[…]
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Copyright ©2009 Beaufort County Library
A Department of Beaufort County Government
Each year, archives, libraries, museums, and arts and historic preservation organizations set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, an initiative to protect cultural heritage from disasters. The Society of American Archivists (SAA) created the MayDay initiative in 2006 and promoted the idea to its members and allied organizations. The following year, the Heritage Emergency National Task Force and SAA expanded the concept to include all kinds of collecting institutions and historic preservation interests. The Beaufort District Collection has been participating in MayDay since 2008.
Learn more about the MayDay movement at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/tflessons/MayDay.html [1].
What is the Beaufort County Library doing to celebrate MayDay this year?
Priscilla Pomazal, Ileana Herrick, and I participated in a PALMCOP (Palmetto Archives Libraries Museum Council on Preservation) workshop "Works of Art, Up Close and Personal" at Craig Crawford of Crawford Studios in Swansea on Thurs., Apr. 26th. We learned how to examine an oil painting in order to compile a condition report of it. We can use the information to determine insurance coverage needs, as well as to properly monitor the condition of an oil painting over time for preservation and conservation needs.
I am attending an online disaster preparedness webinar sponsored by Heritage Preservation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of our country.
I am writing this blog entry to offer a few preparedness activities that you can undertake at a personal level to mitigate misfortune.
Q: What "1 Simple Step" will you take for MayDay 2012?
You could read previous Connections blog entries labeled "emergency preparedness" under the "BROWSE BY TOPIC' heading in the left column as your "1 Simple Step" towards personal preparedness.
You could identify the three biggest risks to your home or business (such as a hurricane, leaking water pipe, flood waters, or power failure) and outline steps to mitigate them as your "1 Simple Step" towards personal preparedness.
If you have a personal disaster plan, dust it off and bring it up to date as your "1 Simple Step" towards personal preparedness.
If you don't have a plan, make a timeline for developing one as your "1 Simple Step" towards personal preparedness.
An excellent resource for designing your family disaster plan is available online at Ready.gov. "Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed" is the motto that the Federal Emergency Management Agency wants every US citizen and resident to internalize in order to be safe. There's even a section just for the kids to be involved.
With hurricane season almost upon us again, take "1 Simple Step" towards personal preparedness and review the Recovery Manual posted online by the Beaufort County Emergency Management department. The document is found at http://www.beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploa... [2]. It'll will help you understand the framework for a local recovery process.
[1] http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/tflessons/MayDay.html
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Jennifer DiAnn Ney died peacefully on Jan. 31, 2013, at the home of her lifelong friend, Kathy Flanders, in Fort Smith.
Jennifer was born in Oklahoma City on June 20, 1962, but moved to Fort Smith at an early age. She is survived by her father, Randy Ney, and wife Lea of Houston; brother, Marshall Ney and wife Richalle; and nephew and niece, Smith and Isabella of Rogers; as well as brother, Jonathan Marshall Ney of Dallas. Her uncle, Jerry Ney of Culver, Ind.; aunt, Sue Smith Kennedy of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; great-aunt, Sydney Sternberg of Tulsa; and great-uncle, Irvin Sternberg of Fort Smith also survive her.
Jennifer was preceded in death by her mother, DiAnn Smith Riggs; brother, Randolph Carney Ney; and grandparents, Ione and Jerome Ney and Helen and Delbert Smith.
Jennifer's family members were longtime residents of Fort Smith and her great-grandfather, Rudolph Ney, founded the Boston Store.
Jennifer attended Fort Smith Public Schools and was a graduate of Southside High School. During those years, she was an avid tennis player, a member of the basketball team, a Dixie Belle and a cheerleader her senior year.
She spent many years working as a retail fashion buyer and consultant at the Boston Store in Fort Smith, the White House and Gus Mayer in Beaumont, Texas, all of which were owned by the Ney family. She also spent various years working at Balliet's in Oklahoma City, Renberg's in Tulsa and Burdine's in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She lived in Houston the last 20 years of her life, where she was a devoted caregiver for many years. In October 2012 she returned to her hometown of Fort Smith, with her dog, Shadow, to reside with her dear friend, Kathy.
Jennifer will always be remembered as a loving daughter, a loving sister and a loyal friend. She was a passionate animal lover and culinary enthusiast.
The family would like to thank Kathy Flanders, Margot and Debbie Carney, Deana Jesson Hankins and Peachtree Hospice for the love and care they provided Jennifer during her last months. Jennifer treasured her friendship with Mary Taggart of Port Arthur, Texas, and Kathy Loep, Samantha Ray, Tisha Cartwright, Christina Cochran and Henry Gullette, all of Houston.
The family would also like to thank the same caregivers who took care of Jennifer's grandmother, Ione Ney, namely Connie Sheffield, Marissa Lamert-Sims, Sabrina Brevard and Kim Oliver.
A memorial service will be held for Jennifer on March 1 at 11 a.m. at Fentress Mortuary in Fort Smith.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sebastian County Humane Society, 3800 Kelley Hwy., Fort Smith, AR 72904; or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P O Box 4464, Houston, TX 77210-4464, where Jennifer received loving care and treatment for many months.


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Floating Desk with Hutch
At a Glance:
A sturdy work surface that can go anywhere, with the storage space to match. This Floating Desk easily mounts on your wall and comes with a matching hutch, giving you plenty of space to store papers, books and anything else you may need as you work.
What's to Like:
The Floating Desk with Hutch can go anywhere you may need a desk. A rear door in the work surface conceals a space perfect for power bars and adapters while metal pulls add a touch of style to the Hutch's doors.
What's Not to Like:
While the Desk and Hutch ships fully assembled, they do need to be installed. Also, because they need to be installed on your wall, if you like to rearrange your space frequently this may not be the desk for you.
The Bottom Line:
The Floating Desk with Hutch looks great, provides plenty of work surface and storage space, and comes at a price you can afford. Perfect for homes or offices in need of desk and storage space.
The Details:
- Desk: 42.5" w x 21" d x 20.5" h
- Flip-up door with 9.5" deep pockets at rear of desk
- Desk can support up to 80 lbs
- Easily installs using a metal hanging rail system
Materials & Measurements
MDF (medium density fiberboard) with melamine laminate
Desk: 42.5" w x 21" d x 20.5" h
Hutch: 42.5" w x 12" d x 13" h
Assembly Required: Yes
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within 48 hours of the time of purchase for products shipped within the contiguous United States. Transit time is approximately 7-10 business days, and tracking information will be sent via e-mail at the time of shipping. For more information, please view Smart Furniture's shipping rates, options, and delivery policies.
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The Floating Desk with Storage is warranted against manufacturing defects for 5 years from the date of purchase.


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This weekend will we be a historic one for Bowling Green.
"I never really thought I'd be a part of something so historic," said TRAXrunning Partner Lilly Wheet.
That historic moment will be this Sunday morning when Bowling Green has its first full marathon, and Traxrunning, a Bowling Green athletic shop, has been working hard for quite some time to make their dream a reality.
"Using GPS on our bikes, just literally spray painting and marking mile one through mile 26." said Bonita Paul TRAXrunning employee.
The milestone isn't the only thing making this race so important, one organizer has a special tie to its cause, multiple sclerosis.
"She was not able to do these things physically because she was stricken with MS, and was a paraplegic, alot of times confined to a bed," said Wheet.
She won't be the only one honoring those with the disease. There will be a special singer of the national anthem before the race.
"He's a student at North Warren, and his uncle Gary is running the half marathon, and his Gary actually has MS," said Wheet.
Wheat says she's thrilled about the race, and she'll certainly have her sister in her memory as she watches more than 200 hundred people run toward the finish line.
"She was such an important person in my life, and I feel for people with that problem or have any kind of disability where they can't perform. When I step my foot out of bed every morning, and thank God I can do it, and I live everyday as if it is my last and fill it up," said Wheet.
Wheat hopes the race inspires others to live their lives to the fullest.
The deadline to register for the race is midnight tonight.
Wheat says there will not be any road closures due to the event.
For more information on Bowling Green's first-ever marathon, and how to register go to http://bg262.traxrunning.com/


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The research focus of the NIU REU program, Operation ETank, is in areas of energy and the environment, with aspects of ethics and economy (the 4 Es) incorporated into broader problems and related to the broader issue of sustainability. Students involved in the program will be mentored by faculty members having wide-ranging backgrounds in relevant research areas.
Students will participate in individually mentored research endeavors (i.e., environment or energy), but their overall learning experience will include a number of opportunities to relate sustainability issues to their research projects. The NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology have a long history of working together on collaborative STEM projects and funded research. As such, the faculty members understand the need for engagement and teamwork. This technical knowledge combined with the ability to blend teamwork and presentation skills will allow Operation ETank to provide a wide range of research skills and projects for the students involved.
We see Operation ETank as an opportunity to combine knowledge development through interdisciplinary studies spanning STEM fields with an important focus on developing personal and scientific skills that will help these young men and women mature into young scientists.
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Erosion Concerns Signage Posting Operational Changes
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Service Level Update: Erosion Concerns Signage Posting Operational Changes
In order to maintain the highest possible service level with limited resources, the Bureau of Development Services (BDS) is making operational changes to how the signage posting requirements outlined in Title 10, The City's Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations, are being implemented.
Effective June 1, 2010, Building and Site Development Permits on private property with ground disturbing activities requiring erosion control plans will have a new Erosion Concerns Signage Posting (sign) sheet attached to the issued plan set. If necessary, you can also download and print a PDF copy of the sign from the BDS website at: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/index.cfm?c=45055&a=298261
Prior to ground disturbing activity taking place AND the required Pre-Construction Erosion Control Inspection (IVR #200) being performed, the responsible party is required to:
- Have the sign laminated, or otherwise ensure that the sign is weather resistant for the duration of the project, and
- Post the sign on site in a location that is clearly visible from the public right-of-way.
Title 10 defines the responsible party as the "property owner or person authorized to act on the owner's behalf".
These operational changes do not preclude re-use of the laminated cardboard Erosion Concerns Signs that in the past were provided by inspection staff as part of the Pre-Construction Erosion Control Inspections. There are a limited number of the remaining laminated cardboard Erosion Control Signs available for sale in the Development Services Center for $5.
Title 10, The City's Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations, provide requirements for development and construction related activities in order to control the creation of sediment and to prevent the occurrence of erosion at the source during construction and development. The signage posting requirements outlined in this document provide adequate public notification of the Bureau's Erosion Control Complaint Hotline, as required by Title 10. You can view Title 10 on-line at: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/index.cfm?c=28175
We appreciate your understanding and compliance with these requirements.
Please contact Ross Caron, Manager/PIO, with questions at email@example.com or (503) 823-4268.
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David Wenger
I recently submitted a complaint regarding 2 homes above my property . I would add that I am very concerned of continued erosion as the 4 surfaced drains pour into my backyard down a 30 degree embankment . My neighbor is also getting erosion in his yard . All this surface water and dirt have made their way onto sw 55th ave and to widsor ct . We need urgert assistance . My curtain drain can not handle this much water and is failing due to erosive silting . Please call 971=645-9553
David Paull
My wife and I live beneath a steep hill on SW Corbett Avenue that has excessive water drainage through our property. A continuous rivulet of water washes down through our yard. The steep hillside experienced a landslide and caused neighbors' homes to be evacuated in 1996.
Please call my cellular phone at 503.929.1647.
Peter McMinn
I have a very similar issue as posted by David Wenger above. The new owner is a contractor who will be listing the house very soon. He his putting in new drains for the downspouts that terminate into the eroding bank, which is only perpetuating the erosion.
I have communicated the problem to the owner, but he is unwilling to spend the money on the solution, which is to direct the lines to the street drain.
Because the house is under renovation and because the new owners will likely not deal with the problem, this issue needs to be dealt with ASAP.
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Let us count the reasons for the Cardinals: They are favored to win the championship of the Big East Conference and any victory over any team from the mighty Southeastern Conference would be a tremendous leap forward for Charlie Strong's Cardinals.
UofL will be favored and could run the table with an impressive victory over their in-state rival.
The game could be even more important for the Wildcats and especially for their embattled coach, Joker Phillips, whose job could be on the line. For the first time, the section reserved for UK fans at Papa John's could be more Red than Blue. That's because UK fans chose not to buy about half of the tickets allotted to the visitors.
The unclaimed tickets were happily gobbled up by Cardinal fans.
Adding to Joker's perilous position is the unusual way that he was chosen to be moved up from an assistant's position, despite the urging of UK booster Seth Hancock of the Claiborne Farm Hancocks. The Thoroughbred breeder had become close to Charlie Strong in Florida and recommended him strongly for the UK head coaching job.
If Joker can guide the Wildcats over the Cardinals, fine and dandy. If not, and especially if he doesn't use freshman quarterback sensation Patrick Towles, it could be goodbye, Joker. Maxwell Smith will start as quarterback for the Cats.
UofL is armed and ready to fire because of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and his favorite target, high leaping DeVante Parker.
In the meantime, it's just a few more days.
And if the Cardinals can win, they could move up a notch or two into the Top 25 in the nation. Strong's team was ranked 27th in USA Today's first college poll of coaches.
Robinson No. 1
Earl Browning roused me early one Sunday morning to hear Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson speak to about 100 college and high school football coaches at Browning's NIKE coaching clinic in Louisville.
I can't say that the coaches were wide-eyed and bushy-tailed but they were paying attention! Little did they know that now the much-respected coach of a black university in Louisiana would be the winningest coach of all in Division I.
Yes, it took the disgraceful Penn State situation to erase 111 of Joe Paterno's wins at Penn State and he is now seventh, just two more than Eastern Kentucky's Roy Kidd.
Here are the leaders:
408: Robinson, Grambling.
377: Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia, Florida State
323: Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Alabama
319: Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.
314: Roy Kidd, EKU.
300: Tubby Raymond, Delaware.
298: Joe Paterno, Penn State.
257: LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young.
255: Tom Osborne, Nebraska.
251: Frank Beamer, Murray State, Virginia Tech.
Kidd has to have some satisfaction for being ahead of Raymond. Let's just say that Kidd, a Corbin native, didn't think much of Raymond when their teams clashed in the playoffs.
And another Ohio Valley Conference product, Beamer, got his start at Murray, giving the OVC two coaches among the leaders.


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I hired a photographer for an event, and he says he doesn't shoot raw because he has his lighting (white balance and exposure) all figured out. Are there any other reasons why a pro should shoot in raw if the lighting will be correct? I'm trying to convince myself that there may be some other reasons and then maybe I'll convince the photographer too.
I can think of a handful of possible reasons to shoot RAW:
Having said that, I can't evaluate whether any of these are particularly applicable in your case. It's entirely possible that all of these are complete non-factors in your situation, and as others have pointed out, there are also good reasons not to shoot RAW, including speed of processing and storage requirements, and it sounds like your photographer may be leaning in that direction based on his understanding of the event.
RAW certainly gives a lot more after-the-fact flexibility. But, it's generally true that if the exposure is correct and white balance set to match the lighting, that flexibility is less important. If you're happy with the processing options the camera gives (and, especially for higher-level cameras, such options are extensive), RAW isn't really a necessity.
Were I doing professional shoots, I'd want to use RAW in order to give myself a little more of a safety net. But, on the other hand, were I hiring a professional to do a shoot for me and the agreement was for finished images, I would relax and trust her or him to do the job.
If you want the RAW images yourself, or would like the photographer to do extensive and careful processing of the images after the fact, you should negotiate for that, or find a photographer who will offer what you want — but be prepared to pay extra for the effort of extra processing or for the loss of creative control in giving you the RAW files.
It really depends on what you mean by "photographing an event". If on-site printing/sales are part of the deal, then the photographer would have to be an idiot to shoot RAW; it would just increase turn-around time for no benefit, and every delay is lost sales (that part of the trade is highly impulse-driven). So if the "event photography" is mostly a matter of photographing individuals and small groups in a mini-studio environment, then expect JPEG (and expect the "I have it figured out" to be a true statement).
If, on the other hand, the photographer is milling around playing photojournalist and subsequent sales (if any) are post-event, then RAW is not a huge penalty to take. There is a time penalty, but with up-to-date equipment (fast cards, CF if possible, since they're still faster than SD, and a fast USB 3 reader, reasonably up-to-date computer, preferably with an SSD), then the penalty isn't quite so great as it once was. (And it once was huge.) In a PJ shooting situation, lighting isn't always well-figured-out, and even if you can be confident in your white balance/exposure based on what you're doing, you're still at the mercy of a hundred morons with their point-and-shoots set to red-eye reduction who will manage to match, to the microsecond, your shutter timing.
I've been on the client side of this argument - I paid a relatively hefty price to I get an electronic copy of my kid's school photo which was shot straight to jpeg under controlled conditions by someone who does it all the time... Let's just say if I ever meet that particular photographer I'm going to set their camera to raw and duct-tape the controls as the results were truly awful!
Ultimately your situation is not about convincing the photographer, if they're happy dumping around 6 stops of detail to save a few seconds per image in post and a few pennies in storage space over the whole of a shoot then few arguments are really going to sway them.
So it comes down to "Are you happy with their workmanship?" as a client I'd check over their recent shoots very carefully (not their portfolio of 'greatest hits' but the real deal.) After you've done that you'll either agree they know what they're doing and book them or you don't agree and you get someone else in who'll produce a better product.
I would never want to shoot anything but RAW for an event. The main cost is how long you can keep up continuous shooting and the secondary cost is how long post takes since you have to apply a conversion to JPEG (or similar) later.
That said, the advantages far outweigh the cost. On good modern equipment, you can still shoot burst for several seconds without buffering. If you are using burst continuously for more than several seconds, you are doing something wrong generally. File size is larger too, but cards are fairly cheap. I shoot with two 64 GB cards in my 5d Mark iii and can shoot thousands of images without running out of space.
The benefits are that you have a safety net and can fine tune what the camera does for you. Any uncontrolled lighting is going to have variability to it. If any sunlight is reaching the room, light is going to change throughout the night and time spent adjusting white balance is time not taking photos and capturing the event. Is it possible to consistently check and manually adjust the white balance so that you don't need to be able to do it in post? Sure, but not without sacrificing a fair bit of attention and trusting a small screen on the camera.
Additionally, sometimes exposure might be off a bit from what you expected, even with the best practice. Having the ability to adjust well for minor exposure issues is a true lifesaver, particularly for one time events where you don't have a "redo" option.
Put another way, basically shooting RAW lets you take all the image processing work the camera does on it's own and postpone it to a point where you can instead make sure that it is doing it the best way and have complete control over the noise reduction, sharpening, color balance, exposure, brightness, saturation, contrast, lens corrections, etc, etc. The camera's best guess might not be right on any one of those and could damage an image.
Personally I would not trust an event photographer that doesn't shoot RAW unless they have one seriously high quality portfolio to back up the claim that they know their gear and their craft well enough to insist on not needing it and even then I'd question it.
Still for better editing flexibility and best results, shooting in RAW is more advisable. Editing flexibility in a sense of editing a photograph into creative shots. Example is turning it into an old photograph, or apply a selective color effects. with proper lighting, still it is necessary to shoot in RAW.
Well, maybe for a not so important but time demanding event like on news photojournalism where the most important thing is to deliver the images as soon as it was captured because of the tough competition (news companies competes for first aired or reported news), it is not practical to shoot in RAW. I personally shoot in RAW in a very special event and when I do art Photography (landscape, portrait etc).


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The Risks Of Colposcopy
Ivor Benjamin, MD
Last Modified: November 1, 2001
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
I found your article on colposcopy very informative and interesting. I was concerned about the statements on injury and infection from the procedure.
Could you please elaborate on the potential complications associated with a colposcopy and biopsy of the cervix. Before reading your article, I was under the impression that this procedure was risk free. Any information that you can provide on the complications or risks would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Ivor Benjamin, MD, Former co-Editor-in-Chief of OncoLink, responds:
Dear S.,
Colposcopy with biopsy is generally considered to be a "safe" procedure. However, no surgical procedure is "risk free". When a patient is considering undergoing a surgical (or medical) therapy, they should always ask about the "risks and benefits" of this treatment. The benefits should outweigh the risks. Sometimes, a low-risk procedure should not be done if the benefits are not real. For example, if you are going to have a tube of blood drawn for a test there are risksbleeding, possible infection at the site, pain, bruising, etc. If the test offers you substantial benefits then it is worthwhile and the risk is acceptable. However, if the blood test is unnecessary, then the risks, while small, are not acceptable.
For colposcopic directed biopsy, the risks are usually minimal small amount of bleeding, low likelihood of infection, minor injury, small amount of pain. However, if the colposcopy is not needed in the first place, the risks outweigh the benefits.
It is important that patients question their healthcare providers about the risks and benefits of any surgical, medical or diagnostic procedure. Remember, there is no "free lunch" or "risk free" procedure. If your healthcare provider claims that a procedure is "risk free" this should put up a red flagthere are ALWAYS risks!


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- Train researchers and leaders in the community, to advance the Science of Cities and sustainability in the urban setting.
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- Understand the dynamics and impact of the built environment and technologies in the efficiency of cities and the quality of life of communities.
- Maximize the potential of cities as engines of economic prosperity, intellectual development and human wellbeing
- Educate the urban community on sustainable smart cities.
- Engage citizens in transforming their built environment - places where they live, study, work and play - by actively participating in the center's research and education programs.
- Empower individuals with knowledge to transform the livability of their environment and improve the health of their communities.
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WACO (January 15, 2013)--A Dallas County man was held Tuesday in the McLennan County Jail after Waco police arrested him on an outstanding warrant charging murder.
Juan Pineda Reynosa, 39, was ordered held in lieu of bonds totaling $251,000 on the felony murder warrant and on other warrants charging assault family violence, possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance in a penal institution, and on an immigration detainer without bond, online jail records show.
Jail records show Reynosa was booked into the jail just before 4 a.m. Tuesday after a Waco police officer arrested him.
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said officers from the street crimes unit were notified by Dallas police officers that Reynosa might be in Waco and acting on that tip they began surveillance on a garage apartment on the 2200 block of Flint Avenue.
Sometime close to midnight Monday night officers saw Reynosa at the address and arrested him without incident, Swanton said.


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This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Rifampin may slow down how quickly your liver processes your cancer medicine.
What might happen:
The amount of your cancer medicine in your blood may increase and cause more side effects than expected.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to perform certain laboratory tests more often while you are taking your medicines. Be sure to keep all of your laboratory appointments. Let your doctor know right away if you experience an irregular heartbeat, dizziness or fainting episodes; unusual tiredness, shortness of breath, paleness; unusual or unexplained bleeding or bruising; signs of infection such as fever, cough, flu-like symptoms; burning on urination; muscles aches; or worsening of skin problems.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
1.Istodax (romidepsin) US prescribing information. Celgene Corporation June, 2013.
2.US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Drug Development and Drug Interactions: Table of Substrates, Inhibitors and Inducers. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DevelopmentResources/D rugInteractionsLabeling/ucm093664.htm. Updated 08/05/2011.


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49 Degrees North announces major expansion project
Five phase expansion in $15 million master plan
It has been five short years since the completion of the massive Sunrise Basin project that included the addition of 19 new runs and a quad chairlift at 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort. Two years ago, more terrain was added to Angel Peak. This summer, the Chewelah-area ski and snowboard resort is gearing up for another expansion. The ski resort announced last week that they have acquired a new double chair for Angel Peak. Building the new Angel Peak lift is slated to start next year, along with the construction of the Mid-Mountain Lodge and adding the finishing touches on the new north parking area. Work on the expansion is scheduled to begin during the summer of 2012 and should be completed prior to the start of the 2012-2013 ski and snowboard season, according to resort officials.
'We are extremely excited to be able to get this project going…'
Washington Trust Bank, a longtime supporter of the ski area and the community, is working with the resort to provide funding for the expansion, which is one of the five phases of the resort's $15 million Master Plan that was developed in partnership with the United States Forest Service in 2006. "We are extremely excited to be able to get this project going with private funding, and to partner with the United States Department of Agriculture," said John Eminger, President and CEO of 49 De¬grees North.
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All of the above check out. Installed it through steam worked fine last night but now it freezes when when i submit me team, can go on holiday for 1 day but that's not really the idea is it. De-selected the 3D graphics still freezes.
All of the above check out. Installed it through steam worked fine last night but now it freezes when when i submit me team, can go on holiday for 1 day but that's not really the idea is it. De-selected the 3D graphics still freezes.
The application Football manager 2009 v9.0.0 f 23552 quit unexpectedly
please help.
i installed the game, but havent even managed to get the game to launch yet?
oh my god marc, if this works i shall worship the very ground you walk on dude.
we are not worthy
thank you very much mate, great help
one satisfied customer here hehe
Sorry but can you reply to my 2 post's please?
Mine just sits on the Softanchor online activation... Initializing......
Many Thanks
What a wate of ****ing time to play a game i mean come on , dont yo feel slightly ashemed of si and sega this is a game not asif some has just spun of this game in a week
Taking it back tomoroow
Sorry forgot to mention running FM 2009 on iMac, downloaded 9.1 but i will not open as its telling me its a patch for PC?
Actually just to add, when i downloaded what you said, it came up that i already had it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ctgs
Hi, Ive installed a boxed version of fm 09 on my vista laptop, it installed fine, but when i try and open editor a message comes up, which is....
c:\users\christopher\appdata\local\microsoft\windo ws\gameexplorer\{BE416EA4-4...\rundataeditor.lnk
The application has failed to start because its side by side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.
I then installed the patch and this message still comes up.
Are you on Vista 64bit?
Hi im on vista 32 bit, and i did download what you suggested, still doesnt work though
Still no Marc?
Ok, Thanks for your help Marc
Look forward to getting up and running Monday
FM crashed though when I tried to load my previous save game, but that could be because the savegame was created with the first patch and I have not yet patched up this installation. When I tried to download the patch from your website I got a 404 error, is the patch revoked or is it moved?
marc i know your busy but how do i get the file to see if it installed right and where to found.sorry i keep going on
mine still ain't working i am taking back tomorrow
I have error 51, but none of the directorys you have specified in the fix for it actually exist on my computer. I brought game from steam. Can't even work out how to uninstall the damn thing anyways. No uninstall.exe and doesnt show up in add/remove programs
Marc, I don't really understand this certificates thing, how do I do what you're saying at the start of this thread? I went onto IE and the website stated, but I'm not prompted by There is a problem with this websites security certificate. I don't know what to do, and also with UNILOC, when I come to entering my activation code there's no phone option, only internet!!
Please help!!
Marc, should I delete ALL files with footie manager on my computer and start again?
Just think it might start it from scratch?
I just got to the 5th number on the phone before it said it was invalid. Capitals or no capitals, it just doesn't work. It's pure luck if you somehow manage to get through all 8 numbers.
im having problems authenticating my fm2009.
i have installed it through steam, the game was ready to go until i got to the anchorsoft screen in which i input my keycode (which is correct) and it came up saying it was unable to connect to the internet. i followed your advice in the forum and went to this link https://fm2009.sa01.softanchorinsight.com only for it to ask for a username and password. this is as far as i can go and im literally at the end of my tether, please help...
I've installed through Steam, but when I try to launch game it goes to SoftAnchor thing, i enter the code then i get the following message:
We were unable to process your unlock request, to recieve a new key please visit sigames.com
Error [-51]
I hope its a simple solution because I am useless with computers, i brought the game yesterday morning, yesterday i was getting the no internet connection message n today I'm getting the above message.
Thanks in advance for your help.
can you have alook at post 153 please, any ideas what to do?, cheers
Anyone who is still stuck, i feel for you massivley. All i can say is try and stay calm as i'm sure Marcs trying his best to help us all.
Once again legend like Zorro
Hi marc, Tried everything you said but still ended up were i was before.
Double click on fm09 then these
Entered my key loads for 10 seconds then
Tried well over 300 times and always end up with the same result.
I am still getting the "Steam server is unavailable" message. I have tried the solution mentioned in this thread but it is still the same.
Fix: You need to delete the certificates and re-activate the game
1) On receiving the error, please uninstall the game
2) Please navigate to the following directory:
XP users: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 Certificate
Vista users: C:\Program Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 Certificate
3) Please ensure that it is the \certificate directory you are located in
4) Delete all content
5) Reboot the machine
6) Re-run the installation program and retry activation - ensuring you have 'verified' your key using the following website: http://keylookup.fm2009.softanchorinsight.com/
7) You should now be activated
Note: If the above does not fix it – please check the following:
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data is not set to read only.
- Also check that C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sports Interactive and C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 Certificate are not set to read only!
Well I got it to work this afternoon with some help of a moderator here.
Just closed the game to watch a real match, but now I'm going back to the game.
It's true amazing how addictive this game is.
Over 7 hours of playing, and I'm not even close to being done with it for this session.
However SI, please don't ever do this to us again.
I know you're all working hard, but alot of things (like the Da Vinci code on the back of the manual) should have never happened.
But, as my ending words.
Thumbs up for taking care of the problems!
1) Open IE and go to: https://fm2009.sa01.softanchorinsight.com
2) Here if you are using IE7 it will prompt you – "There is a problem with this website's security certificate."
3) Next, Click – "Continue to this website (not recommended)". However – this is okay, it is safe.
4) Look up top at your IE address bar – you will see "Certificate Error". Click this box, then click "View Certificates".
5) Press, "Install Certificate…"
6) Select the "Place all certificates in the following store".
Mark i really need some help, i tried everything im not doing anything wrong. Nothing happens when open it IE7, please help
thanks very much marc, the capital letter method has fixed my problem with authenticating over the phone
i have just went to the link you gave me https://fm2009.sa01.softanchorinsight.com and all that comes up is the anchorsoft logo and something asking for a username and password, nothing prompting about "There is a problem with this website's security certificate."
what are the options?
Marc it does not come up that propmt!
How do i activate it by phone *cries*
Same as jaygo
error 51....have deleted local files on steam and redownloaded it, got the same key... Vista users: C:\Program Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 Certificate does not exist.
For those people who are struggling with freezing issues I have found a fix (It has been mentioned on other threads but it needs to be on here)
Put your view into 'windowed' mode (Can be done on main FM screen in preferences-Set windowed to default)
I have done this and it hasnt froze since
I know some people dont like the windowed view but to me I dont mind
I am still getting the "Steam server is unavailable" message. I have tried the solution mentioned in this thread but it is still the same.
What should i do?
Anynews on the 703 error??
what is happening now, do i have to wait for you to hear back about the problem im having?
okay mate, cheers. this is driving me wild though???
Wow all this by one person. Well done Marc. Pity, there's little gratitude. Btw, if I have patched my game and have all the drivers possible is there any other way around the facegen problem?
Can you help out me and Damrock please Marc?
Still no Marc? This isnt going well as you can tell haha!
Thanks found the problem to 4 of my issues on this thread and now I am up and running watch out here comes the mighty millers on the rampage up from -17 points in league 2
I miss the days of champ manager 1993-94 those were the days ray wilkins was a two year legend for me. All that info on 2 floppies!!!
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Once again, Mark, please look at post 210.
I know that you're busy and I appreciate your effort, but please, just have a look.
Ok, I'm giving this another try.
Heres the status:
- I have installed it on my desktop without being asked for any code
- I can't install it on my laptop because Softanchor says that my code is already activated
- If I change the code to lower case, Softanchor tells me that activation was successful. But when I try to run the game, it once again asks me for the code
- I have tried phone activation, and it gave the same results as mentioned above; appears to work, but Softanchor keeps asking me for the code.
- I have tried all the solutions posted here
Thanks for your help.
Using steam btw.
this is the first year i will not be playing fm09.
i`v got to wait a whole year just in the hope fm2010 work stright out of the box
Hi marc, Tried everything you said but still ended up were i was before.
Double click on fm09 then these
Entered my key loads for 10 seconds then
Tried well over 300 times and always end up with the same result.
Patch download : http://rapidshare.de/files/40902317/...9.1.0Patch.exe
SDK download :
try those for starters.
seriously i have to comment on something.
if an end user has to install sdk just to play the game, someone ****ed up big time. sdk is for programmers not for end users. i reckon this sdk thing is only a temporary solution, so my question is will there be some official fix to deal with this graphics failed to initialize problem?
Marc, I have entered the code in lower case instead, and instead have erroe[-1003]. what is the solution for this?
Sorry marc posted this on the first page don't think you've gotten around to answering it yet.
The game keeps crashing and saying that fm09 had encountered a serious problem and then automatically closes the programme every time i try to make a sub during a match.
I have downloaded the patch and installed it and everything and still this problem is there, everytime it happens it creates a file in crash dumps folder called FM 2009 v 188.8.131.52064.
PS i've just uploaded the dump files to si. Seems like alot of people are having this problem
On my game screen i have a box in bottom right hand corner it comes up when the game is loading at the start but it doesnt go. The box is green red and orange i dont think its supposed to stay their either, i carnt click on the icons in the bottom right hand side cus its in the way its annoying! Just wondered if anybody else had the same problem. The game is pretty slow to be fair not as good as last years i reckon. Be greatful if anybody could advise me. Cheers Dudz
Ok this could have already been mentioned here so I apologise if it repeats anything but anyway:
When I write the cd-key for the second time, this time on a link from Soft Anchor, then say it already before I taste anything into that "Your trial period has expired! Please visit www.sigames.com"
When I entered my key into production and pressure next pops up as follows: "Sorry, but this instalation of Football Manger 2009 Certificate could not be activated for the following reasons: The program could not access the Internet. Veligst Check your connection. If you have need assistance, please visit
www.sigames.com "
Do you have any suggestions for whatever I have to do?
I have already tried to uninstall it for severals times without any effect!
Thank you in advance!
Second Image is "We're sorry, but this installation of football manager 2009 certificate could not be activated for the following reason: The application was unable to connect to internet. Please check your connection. For help please visit http://sigames.com"
Ive tried all the suggested things, Had the game wiped of my pc about 6 times and reinstalled and always end up with that screen coming back up.
i need to find where the installation log can anyone help
this is exactly what has been happening to me, asking for the username and password, so frustrating, i need my fix of fm soon...
Any news on help for me and jaygo
finally got the game working ( i think;p)
for those of you who are still having trouble with error 51, I finally found the folder ( using vista) after checking the 'show hidden folders' in folder options.
hope this helps, Marc you are a legend
You are receiving an Error [-1003]
Fix: You are entering the key incorrectly please visit the following URL to correctly identify your key - http://keylookup.fm2009.softanchorinsight.com/
Fair play to you guys staying up on a Saturday night to sort this lot out. I can't play due to my shoddy graphics card but I do appreciate and totally respect that you guys have put in some effort tonight.
Fair play.
take it this hasn't been the ideal launch to fm2009 as yous have hoped Marc?
Right Marc, new problem I think!
I got in (somehow, then tried to load my last game (didnt delete all files in the end) and it said 'Could not load save game' then booted me out of the game and I now cant get back in to the game as it has not appeared as a shortcut OR in my programs?
Cheers (AGAIN!) :P
Sorry Mark, but i'm having similar problems, installed game via Steam, then recieved error:graphics set failed as with a few others on here, followed the link you gave to microsoft website to download sdk, and now whenever i boot the game up it says fm:exe has encountered a serious problem and needs to close!
Then i followed the lnik back to microsoft to install the dot Net framework and it STILL doesn't work!
I've updated all my drivers as well!
What do i do next!!


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The 5 Most Ridiculous Outfits Ever Worn Into Battle
If you're going into battle, you've got two wardrobe options: You can dress in something practical -- camouflage, body armor, boring shit like that -- or you can slap on a SpongeBob costume, paint your flamethrower bright pink, and hope the enemy is too confused and/or terrified to remember which end of their weapon is "kill."
#5. The Angel-Winged Hussars
Look at that magnificent bastard: You'd call bullshit on that armor set in Skyrim. No way that's practical for battle. That does nothing but look awesome on the cover of a Dungeons and Dragons compendium. But that's not just a painting: That is the very real armor of the Polish winged hussars, who held the title for the most brutal cavalry force in the world for most of the 16th and 17th century. They wreaked absolute havoc on battlefields throughout Europe, all while sporting huge angel wings on their backs.
The hussars' wings increased in elaborateness in direct proportion to their success on the battlefield. It was like they were defying logic to stop their winning spree. The practice started from mere paintings of wings on their shields and eventually ended up in the massive structures you see below, which were created by gluing eagle, swan, ostrich, or goose feathers onto a wooden frame that arched over the rider's back. Presumably, somewhere in the middle stage, there was a guy who just flapped his arms really hard as he rode into the fray.
Alexander Orlowski
Historians aren't quite certain what the wings were for, aside from looking bitchin' airbrushed onto the side of a van. Some say that the unnatural sound created when the hussars attacked at full gallop, feathers fluttering, unnerved their opponent's horses, who must have thought they had accidentally stepped on the eggs of some terrifying new type of bird. Others guess that the wings served as protection against lasso attacks. But we know the truth: Some guy drew a pair on his Trapper Keeper while bored in war class one day, and every other hussar was like "That looks rad."
Thus, history.
#4. The Animal-Themed Aztecs
The Aztecs were pretty hardcore. Aside from giving the world such invaluable gifts as chocolate and the ziggurat, they were chiefly a warrior race. Every single Aztec male was trained to be a fighter. The absolute best were promoted to a series of elite warrior societies, each tier of which had different, increasingly elaborate costumes. That's right: The Aztecs leveled up in reality.
Eagle warriors covered themselves with feathers and had huge eagle helmets, their faces peeking out from the open beak. We're, uh ... we're sure that looked way more badass than it sounds, and ... nope:
It's like if a xenomorph was designed by Jim Henson.
OK, but that's only one of the two options. We also have the jaguar warriors, whose costumes were made from the pelts of -- did you guess it? -- jaguars. There you go: Now you're getting badass. You're a fucking jaguar; you're a deadly cat on the pr-
Huh. Kind of looks like Max from Where the Wild Things Are.
Well, maybe they lose something in still images. We know that in battle, at least, the eagles and jaguars were a force to be feared: To even be eligible to join either group, an ordinary warrior had to capture four more-reputable fighters in battle. Not just kill, but capture. They had to go up against four other warriors, each of whom was revered for his prowess in battle, and take them alive to be used in a sacrifice. And the very best of the jaguar and eagle warriors got promoted again, to the most prestigious warrior society: the Cuachicqueh, aka the Shorn Ones.
All right. Now we're talking! That is a badass name. That's a gang from The Road Warrior. That's a special caste of Lovecraftian un-gods. That's the name of some particularly crazy Norwegian black metal band. And the Cuachicqueh lived up to the hype: Each Shorn One swore never to take a step backward during battle, on pain of death at the hands of his comrades.
"Now put on your debutante gown and fight like a man!"
So now we get the intimidating armor, right? We're talking devil horns, spikes, random glowing bits ... nope again: The Shorn Ones painted their faces in alternating patterns of blue, red, and yellow. They also shaved their heads completely bald, apart from a single braid above their left ear. Actually, when you put all of those uniforms together on the field, as they would be in battle, the overall effect does sound pretty terrifying. Imagine a half-naked Skrillex Starburst charging at you with what looks like an entire Wild Rumpus behind him. See if you stand your ground.
#3. The Horned Samurai
Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu was a legendary samurai also known as "the warrior who surpasses death itself." The nickname is a bit unwieldy -- it's no "star-cougar," or even "the meat-snake" -- but in terms of content, it does sound pretty damn tough. And Honda Tadakatsu absolutely deserved it.
Despite participating in many battles throughout his life, Honda never sustained even a single significant injury. And he wasn't one of those "sit back in my tent and play Go while the real warriors duke it out" generals. He was right there on the frontlines, fighting, all while wearing an enormous, instantly recognizable kill-me sign.
The top-heavy antler helmet was offset by the weight of his massive balls.
This armor was not ceremonial: Honda Tadakatsu went into battle in a helmet with a massive set of deer antlers on it. If the opposing samurai army was a boss fight, Honda would be its ostentatious, bright-red, blinking weak point. Attack here to defeat.
And not one single significant injury.
Old-school samurai weren't exactly gentle pansies wafting in the breeze. They didn't generally panic and flee when they saw Honda the man-deer charging at them. In fact, his reputation was so great that most samurai would target Honda specifically, just for the chance at the glory of being the first one to lay a finger on him. Legend has it that he first started to wear the deer antlers after one of the animals saved his life -- it supposedly showed him a route to safety after he was ambushed by enemies. But man, if we survived a few dozen battles without a scratch, we might be get bored of life on its default setting, too.
"OK, what if I paint a bull's-eye on my chest? Will that be fair?"
Honda just turned the difficulty up to "expert" and waded back in.