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Did you know canning what you love to eat can be simple, affordable, time saving, and rewarding? You can even can your favorite veggies, meats, beans, cakes, and more, and then there they are in your pantry for your pleasure!
I use my Presto 23Qt Pressure Canner & Cooker (yes it has to be a pressure canner)
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- When purchasing your Pressure Canner, make sure it is one with a pressure gauge on top. It is so much easier to learn & monitor when canning.
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- It is also a good idea to purchase a book on canning. One of my favorites is the "Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving" by Judi Kingry and Lauren Devine.
I like to use ½ pint, large mouth pints plus regular & large mouth quart sized jars.
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- You can purchase them from your local grocery store.
- Also, ask family and friends if they have any used jars they may want to give to you.
Make sure that none of the jars have chips or cracks in them.
You will need lids and rings.
- You can purchase them at most local grocery stores.
- If you purchase the mason jars new, they will come with lids and bands.
- Always try to keep extra lids on hand.
You will also be reusing your rings. So don't feel you have to purchase one for every jar. (I store all my canned goods without rings
I also have a canning utensil kit, which includes a jar lifter, canning funnel and a magnetic wand. These items help make canning so much easier.
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We recently took a drive to visit the neighborhood where my grandparents used to live on the west side of Detroit. I don't go there often because it's dilapidated, dirty, and dangerous. Some neighborhoods in the city are still pretty well intact. This isn't one of them. In this neighborhood there are more empty lots than houses on every block. Most of the houses that are still standing, aren't occupied.
The streets are empty. No children play outside. Rusted out old jalopies outnumber cars that actually run. The sidewalks are cracked and uneven. The overgrown grass has made them much narrower than they were intended to be. There are all kinds of "old"... the pretty, quaint, old of European villages, the charming old of the well maintained historic buildings at Greenfield Village, the character old of a countryside barn that could stand a coat of paint. And then there's the old, ugly neighborhoods of Detroit that aren't quaint, and have no charm or character. They haven't aged well. They're grey and scraggly even on the sunniest day. They are sad and depressing. They leave you cold.
The lawns haven't been tended in decades. They're strewn with carelessly discarded items that nobody wants. It's a dumping ground for things nobody cares about, on property nobody cares about, by people who don't give a damn what kind of slum they live in. There's a story here and it's one of neglect, apathy, and hopelessness.
The alleys that once provided access to garages and carriage houses are now overgrown, littered, and broken. The gleeming cars of the Roaring Twenties with running boards and enough chrome to blind you couldn't make it down them anymore. They no longer serve a purpose. They are just a catch-all wasteland.
When you look in the front door of a building you see that the inside is just as abused and neglected as the outside. Entrance ways that once welcomed family, friends, and neighbors, are now cluttered with shards of glass, rotting boards, and refuse. They are stark and forlorn.
The insides were long ago stripped of anything salvageable and what's left has been vandalized for no good reason whatsoever. The electical wiring has been ripped from the ceilings and walls and sold as scrap metal to support someone's drug habit. The walls are barely standing, the paint that's left is pealing, the windows that aren't broken are boarded up. There are no rats inside because there is no food to lure them. It's barren.
The ceilings are fallen in. The pipes that once carried fresh, clean, water throughout the structure were long ago sold as scrap metal too. When you look at this kind of devestation you wonder what was going on in the minds of those who destroyed it. And then you think, "No, I don't want to know".
Gaping holes in the floor prohibit you from wandering beyond the doorway. It isn't safe to walk through this place. At one time this was a viable, thriving business, then a church for lost souls, then a chop shop for car thieves, and now it's just another abandoned building in various stages of decay. Oh the stories these walls could tell if only they had a voice! But they have no voice. They are silent sentinels that may not be standing much longer.
At one time these big, once-beautiful windows looked out on a bustling neighborhood full of houses occupied by recent Polish immigrants who worked from sunup to sundown to get ahead, worshiped in the neighborhood Catholic Church every Sunday and holy day, cared for their children, and struggled to learn a new language and become good citizens of America. They swept their porches and sidewalks daily and when their neighbors were feeling poorly they swept their's too. They had pride and hard work was their way of life.
At one time this was the private office of a very successfull businessman. That was before it became a pastor's study. And before it fell into the hands of crooks. Looking at this office, it's very hard to picture those glory days. But they happened. They were real. Now this is.
Very, very sad.
Walking away from this building, this neighborhood, doesn't end the sadness. It says with you and haunts you.
This isn't just any old abandoned building in Detroit. It was originally a modern, successful, baking company owned by my grandparents who contracted with an architect to build this particular section of the building so they could expand their operation. The older section of the facility has been gone (decay? fire? vandalism?) for many years. This is all that's left standing. And I suspect it won't be standing much longer.
I have photos of the baking company in its hey day. And I have a sketch of what it was to become back when my grandfather planned to expand it even more. They were grand plans! This was once a wonderful place full of the smells of freshly baked bread, cinnamon rolls, and pastries. It was all lit up in the wee hours of the morning as my grandfather and his staff prepared their baked goods fresh every day. Even on the coldest of winter nights the ovens kept the place toasty-warm. It was a happy place, a meticulously clean place, a place where neighbors would meet and catch up with each other's lives as they stood in line to buy their bread and baked goods. It provided the most amazing cakes for all the First Holy Communion parties, weddings, birthdays, and graduation parties in the neighborhood. It provided rich desserts, babkas, sweet breads, and paczki, for every holiday dinner table. And when times got tough, during the Great Depression, it provided sustenance to those who could afford nothing more than day-old bread for their dinner table.
But I'll save those photos and stories for another time when I'm not feeling so melancholy. I just couldn't do them justice this day.
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Thank you for this posting, Jasia. I too live in the Detroit area. I wish I could have seen the city in it's hey day. I know how important it is to see and know where are ancestors lived and worked, and also can feel your disappointment and disgust with what has happened to this building that was such a big part of your family history. I look forward to seeing what it was like when your grandparents owned it.
Dave WellerIt's good that you visited and recorded the destruction, but I too am looking forward to your post about happier times when your grandparents' bakery was thriving.
Sadly, sometimes the only hope for a once-thriving neighborhood whose empty buildings are now beyond repair is to remove the carcasses (and trash) and let Mother Nature reclaim it.I feel sadness when I drive by abandoned buildings that were obviously the dreams of someone at another time. I wonder what happened that things fell apart.
The best thing is that you have your memories and sharing them with others, especially your family, and memories about your ancestors' faith is extremely important right now. I feel genealogists' stories of faith, hope, courage, and charity towards others may be what the youth of today need.Jasia,
Excellent -- me thinks you have a tad of social journalist blood running thru your veins. I looked at the devastation and cringed. I know that feeling of devastation will stay with me, but I hope I will also always have the image of those beautiful windows as a counterbalance. Thank you for a powerful and gripping story.Jasia,
This is very moving and poignant and an unfortunately true testament of what can happen to those wonderful landmarks of yesterday. I can't even imagine what the areas of Detroit look like where my family originated. I, too, look forward to your stories and photos from this area of yesteryear.I'm so sorry for your loss. It was such a beautiful building. Those arched windows are wonderful! It breaks my heart to see some of the beauties around here abandoned, abused, and destroyed. I can't imagine how I would feel if they had been owned by my family. Well, I can begin to imagine. We visited my hometown two Saturdays ago and found my grandmother's house remuddled and boarded up - though not abused and destroyed like your family's bakery building. Heart-breaking. Too bad you can't buy it back and repair it. It's good that you have photos and fond memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your very kind and thoughtful remarks. This was an emotionally difficult post for me to write, as was the next one (Melancholy Too). There's no getting around it. The city of Detroit is in bad shape and no neighborhood is a better example of just how bad it is than this one. Why is that? Why is this particular neighborhood in such bad shape? I ask myself that over and over but I have no answers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for putting into words what I haven't been able to verbalize. My grandparents were from the same area, they belonged to Assumption Parish too. Their house was on 30th Street that they purchased in 1938 shortly after my babci, mother and aunt were able to join the rest of the family already in Detroit. I recall when houses were being torn down to make way for the I-94 freeway; taking walks with my grandfather to Chester's, a family owned grocery store, going to get an ice cream cone, but the best was going to the bakery to get freshly baked warm bread and cakes. Wonder if the bakery was your grandparents. Have you noticed that there is no fragrant aromas coming from the bakeries today? Guess it's considered air pollution.
Last year I drove through the neighborhood with my then 86 year old mother, she was in disbelief, she kept saying that I wasn't in the right section, I assured her I was and pointed out the street signs indicated we were on the right street. It is difficult to see such devastation to an area of Detroit that once was so vital. We returned to Poland and buildings from hundreds of years still were standing, but Detroit doesn't seem to take pride in what it has...and my mom is still a devoted Detroit resident.Per Nancy's comment, "too bad you can't buy it back and repair it" ... I always have that same little fleeting thought, especially when I see something architecturally cool, like those fabulous arched windows. But there are 70,000 blighted buildings in Detroit at present... SEVENTY THOUSAND!!! To me, that's mind-boggling.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful piece of writing. The neighborhoods
I lived in as a kid in Boston went through a
downward spiral but are reportedly improved in
recent years as new younger families bought places as "fixer-uppers" but there are other
parts of Boston that are far from their glory
day conditions. Thanks for sharing this. This should be picked up by some news organization to
spread then word about Detroit's plight.I grew up in Detroit too. On the west side. I moved in 1972. Going back makes me feel like I'm in a city that was bombed. Who strips the bricks of of the buildings? Who jackhammers the curbs? Or whatever happens to make them look that way. I remember when drugs flooded the city in the early 1970's but things had started going even before that. The houses where my grandparents lived are both overgrown lots now. The schools my parents graduated from, and that I graduated from, are torn down. It's very, very depressing. Would like to see how your part looked in the hey day.


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Each 30-minute episode of The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show features seven contestants (six new contestants and one returning champion) in a series of number-themed games. All players are guaranteed $500, and may have a chance to win more than $50,000 in cash and prizes in each show. All contestants receive "star" treatment, including limousine service for travel to and from the shows taping, accommodations at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, dinner for the contestant and a guest, and breakfast in the Aria Grill at the hotel. Players can win a chance to be a contestant by playing The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show Scratcher, which is available at all Lottery retail locations. Contestants are chosen through a random drawing prior to each shows taping. All players must be 18 or older. The Game Show airs Saturdays at 6 p.m. on KOCB Channel 34 in Oklahoma City. The show is rebroadcast in Tulsa on Cox Channel 3 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. In Oklahoma City, the show re-airs on Cox Channel 7 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Net proceeds of all Lottery games are used to support improvements and enhancements for Oklahoma education. More than $157 million has been contributed to education since November 2005. Proceeds are used statewide to supplement existing funds for a variety of important purposes, including: teacher compensation and benefits, early childhood development programs, college scholarships, classroom technology and construction of educational facilities.


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Quantico police station audit reveals missing gun, drugs, money
Saturday - 1/19/2013, 10:36am EST
Jamie Forzato, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - Questions surround the Quantico Police Department after an audit revealed that money, drugs and a gun have gone missing.
InsideNova reports the Quantico Town Council hired Scott Roy, a Culpeper County sheriff's captain, to audit the police department. The audit revealed "systematic problems," including a "lack of record keeping" and "a lack of adherence to professional standards" within the agency.
More than $1,000 in cash and marijuana, seized as evidence in criminal investigations, and a Sig Sauer handgun are missing. The department also has a 12- gauge shotgun and a .45-caliber pistol, but no documents to prove where they came from. In addition. the audit revealed that the department does not have an equipment tracking system.
Quantico Mayor Kevin Brown told InsideNova the audit results were worse than he expected, but the majority of the police officers are professionals. The Town Council has required some police officers to take a polygraph test.
InsideNova reports that the Fairfax Field Office of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations is conducting an investigation.
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Just a few final images from my week in New York.
Pretty view from our office on the 45th floor. Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge.
This sculpture, entitled "Red Cube," by Isamu Noguchi is located in the plaza outside our office building.
Noguchi's Red Cube has a hole in the center, angled down. When you look up into it you see our office building.
Also in the plaza are about a dozen food carts. In the morning they have breakfast offerings, but at lunch they mostly all switch to street meat/halal/middle eastern.
This looks disgusting, but it was delicious. I ordered chicken over rice and opted to get the white sauce, but not the hot sauce. They asked if I wanted chick peas and I said yes. I guess the salad and fries are extras. It reminded me of the cart that Jeannette and Yvan took us to a few years back, although that cart, 53rd and 6th is regarded as the best. I was wondering then if the photos were disgusting or delicious-looking. Ha.
My temporary badge on the first day had the worst photo.
On the second day there was no photo at all. Whew. I was afraid I'd be stuck with that terrible photo forever.
One morning I was getting ready for work at the hotel. I had Good Morning America on and when I looked up I saw Liz's brother, Greg, was on, playing guitar with Joe Walsh.
If you ever think that the train stations in Chicago are looking shitty, just visit New York's. West 4th isn't even that bad. Some of them are so gross and leaking mystery liquids!
Had a couple mini black and whites, a favorite cookie that I hadn't had for years.
I was so happy for Bagel Friday in the New York office because we had REAL bagels!
Kobeyaki had meh sushi. I realized right after I ordered that they seemed to be better known for their bowls and other things, but it was too late. Cute restaurant. I'd go back and order something else.
The World Trade Center was a block away from the office and I walked past it often. Interesting to see how the rebuilding is progressing.
This is One World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower. When it is completed in 2013 it will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the third tallest building in the world.
I was walking around and was drawn to this sculpture/fountain, immediately recognizing it as the work of Jeff Koons, whose work I saw at the MCA a few years back.
Federal Hall National Monument was built in 1842 on the site of the old Federal Hall, which was built in 1700 as New York's City Hall and was later the first capitol building of the United States and the site of George Washington's inauguration.
The MetLife Tower glowed at sunset.
And at night too.
Going over the Brooklyn Bridge on the way to the airport.


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Fantagraphics at the 2012 Small Press Expo! | |
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Join Fantagraphics this weekend for the 2012 Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland! On September 15th & 16th, we'll be filling the Marriott Betheseda Conference Center with some dazzling debuts, panels, and signings! Come meet your favorite artists and get your books signed:
Saturday, September 15th
11:30-1:00 PM Lilli Carré // Noah Van Sciver
1:00 - 2:00 PM Daniel Clowes // Phillip Nel
2:00 - 3:00 PM Mark Newgarden
2:00 - 3:30 PM Steven Weissman // Chris Wright
3:30 - 4:30 PM Kevin Huizenga // Rich Tommaso
4:30 - 6:30 PM Gilbert Hernandez // Jaime Hernandez
Sunday, September 16th
12:00-1:00 PM Lilli Carré // Steven Weissman
1:00 - 2:00 PM Gilbert Hernandez // Jaime Hernandez
2:00 - 3:00 PM Phillip Nel // Rich Tommaso
3:00 - 4:00 PM Chris Wright
3:30 - 4:30 PM Noah Van Sciver
4:00 - 5:00 PM Kevin Huizenga
5:00 - 6:00 PM Gilbert Hernandez // Jaime Hernandez
Fantagraphics will be located at tables W40-W44, as seen in the map excerpt below! For a larger version of the complete floor map, please click here.
It's mind-boggling how many debuts we're bringing -- and many of these books won't be in stores until October or November! Check out more details here.
• The Lost Art of Ah Pook Is Here: Images from the Graphic Novel by Malcolm McNeill
• Observed While Falling: Bill Burroughs, Ah Pook, and Me by Malcolm McNeill
• Barack Hussein Obama by Steven Weissman
• Blacklung by Chris Wright
• Came the Dawn and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) illustrated by Wallace Wood; written by Al Feldstein et al.; edited by Gary Groth
• The Cartoon Utopia by Ron Rege, Jr.
• Corpse on the Imjin! and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) by Harvey Kurtzman, et al.; edited by Gary Groth
• Naked Cartoonists: Drawers Drawing Themselves Without Drawers by Various Artists; edited by Gary Groth
• Heads or Tails by Lilli Carré
• The Hypo by Noah Van Sciver
• Is That All There Is? by Joost Swarte [softcover & hardcover 2nd edition debut]
• Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 by Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez
• Prison Pit: Book 4 by Johnny Ryan
• Ralph Azham Vol. 1: Why Would You Lie to Someone You Love? by Lewis Trondheim
• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 4: House of the Seven Haunts by Floyd Gottfredson
• You'll Never Know Book 3: Soldier's Heart by C. Tyler
And click here to see a schedule of programming featuring our fantastic Fantagraphics artists!
It's gonna be an incredible year! See you at SPX!


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Hypogonadism occurs when the body's sex glands produce little or no hormones. In men, these glands (gonads) are the testes. In women, these glands are the ovaries.
Alternative Names
Gonadal deficiency
The cause of hypogonadism is primary or central. In primary hypogonadism, the ovaries or testes themselves do not function properly. Causes of primary hypogonadism include:
- Certain autoimmune disorders
- Genetic and developmental disorders
- Infection
- Liver and kidney disease
- Radiation
- Surgery
The most common genetic disorders that cause primary hypogonadism are Turner syndrome (in women) and Klinefelter syndrome (in men).
In central hypogonadism, the centers in the brain that control the gonads (hypothalamus and pituitary) do not function properly. Causes of central hypogonadism include:
- Bleeding
- Certain medicines, including steroids and opiates
- Genetic problems
- Infections
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Iron excess (hemochromatosis)
- Radiation
- Rapid, significant weight loss
- Surgery
- Trauma
- Tumors
A genetic cause of central hypogonadism that also takes away the sense of smell is Kallmann syndrome in males. The most common tumors affecting the pituitary are craniopharyngioma in children and prolactinoma in adults.
Girls who have hypogonadism will not begin menstruating. Hypogonadism can affect breast development and height in girls. If hypogonadism occurs after puberty, symptoms include:
- Hot flashes
- Loss of body hair
- Low libido
- Menstruation stops
In boys, hypogonadism affects muscle and beard development and leads to growth problems. In men the symptoms are:
- Breast enlargement
- Decreased beard and body hair
- Muscle loss
- Sexual problems
If a brain tumor is present (central hypogonadism), there may be:
- Headaches or vision loss
- Milky breast discharge (from a prolactinoma)
- Symptoms of other hormonal deficiencies (such as hypothyroidism)
People with anorexia nervosa who diet to the point of starvation and those who lose a lot of weight very quickly, such as after gastric bypass surgery, may also have central hypogonadism.
Exams and Tests
Tests may be done that check:
- Estrogen level (women)
- FSH level and LH level
- Testosterone level (men)
Other tests may include:
- Blood tests for anemia and iron
- Genetic tests
- Prolactin level (milk hormone)
- Sperm count
- Thyroid level
Sometimes imaging tests are needed, such as a sonogram of the ovaries. If pituitary disease is suspected, an MRI or CT scan of the brain may be done.
Hormone-based medicines may be prescribed. For girls and women, estrogen and progesterone come in the form of a pill or skin patch. For boys and men, testosterone can be given as a skin patch, skin gel, a solution applied to the armpit, a patch applied to the upper gum, or by injection.
For women who have not had their uterus removed, combination treatment with estrogen and progesterone may decrease the chance of developing endometrial cancer. Women with hypogonadism who have low sex drive may also be prescribed low-dose testosterone.
In some women, injections or pills can be used to stimulate ovulation. Injections of pituitary hormone may be used to help male patients produce sperm. Other people may need surgery and radiation therapy.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Many forms of hypogonadism are treatable and have a good outlook.
Possible Complications
In women, hypogonadism may cause infertility. Menopause is a form of hypogonadism that occurs naturally and can cause hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and irritability as a woman's estrogen levels fall. The risk of osteoporosis and heart disease increase after menopause.
Some women with hypogonadism take estrogen therapy, especially those who have early menopause (premature ovarian failure). But there is an increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease when hormone therapy is used long-term to treat menopause symptoms.
In men, hypogonadism results in loss of sex drive and may cause:
- Impotence
- Infertility
- Osteoporosis
- Weakness
Men normally have lower testosterone as they age, but the decline is not as dramatic or steep as the decline in sex hormones that women experience.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Talk to your doctor if you notice:
- Breast discharge
- Breast enlargement (men)
- Hot flashes (women)
- Impotence
- Loss of body hair
- Loss of menstrual period
- Problems getting pregnant
- Problems with your sex drive
- Weakness
Both men and women should call their health care provider if they have headaches or vision problems.
Maintain normal body weight and healthy eating habits to prevent anorexia nervosa. Other causes may not be preventable.
Ali O, Donohoue PA. Hypofunction of the testes. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III , et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 577.
Kansra AR, Donohoue PA. Hypofunction of the ovaries. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 580.
Swerdloff RS, Wang C. The testis and male sexual function. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 242.
Reviewed By: Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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Art doesn't have to be intimidating. In fact, when you use Judith's unique piecing and innovative appliqué techniques, your first art quilt will feel liberating! A lifelong quilter, Judith pays homage to tradition, but ventures far beyond classic quilting methods to create layers of silk screened images, embellishments and stitching. Power through your stash of scraps by following her fun and creative process of assembling blocks faster. You'll add nature-inspired elements to your quilt top, as she shows you how to easily incorporate leaf and landscape motifs. Break free from ruler tyranny and get inspired!
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Six-Flavor Teapills (also known as Liu Wei Di Huang or Rehmannia Six) are a classic Chinese medical herbal combination designed to boost Yin and Kidney QI.
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Country of Origin: China
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Dog incontinence
By zoedog
from denver, co
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about Mayway Six Flavor Teapills:
I used a dosage of 6 pills daily mixed in my dogs food (3 morning, 3 evening). I was treating for spay incontinence on a 3 year old border collie. I was not wanting to use the vet prescribed "Proin" because of what I had read on seizures. With this item I have seen no side-effects and no dribbles of urine. It seems to be doing the job. The price is a little more that what I was paying for the Proin, but I wont have to worry about the seizure side effects.
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Excellent Tonic
By Iggy Mom
from Ft. Lauderdale, FL
I purchased this product because I was looking for a tonic that would help my older dog feel better and gain weight. She had a lot of health challenges that despite very costly veterinary care, just was not being resolved. I gave her these tea pills and within 2 days of administration, she totally perked up! Her appetite improved and she gained a new lease on life! She finally began to put on weight! I have decided to alternate these with some other products (Liv Herb, Daily Vita-Mineral and Rosehip C). I am doing one week on the tea pills, one week on Liv-Herb, etc. This is a great product that I highly recommend.
Works for me
By CharmedAgain
from Somerset NJ
About Me Long-Time Pet Owner
I am using this along with something else and between the two seems to be helping my 16 yr old cat who is starting to have some kidney issues. I find with the combination of this and the other product it has seemed to help her cut down on her water intake along with her energy level, she also seems happier.
I believe it worked
By Walt
from Kennesaw, GA
My almost 19 year old has cloudy eyes from the cornia, not cataracts. After giving him the herbs I honestly think he could see just a little better after sometime between 5 & 7 days.
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Definately will purchase again.
By Mumma
from Anytown, USA
This is the exact brand my vet sells but at a lower price. Many thanks!


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when someone walks in front of the tv while playing guitarhero/rockband.
"I was shredding super hard on expert to Journey but failed cause Jerry started rockblocking me
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4 Червень 2009
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to block someones enjoyment of music, seeing it, playing it, or hearing it.
I play drums and sometimes do jobs where other drummers will sit in on my kit. One night at a quiet Jazz gig, this jackass sat in and played super loud, repositioned the drums and Beat on them, denting the drum heads badly!! Rock Blocking!!!! I played with a pop band at SXSW at the Apple store in 08. We didn't have a bass played so the Crazy band leader said I shouldn't play because it would be hard for the band even though they had drums set up already, sounded like an excuse not to pay me for the show too!!!! Rock Blocking by your own band mates!!! I have played shows where someone had pissed off the sound guy and he decided to make it impossible to hear ourselves on stage. He also made us sound like shit!! Rock Blocking!!!
додав Sticks Magoo
11 Лютий 2009
People at a rock concert forming a barrier and not allowing you any closer to the stage.
"Let's get closer to the band!"
"We can't, those guys in front of us are Rock Blocking!"
"We can't, those guys in front of us are Rock Blocking!"
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- Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran. Edited by Mr. Henry D. Sokolski, Mr. Patrick Clawson.
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This years Ottawa subregatta held in conjunction with the Rideau Nautical Modellers will be held Saturday June 16, 2007 at Andrew Haydon Park in Ottawa.
Join us for a bit of fun and Ottawa Valley hospitality!
New Date June 16, 2007!!!
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Lowestoft 2013/14 - BSP - Survival achieved
We did it! Scraping survival in our first season in the Conference felt sweeter than the promotion from the BSN. The entire season was spent in and around the drop zone with consistently long periods of winless results, but we kept plugging away and a 2-1 win away at Darlington on the penultimate day of the season was enough to keep us in the BSN for another year. No idea how we'll survive it mind, given some of the backup players refused to sign new contracts and aside from one or two, none of the youths are ready to be thrust into the first XI. Never mind, we're in this league for another season, survival next year will be harder than this one though.
League TableCode:Lowestoft progress 2012/13 - BSN - 1st 2013/14 - BSP - 20th
YP02 - He could make the step up to the first XI if we remain in the BSP for the foreseeable future.
No transfers
Second season with FC United
League table - Managed to escape relegation by a single point, struggling all season but won our most important fixture, a six-pointer against relegation rivals Guiseley.
Very promising youth intake, three new guys in first team squad already. Brightest talent is Shane Taylor, welsh U19 international immedietaly, coach says he could become a good Championship defender.
No transfers
I hope for a mid-table finish next season, got 1,5 million in bank (pre-season friendly tournaments) but the board says we cannot afford to turn FC United to professional.
Season objectives - mid-table (achieved)
BSB South - 12th
FA Cup - 4th qualifying round
FA Trophy - 2nd round
Please with this season overall and the team is beginning to take shape. Could do with a few more goals in the team but improving the midfield and the chances they create rather than the strikers is the aim. I started really well and was top 8 most of the season but without really troubling the play-off spots. A poor run at the end saw us drop to 12th but as a whole a good season. Here is my overall best eleven over the four years so far.
No transfers of course.
This years youth intake didn't really bring the cb/rb's I was hoping for but Derek Ludlam (YP4) stands out this time.
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Season 5 objectives:
My expectation - top 10
Board expectation - mid-table
Media prdiction - 15th
This seasons squad has a bit more depth but not yet enough for promotion so I would be happy with top 10.
Set friendly type to Cup. Select a date and check Very Large Reputation teams. Decent Championship sides, top Scottish clubs or popular League 1 teams are all OK for a lucrative tournament. At least 3 of them needed to host a successful competition. For example, a Portsmouth-Sheffield United final is a sellout, gives you an attendance of 10k+ (depends on ground capacity), and a cup like this makes 300k income. If less than 3 good teams appearing, check next date, etc. Newcastle and Celtic were the biggest names to participate so far in my tournaments. Arrange these friendlies in early June when big teams have no scheduled fixtures yet, and try to find a parent club with big reputation, because they can't reject your friendly proposal (well, the first one per season). 5-6 friendly tournaments in July gives you about 1 million pounds what is just enough to improve basic facilities to fairly basic.
Thanks mate thats awesome. Just wish I knew that four seasons ago. I normally play higher where pre-season is more about fitness. Can't wait for pre-season now.
This extra money is used to buy facilites and pay for wages when in reality this would not happen
All my opinions of course and it's not something I have ever done
I love this challenge (I have never got out of the Blue Square North/South)
I feel by doing this it takes away part of the challenge and using a flaw in the game
Is this okay then? I don't think it is cheating personally but as long as the rules are the same for everybody then it doesn't matter anyway.
I live in a town with a club in lower leagues than ours who have faced Man Utd, Villa, Wolves, Coventry, Birmingham to name just a few. I don't think playing these sides is a problem but do sides like ours take part in tournaments?
If you rule against it poor old toonbalmy will have to start again
how can it be a flaw when obviously my local team darlington have played newcastle boro sunderland leeds etc..... while they have been in the BSP. in reality this would never happen in real life to be honest george reynolds said darlington would be in the Premiership in 10 years now look where they are... they dont even have a division at the moment.
I cant even get any big teams. Biggest i got was Barnsley which gave me 4k
I just meant I would ask people whether they want organising money spinners to be against the rules in the next version (FM13). I am perfectly fine with people doing this in this challenge and I do it myself. I dont believe it takes away from anyones achievements either.
but obviously you only get money spinners when you get higher in the leagues i mean ill have a look at the teams i was getting when i was back in lower leagues all those years ago i dont even play friendlys any more against big clubs i just play the small teams so they get alot more money i like to give back i know where my roots are or i let my assistant pick
Right lets get back on topic lads
well I decided to let 1 high earner go as I got a take over 2 weeks after the season ended and the new chairman wants a safe mid table finish! Don't know if I will be able to achieve that
Have just made a start to the 2014/15 season and have made a decent start although we have some obvious problems.
So scoring 3 goals in 5 of our 7 league games but also conceding 3 on a couple of occasions. Hopefully we can keep banging the goals in and shore up our defence, especially in the first 10 minutes, all four of our games. So far in the 6 games we've conceded in, 5 times we've given up a goal in the first 10 minutes!
On a different note, I'm chuffed with the way that Charnley (YP2c) has started his career with us.
6 goals & 4 assists in only 7 appearances is a great effort for such a young player.
Hard to see me avoiding relegation as things are, board put me in so much debt i've lost all my good players and struggling badly.
Season objectives: Top 10 (achieved)
BSB South - 7th
FA Cup - 3rd qualifying round
FA Trophy - 2nd round
Well for most of the season I was sat in the play-off spots but once again we bottled it at the death. Really disappointed with the contribution of my strikers this year. Massive goal droughts are a nightmare when you don't have many other options. My two main strikers have less than 1 in 3. I have been trying to become more attacking with my tactics but the lack of pace in the side means we struggle badly when we open up. Defensively we are weak on paper but had the third best defense in the league which is promising. If I can add a few more goals we should do well.
No transfers.
Pleased with this years intake. Garry Beasant (YP5a) and Barry Bangura (YP5b) are looking good and adds some much needed pace to the attack. The development of Antonio Bengo (YP3b) has been the big plus this year and he is already the best player at the club. Hope I can keep him but may need promotion for that to happen. Some of the others have been poorer than I had hoped but they are young and I'm only releasing players with less than 3* PA just in case they blossom.
Season 6 objectives:
My expectation - play-offs
Board expectation - Top-half finish
Media prediction - 11th
Despite some frustrations I am still enjoying the challenge and am hoping another years experience will push the youngsters on. After checking through the squads of the better sides in the leagues my best players are still some way short in general. Realising that makes me feel better about taking my time for that first promotion. Promotion is a possiblity this year but we still might need a bit longer. A new 4-5-1 tactic is being tested pre-season so here is hoping I can make that work. Here is this years squad with all players with at least 1 1/2* current ability.
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Third season with FC United
Above all expectations, 6th place in BSN after a roller-coaster with my best FA Cup run so far.
Conceding way too many goals from set-pieces was the team's biggest problem, trying to fix that next season. Youth intake is not so bad (3 goalkeepers???), I'm thinking about participating in reserves league next season, there are so many youngsters in U19 squad. Brightest talent is Simon Barnes this year (a striker, finally), and Welsh wing-back Connor Evans looks useful for set-pieces.
No transfers, trying to push for a playoff place in fourth season with 7-8 youngsters in starting eleven.
Relegated in my 3rd season. Board really screwed me over with the new stadium. It put me so far in debt that i was unable to renew any of the contracts of my better older players. I then had no players who were ever 'good' BSS ability. The team leaked goals at the back and at the same time couldn't score, top goal scorer finished with 5 goals. Will be trying again.
So this time i've picked Canvey Island, it was either them or Billericay and these had a bigger stadium. They are predicted 22nd so clearly gonna be a hard one, probably should have looked at the squad beforehand too. Its tiny!
That squad is way too small Jack. You like it tough don't you.
In my first season I had about 18 players and hardly filled the subs bench all season. A few of them were in their thirties and declining aswell so pretty much had to rely on youth straight away. You will have to aswell. Have to admit I thought I may have bitten off more than I could chew but now my youngsters are getting there. Completed five seasons without reaching the play-offs yet though. Good luck mate, you are going to need it.
just about to get my third intake.
Last edited by ri916; 16-05-2012 at 20:33.
Rubbish season yet again
November and January didn't win a single game,changed formation, changed tactics, nothing worked
My Youth Candidates were absolutely rubbish and I mean RUBBISH
One player with 5 stats PA
Code:North Ferriby Youth Academy ----------------------------------------------------------- Season League POS PTS FA Cup League Cup Other ----------------------------------------------------------- 2012-13 BSN 18th 44 QUALS 2013-14 BSN 19th 42 2nd 2014-15 BSN 19th 37 QUALS 2015-16 BSN 15th 47 QUALS 2016-17 BSN 17th 39 1st 2017-18 BSN 19th 38 1st
North Ferriby looks very tough
Did you shut down your PC while saving as that will do it. My laptop occasionally overheats so I always have rolling weekly auto save on as I've been caught out before. Chester are professional aswell I think so training them youngsters will be better. With hindsight I would of picked Chester aswell but I liked the look of Kingstonians kit. Good luck.
Update on my Chester game, second season and I have just had to ask the board for more time promising ill do better next season! That's if we don't get relegated!
Lowestoft - BSP - 2014/15 & 2015/16
I'm really enjoying this challenge, so much so that I'm flying through the seasons! We haven't really made much progress in the BSP but we're holding our own, that's for sure. Renford Turner has really stepped up to the plate and could finding himself leading the Lowestoft line for many years to come. The last couple of seasons have followed the same trend; start the season well, have a terrible Christmas, pick ourselves backup until Easter and then fall away again after that. We've went from comfortable mid table at Easter to just a few points outside the relegation zone by the time the season ends, mostly down to a small squad size.
On the youth side I'm becoming extremely concerned by the lack of defenders coming through the system, especially now that a couple of the senior members decided not to renew their contracts and I'm chucking in players at the deep end who are quite clearly not ready for this level. If only I could play 5 goalkeepers, that's one area we're not short on! Hoping for another solid season this year, although lack of strength in depth will probably be our downfall yet again.
2015 Table
2016 Table
Best of the youths
FC United of Manchester
2014/15 Youth Intake
Paul Holmes (YP3a)
Rob Evans (YP3b)
David Hallworth (YP3c)
So 3 players that my assistant think could be useful first team members in the future, and all 3 will probably get some chances next season if only due to our small squad, although Hallworth will probably end up playing most as we are very weak in the middle of the pitch.
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Season objective - play-offs (achieved)
BSB South - 3rd LOST PLAYOFF FINAL ON PENALTIES
FA Cup - 3rd qual
FA Trophy - 3rd qual
First International - Antonio Bengo (YP3) A very small nation but still.
BSB South player of the year - Antonio Bengo (YP3) He is now earning £400 a week to try and keep him.
Gutted. Fantastic all season but just couldn't get over the line. The play-off final was a tight affair and feel unfortunate to have lost on penalties.
Have finally got youth and training facilities being built though and junior coaching is now at excellent but can't increase youth network still. Lets hope I can go one step further this time.
No transfers.
Here is the youth intake but nothing great except for Biju Lansbury (YP6). Actually only offered 6 youth contracts as they rest were crap.
My expectation - Play offs
Board expectation - top half finish
Media prediction - 12th
Only aiming for the play-offs again this year as I'm sure there will be a team coming down that is much stronger than me. Really hoping one of my young strikers can take off to grab those goals in tight games as thats what I think I am still missing. If that happens I could even win the league. Problems with some contracts though. Players want new contracts but won't listen to offers? I have lost my experienced left back and captain because of this now and I'm not amused. I have just one left back at the club now.
Computer crashed, replayed a game i won. Lost it now morale has crashed and i cant get it back up again. 10 games without a win
FC United of Manchester
2014/15 Season Review
League Table - Past Positions
So after making it into the playoffs last season I expected to repeat that feat this year too and the team didn't disappoint. After the first few weeks we only once dropped out of the top 6 and never really looked like missing out on a playoff spot, although our season was a bit mixed, we scored far more goals but out defense looked much less solid than last year.
Playoff Semi-Final Leg 1 - Playoff Semi-Final Leg 2 - Playoff Final
So, after making the playoffs we first had to beat Chester, who defeated us in both league meetings, so I knew it would be tricky. In the away leg we were played off the park but thanks to some great saves by Houghton (YP2a) we kept ourselves in the game and a couple of great counter attacking goals gave us the lead for the return leg. After our struggles in the first leg the second was a completely different story. We really took the game to Chester and should have won by several goals, but too much poor finishing meant the the second half was very nervy as we just couldn't put the game to bed but luckily we managed to keep Chester at bay and had done enough to proceed through to the final. So the final team standing between us and promotion was Cambridge, who we only took a single point from in the league, and we were playing them away so I was very nervous. As it turned out though I had nothing to worry about. The team really put everything into the game and we never looked like losing right from the kickoff. BSP here we come!
FA Cup - FA Trophy
So the usual crap in the FA Cup and we didn't get as far as I would have liked in the FA Trophy although the win over BSP Accrington was a high point.
(YP1a) Tony Webb
(YP1b) Wayne MeredithCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2012/13 8 2 1 0 6.93 2013/14 31(3) 14 10 4 7.14 2014/15 39(2) 22 26 12 7.41
(YP1c) Jeff StephensCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2012/13 0 0 0 0 N/A 2013/14 11(16) 0 1 2 6.77 2014/15 18(20) 3 0 1 6.73
(YP2a) Martin HoughtonCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2012/13 4(2) 0 1 0 6.84 2013/14 11(19) 7 1 2 6.78 2014/15 3(29) 5 1 0 6.82
(YP2b) Danny RobinsonCode:Season Apps Conc Cln MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2013/14 0 0 0 0 N/A 2014/15 12 11 5 0 6.78
(YP2c) Phillip CharnleyCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2013/14 0 0 0 0 N/A 2014/15 46 6 2 5 7.14
(YP3a) Paul HolmesCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2013/14 0 0 0 0 N/A 2014/15 43(6) 19 11 4 7.10
(YP3b) Rob EvansCode:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2014/15 0 0 0 0 N/A
(YP3c) David HallworthCode:Season Apps Conc Cln MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2014/15 0 0 0 0 N/A
So, a good season for my youngsters this year. Webb had an amazing season and was devastating both upfront and on the right wing, really proving himself able to find the net or turn provider with equal ease. From the rest of year 1's intake Meredith didn't do that well but our defense as a whole was struggling so I can't really hold it against him, and Stephens dropped right down the pecking order and was almost always restricted to just the final 10 or 15 minutes and so never got a chance to show what he could do.Code:Season Apps Gls Ast MoM Avg -------------------------------------------- 2014/15 0 0 0 0 N/A
Year 2's intake was even more pleasing. Houghton only really broke into the team towards the end of the season but put in some great performances to help us in our push for promotion, while Robinson and Charnley both went straight into the first team from day 1. Robsinson was easily our best defender this year despite his age and showed the kind of talent that I was hoping for. Charnley also got more chances than I thought he would, although of his 43 starts only about 20 of them were upfront and he was often forced slightly out of position into an AMC role, however he coped pretty well with this and hopefully he can develop into a versatile attacking player who can be useful in either position.
As with last year, the current season's intake didn't get a chance in the team as I didn't want to unsettle anything towards the end of the year.
So, after the disappointment of last year I'm chuffed that we managed to secure promotion this year although I think that we could struggle next year. I'm confident that our attack can cope with the BSP although I am quite worried about how our defense will handle the step up.
Club History
Code:------------------------------------------------------------- Season League POS PTS FA Cup League Cup Other ------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 BSN 13th 57 Quals N/A FA Trophy 1st Rnd 2013/14 BSN 5th 71 Quals N/A FA Trophy 1st Rnd, Playoff Semi-Finals 2014/15 BSN 3rd 72 Quals N/A FA Trophy 2nd Rnd, Promoted Via Playoffs
Last edited by mack4life; 18-05-2012 at 10:20.
Great season, Webb's pace destroyed the league!
Charnley didn't exactly do too badly either. He only started 26 games upfront and I believe that he scored 17 goals from those games, so not too shabby for a 16 year old!
What does all the YP after the names mean? is it youth product followed by what order you signed them in or somethin?
YP= Youth Player Number= order they came through, so in season 1 you will have a YP01 but you could have 2 good players and then you would have a YP02 as well. So next season the next good player through would be YP03.
I use a bit of a weird system in my game, I nickname all of my players, for example if you look at Stephens:
The (YP1c) before his name means he is one of my youth products, from year 1, and he is the 3rd of the 3 players I have chosen from that years intake.
Then the (ST3/ML4/MR4) after his name tells me that he is my 3rd choice striker and 4th choice on both the left & right wing.
I do it this way because I find that it makes it much easier to pick the strongest team available to me for any match without having to mess around. I do this at the start of each season and for any players aged 19 or under I check them in January to see if any improvements have seen them move up the pecking order.
Ah I see, that's some good organisation!
Less organisation, more OCD!
Looks like I'm going to fail again!!
Currently 2nd from bottom 6 points from safety and with only 6 games to go
Lowestoft - BSP - 2016/17
Same old story for us in the BSP, a decent first XI but devoid of any real quality in the defence or midfield, and with little to no backup in pretty much all departments this was a bit of a struggle of a season. On the bright side, we did survive but we're making no progress in this league whatsoever, and as the league table shows you can clearly see where our problems lie.
This is a problem further compounded by the game producing no decent defenders! We only play with one up front and in a couple of years time we'll have 4 or 5 very competent strikers for this level, with a further 3 right wingers. Some decent prospects this year from the youth candidates but the lack of defenders will certainly mean another struggle against relegation next season.
The senior squad is beginning to develop some depth after a season of transition, and it's promising to see half of the first XI have come through the ranks of the club and are holding their own at this level. With some luck we may be able to push for the play-offs in a couple of seasons, but for now we're happy just to be here.
And to confirm no cheating - Transfers
Fourth season with FC United was a breakthrough. Head-to-head race with a very strong Cambridge United all season for 1st place. Credit to Worcester City, they beaten Cambridge (5-1 away!) so our 3-0 victory on the very last day was enough to clinch the title. League table. 90 points - not bad from the youngest squad in the league. Our star player is Shane Taylor, a big and strong lad who can also score from set-pieces. At 18, he is already a welsh U21 regular, but after scouting him, Wales Manager called him up to national team (unused substitute against Russia). He is also wanted by Championship teams Portsmouth and Swansea, worth 150k but my asking price is 750k. He just signed a new 3-year contract, 1000 quid per week (1400 after his first international cap). BSN Player of the year as well.
Other star player is 16 year old striker Simon Barnes, top scorer of the league with 22.
Youth intake looks good, investing in junior coaching was a good business, I can throw 2-3 youngsters straight into the first team (Steven Cribley is one of them). Hopefully I can get some wingers next year, our reliable and decent wide men retiring or leaving the club. However, most promising young players are defenders again, so I have 5 excellent central defenders to choose from.
I have been voted as Manager of the year, League 2 sides Brentford and Wimbledon approached me after this successful campaign.
No transfers of course, but spent about 12k on a goalkeeping coach.
Can't wait for Blue Square Premier next season, media prediction is 24th place, board expectation is to avoid relegation, I hope we can survive.
Awesome challenge, best way to learn about youth development, hats off to Ri916!
Season objectives - play-offs (achieved)
BSB South - 1st PROMOTED AS CHAMPIONS
FA Cup -3rd qualifying round
FA Trophy - 3rd round
After last years penalty shootout heartache we responded magnificently. It was worth missing out last year to bring the first trophy home. We started well and were top all season in what was a very satisfying season. A mid-season injury setback meant I had to play Garry Beasant (YP5a) in midfield for about two months and if I hadn't he may well have been top scorer in the league. He managed about a goal a game as a striker and was instrumental in this years success. Finally managed to increase youth network aswell so bring on the BSB premier. I have also, to my surprise, had yet another junior coaching upgrade and am now at exceptional. I didn't even have to beg they said yes straight away.
No transfers.
In my enthusiasm for my title challenge I forgot about this years intake but here is the best. Paulin Ochieng (YP7a) and Frank McBride (YP7b)_______________________________________
Season 8 objectives:
My expectation - Avoid relegation
Board expectation - Avoid relegation
Media prediction - 24th
Just want to survive this year and it will be interesting to see how the players handle the step up. This years squad.
Last edited by marty78; 18-05-2012 at 18:11.
well done marty mate! Fantastic promotion.
iv got a history pic for one of my YP Guys my assman said he would a good league one player but he started playing in BSP and he played about 13 season in the PL he was a beast
Thanks mate. Look good and am top scorers and joint top after 14 games. Relegation is not a worry and am looking at a potential play-off place if I can keep everyone fit. Here is my league table so far and here are my results. The only problem might be how we deal with a bad patch. My next match is away to league leaders Nuneaton so a tough one.
Beat Nuneaton to go top.
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Targets for this season:
- Push for the playoffs- No, we had a pretty average league season
- Upgrade junior coaching+ something else- YES, junior coaching improved and youth facilities will be completed in October.
Finances- We're 850k in the bank thanks to some tournaments and friendlies.
Facilities- We managed to improve junior coaching again to average and youth facilities will be improved at the start of next season.
League Table- Back down to 14th but this season was experimental with a tactical change and I gave up when we were not going to make play-offs
Squad – The goals were shared around this year with Paul Heaton still shading it. Player of theseason has to go to Anton Blackwood though as he claimed 5 MOM's and grabbed 4 goals.
Tagged Prospects
Bradie Andrew YP03-A player with good potential and he is a CB. I'm getting a lot of defensive players through and the only attacking player with 5 stars PA I've had was a winger and I don't use them in my formation.
Joe Ballard YP04-another ball winning CM coming through, and he has decent potential.
Transfers- I'm clean!
YP Watch
Ollie Clunan YP01- He has played every game this season and improved well.
Luke Phillips YP02-Has improved despite a lack of games and now has 5 stars PA.
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
Last edited by ri916; 19-05-2012 at 11:29.
Good luck with the promotion push ri916.
Just had my youth intake nothing special again but atm my main concern is relegation. We are 20th with 8 games to go and a very tough run in.
Sorry for the double post but I played some more... How tense is this?
My final game is vs FC UNITED away.
Yup, we ended loosing both and getting relegated
Oh well I had a great time and will restart although I will definitely do it as Chester/FC United/ Carshalton as even had I stayed up it would have taken me a looooong time to get out of the BSN. Anyway I'll better get holidaying!
Right, i'm giving this another go with Cambridge City. Wasnt really interested in being Chester.
Season objective: Avoid relegation (achieved)
BSB Premier - 1st Promoted as champions
FA Cup - 1st round
FA Trophy - 3rd round
What a season. Fully deserved to win the league and did it with games to spare. We broke all sorts of club records and Garry Beasant (YP5a) won the golden boot. He now has 57 league goals in 100 apps. I just hope that if I get relegated I don't get sacked. Saying that I think that considering our dominance this year we should be ok.
No transfers.
This years intake has two worth a mention but nothing spectacular. They are Leon Kemp (YP8a) and Nick Gordon (YP8b)
Season 9 objectives:
My expectation - avoid relegation
Board expectation - avoid relegation
Media prediction - 24th
Hopefully it isn't too much too soon. Am pretty confident though.
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2038-39 Carshalton Atheltic : World Champs
League Table
Well not the season i was hoping for but oh well 3rd place and in the Champions League
My New Assman
Player Stats
New Stadium - Cheeky B***erds
Key Players
The Legend that is Doe History
The Legend that is Doe Biography
World Club Cup - Winners
Rich List
FA Cup - Swindon 6th Round
League Cup - Reading 3rd Round
Champions League - FC Porto Qtr Final beat them 5-1 at home but still wasnt enough they went through on away Goals
Youth Intake
Youth Intake
Next years objective : Win League & Champions League
Last edited by toonbalmy87; 21-05-2012 at 20:35.
Got a little bit of time on my hands after cutting short my night out, so thought i'd play my Chester save Just won our first game in 4 after a loss and 2 draws against opponents we were expected to beat, with Christian Walsh smashing in 6 goals!
L1: Notts County 1 - 6 Chester (Walsh x6)
JPT N Final: Carlisle 0 - 2 Chester (Walsh & Smart)
L1: Watford 2 - 6 Chester (Smart x3, Wood, Own Goal x2)
So an amazing start on my come back to this amazing challenge! Next up is Everton in the FA Cup 4th Round!
@Toonbalmy87, that is amazingly unlucky in the Champions League against Porto! You would never think about not going through to the Semi's after a 5 - 1 victory...
I think this year is our year for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy after knocking out League 2 opposition Carlisle who never posed much of a threat, winning 4 - 1 on aggregate (2-0 & 2-1). We have a slightly tough game coming up in the Final against Charlton but if you take a look at this, you will understand why i'm confident
I'm Really Confident!
TM- good to see you back mate . A great start to your comeback as you said.
Toon- That must have been disappointing going out in the quarters and coming 3rd. but you have to remember that your performances rely on players not retiring and getting good intakes, whereas the other clubs can just dip into the transfer market.
Just had the youth facilities go through. Unfortunately I didn't realise that if the current facilities were rented, then the next upgrade would be building facilities that we own. So I now have minimal youth facilities . It doesnt really matter at the moment because they go straight into the first team if they have decent potential.
Last edited by ri916; 20-05-2012 at 06:47.
Have you not updated the Hall Of Fame for a while? I'm suprised Toon or Drew don't have any of those empty ones...
Just been dealt a huge blow with Joe Crossley at right back picking up Damaged Achilles Tendon 3 months on the sidelines... Hopefully fan favourite bit part player Bilal Butt can step up to the plate! Christian Walsh is on a frenzy right now aswell, scoring as he sees fit!
just made the fatal mistake of not sending a no hope youth player home who had flu and now it's majorly backfired! My starting striker Paul Heaton is out for two weeks with a virus.
It's been nearly 4 years in coming, but I have just had my first goal from a YP tagged player!
edit: and two games later another different tagged player scores
Last edited by ri916; 20-05-2012 at 11:40.
Bloody hell I only had a couple of original players left after four years. They kept asking for silly contracts for me. I buckled on a couple of contracts because they were excellent tutors but most were released early. They were asking for £350 a week out of a £2500 budget. On yer bike.
I see I haven't updated since season 3 :S well here we go then just a quick one:
Past positions: http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m...mpetitions.png
Honours: http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m...etitions-2.png
Transfers: http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m..._History-6.png
Best Players:
YP stands for youth prospect, SP stands for Slight Prospect, SYP stands for special youth prospect.
Neil Ward is the best prospect by far, problem is he is VERY injury prone. Might look to sell him on for lots of money when I have a replacement!
Gus Navarro's epic career:
He somehow still succeeds at any level!
10 seasons, Championship.
@ Stothy, well done so far on reaching the Championship! Great achievement
Video's and 100 League Goals Entry
I was going to wait untill the end of the season to post this, but Christian Walsh has just picked up the most unlucky injury... He will miss the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final and probably the rest of the season He's only ever been injured 3 times previous to this for a total of 16 days overall! (I wish I could say the same about fellow striker Gary Beckford!) This guy doesn't have the potential to go much further unfortunately (according to the coaching staff), but no matter because this has been an amazing youth player.
Christian Walsh Entry For 100 Goals
Video - Must See
First off is an extremely unlucky moment for us, but despite conceding, we still went on to win the game!
Next up is Goal Of The Month and possibly Goal Of The Year from Centre Back Ryan James!


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Feds agree to allow sale of Wildwood to Plumas
Joshua SeboldStaff Writer3/24/2010Plumas County Community Development Commission Executive Director David Keller told his board at a Tuesday, March 17, meeting that he recently received a pleasant surprise in the form of a U.S. Department of Agriculture memo, which he took as a sign the Wildwood Village project would move forward.
Keller said the memo indicated that USDA Rural Development would be willing to allow Almanor Residential Incorporated to sell a section of Wildwood to the commission, as part of the commission's effort to consolidate the project and turn it into an affordable housing complex for seniors with low-income or disabilities.
In a telephone interview Chester area Supervisor Sherrie Thrall gave a quick history of Wildwood Village, located in downtown Chester.
Thrall indicated the Wildwood saga was very complicated and had been going on for quite some time, with many events occurring before she was even in office.
She said various parts of Wildwood were built with USDA loans and state bond money, with two different USDA departments involved in different housing developments in the complex.
Thrall said one section of Wildwood was originally intended for affordable housing for seniors, similar to the direction the entire project is moving now. The other two parts were for market rate and assisted living senior housing.
She said those second two sections never succeeded in attracting enough residents to be solvent.
The supervisor said the assisted living section probably failed because it took nearly 10 years to build and people's preferences shifted to remaining in their own homes during that time.
Thrall said the affordable housing section and senior center building, used by the Senior Nutrition Program in Chester, were much more successful, causing the CDC to decide that the whole complex might work out if it were all focused on that type of housing.
Recent CDC meetings have featured reports of sizable waiting lists for that type of housing, which would seem to support the feasibility of the plan.
The supervisor explained the new path led the CDC to ask both USDA departments involved in the project to write down the debt incurred by Almanor Residential, a nonprofit created to run Wildwood, which was never successful enough to pay off the federal construction loans.
Thrall said the project would also involve remodeling the assisted living units to be more appealing to independent seniors.
Back at the CDC meeting, Keller told the board he had begun to lose hope that the USDA would approve the attempt to revive the facility and make it solvent.
"Things looked a little grim for a while and we kind of had some heartburn on whether this was really going to happen right up to yesterday," he said.
He explained the CDC hadn't received official word that one of the branches of the USDA would approve the project, but he received a memo from a USDA employee that was originally sent from the Department of Agriculture administrator in Washington, D.C., to the state director in California approving the sale.
Keller said he was very relieved because this part of the project would have been the most costly to start over.
CDC Board Secretary and Finance Director Tom Yagerhofer attributed the memo to the efforts of the new USDA state director Glenda Humiston, who "got on the horn and said, 'why are you taking forever to do this? This stuff was turned in six months ago, and (she) apparently got some action."
"So we're going to send a very nice thank you to Glenda because apparently she was the one that finally got somebody in D.C. to pay attention to this," Keller added.
Both CDC employees agreed there was still much work to be done on the project, but they were optimistic because it seemed unlikely that one department of USDA would agree to the sale without the cooperation of the other, as both sides knew about each other's involvement in the proposal.
Keller placed his hand on the document he was so pleased about with a slightly sublime look on his face and told the board, "I still kind of can't believe I'm looking at this memo..."
Thrall, who had been eagerly awaiting news on the project at each CDC meeting for months, also displayed a mix of relief and disbelief as she interjected, "I think we should frame it or something."
Keller: "I tell you, it is unbelievable."
Yagerhofer: "Well, we called our rep to ask her if this was real."
Keller: "Yeah, I thought this maybe was a cruel April Fool's joke early."
Yagerhofer: "She sent it to us as a courtesy under the title of: 'I'm trying out our new scanner.'"
That last comment led to an eruption of laughter from the commissioners, followed by Keller's explanation that he coincidentally had a meeting scheduled with the Almanor residential board that afternoon.
"So we'll have much more happy news than we had intended to talk to them about today."
Keller began to wind down the topic by reading a few sentences from the memo.
"We have determined that it's in the best interest of the government to sell the property to PCCDC.
"This course of action will provide needed multi-family housing services to the area and will provide the least amount of disruption to the operation of the facility."
"I think that does sum it up. So we are unbelievably happy, and as I said we didn't think this day would come," Keller added.
"The amount of financial commitment that USDA Rural Development is putting into this project is tremendous," he concluded.


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Jan 28, 2013 1:47 PM
Redbirds 14u - Spot Available For 2013
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The Bridgeview Redbirds 14u Black team is looking for a multi-position player (98/99 - bday) to round off our 2012 / 2013 roster.
We will be playing indoor winter tournaments (some that we will host) while we are training thru the winter utilizing the local school gym's, Line Drive batting cages, and the Bridgeview Sports Dome.
The spring and summer will consist of many tournaments. We will play a USSSA schedule during the spring with our 8th graders by combining our non high school girls from both of our 14u teams. When the high school season is complete, the girls will rejoin their respective teams and we will then transition into our ASA summer schedule.
If you would like to come work out with the team, or prefer a private tryout contact Coach Tom St.Germain @ 708-932-3487, or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Check out our web site @ www.eteamz.com/bridgeviewredbirds
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