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Investcorp, the asset management firm specialising in alternative investments, today announced the completion of the sale of US portfolio company Associated Materials Incorporated ("AMI"). AMI was acquired by Investcorp and its co-investors in 2005. This sale will produce a capital gain for Investcorp and its clients that invested in AMI.
Mohammed Al-Shroogi, Investcorp's President of Gulf business, said: "This sale of AMI is additional good news that we bring to our clients in less than four months after the successful sale of American Tire Distributors. This profitable exit is further evidence that Investcorp's value enhancement model creates growth and profitability. AMI's position has been reinforced as the leading vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products in the United States and Canada.
"We have worked hand in hand with the AMI management team to develop the company's capabilities and sales volume to impressive levels, and we believe that this exit is well timed to serve the interest of our clients."
Based in Ohio, USA, Associated Materials produces a wide range of exterior residential building materials including vinyl windows, vinyl siding, aluminum trim coil, and aluminum and steel siding and accessories. The company distributes these products, as well as third-party manufactured products, through an extensive dual distribution network, consisting of company-operated supply centers and independent distributors located throughout the United States and Canada. Products are generally marketed under brand names, such as Alside®, Revere® and Gentek®, and are ultimately sold on a wholesale basis to professional contractors engaged in home remodeling and new home construction. The Company has approximately 3,000 full-time employees.
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Who Runs the World? GIRLS!
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval), Bronx
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Each week in March we will be hosting free workshops on a variety of topics. Each night will be a fun and engaging evening to learn. Girls and women of all ages are invited (males can join too!).
Category: Education, Women's History Month
Friday, March 4, 2016
Will Eisner "The Spirit" Retrospective Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Poe Park Visitor Center is proud to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Will Eisner's "The Spirit."
Category: Art, Women's History Month
The Orchid Show: Orchidelirium
at New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
More thrilling than ever, the 14th annual Orchid Show transports visitors on a journey through orchid collecting history, each moment playing out against a stunning backdrop of orchids.
Category: Nature
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Some of New York's most iconic sights are found in Central Park, including the fountain at Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge. Join Central Park Conservancy guides for an insider's look.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Shape Up NYC: Cardio & Body Strengthening
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This total body workout addresses muscle strength and endurance while keeping the heart rate up to burn calories and strengthen the cardio respiratory system.
Category: Fitness
Toddler Carnival
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
We will have carnival games, music, and dance!
Category: Dance, Games, Best for Kids
Teen PASS
at Faber Park Field House (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island, Red Hook Recreation Center (in Red Hook Recreation Area), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
When school is out, Teen PASS offers FREE, exceptional clubs that focus on the areas of NYC Parks, arts, environmental science and sports that are tailored to the interests and talents…
Category: Education, Best for Kids
3 to 6 Club
at Walker Park, Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Walker Park is offering various activities at the 3 to 6 Club, open to children ages 7 through 12 years, including art, literacy and sports.
Category: Best for Kids
Women on Film Series: 'Free Angela And All Political Prisoners'
at St. John's Recreation Center
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us for Shola Lynch's award-winning documentary about college professor/author/activist Angela Davis.
Category: Film, Women's History Month
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Van Cortlandt Track Club
at Van Cortlandt Stadium (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Van Cortlandt Track Club runs through and around the Yonkers-Bronx border in small groups. For local running tips, visit vctc.org.
Category: Fitness, Sports, Outdoor Fitness
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By Renee Reese Fort Stewart Public AffairsOctober 26, 2011
FORT STEWART, Ga. - Retirees and Family Members traveled from neighboring states for the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 21, and obtained current beneficiary information along with a heartfelt welcome from Third Infantry Division leadership. Providing the latest information for retirees and Family Members is the primary goal of RAD and is a requirement in accordance to AR 600-8-7.
"Retiree Appreciation Days are conducted to keep retired Soldiers and their Families up-to-date on changes in their retirement rights, benefits and privileges and to foster good will between the retired and active-duty communities, Retirement Services Officer for Stewart-Hunter Lyndia Smith said.
Adding to the occasion, the 3rd Inf. Div. band played patriotic tunes prior to the start of the program.
"This [RAD] is a great way to honor our retirees, once a Soldier always a Soldier," Lt. Col. Edward Kovaleski, garrison commander of Hunter Army Airfield before the start of the program said. He added that retirees play a critical role in the recruitment of future Soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Kovaleski briefly spoke to welcome attendees and outline the day's events prior to introducing 3rd Inf. Div. Commander Maj. Gen Robert "Abe" Abrams.
Major General Abrams brought smiles to the faces of the attendees when he stated "I'm the warm-up guy."
Following a brief video highlighting Marne Soldiers during deployment and training exercises, Maj. Gen. Abrams spoke about the status of the division to a standing room, only crowd. Major General Abrams candidly spoke about the division's rapid deployment cycle since 2002 and future challenges for the division.
"We are an Army division that is in the 21st century… we have the latest state of the art combat systems that are digitally enabled," explained Maj. Gen. Abrams to the crowd that included Vietnam veterans. "Most of you were Cold War warriors and, at that time frame, and I was a lieutenant in that Army. We had to be ready for any mission, any time, anywhere… Now, we have a very unstable world, depending upon your viewpoint, it's either an era of persistent conflict or persistent commitment."
He added that the mindset of today's Soldier has changed from persistent deployments and redeployments to simply being ready for the mission as directed by the President and National Command Authority.
After speaking for about half an hour, Maj. Gen. Abrams opened the floor for questions. Retirees later heard from a Defense Finance and Accounting Services representative just prior to breaking for lunch.
Retirees spoke directly from representatives ranging from retirement services, Army Community Services and AAFES during their afternoon fair session to gain information and assistance.
The Directorate of Human Resources Retirement Services office sponsored RAD and is hard at work at planning future sessions.
"My staff and I, basically are the primary coordinators of the event," Smith said. "Our entire is staff personally connected to this event as we are either spouses of retired Soldiers or a retired Soldier. We try to take care of our retirees and their Families like we want to be taken care of."
What is most rewarding for Smith is when a retired Soldier or Family Member says "thanks for all that you do for retirees."


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As we learned some time ago, the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series is one bad boy. The car boasts 622 total horsepower, a top speed of 196 miles per hour with 0-60 coming up in 3.5 seconds, and has shed 154 pounds when compared with the "base" SLS AMG.
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Mercedes-Benz has a history of offering performance models that would make any niche supercar manufacturer cower. The latest among them is the SLS AMG, but the gullwing coupe and its roadster counterpart aren't the extent of what the German automaker's skunkworks have in store. No, that place of honor at the top of the Mercedes-Benz lineup will soon be taken by an SLS AMG Black Series.
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The Marion County High School Knights soccer team continued to dominate its competition last week. The Knights didn't allow a goal by either of their opponents.
Thursday, Marion County shut out Hart County, 3-0, and finished off Campbellsville on Saturday, 10-0. The Knights haven't been scored on since Sept. 8, five games ago, and now sit at 10-6 overall and 4-0 in district play.
The Marion County High School Lady Knights soccer team picked up its second win on the season, and accomplished a first in program history in the process.
The Lady Knights soccer program started in 1999, and had played Danville nearly a dozen times. However, the Lady Knights had never come out on the winning side of any of those contests, until Wednesday when Marion County won, 4-2.
The Marion County Lady Knights volleyball team competed in their only match of the week Tuesday of last week, taking on Elizabethtown at the Roby Dome. After dropping the first set, the Lady Knights battled back to win the match in five sets, picking up their 21st win of the season. The overall record is 21-4.
The Marion County Knights football team picked up their first win of the season over arch rival Washington County Friday evening. The game was close throughout but Marion County never trailed. The Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter, once leading 28-14, before winning the game 28-21.
Marion County High School hosted the Marion County Invitational at Rosewood Golf Club Saturday. Overall, 17 teams competed in the event, and Marion County was able to take fifth place.
"I'm pleased with us finishing fifth out of 17 teams, but was hoping for a better score," Coach Chad Spalding said. "The course played tough with the wind on Saturday. Logan Medley had a solid round, and so did Trevor Burchell."
The Marion County Knights played three games and were victorious in each of those contests last week. On Tuesday of last week, the Knights picked up a big win over Danville, and wins over Bardstown and Elizabethtown on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
In the Danville game, the Knights scored just one goal, but that was enough.
The Marion County High School Lady Knights soccer team struggled against Mercer County last week and fell 8-0, and was narrowly defeated 1-0 by North Hardin.
On Monday of last week, the Lady Knights hosted Mercer County. The Lady Titans are ranked in the state rankings and showed why.
"They attacked early and often," Coach Devin Johnson said. "In the end, they were really just too much for us to handle."
Mercer County was able to score four goals in the first half on what Johnson called "mental mistakes on our part."
Josh Bohn, 23, of Pemberville, Ohio, is Marion County High School's newest athletic trainer. His first day on the job was Monday of last week.
Bohn is a graduate of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He's a certified athletic trainer, and this is his first position.
Bohn has had experience in this line of work while in college on a supervised trial basis. Bohn works through KORT physical therapy, and has recently moved to Lebanon.
The Marion County Lady Knights junior varsity team competed in a tournament Saturday, where they finished third in the silver division. The tourney consisted of pool play games, followed by tournament play.
In pool play, the Lady Knights split with Bullitt East in the first match, 18-21 and 21-16. Marion County then defeated Grayson County 21-6 and 21-14. The Lady Knights split with North Bullitt 15-21 and 22-20. Marion County then fell to Bethlehem, 13-21 and 7-21.
The Marion County High School football team headed to Somerset to take on Southwestern Friday. After a hard fought, close game throughout, the Knights were defeated by a touchdown pass by the Warriors with less than a minute remaining.
"The kids played hard with a great effort throughout the whole game," Head Coach Jeff Robbins said. "The intensity was much better throughout and it was our best defensive effort of the year."
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by Norton Juster
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Check out the inside dirt on The Phantom Tollbooth at this site, which advertises an in-depth documentary about the book.
Michael Chabon riffs on his first reading of The Phantom Tollbooth (this is also part of an introduction to the novel as published by Knopf).
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The 1970 movie version of the book, directed by Chuck Jones, is partly in cartoon form. We think that's kind of fitting.
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Historical Documents
Ann McGovern raves about The Phantom Tollbooth when it first came out. Throwback!
Adam Gopnik takes his stab at The Phantom Tollbooth: the fiftieth anniversary of the book really sparked a lot of talk. And we couldn't be happier.
Salon.com's Laura Miller talks with Norton Juster about The Phantom Tollbooth, the writing process, and life in general. We like this guy.
Here's a preview of the 1970 movie, although we recommend checking out the whole thing. What do you think? Is that how you pictured the Lands Beyond?
Check out a preview of this inside-scoop documentary: all The Phantom Tollbooth, all the time.
This YouTube short gives you an idea of what the full-length musical (music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Arnold Black) is like. Pretty impressive.
David Hyde Pierce takes a stab at it: how do you think he did? (If you like it, you can buy the whole thing on Amazon.com!)
This cover illustration – now a classic – was done by Jules Feiffer.
What do you think: does this poster make you want to check out the film version?
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investments, and market conditions.
Port Chalmers-based after-school education programme, which
has served the west harbour community for more than 20 years,
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In an effort to lure people off the cruise ships and into
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township when the cruise ship season starts next Sunday.
Port Otago may yet be able to claw back the handling of some
of tens of thousands of containers it lost when global
shipping giant Maersk quit a transtasman route in May last
The Chalmers community board wants a commitment from the
Dunedin City Council to replace the century-old Aramoana
wharf before any decision is made to demolish the rotting
Holding a ship's wheel, Port Chalmers Historical Society
president Norman Ledgerwood is preparing for the Port
Chalmers Maritime Museum's $150,000 upgrade.
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However, the "Mozart effect," in which listening to classical music supposedly improves certain IQ scores, is probably overrated, says Kenneth M. Steele, PhD, associate professor of psychology at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
"Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who grow up in homes where talking, listening, and reading are common tend to have higher IQs and greater success in school," Frances P. Glascoe, PhD, an adjunct professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University in East Berlin, Pa., tells WebMD.
Thomas Darvill, PhD, chairman of psychology at Oswego State University in New York, recommends a variety of safe toys that are colorful, noisy, and interesting in shape or texture. Spending more time with your child in their first year can yield big dividends later, both in terms of parent-child bonding and enhanced mental growth.
"Kids left alone to sit and watch TV or play video games on their own won't do as well," Shawn K. Acheson, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., tells WebMD. "Encourage active learning and the exchange of ideas."
As they grow, children need time and freedom to play and explore, Darvill says. "If your preschooler is playing in the mud or role playing with you or a peer, he is learning what he needs to learn."
Sports, music, and other activities demanding focused attention and discipline and stimulate mental development -- but don't force children to adopt your own interests. "Just because Dad enjoyed hockey as a child doesn't guarantee that his own children will," Darvill says.
Each child's interests and learning strategies are unique, Gottfredson agrees. To develop intelligence, we must not neglect ambition, courage, and conscientiousness, which are equally important for success. We mustn't forget to teach children how to learn.
"Few people work to their potential, or even realize what it is," she says. "Encourage children to develop the attitudes and tools for making the best use of their minds."
Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, is director of the PACE Center and IBM professor of psychology and education at Yale University. "If we take into account how children think, we can improve their achievement," Sternberg tells WebMD. "If we teach in a way that is relevant to children's abilities, we get much better results."
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According to a report on GameCrep, Square Enix is to shut down the online servers for Final Fantasy XI.
A human resources employee at the firm put up a personal blog which said the MMO, which has been up since 2002, will shut down this year to make room for Final Fantasy XIV.
That blog post has since been taken down.
When FFXI launched, it first appeared on PC before heading to Xbox 360 in 2005.
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Manchester United: Chris Smalling, a burning hot tub and naked barbecuing
The story is that Manchester United and England's Chris Smalling's garden hot tub caught fire. The Sun says Smalling wasn't at his Bowdon, Altrincham, home at the time. The fire was spotted by a passing police car.
Bit odd, no? Police see smoke coming from a garden and rather than thinking it a bonfire or barbecue, enter the premises to check it out.
The officers were dousing the flames with a garden hose when firefighters arrived to finish the job.
No word from Smalling on the incident, but he did post this photo on Instagram of him watching the Champions' League and playing poker with a Dyson vacuum cleaner, which seems to have a face:
Might it be that with Mario Balotelli likely to leave Liverpool and, very possibly, English football, Smalling is making his pitch to be the footballer most likely to become the celebrity face of the Fireworks Code?
Addendum 1: Never return to a lit hot tub.
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Chelsea owe Roman Abramovich £1,041,243,000 and rising
Chelsea were by far this season's best Premier League team. Roman Abramovich, the club's owner, must be chuffed with his side's success. But was it worth it? Fordstam, the company vehicle in control of Chelsea, has announced that Roman's loan to the Blues has surged past the £1bn mark.
In the year to June 2014, Abramovich's loan rose from £984m to £1,041,243,000, reports Private Eye.
The good news for Chelsea is that the loan is interest free. And should Abramovich need the money back, he would have to serve notice 18 months before making a demand.
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Manchester City Balls: Guardiola's tabloid journey takes him to Manchester United
Is Pep Guardiola heading to become the next manager of Manchester City? The Sun has been relating the story.
On Friday May 8, curent Manchester City boss Manuel Pelligrini was "sweating". He would learn his fate when he meets the club owners later this month.
By May 11, Pelligrini was "cool".
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Transfer Balls: Paul Pogba pays less tax at Manchester United (and never left Manchester United)
Transfer Balls spots Paul Pogba news. Manchester City are celebrating a Tory win in the General Election by offering Paul Pogba £250,000 per week – net – to pick them (top rate of tax: 40%), Real Madrid (tax optional, allegedly), Chelsea, Barcelona (tax?) Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain (top rate: 75%)
But Real might pull out because "they are concerned about his private life". Well, so say the Express, which adds:
"Until a year ago [Pogba] lived with his mother, he doesn't come out at night and yes, he's very religious," Real chief Florentino Perez is quoted as saying by football news outlet Football Espana.
Real are concerned he's not getting out enough?
The Express is such an bizarre news source, unable to explain even its own headlines. The facts are, as ever, thin.
And fans of clubs other than Manchester City should realise that until Pogba signs, nothing is done. After all, as Sky Sports told us in 2012, Pogba had committed his future to Manchester United.
And then he left.
Posted: 11th, May 2015 | In: Manchester City, manchester united, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer balls: Arsenal get three players they don't want
Transfer Balls spots this gem in the Daily Express: "CONFIRMED: Arsene Wenger reveals the THREE players joining Arsenal this summer."
Can it be that after playing his cards so close to his chest for years, the Arsenal boss has taken to advertising his intentions in the transfer market before the summer has even begun? Has Bruce Archer the scoop of scoops?
No. The entire story runs like this:
Wenger insists he will not be making any big signings but his three loanees will return when the season is over.
Posted: 10th, May 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer balls: Pep Guardiola to Manchester City with Paul Pogba as bait
Transfer Balls hears that stylish Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 44, has decided that Manchester City will be his next job. Well, so reports Qatari-owned BeIn Sports.
The Manchester Evening News relays the tweet that created the news:
"Urgent – sources beIN SPORTS: Manchester City reached a tentative agreement with Bayern Munich coach Guardiola to train the team for next season."
How tentative will be tested by AC Milan, who also fancy Guardiola and have offered the Spaniard their manager's job, reports the Sunday Times.
With facts thinner than an Ed Balls smile, the MEN turns to that font of knowledge, Richard Keyes, who coughs up his own tweet:
Richard 'understands'. You can take the man out of Sky Sports but you cannot take Sky Sports out of the man. 'Sky Sports understands…' has been the prelude to more balls than a rugby club dinner.
Posted: 10th, May 2015 | In: Manchester City, Sports | Comment (1) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer Balls: Manchester City pay £20m too much for Paul Pogba in the Star
Transfer Balls: a look at reporting on Paul Pogba in the tabloid press. The good news is that Manchester City are looking to bring talented French Paul Pogba to the Premier League. The bad news is that the price rises and falls faster than Nigel Farage's blood pressure:
It's going to be busy summer of Balls…
Posted: 8th, May 2015 | In: Manchester City, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Gareth Bale to Chelsea or Manchester United is English football's only Champions League news
Transfer Balls: A look at football reporting in the tabloids. Today the Daily Mail says Gareth Bale is not heading to Manchester United. In "LEAVE BALE ALONE", we hear Carlos Ancelotti, the Madrid manager, saying "Bale should not be sold under any circumstances" – "his faith in Bale remains absolute."
Inside, across two pages, the Mail leaves Bale alone by saying the player is enduring a "nightmare". Pete Jenson says that "if" Manchester United were to bid for Bale and "if" the Madrid fans wanted Bale out, then maybe Bale will be forced to leave.
Posted: 7th, May 2015 | In: Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Battering Demin: AFC Bournemouth bashing in the Daily Mail
Now for a spot of AFC Bournemouth bashing in the Daily Mail. The Premier League's newest club are the subject of a story that – get this – winning the Championship cost money. Matt Lawton says Bournemouth's Lazarus-like rise from near death to the uppermost tier of English football is a "familiar football story of cash-driven success".
Indeed, not a season goes by without the usual tale of how a club living off the smell of old 50 pence pieces and spam made it to the big time.
The Mail looks at the club's owner, Maxim Denim, who had the temerity to loan £25m of his own money on the club. That's less than it cost Spurs to buy Roberto Soldado.
On the same page, the Mail has it both ways in story about Eddie How, – "the brightest young manger in England" – and the club's sunshine-lit "staggeringly swift" rise to the top flight.
Next week in the Mail: Bournemouth players refuse to play for free.
Posted: 6th, May 2015 | In: Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer Balls: Radamel Falcao competes with De Gea to be Manchester United's 'keeper
Transfer balls: The Metro has news on Manchester United and Radamel Falcao:
Manchester United preparing £43.2million permanent transfer for Monaco's Radamel Falcao
Tom Olver reports:
Louis van Gaal, however, may be willing to spend £43.2million to buy him outright in the summer, after Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev revealed United have not ruled out the transfer.
Posted: 6th, May 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer balls: Eden Hazard, Morgan Schneiderlin and the magic of the Spurs transfer list
Transfer Balls: The Mirror says that Bournemouth's Callum Wilson "tops Spurs wishlist". The Cherries' striker is, apparently, heading to Spurs for £12m. Well, maybe.
The tabloids love to talk of transfer lists. In recent times, the tabloids have told us other player who sat atop The Tottenham list:
The Metro in 2010: "Croatian Lionel Messi' Mateo Kovacic on Spurs' transfer wish-list". (He was Mateo Kovacic – he still is).
Daily Mirror: "Yevhen Konoplyanka, who is one of the hottest properties in Ukraine football" was at the top of the list.
Posted: 5th, May 2015 | In: Sports, Spurs | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer Balls: Chelsea are in for Raheem Sterling, Robert Green, Koke and seven more
Transfer Balls: a look at players linked to Chelsea FC in today's tabloids.
The Daily Mirror says Jose Mourinho is considering buying Liverpool's Rickie Lambert. The paper adds that Spurs' Emmanual Adebayor is also at the "top" of Jose's list.
Facts to support the stories: zero. But the Mirror says Lambert was watched as Liverpool took on QPR. So, presumably, the Chelsea scout was also watching every other player on show, particularly QPR's Charlie Austin or the much-coveted Raheem Sterling?
The Daily Mail says Mourinho wants Roman Abramovich to "bankroll another summer trasnfger spree". The Mail says Chelsea are looking to sign QPR's Robert Green (see above). Also, Oscar is looking to leave the club so Chelsea will consider moving for Raheem Sterling. Other players namechecked in the Mail's story are:
Real Madrid's Raphael Varane
Atletico Marid's Antoine Griezmann
Shakhtar Donetsk's Douglas Costa
The Daily Express says Chelsea are in talks to sigs Atletico Madris's Spain midfielder Koke for £30m. The Blues also want Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi and West Ham United's Aaron Cresswell.
That's just 10 new players, then.
Posted: 5th, May 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Manchester United Balls: In 8 seasons Angel Di Maria has played just 113 times
This is a statistic to make you take notice: Manchester United's most expensive player, Angel Di Maria, has only played 113 matches. No. Not 113 matches for Real Madrid or Manchester United. He's only played 113 first team matches since July 1 2007, when he joined Benfica.
And in 38 of those matches Di Maria came on as a substitute.
Di Maria is 27, cost £60m and is showing signs of fatigue….
Posted: 4th, May 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment (1) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer balls: Paul Pogba 'accepts' PSG offer, wants Chelsea and tempts Manchester United
Transfer Balls: it's going to be busy summer of chatter for Juventus star Paul Pogba, 22.
The Mirror says Manchester City and Manchester United will have to create a new British transfer record if they want to sign Pogba. This isn't simply Pogba's agent talking up his client; it's a a fact because the Mirror says Paris St-Germain have offered £60m for the France international. And that's more than the £59.7m Manchester United paid for Angel di Maria.
And then there are the wages. The Mirror says PSG have offered Pogba £320,000-a-week.
The Mirror then says that Manchester United don't want Pogba. They're after Gareth Bale and "ready to tempt Real Madrid with a £100m offer".
Posted: 4th, May 2015 | In: Chelsea, Manchester City, manchester united, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Chelsea would have got Pogba from Arsenal because Mourinho's success is all about the money
Can Arsenal win the Premier League next season? In short: can they beat Chelsea, this season's best?
Jose Mourinho, never one to miss a chance to salute his own genius, says:
"The titles at Chelsea [in his first tenure in charge] were fantastic, becasue it was the beginning of the Mr Abramovich era, no title before that."
Well, not quite. Chelsea had been champions of the old first division in 1983–84, 1988–89. They had last won the top tier in 1954–55 – the only time they had done so until Roman arrived.
So. Money won it? No, says Jose:
"But now it's a great feeling because it's my club, because of the [strength] of the league, because we are not the any more the rich club."
Chelsea's finances are sound. Sure, Chelsea's parent company owes Abramovich £958million, but he's not sent any final demands yet.
But Chelsea are rich.
Posted: 3rd, May 2015 | In: Arsenal, Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Chelsea balls: Mourinho's men get one hour to celebrate the title
Chelsea are within a whisker of winning the Premier League. Mourinho's masters are just three 0-0 draws away from the title. In the Times, Steve Clarke recalls what it was like winning the Premier League in 2005 – Chelsea's first top tier championship in 50 years.
The aftermath was quite strange really. It had been such a long time and we'd been engaged in a relentless pursuit, but there were no real celebrations. Normally after winning the league for the first time in 50 years you'd party for a week, but we had to play Liverpool a few days later. It was absolute madness for an hour, but then we just went back to the hotel for a quiet dinner and the players had a massage. It was very, very José, whose attitude was "Win it, enjoy it for an hour, that's the job done and move on to the next game." It summed him up perfectly.
It's all about next season. As Mourinho says:
"In relation to the Premier League, when the season starts if you want to be champions you also have the risk to finish fifth. Next season will be the same."
It might be that Jose Mourinho doesn't get the credit he deserves. After all, next season Chelsea retained the title…
Posted: 2nd, May 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Chelsea balls: Peter Cech defies the tabloids as Arsenal look on
Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Cech is heading out of Stamford Bridge. Arsenal are keen to land him; and Cech would be happy to remain in London.
But according to the Daily Mirror, Arsenal should be wary. The paper says that Chech "hopes Mourinho's Chelsea…rule England football for a decade."
But is that really what he said? No. What he said was:
"The last title we won was in 2010, so it has been a long time. This one is hopefully the start of a new era, another generation of players. There is only me, Didier and JT who have been here for the last decade. You can say this is a new generation of Chelsea, hopefully we will confirm the title on Sunday and this team will continue on. You can be a great player, but these moments to play difficult games under pressure, being champions, gives you another step, another dimension. You can see in difficult moments this season, this team has a lot of experience to overcome them. That is why we are in the position we are. The new players came in already with experience, winning the title elsewhere, which is important and why everything clicked quite quickly."
Pretty clear. But to the Mirror's Mike Waters, this is Cech saysing Cheslea are at "the dawn of another dynasty swathed in triumph".
Unless he heads to Arsenal and helps them win…
Posted: 1st, May 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Liverpool balls: Who called Brendan Rodgers a 'tactical genius'? Brendan Rodgers did
Who said that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was a genius? Says Rodgers…
"Three months ago I was a tactical genius, performing to a good level."
Former Liverpool great Steve Nicol tells the Daily Mail:
"I'd love to know who was calling him a 'tactical genius', Brendan. When was he a tactical genius? When was he a tactical genius against Ludogorets, against Real Madrid, against Basel? When was he a tactical genius against Aston Villa in the FA Cup? I mean, come on."
What kind of wally would have called Rodgers a genius? Well, Nichol might not be a Daily Mail reader because it was that paper's Adrian Durham who opined:
"Rodgers did the legwork, learned his trade, soaked up knowledge and look where he is now. Tactical genius. That's what Brendan Rodgers is."
He wasn't the only one:
Peter Fraser on Sky: "Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers should be considered a managerial genius whatever happens"
Of course, Rodgers has mentioned his genius before. This is from 2014:
"I know how it goes. Six or seven months ago I was the manager of the year and I was going to be this and that, tactically this and tactically that, and now, because we have lost two world-class players, I am useless. But I accept that. I must have just dreamt that about Liverpool playing 3-4-3 in the last game [the Capital One Cup victory at Bournemouth]. What do people think that was, a bit of luck? A British coach playing 3-4-3? A foreign coach doing that would be a tactical genius. I imagine people think I fell into that system through a stroke of luck or something."
So. Who called Rodgers a tactical genius? Well, Rodgers did…
Posted: 1st, May 2015 | In: Liverpool, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Arsenal: player's mother banned by club for 'scuffle'
The mother of Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles has reportedly been banned from entering the club's training ground after scuffling with a member of the Gunners' back-room staff during a recent Under-21 game.
Police were called to London Colney during the U21 fixture with Aston Villa on March 20th and arrested a woman, reported to be the mother of 17-year-old Maitland-Niles on suspicion of assaulting two people, one of them being Arsenal club negotiator Dick Law.
Posted: 30th, April 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Trasnfer balls: Manchester United keep and lose de Gea to Real Madrid as Casillas stays to play for Arsenal
Transfer balls: The Sun says Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 33, wants to join Arsenal this summer. That move would mean Madrid buying David De Gea from Manchester United.
We know this because the Sun has heard from "top sources in Spain". The facta only get more factual when the Sun presses caps lock:
And it means Real WILL swoop for Manchester United star David De Gea, who is still stalling on a new deal at Old Trafford.
It WILL!
Posted: 29th, April 2015 | In: Arsenal, manchester united, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Transfer balls: Arsenal offer Barcelona more than Chelsea for Pedro who plays for Inter
Transfer Balls: Is Barcelona's Pedro heading to Arsenal? The Daily Express says he is. It's an "exclusive":
Pedro's a top player. Arsenal fans will be happy he'll be playing for them next season. Of course, this is the Daily Express, which told its readers Pedro had agreed to play for Inter Milan:
Arsenal had best hurry up because early this week, Pedro was worth £22m to Chelsea…
Uttrer balls everyday in the newspapers…
Posted: 28th, April 2015 | In: Arsenal, Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Bournemouth Balls: how much is Promotion to the Premier League worth?
Barring a disaster (or miracle if you support Middlesbrough, who will be promoted if they win their final game of the season and Bournemouth lose – and there's a 19-goal swing in 'Boro's favour), AFC Bournemouth will be in the Premier League next season.
The big questiosn occupying media minds is what promotion if worth. Only Bournemouth fans in the expesnsive seats will care about the money, of course. This is about glory. Still, what say the experts?
BBC: "Bournemouth effectively sealed a £100m promotion to the Premier League just seven years after the south-coast club almost went out of business"
Daily Star: "How Cherries Ed-in to £120m Prem dream"
Posted: 28th, April 2015 | In: Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Clegg's Arsenal, Cameron's Aston Villa or Miliband's Leeds United: the General Election vote for football fans
Political football is a game of own-goals. Just as a leading Aston Villa, Arsenal or Leeds United fan…
David Cameron is the latest (but probably not the last) politician to learn that football, when used as a political football, can result in an own goal.
In football parlance, it was the day the Conservatives' gaffer became the gaffe-er. During an election meeting, the Prime Minister described our great country as a place, 'Where you can be Welsh and Hindu and British, Northern Irish and Jewish and British, where you can wear a kilt and a turban, where you can wear a hijab covered in poppies. Where you can support Man United, the Windies and Team GB all at the same time.'
Posted: 28th, April 2015 | In: Arsenal, Politicians, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Chelsea: Eden Hazard owes it all to toxic John Terry, the Premier League's best player
Chelsea captain John Terry is a great footballer. Saying that is hardly going out on a limb. He has been terrific for Chelsea.
But in the Sun, Steven Howard sees Terry as a victim:
"Here was another immense performance. One of the many that a lot of us feel should have earned him and not player Hazard the PFA Player of The Year award. That he was not even nominated by his fellow players shows there are other reasons behind his ommission."
What reasons? Howard does not say.
The PFA player of the season featured these six contenders: Diego Costa, Philippe Coutinho, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Alexis Sánchez. Are they all better than Terry? No. They're not. If you want to win prizes, you'd pick Terry over Countinho every time.
So. Does Howard have a point? Yes say some other journalists.
Posted: 27th, April 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
If Floyd Mayweather Jr is your child's role model it's time to review your parenting
Floyd Mayweather Jr is a role model. Well, so says a voice on ESPN's program Outside the Lines, which looked at the talented, driven, money-mad boxer ahead of his fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather being a role model is good news for those parents who tell help their toddlers reach a fighting weight, and who do the school run in a fleet of white supercars (drop off) and black super cars (pick up).
Floyd Mayweather Jr, is, as D&T reports, an "unrepentant woman-beater convicted of assaulting women on five separate occasions". He has never been suspended from boxing.
Should he have been? Is boxing a special case? Is he above the law? If he were a footballer, says, would Mayweather be so loved? And sicne when is boxing a branch of Public Women's Rights And Justice USA?
Let's hear what the man himself thinks of it?
Posted: 27th, April 2015 | In: Sports | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0


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Morefuns: "I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base." One of THREE 2007 campaign speeches where Hillary "misspoke" ; about landing in Bosnia as First Lady. This is on YouTube, as well. In reality, Hillary was met by small children handing flowers to Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, with music and smiles all around .