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Quo Vadunt Anglicani?
I served for ten years on the United States Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue (ARC-USA). In the course of numerous discussions, I found one brief remark by an Anglican colleague especially illuminating. The remark was: "for us the THAT of communion is more important than the WHAT of communion."As the Lambeth Conference enters its final week, it appears as though, if the "what" of communion cannot be satisfactorily addressed, the "that" of communion may not hold.Austen Ivereigh continues his very helpful reflections today on the America blog:
It now looks as if the Lambeth Conference is beginning to go in the direction hoped for by both the Archbishop of Canterbury and Rome preventing schism through the centralisation of authority.
The three major proposals are these:
1. A new Anglican Faith and Order Commission which will looks a lot like an embryonic Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The body would give guidance on doctrinal questions to the Anglican Communion.
2. A "blueprint" for a Code of Canon Law a set of rules which are descriptive rather than prescriptive. It is likely that these rules would prevent, say, conservative African bishops exercising oversight over conservative American dioceses which do not recognise their own bishops authority.
3. An Anglican Covenant a document setting out core Anglican beliefs and a biding agreement to abide by them. This would almost certainly exclude the possibility of a practising gay man becoming a bishop.
And he adds, somewhat portentously:
Conversely, if the proposals fail, the Anglican Church can expect a long dark night of balkanisation and Rome will all but give up on structured ecclesial dialogue. Whom would Catholics be talking to, and what would be the point?
About the Author
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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Good news for Anglicans, I think, if Lambeth follows the Windsor Group's suggestions. However, perhaps Invereigh is reading the Windsor Group's suggestions with too Catholic a sensibility. In the first place, I'd be careful of characterizing a code and covenant as some kind of "embryonic" CDF. These documents will simply describe the current norm and provide helpful guidelines in the event of future controversies. In the second place "embryonic" seems to suggest that eventually covenant and code will "evolve" into some kind of top-down hierarchy that will make rulings. That's just not how Anglicans operate.I see code/covenant helping bishops stick to the Middle Way, but not necessarily putting them on the Way to Rome.Even if the Windsor Group measures are adopted, hammering out a code and covenant will take decades, especially given the very polarized positions of some of the bishops who will have to work together.The beauty of doing that hard work, however, is that it gives the bishops a common goal to work toward in order the strengthen the Anglican communion, rather than allowing the wrangling with no direction that's taking place now, to continue. Question: The word "corporate unity" is used to describe what might happen (but not soon) if Anglicans adopt the measures recommended by the Windsor Group. Is this the same thing as accepting churches in the Anglican communion as "uniates"? If so, I think this will be a long time coming; the notion of papal infallibility is still an idea that is foreign even to Anglo-Catholics.
I found one brief remark by an Anglican colleague especially illuminating. The remark was: for us the THAT of communion is more important than the WHAT of communion.Fr. Imbelli --That comment is very interesting to me too, but for a somewhat different reason. As I see it, your friend's questions reflect clear as a bell the most fruitful insight of the great philosopher of language and logic, Gottlob Frege. His great insight is his distinction between the *reference* (THAT) of a term and its *sense (WHAT, descriptive meaning). The distinction is one of those simple things, like the insight into the nature of the wheel, that has revolutionized the world. Frege's insight made logic machines possible. For those who haven't heard of it, roughly the insight is this: a word or phrase can have two fundamentally different sorts of meanings at the same time, "reference" and "sense". Examples: the phrases "the evening star" and "the morning star" signify/mean the same referent, but the phrases do not signify/mean the same sense, so to ask for "the" meaning of the phrases is too simple a question. When we're talking about a relatively simple thing such as a heavenly body it doesn't matter very much. But when we're talking about real complex things such as "Anglican communion" and such abstract things and only possibly reall things as "religious authority" the distinction become urgent. . Obviously, clarifying the meanings of the "THAT" and the "WHAT" your friend mentions would be hideously difficult to do.. But mucking about without clarifyung them, even badly, seems to me like trying to conduct an orchestra with badly tuned violins. Screech!The Anglican hierarchy includes at least two fine linguistic analysts, Rowan Williams from Oxford and N. T. Wright, a Cambridge man. Maybe they should start a committee to analyse the various meanings of the THAT and the WHAT of the Anglican communion. Somebody's got to do itWhen they get all that ckarified, they can start to ask whether THAT is more important than the WHAT.Complexity, complexity.
Dear Ann,It's complex enough being a Yankee fan in the middle of Red Sox Nation, without throwing Frege into the mix!I do share your esteem for both Williams and Wright. However, I think both of them have at different times shown that great expertise in one field does not necessarily translate into competence in another. But that danger, of course, is by no means limited to them.
But. Fatjer. it seems to me that Frege helps us to make justified *simplifications* where possible. That's the beauty of insights such as his -- they're simple, and help us to put complex things (thoughts) in order. This helps us to clarify, and clarification helps us to stop talking past each other. I particularly like Wright because he gets into some lilnguistic theory in The New Testament and the People of God. But I think it's also true that a great deal of his theory is dependent on a notion of the reliability of history that Ii think can't be warramted as strongly as he seems to think it is. Since Tradition is a big chunk of history, I think that leaves him as a bit too much of a fundamentalist to suit me. But I would certainly trust his and Rowan Williams best efforts to clarify some of these issues. Notice that I'm really not talking about *settling* the issues, just *clarifying* what different Anglican's mean by the various terms. It's only after such clarifications the *senses* of the terms that the historical questions -- which are questions of *reference* -- can be addressed. I'm sure Jean is right -- these questions can't be settled at one conference. they're much, much to complex. And people hate to look at fundamentals. Especially the fundamentalists in any group.
This is very interesting! Instead of achieving unity through theology--the route I would have thought might work--perhaps we may become closer through similarity of structure.Fascinating times we live in!
What kind of unity comes as a result of a hostility to homosexuals and women? Are the RCC bishops who too often follow Cicero instead of Jesus and Charlemagne instead of Paul the ideal group to be united to? We might be aware that we are talking about unity of sinners not perfect individuals despite all the better than thou language. Ecclesia semper reformanda.The proposed unity seems more to be based on what the parties are against rather than what they are for. A lot of hypocrisy floating around. Politics makes stranger bedfellows. No pun intended.
Bill,In my personal experience it is not always possible to live up to my standards of right and wrong. That's a big problem--but what is the solution? Some would say, lower the standards. In order to lower the standards you mention, we would have to rewrite Scripture. In order to do that we have to be in a position above Scripture. Are we subject to the Scriptures or are the Scriptures subject to us? That is the issue: are we for the endurance and dominion of the Word of God?There are Anglicans and Catholics who say "yes."
If I read Ivereigh correctly, the hope is that a "centralized authority" will provide the structure Anglicans need to pursue theological solutions to heal divisions within their own communion. And some Catholics, including Ivereigh seem to feel this will put Anglican/Catholic relations on a better footing. It may, and we can certainly pray that it does.But at this point, healing the rift with Rome strikes me as a far-off and minor concern, even among conservative Anglicans. Conservative Anglican and Episcopal parishes and dioceses certainly might have recognized en masse conversion as a solution to their differences with maverick Anglicans. But they didn't. They elected instead to follow fellows like Archbishop Akinola. That tells me that while Catholics and Anglicans might support "the endurance and dominion of the Word of God," they still perceive that they have some fairly strong differences about the interpretation of that Word.Catholics may believe that those differences derive from an Anglican preference to keep moral standards "lower," and that may be true, but I wonder if that kind of language is really helpful to the unification cause.
Kathy,The Roman Catholic hierarchy has been subverting scripture for centuries. It is not a question of lowering standards. The RCC bishops have to elevate their standards also. How you continually misread my words is a wonder to me.
I don't think I'm misreading your words. You are suggesting that homosexual activities and women's ordination should become accepted in the life of the Church. Correct?
I thought the issue here was whether Anglicans and Catholics can agree on following the world of God, not on Bill's orthodoxy or lack thereof.This looks like it's turning into a witch-hunt. I'm off before somebody suggests Bill submit to the chemin de fer.
I'm not sure why you exaggerate so, Jean, and inflame the conversation. Bill did suggest (correct me if I'm wrong) that the magisterium of the Catholic Church should undergo a "conversion" that leads them to accept progressive policies re: homosexuality and women's ordination.He thinks this will be an elevation and a correct and charitable reading of the Gospel; I think it first of all cannot happen, and secondly if it did it would be a lowering of standards. That's where we differ--it is not a misreading but a difference in theology.
What started out as a provocative and important thread has turned into the usual debate on teaching authority.Jean has provided some good knowledgable stuff on the Anglican perspective of moving forward and what it might mean. I think she's right that that is what the topic is.
On the one hand, it would not surprise me at all for the Church to modify its teachings on homosexuality, although probably not for a very long time, based on continuing discoveries in biology and neuroscience. The Catechism currently acknowledges, "Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained," but increasingly it will be explained, and it will be seen (I am guessing) to be natural in some sense of the word that would merit the removal of the "intrinsic evil" designation. On the other hand, the position of the Church against the ordination of women seems to me based on reasoning so distant from what would be practical and what women can do just as well as men. So I would not be willing to predict that there would be any real change in Church teachings on homosexuality even at the point where the sciences arrive at a deep understanding and find proof that it has existed from the beginnings of sexuality itself and has served an adaptive purpose beneficial to the species in which it occurs.It would be interesting to travel 500 or 1000 years in the future and see in what form the Catholic Church will exist and what it will teach.
I would suggest that one approach is to use the Eastern Rite of Catholicism as an approach. Authority and structure are defined as service not as centralized power; ordination is a reflection of the call to service vs. papal primacy and apostolic succession defined in scholastic terms as an "ontological" reality is not stressed. Eastern Rite in some ways is a looser structure within the service structure. Guess some may see this as "balkanization" - do you allow regions to set ordination practice e.g. female bishops, homosexual bishops within an overall church structure or do these practices create schism because some regions see them as outside their concept of their beliefs? Not sure the solution is the centralization of authority.
Jean,I don't think Kathy's comments amount to a witch hunt. She probably had the same reaction I did. The underlying assumption of Bill's comment was that the Church's teachings, and probably the opinions of those who agree with them on these subjects, is motivated by "hostility."I don't agree with Church's teachings out of hostility to anyone. Why is it fair comment to make that assumption, but a witch hunt to respond to it?
The underlying assumption of Bills comment was that the Churchs teachings, and probably the opinions of those who agree with them on these subjects, is motivated by hostility.Sean,I think it's an extremely rare individual (or organization) who arrives at a position on homosexuality or issues related to gender without being strongly influenced by the culture in which they were raised. And of course when it comes to the culture in which many of the Catholic priests and bishops were raised, that would tend to be within a subculture even more "conservative" than the wider culture. There's just no way Church teachings are not at least partially reflective of a strong bias against homosexuality. By bias I don't mean a tradition of moral teaching, but rather a visceral reaction of fear and disgust. It's probably made all the worse among celibate clergy by the fact that so many live in an all-male environment in which homosexuality is taboo.In the first Catholic grade school I went to (mid-1950s), the eighth grade nun used to punish boys who misbehaved by making them wear a girl's uniform (white blouse, blue jumper) and putting a bow in their hair. What message did this convey about masculinity and the status of women? Of course, girls who misbehaved were not forced to dress up as boys.
Sean, the whole Bill-Kathy exchange looked to me like some petty little Inquisition in progress, with Bill making cryptic references to women and gays, and Kathy trying to extract a statement in direct opposition to Church teaching from him by way of "clarification."I was certainly annoyed over the irrelevance of these comments re the Windsor Group's rec's and Ivereigh's read of them, which derailed a thread that had promised to be interesting and insightful.And in letting my annoyance show, I'm now once again accused of exaggerating, inflaming and generally being mean. Sigh.Lesson learned: I'll try harder to just shut up and go away without comment when the thread tanks.
David, this eighth grade nun you speak of sounds like she was disturbed and was engaging in a form of mental abuse. The complementary nature of men and women is a gift from God that should be respected. I hope someone in your school had the courage to speak out against this mental form of abuse.Bill, if you do not believe as a Catholic that the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church, than who is?
It would be useful perhaps to do a little research on the Church of England, from Bishop Butler who would not accept Canterbury, seeing no purpose in serving a dying Church - through such as Bishop Barnes and Abp. Temple and the curious Dean Inge, a strong supporter of eugenics. This might help unravel some of the strands which make up the Church of England. Another guide is that by their finest of theologians, John Henry Newman's ANGLICAN DIFFICULTIES.
Moving along,I find Bill dH's remarks intriguing and wonder what the options are. For one thing, does anyone know Pope Benedict's position on the patriarchates? For example, why did he not take the title Patriarch of the West? Also, what was the significance of the parallelism of concelebration (Bartholemew and Benedict) during the Vespers of Sts. Peter and Paul?I ask because, as I mentioned above, it seems strangely possible (strange, because unpredictable even 5 years ago) that Anglican-Catholic unity might be closer on the basis of structure than on the basis of theology. At least this is how it seems to me. Unity can happen when there is a meeting caused by reasonable and positive motion undertaken reciprocally within two bodies. Two--or in this case, maybe three. (How many lungs does the Church have, exactly?)
I will stand before God and defend a homosexual who is loving to his lover and who loves his neighbor as herself. Likewise will I defend a woman priest who will not stand by and let people be ashed to death in incinerators. I do criticize Augustine of Hippo who accepted force and the idea that coercion fits into the mind of Christ. To take Jesus' description of the non-invited wedding guests as literal is utter stupidity. I do criticize Bernard of Clairvaux who urged popes to conduct crusades. (He did seem to think better of it later)It is time to look at the person not the sexual orientation. Meanness and promiscuity are not acceptable in any gender. We have a hierarchy who still resemble Cicero's Rome more than Jesus' Nazareth. Leadership which has umpteen titles for the pope, including Pontifex Maximus, taken from Pagan Rome. As are the names Prefect, Rector, Provincial, etc. Jerome used to do penance every time he read Cicero because he knew something non-Christian was going on. At least he acknowledged the need for penance for all that Romanita.
"Bill, if you do not believe as a Catholic that the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church, than who is?"Nancy, Jesus gave us the barometer. "By their fruits you shall know them." There is a place for teaching authority but is it is mostly as Jesus said: "I have give you an example.." And Paul who labored, loved and drew people to God...Words fly, but example attracts. Always the Spirit.
Bill, Christ did give us a barometer. He gave us the fullness of Love in His gift of Himself on the Cross. The fullness of Love is desiring Salvation for someone. Only Christ's Sacrifice, His Passion, Has the power before God, The Blessed Trinity, to forgive sin and lead us to Salvation. Such is the power of the Union of God's Love and God's Mercy, a perfect complement.Christ is more than an example, He is the living definition of Love, the Word Made Flesh.
P.S. " Let us make man in our image."" In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through Him, and without Him, nothing came to be."From the beginning, the Word has been a perfect complement to God's Love. Peace.
I'm having a little trouble understanding the connection between Nazis and the ordination of women. And I'm also at sea regarding the connection between Nancy's confession of almost entirely orthodox Christology (not sure about the word "complement") and the discussion at hand.I worked 4 years in ecumenism. It's an unusual discipline, covered in a fog like war, stumbling in its labors, racing in its enthusiasms. But it does seem possible that there can be breakthroughs of insight. I hope this is one of them.
Ecumenism is about communion without compromising The Doctrine of Faith.
Kathy, I recall you're having mentioned on other threads that you worked in ecumenism. I'd be interested to know more about what that was like and why you think the Windsor Group might open new insights.Catholics tend to be much more--I'm grasping for the right word here--let's say protective of the Eucharist. You don't get to come to the table until you've been examined through a long RCIA process and made a full confession, etc.So can Catholics, practically speaking, do anything but smile and encourage others to adopt Catholic teaching?As Nancy notes, communion is about not compromising the Doctrine of the Faith. Is she right?
Jean,I was the Director of Communications for the Washington Theological Consortium, the non-profit that facilitates cross-registration among Washington area seminaries. Most of the schools require MDiv students to take at least one course outside of their own tradition so our office arranged for all that registrar business. I was more on the dialogue and PR side. This website overhaul http://washtheocon.org/was my last and arguably best contribution, though some of the newsletter interviews weren't too bad either, I think.My job included working with the student reps from the schools and arranging meetings of professors according to discipline. I often attended the meetings of some of the faculty groups, esp. the systematics group, and was asked to join the discussion of that group. (Other groups seemed to think of me variously as a grad student, which I was, or an office flunky, which I was, but the systematics group let me in.) There was always a lot to talk about.The people who seemed to see me coming from a mile away as someone impossible to talk to tended to be Catholics who were working adamantly for progressive change. I could talk with people who wanted change (one delightful friend is a priest-monk who feels he's successfully, theologically challenged HV) but not those who were fighting for it. But that was a very small part of the picture. Mostly I got to know people who were happy enough in their own traditions, but interested in talking. One memorable conversation started with me impishly asking a Lutheran pastor on the way to a restaurant to whom he prays when he's looking for a parking space, since he doesn't say the Hail Mary. I learned a lot about Lutheran Marian devotion that day!Another friend was a progressive Baptist pastor. One of the most helpful insights I heard over all those years was from an ecumenist, a Lutheran on the faculty of an Episcopal seminary. She wrote an article that argued that some (not all) barriers to unity are cultural rather than doctrinal. I think this is a very helpful basis on which to begin any dialogue: some of the differences among us are cultural.
Correction: I should have stated that for Catholics, ecumenism is about communion without compromising the Doctrine of Faith. Culture does not transform The Word Made Flesh, it is Christ who transforms us.
I wonder whether Willims has been influenced by the theological movement called communion ecclesiology, which has played a leading role in Angliican-RC-Orthodox (and other) dialogues in tbe past decade. This is a movement I've generally resisted, because in some of the dialogues it has not been, to my reading, clearly defined. As Nancy's last comment suggests, it is absolutely necessary that our communion is in Jesus Christ--not in ourselves or in our ideas, but in Christ. It has seemed to me that without clearer definition of communion, the Church could be manipulated by various ideologies.Perhaps my resistance has been an error on the side of caution. In the immortal words of Jesus Christ and Bill Mazzella, "by their fruits you shall know them." If the fruit of communion ecclesiology is a well-founded reunion of Christian bodies, then it must be pretty good stock!
Kathy, here's what I don't get: Earlier you said this: This is very interesting! Instead of achieving unity through theologythe route I would have thought might workperhaps we may become closer through similarity of structure. Fascinating times we live in!The above struck me as dismissive of the Windsor Group's rec's--fine, I understand that people come to unity through common belief rather than structure--at least I think that's what you were saying.But then you say this: I worked 4 years in ecumenism. Its an unusual discipline, covered in a fog like war, stumbling in its labors, racing in its enthusiasms. But it does seem possible that there can be breakthroughs of insight. I hope this is one of them.So are you being dismissive or hopeful about what's going on at Lambeth? As a former Anglican, I'd hoped that you, with ecumenical experience, might have something to say that would resonate with mine.But, alas, I keep failing to grasp the tone and content of your posts, which often strike me as full of the kind of Catholic arrogance I keep encountering as a struggling convert.
Jean,I wish we could focus on the greater issues, rather than on your perception of my tone. Particularly because your perception is fault . In the first comment you cited my tone was overjoyed.
Jean, if you believe that Christ Has entrusted His Church with the Deposit of Faith, the fullness of God's Truth, why would you not want to share this Truth with everyone that you Love? Charity, out of Love for one another, requires that we share God's Truth. This is not arrogance but Love.
In all cordiality, how can I understand what your point on the greater issue is if I don't understand whether your tone is dismissive or overjoyed? My reading may have been faulty, but it wasn't intentional. I think it would be interesting to know WHY, as someone who's worked in ecumenism, you're overjoyed, as a Catholic, by the Windsor Group's recs. But I fear that asking more questions will simply open me up to accusations of focusing too much on tone, inflaming and exaggerating, having faulty perceptions and other bad things.So I thank you for clarifying, sharing your ecumenical experiences, and wish you good day.I'll also point out that Father Imbelli has posted a new update on ABC Williams' take on the covenant/code and say that I appreciate his tracking this story's developments.
I'm overjoyed at any move on the part of the Anglican Communion towards a global identity and mutual accountability on moral issues.


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I prefer videos to lengthy posts as I'm a bit lazy. Also "a picture speaks a thousand words"
I prefer videos to lengthy posts as I'm a bit lazy. Also "a picture speaks a thousand words"
I used to prefer vids but now for some reason they take forever to upload (in 1080p) and it wouldn't actually upload in the end so I don't bother nowadays.
Don't use 1080p??
Thats full HD!!!
I use 360p, I might bump it up to 480p soon...
I always use 360 takes too long to upload with the others.
I will start using 1080p when I get my uni 50MB/s connection back... :P
I live too far out in the countryside to get that, there was a petition to get it put in where I live and we needed 10,000 people in the area to sign it and only 1,000 did.
Same, I'm sitting here with an 8Mb/s line which is the fastest we can get.. Sucks..
I only have 2 meg broadband.
I'm thinking about starting a new game on FM11, I fancy giving it a go with the team I support (Tottenham), I haven't managed them since an early manager game on the PSone.
I would prefer to start in the future rather than the present, just trying to decide how long to holiday the game for, between 10 or 20 years?
20 years into the future would be pretty cool to read.
I've got a problem with my lower league Russian side Dinamo Bryansk, by half time my players are at 55% condition.. I've reduced the workload in training from a medium workload schedule all the way down to a low one, it does help a little bit. Thing is when I use low workload in training I get lots and lots of injuries, 11 in 6 games. Help?
So far I have progressed through 11 seasons and had a quick look around and there are some interesting developments in terms of teams success or lack of it, also some very interesting manager appointments.
Unfortunately Spurs haven't claimed many trophies, Redknapp retired in 2013 and was replaced by Mick McCarthy, they have had 2 more managers since but neither are big names or ex star players.
One club have progressed in a major way and I was surprised to see who their current manager is but I will leave you guessing about that.
How would i crop this image so i can add it to my thread? Because when i add it to my thread it has a large white box around it, as below. I originally edited it in paint, is that right or should i be using another program?
Thanks in advance
In Paint, move it to the top left hand corner then use the little white square in the bottom right hand corner to resize the rest of it. When you've got it right you shouldn't be able to see any white background at all.
Ah ha, thanks dafuge
Just wondering do people prefer to see the code table things in career threads. I feel I should do some sort of seasonal round up of my career but I am not sure if I should write it in code or just write each season and then achievements.
Me too.
I use one in my opening post, not one every post. It's really your own preference but it's nice to see the history at a glance
My career history is always on post 2 in my threads. Not sure how many people actually read them, but at least I read them myself and reflect on my career and my journey from club to club when I read it.
I like to read them, because you can see at a glance where people have managed and what they have achieved.
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Has anyone got any links for South American and Asian badges? I've looked around and not found anything of note. I've got 90% of Europe already.
I don't like using the code tables, mainly as I'm a biff with these sort of things.
I usually provide a link to the appropriate season ending post.
I have been playing for 2 seasons in the Chinese 2nd division and ive noticed that the standard of refereeing seems very poor. I dont know if this is because either the leagues rep is very low, hence poor refereeing standards/decisions. Or just something to do with the match engine. Has anyone else noticed this? In my last save i played 4 seasons with Havant and Waterlooville, starting out in the Blue Square South and i cant say i ever noticed the same thing happening there.
I do think if you re-sign a club icon, you should get a message about it instead of them treating it like just another signing.
One of the legends of The Miracle.
Just noticed the little 'tick' next to my subscribed threads . Glad they're back .
Well, they were here earlier. Where've they gone?
Inspired by a post in GD, what song best suits your save?
Atari Teenage Riot - No Success, well atm it suits it...
Are there any songs about not hitting barn doors? That would work for mine
An engaged ring tone.
Third year in a row that I've free-transferred 99-100% of my youth intake
Thinking of starting another save, a journeyman career type game once the patch is out.
Has anyone noticed much difference in speed compared to FM10? And does anyone have a similar comp to mine so I can get an idea of number of league am going to load. I have - Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.60GHz 3.59GHz, 2.00 GB Ram, Windows xp.
Maybe looking to run;
England (top4)
Italy (top3)
Norway (all) 3
Spain (all) 3
Any suggestions for DB size or setup appreciated, thanks.
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I'd probably stick to four or five nations with a medium database Gundo. I'm not an expert but that's what I would think.
Maybe try holidaying a few seasons with your preferred set-up and see how it runs.
That's pretty much a similar spec to my laptop with the exception that I use Windows 7 and have 3 gb ram. I run all available Asian nations and am currently in my 10th season and it speeds along at quite a nice pace. As C. says though, maybe try holidaying a few seasons with your preferred set-up and see how it runs.
Is that dual core though Deisler?
Oh cheers chaps, will holiday a few seasons see how I get on.
Will db size make a huge difference in terms of speed? I know the more players loaded into a save is likely to increase processing because transfers and contract renewals etc. This set-up has about 30k players loaded at the set up screen btw.
I find leagues hit harder than players
England (top4)
Italy (top3)
Norway (all) 3
Spain (all) 3
With the above set-up it took me 1hr, holidaying for 3 months from 1st July to 1st Oct, does that seem like a reasonable speed?
Sounds ok, it depends how fast you want to go and how many players you want
For me I like huge databases that let me scout until my heart is content but some people want a quick game. The only advice I can give you is that if you don't load enough players it gets harder in later years
I think I'm happy with this set-up, I chose a Large db also. I don't mind processing times so much really, as I'm quite patient.
Thanks for your advice Flamers.
No problem Good luck in your save!
How do i edit the title of my thread? Sorry for being dumb
You ask daf
Ahhh..I thought i was missing something.
Thanks Flamers
Going to delay the start of my new career save now until March when I get my new laptop, It'll give me more time to put into my Gundo's challenge save anyway.
Just a quick question for you guys...
...I was wondering how many of you would be interested in an online clan game should one be set up?
Clan games are good if you can get in a strong clan that has regular players and players that you can trust won't cheat.
Unless you like cheating of course, but if I found out somebody cheated in a clan I played in either them or I would leave.
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I had a fun clan game with a good group back on FM07 but when FM08 came around, we had some new faces in the group who were pretty unreliable and it wasn't as much fun... I haven't got the time right now but I'd be up for it over the summer. Could be a good way to fill the gap between my career running its course and FM12
I liked playing on line if that is what a clan game is but my internet is crap and with more than two people it was really slow.
So, how many are managing some FM on Valentine's Day?
Being single = solid FM session.
Being at a different uni to your girlfriend = FM
I'm playing tonight but I'm going out with the other half tomorrow night. Can't go tonight due to her work commitments.
Link to the image instead of posting the image itself
I am thinking of doing a save starting in 2111 or 2100. I have holidayed to these dates, the thing is the opening post will have a history of the game and may appear to be a bit story like to start with. Would there be any interest in following a career that starts 100 years after the start of FM11 or will the lack of any real players and teams in completely different leagues put people off?
No, I like it. If anything it's more interesting as we don't know who you will sign!
Go for it AcidBurn I would read it.
Is it a continental dominance save or a one nation save?
One nation, I was holidaying to see how far into the future I can go on my flashy new PC and I saw Sunderland in league two in 2100 having not been in the EPL since 2028 thought it might make a good save. On another note Gillingham just won the EPL in 2111 but if I start it will be 11 years earlier.
Continental dominance is dead for the moment due to losing the stuff on my PC, when the new patch is out I expect I will start again.
I say go for it as well.
How long did it take you holiday the game that far?
It took 2 days and 8 hours roughly. I just ran fm in the background while I was on the net or playing the xbox. Only loaded three countries as well it is still doing a season in around 40 minutes in 2113.
Is it still running okay AB? Hasn't it slowed down massively!
Do you think you can get another 100 years out of it!
------------wants to see an AB thread
Having real trouble getting into a save atm.
I know how you feel, I haven't been able to get into a game for awhile now I am hoping the new patch will help me get into a proper save. My Sunderland save feels ruined due to my success being down to Darren Bent and for some reason my dislike of him in real life is putting me off continuing the save.
diesler why dont you try Swansea and try to adpot the way they play. I enjoyed it a lot.
I started my game up last night and will hopefully have the thread up and running by tonight. Can't wait to get stuck into a proper save just hope the reputation thing is fixed so I can actually leave New Zealand at some point.
yeh ive nearly done my first season with bohemians so hopefully ahve it written later
Off topic, but I wonder how drunk deadfncat is right now.
What's happened to Jackripper. How come he is banned? :confused:
and im back with a short Quick game thread
Daf. Is there anyway i can get that ban lifted as what i said was deemed as a joke and okay might have been stupid but obviously i dont want to be banned. Is there anyway of getting it lifted? If not then i guess il just stay away from the forums. I tried using the contact part of the site but got no reply what so ever cheers
ok mate il send you it now and yeh im not intending on using this alias account either it was cos i wasnt getitng a repsonse thats all
Does anyone think there would be any interest in a career taking place on an older version of Football Manager?
To come straight to the point, my laptop is getting on and, unfortunately, the old girl struggles to run many leagues on FM10 or 11.
I was actually considering going backwards to an older FM in order to be able to run more leagues and thus have a journeyman game. I'm not sure if people in here would be interested in reading a career on an old version of FM though?
Would there be a following interest in player career games? Like you're a player in the game and I'm just following their progress over (a hopefully) long time?
I can't get into a new save atm so maybe I'll think of a new approach to a career in the Careers Forum. I remember Raware did one of these but it didn't really last...
Cheers for your response AB.
Another question for you guys - should we have a 'hall of fame'?
I've just been reading the Dugout forum and they have a sort of archive for 'legendary' saves. Occasionally, they have a vote and people nominate their favourite careers (but they can't nominate their own). Basically, if one career receives a nomination, then others have their say and if everyone agrees that it captured the imagination of those reading, it is moved into their archive section. What they do on the Dugout is to have periodic voting (e.g. rounds of nominations) to keep it going.
I kind of like this idea. It would be good for new people coming on to the forum who want to read some of the great old stories and it would show what makes a good career save and career thread. It would also keep some of the community's best stories alive. I quite like the bit about others nominating stories and that you wouldn't be allowed to nominate your own, as it kind of makes it a celebration of each others' careers rather than anyone showing off etc.
Do you think maybe we should have a sub-forum 'hall of fame' for this kind of thing? What do people think?
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If we can't have a sub forum have at least a sticky!


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Let $A,B\in\mathbb{C}^{n\times 3n}$ be two matrices, and denote the Kronecker matrix product by $\otimes$. The matrix $$ M= \begin{bmatrix} A \otimes I_n \\\\ I_n \otimes B\end{bmatrix} $$ has size $2n^2 \times 3n^2$, therefore in the generic case its kernel has dimension $n^2$.
Is there a simple characterization of this kernel, or a way to compute it by exploiting this structure?
This problem comes from a numerical linear algebra problem (two-parameter eigenvalues problems). Do matrices with this structure appear in other fields, or do they ring a bell to you?
It looks appealing to look for vectors in this kernel in the form $v=a \otimes b \otimes c$, with $a,c\in\mathbb{C}^{n}$, $b\in\mathbb{C}^{3}$, since in this way they would be compatible with both Kronecker product structures. We normalize by restricting one entry of each of $a,b,c$ to be $1$, so we are left with $(n-1) + 2 + (n-1) = 2n$ unknowns. The condition $Mv=0$ is equivalent to $M(a\otimes b)=0$ and $N(b\otimes c)=0$, which are precisely $2n$ equations. So it looks like we should have several complex solutions in the generic case. Is there a viable way to compute them?


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Recent and archived news articles by Richard Siklos of The New York Times.
Savor Those Curly Fries: Planet Hollywood Is Back (Again)
Planet Hollywood has stood as a cautionary tale about the perils of celebrity and hype. But its founder, Robert Earl, hopes a new casino will be the crown jewel of its resurrection.
September 24, 2007, Monday
Press Baron Champions 'Viewspaper'
Anthony O'Reilly, former C.E.O. of H.J. Heinz and founder and chairman of Independent Media of Britain, discusses the newspaper business, editorial interference and expansion into Asia.
August 4, 2007, Saturday
In Murdoch's Past, Clues to The Journal's Future
Rupert Murdoch is likely to accept losses on The Wall Street Journal at first in order to win the long-term war.
August 1, 2007, Wednesday
Family Feud at CBS and Viacom
A growing rift between Sumner N. Redstone, the media billionaire, and his daughter Shari has called into question who will inherit control of the Viacom empire.
July 20, 2007, Friday
Rift in Family Reported at Viacom
A growing estrangement between Sumner N. Redstone, the media billionaire, and his daughter Shari has called into question who will inherit control of the CBS and Viacom empires.
July 19, 2007, Thursday
Dow Jones Board Reaches Deal With Murdoch
A final decision will be made by the company's controlling family, the Bancrofts, which could seek to scuttle the sale.
July 18, 2007, Wednesday
Dow Jones and Murdoch Said to Move Close to Deal
Dow Jones & Company tentatively agreed to be acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation on Monday.
July 17, 2007, Tuesday
Black's Wife, an Image of Loyalty and Maybe Liability
Barbara Amiel, the wife of the former newspaper magnate Conrad M. Black, has been a notable presence both in the courtroom and during testimony in his trial.
July 16, 2007, Monday
Conrad Black, Ex-Press Baron, Guilty of Fraud
Hollinger International's former head was convicted of taking illegal payments from the company.
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Opportunism and indignation helped power Conrad M. Black's rise to the heights of media life.
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The Commuter Overnight Retreat is a program to welcome incoming first-year and transfer undergraduate commuter students to the NYU community. It will provide the students an opportunity to learn more about services and organizations for commuter students including the Commuter Student Council and the Commuter Assistant program. They will also meet their first-year commuter peers, have a reception at their respective schools, and engage in community building activities within NYU and New York City.
The first commuter event of each academic year is our annual Commuter Welcome, on the first day of Welcome Week. This is a mandatory program for new commuter students. At the Welcome they will meet the Commuter & Off-Campus Student Programs staff, their Commuter Assistant, get to know other new students, and learn about important commuter resources. They will also receive their tickets to The Presidential Welcome & Reality Show at The Beacon Theater. It's a lot of fun and often said by students to be one of the most memorable days of their first year at NYU.
Commuter Student Council, the student elected government for the commuter population, both advocates and creates programs to enhance the quality of life for commuters at NYU. Check out their website to learn more about CSC.
At the end of each semester, the Student Resource Center sponsors an evening of pancakes, bacon, and OJ, and commuter students are invited to take a break from studying and eat Breakfast for Dinner (for free)!
Commuter Appreciation Week is a week of events recognizing commuter students during the spring semester. Students from the Commuter Student Council create, organize and run these amazing events throughout the week.


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What are the Best Recent Stories on Climate and Energy?
I am going on vacation over the next 10 days, which means I'll only be working a few hours a day. Just kidding. I probably won't even be blogging 2 hours a day.
The good news is that Stephen Lacey and the trusty CAP staff and interns will keep delivering high-quality content in my absence.
But if any of you have suggestions for some good recent blog posts or stories that merit reposting, please put the URL in the comments. I already have a few Skeptical Science pieces I intend to run, but I've been a bit busy to scour the blogosphere for the other gems. Bring 'em.
Below are old comments from the earlier Facebook commenting system:
- Guy Dauncey · Friends with Lily Riahi
Possible blog… Is 100% Renewable Energy Possible for Japan?
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Prokaryotes – · Top Commenter (signed in using Hotmail)
Ha ha, you will be online all day :D (just kiddding) Climate Hawks need vacation and time outs from time to time! Not an easy task to report about this stuff and everything…
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Mike twotwo · Top Commenter (signed in using Hotmail)
COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 4, 2011 – As Texas continues to bake in record heat, the drought news for the state continues to be bleak – Texas is now in the midst of its most severe one-year drought on record, according to John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. http://tamunews.tamu.edu/2011/08/04/texas-drought-officially-the-worst-ever/
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John Tucker · Top Commenter · Tulane University
There are a few warnings of rolling blackouts in Texas and Oklahoma now from high consumption. Tomorrow a large geomagnetic storm is expected to hit. ( http://spaceweather.com/ ) Not predicted strong enough to cause blackouts but at least raising the possibility of such an occurrence at a unfortunate time. ( http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/08/110803-solar-flare-storm-electricity-grid-risk/ )
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Joe Solomon · Burlington, Vermont
currently on the homepage of Al Jazeera… "New pipeline to challenge Obama's promises" by Bill McKibben, http://t.co/x79yNY7 by the looks of it, the 2-weeks of Tar Sands Action civil disobedience at the White House later this month is going to be big stuff.
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Nicholas Berini · Hoboken, New Jersey
Tim Dechristopher!
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Dana Nuccitelli · Top Commenter · West Sacramento, California
A little shameless self-promotion, but I thought the Skeptical Science post on Loehle and Scafetta's paper was pretty good.
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Cherie B Palumbos · Portland Community College
Well have good vaKay {:>).
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Comment on new system: I dislike that the old printable version is no longer available.
That system was great for a couple things: Printing onto standard paper to show other people and give your work more exposure.
Also the list of all links at the bottom was invaluable.
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Christopher Winter · University of Iowa
The Hill — Interior Department backs Arctic drilling.
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Paul Magnus · Top Commenter
The Power struggle down under…
Opposition frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull has hit out against climate change sceptics on his side of politics, saying there has been a war on science that contradicts common sense.
Nissan wants you to power your house with your electric car.
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Christopher Winter · University of Iowa
Russian forests burn for second successive year, breaking last year's record 1 million hectares.
Posted by Jim — Tuesday, August 09, 2011.
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Christopher Winter · University of Iowa
About Congressman Henry Waxman's letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu requesting a campaign for global warming literacy in America.
Education Campaign to Combat Climate Change Denial.
By Richard Matthews — 3 August 2011.
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Michael Pettengill · Earlham College
Any thing tying the high SO emissions from Asia (China and India) to the US drought?
I recall some paper or reporting tying the US SO emission in the 60s and 70s to the West Africa drought, along with the cooling around that time. As I recall the basic theory was something like the SO nucleates water vapor reflecting energy from sun back into space, cooling to reduce vaporizing oceans and also promoting rains before the moisture is carried over the Africa continent.
Asian coal burning has gone through several phases of burning without pollution control, adding controls to clean up local air, and then another nation repeats the cycle. But the report that China has had a rapid surge 7-10 years ago, and the incredible drought in parts of the West and South like those I read about year after year in Africa just make me wonder if there is a connection.
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Thomas A. Lewis · Romney, West Virginia
IMHO, this was pretty fair…
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Joan Savage · Top Commenter · SUNY-ESF
After Joe Romm's vacation I'd appreciate his take on recent scientific papers that look at the amplitude of ENSO variability. Unless one of the Energy Interns has a doctorate in geophysics (and I don't myself) it can wait.
Li et al. 2011. Interdecadal modulation of El Niño amplitude during the past millennium. Nature Climate Change.
T Zhang et al. 2011. Physics of US surface temperature response to ENSO.
(available in pdf) Journal of Climate.
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President Obama offers compromise over contraception controversy on Friday, February 10, 2012 - Religiously affiliated universities and hospitals will not be forced to offer contraception coverage and onsurers will be required to offer coverage for free to women who work at such institutions.
CNN -With three days to go until the start of the Republican convention, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney remain deadlocked in the race for the White House, according to a new national survey.
A CNN/ORC International poll released Friday also indicates Romney's favorable rating among those likely to vote in the presidential election is in the same ballpark as the president's, and the survey also points to a slightly higher level of enthusiasm for Republicans than Democrats.
According to the poll, 49% of likely voters say they're backing Obama, with 47% supporting Romney. The two point margin is within the survey's sampling error, meaning the race is a statistical tie.
Among the larger pool of registered voters, some of whom will stay at home on Election Day, the survey indicates the president holds a 52%-43% lead. That number is little changed from CNN's previous poll, conducted in early August, before Romney named House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan as his running mate.
"Likely voters have traditionally been a more Republican group in past elections because they tend to turn out in higher numbers than Democrats, and 2012 looks like it is no exception. This explains why the margin between President Obama and Mitt Romney is smaller among likely voters," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "But it is a mistake to say that the race has tightened in the past few weeks, given the lack of movement in the results for registered voters."
In an election, it all comes down to turnout, and that's what a likely voter model is all about. The more enthusiastic you are about voting, the likelier you are to actually vote in November. According to the poll, 35% of registered Republicans questioned say they are extremely enthusiastic about voting, six points higher than the 29% of Democrats who feel the same way.
Four years ago, two-thirds of Democrats said they were extremely or very enthusiastic about voting, giving them an 18-point lead over Republicans that helped Obama overcome the fact that turnout has historically been higher among Republicans. Now the two parties are evenly divided.
"Enthusiasm is down among key elements of the Obama coalition from the last presidential election, indicating that some of his supporters are not likely to vote unless something changes. The challenge for the president in his convention is to fire up his base and to turn those potential stay-at-homes into likely voters. If he can do so, the likely voter model may not work as much in Romney's favor in September as it does in August," adds Holland.
In the horserace, 48% of likely voters who are independents say they support Romney, with 45% backing Obama. The gender gap and generational divides seen in polling so far this cycle continue, with the president holding a 54%-42% lead among female likely votes and Romney holding a 53%-43% lead among male likely voters. Obama has a 55%-43% advantage among those under 50, with Romney holding a 50%-45% margin among likely voters 50 and older.
"The two candidates are in a dead heat in the national horserace, tied among likely voters who call themselves independents and tied in the suburbs," says Chief National Correspondent John King.
"Which means the conventions are their best chance to nudge the numbers a bit before we get to what is likely to be a decisive series of debates. The race could break near the end, but heading into the conventions it is as close as can be."
Eighty-seven percent of likely voters say they're minds are made up, with just over one in ten saying they could change their minds on which candidate they'll back in the presidential contest.
The challenge for Romney at his convention, which starts Monday in Tampa, Florida, is to boost his favorable ratings and re-establish the Republican brand nationwide.
According to the poll, 50% of likely voters see Romney in a favorable way, with 46% saying they see him in an unfavorable light. Fifty-two percent say they have a favorable opinion of the president, with 47% saying the see him in an unfavorable way.
While there's not much daylight between the two candidates in this poll when it comes to their favorable/unfavorable ratings, there's more of a disparity between the two political parties in the minds of likely voters.
The poll indicates likely voters are evenly split 47%-47% on how the view the Democratic party. But the GOP has a 43%-51% favorable/unfavorable rating.
As for the running mates, likely voters are divided on Vice President Biden (46%-47%), with a plurality having a favorable opinion of Ryan, the seven-term congressman from Wisconsin (45%-39%).
As for Romney's choice of Ryan as his running mate, 51% of registered voters rate Ryan as an excellent or good pick. And 52% believe he is qualified to be president if necessary.
"From a historical perspective, Ryan ranks in the middle of the pack among recent vice presidential nominees," says Holland. "He's not as well-received as Joe Biden or Dick Cheney initially were, but he's definitely not another Dan Quayle. Joe Lieberman is the running mate who put up numbers most like the ones Ryan now gets."
The survey also indicates the president's approval rating at 50%, unchanged from early August.
According to the poll, two-thirds of likely voters say if elected, Romney will work hard to implement GOP polices on the economy, and six in ten say he would make a real effort to enact Republican proposals on health care. But only 43% feel he will work hard to implement the Republican party's position on abortion.
The social issue has dominated news coverage this week, following controversial comments from Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri. The six-term congressman, who has deep ties to Christian conservatives, came under fire following comments in a TV interview Sunday when he said that a woman's body is capable of preventing pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape" while explaining his stance that there should be no abortion exemption for rape or incest.
The survey indicates that 83% of Americans say that abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest, with similar numbers believing abortion should be legal when the life or health of the mother is endangered.
"Those aren't topics that Americans like to think about, but the recent controversy over Akin's remarks may have provided a stark reminder to many Americans that there are at least a few circumstances under which they support legal abortion," says Holland.
As a result, the number who believe that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances has dropped from 21% last year to 15% now. Surprisingly, the debate also appears to have boosted the number of Americans who say that abortion should be legal under any circumstances - from 25% a year ago to 35% now, the highest level of support for unrestricted abortion since mid-1990s.
The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International Wednesday and Thursday (August 22-23), with 1,055 adult Americans, including 924 registered voters and 719 likely voters, questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points, with a sampling error of plus or minus 3.5% points for likely voters.


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The story of how the name 'orbifold' came about is pretty well-documented, but I can't find any explanation as to why Satake originally named orbifolds 'V-manifolds'. The 'manifold' part is clear enough; it's the 'V' I'm curious about.
Does the 'V' stand for anything, or is it just a random letter of the alphabet? (or is it typographical representation of a cone point?)


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Suppose I have the group presentation $G=\langle x,y\ |\ x^3=y^5=(yx)^2\rangle$. Now, $G$ is isomorphic to $SL(2,5)$ (see my proof here). This means the relation $x^6=1$ should hold in $G$. I was wondering if anyone knows how to derive that simply from the group presentation (not using central extensions, etc.). Even nicer would be an example of how software (GAP, Magma, Magnus, etc.) could automate that.
The theory (and practice) of automatic groups is the most generally useful systematic way to deal with these things. There is a nice package written by Derek Holt and his associates called kbmag (available for download here: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~mareg/download/kbmag2/ ). There is a book "Word Processing in Groups" by Epstein, Cannon, Levy, Holt, Paterson and Thurston that describes the ideas behind this approach. It's not guaranteed to work (not all groups have an "automatic" presentation) but it is surprisingly effective.
I made up a short input file for kbmag, and it immediately came back with a "confluent" system of relations (a particular system which has a technical property that when you just do a series of string substitutions you always get the same answer no matter what order you do them in). For your edification, here they are (xi and yi are x^-1 and yi^-1 respectively, idWord is 1 [edited to show the derivations from kbmag):
#68 eqns; total len: lhs, rhs = 299, 246; 77 states; 0 secs. max len: lhs, rhs = 8, 8.
#System is confluent.
#Halting with 68 equations. #Exit status is 0
Let me give a totally useless pure-existence answer, while we wait for someone to show up with a better answer.
Namely, if it is true that those relations imply x6 = 1, then there definitely will be an elementary proof of this, using only the group axioms and the relations. That is, if it is true, then you can be confident that there is a elementary proof, involving just playing with group elements and equations in that group.
This is a consequence of Goedel's Completeness theorem, which says that every statement true in all models of a first order theory has a proof from that theory. In your case, if those relations imply that identity in all groups, then there will be a first order proof of this from the group axioms.
As for automating such questions, of course the word problem is undecidable, so in general it is impossible to automate the general question of determining whether a given identity is a consequence of a given set of relations.
But your question is not an instance of the word problem, since you are not asking whether the identity holds, but rather, you claim to know that it holds, and want an elementary proof of that. This problem is in principal computable. The reason is that the set of identities that hold in a given presentation is computably enumerable---one can just search through the collection of all proofs, until the desired proof is found. Again, the completeness theorem ensures that there will be such a proof, and so there is a computable procedure to find it.
I apologize for my useless answer.
OK, here is the derivation, based completely on the amazing information provided by Victor Miller (who I should also thank for letting me know about kbmag). First, some identities:
(1) From $x^3=xyxy$ we get: (a) $x^2=yxy$; (b) $xyx^{-1}=y^{-1}x$; (c) $x^{-1}yx=xy^{-1}$.
(2) From $y^5=xyxy$ we get: (a) $y^4=xyx$; (b) $x^{-1}y^3=yxy^{-1}$; (c) $y^3x^{-1}=y^{-1}xy$.
(3) From (1a) and (3b) we get $(yxy)(yxy^{-1})=(x^2)(x^{-1}y^3) = xy^3$; so $xy^2xy^{-1}=y^{-1}xy^3$.
(4) From (2b) and (1b) we get $(yxy^{-1})(xyx^{-1}) = (x^{-1}y^3)(y^{-1}x) = x^{-1}y^2x$, so that $yxy^{-1}xy=x^{-1}y^2x^2$.
(5) From (2c) we get $y^2x^{-1}y^{-1}=y^{-2}x$; squaring that yields $y(yx^{-1}yx^{-1})y^{-1}=y^{-2}xy^{-2}x$. (1c), inverse, squared, shows this is the same as $yx^{-1}y^{-2}xy^{-1}=y^{-2}xy^{-2}x$.
(6) Similar to (5). From (2c) we get $y^2x^{-1}=y^{-2}xy$; squaring that yields $y^2x^{-1}y^2x^{-1}=y^{-1}(y^{-1}xy^{-1}x)y$. (1b) squared shows this is the same as $y^2x^{-1}y^2x^{-1}=y^{-1}xy^2x^{-1}y$.
OK, now consider the word $(y^{-1}xy^3)xy^{-1}xy$. From (3) this is $xy^2x(y^{-1}xy^{-1}x)y$, which from (1b) squared is $xy^2x(xy^2x^{-1})y=xy^2x^2y^2x^{-1}y$.
This word can also be written as $y^{-1}xy^2(yxy^{-1}xy)$, which from (4) is $y^{-1}xy^2(x^{-1}y^2x^2)$. So the previous two computations show $y^2x^2y^2xy^{-1}=x^{-1}(y^{-1}xy^2x^{-1}y)yx^2$
$=x^{-1}y^2x^{-1}y^2(x^{-1}yx)x$ ...... from (6)
$=x^{-1}y^2(x^{-1}y^2x)y^{-1}x$ ....... from (1c)
$=(x^{-1}y^2x)y^{-1}xy^{-2}x$ ......... from (1c) squared
$=xy^{-1}x(y^{-2}xy^{-2}x)$ ........... from (1c) squared
$=xy^{-1}(xyx^{-1})y^{-2}xy^{-1}$ ..... from (5)
$=x(y^{-2}xy^{-2}x)y^{-1}$ .............from (1b)
$=(xyx^{-1})y^{-2}xy^{-2}$ ............ from (5)
$=y^{-1}xy^{-2}xy^{-2}$ ............... from (1b).
So $y^2x^2y^2x^{-1}y=y^{-1}xy^{-2}xy^{-2}$, or $y^2x^2y^2=y^{-1}xy^{-2}xy^{-3}x$. But $y^{-1}xy^{-2}x(y^{-3}x)=y^{-1}xy^{-2}(xyx^{-1})y^{-1}=y^{-1}x(y^{-3}x)y^{-1}=y^{-1}(xyx^{-1})y^{-2}=y^{-2}xy^{-2}$ (through repeated application of (2b) inverse, and (1b)).
Thus $y^2x^2y^2=y^{-2}xy^{-2}$, or $y^4x^2y^4=x$, and from (2a) we get $xyx^4yx=x$, or $1=yx^4yx=(yxy)x^4=x^6$ (the second follows from $x^3$ being central and the third from (1a)).
This is a very basic answer to the last part of the question. One can derive the relation $x^6=1$ in gap and magma and even identify the group in this case. As a word of caution, these methods may break down depending on the automation one has in mind.
In gap:
To identify the whole group:
In magma, we can do the same operations:
From here, you look up the group as the 5th group of order 120 in the small group data base (see http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma/handbook/text/703). In the alternative, you could put in your favorite presentation of $SL(2,5)$ and check that is it also group "<120, 5>."
It's a bit late answer, but there is a nice proof :).
The idea of this proof is from this article: "Scalar operators equal to the product of unitary roots of the identity operator", Yu. S. Samoilenko, D. Yu. Yakymenko, Ukrainian Mathematical Journal, November 2012, Volume 64, Issue 6, pp 938-947.


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PetroChina withdrew a bid for an Australian coal bed methane gas producer, but will continue to invest in other Australia projects because of their commercial value and importance for energy security.
By ROSS KELLY AND WAYNE MA
SYDNEY -- PetroChina confirmed that it withdrew a bid
for an Australian coal bed methane gas producer but said it
would continue to invest in other Australia projects because of
their commercial value and importance for energy security.
"We have completed a number of mergers and acquisitions in
Australia and will make further investments in those projects,"
the company said in an email. "These projects are of strong operational
and strategic significance and will supplement PetroChina's
reserves in the future, secure needs for sustainable overseas
development and bring economic returns for the company."
WestSide Corporation, which has coal bed methane gas
prospects in Queensland, said earlier that PetroChina withdrew
its $184.7 million offer for the company.
The decision comes as labor shortages and cost pressures
have squeezed energy projects in Australia.
PetroChina made the bid for WestSide in November but
withdrew almost six months later "because the general situation
in Australia has changed so much," WestSide said, without
WestSide, which produces natural gas extracted from coal
deposits, said it was still in talks with other parties that
could invest in the company either through a gas sales
agreement, joint venture or takeover.
PetroChina's decision comes about one month after
Australia's Woodside Petroleum and its partners, including
Shell, shelved plans for a LNG terminal that was forecast to
cost more $40 billion.
China has been on an international quest to secure multiple
sources of natural gas to help it meet targets to more than
double the cleaner burning fuel's contribution to its energy
mix to 10% by 2020 from less than 5% now.
WestSide's gas would have supported a small LNG project in
Queensland planned by PetroChina and a smaller Australian
partner, Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. That project was slated to
produce up to 3 million metric tons of LNG a year.
PetroChina bought another small Queensland gas producer,
Molopo Energy, last year for $44.21 million, and is also is a
partner with Shell in a much larger joint venture project with Arrow Energy, also in
The Arrow partners are still considering whether to go ahead
and build a multibillion dollar LNG plant. They face mounting
cost pressures and the possibility that competing LNG supplies
to Asia could emerge from North America and East Africa, making
it harder to find customers.
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Ryan Nowicki's 1967 Ford Mustang Vibrates During Right Turns.Written by Marlan Davis on April 17, 2014 Contributors: Mark Sanchez We're Gonna Fix It.
The Combo
Ryan Nowicki bought his '67 Ford Mustang fastback eight years ago. In place of the car's original 289, the previous owner had swapped in a '69 351 Windsor, mildly warmed over with Edelbrock Performer components--a hydraulic flat-tappet cam, an RPM intake, and a 600-cfm carb. An MSD standalone distributor and ignition coil lights the spark; Hedman headers dumping into 2½-inch dual pipes with an H-crossover and Flowmaster 40-series mufflers handle exhaust duties. As purchased, the car still had the original Ford four-speed Top Loader trans and bellhousing. Out back was an 8-inch Ford rearend with a limited-slip diff and 3.55:1 gears.
The Problem
"Ever since I bought it," Nowicki relates, "The car has had an intermittent vibration turning right from speeds as low as 5 mph in parking garages to high-speed, long, sweeping rights on the freeway. It only happens once the car is warmed up a bit and driven 15–20 miles, and not necessarily all the time. The problem is not sensitive to outside air temperature. It's not like a whole-car violent shake, but it's intense enough of a vibration that I would never take the car to an autocross event. I do feel safe enough to drive it daily back-and-forth from my Hermosa Beach, California, home to work in Westwood. The car has never been in an accident since I've owned it, but evidence of body-panel repairs indicate it may have been in an accident prior to my ownership."
The Owner's Attempted Fixes
When Nowicki bought the car it still had the original Ford-style front-suspension, albeit completely rebuilt by the previous owner. Faced with the vibration, Nowicki says initially he "replaced all of the wheel bearings, checked for tire rub on the inner fenders and quarters, and added friction modifier to the limited-slip rear--all to no avail."
Over the years, Nowicki installed manual rack-and-pinion (R&P) steering, upgraded that to power R&P, and replaced the front drum brakes with discs. The stock Top Loader four-speed trans was swapped-out for a '93 Mustang T5 and bellhousing, which, Nowicki says, "bolted right up to the existing trans crossmember and mount." Inside the bellhousing, a Centerforce dual-friction diaphragm clutch bolts to a 157-tooth flywheel with 28oz unbalance (correct for a 351W).
The mods continued with thicker front and rear antisway bars, all-new suspension bushings, new rear leaf springs, and new 1-inch-shorter front coil springs. Nowicki dropped the front upper control-arm pivot points 1 inch for better camber geometry when the front suspension loads (aka "the Shelby drop"). He installed fatter tires and wheels (205/50 tires on 17x7 wheels up front, 255/40 tires on 17x8s out back). To eliminate any interference possibilities, Nowicki "rolled the front fenders, and cut out part of the rear lip on the rear quarters."
Nowicki may have had the makings of a good autocrosser, but none of these changes had any affect on the vibration.
The Initial Diagnosis
Eight years in, Nowicki had inspected, upgraded, or replaced just about everything but the exhaust clearances, mounts, internal rearend parts, and driveshaft. That's when he contacted us. We sent the car to Mark Sanchez's Advanced Engineering West (AEW) in Mira Loma, California. Sanchez is practically dyed Ford Blue. Although best known as an ace tuner for late-model Fords and as a Ford retrofit engine expert, he can diagnose and fix just about any Ford service issue.
"Start with the basics before you go off the deep end and start replacing everything." - Mark Sanchez, AEW
Sanchez took the car for a test drive to replicate the owner's complaint. In right-hand turns, he experienced a vibration through the floorboard and tunnel. "It was apparent through the soles of my feet." Sanchez also could feel an irritating rattle through the T5 transmission's Hurst shifter-handle. The vibration was full-time (not just occurring in right-hand turns), so Sanchez believed it was a separate problem unrelated to the vibration transmitted through the floor. Still, it made isolating the underlying vibration problem difficult. And the trans wouldn't shift cleanly, making it hard to drive the car consistently.
After the initial test-drive, Sanchez performed a complete static inspection both with the wheels and tires loaded as well as with the car up in the air. There was some play in the steering rack's inner tie-rod ends, as well as from the front wheel bearings that eventually will require attention. But because no vibrations were transmitted through the steering wheel during the test drive, Sanchez concluded the suspension wasn't the miscreant, either.
The exhaust headers, pipes, and mufflers weren't loose, and there were no visible markings, dents, or abrasions indicating contact between any of these components and the body. The bushings, shackles, and U-bolts attaching the rear leaf springs to the rearend checked out OK, too.
Inspecting the car's still-original factory driveshaft, Sanchez detected excessive up-and-down play at the trans slip-yoke end. "This indicates the possibility of a worn yoke or transmission extension housing bushing, or both," points out Sanchez. Pulling the 'shaft assembly, he found excessive radial scoring on the yoke, so he sent the unit to Inland Empire Driveline for a thorough checkup.
The Fix: Driveshaft
Inland reported the driveshaft 0.020-inch out-of-straight and slightly unbalanced. Both U-joints were worn, with the front U-joint that joins the 'shaft to the trans yoke showing the most distress. This dovetailed with the yoke sealing surface wear observed during Sanchez's inspection. Inland straightened and rebalanced the driveshaft, changed the U-joints, and installed a new yoke. It's unknown whether the driveshaft issues and general vibration problems are related, but at least one possible wildcard had been eliminated. At some point Nowicki should replace the T5's extension-housing bushing, as the yoke's excessive endplay probably has caused corresponding damage to it as well.
The Fix: Shifter
While the driveshaft was at Inline, Sanchez applied an expedient fix to the T5's seven-year-old Hurst shifter-handle to get rid of its distracting rattle. The baseplate's receiver slots for the lower shifter handle's cross-shaft were worn, causing the handle's tensioning springs to lose preload. Sanchez shimmed the springs to restore downward pressure. This is only a temporary fix, because the groove will eventually wear even deeper. "A new shifter will eventually be needed," warns Sanchez.
The Primary Diagnosis
With distractions removed, Sanchez honed-in on the vibration's location using Steelman's Wireless ChassisEAR remote wireless audible listening device with its clamp-on magnetic sensors. "We clamped on two sensors: one onto the body close to the trans, and one on the trans itself; then we put one on the transmission crossmember, and one on the trans. This let us isolate and confirm where the vibration was coming from." Meanwhile, G-tech's RR Fanatic real-time performance meter allowed Sanchez to consistently replicate the same conditions over the same route during each test drive.
Correlating the G-tech readouts over the same course with the ChassisEAR's audible cues showed that the vibration always started at 0.2 g and went away at 0.4 g. Sanchez explains, "When the car turns right, the inertia of the engine and trans loads the car to the left. If the car wasn't leaning enough or going fast enough, it wouldn't touch. On the other hand, if it was going much faster and harder, it would make 100 percent contact and not develop a vibration. It was just a certain window, just enough to 'bounce' metal-to-metal." There was insufficient clearance between the 'member and the trans mount on the left-hand side.
The Final Fix
Once the problem was isolated, the fix was easy. First, to ensure the existing trans mount was correct for the application, AEW got a new '67 Mustang mount. Both old and new checked identical. That left the support; for whatever reason, it was slightly off. Sanchez carefully clearance-ground the edge of the new mount and the crossmember at the observed contact points. Problem solved.
These views clearly show the mount and crossmember before and after modification. Sanchez says, "You want to see at least 0.200-inch (slightly under ¼-inch) clearance. We ended up with about 0.300, which should compensate for any future wear."
Sanchez drove the car around the prescribed route repeatedly and the vibration was gone for good. "We even took the car into a corner at 0.7 g to make sure we couldn't force the trans up against the chassis--no problems!" Nowicki exalts, "I've been throwing the car into right-hand turns. It's so nice, the vibration hasn't come back. Having this problem, and having done so much to try to fix it, left me with a lack of confidence in the car. I have to say 'thank you'!"
Lessons Learned
In retrospect, the fact that the same vibration was present with both the original Top Loader trans and the T5 retrofit should have been a key clue: Both trannies used the same mount and crossmember, one of the few major chassis parts that remained unaltered. On the other hand, Sanchez says the car's poorly formed crossmember was not the original stocker; the previous owner must have replaced it sometime in the past. Although the problem could have been identified without Sanchez's trick diagnostic aids, they sped up the process while ensuring test repeatability.
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It turns out the trans mount's left-hand side was too close to the support--within 0.0045-inch, about the thickness of this $100 bill.AEW's Mark Sanchez honed-in on the vibration's primary cause using trick diagnostic aids plus discrete personal observation skills.The main fix was clearance-grinding the trans mount and crossmember to relieve inertia-loading-induced "bounce" in right-hand turns.During initial inspection, AEW identified several inner tie-rod end and wheel bearing issues. Here, excessive, 0.170-inch left-to-right endplay indicates worn tie-rod ends (it should be no more than 0.010-inch). Excess top-to-bottom play also pointed to worn, misadjusted, or bad wheel bearings. These need future attention--but still weren't causing the vibration.Excess driveshaft runout and/or unbalance accelerates U-joint wear, plus it sets up its own vibration that can travel all the way to the yoke, damaging it and the extension housing bushing. Inland found the driveshaft was 0.020-inch out-of-straight. You can slide by with up to 0.015, but Inland likes to get it down to 0.005 or less.Excess driveshaft runout and/or unbalance accelerates U-joint wear, plus it sets up its own vibration that can travel all the way to the yoke, damaging it and the extension housing bushing. Inland found the driveshaft was 0.020-inch out-of-straight. You can slide by with up to 0.015, but Inland likes to get it down to 0.005 or less.On Inland's spin-balancer, the driveshaft vibrated more at the front than at the rear. The worn U-joints' wear patterns visually confirmed this. Inland installed new Spicer 1310-series "made-in-America" U-joints.
A grinder removes the old balance-weights. On the spin-balancer, the driveshaft is brought into balance using temporarily attached weights. After confirming correct positioning, the new weights are permanently welded in place. Although up to 0.003 ounce unbalance is acceptable, Inland balances driveshafts within 0.001.On the spin-balancer, the driveshaft is brought into balance using temporarily attached weights. After confirming correct positioning, the new weights are permanently welded in place. Although up to 0.003 ounce unbalance is acceptable, Inland balances driveshafts within 0.001.The Hurst shifter handle-lever's steel cross-shaft had dug a ditch in the shifter's softer aluminum baseplate retention slots (arrows). This effectively lengthened the installed length of the handle's tensioning springs, creating free-play that caused both sloppy shifting plus an annoying handle-rattle which made it difficult to analyze the main vibration's exact location.When compressed by the upper retaining plate, the springs push down on hardened disks that rest against the crossbar, forcing the bar to seat in the plate's retention slots. To restore tension, Sanchez removed the disks to drop the inner spring down against the shaft, then placed a nut "backward" on top of the springs to serve as a thick shim to restore tension. It's only a temporary fix, because with tension restored the groove will again start wearing deeper.A G-tech Fanatic RR performance meter let AEW consistently repeat the same test-drive route, speed, and g-forces after each change, eliminating any driver-induced variables. It does for chassis validation what an engine dyno does for engine development.A verified correct new mount was procured and carefully clearance-ground on its driver-side edges. Compare the now-clearanced (but previously identical) new mount (right) with the unmodified original (left).