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Europa League Final Debate: How do Atletico Madrid and Fulham match up head-to-head?
We compare the potential starting line-ups of both sides...
Atletico Madrid and Fulham lock horns on Wednesday to be crowned winners of the inaugural edition of the Europa League.
Both sides have been lurking in the shadows of their more well-known city rivals, and now have the opportunity to make history by emerging triumphant in the final of Europe's second-tier competition.
With the final in Hamburg looming on Wednesday evening, Goal.com UK took a look at the Castrol Rankings of the two challengers' potential line-ups to get an insight into what to expect.
And in one of the closest head-to-heads so far, Fulham have the edge player-by-player with a 6-5 victory, but Atleti hold a slender points advantage.
It is at the back that Fulham seem to have the most telling presence, Mark Schwarzer, Brede Hangeland and Paul Konchesky holding sizeable advantages over their opposite numbers.
But the midfield is an entirely different story, as influential Portuguese winger Simao's advantage over the rest of the pack proves to be telling. Even Damien Duff's 195-point advantage over Jose Antonio Reyes only reduces the gap.
Up front, former Manchester United hitman Diego Forlan and one of Europe's hottest properties at the moment, Sergio Aguero, combine to ensure that Zoltan Gera and Bobby Zamora stand little chance by comparison. This gap could increase further if the latter is not able to overcome an Achilles injury in time for the final.
David DE GEA Rank:No.1126 Points: 403 Fulham by 276pts Mark SCHWARZER Rank: No.132 Points: 679
Tomas UJFALUSI Rank: No.648 Points: 530 Fulham by 7pts John PANTSIL Rank: No.616 Points: 537
Luis PEREA Rank: No.857 Points: 487 Fulham by 47pts Brede HANGELAND Rank: No.632 Points: 534
Alvaro DOMINGUEZ Rank: No.627 Points: 535 Atletico by 15pts Aaron HUGHES Rank: No.702 Points: 520
Antonio LOPEZ Rank: No.758 Points: 510 Fulham by 74pts Paul KONCHESKY Rank: No.428 Points: 584
Jose Antonio REYES Rank: No.1076 Points: 423 Fulham by 195pts Damien DUFF Rank: No.297 Points: 618
Raul GARCIA Rank: No.717 Points: 518 Atletico by 64pts Dickson ETUHU Rank: No.982 Points: 454
ASSUNCAO Rank: No.512 Points: 560 Fulham by 11pts Danny MURPHY Rank: No.476 Points: 571
SIMAO Rank: No.291 Points: 620 Atletico by 400pts Simon DAVIES Rank: No.1588 Points: 220
Diego FORLAN Rank: No.82 Points: 706 Atletico by 139pts Zoltan GERA Rank: No.487 Points: 567
Sergio AGUERO Rank: No.64 Points: 722 Atletico by 179pts Bobby ZAMORA Rank: No.588 Points: 543
Overall head-to-head score:
Atletico Madrid 5 Fulham 6
Overall points advantage: Atletico by 187
http://www.cottagersconfidential.com/2010/5/10/1465612/analysis-of-my-5-keys-to-victory
Analysis of " My 5 Keys to Victory for Fulham Against Arsenal"
Fulham lost yesterday to Arsenal 4 - 0 at the Emirates Stadium. Going into the match I thought this was going to be an extremely difficult match. I guess I was right. I wasn't expecting though for Arsenal to score four goals. This game was more about how great Arsenal played than how Fulham performed. I always go back to look at my "keys" to see if they were any factors to the result of the match. Below is an analysis of "my 5 keys to victory for Fulham against Arsenal."
1. Who will be in the lineup tomorrow? Well, Roy Hodgson made many changes to his lineup yesterday. As expected players like Jonathan Greening, Chris Smalling, and Kagisho Dikgacoi did play. The problem was how well did they play? Let's just say losing 4 - 0 it is hard to say anyone played well with that result. The lineup changes were a huge factor yesterday.
2. Fulham's strikers need to take advantage of any opportunity they get to score. Fulham as expected did not get many opportunities to score yesterday. On the small amount of chances they had, the strikers obviously did not take advantage of them. Okaka made a nice pass to Dempsey in the penalty box. It looked like he might have been fouled. The was no foul called on this play. Erik Nevland had a chance with a header late in the first half. His shot went over the net. There were just not enough chances for Fulham yesterday.
3. Fulham need to contain Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin. Fulham failed big time on this key. Andrei Arshavin and Robin van Persie both scored goals and were active the entire game. The back four did a horrible job on their strikers.
4. Kagisho Dikgacoi and Jonathan Greening need to be solid in the midfield. Again, with Fulham losing 4 - 0 it is tough to say anyone was solid yesterday. Arsenal controlled most of the match. Fulham had very little possession. Kagisho Dikgacoi and Jonathan Greening really did not make any impact in this match.
5. Mark Schwarzer again will need to be exceptional . I can't believe I am going to say this, but Mark Schwarzer actually made a mistake. He let Arshavin steal the ball from him which eventually led to the first goal. He rarely makes mistakes so I need to keep this mistake in perspective. However, since he was not exceptional in this match this key was a factor as well.
I was not optimistic going into this match. I was not expecting Fulham to lose 4 - 0. It was a bad result for the club.
In concluding, I think everyone of my "keys"were negative factors in this match. Again, this match was more about Arsenal than Fulham. I wouldn't be surprised to see them winning the League next year. The youngsters of Arsenal are starting to grow up.
Now that this post is over I can concentrate on getting excited for Wedneday. I think you might see some posts from me leading up to the biggest match in Fulham history
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1276387/Blow-Burnley-Fulham-England-slip-Fair-Play-ranking-lose-extra-Europa-League-spot.html?ITO=1490
Blow for Burnley and Fulham as England slip in Fair Play ranking and lose extra Europa League spot
Burnley's dream of a European tour is over after it was announced England had slipped down the Fair Play table.
From the coveted third place to a lowly seventh, England's demise has come at a cost to the Clarets who had hoped to sneak into the Europe via the back door.
UEFA reward the three 'cleanest' leagues on the continent with an extra spot in the Europa League, which this season will go to Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
England were ranked third last season and were expected to maintain that position when the latest results were published this week. However, their seventh-place standing will earn them nothing.
The news is also a blow for Fulham who now have to beat Atletico Madrid on Wednesday in the Europa League final to ensure their own passage back into the compeition next season.
The Cottagers were the best behaved team in England according to the rankings and would have had that to fall back on in the event of defeat in Hamburg.
Teams are graded on their discipline, respect for opponents and referees, positive play and behavior by fans and team officials.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1276387/Blow-Burnley-Fulham-England-slip-Fair-Play-ranking-lose-extra-Europa-League-spot.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0nXUT2RJV
http://www.fulham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=198317
Fulham - Two More Injury Worries!
This close to the Europa League Final is not the time to be picking up further injuries.
Unfortunately, in the 4-0 defeat to Arsenal, two more of our likely squad for the fixture in Hamburg, didn`t make the full ninety minute mark.
John Pantsil had to leave the pitch, with a thigh problem, whilst Bjorn Helge Riise was replaced after suffering from painful stomach cramps.
Of the two, Riise is the one giving more concern with the club fearing he`s picked up a virus, or as (Sir) Roy puts it,
"Pantsil has a slight muscle strain but the physios did not seem to be terribly disturbed. We will have to re-assess him."
"Riise was suffering from stomach cramps at half time. That could be worse. He has to go home and we hope it Is not a viral infection."
Fingers crossed these two make it for what will be the biggest game in Fulham`s history!
Read more: http://www.fulham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=198317#ixzz0nY83FEZi
Fulham - Zamora Injury Update!
As the 12th May draws ever closer, we`re no nearer to finding out whether Bobby Zamora will make the starting eleven.
Our nineteen goal striker continues to receive treatment on his Achilles problem and relating to the current position, (Sir) Roy has commented,
"Bobby is also making progress and we will have to see if he is fit enough to train, or whether he needs more time."
"Off course though, the more time he needs, the more difficult it makes my team selection because he has not trained or played since coming off against Hamburg."
Could Roy be thinking of starting with Bobby on the bench or will he risk him from the off?
Read more: http://www.fulham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=198315#ixzz0nY8NxClH
Fulham - To Err or Not To Err?
As one of only two players, the other being John Pantsil, who were in the starting eleven and who also turned out against Stoke in midweek, it was uncharacteristic for Mark Schwarzer to make an error.
The Australian keeper has been one of our more consistent performers over the last two years but, as we all know, errors are part and parcel of the game.
Being a keeper though, you`re cut from different silk and being a proud bunch, it`s probably inevitable that Mark was reluctant to take any blame for his gaff, as (Sir) Roy explains,
"Schwarzer is blaming the pitch, saying it took a bobble, but nobody believes him!"
"Mark made a very uncharacteristic error - but I am pleased he has got it out of his system."
Exactly, the Nordbank Arena is not the place for anyone to commit an error / mistake. If Atletico Madrid are to be beaten it`ll need to be one of those nights where everyone is on top of their game.
Read more: http://www.fulham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=198314#ixzz0nY8fNX4W
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1276581/Danny-Murphy-demands-final-fling-Fulham-bring-home-Europa-League-trophy.html?ITO=1490
Danny Murphy demands final fling from Fulham to bring home Europa League trophy
Danny Murphy has urged Fulham to complete the fairytale when they face Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Europa League final.
The Cottagers have defied all odds during their arduous 10-month march to the Hamburg Arena by producing a string of giant-killing displays.
Big-spending holders Shakhtar Donetsk, Italian giants Juventus and German champions Wolfsburg are among the victims strewn across the 18 matches it has taken to reach the final.
Dan the man: Murphy is desperate to finish the job against Atletico Madrid
Universally acclaimed for reaching a European showpiece and doing it the hard way, Fulham are braced for the biggest match in their 131-year history.
But Murphy insists the plaudits will sound hollow unless they claim the club's first major piece of silverware.
'Even though we deserve the praise we're getting, it won't make it feel any better if we wake up on Thursday morning without having won the trophy,' said the club captain.
'It's great to be in the final but we want to win and complete the fairytale. If we manage that we can be pleased with ourselves and look back with huge satisfaction on a wonderful season.
'For us to win would be an unbelievable achievement. To do what we've done is remarkable with the squad and the budget we have.
'We know it will be difficult because that's the way it's been in every match of this competition.'
Mirroring virtually their entire European campaign, Fulham are expected to be up against it one last time after bookmakers installed Atletico as clear favourites.
Roy Hodgson's side have spent the season making a mockery of predictions so another upset would hardly be surprising, but Murphy insists Atletico start in pole position.
The Spanish club may sit in mid-table of La Liga but they have also reached the final of the domestic cup and bristle with attacking options in Sergio Aguero, Jose Antonio Reyes and Diego Forlan.
'I wouldn't understand if people made us favourites. You have to base it on the players the team has and the budgets they work from,' he said.
'I'd hazard a guess that Atletico's wage bill is far greater than ours. They have a lot of top-class international players
'We deserve respect for what we've achieved but they're still the favourites. That's no problem to us anyway, we're used to it now. If we play well we can beat anybody.'
Murphy helped Liverpool win the 2001 UEFA Cup but insists Fulham's European adventure is a greater achievement.
'There's a big difference - at Liverpool you're expected to be in finals every year,' said the 33-year-old midfielder.
'When we started out on this campaign even the die hard fans probably didn't anticipate such a wonderful run to get to the final.
'This is a different type of satisfaction. The expectancy hasn't been there and the underdog tag has stuck with us throughout the competition.
Dangerous: Fulham's defenders will have to keep a close eye on Aguero'A good analogy is that the other day Liverpool were talking about winning the Europa League as a consolation.
'We're talking about it being the best trophy in the club's history.'
Fulham are waiting for injury updates on striker Bobby Zamora and winger Damien Duff, who face a race against time to be fit from their respective achilles and leg problems.
'Hopefully Bobby and Damien will be fit,' said Murphy. 'It would be a shame if either of them were to miss out because they've contributed so much to this season.
'They've been two of our best players so it's fingers crossed because you want your best team available.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1276581/Danny-Murphy-demands-final-fling-Fulham-bring-home-Europa-League-trophy.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0nY99r2lI
http://www.teamtalk.com/fulham/6145898/Murphy-calls-for-one-last-Euro-push
Murphy calls for one last Euro push
Danny Murphy has urged Fulham to "complete the fairytale" when they face Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Europa League final.
"Even though we deserve the praise we're getting, it won't make it feel any better if we wake up on Thursday morning without having won the trophy," said the club captain.
"It's great to be in the final but we want to win and complete the fairytale.
"If we manage that we can be pleased with ourselves and look back with huge satisfaction on a wonderful season.
"For us to win would be an unbelievable achievement. To do what we've done is remarkable with the squad and the budget we have.
"We know it will be difficult because that's the way it's been in every match of this competition."
"I wouldn't understand if people made us favourites. You have to base it on the players the team has and the budgets they work from," he said.
"I'd hazard a guess that Atletico's wage bill is far greater than ours. They have a lot of top-class international players
"We deserve respect for what we've achieved but they're still the favourites.
"That's no problem to us anyway, we're used to it now. If we play well we can beat anybody."
"There's a big difference - at Liverpool you're expected to be in finals every year," said the 33-year-old midfielder.
"When we started out on this campaign even the die hard fans probably didn't anticipate such a wonderful run to get to the final.
"This is a different type of satisfaction. The expectancy hasn't been there and the underdog tag has stuck with us throughout the competition.
"A good analogy is that the other day Liverpool were talking about winning the Europa League as a consolation.
"We're talking about it being the best trophy in the club's history."
"Hopefully Bobby and Damien will be fit," said Murphy.
"It would be a shame if either of them were to miss out because they've contributed so much to this season.
"They've been two of our best players so it's fingers crossed because you want your best team available."
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/10/05/10/SOCCER_Atletico_Madrid_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=soccer
DE GEA AWARE OF ZAMORA THREAT
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea is wary of the threat posed by Fulham striker Bobby Zamora.
The 29-year-old has had a breakthrough season with Fulham and still hopes to be fit to face the Spaniards in Wednesday's Europa League final in Hamburg despite a long-standing Achilles injury.
Such has been his form this term he is even expected to be named by Fabio Capello in England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad.
That has not escaped the attention of De Gea, who is wary of the threat posed by the Cottagers on the break - and Zamora in particular.
He told Marca: "They are very physical and will have to defend very well to stop us scoring and I will have to be very careful to stay on my game.
"In addition Zamora is a great player and I'll have to be aware of him."
At the start of the season, De Gea, 19, could not have imagined he would have a pair of finals to look forward to.
Coach Abel Resino had brought in Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid as one of his highest-profile summer signings.
But their poor early-season form meant Resino was shown the door, replaced by Quique Sanchez Flores, while 20-year-old Asenjo's errors saw him replaced in the first team by De Gea.
The campaign has been on the whole disappointing for Atletico, as they failed in the Champions League and will finish the Primera Division season in a relatively lowly ninth.
The silver lining though is a pair of cup finals, on Wednesday against Fulham and a week later against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey, giving De Gea plenty to be proud of at such an early stage in his career.
"I don't know if this is the season of my life, but it is so far, because it's been very good in that I played in the Primera Division," he said.
"Playing finals is a dream and hopefully we can win both.
"This was unthinkable when the season started, because I didn't play much for the team, but I knew that by working and struggling I would have a chance, and I had to seize it."
Atletico have not won a major title since their league and cup double in 1996.
"A final is always special, but this is still more so because it's a long time that the club has not won a title and we want to do, so let's go for the two competitions," said De Gea.
"I don't remember much about the double, but I've seen a lot of videos and pictures and hopefully it will be repeated because it was a very big party."
While things have got better and better for De Gea, injury was added to insult for Asenjo on Saturday when, in a rare start in the 1-1 draw against Sporting Gijon, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
He is due to undergo surgery tomorrow and is expected to be sidelined for around six months.
http://fourfourtwo.com/news/restofeurope/53882/default.aspx
EXCLUSIVE Roy won't enjoy final
Fulham are preparing for their first ever European final – but manager Roy Hodgson has admitted he's not going to enjoy the experience.
The Cottagers have exceeded all expectations in their run to the Europa League final, but the well-respected gaffer has been in the game too long to kick back and have a good time – as he reveals in an exclusive interview for an official UEFA online magazine created by the folks behind FourFourTwo.
"The idea of enjoying matches goes out of the window when you sign your first professional contract," insists Hodgson, who has been a manager since 1976. "After that the only enjoyment you can get is doing your job well – that means winning."
Hodgson acknowledges that victory won't come easily against Atletico Madrid – "a really top team" who eliminated Liverpool in the semi-finals – but insists that reputations count for nothing in finals.
"Luckily, the match isn't going to be decided on who has the most previous experience in Europe or the most famous players," he says. "It'll be won by the team who play the best football on the night."
See the Hamburg Final Online Magazine for full exclusive interviews with Hodgson, Brede Hangeland, Quique Sanchez Flores, Andy Roxburgh and others, plus much much more.
http://cottagers.blogspot.com/2010/05/hamburg.html
We're going to Hamburg! Which is a bit scary. I did question whether I had any right to attend the final but as a season ticket holder for four years (will I will be) and having already been to watch Fulham overseas in Switzerland then I think I'm justified in having one of the 12,000+ tickets made available.
Also my trip has been funded by Mr Paddy Power after a successful punt on Fulham and Athletico getting to the final as mentioned here and also a bet on Chelsea betting Wigan by more than five goals this weekend. It's hard to like Chelsea but the way they have pummelled teams this season is worthy of the title.
Here are some OFFICIAL UEFA statistics:
•Atlético have reached the final of a major UEFA club competition on four previous occasions, enjoying just one triumph. That came in the 1961/62 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup when they drew 1-1 with ACF Fiorentina in Glasgow before beating the Italian side 3-0 in a replay at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart on 5 September 1962. Thus, Atlético won their only major European trophy on German soil.
•They also reached the 1962/63 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, but – in their only previous final meeting with an English side – lost 5-1 to Tottenham Hotspur FC at De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam.
•Overall, their record in six major UEFA showpiece matches reads W1 D2 L3 (not including the European/South American Cup), scoring six goals and conceding 14 in those games.
•Current Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has been involved in one major European final before, with his FC Internazionale Milano side losing the 1996/97 UEFA Cup showpiece 4-1 on penalties at San Siro after trading 1-0 home wins with FC Schalke 04.
•Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer played for Middlesbrough FC in the final of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup, which his side lost 4-0 to Atlético's Liga rivals Sevilla FC.
• Danny Murphy is the only Fulham player to have won a UEFA Cup final, having been on the victorious side with Liverpool FC in the 2000/01 edition. The Reds beat Spanish side Deportivo Alavés 5-4 thanks to an extra-time golden goal at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund. Thus, his only previous UEFA club competition final against a Spanish side in Germany ended in victory.
•The final will be Atlético's 75th UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League outing and Fulham's 25th. Atlético have disputed 211 UEFA club competition games to Fulham's 32.
•Fulham are now unbeaten in their last five European games since a 3-1 loss at Juventus in their round of 16 first leg. The London side will be competing on German soil for the third successive round after meeting VfL Wolfsburg and HSV in the quarter and semi-finals respectively; away from home, they beat the 2008/09 Bundesliga champions 1-0 before drawing 0-0 with Hamburg.
•The final will be Fulham's 19th game since they started their UEFA Europa League campaign in the third qualifying round. Their record in 18 European fixtures this season reads W11 D4 L3, scoring 30 goals and conceding 16. It will be Atlético's 17th European fixture since their campaign began in the UEFA Champions League play-off round. Their 16 games thus far have given them the tally W4 D8 L4, scoring 17 goals and conceding 22.
•• Atlético have lost all three of their UEFA club competition penalty shoot-outs to date; 7-6 at home to Derby County FC in the 1974/75 UEFA Cup, 3-1 at Fiorentina in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup and 3-1 at home against Villarreal in a 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup final.
•The referee is Italy's Nicola Rizzoli, who bossed Manchester United's game against Bayern Munich from which the German side advanced on away goals after United's right back was dismissed for two soft yellow cards. Well, a soft second yellow at any rate. He has refereed Atheltico before - an Intertoto cup defeat by Romanian side Gloria 1922 Bistriţa in 2007.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_6145899,00.html
Murphy orders one last push
Fulham skipper warns plaudits will sound hollow unless they land trophy
Danny Murphy gave Fulham a frank rally-cry ahead of their Europa League final - complete the fairytale.
The Cottagers are within one win of securing the greatest result in their 131-year history as they take on Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's European showpiece.
In the 18 games it has taken Fulham to reach the Nordbank Arena, Roy Hodgson's side have defied odds to upset a host of clubs across the continent, including big-spending holders Shakhtar Donetsk, Italian giants Juventus and German champions Wolfsburg.
The Premier League outfit have earned rave reviews for reaching the final in Hamburg but club captain Murphy, who won the same trophy with Liverpool in 2001, says the arduous 10-month campaign will count for nothing unless they are crowned winners in Germany.
"Even though we deserve the praise we're getting, it won't make it feel any better if we wake up on Thursday morning without having won the trophy," said the 33-year-old.
Hodgson's side have spent the season making a mockery of predictions so another upset would hardly be surprising, but Murphy insists Atletico start in pole position.
Zamora & Duff injuries
http://www.cottagersconfidential.com/2010/5/10/1465782/i-also-want-fulham-to-win-the
I also want Fulham to win the Europa League Final for all the small clubs in the EPL
As we get closer to the Europa League Final I keep going back to how incredible this journey has been for Fulham. They are a mid - table club right now in the EPL. I think in the future they could possibly be a top half of the table club consistently most years. In comparison to the "big four" they are a small club. The fact that they are a small club makes this story even better.
The game of football is dominated by the teams who have the most money. They can spend more money on players than a team like Fulham. The Cottagers have to be smart on who they sign and spend their money wisely. They have succeeded in building their club against the difficult financial advantage that bigger clubs have.
Fulham cannot win the Barclays Premier League the way the league is currently structured. However, they have proven to be very competitive in the league and Europe. The credit goes to the manager, the owner, and the players. Everyone that is associated with Fulham should be very proud of getting to the Final of the Europa League.
There is one more step in their quest and that is trying to win the Final on Wednesday. To win this match would be incredible not just for Fulham, but I think for all the small clubs in the EPL. I think a win for Fulham could help clubs like Blackburn, Stoke City, Sunderland, and Wigan. These clubs and their fans would know that maybe they can win Europe someday just like Fulham accomplished it . The odds are stacked against all of these clubs including Fulham. It comes down to money.
Middlesborough almost accomplished winning the UEFA Cup in the 2005/ 2006 season. They got to the Final and lost. It is a great accomplishment getting there, but winning it is a completely different story. After Middlesborough lost this match their manager took the England job. Three years later the club was relegated to the Championship.
If fulham win how can this help the other smaller clubs in the EPL? As I stated before maybe the mentality of these clubs change. They now see a club just like them win a European Championship. The next time a larger club comes knocking on the door to "cherry pick" one of their best players away, maybe this time the smaller club says "no". They hold on to the players they have and try to build on the structure already in place. The transfer money offers makes it difficult, but if you are building a team you believe in I think you need to hold on to your "key Players".
The money in football makes it very hard for smaller clubs. I just would like them to see what can be accomplished. I think a win for Fulham could be beneficial for the EPL.
All of this talk brings me back to my favorite movie of all time. It is Hoosiers starring Gene Hackman. It is a story about a small Indiana high school basketball team that defies the odds and wins the State Championship. The coach asks his players if they have anything to say before they play the biggest game of their lives. In the movie Hoosiers, one player says " let's win this one for all the small schools who never had a chance to get here."
Don't get me wrong. I do want Fulham to win this match for themselves and their fans. But, I also hope it could be beneficial for other clubs just like Fulham. I also want Fulham to win the Europa League Final for all the small clubs in the EPL.


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Does a Fobus Paddle Holster qualify or has this been outlawed???
Nothing has been disqualified as long as it is either a shouldler holster or a holster attached to the belt. I have seen nothing that has indicated a specific holster has been disqualified. I think there was a thread that specifically talked about this holster earlier in this forum.
Just my personal opinion, but if I was doing open carry, I would want the holster to have a retention feature (http://www.fobusholster.com/catalog/Thumb_Lever_Holsters-31-1.html).
I make the pancake and avenger style holsters for open carry. I can usually add a strap for retention if desired but as far as having to have them no. My holster have the retention and the cant to prevent someone from coming up behind you and pulling it out easily and your gun will not bounce out.
While taking his Tx LTC course my brother fell in love with the holster our instructor was using for demonstration purposes. He liked it so much, he bought one. Its one of those outside the waistband plastic holsters with the pushbutton release on the side.
While waiting for it to arrive he read up on it and found that more people have an accidental discharge while drawing from this kind of holster than with any other type. Evidently folks push the release button with their trigger finger, but forget to release their inward finger pressure as they draw the handgun, resulting in the finger pulling the trigger as it clears the holster.
To prevent making this kind of potentially deadly mistake, the first thing my brother did, before ever carrying with it out of the house, was practice drawing his unloaded weapon about a hundred times a day for two or three days, to condition himself on the proper and safe way to push the release button and draw the handgun without allowing his trigger finger to touch it on the way out. He was terrified, rightly so, that he would have a careless accidental discharge out in public if he was ever in a "draw your gun" type of situation.
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Back in 2007, the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise published a debate between two exercise scientists on what seemed like a completely asinine topic: "Does Dehydration Impair Exercise Performance?" It had never occurred to me that anyone might doubt the obvious truth of this premise—so I was shocked when I saw that the author of the dissenting opinion was Tim Noakes, the author of what I viewed as the definitive running science book, Lore of Running. And by the time I finished reading the debate, I was as surprised as anyone to discover that I agreed with Noakes.
Since then, the dehydration debate has gone mainstream. Noakes published a book called Waterlogged in 2012, and pretty much every major publication interested in exercise and fitness has published some variation on the "everything you knew about hydration is wrong" theme. I've written several of them myself. But the debate hasn't gone away—or been settled one way or another. In fact, as time has passed, my views on hydration have gotten blurrier rather than clearer.
So the publication of a new review in the journal Sports Medicine, from Eric Goulet of the University of Sherbrooke in Canada and Martin Hoffman of the University of California Davis Medical Center, offers a good excuse to take stock of where the debate currently stands. Pondering the role of dehydration in sport leads to all sorts of seemingly esoteric digressions: How do you define "dehydrated"? What's the difference between drinking "to thirst" and drinking "as much as you want"? What happens to your sense of thirst when you're secretly hydrated by IV? But the new review cuts straight to the bottom line and asks the practical question: Do endurance athletes perform better when they drink as much as they want, or when they follow a pre-planned drinking protocol that aims to minimize their fluid losses?
Before getting to the results, it's worth laying out a few points that scientists generally do agree on. One is that not drinking at all, or not paying attention to your thirst cues, will eventually hurt your performance.
Another is that even if you do pay attention to your thirst cues and drink when you feel like it, you will lose a substantial amount of fluid during prolonged exercise on a moderate or warm day. Thirst is not sufficient to convince you to replace all your sweat losses as they happen. As Noakes and others have pointed out, your body can make some changes internally to keep the composition of your blood roughly stable, and you'll produce some extra water internally as a byproduct of the metabolic fuel you burn during exercise. But the bottom line is that you'll lose substantially more weight than you would if you were following the advice of the American College of Sports Medicine, which recommends aiming to lose less than 2 percent of your starting weight.
In this plot, each black square represents a different study. If the square is to the right of the center line, it means that the study found that unplanned ad libitum drinking led to better results; if the square is to the left, it means that pre-planned hydration led to better results. The bigger the square, the more subjects were in the study. Notice that the biggest squares cluster near zero, while the strongest effects (both positive and negative) come from the tiniest studies. It's probably worth noting that the two data points strongly favoring ad libitum (~4.5 percent advantage) come from Noakes's lab; the data point strongly favoring pre-planned (~4 percent advantage) comes from the lab of Stavros Kavouras, whose studies consistently find that even mild dehydration harms performance.
Again, the big circles represent the big studies, and they tend to cluster around zero, meaning that performance was similar between drinking to thirst and planned drinking. The little circles, representing the smaller studies, are farther away from zero—but there's no systematic trend where bigger weight loss corresponds to better or worse performance.
Why are they hedging their bets? They point out a few reasons that thirst may not always be reliable. One is that your thirst sensations change as you get older, making you less sensitive to changes in fluid levels. Another is that temperature extremes alter the hormonal responses to hydration levels: when you're cold, not only do you feel less thirsty, but your levels of the key fluid-regulating hormone arginine vasopressin respond differently. Other factors like psychological stress and stomach discomfort can also influence your desire to drink even when you would otherwise be thirsty.
And then there's the practical issue. In hydration studies, "drinking as desired" means grabbing a bottle that's sitting right next to the treadmill or exercise bike whenever you want. In a marathon, it means grabbing a cup (or, if you're a elite runner, a bottle) once every 5K or so and trying to splash some into your mouth as you run past at the fastest speed you can sustain. It's logistically impossible to drink every time the spirit moves you, so the comparison between drinking according to plan or to thirst in that context gets very blurry.
In competition, two things change. One is that the circumstances make it harder to respond naturally to thirst; the other is that very slight changes in performance that are irrelevant in other contexts become important. The evidence on whether mild dehydration harms performance in any meaningful way is sparse, conflicting, and deeply flawed—but my guess, at this point, is that (all else being equal) it does. One of the ways we've evolved to protect ourselves from dehydration, in addition to thirst and hormonal changes, is that physical exertion starts to feel harder—and that may translate into slower race times.
Dehydration may slow you down—but so too does rehydration. The pre-planned regimens in the new review typically had drinking rates of about a liter (34 ounces) per hour, and sometimes higher. That's a lot to choke down while you're breathing hard, and a lot to have sloshing around and potentially upsetting your stomach. If nothing else, it's adding more than 2 pounds to your weight every hour. In other words, rehydrating aggressively may solve one problem but create others. The lack of any big effect in the review may simply indicate that the pros and cons of drinking more tend to balance out on average, not that dehydration has no impact.
So, in the end, maybe it really does depend. If you're a super-heavy sweater, the balance may shift in favor of a more aggressive hydration strategy. If your stomach rebels when you try to drink on the run, maybe it's not worth forcing it (though that skill that can be improved with practice). And of course, in the real world, you can never entirely separate hydration from fueling: your drinking choices will also depend on—or perhaps even be dictated by—how many and what type of calories you're trying to take in. But, speaking of endlessly contentious debates, let's leave that one for another time.


. (Radio.com) JAY-Z paused his concert in Cleveland, Ohio earlier this month(Nov. 19) when he spotted a nine-year-old girl in the audience. Then, he launched into an inspiring, impromptu speech, telling her she has the potential to be president.
"You can be anything you want to be in this world," JAY-Z said. 'At this very moment America is way more sexist than they are racist, but you young lady, you got the potential to be the next president of the United States, you believe that."
The rapper is currently on tour supporting his latest album 4:44, which is reportedly his highest grossing solo tour to date. Watch a clip of the speech here.


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Q: Gerrit server giving Gateway timeout I have Gerrit installed on a Linux server port for GIT code review. In GIT i have several repositories out of which one repository is having large data size (Around 30GB in multiple branches).
Now whenever i try to view objects using "GITWEB" option in Gerrit, it takes around 30sec time and then throws GATEWAY TIMEOUT ERROR.
I tried deleting few old branches to free up some space but it didn't give me any solution.
Please suggest, your help is much appreciated.

A: First, you can increase the amount of gerrit's Java memory.
ex) /gerritInstallDir/etc/gerrit.config
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Dino Risi (* 23. Dezember 1916 in Mailand; † 7. Juni 2008 in Rom) war ein italienischer Filmregisseur und Drehbuchautor.

Risi gilt als einer der Altmeister der Commedia all'italiana. Er arbeitete mit großen Schauspielern – darunter Sophia Loren oder Marcello Mastroianni – und gab ihnen zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für ikonische Auftritte. Eine besondere Bekanntheit erfuhr Der Duft der Frauen mit Vittorio Gassman (später US-amerikanische Neuverfilmung unter dem gleichen Titel Der Duft der Frauen).

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Risi traf nach einem Abschluss in Medizin, einer Ausbildung als Psychiater und Tätigkeiten als Kolumnist für Zeitungen 1940 Alberto Lattuada, der ihm einen Posten als Regieassistent beim Film Piccolo mondo antico anbot. Während des weiteren Kriegsverlaufes hielt er sich in der Schweiz auf, wo er in Genf Filmkurse bei Jacques Feyder belegte. Nach Ende des Krieges und zurück in Italien drehte Risi Kurzfilme, die bei prestigeträchtigen Festivals in Venedig und Brüssel gezeigt wurden. 1951 legte er, nach einigen Drehbüchern, sein Langfilmdebüt Vacanze col gangster vor. In den Folgejahren inszenierte er für die Titanus Film erfolgreiche Komödien, die Einflüsse des Neorealismus verarbeiteten und dramatische Situationen mit komisch-sentimentalen Aspekten versah (was auch als "rosa Neorealismus" bezeichnet wurde). 1961 gilt wegen Risis Una vita difficile als das Geburtsjahr der Commedia all'italiana. Auch seine folgenden Werke zeigen deren innewohnende Komik, unterhalb der sich aber Kritik und Selbstkritik verbirgt, sarkastisch und ironisch formuliert. In den 1970er Jahren versuchte Risi deutlich Gegenwartsbezüge zu je aktuellen Stoffen einzuweben; seine Filme waren bis 1978 durchweg erfolgreich. Häufiger Filmeditor war Alberto Gallitti. Das Spätwerk ist sperriger und auch mit Fernseharbeiten angereichert.

Risi lebte in einer Suite eines bekannten römischen Hotels, seitdem er seine Frau Claudia verlassen hatte. Er veröffentlichte 2004 seine Autobiografie unter dem Namen I miei mostri. Seine Söhne Marco und Claudio sind ebenfalls Regisseure. Auch seine beiden Brüder Fernando und Nelo arbeiten als Kameramann bzw. als Regisseur und Drehbuchautor in der Filmbranche.

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Risis Film Großmutter Sabella gewann 1957 auf dem Internationalen Filmfestival von San Sebastián die Goldene Muschel.
Der sehr erfolgreiche Film Verliebt in scharfe Kurven erhielt 1963 beim Mar del Plata Film Festival in Argentinien den Preis für die Beste Regie. Bei den Internationalen Filmfestspielen von Venedig 2002 wurde er mit dem Ehrenlöwen für sein Lebenswerk ausgezeichnet.

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 1941: Old-Fashioned World (Piccolo mondo antico) – Regie: Mario Soldati

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Laurie Hendren
Laurie Hendren (December 13, 1958 – May 27, 2019) was a professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill for 30 years. She was a world leader in programming languages and compilers. Her work in this area was so influential that, in addition to being awarded the 2019 Dahl-Nygaard Prize for seminal contributions to program analysis of procedural, object-oriented and aspect-oriented programming languages, she was chosen to be one of the 54 women from across the ages who appear in the Notable Women in Computer Science Card Deck.
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SOOT was just one of the many long-lasting open source infrastructures that Professor Hendren created. Her final contribution along these lines McLab, was an open source alternative to the widely used MATLAB.
Professor Hendren's contributions were not limited to these frameworks. She also made important contributions to program analysis itself, especially with regard to pointer analysis.
One seminal contribution there was to highlight the importance of differentiating between pointers that always point to the same object, and pointers that could but might not point to the same object.
Her last project, OPAL, was a patient portal that empowered cancer patients by facilitating access to their medical records, access to information about their disease, and communication with their healthcare providers. OPAL was awarded an excellence prize by the Quebec Government.
For many of her projects, she mobilized and trained an army of students to work with her. A significant proportion of the compiler community in Canada active in 2020 was trained by Professor Hendren. She had a special ability to motivate and mobilize a group of students around a common goal. She received the Leo Yaffe Award for excellence in teaching from McGill University in recognition of her abilities.
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This recipe is quick and easy. Make on the weekend for a quick go-to sweet healthy snack during the week.
1. Mix the PURE SUPERFOOD, water, lemon juice and zest together in a bowl and let them sit while you measure the other ingredients.
2. Measure your other in ingredients into a food processor, add the PURE SUPERFOOD mix.
3. Process all ingredients for 1 minute or until the mixture forms a thick paste.
4. Roll into balls and toss into extra coconut. Refrigerate for one hour and ENJOY!


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Best Indoor TV Antenna Australia
Why spend on cable? You can pick up a TV antenna and you have the choice of indoor and outdoor ones.
We think indoor ones are better – they're much easier to install. They're also smaller than their counterparts. We've talked about 5 great ones any Aussie would love.
Best Indoor TV Antenna
These are our top 5 picks:
One for All Value Line – Best Indoor Antenna Overall
One for All HD – Best Premium Antenna
Sansai – Best Cheap Antenna
One for All Design – Best Looking Antenna
TechBrands – Best Antenna With Adjustable Gain
1. One for All Value Line
The One for All device is small. If you're going to place it in a tiny space, you don't have to worry about it being an eyesore. We're also fans of its design as it's just two receptors on a black base and looks chic.
You can purchase it for $59. It's not the most affordable but it's not on the pricier side of the spectrum. You can think of the money spent as an investment.
It comes with superb reception. It lets you block 3G and 4G networks. Not all antennas come with the feature, only the best. You can fully adjust it too. This makes sure that your reception is crystal-clear.
You can adjust it by moving the loop on its face. It's easy to grip and feels great in your hands. You can use it to optimize the aerials.
What's its radius? You'll be able to use it up to 15 km away from your nearest transmitter. We had no problem with it delivering and receiving signals. Anyone who's purchased it would agree too. This is superb as indoor antennas are known to not receive as clear of transmissions as outdoor counterparts.
What's its receiving power? 42 dBuv.
Sadly, it doesn't come with HD capabilities. This might be a deal-breaker for many.
When you purchase it, you'll get a 1-year warranty. You're getting coverage from the manufacturer. You can visit their site and learn more.
Out of the box, you're getting an expert manual. If you visit their site, you can also read more. This will help you decide if you want to purchase the product or not.
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2. One for All HD
It's not the daintiest antenna. However, it looks chic. Its size will be the first thing you notice, but its design doesn't make it an eyesore.
The device can be used as flat standing. If you want, it can be mounted to a wall, though.
Compared to the option above, it's not the most affordable. You'll be able to pick it up for $99 and is the most expensive option in our review. Think of the money spent as an investment.
Unlike the antenna above, we're told of its dimensions. It comes in at 9.0 x 4.3 x 16 cm. As you can see, it's quite thin.
What's great about it is that it's compatible with 4K Ultra HD. In our opinion, this makes its price well-worth it.
You won't have to deal with interference. It comes with an active noise reduction filter.
What's impressive about it is that it comes with gain control. If you don't know what gain is, it's the strength of the signals an antenna can send or receive in a specific direction. Is its gain control automatic? Yes.
What kind of warranty do you get? Nothing too extensive. You'll be covered for 1 year. Once again, you can visit the manufacturer's site and learn more. We think the manual it comes with is pretty easy to read. This is something you want if you've never installed a unit before, especially an indoor one.
What's also appreciated is that you get an AC power adapter out of the box.
What's its range? We're not told of this, unfortunately. Around 15-25 KM is a good guess, though.
3. Sansai TV Antenna
We're fans of affordable antennas. The ATN228C is similar in price to the first entry. Considering how much it costs, it's not too expensive. That being said, it's not cheap either.
To be honest, we don't like the way it looks. Its design is reminiscent of an antenna for the outdoors. It's not something you want inside a room.
Sadly, we're not told what its dimensions are. This would have given us a better idea of how easy it would blend into a room.
But we know how much it weighs: it's 0.8kg.
Although we're not that fond of its appearance, it's a superb antenna. How else would it have made our list? It comes with a built-in amplifier. If you're not a fan of its price, this makes it worth it. We've mentioned amplifiers several times in our article. However, we've not talked about what they exactly do; well, they correct weak signals.
They work similarly to audio amplifiers, by raising the volume of various sounds. As indoor antennas don't get good signals as the outdoor kind, you will be pleased with it.
What also helps with signals is its gain control. If you remember, the second entry on our list also comes with the feature.
In the warranty department, you're not getting coverage provided by Kogan. The warranty is directly offered by the manufacturer.
Like most of the antennas we talked about, there's a good installation guide. Considering how indoor antennas are easier to install than outdoor ones, you won't have any trouble.
4. One for All Amplified Indoor Antenna with 25km Range
This is probably the best-looking entry on our list. It's very small and comes with a good colourway – it rocks a two-tone grey, which you don't see that often. You don't have to look close to notice that its exterior has texturing. That's because there's fabric incorporated into its design.
We are told of its dimensions too: 1.5 x 3.5 x 22 cm. This not only shows that it's small, but it's also thin.
How can you place it? You can either keep it standing or have it mounted on your wall. We prefer to keep it standing. Its good-looking exterior makes it decorative.
You'll be able to get good signals too. It comes with a radius of 25 km and you don't have to worry about reception. There is 3G and 4G filtering that prevents the loss of signal.
There are automatic noise reduction filters too. This makes sure that interference is very low.
It also makes use of multi-directional technology that helps it avoid blind spots. You don't have to change its antenna to get an improved signal.
Like the entry above, the cherry on top is that it can play 4K Ultra HD. However, it is on the pricier side. We think this along with its good looks makes its price worth it.
Unfortunately, we don't know how long the cables on the other entries are. However, we do know the length of the UE-SV9436. Its cable is 1.8m, and you won't be restricted.
What's the warranty like? The device is similar to its alternatives, as it also comes with 1-year coverage. We're disappointed that you don't get more, but it makes up for this in other ways. The manual you're getting out of the box is pretty easy to read, as well.
5. TechBrands Slim
We love the way it looks – it's futuristic in design. That being said, it's also rather in your face. Was this a good compromise? We don't know. However, it looks a lot like our first entry. It just rocks an improved design.
What's so great about its exterior is its sheen, which makes it look like a million bucks. Thankfully, it doesn't cost much. It's one of the more affordable options on our list.
It's also a standing antenna. Considering its look and shine, it's very ornamental.
You don't have to worry about broadband signals. It comes with a 4G LTE filter. Although this is appreciated, most of the units we talked about came with the capability too.
You are promised optimal performance as it has telescopic dipoles. The loop next to its antennas can also be adjusted, optimizing its aerial performance.
Like many of its counterparts, it comes with gain control.
We aren't told what its KM radius is like. But we do know its UHF and VHF frequency range. The former is 470.0MHz, 694.0MHz while the latter is 174.0MHz, 230.0MHz.
You don't have to worry about assembling it. The antenna comes preassembled out of the box, saving you all the hassle of putting it together.
Its warranty is not provided by Kogan but by the manufacturer.
Having discussed 5 of the best options around, we answered some questions you may have about the products. These will help you stay as informed as possible when purchasing indoor TV antennas.
How Do You Pick the Best Indoor TV Antenna?
One of the most important things to consider is the seller you're buying from. You need to well-informed before making the purchase, which is why the seller you choose matters. A good one would be able to answer any questions you have.
A good seller might also be able to offer the product at lower rates. If you look around, you'll find the same antenna going for different prices in different stores. The seller may offer a warranty on top of the manufacturers. You want something extensive, so look around.
Different manufacturers offer different quality. The majority of products on our list were from One For All. They're an acclaimed name in the game – so you won't go wrong buying from them.
Let's look more at warranties. The devices may be hard to install, which is why you could damage them in the process. Hopefully, the coverage you picked up has your back.
You won't be placing the antennas outside, which why their appearance matters. We were critical of the appearance of each product we discussed. To make sure they blend into your home, you need to look for smaller gadgets. The design matters too. If you remember, the One For All UE-SV9436 came with two-tone fabric, which caught our eye immediately.
Of course, ease of use is important too. If you've never set up an antenna before, purchasing one that's not pre-assembled could prove to be difficult. You need to make note of how readable its guide is. If it's a well-known model, there might be guides and tutorials about how to assemble it online.
What Features Do You Look for In Indoor TV Antennas?
Make note of the below points before making a purchase. The majority of the antennas we talked about come with them:
Mounting/Standing
Depending on your space, the antenna might look better mounted than standing. Hopefully, it comes with both features. We prefer the standing kind as they blend into a room and look neater.
3G/4G Blocking
Unless you want the networks to interfere with your reception, you should purchase an antenna that blocks them. They're not hard to find, thankfully. Most indoor and outdoor antennas come with this capability.
The larger its radius, the further away from transmitter towers you could be. This makes life easier as you may live quite far from the closest one.
If you want it to be able to work while sending weak signals, you would need an amplifier. If the antenna doesn't have one, you can always purchase it separately.
HD Capability
Why wouldn't you want access to 4K Ultra HD channels? Your viewing experience would be divine.
Noise Reduction Filters
With the presence of these filters, interference would be less of an issue. The more expensive the antenna, the more advanced the filters tend to be.
When it comes to Indoor TV antennas, they're much easier to install than their outdoor counterparts.
However, since they're placed inside, they won't always receive a clear signal . There are certain obstacles in the way that could weaken it.
That's why you need to do enough research before you settle on one.
We talked about the best products and discussed several things you should consider before purchasing them, so keep them in mind.
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Stocksbridge PS Boss Chris Hilton (on right) happy to "get monkey off his back"
It will be a confident Stocksbridge Park Steels that welcome East Division leaders Morpeth Town to Bracken Moor.
Steels ended their away drought by beating Pickering Town 2-0 last weekend to climb off the foot of the table and out of the bottom two.
Stocksbridge have lost just one of the last five and manager Chris Hilton wants his side to keep the run going but accepts it will be a tough task. "For me, they're the best side in the division so of course we know it's going to be a tough game,".said Hilton.
"We want to try and go another game unbeaten. We're unbeaten in three and have won two and drawn two of the last five games and kept three clean-sheets so it's been pleasing since the turn of the year.
"Our home record is decent so we'll try and get at them if we can. But it's important though we stay in the game, then you've always got a chance. We've tightened up at the back and started to look very solid it's just at the other end where we've not scored as many goals as we would have liked, although we've been creating chances. We just need to start turning more of our chances into goals.
Hilton was equally delighted and relieved with the win at Pickering and said: "It was good to get the first away win and get the monkey off our back.
Hilton is set to bring in a goalkeeper on loan to cover for the injured Hall, while Luke Mangham is ruled out after picking up a knock against Pickering. Tom Charlesworth is doubtful with the defender struggling with a back injury.
Gavin Smith's side comfortable beat Pickering 5-1 at Mill Lane the just before Christmas and will be confident of completing a league double over a side that have picked up just one point from the last three outings. "We'll look to carry on doing what we have been doing, moving the ball quickly get it into the box and we'll create chances" said Smith.
Frickley Athletic entertain play off chasing Stamford as they look to extend their unbeaten run to five games since the turn of the year.
Premier Division: Buxton v Stalybridge Celtic, Matlock Town v Nantwich Town.
East Division: Frickley Athletic v Stamford, Sheffield FC v Pickering Town, Stocksbridge PS v Morpeth Town. .


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Athletic Bilbao sack Garitano despite win
Athletic Bilbao have sacked coach Gaizka Garitano despite the Basque side's 1-0 win over Elche in La Liga.
Bilbao, who had enjoyed only one win in their previous seven games and are provisionally ninth in the table, announced the end of Garitano's two-year spell at the club in a statement.
"Athletic Bilbao have decided to relieve Gaizka Garitano and his team of their position in charge, which he took on Dec 5, 2018 (as a promotion) from the B team," the statement said.
"Athletic Bilbao would like to thank him for his dedication, effort and delivery since he took the first-team reins."
Garitano took Athletic to last season's Spanish Cup final, which is still to be contested against rivals Real Sociedad after it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Athletic finished 11th last season and the team has struggled to find consistency in this campaign.
"We know that we represent our people, that we are playing for something more than football," said Garitano after the game, before the announcement of his sacking.
"Whether I'm here or not, I want (Athletic to win)."
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Q: Using TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID with Django 1.8 I'm getting following warning when using Django 1.8:

?: (1_8.W001) The standalone TEMPLATE_* settings were deprecated in
  Django 1.8 and the TEMPLATES dictionary takes precedence. You must put
  the values of the following settings into your default TEMPLATES dict:
  TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID.

I'm using settings from Django 1.7. Where should the TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID go exactly in Django 1.8?

A: Remove TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID = 'Invalid: %s' or similar from the settings and add string_if_invalid to the options of the new TEMPLATES setting:
DEBUG = False
TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [
            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
        ],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
            ],
            'debug': DEBUG,
            'string_if_invalid': 'Invalid: "%s"'
        },
    },
]

Alternatively if you're using a production and a development settings file, add following statement to the development settings file:
DEBUG = True
TEMPLATES[0]['OPTIONS']['debug'] = DEBUG
TEMPLATES[0]['OPTIONS']['context_processors'].append('django.template.context_processors.debug')
TEMPLATES[0]['OPTIONS']['string_if_invalid'] = 'Invalid: "%s"'


Tik Maynard talks with Malahat volunteer Vanessa Herman about his 2012 Open Season Award-winning creative nonfiction story, "Buy BENSTON" (issue #178, Spring 2012).
How did you come across Mirza's story? Do you know Mirza? Did you interview him?
Mirza is not the character's real name. It's really the equivalent of John Smith in Croatia and I used it because the guy didn't want his real name used in the story. Much of the life he left in the Balkans is still ongoing and he didn't want to be known. Mirza made a conscious decision to leave the country twenty years ago and never looked back. He works in Canada now and has a family and he wanted to keep that life in the past separate from his present one.
I've known the guy since we were younger, we'd play basketball together but I never knew his story, or much about his former life until he told me in the interview. When I finished writing the story I gave it to him to read and he found it true to life. I interviewed him for about fifteen to twenty hours to get the story.
You said you've known Mirza since you were younger. Were you friends/neighbours as young adults? Or is he older than you and someone you looked up to?
Basically I went through high school while he was going through university, so yes, I looked up to him. Besides playing basketball we had a friendship that was like the way a younger brother looks up to an older brother who is five or six years older than him.
How did you convince him to let you interview him?
The hardest part was on my end, just figuring out how to interview someone: Should I record it? Write it down? Just remember what he said? Would it be awkward? Should I talk to him on the phone or offer to take him for coffee?
In the end he was really accommodating and it was really my fears that slowed us down. Once we got going it was fun and I ended up jotting down notes as we went and then going back and flushing out the interesting/dramatic parts.
What made you decide to assume Mirza's voice for this story?
I wrote two pieces. This was the second where I decided to experiment with voice. The first was written in third person and I actually felt more confident about it than this one. I entered both of them in the contest and this one won.
At the time I wrote this story I was reading Stein on Writing by Sol Stein and felt encouraged to experiment with form and try the first person point of view.
Did you stay faithful to Mirza while narrating in the first person or did you find yourself taking--or tempted to take--liberties?
The story was so phenomenal I didn't even need to. I could've expanded this into a book there was so much material. Mirza gave me so much detail and information to work with I felt it was like the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, where there is just so much already provided there is no room to make any of it up.
How much research went in to this story about the country? About the Zagreb Tobacco Factory?
Most of the information came from Mirza. He still has rosters from the basketball team he would bring out and show me as he talked. If I had a question about something I would go to Mirza with my questions first. I also have a lot of other friends from the Balkans and felt familiar with the history already. The area's history is tricky though. Even after I edited it several times and got a couple friends to look at before sending it in [Malahat editor] John Barton caught an historical error about former Yugoslavia.
Last Spring The Malahat Review hosted a discussion panel on CNF writing where one of the panelists insisted that all CNF writing was a personal essay in some way or another, either about the author's life or about a subject that was close to the author's heart. How is this story personal to you? Did writing it change you in any way?
The story is personal to me because it is the story of a young man going through a tough situation and realizing he has no power. And while this story is pretty intense we all go through this at some point in time.
I also know the main character fairly well and as I interviewed him my heart went out to him and his family. Whenever I read a book I get really involved and the same happened when I wrote this. The interesting part is I'm a slow reader and I found I was a slow writer. But every time I get to read I'm excited, and every time I got time to sit down and write I was excited. The excitement never left for one moment.
The main way writing this story changed me was that after I wrote this piece and its twin I looked back at what I had written before and it was the first decent thing I have ever written. I was like whoa, that was fun. People actually enjoyed reading it. I want to write more!
Even though you studied history at UBC and pursued a career as a horse trainer have you always considered yourself a writer?
I've always been a big reader. I always would've liked to be a writer but never thought it was a possibility. I thought people were born writers and you couldn't become one until I read the book by Stein and another one by Stephen King on writing techniques. I feel that you can learn all sorts of technical things about writing but the art of it comes from within. You either have it or you don't. You also learn from reading a lot. Now that I live in the U. S. I'm trying to read more American authors. But I would like to go back to school one day and do a writing degree.
Do you have a larger writing project on the go? A novel or novella? Or do you only write short stories?
I've got lots of ideas. It takes a big mental shift to go from writing 2500 word stories to something much larger. I would like to take an intermediate step and write a novella first. To go with the "write what you know" line I would either write about horses or make Mirza's story a full biography. With Mirza's story though it wouldn't all be about him I would include my journey going back there with him as well as some of the history of the area. I think that would make it more interesting having all those aspects joined together.


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JON HUNTSMAN: A GOP Opportunity on Immigration
August 27, 2012 admin Analysis and Opinions, Immigration 0
By JON HUNTSMAN
Party leaders in Tampa have a chance to fashion a platform plank that will spur economic growth.
Americans are facing the most difficult economic headwinds in a generation. Future economic growth will depend in large part on our ability to maintain an edge in human capital. This means we must focus on immigration as a key economic driver rather than solely as a security issue. Immigration contributes to a healthier demographic profile—bringing younger workers to an aging population. Most important, immigrants add to America's competitive strength in the global economy.
According to a 2011 Kauffman Foundation study, an immigrant is twice as likely to start a company as an American born here. A quarter of all American high-technology firms founded between 1995 and 2005 have had at least one immigrant founder, and 42% of the individuals who earn doctorates in science and engineering from our universities were born overseas.
Given these achievements, imagine the opportunity costs of the 1907 Gentleman's Agreement, which restricted Japanese immigration; the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act; and the 1924 Immigration Act, which effectively ended mass Eastern and Southern European immigration. Those laws deprived the United States of millions of talented and driven citizens.
We should not be making the same error today that past generations have made. Yet we are. Rather than lead and work with Congress to deliver permanent solutions, President Obama chose to use an executive order as a policy Band-Aid for young people caught in our immigration laws. This was political theater. America deserves better.
Republicans meeting in Tampa this week should offer a clear alternative. The party should champion a plank that will enhance economic growth by embracing immigrants.
The situation has changed radically from 2007, when President George W. Bush's effort to reform our immigration laws collapsed in Congress. People aren't crossing our borders—legally or illegally—as they once were, because there are fewer jobs available. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Mexican immigration may have actually reversed in 2011, with outflows surpassing immigration to the U.S.
While lack of opportunity is reducing the low-skilled illegal population, those who are already here need to be brought out of the shadows of a nation they are already a part of. Most important, the debate must move away from illegal immigration toward immigration as a cornerstone of economic vitality.
When abroad, I've always been struck that the American attribute most envied by our competitors is our ability to successfully assimilate generations of immigrants and their dreams into our nation's fabric. And they increasingly understand the economic stakes. World-wide competition for brainpower is heating up, and failure to reform our immigration system now will stunt America's future growth prospects, unless the country embraces reform.
Work-based immigration programs like the H-1B visa, which is a temporary program for workers with special skill sets, have to be expanded. Foreign graduates of American universities simply have to be given the opportunity to pursue U.S. citizenship. Beyond that, we must move from passively opening our arms to immigrants to actively seeking them.
Let's start by making sure that graduates of elite foreign universities who receive degrees in mathematics, science or engineering can immigrate to the U.S. if they so choose. Every U.S. Embassy should work with the private sector to continuously identify and recruit local talent. Such initiatives won't only bring talent here—they will allow us to deny it to our competitors.
Immigrants also create backward linkages to their native lands, facilitating investment abroad and attracting foreign direct investment to the U.S. Additional foreign capital could be attracted to our shores by expanding the EB-5 program, which provides green cards for immigrants who invest a set amount in the U.S. or create jobs there—and by reforming our broken and backlogged visa system at our consulates abroad to increase travel and tourism opportunities.
For far too long we as a nation have tolerated an ugly nativist strain that dresses itself up with legitimate concerns about security and the breakdown of the rule of law. This is nothing new. It wasn't long ago that "Irish need not apply" signs dotted Boston, and laws in some places banned speaking German. But we would be fools not to learn from our history, since our competitors—like Singapore, which is working to attract immigrants—surely are.
Republican leaders at the Tampa convention have a real opening through the platform committee to project immigration reform as central to a 21st century economic vision. This isn't just good policy. It's also good politics.
Mr. Huntsman is a former governor of Utah and was a Huntsman Corporation executive and U.S. ambassador to China and Singapore.
A version of this article appeared August 26, 2012, on page A13 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: A GOP Opportunity on Immigration.
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We report a relativistic many-body calculation for the hybrid meson spectrum utilizing a QCD inspired Coulomb gauge Hamiltonian. Our approach is comprehensive and unifies the quark and gluon sectors. The vacuum and quasiparticle properties are generated by a BCS transformation, whereas the meson and glueball spectra are described by the TDA and RPA approximations. Using the quark and gluon gap solutions, we formulate hybrid mesons as states composed of three quasiparticles (quark, antiquark and gluon) and compute the mass spectrum variationally with trial wavefunctions. We predict the important exotic 1(-+) states to have masses above 2 GeV in rough agreement with lattice and flux tube models, implying the recently observed resonances are not hybrids.
We want to thank the conference organizers for this opportunity to present our research. This work is partially supported by grants DOE DE-FG02-97ER41048 and NSF INT 9807009. NERSC is also acknowledged for supercomputer time and F.J. Llanes Estrada is grateful for a SURA-Jefferson Lab graduate fellowship.