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To my first article. Its about Add-ons in firefox...
A lot of us use Firefox these days, and some maybe just using plain firefox. Although its pretty good even then, you can spice it up and make it a lot more useful with add-on features...
I am listing here few of the add-ons I would recommend you to use
Note - All are working in firefox 3.5...
1) Auto Pager
Firefox Description - AutoPager automatically loads next pages when you reach the end of a page. It works on a ton of sites,Google,Yahoo.. It works well with most other add-ons adblock plus, WOT and most of the greasemonkey scripts. Add AutoPager Refinements since 0.5.2.2
My Review - This Is the best thing you will ever download! If you read a lot of pages, and you are tired of clicking and then going to next page, this is it! It works with go4expert, techmafias and virtually every site you will visit. Use it for two days, my gurantee you will fall in love with it... Highly Recommended!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925
2) BabelFish Instant Translation
Firefox Description - Most easy, highly customizeable, and fast Firefox translation extension: Provides two translation services and additional access to Google's dictionary!
My Review - Pretty good, Easy to use... If you use sites which has language you can't understand, this is very handy. It has an auto detect feature, thus you don't have to know which language it is, It will do it for you.
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7004
3) Better Gmail
Firefox Description - Add useful extra features to Gmail, like hierarchical labels, an unread message icon on your browser tab, file attachment icons, and more.
My Review - I really forgot what it use to do, I have it for so long, but unread message icon is helpful specially when you have lot of tabs opened, as it gets your attention.
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6076
4) Colourful Tabs
Firefox Description - The most beautiful yet the simplest add-on that makes a strong colorful appeal. Colors every tab in a different color and makes them easy to distinguish while beautifying the overall appearance of the interface. An essential...
My Review - Simple, Useful, Download it. Makes it easy to sepearte different tabs...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1368
5) The Cooliris 3D Wall
Firefox Description - The Cooliris 3D Wall -- Simply the fastest and most stunning way to browse photos and videos from the Web or your desktop. Effortlessly scroll an infinite "3D Wall" of your content from Facebook, Google Images, YouTube, Flickr, and hundreds more.
My Review - Looks stunning no doubt!!!! Download it just for the kicks...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5579
6) Download Helper 4.5
Firefox Description - The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.
My Review Very useful, convert option is quite useful, as it does it on its own, no need to worry.
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006
7) Downthemall
Firefox Description - The first and only download manager/accelerator built inside Firefox!
My Review A MUST!!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201
8) FoxTab
Firefox Description - FoxTab is a 3D tabbed browsing extension. With 6 attractive layouts to choose from, flipping between opened tabs becomes easier and more enjoyable than ever before. Use the grouping and filtering features, and start experiencing tabbed-browsing in a whole new way.
My Review - I personally found it irritating, it looks cool no doubt, but it slows things. It depends on you, if you like graphical stuff this is for you... I personally didnt like it so much. Plain old tab is good for me
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8879
9) Google toolbar for firefox
Firefox Description - Add buttons to the Toolbar to search your favorite sites. Bookmark frequently visited pages and access them from anywhere. Search smarter with instant suggestions as you type in the search box. Share web pages with friends via blog or email.
My Review - Recommened. One feature that is very useful, add bookmarks to google (by signing up) rather on firefox. Then you can access your bookmark from any computer around the globe, thus you carry your bookmark with you. Very helpful other wise too. Recommended!!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6249
10) Google Preview
Firefox Description - Inserts preview images (thumbnails) and popularity ranks of web sites into the Google and Yahoo search results pages.
My Review - I didn't really found it that useful, as you can't really judge a site by its cover But still gives you a snapshot of it before you hit it
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/189
11) No Script
Firefox Description - The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
My Review - I don't know I got irritated. A lot of people liked it, but I personally found it annoying to allow scripts to run. It does its job well I guess, but too well for me. Give it a try I would say...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
12) Read It later
Firefox Description - Read It Later allows you to save pages of interest to read later. It eliminates cluttering of bookmarks with sites that are merely of a one-time interest.
My Review - Very useful, a lot of times you wanna save it for later but not clutter your bookmarks, this is for you. It also allows offline reading mode... Recommended if you read a lot of things
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7661
13) Showip
Firefox Description - Show the IP address(es) of the current page in the status bar. It also allows querying custom information services by IP (right mouse button) and hostname (left mouse button), like whois, netcraft. Additionally you can copy the IP address to the clipboard.
My Review - Simple Clean. Easy To Use. If knowing IP's of different adds you do a lot, its for you, pretty neat...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590
14) Smooth Wheel
Firefox Description - Scrolls the document smoothly when scrolling the mouse wheel (or using keyboard arrows).
My Review - Wow, now scrolling is sooo much better! A must for anyone!!!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/357
15) Split Window
Firefox Description - This splits the content area of the browser window as you like.
My Review - Ok ok....good if you have to compare two things or read two things at a time..
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My Ratings - 1/2
Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4287
16) Sql Inject Me
Firefox Description - SQL Injection vulnerabilites can cause a lot of damage to a web application. A malicious user can possibly view records, delete records, drop tables or gain access to your server. SQL Inject-Me is Firefox Extension used to test for SQL Injection vulnerabilities.
My Review - Thumbs Down!!! Even the sites I found had vulnerabilities it showed none!!! I don't know you guys put it to test and let me know if it worked, Showed so much promise but I don't think it lived upto it....
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My Ratings - 1/2
Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7597
Firefox Description - WOT, Web of Trust, warns you about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware or send spam. Protect your computer against online threats by using WOT as your front-line layer of protection when browsing or searching in unfamiliar territory. WOT's color-coded icons show you ratings for 21 million websites - green to go, yellow for caution and red to stop - helping you avoid the dangerous sites. Surf safer and add WOT to your Firefox now.
My Review - Really recommened. Lets you know if a site can't be trusted. Lives upto its name!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456
18) XSS Me
Firefox Description - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a common flaw found in todays web applications. XSS flaws can cause serious damage to a web application. Detecting XSS vulnerabilities early in the development process will help protect a web application from unnecessary flaws. XSS-Me is the Exploit-Me tool used to test for reflected XSS vulnerabilities.
My Review - Made by the same people who made sql inject me , so I don't think its good... check and let me know if it works...
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My Ratings - you decide as i haven't tested it yet...
Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7598
19) Firefox Showcase
Firefox Desciption -
Find the Showcase menu in the 'View' menu (just under 'Sidebar'). The default shortcuts are listed there. Those may be changed using the Keyconfig extension. New buttons will be available when customizing the toolbar.
Showcase can be shown as a window, tab or sidebar. Also, it has two modes: global (which will show thumbnails for all tabs of all windows) and local (thumbnails only for the current Firefox window).
Just click the thumbnail of the browser you want, and it will be shown to you automatically. You may also right click in those thumbnails to perform the most usual operations on them. Multiple thumbanils can be selected by using left click and holding down the Control key, or using the same selection actions you would use in your system. Mouse middle button can be used to zoom a thumbnail. Use Control-F in Showcase to use the find bar.
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There always comes a point when we have just way too many tabs, this comes very handy then to directly jump that tab rather then pressing "tab" key and finding it. Very useful and a MUST!!
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1810
20) G4EF Tool-bar Made by SaswatPadhi - Firefox MUST Add On for G4EF members..
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A must for G4EF users as it'll allow you to surf the site fast and easy. For more details check the link
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Link - http://www.go4expert.com/showthread.php?t=18425
1) In the Dark
Firefox Description - A dark, simple, monochrome skin. Title inspired by Beatdrop. For Firefox 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5.
My Review - If you love black, or read a lot In dark, go for it...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6284
2) Harley Davidson
Firefox Description - The Harley Davidson Theme!
My Review - Love bikes? download it. Looks nice...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4511
3) Scribblies Kids
Firefox Description - A fun theme that kids like. The juggler juggles his balls while pages load.
My Review - have kids? or in kiddish mood? go for it ...though I never found that juggler on my page...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/275
4) Walnut for firefox
Firefox Description - Walnut (with icons from art.gnome.org) for a wooden look and feel. Walnut is a complete skin redesign so that all windows, widgets, panels, and even the addons have a wooden look and feel. Check Walnut2 for a more polished and smoother look!
My Review - For Wooden Finish Lovers...
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/122
5) Nasa Launch
Firefox Description - Dark theme for Firefox. Inspired by the night launch of STS-116.
My Review - One of the most downloaded one... need I say more?
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Link - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4908
If you have more add-ons to add, please share with us.
ps - Check out keyboard shortcuts for firefox, very useful....
Thank you, Have a nice day...
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Where do you ship from? Its kind of silly to pay for 3 day when you may only be 2 ground days away.
What is included in the NN5 "complete package" and the NN5 Standalone? Just the case?
Is the NN5 with RD8 rotater the "complete package" plus the rotator or the "standalone" plus the rotator?
How long to ship from order placement, and what is currently back-ordered or out of stock?

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I am pretty sure this should be text book material, but I couldn't find this anywhere; maybe I just don't know where to look.
Problem: Suppose we have a smooth vector field $X = a_i x^i \partial_i + O(|x|^2)$ with $a_i>0$, defined on some neighborhood of $0$ (or near some point on a manifold, that doesn't really matter since this is a local problem). Now I want to find all smooth functions $f \in C^{\infty}(U,\mathbb{R})$ and all $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$ such that $$ \partial_X f = \alpha \cdot f$$ on some neighborhood $U$ of $0$.
Conjecture: From looking at the linear example $X = a_ix^\partial_i$, I would think that either $f = 0$ or $\alpha = \sum k_i a_i$ for some $k \in \mathbb{N}_0^n$ and $f = C\cdot x^k + O(|x|^{k+1})$. (Because the exponent has to be integral for the solution to be smooth at $0$).
Remark: 1) This seems to be an eigenvalue problem of some sort, but I have no idea how to make this rigourous; like, in what space does the operator work, what is the domain etc.
2) This is of course an ODE along the integral curves of the vector field $X$. The problem is though, that the curves don't start at the point $0$, just start there "asymptotically". One could transfer this into a singular ODE (with which substitution?) and try to go with integrating factors, but this gets tricky.
/Edit: Renamed $\eta$ to $f$.


text: I have a lesson on Puss in Boots but it's not drawn to look like the one we know and love from the Shrek series. I thought it would be fun to make another tutorial on "how to draw Puss in Boots", step by step but this time I will be showing you how to make Puss from Shrek. He is one of my favorite figures from Shrek and ever since then, he is one of the reasons why I like watching the movie over and over again. Puss has a very distinct personality and a set type of behavior. As you know in the beginning, he was hired to destroy Shrek but after a little coaxing, he made friends with Shrek in no time at all. Drawing Puss was fun because the whole time I was sketching him out, all I kept thinking about is how funny he is. There is no hard way to draw Puss in Boots unless you are absolutely new to drawing. Other than that you should have fun creating another character that makes Shrek the movie that it is today, and all the other days that go by. I hope you enjoy this tutorial; I will be back with more drawing fun. Peace out people and be sure to keep those requests rolling in.


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Acorns Golf Links is located in Waterloo, Illinois featuring 6,701 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.3 and it has a slope rating of 125. You will not find subdivision golf at Acorns; just nature, beautiful scenery, challenging design, and you. Making Acorns the premier public course to test your game, have fun with good friends, or to get away from your daily hussle and bussle. Acorns features zoysia fairways, five tee boxes; matching every level of golf and large bent grass greens. Designed by William Ebeler, the Acorns golf course opened in 1997.
Ranked seventh-best golf course in the state of Illinois, Annbriar is an 18-hole, par 72 course. Photo Credit-Annibriar-Golf-Course
World Shooting & Recreational Complex
The World Shooting & Recreational Complex was designed for shooters, built for recreation. The complex has 120 trap houses stretching 3.5 miles, 2 sporting clays courses, 24 combination trap/skeet fields, and cowboy action shooting. The complex has 7,000 square foot event center, conference rooms, restaurant, gift shop, 1,001 campsites, multiple fishing lakes, and much more!
This nine-hole golf course opened in 1971.
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How to Turn Fish Skin into "Bacon" (00:44)
Maria Finn, author of The Whole Fish, knows a thing or two about not wasting food. In this video she shares a quick, simple technique to keep fish skin out of the garbage can: Turn it into a crispy, salty, baconlike treat!
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I'm thinking of buying a new road bike on the new year but I'm unsure which model to go for.
Are there any websites that maintain comparisons of currently available models?
closed as too broad by freiheit♦ Oct 2 '13 at 18:09
There are either too many possible answers, or good answers would be too long for this format. Please add details to narrow the answer set or to isolate an issue that can be answered in a few paragraphs.If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
There's http://www.bikeradar.com/ which is linked to 4 magazines: Cycling Plus, Mountain Biking UK, Procycling and What Mountain Bike. As a result it carries various bike and gear reviews from the magazines as well as some which are only online (I think).
As all of the magazines are UK based the site obviously has a British bias.
www.roadbikereview.com (see also mtbr.com for the Mountain bike version) doesn't have actual comparisons, but there are user reviews for a wide variety of models and bike parts.


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Whether your family has a mini-Mozart or a tone-deaf tot, these activities will get those tiny toes a tappin'. And while perfection may require practice, fun can be had just by joining in!
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6 Movies With Uplifting Messages (That Can Kill You)
#3. Gattaca
In the not-too-distant dystopian future, Ethan Hawke plays a guy on the absolute bottom of the social ladder, persecuted by society because he was born with a heart defect in a world of genetically conceived super-humans (a phrase which here means "shitheads").
In an effort to prove his worth, Ethan hides his handicap and bamboozles his way into the role of navigator on a space shuttle flight to one of Saturn's moons, presumably giving Earth the finger the entire way there.
"Eat shit, planet Earth."
The Message:
Always follow your dreams, no matter what!
The Horror:
If you have a condition that can kill you at any moment, common courtesy dictates you do not sneak into a profession where you're responsible for keeping a whole bunch of people alive. Whether it be here or on a super long flight through the cold, unfeeling vacuum of space.
We all wanted to be astronauts when we were kids, but the reason we are not battling space pirates this very instant is because being an astronaut is cock-smashingly hard. If Ethan slips away mid-flight to take a dump and his heart fails while he's sitting on the toilet, you've got a rocket ship full of future people that's going to smash into the nearest celestial body at about 15,000 miles per hour.
Yes, we totally get the anti-discrimination message of the movie. Of course people shouldn't be shat upon based on their genes. But this isn't about the handicapped girl winning the beauty pageant, or a dwarf becoming president. This is more like the registered sex offender who wants to be a mall Santa. There are some jobs you just shouldn't have, you selfish fuck. Not everything is about you.
#2. The Matrix and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Each of these movies have different versions of the same scene: the hero stands before a fatal drop, assured by a wise spiritual advisor (Morpheus and Indy's father) that they must have faith and that everything will be OK if they just take the leap.
Their resolve allows them both to survive to kick some robot/Nazi ass and teach us all a valuable lesson about courage in times of crisis.
The Message:
Sometimes, you just need to believe!
The Horror:
We're not here to poop all over the idea of religious faith; we'll leave that to the comment section. What we will say is that the decision to jump from a great height should probably be left to rational thought and not people you just met and have no logical reason to believe, regardless of how stone cold badass they may appear to be.
"Trust me, I'm a stone cold badass."
Christians and others can talk about having faith in the face of death or mortal danger, but let's be clear: If any church or cult made "jumping off a thousand-foot cliff to prove you believe in God" part of their initiation ceremony, the government would shut that shit down the next day.
What if Morpheus turned out to be some lunatic that just enjoyed drugging up people and tricking them into jumping off buildings (you remember that the whole thing started with Morpheus feeding him a pill, right)? What if the chasm Indiana Jones was trying to walk across used to have an actual bridge, that just collapsed centuries ago? Or if the instructions from his dad's diary had just been a mistranslation?
If you go leaping off a rooftop or into a chasm based on some wise-sounding advice, you're not pleasing God. You're just proving Darwin right.
#1. It's a Wonderful Life
If you have managed to stay sober for even one Christmas, you have probably seen this movie. Jimmy Stewart loses all his money and is ready to kill the shit out of himself after realizing that life is an endless catch-22 and God hates us all.
But God sends down an angel named Clarence to show Jimmy how lame the world would be without him and give him a new lease on life. The community bands together around Jimmy and bails him out of trouble, and he lives happily ever after until he eventually dies anyway, only later and off screen.
The Message:
In your darkest hour you will realize just how much you really matter!
The Horror:
What if you really don't matter?
Convincing Jimmy Stewart to stay alive is easy, in the film the character was basically Jesus and Ned Flanders rolled together, he just needed someone to remind him of all the good things he'd done with his life. After all, it turned out the entire community goes right down the toilet without him.
But is that really the standard for not committing suicide? What about the rest of the almost six billion people on Earth who've never done anything for anyone and consider the time we got an extra piece of chicken in our McNuggets as the high point of our year? Is it OK if we commit suicide if we decide the fate of the entire city doesn't hinge on our continuing to draw breath?
Every other person in this image can die, no problem.
Furthermore, remember that Jimmy Stewart didn't find the answer to all of his problems until he tried to jump off a fucking bridge. The movie is essentially saying that attempted suicide gives you a little perspective on life, so maybe we all should try it the next time we get a pan and scan DVD for Christmas instead of the widescreen version we asked for.
But only if you've lived a rich and rewarding life and somehow forgot about it, otherwise the angels can't be bothered and you're on your fucking own.
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Thanks, I'll give that a go. Turns out Simm is a fantastic AMC, so I've been playing him there quite a bit. Rainford has been on fire scoring goals but just recently picked up a 4-week injury so my YP will feature in the first team during that time.
Thanks, I'll give that a go. Turns out Simm is a fantastic AMC, so I've been playing him there quite a bit. Rainford has been on fire scoring goals but just recently picked up a 4-week injury so my YP will feature in the first team during that time.
What the hell, I'm in. Just took over FC United of Manchester and will now quickly guide them to glory.. Well, that's the plan anyways.
This is the third time tonight that I try this. I've had to start over because of some match preparation bug I've never seen before. Anyways, here is hoping this is the time it works
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Chester 2012/13 (Season 1) Update
1. Mid-Table Finish: Accomplished, we finished 13th in the table.
2. Qualify for both cups: Accomplished, we made it to the FAC 1st and FAT 2nd.
League - Past Position - New Years Slump
Things were going so damn well, punching above our weight for the first half of the season. There was a freak 6-0 loss at the end of September but otherwise we were flying.We weren't turtling sides to death, but rather out-possessing them (as noted by opposing managers) and scoring seemingly at will. Then New Years rolled around and we crawled to the finish, getting dominated on possession, shots, goals, and basically every statistical category even though no players or tactics had changed at all. That is really the most frustrating part, it's like the players suddenly realized they were only expected to finish mid-table and decided to play like it.
In the FAC we drew a BSP side in the first round and were easily cleaned up. The FAT was very exciting, the first round with a BSP side went into extra time of the second leg where we scored in the 112th minute away from home to move on to the next round. We then lost to a BSP side in the second round.
The Squad - Ass Man's Report
The squad is fine. It's a little thin, and our Youth Intake (see below) was rather meager so I'm concerned for the near future but next season we should maintain our strength and challenge for the playoffs.
Youth Intake
YP01a - Greg Brierley
Has the potential to be a good Blue Square Premier striker. Already has reasonable physical stats for such a young player and they'll improve over time.
YP01b - Ross Downing
Has the potential to be a good League Two winger. My basic problem is my formation is wingerless (I play a 4-5-1) but as he develops it's possible I might change out of that some.
Previous Prospects
YP00 - Darren Ryan - Didn't have an amazing season but he's 16. His lone cup goal came with us 1-0 down in the 2nd leg of the FAT 1st round so it was vital. Aside from a few odd starts he got mostly a few run-outs and featured in the Reserves.
Facilities - Upgraded Junior Coaching before my intake. After taking this and going into the offseason I was able to get our Youth Recruitment up to basic.
2013/14 Goals
1. Top Half Finish
2. Qualify for both cup competitions
3. Continue to develop my young prospects through training and (when possible) game experience
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Season 2018/2019 Npower Championship First Season
Season Aims
Npower Championship: Avoid Relegation
League Cup: Reach Third Round
FA Cup: Reach Sixth Round
Npower Championship
League Table: We had a brilliant season I thought, coming 15th in the end which was aided by a bright start to the season. I think towards the end that our fitness levels had dropped considerably and if we had been able to avoid this, we would have finished higher up the table. In our last 16 matches we only won 3 games, compared to the 7 games we won in our opening 16 games.
League Cup Action
1st Round: Chester 4 - 1 Bradford
Fantastic game against Bradford who are currently in League 1, adding to a great start to the season.
2nd Round: Chester 1 - 0 Manchester City
Amazing stuff to beat Manchester City! I was completely shocked at this, especially being on the back foot for nearly all the game. Christian Walsh put them to the sword and we some how scraped the win.
3rd Round: Stoke 1 - 3 Chester
Another brilliant performance with 2 late goals to secure the victory! We've never reached the 3rd round before, so to reach the 4th round is brilliant.
4th Round: Chester 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday
We rode our luck here, but thankfully we managed the victory against the out of form Premier League side. Into the Quarter Finals!
Quarter Finals: Q.P.R. 1 - 2 Chester
Christian Walsh has been amazing so far in this tournament and was yet again all over the papers with his heroics! It was 1 - 1 up untill the 77th minute when he slotted a header away from a corner. Semi-Finals here we come!
Semi-Finals Leg 1: Chester 1 - 1 Birmingham
Birmingham outplayed us here, but Brett Smart scored a late goal to equalise and provide us with an unlikely draw! We have it all to do in the 2nd Leg.
Semi-Finals Leg 2: Birmingham 1 - 1 Chester (Chester win 4 - 3 on penalties)
AMAZING! New to the team Kyle Gay, the new SYP scores the first, whilst Gary Beckford, Eric Davidson and Brett Smart follow up with consecutive penalties. Birmingham missed, then Bilal Butt missed for us and it was down to Birminghams last penalty! Bojan Jokic misses! Amazing way to reach the Final and totally unexpected!
League Cup Final: Blackburn 3 - 2 (AET) Chester
We took Blackburn into extra time and for a moment I believed we could do this on penalties, but Mohamed Diame of Blackburn shattered the dreams of 1,000's of Chester fans... Many will look to blame Ciaran Wood for his red card in the 110th minute, but no matter what the result was going to be, I was extremely happy to be in the final!
FA Cup Action
3rd Round: Chester 4 - 1 Brentford
I was never in doubt over this one and it was a brilliant victory.
4th Round: Arsenal 4 - 0 Chester
We were brought back to reality as this game followed on from our amazing League Cup semi-final victory, with Arsenal dominating the entire match! I was a bit disappointed, especially with the progress we've made in this competition over the years, but to come up against a team like Arsenal so early on is just unlucky.
Finances: Ri was right, the money is brilliant in the Championship! Hopefully next season we can do better in the FA Cup and bring in extra money, whilst also bringing in more fans to our new stadium which will hopefully be built at the end of June!
Transfers: Proof of Zero Transfers this season!
Squad Stats: Our top players were without a doubt Reece Jeffries (Goalkeeper), Antoni Sarcevic (Centre Mid), Brett Smart (Attacking Right Mid), Kyle Pope (Attacking Lef Mid) and Christian Walsh (Striker) who was the best of the lot by far.
Youth Players & Special Youth Players
Gary Beckford YP01: He was the first to appear from the youth system and his career has been hampered by constant injuries. Luckily this season he was only sustaining smaller injuries and was able to contribute a bit more unlike that season when he broke his leg. It does seem however that his career is coming to an end in regards to Chester and he will probably move on sooner rather than later.
Manuele De Petrillo YP02: The first of the Sammarinese and it's just unfortunate that he just didn't have the potential to go much further. Last season he got lucky as Gary Beckford broke his foot and he had to step in and play more often, but this season was restricted to just 4 subsitute appearances... I am very suprised at his lack of involvment with San Marino, but if he moved on from Chester, I have a good feeling about him making it eventually.
Rod Delfouneso YP03: Has been disappointing this season which was a suprise following on from his best season so far in League 1. Has also handed in a transfer request and hasn't attempted to revoke it. With the lack of Central Midfielders, I doubt I will let him go despite his performances and he should be here next season.
Kyle Pope YP04: Pope has always been a squad player, but this season has come to the fore with some brilliant performances! He was one of our best players and deserved his time on the field. His pace on the ball is his main threat along with brilliant flair, the ability to fool the opposition. Has turned 20 and will hopefully become an England U21 after playing several times for the U19's. Currently worth £1.3mil!
Christian Walsh YP05: Chester's LEGEND! He has made history with the club and is regarded as the best player to walk into the club. He has scored an insane 138 goals in just 179 appearances! Last season in League 1 was definately his best, but considering the opposition this season, you could argue this was close! 44 goals in 53 appearances is fantastic and was by far the best player and deserves his new Legendary Status.
Ciaran Wood YP06: Another of the star performers this season, putting in several brilliant displays in defence and his stats just keep rising. According to the coaching staff he doesn't have much more potential which is unfortunate, but I think he will be key to getting us into the Premier League. Had a very slow start to his career, but has grown to become one of the best at the club over the past few seasons.
Eric Davidson YP07: One of the younger players and still has a lot of potential, so he can be forgiven for his poor performances this season and I'm sure he will improve in the coming season. He has a brilliant passing ability which is key to the team going forward. Hasn't played as many games as he probably would have liked, but made several substitute appearances.
Reece Jeffries YP08: The amazing Reece Jeffries, the Npower Championship's best goalkeeper according to the team of the year. If it wasn't for him, we would have struggled to survive this season. At just 18 years old, has already made 5 appearances for the England U21's and could possibly become number 1 for England some day if he lives up to his potential! Dubbed The Next Peter Shilton!
Salvatore Mirabelli YP09: The new kid on the block and our second ever Sammarinese player! He is a goalkeeper and has brilliant potential. Definately will be number 1 for San Marino in the near future and has already got brilliant stats. Unfortunately he has major competition with Reece Jeffries and will have to take his chances when they drop by!
Richie Lowe YP10: Hopefully the future partner of Ciaran Wood to replace the underperforming Bilal Butt who also plays right back and the ageing Ryan James who's performances have been nothing short of rubbish this season. His height, heading and jumping ability make him a massive presence at the back and has already made 9 appearances for the club!
Christian Nwachukwu YP11: Half English and half Nigerian, it has been said he could be THE NEXT ASHLEY COLE! His raw pace and acceleration make him a huge threat going forward, whilst also being able to track back fast. He also has a great heading ability which is a rare trate for a wing back and his Determination is second to none! Mick Reynalds has struggled to make a name for himself and Nwachukwu has a huge chance of putting massive pressure on Reynalds and could probably take his shirt!
Brett Smart SYP01: The first of the best to come through the youth ranks, touted to become a Premier League great, having bags of potential! He is constantly being tracked by the big teams and we have had to hold off a massive bid from Manchester United in January, having re-negotiated the transfer fee, with United pulling out at the last minute. He continues to grow at a fast pace and still has bags of potential in him!
Kyle Gay SYP02: TOUTED AS THE NEXT DAVID DUNN! Last years youth prospect has made huge strides this season in terms of development, but has struggled in his performances. He is still only 17 and has a couple more seasons before he could make an impact like Brett Smart, but his versatility is just amazing. He plays mainly in the centre of midfield, but has the ability to be a threat on both sides of the pitch as well! Definately a future great.
Lloyd McKearney SYP03: It was a tough decision, but I've decided that only one player can pick up the prestigious SYP tag each season and McKearney just about stole my attention from what has been an amazing intake this season. Has only played one game due to the amazing attacking ability we currently have at the club, but is set for plenty more action next season, even if it is substitute appearances. Scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 1 start and 1 subsitute appearance, with an average rating of 8.20 over the 2 games!
Your new striker looks brilliant and i'm sure he will come big for your club in the coming seasons! Well done on achieving mid-table Good luck next season.
Just had an enquiry from Liverpool for Reece Jeffries... Told them I wanted £8mil and they withdrew
Just had a bid of £9.75mil for Brett Smart from Manchester United. I made a counter offer, asking for £11mil and 10% of any sale there after. United withdrew thankfully, although I was thinking they'd go with that.
Last edited by Tactic Master; 28-05-2012 at 22:28.
He does look a class act I'd hold onto him for as long as possible
Chester Announce New Stadium Relocation: Finally after a year we have moved to our new stadium! We previously played at another teams stadium, paying £1 per year in rent, but now we own our own stadium!
Chester Facilities: Information on my new stadium, plus the rest of our facilities.
Great season. Shame you didn't get a Champions League side in the cup final as you would of been in Europe then.
I will be joining you in the Championship after a play-off final penalties win. Four play-off finals, three penalty shoot-outs an we've finally won one.
I'll update in the morning.
More news on the transfer front from with, with Sunderland bidding £11.25mil for Brett Smart, but the money wasn't up front, so I asked for more and they withdrew.
Thats a lot of money but you can't spend it on players so you might aswell hold out as long as possible.
TM- well done on a great season mate! that update was brilliant as well. You were unlucky not to win any silverware but getting to the final and surviving relegation were great achievements.
Joel- Thats a solid start to the challenge joel.next season you can push for the playoffs
is anyone playing The Sun Fantasy football game??
Season objectives - play-offs (achieved)
League One - 5th Beat Millwall on penalties in play-off final.
FA Cup - 4th round
League Cup - 3rd round
JPT - quarter final
Another play-off final but this time we were victorious. The final was really edgy with neither side really creating much and when we came to penalties I was aware that we had lost two play-off penalty shoot-outs before and was nervous when we missed the first kick. We scored the remaining four and are now a Championship side. After 5 years of trying we have finally got new training facilities coming at a cost of £3.2m pound.
No transfers.
This years youth intake has one worth a mention. He is Billy Grant (YP13).___________________________________________SEASON 14 EXPECTATIONS
My expectation - avoid relegation
Board expectation - avoid relegation
Media prediction - 24th
I am expecting a tough year but I do have players coming through that will finally improve the defence. If we can stay up this year we should be fine going forward. This years first team squad.
Billy Grant looks great, just need to get him on some quickness training there and he'll be a good player for you.
TM Knocking back that money for your striker is a brave move, have you got him tied up on a long term deal? As someone else said, you can't re-invest the money so if you can keep him then do it, just make sure you don't lose him for nothing. Is that a San Marino flag next to your name? Is that why you've had a couple of that nationality through?
Okay, just about to start this. Just going to set it to holiday.....failure awaits.
I have chosen..............CHESTER! Founded in 2010 which is what made me choose them, new team using only youth products to rise to the top seemed quite fitting.
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Marty- Well done on the promotion mate
pnefc- Welcome to the challenge mate! good luck with chester.
aldojags- Nice to see different people posting in here. Do you think you will ever do the challenge after you complete the big euro nation one?
I really fancy it ri196, I regularly check in and read this thread to see how your all doing, I definitely think if/when I complete Euro Nation I'd love to try something like this, bringing through youngsters is my favourite part of FM, does seem insanely difficult though! Climbing leagues is hard enough when you can sign people! Do you ever read the big euro nation thread? If you don't, you should check it out, as PRDH is employing a youth product only policy now with his club now he's completed the challenge, you should see some of the players he's brought through, it's amazing. He's posted an update on the current page of the thread, honestly mate you should have a look.
How long you been doing the challenge? Had many completions? Must have had some stunnings regens along the way!
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Chester 2013/14 (Season 2) Update
1. Top Half Finish - Achieved
2. Qualify for both cup competitions - Achieved
3. Develop Youth - Achieved
Blue Square Bet South
Table - Past Positions
We started out brilliantly yet again. From August 31st until December 21st we were unbeaten in the league. We hit a rough patch after the New Year where we struggled to win but still maintained our place near the top. Luckily we made a charge in the last month and a half that saw us into the final playoff spot.
We went up against Nuneaton, the side we drew with on the final day of the season. After losing the opening leg 1-0 at home, we found ourselves down 1-0 on the road thanks for a penalty. The boys fought brilliantly to equalize 2-2 in the 85th minute, only to fall short in Extra Time after conceding in the 115th minute.
FA Cup
4th Qualifying Round: Chester 1-0 Southport
We saw off BSP side Southport who never even got a shot on target.
First Round: Eastwood 2-4 Chester
Greg Brierley had the first team debut players dream about, scoring a hat trick on the road to seal the victory.
Second Round: Preston 1-0 Chester
League One side Preston saw us off with little difficulty. It didn't help that we had a man sent off in the 77th minute making a comeback virtually impossible.
FA Trophy
First Round: Chester 0-2 Stockport
We lost to the BSP side but in truth deserved at least a draw. Their goals were a penalty in the 77th and a score in the 85th.
The Club
The Squad - Ass Man's Report
Facilities - We were given two upgrades in Junior Coaching and an increased Youth Network (gotten during the offseason as mentioned in my last update)
Youth News
Darren Ryan found a place in the first team from the start of the season, while Brierly and Downing were called up midway through November due to some injuries and a change in formation. Some other young players found their way into the rotation due to some combination of injuries, poor form, or just to help prevent fatigue.
Youth Intake - Got two very solid top prospects and some decent depth behind them. Definitely needed the center back.
New Prospects
YP02a Richard Herbert - Will likely start in the first team next season, or if not will feature heavily as part of a rotation at RB. Will be focusing mostly on his pace and crossing/dribbling to start
YP02b Sean Cassidy - Has good League Two potential. Right now with my three solid strikers I play with an IF at left wing, but as Rainford moves on and Cassidy improves that will certainly change. His speed will terrorize the U18s while is other abilities develop more fully.
Old Prospects
YP00 Darren Ryan - Had some nice gains during the season. Performed reasonably well for a guy with 7 Finishing and provided plenty of help for teammates in attacking positions.
YP01a Greg Brierly - This kid is a real terror for opposing defenses. His debut perhaps gave unreasonable expectations for the rest of his performances but you'd be hard-pressed to find a better 17 year-old on a BSN first team.
YP01b Ross Downing - I intially had some concerns but swapping to a formation with wingers improved my team overall while allowing Downing to start and shine on the first team.
2014/15 Goals
1. Playoffs - Board is asking for playoffs but hopefully we can overachieve.
2. FAC/FAT 2nd Round - Again a long shot given anything can happen on the draw.
Last edited by joel1031; 30-05-2012 at 02:37.
good luck completing the challenge in france btw
Good season Joel. It took me 6 seasons to reach the play-offs for the first time. I lost out aswell but you may be encouraged to know that the following season we won the league (and went on to two more consecutive promotions).
Getting two junior coaching upgrades in two seasons is great and I think you'll pleasantly surprised how well some of the youngsters turn out. Good luck next season.
I thought the championship was easy when we sat just outside the play-offs after about 15 games. Have lost 10 out of 12 now and we are dropping fast. Just as well we started with some early wins.
Cambridge City - kino4
2013/14 End of Season Updates:
Transfers (Club)
League Table (Competition) - Playoff Final (Winners)
Squad (Club)
Under 18s (Club)
Profile (Manager)
Information (Club)
Seasonal Review
I just don't know what happened? I had a great start to the season, goals coming from everywhere and I thought I was gonna win the league at one stage, but no sadly my youth striker lost his form and didn't score for 2 months!!! But still ended up being player of the season. It was nice to go up via the playoffs considering I had played and lost when I often deserved to win, I ended up dominating most games with a 5-4-1 Formation (away) and a 3-5-2 Formation (home). I just dominate the midfield and have pacey strikers...
Next Season Expectations
I am hoping to stay clear of relegation, I accept the fact that I got promoted luckily and therefore may come straight back down... I hope to get the facilities upgraded again whilst I'm in a higher division... I am also praying for the time when I become a Professional Club as I hate Part-Time Contracts!!!!!
Last edited by kino4; 30-05-2012 at 12:11.
Congrats on the promotion, hopefully you'll have some momentum and get a good start to stay clear of relegation.
Congrats on the promotion and on staying up!
A mini update on my impression from my start of the season with Chester: Decent start, looks like we will be a mid-table team this season but no chance of the playoffs as we are really struggling for goals. The squad is very average with two or three good players and a lot of very poor ones. The stadium and fans are great, pulling in 2000+ crowds in the BSN. PS.....hoping for a good cup run.
Kino- Well done on promotion mate
After a one big preseason cup our board had the money to swing a youth facilities upgrade. It'll be done a little bit into next season (so like 14 months away).
Well done on promotion Kino
I've noticed in my save that our form in the first half of the season is very good, but in the second half it becomes rubbish... I need to find a way to combat this.
FC United of Manchester - Season 1 - 2012/13
Took over United with board wanting us to stay up. We were never in danger of getting relegated and had an outside chance of reaching the play off's until day 35. We were consistently inconsistent winning three, losing three all season. In the end we settled for mid-table obscurity.
League Table
Youth intake
Compared to my squad I guess it's a decent intake, but they won't be setting the world on fire...
The best of them is Louis Leigh (YP1)
We've had a junior coaching upgrade and are currently updating both training and youth facilities. This has left us strapped for cash though. Finances
Since I'm Swedish the currency is SEK, divide by 11 and you'll get Sterling value
Player of the year
Mike Norton who almost singlehandedly kept us afloat at times.
Youth player of the year
Well, no one really...
FA Cup - Got trashed by BSP side Accrington 3-1 in the 4th qualifying round.
FA Trophy - Lost 1-0 at home against BSP Southport. No tears left my eyes...
Next Season
Hoping to climb a few places in the league and sniff at the play off spot.
Continue to improve the facilities
Give youth a chance
Last edited by Pjotas; 30-05-2012 at 20:20.
Season objective - avoid relegation (achieved).
Championship - 10th
FA Cup - 4th round
League Cup - 2nd round
Apart from a dodgy spell around christmas we played very well and managed a top 10 finish. Considering our, at times, comical defending and one of the worst disciplinary records in the league this was amazing. We have a new stadium being built which will be ready in a year and will hold about 14,000.
No transfers.
This years youth intake was decent and has four tags but Solomon Izuchukwu (YP14a) stands out and has already featured in the first team. The others are Anthony Thornton (YP14b), James Gardener(YP14c) and Joe Morris (YP14d).
My expectation - mid-table
Board expectation - mid-table
Media prediction - 18th
Happy for mid-table as i'm releasing a few back-up/rotation players to make way for some of my youngsters. I don't expect to finish any higher than last years 10th as this league is tough and teams won't be as quick to underestimate this time round.
Does anyone know how big a 14,000 seat stadium could eventually be expanded to?
Pjotas- Welcome to the challenge mate! great season there and maybe you could have a sniff of the playoffs next season
Marty- Great effort to reach 10th place Marty. As for your question, I would guess you could expand it to about 40k . But it is all down to luck and planning permission.
Izuchukwu looks the part marty, I'm not surprised you've already included him.
@pjotas, well done on survival and as you said, it was never a fear (relegation). Play a handfull of your intake in the coming season and you will become stronger thereafter
@Marty78, brilliant first season in the Championship! I only wish we had done so well, but I will have to wait Solomon looks a cracking player and would make it into my team any day! I'm unsure on the stadium expansion, but you will definately need it as I'm filling mine nearly already and we've jumped from 6,000 to 15,550. It seems the fans love us
I was hoping to get an update posted today but hit a major setback. I started the season 11-0-2 and was going up against the 4th place side away. I thrashed them 4-1, and then my computer crashed. I've been trying for the last hour+ to try and get that win back (don't even care about the 4-1) and FM12 just keeps handing me losses.
I demand my win!
Redditch United - Season 1 - 2012/13
A great season really spending most of our time up in the top 6/7 surprised everyone at the club, including me. We made it into the playoffs beating Guiseley 2-0 on Agg. (1-0 both games) before facing Nuneaton in the final which we lost 1-0.
Final BSN Table.
Youth Candidates;
Youth Squad.
Garry Pejic Profile|Report
Dave McInnes Profile|Report
The Cups;
FA Cup 2nd Qual. rd Lost 3-2 to Hednesford.
FA Trophy 1st Rd Lost 2-0 to Blyth.
Records Broken: Youngest Ever Player!
Squad|Finances|Look no Transfers
What sort of season report would it be without a mention for the Fans Player of the Season.
Aims for Next Season:
#1: Get playing time for as many youngsters with more than 3* potential as i can.
#2: Playoffs Again.
#3: Get Finances in the Black.
Great report there Mack4life and congrats on the promotion.
Congratulations Mack4life on promotion to League 2 Big achievement and i'm sure you'll make your way into League 1 in no time!
Unlucky Brettney, you were so close
I've broken Redditch United :confused: I started season 2 last night and after 8 games was 6th but ... Then i got hammered 5-0 and now we've gone on a 6 game losing streak i pulled a win back and now we've lossed 2 more after a meeting that i killed everyones morale. If i survive relagation this year i'll be happy at this rate.
EDIT: After 22 games we are 20th i think i'll step away until tonight after i've been to work.
Last edited by brettney1980; 31-05-2012 at 12:38.
I've rarely had a team meeting that has improved things. And the whole process is agonisingly slow, on my computer anyways.
2012/13 Season Review
BSN - A really poor start to the season led me fighting for my job as we were on 40% job security with my tight wage control keeping me in a job but we picked up and rallied which resulted in a decent unbeaten run which left us with an outside shot at the playoffs. When this form dwindled, I knew that I had no chance of promotion and no chance of relegation so played the youth players for the last 5-8 games which dropped us to the bottom of the middle pack and a 16th place finish. A real lack of goals is to note and a very poor goal difference.
FA Cup - Own goals and a tough Mickleover side which played us off the park led to us going out in the 4th qualifying round.
FA Trophy - Another 2 own goals led to a 4-1 thrashing by Marine in the 2nd Round.
League Table Link
Transfers Proof - A lot of players left who were surplus to requirements including some that I would have liked to have kept but could not afford their wages.
IGNORE THE STATS FOR THIS SEASON.....forgot to screenshot at the end of last season and want you to see attributes, not stats.
Nsaku - Nsaku is an U19 French European Championship runner up who was in the starting squad. He is a top player for the BSN.
Mcginn - A set piece specialist but a pretty average left back.
Rainford - He should be a top striker in this division with 10+ in most striking areas but he had a very average season. Still managed to be club top scorer with 15 goals overall.
A decent first season in the Blue Square North as at one point, I thought we were going to rise through and clinch the playoffs but we just couldn't maintain the mid-season form. The youth players got a lot of experience and we have a decent team to try again next season.
Other News
- Board agreed to an increase in the youth recruitment network (now basic)
- Board agreed to an increase in the junior coaching spending (now adequate)
Club History
Youth player update soon. Will just be another mini update like this one as in the early seasons, there isn't much to sayCode:------------------------------------------------------------- Season League POS PTS FA Cup League Cup Other ------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 BSN 16th 49 Quals N/A FA Trophy 2nd Rnd
FC United 2018/19 (Season 7)
Successful campaign, third promotion in 4 years. Exciting season, finished at 5th place. Injury crisis in January-February meant that we had no chance for automatic promotion but managed to stay in top 7. After beating Torquay we thrashed Crewe 3-0 in FC United's first ever visit to Wembley.
No transfers of course. Board decided to build a new stadium what is going to be smaller than the current one - I hope they can expand it later.
This year's youth intake should have been better, but Max Greenwood is a first team regular already as we needed a decent left-back.
Our star player was Shane Taylor again, chosen as League 2 Player of the year. His value is 1.2 million pounds, capped 15 times for Wales, has continental reputation. He is loyal and his favourite club is FC United but wants to move to a bigger club and wants 9000 quid per week. I am not sure if we can keep him for another season.
Congrats strigo. Taylor looks solid, could play championship at the least I think. Keep him another season then sell him? Put a big 50% next transfer fee clause in. But he looks a solid player well done on developing him.
Chester 2014/15 (Season 3) Update
1. Make Playoffs - Achieved
2. 2nd Round in Cups - Failed
Blue Square Bet South
Table - Past Positions
We got off to an absolutely flying start. After 14 games we had 12 wins with 2 draws. Brierley got injured in late October for a couple months so our form dipped dangerously for a while. We were able to turn it around near the end of the season, beating 2 of the other playoff teams at home and losing a close game to Corby as well. We had quite a few own goals that gave us harsh draws/losses throughout the season, oddly enough our PotY candidate Karl Keogh committed a number of them.
Promotion Semi-Finals: Chester 4-0 Tamworth
We won the home leg with a solo strike by Brierley, who then turned around and scored a hat trick in the away fixture. Our defense was superb, no own goals in either game was a pleasant surprise.
Promotion Final: Chester 4-1 Darlington
A complete team effort, along with a Brierley double, assured us promotion.
FA Cup
First Round: Stockport 3-2 Chester
The same team that knocked us out of the FA Trophy last year saw us out of the FA Cup this time around. We gifted them an own goal, otherwise might've been able to take it in the home leg. I don't feel as bad because Stockport made the playoffs in BSP.
FA Trophy
First Round: Wrexham 0-1 Chester
Another away draw to a BSP side ruined our chances of progressing. They scored in the 87th minute to steal the draw from us.
The Club
The Squad - Ass Man's Report
Facilities - We were given a Youth Facilities update during the preseason but the work won't be complete until this October. Couldn't get Junior Coaching or the Recruitment Network up any further this year.
Youth News
Youth Intake - Another year, another YP at Striker. Couldn't keep the tag from him because he is just too special. Gave the other tag to the MC, but rounded out nicely with prospects in other positions.
New Prospects
YP03a Liam Russell - Good League Two potential. Will definitely be part of a striker rotation next season since we like to play with an Inside Forward, a Treq, and a Poacher.
YP03b Dean Barnard - Will most likely get promoted sometime around the new year. We are always running light on bodies in the midfield and if he can rapidly develop in the U18s in a few areas there's no reason he can't hang with the first team.
Old Prospects
YP00 Darren Ryan - Played more of a support role than main man but performed admirably and opened up lots of opportunities for his teammates.
YP01a Greg Brierly - 18 years old and already one of the best strikers in the BSN. Even though he missed two months with an injury he still grew immensely and punished defenses.
YP01b Ross Downing - Tortured opposing fullbacks but left a bit to be desired in terms of finishing, which is his next big training step.
YP02a Richard Herbert - Played some as the season wore on but never really factored into the first team. Baynes stayed healthy and in form, keeping the youngster off the pitch.
YP02b Sean Cassidy - Played well in the youth squad but likely won't see a call-up next season. He still needs to grow in a few areas before getting first-team minutes.
2015/16 Goals
1. Avoid Relegation - Obvious but it's our first time in a new division.
2. FAC/FAT 2nd Round - Probably get drawn against stronger sides but we can make them pay.
Well done Joel on promotion and your youth prospects look amazing! If you can develop them in the coming season you should have no problems reaching the next league up!
I have to say thats a job well done Mack4life
Hahaha that's classic, they have 10 clear cut chances, score 3 goals, you have 1 clear cut chance, score 4! Superb mate well in, hope you get a giant in the next round, raise some cash.
Season objective - mid-table (achieved)
Championship - 4th Promoted via play-offs
FA Cup - 4th round
League Cup - 3rd round
A superb finish to season saw us storm into the play-offs and we were very much the form team going into the semi's. We were drawn against Reading and won the away leg 4-0 to put one foot in the final. We put in a professional performance in the return leg and won 2-1 meaning a 6-1 aggregate score as we eased into the final.
Remembering how good Burnley were in our previous meetings I expected a tight final. I was a bit dazed when we dominated the first half and took a 3-0 lead but I presumed Burnley would come at us in the second half and they did not disappoint. We struggled to get out of our own half and when they pulled one back I decided to try and shut up shop completely. It seemed to be working until the 85th minute when they pulled it back to 3-2. I feared the worst as Burnley continued to press forward until, in the 93rd minute, when we won a free-kick which caused an own goal. Final Score Kingstonian 4 Burnley 2. Premier league here we come.
At the end of the season I was offered the Liverpool and England under 21's jobs.
No transfers.
Forgot a screenie for the youth intake but two have tags and they are Aaron Brownhill (YP15a) and Micah Timmins (YP15b).
My expectation - avoid relegation
Board expectation - avoid relegation
media prediction - 20th
Really excited to be starting the new season in the Premier League in our new stadium. Lets hope we can stay up. Last years youth tag Solomon Izuchukwu started all but two league games in the end and is tipped as a potential leading premier league player by my coaches. He is much improved in just one year and has 6 England under 21's caps.
I am going to earn a fortune this year as we are only spending about £80,000 a week on wages.
Holy S**t! just been cruising along all season, not threatening the playoffs but I was always looking up and I've now just looked down. And we're only 6 points above the relegation zone! 6 games left and I need some serious performances to get us over the line.
Nice one on a first season survival pnefc22. Congrats Strigo hope you can keep onto Taylor looks great.
Comnrats on the promotion joel1031, some nice youngsters coming through Russell especially.
marty78 well done on making the prem seems unbelievable from where i'm sitting but awesome work mate.
Marty- Unbelievable effort getting to the EPL. It still feels like the days when you were struggling in the BSS!
Redditch United - Season 2 - 2013/14
Youth Candidates;
Justin Boswell Profile|Report
Phil Saunders Profile|Report
Current Table
So relegation is still a huge possability but i'm hoping to instill confidence by posting my Youth Prospects ....
Brettney- It isnt looking good, but I'm sure you can turn it around
avoided relegation
Thanks for the vote of confidence ri916 but just about to play the last game of the season and even if we win we need other results to go our way to survive ....
EDIT: Lost 2-0 to Histon and down we go.
Last edited by brettney1980; 01-06-2012 at 21:01.
well done marty is that solomon guy who scored in the final the one you tagged recently? The 16 yr old midfielder? If
Brettney Joven
Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football club based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League Division One North, the eighth tier of the English football league system, having been demoted from the Premier Division at the end of the 2011-2012 season—despite finishing second—for a breach of league rules regarding financial matters.
The club was founded in 1874 and named in honour of the reigning monarch at the time Queen Victoria, and are one of the top 100 oldest football clubs in the world, and one of the top 50 in England, still in existence. Northwich have a long history, being founder members of several leagues including the Football League Second Division.
They played at the same Drill Field ground for over 125 years, which at the time was believed to be the oldest ground in the world on which football had been continuously played, however after a ground sharing period with their local rivals, Witton Albion, they started the 2005–06 season in their new stadium, the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, just outside Northwich and across the Trent & Mersey Canal, which separates them from their rivals.
So yeah i picked them because they are one of the oldest teams in the world.
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Here he is 18 months after being generated and a week before turning 18 and he is the only player rated as a potential leading Premier League player in my squad. Both Chelsea and Man Utd have shown interest but a high asking price has stopped any bids.
Targets for this season:
- Getting into the playoffs NO again .
- Improving junior coaching + something else. Yes- Junior Coaching Improved and youth and training upgrades planned.
Finances- Comfortable.1.5 million in the bank.
Facilities- We managed to improve junior coaching again to excellent and there are plans for youth and training facility upgrades.
League Table- Shocking. 16th place just isnt good enough after 5 seasons. It was just another tale of inconsistency.
Squad Bakare got 18 goals this season. Harris didnt play many games and heaton just hasnt improved. Samuel Bah YP06 is quality and has improved well. My best player at only 17. He has 13 tackling and marking.
Tagged Prospects
Another decent year with 1 very good prospect coming through
Adam Howe YP07- A target man Striker but a striker all the same! He has leading BSP potential.
Transfers- Im clean!
YP Watch
Ollie Clunan YP01- Hasnt played at all and has declined. Not really worth updating to be honest.
Luke Phillips YP02-Still a useful player but he hasnt improved much.
Bradie Andrew YP03- A good season for Andrew where he played nearly all our league games.
Joe Ballard YP04- A solid year of development
Gary Wright YP05- A top player who has improved loads.
Samuel Bah YP06- Has turned into our best player and has had immense progression.
Targets for next season
- Getting into the playoffs
- Improving junior coaching + something else.
Code:Season League Position Achievements Top Goalscorer (Goals) Player of the Season ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 BSS 16th Staying up Sakho Bakare (12) Paul Heaton 2013/14 BSS 12th Improving Paul Heaton (15) Sean Shields 2014/15 BSS 14th None Paul Heaton (11) Anton Blackwood 2015/16 BSS 16th None Joff Harris (17) Anton Blackwood 2016/17 BSS 16th None Sakho Bakare (18) Sakho Bakare
Another steady season ri196 Excellent Junior Coaching and good youth prospects you'll shoot up the league when everything clicks. Good luck this season.
Keep it going Ri and you'll soon get there. You need to score more goals for promotion so perhaps a more attacking tactic this year. I have changed my tactics slightly every year dependant on my perceived strength and thats works well for me.
At least you are flying financially and with your upgrades so far once you get that first promotion I can see you climbing quite quickly. Your save actually reminds me of mine with 5 mid-table finishes at the start. I made the play-offs year six and won the league year seven so hopefully it will click for you this year.
I would also play Adam Howe as much as possible as either a target man or deep lying striker alongside a poacher. His aerial ability along with being a flair player will make him an assist machine alongside the right player even if he isn't much of a goalscorer.
Your keeper also looks alright and I would use him as sweeper keeper allowing a higher defensive line and more attacking football.
Godd luck pal.
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After playing solid until 4.30am plus just over an hour now i've just got my first Youth Candidates with Northwich Victoria ...
YP1: Will Bright Profile|Report
We currently sit 2nd and just a couple of points off top, i think just like last try with Redditch i can make the playoffs (but lets hope i don't then fail in the final and get relegated 2nd season hey!?). The squad at Northwich was more interesting than at Redditch .. Just 18 players. With injuries i've had times where i cant fill the bench ... So alot of these youngsters will get games. Oh and 8 players are inneed of a rest .. Might send them on a 2 weeks holiday and use the youngsters. Bit risky but i think if evveryone is tired injuries are more likely to occur right?
I can tell you have a good squad straight away Brettney. The fact that Will Bright doesnt have 5 star potenital yet he has the potential to be a good BSP player gives it away. In my squad players with 5 star potential may only have good/leading BSS potential.
Do you konw i've not really looked at it like that .. Well spotted, i don't want to jinx it but we're also looking like we could make the FA Trophy Final ...
Once Howe gets his strength up in the next year or two, perhaps his technique a little bit too, I think you are sorted ri916 . Bakare, though getting a bit old, seems to be an asset for the team going by his goal tally, but a dominant forward with good physical abilities is invaluable for getting yourself up at this level, no matter the quality of the rest of the team IMO. Ballard looks to be showing a lot of promise too and will surely help in the BSP when you get there.
How is your team falling apart in matches for its perceived quality level? Not closing games down, being dominated from the outset etc.?
Adam Howe is very good in the air but his flair is good and his passing is ok so I would leave him on mixed supply. Crossers will still look for him aerially most of the time anyway. If he is in a wide strikers slot then setting the other wide striker as an advanced forward means he will look to pull wide and cross to the far post and hopefully to the target man. I would probably put a treq (if possible) or poacher in between them as these will need to create most chances between them.
I have to admit though I much prefer tactics with natural wide men as they are always my top assist makers. As I know only too well though that is not always possible.
Last edited by marty78; 02-06-2012 at 12:20.
Marty- I did initially have it as a 4-4-2 but the wide players werent very good so I changed it and havent since. I do have a couple of nice wide players coming through now though, but I think I will persevere with a 4-3-3 for a few more seasons. I'll change my strategy to standard as well.
If you can swing those tight games I think you will have a good season and hopefully celebrate promotion sooner rather than later.
Sign me up for a piece of this!!!!
marty he looks excellent, good on you for starting him so early. Think how good he'll be when he's in his 20s if he keeps improving.
what a game mack4life 4 goals against Premiership opposition is a good achievement
Just beat the #1 BSP side 4-1 with Brierley scoring a hat trick. His contract is up at the end of the summer, I'm scared what he's going to ask for.
Season expectations - avoid relegation (achieved)
Premier League - 13th
FA Cup - 3rd round vs Man Utd
League Cup - 4th round vs QPR
A superb start to the season meant we never once dropped into the relegation zone but injuries have been brutal this year and we really struggled second half of the season. As a result of injury and his contract expiring Garry Beasant, club legend and all time top goalscorer, is leaving the club. A broken leg has seen his attributes plummet and he is no longer of use.
We earned a fortune this year and have both youth and training facilities being upgraded as well as a small stadium expansion. We still have over £20m in the bank after these upgrades.
No transfers.
This years youth intake has two tags. Mike thompson (YP16a) and Shaun Honey (YP16b).______________________________________SEASON 17 EXPECTATIONS
My expectation - avoid relegation
Board expectation - avoid relegation
Media prediction - 17th
We finished just seven points off relegation last year with the one of the worst defences so steadying the ship and staying up again is my aim. The second half of the season has me worried but our home record is decent so fingers crossed.
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Marty- well done on staying up first of all! It's sad to see Gary Beasant leave after such a great career- What division did the coaches say he had potential for when he came through? surely not premier league or even championship for that matter! It's good news to hear that your improving facilities and still have 20million in the bank. The attributes of your two youngsters dont look amazing but they must have something about them to have 5 star potential. Honey definately needs work on his finishing and composure but his acceleration is quite impressive. I think your right to only try and avoid relegation as you werent to far above the drop this year but I'm sure you can get another midtable finish if you tighten up the defence.
Yeah defence is a major concern. IIRC Beasant had "good league one" potential which at his peak reached "good championship" but he was able to perform consistantly because he had great pace and regualrly created his own goals. I am gutted about him as he has been my most prolific scorer every year. After his injuries my assman rated him as a "decent league one" player. Some drop eh?
Thompson is decent league two with leading premier league potential and Honey is decent league one with leading premier league potential so they are better than they look or overrated by my assman. As always time will tell but I will be sure to give them chances and therefore every opportunity to be successful.
Ugh playing in the BSP is so frustrating. I can beat the #1 team, the #2 team twice in a month, etc. and still lose to absolute bottom teams in between.
Pretty sure I'm gonna get relegated back to BSN
FC United of Manchester - Season 2 - 2013/14
My second season in charge of FC United was very much like the first one. Never in danger of relegation nor of promotion. No danger of consistency either until the last 12 games were we started to get our defense sorted. A very young squad it is right now and the youths have developed well making me hope that we can be in contention for a play off spot next year.
League Table
Youth intake
A much better intake this year. Last years tag Louis Leigh (YP1) has proven to be very injury prone and been replaced by a very consistent Callum Myler - YP1
I've also decided to tag three players from this years intake. I have high hopes for these lads who are all expected to be leading Blue Square Premier players.
Gethyn Porter - YP2
Tom Broadhead - YP3
Brett Harper - YP4
We've had an additional junior coaching upgrade and nothing more. The finances are tight.
Player of the year
Mike Norton again. The runner up in the top scorer award was immense again.
Youth player of the year
Callum Myler who held a permanent place in the starting eleven.
FA Cup - Humiliated by non-league s side Stocksbridge in the 3rd qualifying round.
FA Trophy - Crashed out in the 3rd qualifying round here as well. No tears left my eyes...
Next Season
Hoping to be in contention for the play offs come the end of the season.
Continue to improve the facilities.
Give youth more chances. Which I'll have to do since there are almost no players over the age of 18 left in the squad...
Pjotas, a very solid season and hopefully like you say, your youth players might be able to help you push for a play-off spot in the coming season. Best of luck
Pjotas- Another solid season for you there. Hopefully you can start to push for the playoffs now . That was a very good intake with the 3 leading BSP players in there as well. I've only got 3 players like that and I'm in my 6th season!


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Let u and v be distinct vertices of a graph.Prove that if there exists at least two distinct paths in the graph from u to v ,then the graph contains a simple circuit.
.I have started by defining a few things A simple circuit is a circuit in which except for the first and last vertices which are the same,there are no repeated vertices.
The two paths which start from u and end at v are said to be distinct if they do not have the same internal vertex in common or the same internal edge in common.
With the new information received,I would start by assuming that this graph contains a simple circuit with vertices a,b,c,d,e,f it has edges ab,bc,cd,de,ea which make up the simple circuit . where a=U and d=V. If there existed only one distinct path,there would be no way back from d to a which would give a simple circuit therefore a graph would have to have at least two distinct paths to have a simple circuit.
I would like my proof to be scrutinized.


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When I'm in a Finder window and enter terms in the spotlight search box (top right of window) and then press the TAB key the search location bar appears just below and the focus moves to the first location (usually "This Mac") shown (as it should). But then the focus seems locked in place and no keyboard key or combination I've found will get it to move (most of the time, that is; at times it's possible to select one of the shown locations with the keyboard and sometimes I've found it possible to tab to the Save button or Add Option [+] button and on to the options themselves but most times it just gets stuck [like now!] and I need to use the mouse). I've been annoyed by this for years now and am running out of new key combinations to try! Is there a way to continue with specifying the search info using the keyboard?
The Spotlight search box is the one in the top, right of the menu bar - command+space. The Find search box is the one I think you're talking about - within the a Finder window.
To get focus back to the search field, hit control+tab or command+f.
If you go to System Prefs > Keyboard there's a radio button near the bottom. Select All controls and this will let you tab through the other search fields.
That said, in my testing, there's some flaws. Some of the fields aren't selectable. And if you try to select one of those, then hit command+F, you can no longer tab through the other fields anymore. You have to open a new Finder window and start over.


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I have two rear speakers, that I never use, since I don't have a good way (yet) to wire them.
I have a hardwood floor. And the side of the room that is nearest to the TV+Audio source is open. So I don't have a wall to run the cable next to it.
I have two rear speakers, that I never use, since I don't have a good way (yet) to wire them.
If you're installing in room where you can't drop above or below the room to run your cables, consider putting up crown molding -- it typically leaves a small channel behind it which is ideal for hiding speaker cables.
You can then punch holes in the top of the wall where you need to run vertically, fish the wires through, staple it up into the corner, then install the crown molding to hide everything.
You can also go the low route, and hide them behind your baseboards, but there isn't always a void behind them, so this could get a little messier if you have to trim away drywall (or plaster in older homes) to create a channel you can use. You also have problems with baseboards if you have to go past any doorways.
Have you thought about using in-ceiling speakers? Then you could fish the wires through the ceiling (assuming the joists run the right way or you have access to the attic).
I would just get a sound bar.
not as good as actual 2 back speakers, but better then 2, and can't beat its simplicity (one item replacing 4 speakers, a dvd player and the AV box).
Easy setup + affordable wireless solution are now available. There are a few soundbar systems with a set of wireless subwoofer and rear satellite speakers
For example the Vizio S4251W-B4


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Taking a bite of the Apple, then wanting back in Eden
"Oh," they said, when I told them I was considering the purchase, "it'll change your life."
Talking to people about their MacBooks was a little bit like talking to people about their religious conversion. They tended not to say things like, "Yeah, good choice," or "That's the way I'd go," or, heaven forefend, "I'd go with something cheaper."
Instead, they swooned. Most gasped audibly and theatrically, as if on some sort of psychotropic trip. "Changed my life," they'd say, shaking their head in a queerly voluptuous rapture. "Couldn't live without it," they'd gush.
I began to see that talking to anybody about any Apple other than Adam's invited discomfortingly intimate levels of ecstasy that really should have given me pause. After all, my rational mind kept telling itself, we are talking about a computer, correct? An appliance? A workplace tool? A machine?
But those who vouchsafed the Apple did so with such zealous conviction that my poor, dear old PC began to look like Lye soap and an old rock in an age of washing machines. And, I had to admit that the stale, grizzled thing did look like it was ready for the slag heap. My old Dell crashed more than the cymbals at Symphony Hall. Why not just junk the old jalopy, as I have junked so many VCRs, vacuum cleaners, televisions, electric mixers, George Foreman grills or cell phones? True, the Dell was only seven years old, but a computer has the shelf life of a pint of raspberries. I was due.
So I bought my MacBook Air from a girl with bad acne, a nose ring and a tattoo along her inner arm that read "breathe" in grape-colored cursive ink.
I needed to breathe at that point, too, because I had just plunked $1,200 on a computer whose main functions I needed were word processing and ordering turtlenecks from L.L. Bean. I had bought a Maserati when all I needed was a Ford.
But I'm not complaining. Who could complain? No one complains about the MacBook, which is breezy, speedy and, well, changes your life.
It changed my life. I spent hours in front of that screen, as my life changed, one aggravating drip at a time. "Where is Microsoft Word?" I asked my husband, a man who has yet to master an ATM machine.
"Must be there somewhere," he said, scurrying off to change the ribbon in his Royal typewriter.
Microsoft Word, I learned, had to be purchased — at the low, low price of $119 — and installed, which would require an external hard drive, which could be purchased for the low, low price of $69.99.
"Fear not," said my friend, the Evangel of Apple, the MacBook had an application that could be used for word processing. It's called Pages, which Apple defines as "a powerful word processor that gives you everything you need to create documents that look beautiful."
Great, I told my friend, but all I really need is a document on which to type a story. "Oh," she enthused. "But this can do so, so much more." Indeed, according to the Apple website, Pages allows you to "Choose fonts, styles, and character and line spacing. Drop in a photo. Then resize it, rotate it, and remove the background. Maybe even add an interactive chart."
To a Luddite like me, the introduction of such possibilities is like saying that all you need to do to attend Mass again is read Cicero in the original Latin and notate a Gregorian chant.
"But I don't want to rotate a photo," I now mewl to my exuberant friend.
"But think of how much simpler that would make your life."
By this point, my head is on my desk and I feel a little bit like Jack Nicholson's character in "Five Easy Pieces" who simply wants an order of plain toast at a diner.
Increasingly, in the all-too-larded techno universe through which we must navigate, the simplest device is the most elusive. I bought a cell phone through AARP because it was cheap and looked straightforward, but I still can't figure it out. I rented a car that had a driver's console that looked like a workstation at NASA. I got a DVD player with Wi-Fi capability that I didn't need and can't seem to hook up.
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As usual, my friends were right. This purchase has really changed my life.
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tl;dr Low-latency native (i.e. VM-less) development workstation vs. higher latency VM-centric workstation?
Hey StackExchange, I'm unsure of whether or not I should be using a VM for development, as opposed to running a native configuration on a distribution certified for use with Oracle 11g (as opposed to Debian).
As it stands, my options are as follows:
- Current development system (see below) + Oracle Virtualbox + prebuilt Oracle VM
- New development system (OS + software) certified for use with Oracle 11g
- Current development system + haphazard compatibility hacks to remedy Oracle 11g's cantankerous disposition towards Debian-based distributions
- Difficulty of Oracle 11g on Debian-based systems
- Expected difficulty of subsequent Oracle installations
- University studies are Java + PL/SQL centric
Current development system (laptop):
- OS: Linux Mint 14
- CPU: i3-2310M @ 2.1GHz
Development languages:
- PL/SQL (11g R2)
- MySQL
- Java
Any thoughts on whether or not I should vie for a higher latency VM-centric deployment as opposed to a low-latency, native workstation?
VM-centric pros:
- I don't have to install Oracle 11g.
- Separation-of-duty (VMs for: pentesting, Oracle development, Windows applications)
- Portability of development system
VM-centric cons:
- Higher latency
- Narrow application base (as opposed to [Debian|Ubuntu]) for non-Oracle software
- Lack of install candidates for Debian-based development software in OEL5/RHEL5
Main concerns:
- Lack of install candidates for software
- Inability to efficiently install complicated Oracle software
- Lack of accessibility to applications in other VMs
- High latency
- Lack of bleeding edge software for OEL/RHEL
Oracle Database 11g certified distributions (if going native):
- Oracle Linux 5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
So, realistically my options (if taking the native, certified distribution route) are:
- CentOS {5,6}
- Oracle Linux 5
- OpenSUSE
- Fedora 17 + hacks
- Linux Mint 14 + m0ar hacks
Should I go with a low-latency, Oracle-based development system (thus starting over), or go with multiple, higher-latency Oracle VMs?
Thank you.
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I've been playing around with an Arrow concept, which to my knowledge is original. I've decided to call this a FactoryArrow:
newtype FactoryArrow m n a b = FactoryArrow { runFactory :: m (Kleisli n a b) }
Where m and n are Monads. m is a single-pass initialization monad, while n is a multiple-pass working monad. The arrow supports all of the standard accessory arrow typeclasses, including ArrowLoop if n implements MonadFix, and ArrowApply if m and n are the same.
This arrow simply captures a two-phase initialize-and-run design pattern.
To the best of my imagination, there cannot be a corresponding useful FactoryMonad. I would be extremely interested if anyone can contradict me on that point.
My current interest is in using the FactoryArrow as a replacement for the mealy-style arrows by using IORefs (or potentially even STM transaction variables) to store automaton states instead of unevaluated thunks.
The corresponding implementation as of the time of this writing.


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THE STATE Cleaners, located at 147 E. Main St., in St. Clairsville, was robbed at approximately 3:10 p.m on Wednesday.
According to a press release from the St. Clairsville Police Department, a youthful looking male, estimated to be in his late teens to early 20s, made off with an undetermined amount of cash. The suspect left through the side door of the cleaners and ran up the alley toward Newell Avenue.
The business is only about two blocks from the city police station and the Belmont County Courthouse.
The suspect is described as being five feet, six inches to five feet, seven inches tall, weighed about 150 to 160 pounds and was wearing dark blue jeans, dark jacket and had dark curly hair covered by a dark toboggan.
"No weapon was involved, and no one got hurt," Police Chief Martin Kendzora said. "Right now, we have no idea who he (the suspect) is."
Kendzora said robberies are rare in St. Clairsville, especially in the downtown area. Still, he knows his department must be prepared.
"We have not had any for a while, but the potential is always there," he said.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the St. Clairsville Police at (740) 695-0123.
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