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December 18, 2012
Cape Town curry restaurants – they're hot!
Getting a true taste of Cape Town means trying out the local cuisine – and that means trying out a good curry.
According to South African Tourism: "South Africa was arguably home to the first fusion cuisine, blending colonial French, Dutch, English and Malaysian influences.
"Ever tasted Cape Malay food? When South Africans talk about traditional foods, these are some of the flavours and influences they're referring to."
We sourced a few of the leading places to go and savour the best curries the city has to offer.
Masala Dosa
This restaurant is situated in Long Street, in the centre of Cape Town. Owner and chef Amit Raz went to cooking school in India before opening his restaurant in 2007. Here customers are invited to "please eat with your hands".
"This is alternative Indian dining. We've refreshed the image of the Indian dining experience; we're fresh, fun, and funky. We don't have classics, like butter chicken.
"We do things slightly different – our selection is wholesome with a South Indian twist. For example, our chicken curry is served with butternut, in coconut cream with sharp Indian spices," says Raz.
Contact tel: +27 (0)21 424 6772
Situated in the historic Malay quarter of Bo-Kaap, this eatery serves classic Cape Malay cuisine. The restaurant has been run by two generations of the Osman family. Visitors rave about the crayfish curry with fragrant saffron rice.
According to Frommers: "It has been called the Bo-Kaap's first high-end restaurant, but that doesn't mean it isn't family-run and infused with an appealing sense of community. Besides the satisfying curries and Cape Malay stews, it's worth arriving in time to see the city bathed in a sunset glow, and then lit up in glittering lights."
The restaurant is situated at 2 Upper Wale Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. Tel: +27 (0)21 423 0850.
This restaurant is ranked 44 out of over 400 restaurants in central Cape Town by TripAdvisor.
"Arguably the best Indian restaurant outside India. My wife and myself dined here twice in late November, 2012. The food was outstanding and the service was efficient. Eugene, the hands-on manager, was always there when you needed him.
"We rate this restaurant as possibly the best Indian restaurant that we have eaten in outside of India," is how one visitor to Bombay Brasserie described the restaurant on TripAdvisor.
Situated on the corner of Wale Street and St Georges Mall, Cape Town Central. Contact +27 (0)21 819 2000
Cooking safari
There are plenty of restaurants offering great curries around Cape Town. But if you want a more authentic experience, why not do a Cape Malay cooking safari?
Andulela Experience, a responsible tourism company certified through Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa, offers Cape Malay cooking tours.
A tour includes a visit to the Bo-Kaap Museum and surrounds. Then enter one of the houses, where you will be taught everything from blending spices for a masala or curry and folding the perfect samoosa to making a roti (known in Cape Town parlance as a salomie) – and, of course, you'll enjoy lots of eating.
Contact tel: +27 (0)21 790 2592 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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At what point do you start getting more players accepting part-time contracts rather than non-contracts? That's bugging me at the moment, I know I'm miles from turning pro.
At what point do you start getting more players accepting part-time contracts rather than non-contracts? That's bugging me at the moment, I know I'm miles from turning pro.
#37 - Northwich Victoria - Blue Square Premier - Season 2 - 2013/14
Blue Square Premier - 15th
FA Cup - 1st Round
FA Trophy - 2nd Round
Survival! Yes, we did it, it wasn't pretty, but we did it. To say our form was inconsistent would be an understatement. Start of the season we had a 4 game unbeaten run, then we went winless for 10 games. Our best run of form came at the end of the season, finishing with a 7 game unbeaten run. Constant injuries, like Jeremy Helan's broken foot, did not help, but that's now behind us. Let's hope next season we can improve for at least a midtable finish.
First round of the FA cup, lost to Carlisle, a League 1 side. Only 1 - 0, mind.
FA Trophy was a disappointment after last year's run to the final.
Lots again, probably didn't help with our form at all.
Key Players
None, to be honest. Everyone was average or thereabouts.
Next Season
Midtable finish
More talent, preferably cheap and foreign
Not going bankrupt - we're 600k in debt.
Career Summary
Code:------------------------------------------------------------------ | Season | Division | Position | Achievements | |--------|----------|----------|-----------------------------------| |2012/13 | BSN | 1st | Champions, FA Trophy runner up | |------------------------------------------------------------------| |2013/14 | BSP | 15th | Survival | ------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't time to comment on everyone's updates today, but I am reading them and thanks for posting them! Its good to see that more people must be finding something that works and are having more success!
I saw one of my favorite FM players, Joe McKee, mentioned. If anyone is looking for a midfielder, hes a great buy. I've had him in my Chippenham squad for the last 3 FMs (sadly hes not eligible this year) and hes fantastic. I've always used him as Box to Box attacking and he plays well that way. He's good for ~10 goals a year at least from set pieces, which is awesome for my teams which struggle to score. Glad someone is getting some great use out of him since I cant
Welsh Wizard: Congrats on turning Pro! Can we get a SS of your finances to see what levels we need to aim for? (or is it based on getting to League 2?)
I've had many players turn down part-time contracts and only accept non-contracts. Probably works out cheaper but has obvious training disadvantages.....
Guys Ive been thinking - i didnt really take part in this challenge last year, but is this the most active it's ever been? 78 entrants so far, over 1000 posts and FM has only been out a week!!!
1st season, I'm 3pts clear with 4 games left. Tense!
Leroy - you didnt post your manager profile at the start.....which team are you playing as?
sorry yer I forgot and it was too late as I went past the date! I'm Hastings United. Posting end of season update within an hour or so! Any idea what number I will be to make it easier for you?
Cant know that until you post - why not post your profile now, just mention that you forgot to do it at the start, and it'll be fine. That way I can give you a number before you post your first update....
Might be getting mixed up with Rhys McCabe who was also class ( goes to search on FM 12 )
Last edited by Welsh Wizard; 27-10-2011 at 19:15.
Well, I'm not gonna do a fancy season review like some of you guys, although I am in awe of them, so I might work on one another season.
Anyway, after a very average season we finished 12th - Table
I think you can see from the Position Graph that we just hovered around safety all season.
I built a tactic designed to de defensive, in the hope of nicking a few goals on the counter. The result of this was the 4th lowest conceded total in the division.
Sadly my strikers all turned out to be dire, resulting in the 2nd lowest goals scored total...
In all honest, if you'd offered me 12th place at the start of the season, I'd have ripped your arm off so I cant be too worried.
If I was forced to pick a player of the season, it would be Hoyte.
He was one of only 5 or 6 original Bedford players to retain a place in the team, and started every single game during the season, finishing with an average rating over 7. Not too shabby. He was also my top goal scorer. With 8. From DC. Says it all really.
I shipped a few players out at the start of the season, and then brought more in as and when I found them - Transfers
Plans for next season
I guess we need to ship out a few more players, and retain the ones who were decent. I have a few guys on wages that dont represent value for money, and I'll get rid of them, and probably work on a new, more attacking tactic.
Last edited by dr p wigwam; 27-10-2011 at 19:17.
No problem Grey... Here is my profile then, very late (nearly end of season 1). Do apologise, as forgot to post this earlier:
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transfers in first season)
Number 79, Leroy.
I'm starting this challenge, have never played the actual challenge before, but tried it out one time by myself on FM 2010 with Wealdstone. Eventually got them to the Prem but coudln't crack the top 6 places.
Hadn't even so much as kicked a ball in anger and had a takeover.
Everyones favorite sporting business man. Barry Hearn
Shame on L2 being the trigger. Not sure I will make it that far this year without it lol. My squad for this season (not through pre-season yet), is going to be mostly players already at the club with a few "faceinthegame" mixed in.
Last edited by Quavis; 27-10-2011 at 19:44.
Great start to the season. Just hoping we can keep it up!
Oh, and how on earth does this player do as good as he does? He is a youth player I started because my only other left midfielder was injured.
My first season was one of great success. We were promoted with one game to spare, with only Dartford showing any interest in challenging us for that place in the BSP. There were 2 main key areas to my success this season. The first was this bloke:
John Bird
At 16 years of age (when signed) I expected little, but from game one he was dangerous at every attack. Should be a great hit next season
Secondly this bloke:
Craig Wright
Was there from the start, but with Birdy alongside him, scored regularly.
A noticeable mention for the Goalkeeper, Loris Karius, who I see many of you have signed. A great cheap starting Goalkeeper clearly BSP level at least! Knocked out of the FA Cup by Farnborough in the 4th qualy round, and beaten in the FA Trophy Qtr finals by Newport County, but to be honest the way the league was going, they were the least of my worries.
going into next season I'm looking to consolidate will probably aim to around 14th-16th.
My Career:Code:
Season League Position Notes 2012/13 Blue Square South 1st Promoted 2013/14 Blue Square Premier - -
Last edited by Leroy1500; 27-10-2011 at 20:15.
Still in my first season with Buxton. Rep is just 850 and not getting many through the gates (480 last game).
Im actually on a decent run after a poor start and knocking on the door of a play off spot (only September) but it looks like im losing £20k per month. Not really sure why as I kept within the pay structure.
I need a cup run. Just one game against even a League 2 club would generate a decent return. Looks like I might have to struggle on and hope I dont get the sack
EDIT - Just got Manager of the Month
Last edited by kccircle; 27-10-2011 at 20:58.
Well, its been a mixed month and I would do well to get back into a playoff position at the moment. Hopefully February will be a good month and we can move back into contention.
Just had a little mini windfall. A win in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying round vs N Ferriby generated £5k in gate receipts and £4.5k in prize money. Two more rounds in the FA cup should see a difference in my finances. My squad is top heavy, I didnt think it would matter as most are on appearance money only.
Does the whole squad receive income where a win bonus is concerned or just the playing XI / 16 man squad??
Ladies and gents, may I present the terror of BSN defences, Mr Conor Doyle. What a signing he's proving!!
#6 Hitchin Season 4 Update 2015/16
A suprisingly good first season in the BSP. Team gelled fast and only a few transfers in. Finished 5th and had a good first match vs Fleetwood, whom our team had not lost to yet. Both legs ended with a 1-0 victory. In the final, in front of 38818 we played Mansfield - a team we yet have to defeat and who won 2-1.
Followed same pattern this season as last. Played 5-3-2 away and a mix of 4-4-2 and 5-3-2 at home, depending on the condition of the defenders. Didn't score that many goals this season, but am really pleased we were the team that conceded the least.
Did manage to have the 1st position in 1 game round, and that was a good position, which we will aim to try a little longer next season. As for transfers, we only really are short a good left winger and maybe a better keeper. Lorius Karius is great, but i not that consistant.
Probably would have attempted to sign more players over the season, if the chairman hadn't decided to try and sell the club over atleast 5 months of the season...idiot..
FA Cup: exit in 2nd rnd to Yeovil 2-1 away.
FAT Cup: exit in 1st rnd to Gillingham 2-0 away
Players who had an impact over the season:
- Carl Flynn: New signing, previous Shamrock Rovers. Solid in defense and very good in offense, scored 10 goals over the season.
- Alex Billington: Hero of the defense last season, enjoyed a good run on ML as well as DL. 19 assists over the season.
- Toby James: Only consistant midfielder this season in offensive and defensive playing. (well until he got a 5 month injury)
- Tom Lawrence: Didnt have as great a season as last year, but he played an important part in front with Mark Hayes.
- Mark Hayes: New signing from Shamrock Rovers. Is the reason goal scoring wise, we managed to end up 5th, high hopes from him next season.
Code:Season League FA Cup Other Cups Europe Final Pos. Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012/13 BSN 4th qual FAT 3rd qual N/A 12th None 2013/14 BSS 1st rnd FAT 1st rnd N/A 4th Lost in playoffs 2014/15 BSS 2nd rnd FAT Final N/A 1st Promoted, FAT runner up 2015/16 BSP 2nd rnd FAT 1st rnd N/A 5th None
Just had a takeover from oneof the directors. He has wiped the clubs debt so hopefully I can get a decent wage budget next season
Just had a great result in the local derby at Altrincham. It didn't look great at 2-0 down but then we turned it around!
woohoo, I've finally finished in a Play-Off place, season update soon
With Buxton I have managed to sneak through the 3rd qualifying round of the FA cup - decent cash for a BSN team and a 700+ crowd to boot. Ashton in the 4th round now (They beat FC United)
A good month, not a great month, but we can see the playoff zone. well signed a few players and got a few injuries. The targer in March is the get right into the playoff zone, and hopefully cut the lead at the top. Come on Carshalton!!!
Looking at all the players everyone is signing, I dont recall coming across any of them.
My scouts must be looking in the wrong places!
END OF SEASONAt last, promotion! We were in the Play-Offs most of the season and never really troubled top spot. We had a great win in the Play-Off Semi Final against Eastleigh then we managed to win 2-1 against AFC Wimbledon in the Final at our ground plus some extra money thanks to a big crowd.
HENDON F.C - Season 2016/17
League Table | Squad | Transfers In/Out
In the F.A Cup we managed to reach the 2nd Round but Eastleigh put us out after a replay and we missed on a potential sell out against Premiership Burnley. In the F.A Trophy we were put out in the 4th Round as League winners Salisbury pushed past us.
Consolidation is the key for the first season in the Premier!Code:Season Division Position Cups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012/13 Blue Square South 6th F.A Cup 3rd Qual Rnd, F.A Trophy 2nd Rnd 2013/14 Blue Square South 5th F.A Cup 2nd Qual Rnd, F.A Trophy 1st Rnd 2014/15 Blue Square South 12th F.A Cup 3rd Qual Rnd, F.A Trophy 2nd Rnd 2015/16 Blue Square South 9th F.A Cup 2nd Qual Rnd, F.A Trophy 1st Rnd 2016/17 Blue Square South 1st F.A Cup 2nd Rnd, F.A Trophy 4th Rnd
Well done Dan, great effort.
I'm gobsmacked at the speed you play at though. I'm not even near to Christmas in my first season yet, and that is with about 26hours game time.
Good luck in the BSP.
Dan BHTFC - Well done on Promotion and Good Luck in BSP. Does seem to be a bit more of a gap this year.
Bad draws in both cups for my first season --- out in 3rd qual round in FA cup, 3rd qual round in FAT after this shock goal was allowed, consigning my team to defeat against a well fought battle against a highly tipped Boreham wood team....
Still only in October here in my first year with Hastings United, but I have found my man!
My scouts unearthed this little fella, 18 years old and zero professional games under his belt.
I think he wants to make an impression....
4 goals in 4 games from AML, with 3 assists as well.
Granted 3 games were against non league FA Cup qualifiers, but me likee
6 of my starting XI are 21 or under, including the full back four (avg age of 19). 4 of the bench are under 21 too.
Hoping to ride the youthful exuberance before they wilt.....
28 games gone in the first season and I sit nicely in 4th. Least goals conceded and the second best goal difference. http://i.imgur.com/52zI8.png
At Kingstonian also - Manager profile
We've just climbed into the play-off places with 18 games gone, after a bumpy start to the season. Scouts and backroom staff are finding plenty of prospects on youth contracts, so my youth team squad is packed out. At least until they want more than a fiver a week!
20 goals for Doyle, and its not even December yet!!!
Let me know how he goes for you - I hope he does as well for you as he does for me. Even if he does half as well, you have a gem there
Worksop Season Review (14/15)
Season Review: Prooooooooooomotion! Champions of the league and another fun season. Along with a new stadium and upgraded training facilities. Things got off to a strong start and we were at the top of the table all season and had a decent FA Cup run. No real negatives other than the low wage budget forcing me to use mostly youth contracts but it got the job done.
FA Cup
FA Trophy
Team Info:
Ashby - S - Had a great season, has real tenacity up front and any seems to poke in anything that gets near the goal.
Karius - GK - Another hot and cold season.
Nanetti - M - Solid pick up was great at setting things up from the outside.
McCarthy - S - Late find but looks solid.
Next Season: Rebuild squad.
going into playoff! ....hope i can make it!
edit: ARGH! lost 1-2 at extra time. damn ....update soon
Last edited by tapwater; 28-10-2011 at 08:59.
This has been a great season so far where everything has gone our way so far. We started great and have kept our form all season, and if it continues we should have a good chance of promotion this year. I was worried before the season started considering the board cut my wage budget, but it kinda helped as we got rid of loads of dead weight. I also sold two players this summer to gain some need cash and tried to replace them with free ones. This has been a great season so far and I do hope it continues as long as possible. We now have an eight point lead and hopefully that is enough to keep us ahead if we hit a slump in form.
We are still in both cups and hopefully we can progress even further. In the FA Cup we have had easy matches so far and we are up against Gateshead in the 3rd round. A tie that should be possible. In the FA Trophy we have only played one match so far, our thrashing of Southend.
The players that have been the biggest contributers to our great season so far has been Ümit Eminoglu and his partner up front Anders Rømer. In the net we have had a great goalkeeper in Marek Farkas, even though he doesn't have many clean sheets he has saved us numerous times. We've gotten a great new right back who also has showed some skills in Radim Skacel.
Marine | Season 2013 - 14
League Table | Graph
What a way to end my season! Almost could not make it to the playoff as the team was having a bad string of defeats and unable to score totally. (This bring me to my target for next season - better quality striker)
FA Cup
Reach 3rd round and lost 0-3 to stoke, but that was good $ for club. Almost 300k earning!
FA Trophy
Never performed as well as previous season, knocked out @ 3rd round. Will try to aim for win
Squad | Finances
Found a couple of new player which help the team this season.
James Tarokwski - Good and stable defender.
Robbie Brady - Excellent winger.
Darren Potter - Another good midfielder that top my assist table
Much better in term of my finances this season!
Goal for next season!
- Build on the $
- Try to get promoted
- Get rid of deadwoods.
Can't wait to get home and play.. grrr @work
@tapwater: to bad mate, trying to be become champion next season?
Another hat-trick for Doyle!!
I rage quit the game this morning.
I seriously think the game hates me.
Left back does this
Made the playoffs! This is really building up to taking on our main rivals (Eastbourne Boro) to see who takes the promotion spot. http://i.imgur.com/27yvJ.png
Hastings 1st Season mid-season report:
A good run in December (4 league wins in 5 matches) put us comfortably in the top half of the table. Could be better, but some injuries in the middle part of the half hurt, with little cover. A few key signings have plugged those gaps, and the team seems to have gelled fairly well. I'm still £1K under my wage budget, so one or two players might still be brought in. I finally have a couple of good playmakers in the center and on the right---a ML and DL might be the final keys. With no cup matches left to look forward to (out in the 3rd qualifying round of both cups) I can put in a concerted effort to make the playoff spots----well above what I envisioned for my first season, but currently well within my grasp.
1st Half Table
A couple key players:
Jordan Tunnicliffe -- a relatively late signing, becoming a solid rock in defence with 4 MOM in 9 league appearances -- also earned player of month for December
Ethan Mannion--not as prolific in my save as on a couple others in this thread, still joint top of the scoreboard for Hastings (in total goals scored). Chipped in with 4 league assists.
Chris Molyneaux My 16 yo striker is still doing well --- though he's proven to be a bit injury prone---missed 2 months over two separate one-month windows. Scored the teams only hattrick a couple weeks after recovering from his first injury. 9/4 goals/assists, all in league matches. Not a signing--native to the team.
A couple recent signings look to be quality --- one tipped to have Championship potential, another to have L1 potential. Will see how they pan out throughout the season.
Last edited by G_D_K; 28-10-2011 at 12:10.
Chesham - Blue Square Bet Premier - 2016/17
League Table
Career Overview
Code:Season Team Country League League Finish Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 Chesham United England Blue Square South 19th 2013/14 Chesham United England Blue Square South 11th FA Trophy Runner Up 2014/15 Chesham United England Blue Square South 5th Promotion via Playoffs / FA Trophy Semis 2015/16 Chesham United England Blue Square Bet Premier 20th FA Trophy winners 2016/17 Chesham United England Blue Square Bet Premier 15th
Sorry I'm sick/tired/lazy. Will resume normal programming next season
Next Season
Keep going up the ladder.
Make more money
Colin Greener - Hendon - BSBS 5th place (play off promotion) Season 2012/13
Finished my first season with promotion via the playoffs. Started the seaons very well, only lost 1 in 20, but then had a very bad spell over winter, but mnaged to get back in the playoffs towards the end of the season. Won the semi final first leg 5-0, so put out the reserves and lost 5-3. For the final, two of my better players were called up by N.Irealand U19. But still won the final 2-1 after extra time, and my GK contrived to get himself sent off by walking outside the area in the 118th minute. Managed to hold on though.
I've found the most important signings have been my staff, got Benjani as a coach, and found a really good scout. My assistant is also good at judgin players helping me pick the best players. At the beginning of the season I must've signed over 100 players on trial, reflected in the amount of players I've bought and sold.
It's been a good season, next season is all about consolidation.
damn for some reason i am still fav for relegation even after 3rd placing in our 1st season in BSP.....something is wrong with this!
Someone mind checking my figures in the table? I dont think they add up and I dont know why. I need to know which teams have more or fewer than I say, whether the league stats are correct, and whether the total number of end-of-season posts is correct. I know the teams arent, but cant see quickly which one.
I'm doing this all the time but the longer it gets the harder it is, and if I'm not careful I'll spend more time doing that than playing the game itself!!!
just played FA Trophy final against Kettering at Wembley infront of just over 22,000
it was a close fought game with it finishing 0-0 in ninety minutes and 1-1 after extra time meaning it was down to the lottery of penalties
kettering duly when the toss and got to go first in the shooout
we were evenly matched with both sides scoring their first 3 penalties, kettering scored their fourth penalty putting the pressure on us, Thornley stepped up for us but blasted his penalty wide of the left post, this meant we had to pray Kettering would miss their last, but their player confidently stepped blasting the ball straight down the middle of the goal after our keeper tried to guess which way and moved early
meaning Kettering ran out 5-3 winners on penalties
Gonna have to sell Doyle as he wont sign a new contract
Gypsum's Worksop town - Blue square Premier - 2013/14
League position: 12th / Position chart - A decent league run overall, but our early progress towards the playoff places was hampered by injuries and the fixture congestion caused by our FA cup run.
FA Cup - Managed to beat two League 1 clubs before succumbing to Championship Blackpool. As with our league form, we never struggled for goals, but clear sheets were rare.
Finances - A good cup run and constant cash injections from the board have kept our finances looking extremely healthy, with £500k in the bank.
General squad info
Star players:
1- Liam Reffin - Our star centre-back, who also managed to bag 18 goals as the target man from set pieces!
2- Victor Zapata-Caicedo - A Columbian striker with 16 goals and 16 assists.
3- Colin Patrick O'Brien - The young Irishman built on last season's promise and ended up as our top scorer with 24 goals.
Notable mentions: Sean Thornton - An experienced midfielder who brought a lot of class to our midfield, with 20 assists.
Other information: We're due to move into the 6255 capacity Worksop stadium before the start of the next season.
Last edited by Welsh Wizard; 28-10-2011 at 13:54.
Final Table
Don't know what to make of this tbh, I'm pleased we've made the play-offs, but the fact that we were in the automatic places for quite a long time will leave a very sour taste in my mouth if we don't go up.
Now about to play L1 side Oldham away in the Fa cup, will let you guys know how much my finances go up.
PS: Its on TV so i get 70k
CHESHAM UNITED F.C - Season 2012/13Super start to the challenge. Promotion in my first season despite taking a miserly 5 points from my first 7 games. In truth, that was more down to over-intricate tactics that weren't suitable to the calibre of player I had at the club. Once I got rid of a bit more of the deadwood already in the squad, added a bit more quality to the squad, and underwent a bit of simplification, we found our winning rhythm. If the start of the season hadn't been so poor, we probably would have won the league instead of a very comfortable playoff win. 6-3 aggregate Semi-Final win over Salisbury in the semi-finals, followed by another 6-3 final thriller over Truro. It wasn't all joy though, as I went down 2-1 in the FA Trophy Final to a far superior Stockport side.
League Table | Squad | Transfers In/Out
Further to the promotion, the other big positive I'm taking from the season, is having achieved it while making a 130k profit for the season, something I've never come close to achieving in previous years.
Code:Season Division Position Cups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012/13 Blue Square South 3rd Playoff Winners, F.A Cup 1st Rnd, F.A Trophy Runners Up
#18 reddevil4ever - Blue Square Bet Premier - Finishing Position 20th - Season 2014-15
forgot to take screenshots was busy getting lunch and suddenly realised on 6th June hadn't done them, taken all i needed to but the finances has just changed to this season but clearly shows that at end last season we made a healthy profit. So here goes the update
a poor season in the league with us only surviving relegation with 3 games left to play. the reason for this was our run in the FA Carlsberg Trophy which saw us get all the way to the final losing 5-3 on penealties to Kettering in front of just over 22,000 on a sunny saturday afternoon in May at Wembley.
the trophy run meant we started getting a backlog of games due to a couple of trophy games going to replays and players were getting tired and losing match fitness because of injuries. tried to use some of the reserves but for some reason the reserves only played once in February and March and a couple of times in April which meant these players were also not match fit but some how we managed to get though it.
once again the best player this season was our centre back Dean Dean who played 53 out of the 57 games we played, and if it wasn't for him doing he usual at setpieces by somehow losing his maker alot, getting to the ball and scoring 19 goals making him our top scorer for the second season in a row.
on a plus side because of the trophy run we finished with a profit of £168,378 for the season.
Table Graph Squad Best Player Xfers1 Xfers2 Finances
plan for next season
1) improve squad
2) find some players who can actually hit a barn door so i dont have to rely on my centre back to score all the time
3) try to finish mid table or higher if possible
4) have another cup run to improve finances even more
5) try to get training facilities a small upgrade to help with squad fitness so we dont have the same as towards end of last season
Playing my first game in the Blue Square Premier, currently 3-0 up at half time against Tamworth
1 game played and top of the table, can the season finish now please?
WHAT a game 2-2 draw away to Oldham (L1) with my equaliser coming in the 94th min with a penalty
About 90k from the game, which is quite nice i suppose but i was hoping more like 150k.
Drew even against Colchester (L1) away FA Cup match. Really surprised but ill take it.
Nice purse to boot for tv revenue (130k)
19 games into my second season and sitting in 3rd, 2 points behind leader. This year has been much better after i changed my away tactics and it has made a huge difference.
Last edited by Babaginoosh; 28-10-2011 at 14:59.
About to play my Fa Cup replay at home against Oldham - but lost my 2 league games after the heroic away draw to Oldham
Grrrgrrr lost 1-0 but were the better team. Only got about 15-20k from the match
YES! Signed Doyle up for a couple more years! Not cheap at £26k per year, but he has 30 goals in 32 games so I think he's worth the outlay....
Have to take that back. Bleeding crash dump wiped that out along with my glorious Grimsby victory and some good form too!!! :-(
Start saving after each match, G.O.M.!
A 21 day wait between my last league game and my fa trophy final ??? :O

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5 Dumb Hobbies You Won't Believe Have World Championships
Boredom: We've all been there. From "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" to "The License Plate Game," people have sought out ways to pass the monotony when life slows down. Little did we realize that these pointless time wasters were, for some, the subject of a years-long pursuit of excellence. Which is why people started organizing things like ...
#5. Rock Paper Scissors World Championships
Rock Paper Scissors was something we all did as kids to decide everything from who got the last cookie to who had to sit next to the creepy old person when there were no more seats at the movies. Who knew that if you practiced enough, you could make it to the big leagues? Or that there even was such a thing?
Thank God that guy has a helmet.
Sure, you can't quit your day job to do this, but you can make 10 grand. That's thanks to the World RPS Society (which, to everyone's surprise, actually exists) and a sponsorship from Yahoo!, who turned this timeless and pointless alternative to coin-flipping into a major world competition with a $10,000 prize for the winner.
Well, this totally explains how Yahoo! stays relevant.
That picture is of 2008 winner Monica Martinez, who outlasted over 700 other competitors over the course of nearly 24 straight hours. Even as the competition kept stiffening and people began losing stamina (and, presumably, their sanity), Monica kept winning. By the end, she'd built up a following in the (surprisingly enthusiastic for 2 a.m.) crowd like Rocky at the end of Rocky IV, the crowd embracing the madness and cheering her on as she went into her final match. Which, despite her opponent's goofy hat, was pretty intense. Watch the clip of her final showdown, and you tell us how serious things were:
While Martinez claims she entered mostly for the hell of it, there is very much a science to the whole thing -- there are people who do legitimate studies on Rock Paper Scissors, and the World RPS Society has actually published a book on how to beat anyone at the game. And out of the kindness of the authors' hearts, they have published some free sample techniques on their website on how to psychologically read your opponent, such as "Rock is for rookies" and "When all else fails, go with paper." Both of which only work if your opponent hasn't also read those tips, in which case you'll both wind up endlessly throwing out paper for round after round, for days, until one of you collapses from exhaustion or suddenly grasps the inherent meaninglessness of human life.
That guy on the right just got it.
#4. Paper Airplane Throwing
Pretty much every kid can craft a paper airplane by age 10 or so, and by middle school we all knew at least one kid who could make an amazing one. Yours could sail across the classroom, but he'd have some intricate contraption with weird wings that could fly all the way across the gym. Sadly, that didn't even make him cool in middle school.
But, we've got good news for the master paper plane engineers of the world: The Red Bull Paper Wings competition.
Yep, it's a worldwide paper airplane throwing contest with a variety of divisions competing for airtime, distance and aerobatics. It has qualifiers all over the world, and the finals are held in that huge hangar in Austria pictured above.
And like with any huge sport, the rules are both strict and exhaustive. Contests have to be held indoors; planes have to be made out of the official, provided paper; and if you cross the foul line at any point during the throw or the plane's flight, it constitutes a foul. For the longest airtime division, you aren't allowed to get a running start or use ramps or ramplike devices (presumably this means that in the distance division, you can use all the ramps you want).
Telekinesis is fine.
But don't let us disparage the talent of the people involved; here's a video from one of the previous competitions, and some of the stuff from the aerobatics division in particular is batshit crazy:
Aside from the fact that paper cuts probably run rampant, people have actually injured themselves training for this contest. Leonard Ang, one of the competitors from Brazil, put so much effort into doing what he refers to as "extensive training" that he injured his arm. It's no surprise when you see these guys in action:
His arm flew off and broke the world record.
Just how hard do you have to be throwing a piece of paper to injure yourself? Long enough to keep a plane in the air for 11.66 seconds, apparently, which is what won the airtime division for Ang. If that doesn't sound like a long time, make a paper airplane and see if you can get it to stay aloft for more than even five seconds -- we bet you can't. You need to leave that shit to the pros.
This guy apparently took an airplane to the eyeball at some point.
#3. StareMaster Staring Contests
We mocked Rock Paper Scissors a moment ago, but at least there is some element of skill and strategy there. But a staring contest? Getting good at staring at another person doesn't aid you in any other area of life, and we're frankly not even sure what skill it's testing. How long you can keep the liquid on your eyeballs from evaporating? So while the rules can vary, the result does not -- any time you see two people engaged in a staring contest, trust us, both of them lost.
But once again, there are hardcore staring masters out there who compete in high-level showdowns with the dedication of a disciplined Olympic athlete.
"Next is the Sideburns Distraction round."
Behold StareMaster, which quickly grew from a sarcastic bar joke into a real-deal traveling live action game show shortly after its inception in 2002. Before it closed up shop, it spawned an international tour across the U.S., Japan and the United Kingdom, drew the participation of Chloe Sevigny, Phantom Planet and Maroon 5, and was filmed for a full-on documentary.
Those rules were as follows: For the first two minutes, blinking was allowed, but laughing, crying, talking, smiling, showing teeth, making sudden movements, touching, coughing, calling time-out, sneezing, tongue-showing, snorting and fluttering were not. Survive for two minutes and you were suddenly thrust into the "dry-eye death phase" in which blinking was also banned and audience presence was amplified. And hopefully they had somebody blast the contestants' eyes with pressurized air, like they do at the eye doctor.
We're pretty sure this stare is illegal, both in StareMasters and real life.
Besides its booming soundtrack featuring tunes like "Eye of the Tiger" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," each StareMaster face-off also took place under dramatic mood lighting with two official referees monitoring the motionless mayhem and multiple oversized video screens broadcasting close-up camera views of the participants' eyes to the audience.
Thirty seconds of staring at a camera makes anyone look like the bad guy in a horror movie.
Many competitors admitted to practicing before their matches, including some who went so far as to stare at a camera flashbulb as part of their ridiculous pre-stare routine, while rumors of substantial cannabis use among participants, as if you didn't already secretly suspect it, were rampant.
"Can the Group B participants please stop staring at the buffet tables? They've won."
Look, get back to us in a million years or so, after humans have evolved to have heat vision like Superman. Get two people trying to set each other's faces on fire, each match ends with one contestant looking like Ghost Rider? We'd watch that.


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Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14: No. 16June 27, 2014
For the first time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2013-14 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 16 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Jones' Last-Second Jumper Lifts Trojans Past Carson-Newman
Jan. 29, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson's Myson Jones drained a 15-foot jumper from the right side with 0.9 seconds remaining, as the Trojan men's basketball team claimed its fifth consecutive victory by outlasting Carson-Newman, 83-81, in South Atlantic Conference action at the Abney Athletic Center.
Anderson (14-5, 9-4 SAC) moved into second place in the league standings, a half-game ahead of Newberry and Wingate, which had their respective contests postponed due to weather concerns. By winning their third straight home contest, the Trojans moved five games above .500 in conference play on the season. Carson-Newman (11-6, 8-5 SAC) suffered its third straight road setback and dropped into a tie for fifth place in the conference standings.
Both teams displayed shooting accuracy, with the Eagles recording 52.5 percent from the field, while Anderson shot 50 percent on the night, including 11-of-23 from beyond the arc (47.8 percent). The Trojans out-rebounded Carson-Newman, 32-28, marking the sixth straight game Anderson has pulled down more rebounds than its opponent. But the Eagles flexed their muscle inside, outscoring AU, 44-26, in the paint.
Four Trojans reached double figures for the second time in three games, as senior guard Chandler Hash led the Trojans with 22 points, while senior guard CJ Gleaton added 19 points and five rebounds. Jones finished the night with 16 points, while redshirt junior Nick Jackson came off the bench to tally a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 21 minutes of action.
Carson-Newman forward Antoine Davis led all scorers with 29 points and pulled down a game-high eight boards, while guard Ish Sanders dropped in 15 points. Junior guard Jared Johnson netted 12 points and handed out seven assists for the visitors and Carson Brooks chipped in 10 points.
"We just made the last play," said Anderson head coach Jason Taylor. "[Carson-Newman] is a very good team. We out-rebounded them in the second half, which was huge."
Jackson connected on the second of two free throws with 24.9 seconds on the clock to give the Trojans an 81-78 lead, but Sanders quickly answered for Carson-Newman with a deep 3-pointer from the corner on the other end to even the score at 81-81 with just 19.6 seconds left.
The Trojans inbounded the ball and worked upcourt with Jones getting a screen at the top of the circle from Chris Ross and as he moved to his right, the 5-foot-9 guard launched the game-winning shot as he went toward the basket. Jones played a pivotal role in the closing seconds of an AU victory for the second straight contest after delivering the assist on Chandler Hash's last-second game-winner in last Saturday's win past Queens.
The contest was a game of offensive surges, with both teams posting multiple scoring runs throughout the 40-minute span. The score was knotted 13 times and there were 18 lead changes.
Anderson snapped a 14-14 tie with six straight points only to see the Eagles counter with nine unanswered points to claim a 23-20 edge with 11:17 remaining in the opening half. The Trojans then reeled off seven consecutive points over the next 1:30 to regain a four-point advantage, as Jackson nailed a jumper and Hash followed with five straight points.
The Eagles' Davis responded with a traditional three-point play and a 3-pointer, and with the Eagles holding a 29-27 lead, AU posted nine unanswered points to push out to a 36-29 lead at the 6:27 mark of the half. Carson-Newman then recorded seven straight points as part of a 14-6 run to close the half, as the Eagles took a 43-42 lead to the locker room.
Carson-Newman took its largest lead of the contest, 55-50, on a jumper from Davis with less than 15 minutes to play, but Anderson's Hash knotted the score for the ninth time on a traditional three-point play with 13:05 on the clock. Gleaton followed with a pair of free throws to give AU a lead and the Trojans would not trail again until there was just more than a minute left in the contest.
Anderson opened its largest lead of the contest, at 74-66, at the 5:58 mark on DJ McGowan's 3-pointer, but Davis' jumper with 1:06 left gave the visitors a brief 78-77 edge – their first since the 12:05 mark of the second half. Hash's old-fashioned three-point play with 41.4 ticks left gave AU the 80-78 lead and the Trojan defense then forced a turnover 15 seconds later. Jackson drew a foul on the Trojans' next possession and connected on one-of-two from the line to boost AU's edge to three and set up the final heroics.
AUTrojans.com's Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14
25. Women's Tennis 6, Carson-Newman 3 – April 11, 2014
24. Setro Finishes Sixth at State Farm Intercollegiate – Oct. 14, 2013
23. Baseball 5, Southern Wesleyan 2 - March 5, 2014
22. Women's Cross Country Finishes 4th at SAC Championships - Oct. 14, 2013
21. Katie Eskew Earns All-Tournament Honors at Patsy Rendleman Invitational – Oct. 15, 2013
20. Men's Tennis 5, Erskine 4 - April 10, 2014
19. Men's Cross Country Finishes Third at SAC Championships – Oct. 26, 2013
18. Women's Soccer 1, Lincoln Memorial 0 – Oct. 19, 2013
17. Freshman Ben Boerma Sets School Record in 5000 meter (Outdoor) – March 21, 2014
16. Jones Drains Game-Winning Shot to Lift Trojans over Carson-Newman – Jan. 29, 2014


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Winter Citrus Salad RecipeWinter Citrus Salad
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Citrus fruits are a bright spot in the gloomy months of winter. They add a burst of flavor to meals, and they are loaded with vitamins to keep you feeling your best throughout the season. This simple salad is delicious paired with yogurt for breakfast or when served as a healthy dessert.
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
- 3 navel oranges, segmented and chopped
- 2 red grapefruits, segmented and chopped
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp chopped fresh mint
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- Place the orange and grapefruit segments in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, honey, mint and cinnamon.
- Pour the dressing over the fruit and toss to coat. Serve right away, or refrigerate for up to 1 day.
Nutrition information for 1 serving: Calories 103; Total Fat 0.3 g; Saturated Fat 0 g; Trans Fat 0 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 1 mg; Carbohydrate 26.9 g; Fiber 3.6 g; Sugar 18.9 g; Protein 1.6 g


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How do I cope with "idea overflow"?
My constant stream of new ideas is preventing me from realizing old ideas.
Specifically, I recently started two big projects. I started from scratch and had to learn a lot to be able to realize them. The problem is: the more I learn, the more new ideas I get and, and the harder it becomes to focus.
It's not just a question of distraction. Sometimes the new ideas improve the old ones. But then before I realize an improvement, a new idea comes to mind.
I've tried the Lean method, but the problem is that implementation is always too slow. New ideas arise and slow the progress of my project. I've also tried not to start on anything new before finishing old tasks. This, too, hasn't worked.
Any suggestions on how to cope with this "idea overflow"?
EDIT (based on the answers/comments):
- concerning the nature of the new ideas: it can be both, improvements of existing ideas (not only minor) and completely new and independent ideas coming as result of learning/investigating of the previous ones
- concerning the "good enough / not good anymore" principle: I agree with that but what to do if the "old" idea is not bad (or still under investigation of its usefulness) and the new one looks also very promissing (or need further investigation)?
Example: I am creating an international community website for one specific niche market (idea A) --> during the work, I discover another similar niche with a great potential (idea B) --> in the meantime lean method: after discussion with early users of "idea A" ideas (C + D) to improve A --> in parallel, discussions with friend about completely different topic: idea to create an algorithm to calculate probability of sport events results (idea E) --> ... and so one...
And it's like this almost every day.
I have read some books ("Toilet Paper Entrepreneur" / "Choose Yourself!" / ...) that advice becoming an "idea machine".
But frankly, when it is too much (and it's unconscious) it can be quite frustrating and handicapping...


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This game is pretty complex :-)
I understand the price, but then there is popularity and scenery. Popularity seems to indeed increase the popularity of the facility, but what does scenery do?
Plus there are the layouts effects which give you hearts that boost both popularity and price (but I had trouble determining the effects). Do they really boost the popularity and price, and does that count into pop./price shown on the first info tab?
What are the good layouts for baths and rooms?


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I can hear, just not clearly. Do I have hearing loss?
Hearing loss manifests in many different ways. Hearing loss comes in all degrees from mild to profound. Unless you're an audiologist, when you think of hearing loss, severe hearing loss or deafness probably come to mind. But mild, moderate and high frequency hearing losses are actually much more common. With these hearing losses, the only symptom may be subtle difficulty with word understanding, especially in situations where there is competing noise.
Certain voices or words may be sound garbled, as if others are mumbling. At times, you may play the television and radio at louder than normal volume levels, but still some words may not come through clearly. Hearing on the telephone may be difficult sometimes, especially if the person on the other end has an accent. Music may sound distorted at times, even when the overall volume of the music is comfortable, leading to a decreased enjoyment of music.
Other symptoms of hearing loss may include asking people to repeat what they say, perception of people not speaking clearly, difficulty with women's and children's voices, and difficulty hearing when the person speaking is at a distance. In general, in situations where there is background noise – such as in restaurants, family gatherings, parties, etc. – hearing (or rather, understanding what is said) is much more difficult for people with hearing loss.
If you have difficulty understanding words, voices or conversations at times when others around you don't seem to be having difficulty, you may have a hearing loss. In this case, a comprehensive hearing evaluation by a professional is recommended.


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Dates change for cookie sale
WELLSBURG - Christ Episcopal Church, at 1014 Main St., will hold its annual Christmas cookie sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 14 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15.
The dates have changed from those previously announced.
A wide variety of cookies and holiday treats, including pecan pie, biscotti, pizzelles and banana nut bread, will be sold.
The church will be taking orders for nut horns and lady lox through Saturday. For information, call (304) 737-1506.
Santa letters, books available
WELLSBURG - The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library will again be assisting Santa Claus in sending letters to local children.
With the group's help, Santa will send letters personally addressed to each child and reminding each to keep being nice. The cost is $1.75, which helps St. Nick to defray postage costs.
The group also is selling personalized children's books, which feature the recipient as a character and can include the giver, names of the child's friends and where the child lives. The books, which include Christmas stories and many other themes, are $14 each and normally can be ready in a week.
Stop by the Brooke County Library or Follansbee Branch Library to learn more.
Pearl Harbor to be remembered
WELLSBURG - On Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Museum of the Brooke County Public Library will mark the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a program about the USS West Virginia.
Deanna Meyers, West Liberty University student and intern at the ADBC Museum, will speak about the ship, which survived the attack and saw action in the Philippines.
More than 2,000 Americans were killed and nearly 1,300 wounded at Pearl Harbor on what President Franklin Roosevelt called "a day which will live in infamy."
Through the attack, the Japanese sought to destroy the Pacific fleet and go on to the Philippines and Indo-China, where they could access raw materials needed to remain a superpower. Prior to the announcement of war, the Americans had placed an embargo on oil and scrap metal to Japan.
Jane Kraina, ADBC Museum coordinator, will briefly speak about the bombings to the airfields and shipyards in the Philippines.
Park to hold lightup Saturday
WELLSBURG - Brooke Hills Park will hold its Christmas lightup at 6 p.m. Saturday.
In addition to lighting the park for the holidays, the event will include a screening of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and refreshments.
It also will offer visitors an opportunity to view the Brooke County Veterans Memorial Park, a recent addition to the park, lighted at night.
Library to hold story hours
The Brooke County Public Library and its Follansbee branch will hold story hours in December.
Story hours for children, ages 2-5, and their caregivers will be held at noon on Monday and Dec. 10 at the Follansbee Library.
Children will enjoy a story, craft, games and a snack. Call (304) 527-0860 to register for the free programs.
The Brooke County Library will be holding a Countdown to Christmas evening storytime with Kim Harless, program director, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Children will enjoy Christmas stories, crafts and games. Call (304) 737-1551 to register for the free program.
Tips for holiday treats offered
WELLSBURG - Nora Bell will offer tips on making holiday treats at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Brooke County Public Library.
Call (304) 737-1551 to register for the free program.
CASA to hold open house
WELLSBURG - A Child's Place Court-Appointed Special Advocate, a local nonprofit agency formed to represent children involved in abuse and neglect cases in Brooke and Hancock counties, will hold a Christmas open house and fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at its office at 720 Charles St.
A variety of household items and potential Christmas gifts will be sold.
The informal, no-pressure event also offers individuals an opportunity to learn the variety of ways they may help the group, which is assisting 113 children, the largest number since it was formed in 2000.
Head Start volunteers recognized
WHEELING - Several parents of children at Head Start Centers in Brooke County were among Northern Panhandle Head Start parents recognized for their volunteer service over the year.
Marlene Midget, NPHS executive director, said, "Parents play a vital role in our program supporting the mission of Head Start in their homes, in the community and in the centers. We are so grateful to our parents for being involved in their child's education, and for all their energy and enthusiasm."
Local parents receiving recognition were: Melissa McLaughlin for 1,735.75 hours; Ashley Guiler, for 1,326.425 hours; Jessica Clever, for 1,284.25 hours; Lori Petruccioli, for 1,192.75 hours; and Danny Corso for 940.50 hours
For information about opportunities to volunteer in a Head Start or Early Head Start classroom, contact Cathy Knox, family and community partnerships manager, by phone at (304) 233-3290 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I found an interesting problem in my book:
There is a game where player starts with $k\$$. In each step he wins or loses $1\$$ (both with probability $p=\frac{1}{2}$). The game ends when player has $0$ or $n$ dollars. Calculate:
- probability of reaching $n$ dollars.
- expected number of steps during the game.
This exercise is to practice Markov chains. So I imagine this as a graph: $$0\leftarrow1\leftrightarrow2\leftrightarrow...\leftrightarrow (k-1) \leftrightarrow k \leftrightarrow (k+1)\leftrightarrow...\leftrightarrow (n-1) \rightarrow n$$ where every edge has probability $\frac{1}{2}$.
And my approach was: let $f_{k,n}$ denote probability of winning $n\$$, starting with $k\$$. So we need to calculate it, and we know that $\forall_{1<i<n}$ we have: $f_{i,k}=\frac{1}{2}f_{i-1,n}+\frac{1}{2}f_{i+1,n}$ and $f_{1,n}=\frac{1}{2}f_{2,n}$ and $ f_{n,n}=1$. But this gives us system of recurrences which does not seem to be solvable (but only from my point of view, of course). I think it is a dead end, and this task need some smart observation.
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I'm working on an application for which it would be great to have the following functionality:
Say that you have a collection $C$ of $n$ events, for now let's set $n = 3$ and call the events $a, b,$ and $c$
Given $k$, say that for any subset $K \subset C$ s.t. $||K|| = k < n$ of the set of events, you can produce the complete set of joint and conditional probabilities for any combination of the $k$ events. So, if $n = 3$ and $k = 2$, you would have complete information about
$p(a | b)$, $p(b | a)$, $p(a | \neg b)$, $p(a \wedge b)$, $p(\neg (a \wedge b))$, etc., etc.
$p(a | c)$, $p(c | a)$, $p(a | \neg c)$, $p(a \wedge c)$, $p(\neg (a \wedge c))$, etc., etc.
$p(c | b)$, $p(b | c)$, $p(c | \neg b)$, $p(c \wedge b)$, $p(\neg (c \wedge b))$, etc., etc.
Is there a 'correct' way to estimate the corresponding values for the joint and conditional probabilities for a, b, AND c?
Things such as $p(a \wedge b \wedge c)$, $p(\neg (a \wedge b \wedge c))$, $p(a | b \wedge c)$, $p(a \wedge b | c)$, etc., etc.
I am especially interested in the general case.
I should have been more expansive in my questions, as regardless of whether or not there is a 'correct' way of answering this question, if there are methods that allow one to say anything interesting about the bounds, or anything interesting at all, really, about the joint & conditional probabilities of a, b, and c, than those methods will be very useful to me.


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Okay, Im confused. I was looking at the page that describes the Fanotec Pole Series 1.
In Product Description I read, Each module can be used independently (additional parts needed), creating an array of short poles with different stiffness for different applications, such as horizontal pole for cliff panoramas.
Then in Specifications I read Suitable for Horizontal application: No
Please clarify. :)
Im interested in finding a horizontal rig for cliff panos and vehicle interiors. Can I use the poles horizontally if I clamp them in position?
My Benro Flexpod tripod center shaft, which is 28 mm diameter, can be fixed horizontally, but its too short for most horizontal pano work.


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A Tour of New Orleans
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Bourbon Street
Originally a high-end residential street in the center of New Orleans, Bourbon Street was named for the French Royal family, the House of Bourbon. During the early twentieth century bars and night clubs started to open on upper Bourbon Street. The many bars, night clubs, cabarets, restaurants, and souvenir shops make Bourbon Street one of the most popular attractions in New Orleans—it is crowded with thousands of people during Mardi Gras festivities.
Fun Fact: Galatoire's Restaurant, which opened in 1905, on Bourbon Street is one of New Orleans' oldest and most popular restaurants.
Photo source: Carol M. Highsmith
Next: Canal Street
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Long Ouyang is a concept artist who works at WETA, they of The Hobbit, District 9 and Lord of the Rings fame. He's previously done some game work, including iOS titles. Anyway, today is a good day to show off his stuff, because chances are you saw some of it earlier this week.
Where? In the art leaks from Destiny, the next game from Halo creators Bungie. Ouyang's piece showing a starfighter pilot was one of the images the makers of that third-party document thought was so perfect they used it to sell Destiny's universe, and it's easy to see why.
Because Ouyang's art is freaking awesome. So awesome that you should check out more of it on his blog and CGHub page (thanks Concept Art World!).
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they're big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on them below and select "open in new tab".


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Rescue workers recovered a motorist reported stranded in the backwater outside Fairfield early Friday morning.
The victim was taken to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where the victim's condition was reported as very critical. The motorist's name and condition is not being released, according to WFIW Radio in Fairfield.
The search was launched before 4 a.m. and involved Wayne County Sheriff's Police, Illinois State Police, Fairfield Rural Firemen and EMA officials. The motorist's vehicle was found first. The victim was found some distance away from the vehicle and was reportedly unresponsive when found.
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My professor often replied "RTFQ" when students would ask him stupid questions during an exam.
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a phrase which simply means to 'read the fucking question'. Commonly used by drivers ed teachers, and probably other teachers.
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Residents to face off against Strawbery Banke in court over skating rink
PORTSMOUTH — A date has been set in Rockingham County Superior Court for a hearing on whether the city Zoning Board of Adjustment erred when approving variances for a proposed ice skating rink at Strawbery Banke. The case, which will be heard Jan., 10, 2014, pits a group of 16 residents of the South End against Strawbery Banke Museum, a living-history museum situated in the heart of the historic neighborhood.
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I was once told that playing a guitar with greasy fingers was actually good for the strings. However, this seems a bit counter-intuitive. Is there any truth behind this claim?
Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in this, yet try to make an attempt to summarize what I know on this subject.
What does Grease consist of?
Grease consists mainly of dirt, dust and sweat.
Dirt and dust consist of human skin cells, plant pollen, human and animal hairs, textile fibers, paper fibers, minerals from outdoor soil, and many other materials which may be found in the local environment. Most of these are soft so for these it's rather a concern about how they make your string look...
Sweat consiss mostly out of water (H²O), some urea (A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH²)², formed by the metabolism of proteins.) and a bit of salt (NaCl). Water isn't harmful at all, urea isn't either (unless you somehow manage to nitrate in which case it comes highly explosive). So our main concern should be the salt in terms of the life span of your strings, as it is a corrosive material...
Let's see how these affect different types of guitar strings.
Nylon Strings
Here, your main concern is how your strings would look, as dirt/dust/sweat can stay on your strings.
Nylon strings are corrosion-resistant and doesn't have a problem with salt.
For example, imagine a guitar that has been in your basement for a very long time, if you blow at the strings a lot of dust will come of. Unless you properly stored it inside a bag... :)
Metal Strings
What applies for the nylon strings also applies here.
But an extra concern here is that salt is a corrosive material against metal, so technically, cleaning your guitar after practicing and performance can help to increase the lifetime of your strings.
Is it worth cleaning my guitar strings? How do I do it?
I would say, yes, because they will look less dirty and more shiny. And for metal strings you have the added benefit that the lifetime could be longer, so it's certainly something you could consider doing.
Wikihow has a nice guide explaining this, alongside tips and warnings; a summary:
Definitely bad. Grease is sticky, ideal for lubricating things which need high viscosity. it holds particles of grit, dust, anything, and can hold moisture in.
Guitar strings should be kept smooth, away from moisture or anything which could corrode or rust them, and you don't want grease or grit on your fretboard.
So stick to a wipe with a dry cloth, Fast Fret and your strings will last much longer.
Oil prevents metal from oxidizing. Salts are corrosive. Sweat is both!
Overall, I'm pretty sure the salt wins out. My guitar strings always do worse when I don't keep them clean, and I've always been told that they should be cleaned after playing.
I wouldn't recommend oiling your guitar strings either, though. It'll get into the wood and make it gross, as well as altering the feel and sound of the strings. It's best just to keep them clean.
The question is a bit vague as to what good and bad mean, the answers here are talking about lifespan, but it is also worth considering that as strings get dirtier it changes the sound (note - I'm an electric guitar player, things may be a little different for acoustic/classical, but I expect they'll be similar). Try comparing a brand new set of strings to an older set and you'll hear that the new clean ones have more jangly top end. Most people seem to prefer the sound of new strings, so keeping em clean would be a good thing. Me, I prefer older strings myself, so a good bit of skank makes me happy :) That said, grungier strings don't intonate so well either. Ho hum.


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Officials say 24-year-old Cheryl Williamson, a WKU student from Louisville was shot and killed early this morning in Louisville.
Williamson is believed to have left a party early this morning around 3:30, when she got into an altercation with two men and was shot in the chest.
Police say they came to the area of 5th and W. Market St. in Louisville around 3:30, where they had to break up a large crowd.
The police report said at about 4 am she was brought to the University Hospital by personal vehicle, and that she was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She died in surgery from that wound.
Police say there are no suspects at the time.
We will have more information and a full report on the story tonight on WBKO at ten.


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See It, Make It: Healthy Drinks (Slide 12)
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Recipe: Sunrise Bellini
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Bourbon-Cherry Seltzers
Homemade cherry-infused bourbon (or rum) is the base for this adult seltzer. The bourbon syrup from …View slide
Wake-Up Smoothie
With a stash of berries in your freezer, you can jump-start your day with this nutritious, tasty smo…View slide
Frozen Horchata
A summery take on a popular Spanish and Mexican rice-based drink.…View slide
Watermelon Slush
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Double-Chocolate Malted Shake
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Green Tea & Mango Splash
Feel the island breezes as you sip this cooling concoction.…View slide
Greek Iced Coffee
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A bracing drink traditionally sweetened with unrefined sugar.…View slide
Blueberry-Lime Margarita
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- Select an album or create a new one.
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Album Privacy
Album visibility lets you control who can see your albums. There are three options:
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Changing album visibility
To change the visibility level:
- Click My Photos and open the album to change visibility.
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Public gallery URL
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To find your public gallery URL:
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Your web URL is in your address bar.
To see your public gallery URL and unlisted gallery URL:
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The unlisted gallery displays albums that are marked "Limited, anyone with the link." The unlisted gallery link has a secret key that makes the address difficult to guess. Reset your secret key to revoke access to this gallery.
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You can share links of specific photos or albums with anyone from Picasa Web Albums.Link to an album
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Politico's great headliner guest for Iowa caucus coverage is …
posted at 9:15 am on January 3, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
The Iowa caucuses tonight provide an early glimpse into the will of the Republican electorate, and will provide grist for at least a few days of analysis before the focus shifts entirely to New Hampshire's primary a week from today. News organizations will look to bring on people with special insight into the Republican primary race and the GOP electorate in order to give their audiences the best possible analysis, and they won't be shy about promoting their special guests, either. Politico is no exception, although their idea of "special" probably differs from yours and mine. Politico's morning e-mail blast included this curious promotion of tonight's coverage:
TUNE IN TONIGHT: Mike Allen hosts POLITICO's livestream special coverage of the Iowa caucuses from Des Moines beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The show will feature instant analysis from POLITICOs, appearances by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other special guests and live results. Watch here: http://www.politico.com/livestream AND check out our pre-game show at Noon ET featuring POLITICO's John Harris, Charles Mahtesian and Jonathan Martin.
Let me get this straight. Their headliner for tonight — the one they want to promote to demonstrate how their coverage will best the competition — is the hacktastic chair of the other party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Who are the other "special guests"? Michael Moore? Bill Maher? Janeane Garofalo?
If you're inclined to watch Debbie Downer's analysis of a Republican caucus, presumably for the humor quotient, then be sure to play the Debbie Drinking Game while you do. Chug your drink when Wasserman Schultz offers up these cogent points about Republicans:
- Republicans wanting to "literally drag us back to Jim Crow days"
- Refusing to increase spending amounts to something "almost like dictatorship"
- Paul Ryan's Medicare reform will "throw you to the wolves"
- Ryan's overall budget amounts to a "death trap for seniors" and "a tornado through nursing homes"
- But Republicans should stop "demonizing their opponents"
You'll be drunk by the second commercial break … which is probably the only defense mechanism that will get you through it.
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