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Probably only by so much if you're losing that much a year, but should at least minimize the losses considerably.
Probably only by so much if you're losing that much a year, but should at least minimize the losses considerably.
Very sticky situation financially, but hopefully the Champions League will help you make some profit next season.
Those 2 loans don't help either. Nothing you can do about those unfortunately. I wish we would be able to pay off loans early if we have the money.
Continuing to make an impact at Genoa . How are you fairing with the transfer system? I always found the '1 foreigner allowed to be signed' rule quite annoying.
I'm facing it at Milan and while generally I haven't minded too much it does mean you have to be very careful about it. Still, not like there aren't many quality EU players around or a few non-eu players in Italy so could be much worse.
Well done on getting to the Champions League. Get through the groups and you won't have to worry about a £22million loss.
I'm not surprised it's got to this state though; we've only been averaging about 26000 attendance wise, so with a weekly wage bill of about £1m, we're operating at a huge loss. The Champions League revenue will certainly help this season, as will the increase in the club's profile from appearing in that competition, so gate receipts should be a tad higher too.
Italy: 4 Weeks Down Under
World Cup 2034
Hosts: Australia
Holders: Mali
Odds: 6-4F Germany , 2-1 Spain, Argentina, Italy, Brazil, 5-2 Netherlands.
Going into the tournament itself, it was clear that we were one of the favourites to do well this time around. The FA wanted a semi-final appearance, and realistically, this was quite a fair expectation; anything else wouldn't be a total disaster, but definitely a severe underachievement.
Group Stages
Group B - Italy 4-2 Iran - A fairly decent start to our campaign, although I'm disappointed to have let Iran score twice.
Group B - Brazil 1-0 Italy - Perhaps we should have won, and if not won, at least drawn; Brazil got a dodgy penalty decision in their favour, which was enough to win the match.
Group B - Italy 2-1 Mexico - My former nation hadn't improved much, but still managed to score with their only shot on target.
The hosts had a total shocker, failing to find the net in all three games, on their way to nuls points. England weren't much better either, but the biggest shocks came in Group E where Spain and favourites, Germany, crashed out at the expense of South Africa and my old nemesis, Guatemala!
Knockout Rounds
2nd Round - Italy 2-1 Egypt - We met another of my former nations in the next round. Once again, this was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.
Quarter-Final - Italy 2-2 Greece (4-2 on penalties) - This was a tense affair, which we should have put to bed long before the need for extra-time and penalties. Thankfully, we held our nerve, scoring all of our spot-kicks.
Semi-Final - Italy 3-4 Argentina - We made a terrible start, finding ourselves 3-0 down after 39 minutes, A tremendous comeback followed, and having equalised with about quarter of an hour to go, I was confident that the momentum had swung in our favour. I was wrong; we conceded a penalty, which handed victory to the Argies.
3rd Place Playoff - Columbia 1-0 Italy - Pah! Nobody cares about this match right? There's something quite ironic about the fact that the only goal was scored by my 'keeper.
With several of the favourites failing to get out of their groups, the knockout stages really opened up nicely for Argentina's and Brazil's route to the final. Unfortunately for Brazil, Columbia didn't read the script, knocking them out in the quarter-final. However, undoubtedly, the surprise-package of the tournament has to go to South Africa, who made it all the way to the final before losing a very defensively-minded game against Argentina.
FIFA World Cup Dream Team
Last edited by AK22; 13-05-2012 at 20:05.
So close! Damn those Argies Interesting to see Guatemala make the Quarters let alone qualify fom group E
And qualifying ahead of Germany and Spain!
Some very interesting teams making the later stages.
South Africa.
Definitely seeing a possible changing of the guard there. Tough beat against Argentina.
Some World Cup there. Guatemala did brilliantly.
Group C was incredibly close, how were the top three sorted out given they all drew with Turkey and therefore beat and lost to each other?
Goals scored in head to head perhaps? Uruguay-Tunisia might have been 2-1 (or 3-2) and the 2 England games 1-0, for example.
Sad that Iran came last in the group!
Yep, it's official, the world has gone nuts! Here's a glance at the latest rankings (post WC), which shows Greece at 3rd, Columbia at 4th and South Africa at 5th. Burkina Faso at 17th is quite interesting too!
Not too sure how Group C was decided (deltablue might be right though)... here's the results:
England 2-1 Uruguay
Tunisia 2-2 Turkey
England 0-1 Tunisia
Uruguay 1-1 Turkey
England 2-2 Turkey
Tunisia 1-2 Uruguay
Almost, Uruguay have 3 head-to-head goals, Tunisia and England have two, so maybe that meant applying head to head again as Tunisia beat England. Talk about narrow.
Ahh yes. Greece. The powerhouse of European football!
Genoa: Pre-Season 2034/35
The takeover saga rumbled on over the early part of the summer, and due to the enforced transfer embargo, my initial transfer activity was severely limited. Thankfully, it was all done and dusted by early July, and even though the new chairman had indicated that he was to replace me, he finally decided that I was the right man to take the club forward.
We're now a consortium-led club, headed by British businessman, Ryan Holmes, and backed by a mixture of Italian, Portuguese and English directors. They've invested £15m into the club coffers, which has certainly steadied the ship, in addition to agreeing to improve the training facilities as well the youth recruitment network. It seems they are a bit more ambitious than the previous head honcho, which, generally speaking, is no bad thing, although they have already upped the anti considerably when it comes to the expectations for the season; I suppose they want value for the money they've invested!!
Board Expectations
Serie A: Qualify for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League: First Knockout Round
TIM Cup: Not important
Media Prediction: 5th
Transfer Budget: £5.25m
Wage Budget: £1m per week (currently spending £939k per week)
Transfer Summary
Key Signings: Varcán Moreno (DC) Free, Eslin Van Wijk (ST) £500k, Edward Konieczny (DL) £2m, Krum Zafirov (MR) Free, Zlatko Novakovic (ST) £2m, Jérôme Leblanc (ST) £1.2m, Alex (MC) Free, Michal Blad (ML) £3.6m
The search for that elusive goalscorer continued over the summer. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find someone of Helguera's calibre again, so plumped for three individuals who should all have a decent chance of finding the net every once in a while. All the other signings should be an improvement on what we already had at the club, making the overall squad slightly stronger than last season's, although I'd be amazed if we finish any higher than fourth place. Realistically, as long as we finish in the top six again, I'd rate this as another successful season.
By far my biggest concern, is the lack of home-grown Italians in the first team squad, which will have severe implications when it comes to naming my 25 man Champions League squad. If I hadn't have signed midfielder, Alex, it would have been likely that the first team would have had zero home-grown players in the ranks, and I would have had to name a minute CL squad. Unfortunately, this is something that is unlikely to improved upon in the near future, as a good deal of long term planning and strategy will be needed to ensure we blood the necessary Italian talent into the first team squad; for now, we'll just have to grin and bear, taking as much CL prize money as possible!
Last edited by AK22; 20-05-2012 at 12:31.
Some good recruits with the limited money you had available. I guess you didn't rate your current strikeforce, having signed three new ones!
Drawing lots happened in the qualifiers once I think, Turkey-Spain for 1954, though not even 'aggregate score' applied let alone away goals.
Genoa: Right In The Thick Of It
Serie A is definitely one of the most cagiest leagues to play in, so I need to make the most of my tactical nous if we are going secure another top four position this season. We certainly don't have the strongest squad in the league, meaning that we will need to prove ourselves extremely difficult to beat if we're going to match the dizzy heights of last year; I'm more than happy to win matches 1-0 if that guarantees another season of Champions League football!
Serie A 2034/35 Winter Break
35 points on the board, and only eight goals conceded; the first half of the season has most definitely been a success! Of course, there has been a couple of minor blips, but I'm still delighted to be only three points behind the league leaders and right in contention for Champions League qualification. Once again, the only slight concern is the lack of goals, where we could do with being slightly more clinical with the chances we are creating, as we're still missing the composed striker that can score 20+ a season. However, it's not been overly detrimental to our campaign so far, and the squad is chipping in the best they can. Perhaps I'll pull a rabbit out of the hat in the January transfer window, again?
Sampdoria 0-3 Genoa - Our first league fixture of the campaign was away to our main rivals, and we definitely started the season well!
Inter 2-0 Genoa - A sloppy defeat against one of the other teams challenging for the Champions League spots.
Genoa 3-1 Fiorentina - Three massive points against the Serie A bookies favourites.
AC Milan 2-1 Genoa - We played so well against the defending champions, and should have taken at least a point home with us.
Genoa 1-1 Bari - Disappointing. Bari are one of my bogey teams (alongside Lecce), and held us to a draw.
Napoli 0-2 Genoa - The last match before Christmas, and another three points in the bag.
Champions League Group Stage (Group H)
What a pleasant surprise European football has been!
Having been fourth seeds, I wasn't confident of getting any further than the group stage, and would have quite easily dropped down into the Europa League. Having then drawn Arsenal (8 times consecutive Premier League champions) and At. Madrid, I knew something quite special would need to happen if we were going to reach the knockout rounds. Somehow, something special did happen, and we managed to top the group!
Arsenal 1-2 Genoa - I certainly didn't expect to take all three points back from my travels in London!
Rangers 1-2 Genoa - Another successful trip back to the UK.
Genoa 3-0 Arsenal - We did the double over the Arse, securing our qualification to the knockout stages.
Good stuff in a tough group.
Doing brilliantly with Genoa and that World Cup was something else but unlucky in your loss to Argentina!
Did very well in that Champions League group.
Great news on qualifying from the Champions League! Even better that you defeated Arsenal
Good to see things still progressing nicely AK. Milan still look a class above everyone else though. How far behind them d'you think you (and I suppose the rest of Serie A) are?
Milan aren't that far ahead.
Caught up with like 4 pages during today, great job in Estudiantes and later for Leverkusen, albeit I'd be frustrated at coming so close twice and not getting the Libertadores, and at not getting much dominant consistency in Leverkusen. You were due a Champions League tho after the Liverpool times.
Odd move to Genoa then altho I can understand wanting a challenge this much into the future, with such a large trophy cabinet. Coming nicely now.
With the national sides I don't think it's been as impressive as with clubs, par for the course with Mexico then always positive to reach a WC semi-final and Argentina were very tough opponents, nevertheless it's a world class team.
Genoa CFC: Punching Above Our Weight
As we continue to improve dramatically on the pitch, things off the field are starting to look more rosy too. We made a £44m profit this season, helped mainly by the extra £40m we received from the Champions League TV revenue and prize money, but also by the frugality I've shown in the transfer market. I've also significantly reduced the wage bill by about £100k per week, making us only the 8th biggest spenders in the league, and well within our means. Probably, this will need to change over the coming seasons if we are going to consistently compete for silverware, but for now, I'm delighted to have righted the ship.
Finances | Transfer Summary
Serie A 2034/35 End of Season
Position Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Season Summary | Miglior Squandra dell'Anno
Asides from a couple of sloppy defeats, I couldn't be happier with the way the season has panned out; even more so by the fact we sneaked into second place on the final day of the season, when Milan lost at home to Palermo!
More often than not, 84 points would be enough to lift the Scudetto trophy, so although it's slightly disappointing to end the season empty-handed, I'm delighted that we've now got a side couple of racking up enough points to be considered as genuine title challengers. Unfortunately for us, and the rest of the league, Fiorentina had a terrific year, and were thoroughly deserved of their success; the six point advantage over the chasing pack does not do justice to just how dominant they've been.
Genoa 4-0 Portosummaga - The first fixture back after Christmas, and a commanding victory to match.
Genoa 4-0 Sampdoria - We comfortably won another Genova derby, helped by two Sampdoria own goals.
Genoa 1-2 Lecce - A very poor show, and three points thrown away against mid-table opposition.
Genoa 0-4 Inter - The bad run of form continued as we were trounced at home by Inter.
Vicenza 0-5 Genoa - Much better; five shots on target, five goals. Clinical!
Juventus 0-4 Genoa - A pleasant trip to our neighbours in Turin.
Genoa 1-0 AC Milan - We outplayed the defending champions, and fully deserved the victory.
Genoa 3-0 Napoli - This result guaranteed Champions League football for another season.
UEFA Champions League
Our return to Champions League action has gone a lot better than expected. Besides the fact, I didn't really expect to make it out of our group, getting into the Quarter-Final was a lot more than anyone at the club could have hoped for; especially considering our lack of European football experience.
Perhaps we should have done even better, as we really should have beaten CSKA Moscow, and I would have fancied our chances against OM in the semis, so it may have been an opportunity lost. That said, I've got no real reason to grumble, as making the last eight is still a great achievement, and as CSKA went on to reach the final, they're probably not as bad as I previously thought they were.
Dortmund 1-1 Genoa - A solid first leg in Germany, setting us up nicely for the return match.
Genoa 5-0 Dortmund - Better than I could have ever imagined, we totally put the Germans to the sword. Mark Akanakimana stole the headlines with four tremendous goals.
Genoa 1-2 CSKA Moscow - We started the quarter-final slowly, and found ourselves 0-2 down before we knew it.
CSKA Moscow 0-1 Genoa - Disappointingly, we went out on away goals, after a decent showing in Moscow.
Squad Overview
Key Players: Javier Benavides (20 assists), Varcán Moreno, Edward Konieczny, Dave Nooij, Lawrence Nyarko (24 clean sheets), Mark Akanakimana (17 goals), Lapa (12 goals), Eslin Van Wijk (9 goals)
Fans Player of the Year: Javier Benavides
Team of the Year | Overall Best XI
The stand-out figures in the squad this year has to be the defence and goalkeeper; Moreno, Konieczny, Nooij and Nyarko have all contributed to the 24 clean sheets we registered, making ours the second best defence in Italy. Unfortunately, Moreno will be leaving in the summer, as a Man Utd bid proved too difficult for him to refuse, and will leave a huge gap that will need filling over the summer. At least, I'll be able to guarantee Champions League football to any new recruit.
You could certainly say that being hard to beat has been our trademark this season, but we've also looked stronger going forward too, even without the natural goalscorer we're still lacking. I think Van Wijk has the potential to be the talismanic front man we need, but he's extremely injury prone, and missed nearly half of our league fixtures this season through ailments. They'll be a few new recruits over the summer, so hopefully I can improve further on our scoring record.
Career Summary
Code:Season Team League Finish Cups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011/12 Unemployed 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet South 3rd FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round, FA Trophy 2nd Round 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round 2014/15 Kingstonian npower League Two 16th FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT 1st Round 2015/16 Kingstonian npower League Two 17th** **Resigned 19/12/2015 Hull City npower League One 6th FA Cup 4th Round 2016/17 Hull City npower League One 1st FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT Winner 2017/18 Hull City npower Championship 2nd FA Cup 5th Round, Carling Cup 2nd Round 2018/19 Fulham Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Semi-Final, Carling Cup Semi-Final 2019/20 Fulham Barclays Premier League 7th Europa League 2nd KO Rd, FA Cup 6th Rd, Carling Cup 3rd Rd 2020/21 Fulham Barclays Premier League 8th** **Resigned 13/11/2020 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 6th Europa League 1st KO Rd, FA Cup 5th Rd 2021/22 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 3rd Europa League Winners, FA Cup 4th Rd, Carling Cup QF 2022/23 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League Runner-Up, FA Cup 3rd Rd, Carling Cup QF 2023/24 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League SF, FA Cup SF, Carling Cup QF 2024/25 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League Runner-Up, FA Cup SF, Carling Cup Winners 2025/26 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 4th N/A Primera División Clausura 3rd Copa Argentina QF 2026/27 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 1st Copa Sudamericana SF Primera División Clausura 3rd Copa Libertadores RU, Copa Argentina 7th Rd 2027/28 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 2nd Copa Sudamericana Winner Primera División Clausura 1st Copa Libertadores SF, Copa Argentina RU 2028/29 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League 1st KO Rd, DFB-Pokal QF 2029/30 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League Winners, DFB-Pokal Winners 2030/31 Leverkusen Bundesliga 2nd Europa League Winners, Club World Cup Winners 2031/32 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League Runner-Up 2032/33 Leverkusen Bundesliga 3rd** **Resigned 25/11/2032 Genoa Serie A 7th TIM Cup Quarter Final 2033/34 Genoa Serie A 3rd TIM Cup Runner-Up 2034/35 Genoa Serie A 2nd Champions League QF, TIM Cup QF
Brilliant stuff AK!
A very good season,some signings in the areas you need should see you get silverware.
Serie A's mega tough at the top as I know from experience.
Next year, finish 1st to keep up with the pattern.
Great job on getting to the quarter finals in the CL! Only lost out on penalties; could have easily gone your way
Cracking season fella.
Cheers for the comments
It's really rewarding at the moment, seeing the team getting better season on season, although I'm not convinced we're good enough yet to be considered as one of the big three/four in Italy. Considering the amount of investment recently (or lack of it), we're definitely overachieving at the moment; whether we can go one better next season depends on the impact of any new signings over the summer. I really want a top-rate striker though!!!
Genoa: Pre-Season 2035/36
The board offered a new contract my way over the summer, an extension of five years. After negotiating a small payrise (£5k per week), I've signed on the dotted line, which will see me at the club until 2040. Hopefully, this will keep the continuity going at the club, and gives me plenty of time to chase down that elusive Serie A title. It will also help with my job security, ensuring that even if we have a small blip in the coming seasons, it will cost the board a small fortune to get rid of me!
Board Expectations
Serie A: Qualify for the Champions League
UEFA Champions League: First Knockout Round
TIM Cup: Not important
Media Prediction: 5th
Transfer Budget: £48.5m
Wage Budget: £925k per week (currently spending £813k per week)
Transfer Summary
Key Signings: Daniele Savi (ST) £5m, Antonio Augusto Gomes (GK) £6m, Jan Kobr (DC) £6m, Rok Panic (MC) £2.8m, Subhash Sharma (AMRL) £3.3m, Noureddine Yildrim (ST) Free, Cristian Griffa (ST) Free
A big summer of transfer activity, which saw a huge overhaul of the playing squad and a lot of money change hands.
Having sold off both my leading defender and strongest goalkeeper for a combined £34m, I was left with a considerable amount of money to invest into the playing staff, with Rok Panic probably being the pick of the bunch (plus he has a fantastic name!); Jan Kobr and Antonio Augusto Gomes were signed as the main replacements for the players who left.
I've also signed a further three strikers to add to the increasing numbers already at the club; I hope that I have now finally found 'the one', although I'm not too certain who that might be yet!
I think you seriously ripped Sturm Graz off. Panic looks an absolute bargain!
I agree with Matt - No Panic buy there!
Panic all around! ... for the other guys
Slowly slowly catchy monkey. Inching ever closer to the Scudetto.
Rok Panic: Great name, great player.
Genoa: On The Right Track
After such an intense summer of transfer activity, my immediate concern was how quickly the new signings would settle in and gel with their team-mates. Also in the back of my mind was a shadow of doubt regarding how the defence would hold up, considering I had sold off my first choice 'keeper and centre back in the summer- would the shop be as tight as the previous couple of years? No doubt, the basis of any success in Italy is a solid defensive unit, so selling two of last season's back five could be considered a bit risky.
Serie A 2035/36 Winter Break
After a slow start, which included a defeat at home to Napoli, it took a few games for the team to find their rhythm. Once they did, the goals flowed, and back-to-back wins started to build up. In fact, nine straight Serie A victories catapulted the team to the top of the table, and in to pole position at the Christmas break.
As good as our position looks on paper, we've yet to be overly tested against by the chasing pack, and will have to play tricky fixtures away to Milan, Fiorentina and Inter, all in the New Year; a couple of defeats in those games and things will look a lot different. That said, currently, we've got the best away record in the league, winning seven out of the eight matches played, conceding only six goals, so will go into those games with a fair bit of confidence knowing that we are quite capable of taking points off our rivals.
Roma 0-1 Genoa - We won our tricky opening fixture against tycoon-owned Roma... just!
Genoa 0-1 Napoli - A sloppy early season defeat.
Genoa 2-0 Fiorentina - Three well deserved points against the defending champions.
Sampdoria 1-5 Genoa - Javier Benavides was the talk of the town after bagging a hat-trick in the Genova derby.
Genoa 7-0 Verona - Poor Hellas Verona- they never stood a chance!
Genoa 2-0 AC Milan - Another crucial six-pointer victory.
Genoa 6-1 Lecce - The curse of Lecce has finally been broken... and convincingly so!
Champions League Group Stage (Group D)
The group stage was fairly routine this year, picking up five wins from the six matches played. Really, we should have won all six, as we were comfortably leading in St Petersburg before surrendering our advantage. By far the biggest surprise was how **** poor my former side, and once Champions of Europe, Leverkusen, were, scraping together only four points, and stumbling into the Europa League by the skin of their teeth; their squad's still full of players I signed in my tenure there, so it's very disappointing to see such a meek offering from them.
Next up for us... Arsenal.
Genoa 2-0 Leverkusen - We dominated from start to finish against my former club.
Zenit 3-2 Genoa - Two late goals robbed us of our 100% record.
Leverkusen 1-3 Genoa - A great return to Germany, matched by a fantastic team performance.
You make it look so easy.
You say you have not been tested by the chasing pack, yet you beat 2nd place 2-0 at home, 3rd place 2-0 at home and 4th place 5-1 away from home!
In short, stunning.
Italy: Stumbling To The Euros
UEFA European Championships Qualifying Campaign 2034/35
With such a tricky group to contend with, I knew this qualifying campaign wouldn't be a cake-walk, but still expected us to qualify a lot more convincingly than we did. In fact, it went down to the final round of fixtures, where we had to hope that Switzerland would do us a favour against Northern Ireland; we did our part against Luxembourg, and thankfully for us, the Swiss helped us out by holding NI to a draw.
We've really struggled to find the net over the course of the eight games, meaning that we've dropped more points than I would have liked. Asides from the two defeats to France, goalless draws in Switzerland and Northern Ireland, proved how lacklustre we've been and what a struggle Portugal 2036 is likely to be if we don't take our chances.
I imagine I'm coming to the end of the road with this national team, and the Euros will be my last swansong with Italy. The squad is now starting to age, and there doesn't seem to be the talent coming through to replace the existing set-up, so it's now becoming difficult to select a squad that is capable of winning a tournament. If the Euros go well, I may have a change of heart, but for now, I'll just be looking to resolve our profligacy, tinkering with the formation a tad.
France 2-1 Italy - An underwhelming performance against the group leaders.
Italy 0-1 France - We needed three points here, but, instead, suffered from a complete crisis of confidence.
Italy 2-0 Switzerland - Anything short of a win here would have been curtains, and would have left us with no chance of qualification.
Luxembourg 0-4 Italy - Going into the final round of fixtures, we needed to win and hope that Northern Ireland slipped up (which they did).
Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Team of the Year 2034 | Team of the Year 2035 | Overall Best XI
And here's the draw for Euro 2036:
Not a bad group, although Croatia are ranked eighth in the world, so I'm confident that we'll get into the knockout rounds.
Croatia may be an interesting challenge.
Scudetto is yours to lose now.
Good luck in the Euros!
Doing superbly well with Genoa.Good luck in the Euros
Quite a decent group for the Euro's.
Thanks for the comments!
I'm still ploughing through the season, and should have an update soon. Unfortunately, I'm really busy at the moment, and any spare time I do get is currently being taken up by Euro 2012, which (so far) is shaping up to be one of the best tournaments I've watched
So, with no Euro 2012 action tonight, it seems a good opportunity to get my thread up to date...
Genoa CFC: No More Years Of Hurt
Even with £87m worth of debt, the day-to-day finances are looking more than acceptable now, and should allow me the luxury of a decent spending spree in the forthcoming summer transfer window. Once again, the board have been busy too, and have agreed to improve the training and youth facilities; this should put us right up there with the best once it has been completed. They've also negotiated some new lucrative sponsorship deals, which will bump up our income by about a handy £7m per season.
Finances | Transfer Summary
Serie A 2035/36 End of Season
Position Graph | Fixtures 1 | Fixtures 2 | Season Summary | Miglior Squandra dell'Anno
After 112 years of pain, Genoa have finally, once again, become the Champions of Italy! It's been a tough season, though, where it could have quite easily gone one way or another, due to having the fierce competition of Fiorentina throughout.
Despite looking so comfortable at Christmas, our seven point advantage quickly evaporated in the new year, and come March, we had slipped down to second behind the resurgent Fiorentina. Thankfully, due to our other fixture commitments, we had a game in hand in our back pocket, which would put us top with a win. Helped by Fiorentina losing their penultimate game, we won the title with a game to spare, and finally got our hands on the Scudetto trophy!
Genoa 4-1 Roma - A big win against a side with a big budget.
Fiorentina 1-1 Genoa - One of the biggest matches of our season, and a credible point.
Genoa 0-1 Sampdoria - For the first time in a while, we actually lost the della Lanterna derby.
AC Milan 2-0 Genoa - This was the start of our mini-wobble, where we lost our rag a bit too.
Genoa 3-0 Torino - These three points, from our game in hand, put us top, and our destiny back in our own hands.
Genoa 3-0 Novara - The game that sealed the deal, and a top performance to boot!
TIM Cup
Just like London buses, if you wait long enough, two will come at once, as we added the Coppa Italia to the trophy cabinet in a historical league and cup double (ending a 99 year wait). Once again, Fiorentina found themselves as bridesmaids, having finished on the losing side of a close final.
Genoa 5-0 Sassuolo - A nice big quarter-final victory.
Fiorentina 0-1 Genoa - The final was pretty cagey, but we still did enough to edge it, and lift the trophy.
UEFA Champions League
And we nearly made it three, with a spectacular Champions League campaign!
Having scraped through against Arsenal, we totally demolished Liverpool in the quarter-final- particularly uncomfortable viewing for a Liverpool fan to sit through! This set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Barcelona, where, as severe underdogs, it was always unlikely that we would progress any further. In fact, what happened next, was two very even legs, which could have quite easily gone our way on a different day.
Genoa 1-0 Arsenal - Another feisty game, which needed a penalty shoot-out to get us through.
Genoa 4-1 Liverpool - British opposition again, and we destroyed my favourite club!
Liverpool 0-1 Genoa - And we then won at Anfield too.
Genoa 1-2 Barcelona - We gave Barcelona a good go, and could feel slightly hard done by with the result.
Barcelona 3-1 Genoa - Once again, another fine effort, which on another day could have seen us reach the final.
Squad Overview
Key Players: Cristian Griffa (15 goals), Loris Decugis (13 goals), Eslin Van Wijk (11 goals), Subhash Sharma (10 goals, 15 assists), Michal Blad (14 assists), Javier Benavides (13 assists), Antonio Augusto Gomes (23 clean sheets), Edward Konieczny (AvR 7.22), Noureddine Yildirim (10 goals)
Fans Player of the Year: Javier Benavides
Team of the Year | Overall Best XI
Although we're still missing that lethal marksman, five players chipped in with 10+ goals each, which meant that we ended up as the league top-scorers! Unfortunately, neither of the five strikers seem capable of consistently finding the net, and will find form for only a couple of games before completely losing their shooting range. This wasn't too much of a problem this season, as the next taxi off the rank took their place, normally scoring a goal or two in the process, but there is still a need to find a clinical striker.
The rest of the squad remained as strong as ever, and will need very little improvement over the summer. That said, we could probably enhance our defensive ranks somewhat, and another centre-back may prove a prudent signing, if the opportunity presents itself.
Career Summary
Code:Season Team League Finish Cups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2011/12 Unemployed 2012/13 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet South 3rd FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round, FA Trophy 2nd Round 2013/14 Kingstonian Blue Square Bet Premier 3rd FA Cup 1st Round, FA Trophy 1st Round 2014/15 Kingstonian npower League Two 16th FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT 1st Round 2015/16 Kingstonian npower League Two 17th** **Resigned 19/12/2015 Hull City npower League One 6th FA Cup 4th Round 2016/17 Hull City npower League One 1st FA Cup 1st Round, Carling Cup 1st Round, JPT Winner 2017/18 Hull City npower Championship 2nd FA Cup 5th Round, Carling Cup 2nd Round 2018/19 Fulham Barclays Premier League 5th FA Cup Semi-Final, Carling Cup Semi-Final 2019/20 Fulham Barclays Premier League 7th Europa League 2nd KO Rd, FA Cup 6th Rd, Carling Cup 3rd Rd 2020/21 Fulham Barclays Premier League 8th** **Resigned 13/11/2020 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 6th Europa League 1st KO Rd, FA Cup 5th Rd 2021/22 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 3rd Europa League Winners, FA Cup 4th Rd, Carling Cup QF 2022/23 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League Runner-Up, FA Cup 3rd Rd, Carling Cup QF 2023/24 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 1st Champions League SF, FA Cup SF, Carling Cup QF 2024/25 Liverpool Barclays Premier League 2nd Champions League Runner-Up, FA Cup SF, Carling Cup Winners 2025/26 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 4th N/A Primera División Clausura 3rd Copa Argentina QF 2026/27 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 1st Copa Sudamericana SF Primera División Clausura 3rd Copa Libertadores RU, Copa Argentina 7th Rd 2027/28 Estudiantes Primera División Apertura 2nd Copa Sudamericana Winner Primera División Clausura 1st Copa Libertadores SF, Copa Argentina RU 2028/29 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League 1st KO Rd, DFB-Pokal QF 2029/30 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League Winners, DFB-Pokal Winners 2030/31 Leverkusen Bundesliga 2nd Europa League Winners, Club World Cup Winners 2031/32 Leverkusen Bundesliga 1st Champions League Runner-Up 2032/33 Leverkusen Bundesliga 3rd** **Resigned 25/11/2032 Genoa Serie A 7th TIM Cup Quarter Final 2033/34 Genoa Serie A 3rd TIM Cup Runner-Up 2034/35 Genoa Serie A 2nd Champions League QF, TIM Cup QF 2035/36 Genoa Serie A 1st Champions League SF, TIM Cup Winners
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Congrats on the title again It's always nice to have goalscoring from multiple players; however, having that pivotal player is important too. Hope you find your striker.
Great stuff AK. Congratulations on winning the league! Even better to see Sampdoria just miss out on the Champions League
Italy: A Trip To Remember
UEFA European Championship
Hosts: Portugal
Holders: Croatia
Odds: 6-4F France, 2-1 Germany, Spain, 5-2 Italy, 3-1 Netherlands, 5-1 England
Once again, we went into the tournament as one of the favourites. The FA expected a semi-final appearance, which seemed fairly realistic and definitely achievable.
Group Stages
Group B - Italy 2-0 Ireland - We really sprung out of the traps, scoring two goals in the opening ten minutes of our opening fixture.
Group B - Denmark 0-1 Italy - A tougher second fixture, although we scored another early goal.
Group B - Croatia 0-0 Italy - This made it three clean sheets out of three, and ensured we topped the group, ahead of the defending champions.
Not too many shocks in the group stages, although England did make very hard work of a fairly routine group.
Knockout Rounds
2nd Round - Israel 0-1 Italy - Not our finest hour, as we failed to register a shot on target and had to rely on an own goal to progress.
Quarter-Final - Italy 1-1 Norway - We probably could have won this in normal time, without risking a penalty shoot-out.
Semi-Final - Italy 1-0 France - Up next were the pre-tournament favourites. They were abysmal, but it still took us 88 minutes to find a breakthrough.
Final - Netherlands 1-2 Italy - The Netherlands are a top side, so we did extremely well to win the final and lift the trophy!
What a fabulous tournament for my Italian side, ending a 70 year drought since they last won the Euros. It was a typically Italian performance throughout, which saw us only concede two goals over the course of the seven games we played. Fair enough, our matches weren't the most riveting to watch, and most neutrals would have fallen asleep after 20 minutes, but we did what mattered most, and ended the tournament as champions!
UEFA European Championship Dream Team 2036
With the World Rankings (post Euro 2036) looking like this, I've decided to end my time as Italy manager. Six years with any nation is long enough, and it also seems a good time to bow out, considering our Euros success.
And, here's my overall Italy record.
I'm not in any rush to go back into international management, and would probably only consider an offer from Brazil or England now, if they came up.
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What a season for you! Another congratulations - this time for Italy becoming European champions.
However, I now have a bit of a quandary...
They've been chasing me for quite a few seasons, and with me winning Serie A with Genoa a lot earlier than I anticipated, it has certainly caught my eye. I'm not normally one to join a massive European club, but the £532m transfer budget has definitely made me stop and stare for a bit!
Only one option.
See you in Madrid. I dare you to blow that money and buy the best ten players in world football.
Not short of a few quid then
With that sort of money,you may be able to buy last years World XI
Also, if you, er, run out of transfer budget, you can always adjust the wage budget as you have a pound or two in reserve there.
Go for it!
Congrats on ending all those long waits in Italian football with the double for Genoa and the Euros for Italy.
Real madrid sounds tempting - I dare you to go there and build a squad of free transfers
Great work winning the euros. Real Madrid is tempting, afterall, you've never managed in Spain.
Four top titles now. Excellent work.
Thanks chaps- decision coming up shortly
On a side note, I think I've now got my money's worth from FM12...
46 days
It was a tough decision, as I was feeling very settled at Genoa. However, my head was seriously turned by the obscene amount of money offered by Real Madrid, and thinking realistically, it seems the right stage of my career to take on one of the elite clubs. I'm now 25 seasons into my save, so I feel I've earned the chance to manage a club the size of Madrid, and although the job will be highly pressurised, it gives me a great opportunity to add some more trophies to my CV.
It's nice to be loved!
And here's my overall Genoa record:
A good call. Best of luck in Madrid!
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol: The Biggest Club In The World!
You all know about Real Madrid, don't ya? However, for those who have been living in an underground nuclear bunker since 1945, here's a brief snapshot of who they are.
Formed in 1902, Real Madrid are arguably the most successful club in the history of European football, having won the European Cup/Champions League 13 times (including four since 2011/12), in addition to 43 domestic title and 22 domestic cups. The club itself holds many long-standing rivalries, with the most notable being the fiercely competitive El Clásico against Barcelona, and the El Derbi madrileño against neighbours Atlético Madrid.
The origins of the club go back to when football was introduced to Madrid by the academics and students of a local university, which included graduates from Cambridge and Oxford. They founded Football Club Sky in 1897, playing their matches on Sunday morning. Three years later, it split into two clubs, leading to one of these clubs being named as Madrid FC in 1902. The Real was added to the name of the club in 1920, after being granted the royal title by King Alfonso XIII, also meaning that a crown could be added to the club's logo.
La Liga BBVA - 20 teams compete this tournament, playing each other twice on a round-robin basis. The team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned as champions, with teams 2nd-4th qualifying for the following season's Champions League competition. Teams finishing 5th-7th qualify for the Europa League (dependant on the Copa del Rey Winners), with the three bottom teams being relegated to Liga Adelante.
Club Finances | Club Reputations
Only four different teams have won La Liga over the past 25 seasons, with biggest shock being Levante's third place finish in 2033.
Copa del Rey - The early rounds are contested by the lower divisions in one-off games. Then when they are 32 teams remaining, all ties are played over two legs, except for the final, which is a one-off game played at a neutral venue.
Real Madrid: The State of Play
Facilities | Finances | Past Managers
Contract Length: 5 years | Wage: £62k per week
Transfer Budget: £532m | Wage Budget: £5m (currently spending £1.9m)
I've had a big increase in my salary, and been given a huge budget to play with. The board want me to win La Liga, and get to the final of the Champions League, so the pressures on to hit the ground running straightaway!
Squad Overview
Key Players: Alexander Tesarik, Giacomo Verdiani, Erion Guri, Sibusiso Tshabalala
Promising Youngsters: Furkan Tutcuoglu, Acacio Emeka
After my early assessment of the team, we're probably already good enough to be competitive right up at the top end of La Liga, which isn't that surprising considering we're the defending champions. That said, it is an ageing squad, with few exceptional youngsters on the ranks, so my main task will be building for the future. Of course, I've got the luxury of a lot of money to spend, so can go hard in the transfer market if needs be, but my main focus will be on securing the signatures of the finest youngsters my scouts can shortlist.
Good luck with Real, hopefully you don't have the same problems I had at Arsenal.
Taking the helm at Real Madrid. This could get ugly...for other clubs
Good luck at Real Madrid, good move i think.
A fifth top title likely to be on the way.
Good luck in Madrid!
Cheers guys! All is good so far- we've made a cracking start!
Brilliant thread so far interested to see how long it will take you to conquer the world with £532 mill to spend
Surprised to see Northern Ireland beat Germany in the Euros
Good luck with Real Madrid, not that you'll need it
Real Madrid manager now,best of luck.Hopefully you can avoid dropping too many points as that may crank the pressure up.
Like Real Madrid need you based off their past history .
More importantly - how did Peru get to be second in the world rankings? And Argentina down in 22nd!!!
And how is Burkina Faso so high???
Bloody hell 532M to spend?! Good luck with Real Madrid
Looks like you need some CLs to really achieve anything


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In NetHack/Roguelikes you run across wands/rings/potions/etc. that you need to identify before you can know what they do.
Is there a safe or recommended way of handling these items without turning myself into a puddle of goo?
In NetHack/Roguelikes you run across wands/rings/potions/etc. that you need to identify before you can know what they do.
Is there a safe or recommended way of handling these items without turning myself into a puddle of goo?
The most important thing to note is that identifying items in one game only helps you in that game. If ruby rings were rings of invisibility last game, but you died and started a new one, you know NOTHING about them. The exceptions are the trivial ones: potions of water and blank scrolls/spellbooks.
The second most important thing about identifying items is that each item can be blessed, uncursed, or cursed. If your role is Priest, then the blessed/uncursed/cursed status is automatically revealed to you for all items. If you are of any other role, then you need to utilize alternative methods to determine the status. The available options are:
Blessed items and uncursed items are much safer to use than cursed ones. Don't drink any cursed potions, read cursed scrolls, or put on any cursed rings/armor unless you know exactly what you are doing.
Rings and armour
Conversely, if you have rings or armor that you know is not cursed, you can put it on and take it off right afterwards. For certain types of equipment (ring of invisibility, gauntlets of dexterity, boots of levitation, etc) this may identify it immediately. Others will have clear effects, allowing you to #name them yourself. (Ring of conflict, gloves of fumbling, etc) This will also tell you how heavily enchanted a piece of armor is.
Potions provide you with some interesting options.
For scrolls, I typically end up relying on price. As with all items, more expensive scrolls do 'bigger' things. Some specifics on scrolls:
For more information, including a very detailed price ID guide, see http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/id_faq.html
The most commonly known method is called "Price Identification", which abuses either proactive knowledge or reactive knowledge to identify items by seeing how they cost in a shop, either in selling or buying. Applying the same modifiers for your charisma, the same item will always cost the same amount. Proactively, this involves looking up tables of prices to know what you're looking at. Reactively, this involves remembering how much certain things cost as you go through multiple playthroughs. Note that price ID only gets you the price, and there are multiple items that will cost the same, so the point is mostly to narrow down what possible items it could be.
It should be noted that the Scroll of Identify is pretty much the cheapest scroll at 20.
Onto general strategies for specific items. Note that these won't help in all situations and there are some dangerous points to be careful of. I'm going to not cover what specific perils to watch out for, to give you some suspense.
Some wands can be identified by
Scrolls, when read while confused, tend to do not quite what they're supposed to. However, a lot of the dangerous scrolls will not have deadly effects if read while confused, and some are actually beneficial. Reading a scroll counts as identifying it.
Rings can be dropped into sinks. Except for certain rings, this will destroy the ring in exchange for a message that will help identify the ring. So if you have a spare unidentified ring, try dropping it in a sink to tell what it is. This won't identify it directly, so you will have to name the item or otherwise remember which one you just handled.
I think a lot of the potion-based strategies are based on knowing the price before-hand, and then simply either quaffing them with less risk or
The obvious choice would be to use a scroll of identify (or better, learn the spell). Naturally, this requires knowing which scrolls are scrolls of identify, so back to square one.
The sad result of that is that some trial and error is necessary.
Now, there are ways to try things that are safer than others. For that, my best suggestion is use the item on someone else. Sadly this only works for potions, wands and (partially) scrolls. Wands are largely targeted, so simply choose your least favorite monster. Fewer scrolls are targeted, but those that are can likewise target a volunteer. Potions are fun because you get to throw them at your test subject. Of course, this method STILL has the chance to backfire, by using a good effect on a monster. You can choose mostly harmless monsters as your test subjects, but failing that, I still prefer speeding up a monster over the chance of disintegrating myself with my brand new wand.
One last thought, before doing your trial and error, you can try de-cursing the item in question, if possible. Cursed items are almost all bad, so if you can determine that an item is not cursed, dip it in holy water, or (I think this blesses the item?) offer a sacrifice with the item on the altar, before using the item, you're odds of bad things happening go way down.
On Armor & Weapons:
Putting on armor or wielding weapons sometime(?) identifies them, but this is risky due to not being able to remove cursed armor/weapons*. A trick to deal with this situation is to keep Scrolls of Destroy Armor/Weapon you find. (I originally thought they were useless!) Be sure to take off all your other armor before trying your new armor, to give the Destroy Armor scroll only one target.
*If I recall right, sometimes weapons are slippery instead? But that works out fine too.
As well as identifying the object itself, you'll want to check if it is cursed or not.
I normally use the approach of dropping items and seeing if my pet will stand on them or not. If the pet won't stand on it, or only reluctantly, then it's cursed.
If you find an alter you can drop items onto it - a black flash indicates cursed items
This is the easiest and safest method:
1) Find clear potions. These are water.
2) Find scrolls of identify. These are very cheap (around 30 gold).
3) Drop water potions at an altar and pray. Now you have holy water.
4) #dip scrolls of identify into holy water. Now you have blessed ?oID.
Adjust your inventory so that the only identified items you are holding are the blessed ?oID. There is a chance when you read one that everything else gets identified. Repeat as necessary.
Prioritize items that need group identification (e.g. potions) over unique items (weapons, armor).
The main disadvantage of this method is you have to survive for a while without identifying anything.
I've only ever ascended with this method. Nethack is a game of patience.

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In many places, I have seen the slogan that "simplicial abelian group = chain complexes of abelian groups". These same sources usually tell me how to go in one direction. Namely, given a simplicial abelian group, one gets a chain complex whose $n^{\text{th}}$ term is the abelian group corresponding to the $n$-simplex and whose differential is the alternating sum of the face maps.
However, this process does not appear to me to be reversible. My question then is in what sense is the above slogan true? In other words, is there some procedure that takes a chain complex of abelian groups and produces a simplicial abelian group? If there is, in what sense is it an inverse to the above procedure?


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Pronounced: AL-em-TOOZ-oo-mab
Classification: monoclonal antibody
About Alemtuzumab
Alemtuzumab is a synthetic (man made) antibody directed against a protein called CD52, found on the surface of some cells. Antibodies, which are normally found in the body, are developed by the immune system to destroy foreign material (such as a germ). In this case, Alemtuzumab is drawn to white blood cells that have the CD52 protein on them. These include normal and malignant (cancerous) B and T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, monocytes, macrophages, and some tissues of the male reproductive system. The drug binds to the surface and causes cell death. Some of the side effects of Alemtuzumab are caused by the treatment's effect on normal cells.
How to Take Alemtuzumab
Alemtuzumab is given by intravenous (into a vein) infusion, over two hours. Generally, a dose is given three times a week. The first few doses are typically given in a dose-escalation format, until the recommended dose is reached. This means that on the first day of treatment you are given a very low dose. If you don't have any serious side effects, you will be given a slightly higher dose the following treatment day, and so on. Most patients are able to reach the recommended dose in 3 to 7 treatments. Treatment tends to last for about 12 weeks total.
You will receive acetaminophen (Tylenol) and diphenhydramine prior to the infusion to prevent a reaction. Most patients will also be given medications called Bactrim, to prevent pneumocysitis pneumonia (PCP), and famcyclovir, to prevent herpes infection.
Possible Side Effects
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of alemtuzumab. Talk to your healthcare team about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
Infusion-Related Side Effects
The infusion can cause a reaction that may lead to chills, fever, low blood pressure, nausea and vomiting. You will receive Tylenol and diphenhydramine prior to the infusion to help prevent these reactions. Some patients will also receive a steroid before the infusion to prevent a reaction. Reactions are most common during the first week of therapy, including the evening after the infusion. Your doctor or nurse will tell you what to do if this happens.
Low White Blood Cell Count (Leukopenia or Neutropenia)
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia)
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion.
Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia)
Platelets help your blood clot, so when the count is low you are at a higher risk of bleeding. Let your doctor or nurse know if you have any excess bruising or bleeding, including nose bleeds, bleeding gums or blood in your urine or stool. If the platelet count becomes too low, you may receive a transfusion of platelets.
Nausea and/or Vomiting
Talk to your doctor or nurse so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Call your doctor or nurse if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Your oncology team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods and absorbs fluid, which can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration.
Because this medication can lower your blood counts and immune system function, you may be at higher risk for infections including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), herpes (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). You will be prescribed medications to prevent some infections, but not all infections can be prevented. If you develop of fever, report this to your healthcare team immediately.
Heart Problems
This medication can cause cardiac dysrhythmias, in particular tachycardia, usually associated with infusion. Notify your healthcare provider right away if you feel abnormal heartbeats or if you feel dizzy or faint.
You, and individuals who you live with, should not receive vaccines that contain live virus, including oral polio, measles, or the nasal flu vaccine (FluMist) while you are receiving this medication. Vaccines may not work as well as they should while taking this medication. Discuss this with your provider before receiving any vaccines.
Reproductive Concerns
Exposure of an unborn child to this medication could cause birth defects, so you should not become pregnant or father a child while on this medication. Effective birth control is necessary during treatment and for at least 6 months after treatment. Even if your menstrual cycle stops or you believe you are not producing sperm, you could still be fertile and conceive. You should consult with your healthcare team before breastfeeding while receiving this medication.
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One of the longest-serving Texas A&M coaches and among the winningest in the nation, Head Softball Coach Jo Evans, will be Texas A&M's summer commencement convocation speaker, announced University President R. Bowen Loftin.
Commencement convocation will be held Aug. 15 in Rudder Auditorium. The 5:30 p.m. convocation will set the stage for two commencement exercises the following day at Reed Arena.
Commencement convocation and the graduation ceremonies are open to the public.
"Coach Evans has served our student athletes in many ways — coach, mentor and motivator — with a high degree of success, both on and off the field of play. On a wider scale she is an exemplary role model for all Aggies, especially the scores of young women who have had the opportunity to play under her tutelage and learn from her," Loftin said in announcing her selection as the summer 2013 commencement convocation speaker. "She will bring a message that will be highly relevant for our degree candidates and well received by everyone in attendance."
Evans said she looks forward to the opportunity to make the address.
"It is an honor to be asked to speak at commencement. I am immensely proud to be associated with Texas A&M University and I have a great fondness and respect for our student body, the 12th Man," she said. "I look forward to the opportunity of celebrating this special day with our newest Aggie graduates."
Evans came to Texas A&M in 1996 after serving for five years at her alma mater, the University of Utah. She began her head-coaching career at Colorado State University in 1986 after serving two years as an assistant at Florida State University.
Since joining Texas A&M she has posted 17 consecutive 30-win seasons, including eight seasons in which her teams won 40 or more games, and advanced to NCAA post-season competition 14 times — twice advancing to the Women's College World Series. In the process and while the Aggies were still in the Big 12, she was named "Coach of the Year" three times. To date her teams have won 985 games, with 672 of those wins coming while at the helm of the Aggies.
In addition to scores of her players earning conference, regional and national recognition for their skills on the diamond, many of them also have distinguished themselves in the classroom, with 49 of them earning Academic All-Big 12 honors and six receiving similar recognition since Texas A&M joined the SEC.
Full biographical information about Coach Evans can be viewed here.
Commencement convocation is a relatively new Texas A&M tradition in which all members of a graduating class have the opportunity to assemble together, along with family members and friends in an informal setting.
Commencement Convocation to Feature Address by Softball Coach Jo Evans
One of the longest-serving Texas A&M coaches and among the winningest in the nation, Head Softball Coach Jo Evans, will be Texas A&M's summer commencement convocation speaker, announced University President R. Bowen Loftin.


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(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON -- The CIA thwarted a plot by al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. counter-terrorism official tells CBS News. The plot was first reported by the Associated Press.
U.S. officials say the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009. This new bomb was also built to be used in a passenger's underwear but contained a more refined detonation system, the AP reported.
The counter-terrorism official tells CBS News an actual device was recovered and it has the hallmarks of previous devices used by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The official added that the work is believed to be that of bomb maker Ibrahim al-Asiri.
The would-be suicide bomber was told to buy a ticket on the airliner of his choosing and decide the timing of the attack. It's not immediately clear what happened to the would-be bomber, the AP reported.
President Obama first learned of the plot last month, said Caitlin Hayden, deputy spokeswoman at the National Security Council.
"The disruption of this (improvised explosive device) plot underscores the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism here and abroad," Hayden said.
The FBI said it had the device in its possession and is conducting technical and forensics analysis on it.
"The device never presented a threat to public safety, and the U.S. government is working closely with international partners to address associated concerns with the device," the FBI said in a prepared statement.


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"Trust the Lord completely; don't ever trust yourself. In everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success." - Proverbs 3:5
Oak Glen senior Alexis Burch has been a fixture as the West Virginia State Track and Field Championships in Charleston since being in eighth grade.
That's when her life changed.
She was in the stands in 2009 watching older brother Derek win the 400 at the state meet as a junior.
"That was amazing," she recalled. "After I saw that I said "Wow, I have to try this.' Our family was so excited about it. I said 'I want to do that.'
"He helps me through everything. Everything I have learned about the 400 is from him. My brother gave me the inspiration to do this."
She has admittedly come a long way in the track circles since her first taste of the sport.
"I tried it out in the second grade and I hated it," she said with a smile. "I lost every race. I was so mad. It's crazy to think how this has happened."
Two years after watching her brother claim a state title in the 400, she did the same thing, running 58.31 as a sophomore.
"My family has helped me a lot. We're just a track family," she said.
Burch had a brilliant sophomore year, claiming three state championships.
Along with the 400, she teamed with Paige Smearman, Megan Collins and Amy Webster to win the 4x200 and Collins, Webster and Kelsey Chambers to capture the 4x400.
Burch also finished second in the 100, but her 12.59 in the prelims broke the school record of her aunt, Kim Everly.
"It was a surprise in the fact that I was only a sophomore," she said of claiming three state titles. "But, I put so much hard work into it that I wasn't as shocked as I would be if I didn't work as hard. I didn't know what that hard work would bring. I had hoped it would help me perform well, but I never imagined it would be three state titles my sophomore year."
Last year, though, was not good.
Oak Glen was without a track because of the construction of the on-campus facility.
Burch was really never healthy, with the low point of the season probably being the Brooke Relays.
"I hated that I couldn't run," she said. "I want to run every race. I want to run with my teammates. I love running with my teammates. But, sometimes things happen and you have to learn to get over it and get stronger and better."
Still, that didn't change her expectations when it came to Charleston.
"With the track, I would have expected to do about the same," Burch said. "But, the fact that we didn't have a track, it really put everything back - work routine and everything that goes along with that. It was hard to do relay handoffs. We couldn't do block work. A lot of us got injuries from not being on a track and being on pavement. It was hard on everyone on both teams.
"We only went to a track once a week, whether it was (East) Liverpool or Brooke, or somewhere else. It was frustrating.
"My expectations were the same as any other year - to do the best that I could. I knew that I may not have been able to do as well as the year before because of no track and the injuries I had, but I wasn't going to let myself down.
"I wanted to go in and say, 'I can do this. Don't let anything interfere. Just concentrate on the task at hand.'
"I felt I could have done better. I felt I wasn't in the shape I had been before. But, considering what we went though, I think we did well."
Burch finished second last year at the state meet in the 400 (58.12), third in the 100 (12.84) and 200 (26.21) and partnered with Collins, Smearman and Webster to take fourth in the 4x200 (1:49.91).
One year after watching big brother win a state title, Burch finished third in the 400 (59.82) and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays that finished fourth and 4x200 relay that took fifth.
The lack of a home track will not be a problem this year.
"We will have a track," said Oak Glen Athletic Director Phil Rujak. "Our kids will have a place to run. There has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears to make sure they don't have to go through what they went through last year."
Burch plans on running track in college and, in that light, she made a decision not to play basketball this season.
"It wasn't a hard decision, but it wasn't an easy decision," she said. "It had nothing to do with the coaches or the players. I love them all. It's the fact that I want to win again this year. That's really important to me. I want to do well.
"Not playing basketball will help me get further in track this year. I miss being with everyone. Basketball is a team sport. We're all family and we all get along. I miss some aspects of it - the games and the defensive aspect of it, getting on people's nerves trying to get the ball off them.
"At the same time, I am happy I am not playing because everything I am doing now in place of basketball will really prepare me for my last track season.
"I've lifted throughout the winter and it has really helped me. We've been conditioning and those are the things I feel have gotten me a lot stronger at this point before the season than in previous years. It's this type of preparation that I feel will definitely help me."
Burch said she was also reminded last year that during any time, especially a tough season, there is someone to lean on.
"You have to do all things through God," she said. "You can't trust yourself to do things alone. God gives you the strength to do all that you can do.
"If he gives you, for me, the ability to run, he's not just going to make you the best. You have to work hard and do all the things that you can do.
"You can do all things through him."
Although it is not certain yet what events Burch will run, the early favorites are the 100, 200, 400 and 4x400.
"The 400 is my favorite race," said Burch, whose 58.12 is the ninth-fastest Class AA/A time in state meet history. "My expectations are a lot higher this year. I am hoping to break some records."
The ultimate goal, though, is success in Charleston.
"If I get second, I get second," she said. "I'm not going to be upset with myself if that's what happens. I know I will have done everything I could to lead up to that point."
Along with winning state titles and running with her teammates, Burch is also looking forward not having one strip of tape placed on her body.
"I am praying nothing happens this year," she said with a laugh.


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MITCHELL — Just in time for spring cleaning, the weather forecast looks warm and clear for Dakota Wesleyan University's annual Service Day.
More than 527 students, staff and faculty are signed up to take part in the university's Service Day: National Day of Service on Tuesday, April 30.
"Service brings out the best in us, and it is always very rewarding," said Sterling Dockweiler, a graduating senior from Casper, Wyo. "Service Day helps the college and the community form a great relationship where we look out for each other and support each other."
This is the fourth year that Dakota Wesleyan has organized Service Day, but the first year it has added "National Day of Service" to its name – this is due to a grant that was awarded to the college that will allow DWU to give out eight gift certificates for local organizations to purchase trees. Those eight will be: L.B. Williams, Longfellow and Gertie Belle Rogers elementary schools, Mitchell Area Safehouse, LifeQuest, the Abbott House, Pepsi-Cola Soccer Complex, and Cadwell Park.
Service Day is not only a way to thank the community, but is also one more avenue to help create service-minded students.
"Service Day is an easy way to get the whole DWU campus to work together to help better the Mitchell community; it's also a great way for DWU to teach students about the importance of its motto, 'sacrifice or service,'" said Leah Miiller, Corsica, who also will be graduating this May. "Students can use this tradition to build off of to continue to serve others and their communities. It shows students that a lot can be changed in a few hours with just a little bit of hard work."
About 1,300 man hours are projected to be spent in town on Tuesday, with project sites at: The Carnegie Resource Center, First United Methodist Church, First Lutheran Church, Dakota Discovery Museum, Cadwell Park, the Pepsi-Cola Soccer Complex, the Mitchell Salvation Army, Mitchell public schools, Mitchell Area Safehouse, and trash pick-up on Rowley and Spruce streets, Dry Run Creek, and all around Lake Mitchell.
Students in the Arlene Gates Department of Nursing will also split up into teams and work at Wesley Acres and Avera Brady Health and Rehab.
Other students will split up and do work on campus moving materials from the science department in Hughes Hall to the new Corrigan Health Sciences Center, as well as other spots around campus.
Nursing students in Huron, along with faculty and staff, will provide a service with spring clean-up on the Huron Community Campus on Monday, April 29. Also, the DWU baseball and softball teams will be gone Tuesday for games and therefore have been volunteering time at the fields. In all, 636 individuals are projected to contribute toward this community service effort.
Following the volunteer projects, everyone will reconvene in the cafeteria and East Main Dining Room for an indoor picnic and video from last year's Service Day.
The Tuesday before graduation was traditionally known as "Reading Day" before 2010, when Dakota Wesleyan established "Service Day" as a thank you to the community that has supported the university for more than a century.
"It may seem stressful, but it's really a productive way to take a break from studying and to be with all of your friends while doing something good for the community," Miiller said. "I have participated in Service Day with the Student Activities Board every year, and I'm looking forward to working with the group one last time. I'm a little sad this will be my last DWU Service Day, but it's the perfect way for me to give back to the community that has been a home away from home for me for the last four years."
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-Seniors from across the nation shot out of the starting blocks to participate in the 2012 Kansas Senior Olympics today at Hummer Sports Park.
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If I encrypt a file of a known format that has a lengthy header (e.g. an XML Excel file), does that render the encrypted file susceptible to a "known plain text" attack? In other words, if the first X bytes of the decrypted text are known, does that weaken the encryption for the remaining data?
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No proper modern encryption algorithm allows known-plaintext attacks. Even if the adversary knows all of the plaintext except one bit, and knows the ciphertext, that doesn't help him determine the value of that one unknown bit. If you use a cryptographic library then you're unlikely to use an algorithm that is broken in this sense, except ECB. Just make sure that you're using the algorithm properly — if a mode requires a random IV, use a random IV. AES, DES or 3DES with CBC, CTR, GCM, EAX, or any number of other popular modes are safe in this regard.
There is one caveat. The adversary generally knows the length of the plaintext, because it is identical or close to the length of the ciphertext. When the "real" plaintext is compressed (such as an Excel file or any other zipped format) and the compressed text is then encrypted, the adversary knows the length of the compressed text. In isolation, this is rarely enough to extract useful information. However, in some scenarios, the adversary is able to submit part of the input for encryption, and the text that encrypted contains some parts provided by the adversary and parts that must remain secret. This can allow the adversary to map the length of the compressed plaintext against his submitted inputs, and thus to determine which inputs most resemble the secret part (because they result in a better compression ratio) and to reconstruct the secret part given enough chosen inputs. This was the basis of the CRIME attack against SSL.
If a popular encryption scheme is being used: No.
The typical solution is that symmetric stream/block ciphers generate a constant stream of new pseudo-random bits which are merged/XOR'd with the plaintext to produce the ciphertext.
The pseudo-random stream is seeded indirectly by the private key - so as long as the previous or future bits of the PRNG can not be infered from known bits (or infer the PRNG seed for that matter), the cipher is protected from classical known-plaintext attacks.
An emphatic yes.
TL;DR: Don't try to do encryption on your own. Use a consumer-friendly solution like GPG for data at rest, or TLS for data in motion.
This is easy to test for yourself. For example, look what happens with AES in ECB mode when the same key is used to encrypt two strings that start with the same data:
You can see the first part of the ciphertext is the same for both plaintexts. There are many attacks that involve this type of weakness. For example, an attacker who can inject his own plaintext somewhere into your documents can potentially discover the plaintext for everything that comes after their input.
Thankfully, the solution is simple. Use an encryption mode that requires an initialization vector. Additionally, it is crucial (for other, but equally important reasons) that you use a mode which includes an authentication tag. Modes that satisfy this requirement include GCM, EAX, and CCM. For example:
For these modes, you must use a unique (and for some, a cryptographically random) initialization vector that seeds the ciphertext with initial randomness.
Crypto can be extremely hard to get right yourself, even if you pick a secure, modern cipher. Do yourself a favor and don't try to do it on your own; if you find yourself at the level of choosing algorithms and generating nonces, you're working at too low a level. Use GPG for data at rest, or TLS for data in motion.


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I am just starting to learn Texas holdem, and I've heard that online poker is not legal, and also that it is. Which is it?
Please, before you continue reading and make any decisions based on what I'm about to tell you, you must understand two important things:
Unfortunately, it seems to be both in the United States.
Bottom line:
There is no Federal law that makes playing poker online illegal.
There is, however, a Federal law (UIGEA) that makes some financial transactions to and from an online poker site illegal -- this law applies to the site itself, not the players. If there are any laws against playing online poker (as is the case in some states) and you add money to an online poker site, or withdraw money from an online poker site and use a US bank to do it, the poker site has broken this federal law by facilitating this transaction.
Each state in the union has different laws regarding the legal status of gambling activities. So, even though it might not be against Federal law to play online poker, it might be illegal in a particular state. Do some research.
The Federal Wire Act of 1961 is often cited as a law that makes online poker illegal. However, this too applies to the sites and not the players. Moreover, the DoJ in 2011 released a formal legal opinion that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting. The US Circuit Court of Appeals issues a similar ruling.
I think still more needs to be said here.
Although there is no Federal law that says "playing poker on the Internet for real money is a Federal crime," the legal environment is still quite hostile.
The DoJ recently shut down 3 major online poker sites (PokerStars, FullTilt Poker & Cereus) and seized all the money held by the players there. After some time, one of those sites was able to resume operations in the rest of the world, but none of them have been able to resume operations in the USA, and they probably never will. The legal basis of this operation was the UIGEA which, as I've said, applies to the sites, not the players -- but the actions effected the players as well.
A few days ago, the Department of Homeland Security shut down another poker network (Everleaf Gaming).
Clearly, any American who chooses to play poker online for money is taking a risk with that money.
Some would say that you might conclude from this that the Federal government is of the opinion that playing online poker for real money is itself an illegal activity, and something that should be stopped. I would have to agree with this. Even though there is nothing black-and-white that says that actually playing is illegal, the Federal government certainly appears to be efforting to make it nigh impossible for Americans to play poker online for real money.
I am not a lawyer. What follows is my understanding of the facts, having been involved in the online poker industry since 2004:
Summary: With the exception of a few states, no law is on the books to make online poker illegal. This means that it is legal in most areas of the United States.
In the United States, our legal system operates on the concept of citizens being free to do anything that is not prohibited by a law. To date, there has been no law which makes online poker illegal at the federal level. Thus it defaults to being legal.
For a time, some members of the government sought to interpret the 1961 Wire Tap Act (which has a clause that makes it a crime to place sports-betting wagers over state lines via interstate telephone line) as also outlawing any form of gambling over the internet. Courts have since found this interpretation to be inaccurate, and the US Department of Justice officially declared in late 2011 that they do not find online poker to violate this law.
In 2006, an often-misunderstood law was passed called the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This law set in place many large penalties for facilitating financial transactions for "illegal online gambling" however the law fails to define what illegal online gambling consists of. That means that it falls to other laws to define what is or is not legal. And again, there are no federal laws that prohibit online poker play, so it defaults to legal. The authors of the UIGEA surely believed that they were including online poker in the scope, under the mistaken assumption that other laws made online poker a crime. It is likely that they thought the Wire Tap Act applied here. The one thing that this law did, however, was put banks on notice that if they processed a gambling transaction which was not legal, they could face serious penalties. Most chose to prohibit all online gambling transactions to avoid this risk entirely.
There are state laws that criminalize online poker. In the state of Washington, for instance, it is a felony to play online poker. Since there is no law at the federal level, the state law makes the ruling. By contrast, several states are at various states of progress to explicitly declare it to be legal to play online poker and to adopt a licensing plan in order to tax poker sites which operate in their borders. Nevada is at the lead of this, as they passed a law to this effect in December 2011. As of February 2012, a half dozen casinos already have applications in to the Nevada Gaming Commission to become licensed online poker rooms. Nevada citizens are expected to have fully legal and licensed intrastate online poker (as in only within Nevada, since Nevada can't pass laws that apply to other states) by the end of 2012.
Many think that the legal situation faced by Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker, and Cereus is an indication of the game being considered illegal. This is not true. Each of these sites were involved in criminal practices of money laundering and/or fraud. They set up shell companies so that banks did not know they were authorizing transactions for online gambling (as the bank would see the transaction as, for instance, a jewelry purchase). Others set up backroom deals with banks to process payments for states like Washington and Utah, where laws were in place to prohibit online poker at the state level. Money laundering and fraud are criminal offenses, and the sites were prosecuted under these laws.
Some think that the fact that only US players on Pokerstars have received funds back from the money they had in their account is evidence that the US Government is holding the funds. This too is largely untrue. I do not know the full details of the Cereus network, as I did not have money there, and they have stayed out of the spotlight since Full Tilt made a great target for it. Full Tilt players have not received funds because Full Tilt violated terms of their license by combining business funds and player funds, and then using this combined pool of funds to pay bonuses to their executives and professional poker players. The players have not received funds because, quite simply, the site does not have the money.
In mid-February 2012, the Everleaf gaming network ceased operations in the US. This has been cited as further indication that the law is murky. It has not yet come to light what exactly is behind this change, but there are two things that have been made clear:
My guess is that there was something fishy going on here, but I do not yet have enough information to state that definitively. The article linked from John Dibb's answer mentions an undercover officer in Washington State, which indicates that Everleaf was offering play to states where it was illegal AND that they were violating the UIGEA by processing transactions from an area where play was illegal.
Depends on specified country jurisdiction.
Here is the question you should really ask yourself...
Is it really worth playing online poker now?
The problem with the questionable legality and the difficulty in setting up accounts and putting funds on accounts, is that your common average poker player isn't going to jump through those hoops.
Professionals and the better smarter players are going to though.
It is just not a great environment to try to play online. IF online poker does become completely legal, it might be a golden time as schools of fish flock to online poker to be fleeced.
But for now, I would avoid it.
Poker is considered gambling and illegal everywhere in the united states at the state level. This does not mean that it is not allowed, it means that for you to play poker in any particular state in a legal manner, you must play at a licensed establishment, or you are going to be subject to arrest. This is true in Nevada and all other states. Gambling is not legal, it is licensed.
The willingness of any state to license gambling in any venue, including online is in a constant state of flux. Any answer today is very likely to be a wrong answer tomorrow. It is subject to change if you can live in one state and play at a site in another state or country. That all just depends on a huge number of factors. So if you really want to play online, do some very basic research, to see if you can with out a legal risk.
poker is a game of skill and a tradition of the old west.
there are many poker rooms in california. we have the largest in the world: http://www.commercecasino.com/
look here: http://www.legaluspokersites.com/ and here: http://www.cardschat.com/states/ and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_poker
i live in california and am playing for real money at 3 online casinos.
some states have laws against it.
Some people on here mention state and federal laws and jurisdiction, however, everyone knows you can gable in Nevada and no feds are gonna come busting up the casino.
I figured I would post here as the last post with good information was from a couple years ago.
In Nevada, and possibly some parts of New Jersey, you can play online poker legally if you are a resident of the state and provide a valid address and social security number. Even Pokerstars will let you play if you have that information.
The thinking is, and I'm not a lawyer, but if you can go down the street and gamble at a casino in the town you live in, why can't you stay at home and gamble online.
If you don't live in a "legal" gambling area, such as Nevada, you are taking your chances with online sites. Most of them must use international banks as the US Government will not allow US Banks to process transactions from gambling sites.
I know for a fact you can go on certain sites that were very popular during the early 2000's prior to the legislation that was passed, that you can get certain debit cards that are approved for international transactions (or can be by calling the card company) and then you can buy in.
Getting your money out is the hard part. You can't have it transferred to a US Bank and you can't cash their check at a US Bank. So you will have to pay close attention to withdrawal methods, unless you just plan on playing for fun and never cashing out.
Since a lot of online operations are in a gray area legally, I have heard many stories of people getting ripped off. I myself lost about $3600 USD when Bodog got hit with legislation and forced to discontinue US operations. Though, that wasn't the same as a site that will never cash you out, or make cashing out virtually impossible.
Personally, I just gamble at live games, as for some reason Poker is legal in California at casinos. However, we are not legally allowed to play for money online in California. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but beuracracy moves slowly and this whole online poker craze really only started about 10 years ago. Which is the blink of an eye to our governments legislative process. Give it ten more years, and if we aren't dead yet, maybe we can legally play a game we enjoy that harms no one in this free country of ours.


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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] RFC: Second Try: Add support to send/receive CUDA device memory directly
From: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-21 18:19:22
George -- what say you?
On Apr 19, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Rolf vandeVaart wrote:
> Forgot the link
> https://bitbucket.org/rolfv/ompi-trunk-cuda-rfc2
> From: devel-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:devel-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Rolf vandeVaart
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:45 PM
> To: Open MPI Developers
> Subject: [OMPI devel] RFC: Second Try: Add support to send/receive CUDA device memory directly
> WHAT: Second try to add support to send data directly from CUDA device memory via MPI calls.
> DETAILS: Based on all the feedback (thanks to everyone who looked at it), I have whittled down what I hope to accomplish with this RFC. There were suggestions to better modularize the CUDA registration code so I will take a look at that separately. Since the registration code is a performance feature, it will be dropped from this RFC and investigated separately. This significantly reduced the changes being proposed here. With this RFC, all the changes are isolated in datatype and convertor code. As mentioned before, the changes mostly boil down to replacing memcpy with cuMemcpy when moving the data to or from a CUDA device buffer.
> Per suggestions, the choice to disable the large memory RDMA now happens on a per message basis. This is done by adding a flag to the convertor which tells the BTLs that an intermediate buffer is needed when dealing with device memory.
> As before, this code would be enabled via a configure option. A mostly completed version is viewable on bitbucket although I know the configure code is sorely lacking.
> This is the new list of changed files.
> M opal/config/opal_configure_options.m4
> A opal/datatype/opal_datatype_cuda.c
> A opal/datatype/opal_datatype_cuda.h
> M opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h
> M opal/datatype/opal_datatype_copy.c
> M opal/datatype/opal_datatype_unpack.c
> M opal/datatype/Makefile.am
> M opal/datatype/opal_datatype_pack.h
> M opal/datatype/opal_convertor.c
> M opal/datatype/opal_datatype_unpack.h
> M ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
> Thanks,
> Rolf
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