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Clarke - who suffered a hamstring injury in the first Test in Hobart last week - has been in doubt for the biggest day on Australia's cricket calendar. The skipper was put through his paces at training on Christmas Eve and came through unscathed, with coach Mickey Arthur expecting him to play.
"He's clearly improving," Arthur said. "He went far better today than he did yesterday. If I was a betting man I'd bet on Michael Clarke leading the team out on Boxing Day. It will be a consultation between Michael and (team physio) Alex (Kountouris)."
The other major talking point out of Australia's squad was the selection of the 26-year-old Bird, who was drafted into an initial squad as a replacement for Ben Hilfenhaus after he suffered a side strain in the first Test.
Bird was selected ahead of left-armer Mitchell Starc, who has been controversially rested due to heavy workloads, despite an impressive performance in the series opener against Sri Lanka at the Blundstone Arena.
Starc bowled his country to victory with figures of five for 63 in the second innings at Blundstone Arena as Sri Lanka's defiant efforts to gain a draw fell just short.
But with the 22-year-old on the sidelines, Bird will team up with left-armer Mitchell Johnson - with Arthur confirming the newcomer, who has starred for Tasmania since crossing from his native New South Wales in 2011, would take the new ball.
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"At the start of the summer we had a list of bowlers that we wanted to keep fresh and ready to go and Jackson was one of them.
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Jeremy Cline (Bowling Green, Ky.) and Kollin Dowdy (Harrisburg) combined for 11 RBI on Monday in Olney Central College's 18-13 Great Rivers Athletic Conference triumph over the Southeastern Illinois Falcons at Harrisburg.
Dowdy hit a grand slam in his homecoming and also doubled while Cline cranked his first homer of the season to go with a pair of two-baggers.
AJ Maroni (Evansville, Ind.) picked up the win out of the bullpen for the Blue Knights (22-11, 9-6 GRAC) despite allowing five earned runs and 10 hits.
"We swung the bats really well and played defense well but obviously, no one pitched well for either team," OCC skipper Dennis Conley said. "It's a small field and the wind was blowing out about 25 miles per hour."
Cline and Blaine Alvey (Waverly, Ky.) led OCC's offensive attack with three hits apiece. Alvey and Alex Martin (Newburgh, Ind.) each knocked in two runs.
OCC hitting: Jeremy Cline, 3-for-6, home run (1), two doubles, five RBI; Blaine Alvey, 3-for-4, two RBI; Kollin Dowdy, 2-for-5, grand slam (7), double, six RBI; Jarret Young, 2-for-5, two doubles, Cody Seeberger, 2-for-4, one RBI; Troy Paris, 2-for-2, double; Matt McGowan, 1-for-6; Alex Martin, 1-for-3, two RBI; Seth LaRue, 1-for-3; Jake Hirniak, 1-for-1
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Definition of represent in English:
verb[with object]
1Be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity: for purposes of litigation, an infant can and must be represented by an adult
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- The ICTU is under massive pressure from trade union officials representing workers in the private sector.
- One of them is to appoint a non-executive Director to represent consumers, and I suspect the appointment will be heavily influenced by the Government.
- To represent members effectively, directors must know what members need.
appear for, act for, speak on behalf of
informal go to bat for
1.1(Of a competitor) participate in a sports event or other competition on behalf of (one's club, town, region, or country): Owens represented the U.S.
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- This year 113 competitors represented twenty-six countries.
- Coke would not comment on the player identities saying that contracts had not been finalized, but did say a player representing each country of origin in the Latino community would be represented.
- This year's event will feature 27 international galleries representing countries such as Japan, The Czech Republic.
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- Its principle task is to draw up a constitution, agreed by a parliament representing each Iraqi community.
- 'But my past has nothing to do with what happens with my son,' said Zainuri, who is now a local legislator representing a Muslim party in Madiun.
- The Justice Party today is not represented in the Danish Parliament, nor has it been for 15 years.
1.3 (usually be represented) Act as a substitute for (someone), especially on an official or ceremonial occasion: the president was represented by the secretary of state
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- In Ottawa, the Queen is represented by the Governor-General who acts as her official host when she is in Canada, and in the provinces the Lieutenant-Governors fill the same role.
deputize for, substitute for, stand in for
2Constitute; amount to: this figure represents eleven percent of the company's total sales
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- Compared to the annual value, this drop represents an 11.5 percent reduction in regressivity.
- The amount represents the largest source of money, outweighing contributions from labor unions and political parties.
- So, this represents the amount of money that would be left over if a company were to sell all of its assets at fair market value and then pay off all of liabilities.
constitute, be, amount to, be regarded as
2.1Be a specimen or example of; typify: twenty parents, picked to represent a cross section of rural life
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- Lucrecia Martel, Paula Hernandez, Vanessa Ragone and Julia Solomonoff represent the clearest example of a new generation that is changing the face of cinema.
- Tears of the Sun is not a great movie, but it is satisfying, and represents an example of accomplished film-making.
- While in Thailand they might decide to take a tour of Bangkok city and Temple, which includes three of the most unusual Buddhist temples in Bangkok representing the finest examples of Thai architecture.
be a typical sample of, be representative of, typify
2.2 (be represented) (Of a group or type of person or thing) be present or found in something, especially to a particular degree: abstraction is well represented in this exhibition
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- While these women may be excluded and discarded from the present, this present is also represented as something that doesn't offer much worth claiming.
- Likewise, child readers of the biographies were implicitly encouraged to identify their present with the past represented in the narratives they read.
- He is now free to wander and interact with less restraint, and, as such, his presence is represented with greater frequency.
3Depict (a particular subject) in a picture or other work of art: santos are small wooden figures representing saints
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- Such a rethinking would not necessarily reject outright the possibility that such images represent their subjects through physiognomic likeness.
- Mayan examples are identified by glyphs and attributes, and are understood to represent specific subjects.
- As a result, a well-trained artist does not need a life model or a preparatory sketch to represent a particular subject.
depict, portray, render, picture, delineate, show, illustrate
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3.1 [with object or infinitive] Describe or depict (someone or something) as being of a certain nature; portray in a particular way: the young were consistently represented as being in need of protection
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- Hermetic poetry was a poetry that sought, not to describe or represent, but to evoke.
- Unmistakably, too, this description represents an aspect of his own aspiration.
- Aspirations best represent the dreams of young women, while expectations reflect a realistic view of the world.
describe as, present as, profess to be, claim to be, pass oneself off as, pose as, pretend to be
3.2(Of a sign or symbol) have a particular signification; stand for: the numbers 1-10 represent the letters A-J
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- The term was first used in a French treatise on dance by Raoul-Auger Feuillet and Pierre Beauchamp to denote graphic symbols representing the movement of the feet.
- All throughout the menus, you'll see spinning 3D symbols representing your selected option - you'll even see tires spinning in the car configuration option that carry the assigned tread.
- When teachers describe for a student the actions that take place in a particular movement, the words they use are symbols representing a more abstract concept.
stand for, designate, denote
literary betoken
3.3Be a symbol or embodiment of (a particular quality or thing): the three heads of Cerberus represent the past, present, and future
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- Wikipedia represents a fascinating embodiment of that collective understanding because it is open to contributions from all members of the human collective.
- Yet this could represent the Ghost's embodiment of the disciples' moment of doubt and fear, rather than the atheism of modern generations.
- The law represents an embodiment of a society's values and legal frameworks are becoming increasingly important to the study of marketing.
symbolize, stand for, personify, epitomize, typify, embody, illustrate
3.4Play the part of (someone) in a theatrical production.
Example sentences
- From his personal library of images Paul has used footage shot almost 20 years ago of his daughter Kyra at age 3, representing the role of Nijinsky's own daughter Kyra.
- The means of stage expression is also restricted by Yew's choice to employ only five actors to represent the many figures who appear throughout the play.
4 formal State or point out (something) clearly: it was represented to him that she would be an unsuitable wife
point out, state, present, put forward
4.1 [with clause] Allege; claim: the vendors have represented that such information is accurate
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- Further, he claims Eircom wrongly represented that the agreed discount was for £85,000.
- The company also represented that they had helped it to hedge downside risk.
- He further represented that he had the bank's authority to make a direct contract between it and the payee by the use of the cheque card.
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- In his dissertation, Riemann studied the representability of functions by trigonometric series and gave the conditions for a function to have an integral (what we now call 'Riemann integrability').
- In 1829, Dirichlet deduced the representability by Fourier series of a class of functions defined by concepts.
- This is not a simple performative, but one which operates through exclusionary operations that come back to haunt the very claim of representability that it seeks to make.
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- Existence is not dialectical, not representable.
- In 1941 he received the degree of Doctor of Science for a dissertation Structure of isomorphic representable infinite algebras and groups.
- These images were perpetuating certain ideas about what is and is not representable in our culture.
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Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival in 2008, this production stars a host of international stars including Michelle Breedt, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Hans-Peter Konig, Linda Watson & Eva-Maria Westbroek. Christian Thielemann, one of the most sought-after conductors in the world, takes the baton with the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra. This 14-disc CD box set marks the first ever Opus Arte CD release, and the start of an exciting new direction for the company. "Whatever one's take on the production, Mr. Thielemann drew a probing, radiant and exhilarating musical performance from this orchestra of dedicated instrumentalists" -New York Times
"...there is no doubt that this year's Ring at Bayreuth belongs to...Thielemann...[who] creates a musical experience epic in its scale and inexorable in its apocalyptic, shattering power." -The Guardian
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The live recordings capture the grandeur and theatrical flair of Thielemann's approach very vividly. He's especially good in the big set pieces in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung.
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Over the years Thielemann's Ring, like all his Wagner, has been a continuous work in progress. Throughout he now revels in the lightness and impressionism of, say, Karajan or even Clemens Krauss, mixed with a rather infectious sense of humour that, as in the score, is present even in the supposed heroics of the Valkyries' gathering or the forging of Nothung. This is, I suppose, a "fast" Ring, but Thielemann's through-line for each scene convinces irrespective of the stopwatch.
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This is a big performance, often expansively paced. Great set-pieces like the Walküre love duet and the Rhine Journey have a fine soaring grandeur, even if some - the desperate Siegfried Act III prelude, the Funeral March - seem oddly detached and unemotional. ...Thielemann held me at least as well as my benchmark for modern Bayreuth, Barenboim - and with his energy and translucent textures, sometimes better. Linda Watson is a warm Brünnhilde... In Siegfried Stephen Gould delivers ringing, youthful tone powerfully enough to make strangulated top notes and short breath forgivable... As Wotan, Albert Dohmen's splendidly heroic delivery, commanding but tender, enhances his middleweight voice... Alberich is our superb character baritone Andrew Shore, unusually light-toned but fiercely incisive and nuanced.
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I have a dalmation molly and she's prego... except i dunno when shes gonna have the fry, i bought her already pregnant and her belly is pretty big....can anyone give me an estimate when she'll have them? I have her set up in a 15 gallon already just incase she has them soon
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I tried taking a pic using my webcam but she just doesnt wanna stay still lol, i will try and get one soon so u can see
It's hard to guess without a picture given. Usually when a female is due to give birth, her stomach will be so swollen it will be almost square. Her gravid spot will also be large and very dark. Here's a picture of my female guppy 2 hrs before she had fry just to show you how big the belly will stretch.
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her belly will almost be like a square.
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Definition of traghetto in English:
noun (plural traghetti /-ˈɡetē/)
1(In Venice) a landing place or jetty for gondolas.
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- Near to this there is the traghetto stop of San Sofia which is bang opposite the Peshcheria or Fish Market.
- Do get as detailed a map of the city as you can, and make sure it shows all the vaporetto and traghetto stops.
- Look for traghetto signs and hand your fare to the gondolier when you board.
1.1A gondola ferry.
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- As our river bus weaves in and out among the swarm of vaporetti, traghetti, gondolas and private craft, Venice begins to reveal itself.
- He takes off his head gear and the flippers and then takes the traghetto across to our side.
- Otherwise you can choose between the other modes of transport: vaporetto, traghetto, gondola and water taxi.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Aiming to retain 18 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala it won in 2004 is a challenge in itself for Kerala's Left Democratic Front. That challenge has been made more onerous, thanks to the discord among the LDF coalition members over seat allocation.
The dispute between the two leading parties in the LDF coalition, CPM and CPI, is out in the open, with the central leaderships of the two parties also having to help find an amicable solution out of the crisis.


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These elegant bells are very easy to make and can be used as decorations, pendants at the end of necklaces and as embellishment to other artwork. Examples are made of 11/0, 8/0 and 6/0 beads.
|General Supplies
Size 11/0, 8/0 or 6/0, two colors
1 8mm bead
Silamide thread
sharps needles, size #11or #12
|Bell Ringer Supplies
SoftFlex wire .014
2 crimp beads
wire cutters
crimp forming pliers
General Information
The bells begin with square stitch and then netting is worked off the square stitch. This stitch is also known as circular loop. After the square stitch is complete, 11 rounds of the same netting width is worked and then the last 2 rounds are increased to make the bell flounce. Beads are strung on a piece of SoftFlex wire and brought through the bell with crimp beads on each end, one having a loop and the other an 8mm bead for the bell ringer. SoftFlex handles the hanging bell weight and offers great strength in comparison to using thread or other fibers. For size 11/0 beads, use single thread for beading and when the bell is finished, weave the needle back and forth through the beaded bell to stiffen the shape. Add additional thread as needed to make the bell stand firm. For size 8/0 and 6/0 beads, use doubled thread and when finished, go back through the bell with additional doubled thread.
Bells made of size 11/0 and smaller beads are very light weight, bells of size 8/0 and 6/0 will be heavier. You can make smaller bells to hang with size 11/0 and even 8/0. For size 6/0, turn it upside down and make a vase instead. You can even layer a size 11/0 bell inside a size 8/0 bell inside a size 6/0 bell as a small sculpture.
|If you are making a vase, you do not need the SoftFlex wire, crimp beads, wire
cutters or crimp forming pliers. An extra round of square stitch is added when
making a vase which forms a ridge to set the vase flat. Bells can be made with or
without the added square stitch round. With the extra round, the bell becomes
flatter at the bell top and has a ridge. The bell is rounder at the top when the
extra square stitch round is left out. Examples: The silver bell nor the
gold and silver bell have the ridge. The red bell does have the ridge. All
vases have the ridge.
Beginners should use 2 colors to make it easier to keep track of the rounds and use the large blue and gold vase of 6/0 beads as the example to follow. Colors are identified as color 1 and color 2. For the blue and gold vase, color 1 is blue and color 2 is gold.
|Step by step instructions are provided below for making the bells along with
photo images of the steps involved. If you are new to beading, I have included
basic illustrations of square stitch (circular loop) worked in the round that is actually
from my basket workshop. These illustrations are just for visual information.
The number of beads and how many added are just an example. For exact steps and
number of beads for this project, follow the instructions below. Click here to review the Circular Loop
Primer .
If bead netting is new to you. You can refer back to my Beadwork Samplers, Bead Netting, "Circular Flat Bead Netting," for netting basics worked in the round. Each netting round is listed below for the netting portion of the bell. Use the sampler illustration as an example only for those new to beading.
Square Stitch Rounds
|Round 1/color 1 beads String 6 beads and make a knot leaving 3" loose thread to weave back in. (See image 1)
|Round 2/color 2 beads Bring the needle through one of the strung beads and pull taut. String two color 2 beads and bring the needle back through the bead the thread is coming from in the opposite direction, making a loop around that bead. The two color 2 beads should be setting on top the one color 1 bead of the first round. (See image 2)
|Take the needle through the next bead and repeat the process, adding two beads on that bead. Repeat this process around and you should have 12 beads setting on the 6 beads when finished. (See image 3)
|Bring the
needle through all 12 beads and pull taut. The original 6 beads in color 1 will
scrunch up a little. (See image 4)
This is the 2 beads on 1 bead process.
Round 3/color 1 beads Bring the needle out one of the 12 strung beads. String 2 beads on each of the 12 beads and bring the needle through all 24 beads.
Round 4/color 2 beads Round for a vase shape, forming a ridge at the bell top. Do not use this round if you want the bell rounded at the top and no ridge. String 1 bead on each of the 24 beads of the previous round and then bring the needle through all 24 beads. Bring the needle through one of the 24 beads. This is the 1 bead on 1 process.
Netting Rounds
Use the same color sequence for rounds 1 through 11, rounds 12 and 13 will include an increase of beads.
Round 1 String two color 1, one color 2, two color 1 beads, skip next 2 beads and bring needle through next bead of that round, pull taut. A bead loop should now stick out. Repeat this process around, stringing the same sequence of beads, skipping two beads and taking the needle through the next bead.
|At the end of this round, with the last loop of 5 beads on the thread, skip 2 beads, take the needle through the color 2 bead of the previous round and the first 3 beads of the first bead loop strung. That means taking the needle through 4 beads after finishing the last bead loop. The color 2 bead is the center bead of each bead loop in the netting. (See image 5)
Round 2 There should be 8 bead loops around. The needle should be through the first 3 beads of previous bead loop and coming out of the center bead. String 5 beads and take needle across and through the center bead of next loop, repeat this process around. The last round looks like a ruffle, once this round is added, the netting begins to take shape.
After you have strung the 5 beads between each center bead and have 7 netting sections finished, string the last 5 beads for the for the 8th netting section. Skip the next 5 beads (two color 1, one color 2, two color 1) and take the needle through the next color 2 bead and 3 beads of the first bead loop strung, bringing the needle through the center bead. The netting will begin to cup up at the end.
Rounds 3 through 11 Repeat the steps for making the bead loops with five beads, skipping 5 beads at the end, taking the needle through the next center bead and then stringing 5 beads and working across from center bead to center bead.
Round 12 Increase each netting section by 2 beads, making the combination three color 1, one color 2, three color 1. Repeat this color sequence in the bead netting sections around. Skip 5 beads, take the needle through the next center bead and 4 beads of the first bead loop strung.
Round 13 Increase each netting section by 2 beads, making the combination four color 1, one color 2, four color 1. Repeat this color sequence in the bead netting sections around. Skip 7 beads, take the needle through the next center bead and 5 beads of the first bead loop strung.
Finishing Touches
|Weave in the excess thread, back and forth through the bead netting until the bell is stiff. Cut off excess thread. If you made a vase, it is finished. If you made a hanging bell, take out SoftFlex wire and string 1 crimp bead, 1size 8mm bead and 7 size 11/0 beads. Take the end of the SoftFlex wire with the 11/0 beads through the 8mm bead and the crimp bead. Pull taut. Use a crimping tool to crimp the crimp bead. Cut off the excess wire sticking out the end. Now the SoftFlex wire has a crimp bead and extending below it is the 8mm and the loop of 11/0 beads attached. From the other end string about 25 size 11/0 beads, then take the wire through the bell center and pull the wire up so the strung beads are sticking up next to the bell center where the square stitch portion is located. The 8mm should be barely visible below the last of the netting at the wide bell opening. If it is not, take off a few beads, leaving the number of beads that has the right effect and then stick the wire back through the bell center. From above the bell, string 1 crimp bead and then 20 to 25 size 11/0 beads and bring the wire through the crimp bead and out. Pull taut. (See image 6)
Crimp the crimp bead and cut off the excess wire. The bell is now ready to hang. When hanging the bell on a necklace, make sure the loop is big enough to accommodate that necklace width. These bells look great on bead crochet garland and on bead strung necklaces. Bells can also be made with Delicas, E beads and any other type bead as long as the bead hole will accommodate the thread. Size 14/0 Japanese beads can also be worked as bells, however, more care is necessary with thread build up when working with size 14/0 Japanese beads. Many small bells could be worked on a beaded necklace or garland or combined with larger beaded bells.
Color Combinations: You can work the whole bell in one color or a bead mix, more care will be required as you step from one round to another because you do not have a contrast center bead in the netting as a guide. For a very beautiful combination, make one round of the netting one color and the next another. I made one bell with matt green rainbow and the next Montana blue silver lined and alternated the rounds with those colors making an attractive bell. You can also make each round a different color, starting with a light color and working down to dark or vice versa, or work them like a color wheel as you work down. Experiment with a variety of colors for unique effects. Bells in white pearl beads would make a stunning addition to the bride's corsage. A group of red bells hanging on the outside of a valentine gift would be a delight. One or more bells of green and red or gold and silver make great holiday gifts. Bells of black or mixes of black beads would be romantic and mysterious. No matter what color or combination you choose, it will be an enjoyable experience.
|This design is the property of Lydia F Borin and is for personal use only. No part of this project may be used as part of another project, magazine article, book or other printed or electronic publication without the written permission of the owner. For further information contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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PARKERSBURG - Attendance and participation in the Great Bowls of Fire chili cook-off on Saturday reached a new high, officials said.
More than 700 people attended and 39 cooks entered the chili competition, Jill Parsons, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley, said Monday.
The tabulation of advance sales and admission tickets purchased Saturday showed 720 people attended, she said.
Article Photos
Photo by Jeffrey Saulton
During Saturday's third annual Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-off at Point Park, Mark Lewis, right, president of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, samples chili prepared by the city of Vienna's team, including from left, Linda Kern, the mayor's secretary, Mayor Randy Rapp and Finance Director Steve Black.
"We've pretty much doubled the number of attendees from last year; we've more than doubled the number of people making chili and entering their chili from last year," she said.
The credit for the increases goes to the event's committee members and sponsors.
Nice weather on Saturday, publicity and social media and the committee helped, too, Parsons said.
Fact Box
Chili cook-off Winners
* * *
People's Choice
* First: Parkersburg Fire Department
* Second: Pepper Star (Melanie Roby)
* Third: Uncle Dan's Famous Chili (Dan Stemple)
* * *
Judges' Panel Winners
* First: Pepper Star (Melanie Roby)
* Second: Anchors Away (Shawn McColligan)
* Third: The Willows
* * *
Spirit Award (for booth decoration)
* Shorty's Pizzeria
* * *
Mayor's Competition
* Mayor Bob Newell/River Park Chili
"We worked really hard, through the committee, through the Chamber's Facebook site, to promote the advance ticket sales and getting the word out there," she said. "Early last week, I think when people started seeing what the weather forecast was going to be for Saturday and how beautiful it was going to be, that's when the advance ticket sales really ramped up."
Melanie Roby, a committee member involved in preparing for the cook-off representing Sams Club, also entered the competition with her husband, Nathan, under the name "Pepper Star." Her chili recipe was chosen as first place in the Judges' Panel category and second place in the People's Choice category.
Roby said she was impressed by the event, both from behind the scenes and as a competitor. It was her first time competing, although she has participated in the Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-off in Charleston in June for the last two years.
She reached the winners table in that event two years ago and plans to keep returning to both events.
"I think people had a good feeling overall; there was a good vibe to the day. You could tell people were really taking it seriously, testing the chilis," she said.
The cook-off was sponsored by the chamber and the Parkersburg Area Jaycees, with proceeds split between the two organizations. The chamber will use its proceeds to cover expenses for this year's cook-off and toward next year's event, Parsons said.
The Jaycees will donate its portion to the Civic Fellows program through the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, she said. The program encourages college students from the area to come back each summer and participate in internships with participating companies, organizations, nonprofits and government agencies.
"It's so they know that once they graduate, they can come back here and that the Mid-Ohio Valley is a good place to live, work and play. We're happy to help support that effort through these proceeds," Parsons said.


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A Columbia teenager was arrested Thursday for an armed robbery at Aspen Heights.
Officers arrested Kejuane Marshae Johnson, 17, just before 5 p.m. in the 4400 block of Belleview Drive West. Police say they were serving a search warrant to look for evidence connected to Tuesday's robbery at the student housing complex.
According to police, Johnson approached a woman who was walking her dog outside of her home. The suspect pointed a handgun at the victim and told her to go inside, where he demanded money from her and another woman.
Officers say he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Neither victim was injured.
Johnson was arrested on two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and possession of marijuana.


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Pretend you're a manager at Ralph's and you notice two-inches of milk missing from one of your half-gallon milk containers. What do you do?
Slap on a $1-off "Manager's Special" sticker, obviously!
(Thanks to M!)
Pretend you're a manager at Ralph's and you notice two-inches of milk missing from one of your half-gallon milk containers. What do you do?
Slap on a $1-off "Manager's Special" sticker, obviously!
(Thanks to M!)
Or, it means the "Fill-O-Matic 6000" at the dairy goofed. Either way, I think I'd just pull it from the shelf.
All I see is a half gallon of White Stuff and a label for "The Manager's Special"
What has been seen, cannot be unseen o_o
If its unopened who cares. Have had this happen a few times with plastic drink bottles in machines.
If a damaged half-gallon is $2.99, then how much is a regular half-gallon?!? I don't know about the rest of you, but I usually pay $3.99 for a FULL gallon.
If only it had been the "reduced fat" bottle that I really wanted!
I think it's a little disingenuous to title this post "This Partially Consumed Half-Gallon of Milk Is Reasonably Priced". First off you have no evidence that someone came along and took a swig from the bottle and I think it's a little silly to even make such a claim. Second it's obviously a bottling malfunction, it didn't get filled all the way for whatever reason, and the manager of the store is discounting it. It's up to you if you want to buy it or not…just like dented cans or busted boxes. Stuff happens and things get reduced in price for those very reasons. I really don't get the last sarcastic part about the seal being intact along with the shot about that basically being meaningless.
@aaron8301: Haven't you heard? American consumers prefer to pay extra for the convenience of smaller packaging.
I stock shelves at a local grocery store. Though this is very rare, these kind of odd things do happen. A week ago I found a 4L milk with at least half the milk missing. We're encouraged not to put stuff like that on the shelf though.
I mean just today I found a pack of pierogies where whatever packing machine was packing it had cut and sealed the bag at the half way point.
@aaron8301: Jesus, I piss myself If I have to pay over $3.50 a gallon.. but I DO live in WI, so I may be spoiled.. When I was in Hawai'i, even the commissary had milk priced at $5.00 a gallon
@dewrock: agreed. i've had many a bottle leak either because the bottle was crushed or half-empty due to a bottling malfunction. it doesn't look consumed at all, and if it's a significant discount from the regular pricing and has no other problems whatsoever, does it matter so much?
although, if I remember correctly from a long time ago when I used to buy wholesale milk for resale, the company will usually be receptive to returns due to such events.
Looks like the "fancy" milk… maybe $2.99 is somewhat of a bargain for that, I guess.
Me – I'll spend $3.00 for my "factory-milk" with cows that may or may not have been exposed to hormones.
@dewrock: Did the post originally say that it was half consumed? The headline just says half filled now, so I don't know if Carey was impling that someone took a swig or not.
Eitherway, your point holds. If the filling machince missed about 4 ounces, then it's perfectly reasonable to sell it at a reduced price unless the seal was tampered with (and from the picture, that doesn't appear to be the case).
I'm surprised that with everyone whining about how expensive stuff is these days, they'd complain about a deal. The milk is sanitary, the seal is unbroken, and it's at a discounted price. Why not? I'd drink it.
My roommate owed me some milk and she got it at Cumbys for $2.99/half gallon. So the pricing above is not unreasonable.
I generally only use milk in my tea and the occasional baking/mac & cheese, so I buy quarts which currently go for 1.59 to 1.79, depending on where I shop.
But on topic… If you haven't noticed, grocery stores don't have the liberty of returning defective product to the manufacturer, unless there's a recall. That's why they have damaged sections and marked down produce carts. Either the store was to throw out that milk and count it as a loss, thus driving up the prices for everyone, or they could sell it at a reduced rate to someone who was willing to sacrifice quality (potentially) to save a buck.
It's either mark it down to sell it, or throw it away. Chances are they'll get no reclaim credit from the manufacturer, and the store has to eat the loss if they can't sell the milk by the sell-by date.
Personally, I'd rather see the milk used in some way (sold at a discount) than thrown away and wasted.
@BeastMasterJ: Yep they've changed the title and the part about the seal being intact not meaning anything.
How is this "unacceptable food"? It's 25 percent off when you only get 1/8 less…I don't get it…shouldn't the manager be – if not commended – at least not called out for not charging his customers the same amount for less product?
@HungryGrrl: Comedian Bob Marley talked about Cumby's and your post is the first I'd heard it otherwise, and I laughed out loud. Thank you.
I can tell you two things: A.I have opened containers that have that nifty plastic "seal" thingy without breaking it apart from the lid.
B. My husband worked for nine years in a grocery store, overnight stock, and occasionally walked the aisles "eating and drinking" things, leaving the containers where they were. *he's a good citizen now.
If I saw it in MY grocery store, I'd probably make a face that would make people think I'd just smelled dog poo.
Quick! Check the cookie aisle! I bet there is a package of cookies that is just short of full as well. Someone was just having a milk and cookie break at the manager's expense!
$2.99 for 1/2 gallon seems steep. I thought that California milk prices were regulated but I can't find the pricing.
New York State's ceiling is $3.93/gallon or $2.01/ half gallon, but it is not well enforced.
Usually at grocery stores, the vendor will give full credit on items like that. I'm surprised they didn't just return it.
Grocery stores don't buy food directly from manufacturers, they buy from wholesale companies. These companies gladly take back anything damaged, opened, half drank. At the grocery store I worked at it was common practice to eat anything you wanted and leave the open container in the "damaged goods" section in the back of the store, where everything was returned for full refund.
Some dairy companies are also very forgiving and give partial credits to stores on unsold expired product.
If it's like most large stores, when something like this is "returned" the store is credited for the item and asked to destroy it.
A lot like those CDs you find with the melted plastic on the spine of the case or the books with holes punched in the covers or lines drawn across the sides…
@HungryGrrl: Hey, I was the (unofficial) dairy manager at a small grocery/drug store in Michigan for three years in the 90s. We DID have the luxury of returning defective product to the dairy.
If that bottle came to my store, I would have pulled it off the shelf and made the dairy guy give me a credit on the next order. Period. And he would have given it to me, because he (and every other sales rep I dealt with) knew I was hard-ass about those things. I was working in my neighborhood grocery store, damn it — I'm not selling half-filled bottles to my neighbors.
Have things changed that much in 10 years?
@IfThenElvis: I don't think there really is an upper end to prices on dairy in California. I know there is a floor. For the first, my local Ralph's is charging $4.29/gallon for the cheapest milk they carry. As to the second, they also had to reprice a sale special for 8oz cheese to $2.29 each because the advertised price of $1.99 was too low. On the high end, you can pay $6+ for a gallon of organic milk.
Thank god it was not for one of those shrink ray articles. If the cap is unopened then it is as good as the milk next to it. A dollar discount seems more than reasonable to make up for the missing amount of milk.
@aaron8301: At the 7-Eleven I just quit from, the half gallon was $3.25 on special. Ironically, the full gallon was $3.36 on special, and $3.99 otherwise.
I love how everyone chimes in with their own experiences and opinions on how a grocery store works. Who cares the milk is on sale, done deal.
@RodAox: Agreed.
At risk of being banned; it's seems like this is the exact sort of post that cries for commenters to call out the poster about a lack of quality control. The original headline clearly needed to be addressed out in the open not in email, and if this doesn't warrant a "why is this on the consumerist?" comment, I don't know what does.
I know this is not a membership based site so you don't owe us anything, but if there is going to be a new comments code, can we get an anti-sensationalist OP proofread code established?
::waits to be struck by the mighty ban-hammer::
Also, why is this article tagged as "unacceptable food?" Is there any evidence to support that claim?
"I know this is not a membership based site so you don't owe us anything,"
The main value of this site is kept up by those who post and act on those posts from the user community. It is impossible for the editors of the Consumerist to keep track of anything but the largest trends without the commenting community.
Just as "free" items can be had for your personal information; the consumerist gains value from your posts and contributions. Your time is as valuable as money. The consumerist is not a non or not for profit consumer advocacy site. They are a for profit company. You are both a consumer and a contributer here. You should not have to be afraid of the moderators. They tend to be fair minded.
@Smashville: I think we are conditioned to think that half empty equals half consumed. So even if the seal is intact, it will probably still gross some people out.
@RetailGuy83: If they ban you, I willl miss you. *sniffle* (You can take that as a compliment or an insult depending.)
You can actually open the caps of milk jugs WITHOUT breaking the seal ring attached. It's happened to me a number of times. When you screw the cap back on, the jug still appears unopened, minus the consumed quantity. Therefore, it is entirely possible that someone did drink from this container.
who in their right mind is going to buy that one. what the store is going to do is repot it to the company, get credited for the price of that milk and make an extra 2.99 if some stoned loner buys the milk and thinks he got a deal. its really just a ploy for the store to make a buck and get the money back from the milk supplier.
Retail managers can be paid crap plus bonus. If the manager tosses the milk, it comes out of their bonus. Not likely. Besides, in 'Merica, many cheap bastards will buy it.
I routinely mark down items where I work and people purchase the stuff.
@aaron8301: My sentiments EXACTLY. I gasped at $2.99 for a half gallon! I pay $1.59!
@WraithSama: I've had that happen many times with our milk. Maybe that is the culprit… Doesn't seem like a bargain to me, though. Hmmmm, on one hand, a BUCK off a half gallon! The other hand… a chance of contaminated milk, with the accompaning friends known as diarrhea and the heeves…. close call.
The seal looks intact to me. I don't have a problem with this one.
If a damaged half-gallon is $2.99, then how much is a regular half-gallon?!? I don't know about the rest of you, but I usually pay $3.99 for a FULL gallon.
Yeah, Milk is cheaper than gas here in KY
I was also horrified that this was the discount price until I realized I have no idea what half a gallon of milk costs now where I live because I haven't bought that size in months.
Looks like it sprung a leak to me… I've seen more than a few at one of our local Walmarts like that.
Fry's has milk for $.77 for a half gallon as long as your total bill is $25+… that's hard to beat.
Yes, the milk may be good, but as there is even the remote possibility that it is the result of a leak, it should have been pulled from the shelf to avoid customer "curiosity".
I like this story, it's got merit. Hell, it's a lot more interesting than those airline stories. My take is that it's either a junior manager who thought he was doing the right thing or a seasoned manager who knows that some of his clientele wants this. If there's a little old lady who regularly shops there, for example, who depends on these "mistakes" in order to afford a half gallon of fresh milk, then he's doing her a big favor and if he were to return the half gallon it would go to waste and she'd have to buy the more expensive 1/8 fuller variety.
@mikells43: If the price of the full containers is $3.99, I sure would. I'd prefer that more stores do this rather than let foods unnecessarily go to waste. (I miss the days when grocery stores had bins of dented cans in the back. But people have learned that dents != toxins, so now you can only find unsold stale foods back there.)
Oh, and how can you tell whether or not it sprang a leak? Well… is the bottom wet?
shit i don't buy 3.99 half gallons of milk. where the f is the milk coming from? a golden cow's teets?
As a part-time milk user, I buy the premium stuff from golden cow teets. I used to buy the cheap stuff which would go sour after a week or two, now my milk lasts over a month easy, and I can take my time with it. Two or more cheap half-gallons is more than one 'golden cow teet' half-gallon. Plus, even at the same price (2x$1.99 or 1×3.99), I have the convenience of not having to worry if my milk is past due at any given moment, because I consume it before it goes bad. So there. :)
@Rectilinear Propagation: I went to the store yesterday and made it a point to look. Yeah, the sale price is expensive compared to the store I go to but that's probably also a regional difference. (I'd never even heard of Ralph's. I don't think they have them down here.)
@Overheal: Argh, I'm gasping for air. Please don't be so funny before dinner. I'm feeling weak, not enough calories in system for laughter…
—As a person who stocks milk for about 15 hours a week as a part time job as a teenager. I must say that's pretty stupid.—
Half filled bottles like that are resultant of one of two things: something happened at the plant and didn't get filled, or it's simply leaked from the body or from a bad cap. Now, if I find one (as I often do, 3 or 4 gallons out of 150-250 gallons a day) jug of milk that is half filled, I simply drain it and add it to the pile of distressed milk. It's not really the store's fault, no one should lose their job for this because if you don't want it, don't buy it. It'll eventually get ignored so much it'll get too old and expire, just to be tossed anyway. So the logic behind this was, "Hey, if someone really wants to save one freakin' dollar on this milk, let them have it, but if not, it'll just take nature's course and eventually expire."
No real harm, just kinda lazy. And honestly, as a professional milk-stocker, this is hardly post worthy.
@mariospants: In my situation at my job, there is a roll of stickers that says "$X.XX off!" – I don't need to talk to the freaking manager or anyone to make my decision. Hell, I could easily just toss milk like that to be tallied up later as a loss. So instead, I could make a discount for damaged goods and call it done. This isn't serious stuff people.
@Michael Bauser: The way I understand it at my store. We take a bad jug off the shelf, empty it, and place it in a pile of other empty jugs. Now, these jugs could have expired, may have been leaking in someone's shopping cart, or was dropped -what ever- it all goes in the same pile. Then once a week someone goes through with a scan gun and lists up the losses to report. And that's pretty much it, I work at a larger store, but it's really not that big of an issue. I know that if someone sees a leaky jug with a noticeable amount missing, 95% of the time they'll ignore it, 5% of the time they may even tell a lower end kid and let them know. They don't go to the manager and demand better service, it's just ridiculous to be so shocked by a thing like that.
Did anyone else lol at "as a professional milk-stocker"?
Can everybody say Shrink-Ray
I was at a Winn-Dixie a few weeks ago, and someone had taken an opened and partially empty bag of shredded cheese, put it on a meat tray, shrink wrapped it and put it out for sale at the low,low price of $1.95.
Many years ago when I worked in a grocery store, all of the 'shrink' items would be discarded, and the labels returned for credit from the manufacturer.
Just back from Kauai and milk was 9.50/gallon (on sale)
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by Dave Lindorff
I for one am not going to fuss about Halliburton moving its corporate headquarters to Dubai on the sunny coast of the Persian Gulf.
It makes sense, and it makes things so much clearer, too.
Halliburton, recall, is the company that has made the most money of any private enterprise off of the Iraq War — $27 billion to date, most of it in the form of extraordinarily profitable no-bid contracts (the company earned a record $2.3 billion last year alone). It is also Vice President Dick Cheney's company. He headed it for five years before deciding to go into "public service" as President Bush's regent in 2001, and he continued to receive compensation from the company, and to hold options for Halliburton stock well into his vice presidency, refusing even to put his holdings into a blind trust, as wealthy political figures normally do to ensure that they don't make decisions based upon considerations of personal gain.
Before, there was always the old argument that "what's good for Halliburton is good for America." That line may have been hokey when it was first uttered with regard to General Motors by then GM chairman Charles Wilson, and it is surely hokey today, but it can lead to some confusion among Americans still in thrall to the corporate creed.
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But with Halliburton now a Dubai corporation, with its tax obligations now owed to the Dubai Revenue Department instead of the IRS, that deception is gone.
We know now that when Dick Cheney makes a foreign policy or war policy decision regarding Iraq or Iran or Saudi Arabia, he is really thinking about what it will do for Halliburton and Dubai — and for Dick Cheney.
Remember the big brouhaha that arose when a Dubai-based company was in line to take over the operation of several major U.S. ports last year? Members of Congress were in high dudgeon over that and in the end the plan was abandoned.
So how do we feel knowing that virtually the entire supply line for our over-extended troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is now in the hands of a Dubai corporation, and that it has its hooks into the central policy arm of our government, Blair House and the Office of the Vice President?
Next time Halliburton's KKR subsidiary serves our troops toxic, bacteria-ridden food, or puts untreated Euphrates River water into their canteens, maybe we should look harder to see if this was just another case of corporate corner and cost-cutting, or whether something more sinister was at work.
We — and members of Congress, if they still remember how to do their job — ought to be asking whether Halliburton's move to Dubai has anything to do with anticipated business should Cheney get his way and the U.S. attacks Iran this spring. Since such a war would inevitably include the destruction of much of Iran's state-owned oil industry, it would represent a huge new business opportunity for Halliburton, which first and foremost is an oil-services company.
Seeing all this is much easier with Halliburton based in Dubai, rather than Houston. Especially when you also consider the new oil law written by America and passed by the Iraqi parliament, which opens Iraq's oil reserves to American oil companies.
The American soldiers and marines stuck in Iraq, who have long been led to believe that they are over there fighting to defend America, should have little trouble these days seeing that they are really fighting and dying for Halliburton, Exxon/Mobil and Chevron…and Dubai.
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It should be KBR, not KKR
My mistake! The Halliburton subsidiary that has been supplying food, water, gasoline etc. to US troops in Iraq at extortionate prices and questionable quality is KBR, not KKR.
Dave Lindorff
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lol, neocons
..as usual with neocons, the content is irrelevant, hardly understood by the low-level neocon-supporters, of course fully understood and ridiculed by the Fuehrer's and media pundits. Thus, the only thing a neocon can point out in a nice and clear article, informing the average public about accepted, moral felonies, are wrong spelled shortcuts, as if they were important. Anyway, these felonies could only happen because of previous war crimes...
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Revealing Your Dating Strategies
This week's letter comes from a guy who revealed "The System" to his new lady friend. Where does he go from here?
reader's questionHi Doc,
I slipped up last night.
First, let me give you a little background. Yancy approached me on the street and asked me for my home phone number; I got hers as well. I was completely prepared to wait a week to call her, but after just four days, she called and asked me out. It was an incoming offer, so I went.
When we went out, I kept everything light and funny, no heavy subjects, no putdowns, no compliments, and no touching. Yancy was doing all the touching and talking. I didn't kiss her. The next day, she sent a text message saying, "Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I had a lot of fun last night and I really enjoyed your company."
she knows about womaneseWell, Yancy and I were out on our second date last night when she found the Dating Dictionary under the seat of my truck. (I forgot to take it out before I picked her up.) She flipped through it, then asked me to explain Interest Level and Womanese, which of course I did. She seemed to respond positively to the explanation. Then, she asked me what I thought her Interest Level in me was, and I lied and told her 60% to 70%.
I know that it's actually higher. Did I hurt my cause by breaking down Interest Level and Womanese to Yancy? Afterward, she asked me to go to dinner and dancing with her the next night. It was back-to-back dates (which I know from your book are no-nos), but since it was an incoming offer, I said yes.
Doc, do you think I should disappear now to build up more Challenge? What do you think about all this? Am I doing the right thing?
Sonny - who doesn't want to give his plan away
doc love's answerHi Sonny,
First of all, I want to make sure I got this straight. You're telling me you were walking along a public thoroughfare, Yancy saw you and said to herself, "Know what — I'm going to walk up to this dude and take him out?" For a guy like me who faithfully watches Forensic Files and American Justice, it's pretty darned scary. Like my cousin Sal "The Fish" Love says, "There are lots of loons lurking around out there!" If Yancy were my little sister, I'd give her a spanking for accosting a strange man.
What should you do if she calls you first? Find out what Doc has to say…


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Sichuan Cuisine
By Viator, August 2016
While many may associate Sichuan cuisine with spicy sauces and a liberal amount of peppercorn, connoisseurs of the cuisine will tell you that Sichuan recipes only incorporate spicy elements into a handful of dishes. Sometimes dishes of Sichuan cuisine will be basic enough to cool off the spice from a previous dish before leaving you scrambling for water on the very next plate. A culinary journey, a meal of Sichuan cuisine can frequently stretch on for hours, even though the food often appears in a flash. Characterized by its intense flavor and brisk stir-frying over a hot fire, Sichuan dishes such as Kung Pao chicken have become staples of the cuisine which are recognizable and enjoyed in nearly every corner of the world.
More than just spices, Sichuan cuisine also offers flavors which take your taste buds in sour, salty and sweet directions. After all, the chili pepper which is used in many Sichuan dishes was only introduced to China within the past 300 years. With a history which pre-dates any contact with outside influences, many of the dishes in Sichuan cuisine are based upon recipes stretching back thousands of years.
A separate yet important element of Sichuan cuisine is the hot pot dishes found at most food establishments across southern China. Using a pot of simmering stock or flavored broth, everything from thinly sliced meats to vegetables and tofu are marinated and cooked in the stew in an effort to absorb the flavor of the stock. As is to be expected with the Sichuan style, oftentimes the resulting flavors can be quite potent and spicy, but the resulting perspiration is all part of the savory adventure found in the flavorful food of Sichuan.
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Manchester United Message Board
The Destroyah!!! The Destroyah!!! Aug 10, 2010 05:58 Flag
About Ozil....
If all is to be somewhat true, with SAF watching him at Fulham, and Werder going to cash in on him before the end of his deal, and the amount (Approximately 13-18 million), I'm at a loss for why he hasn't been signed by United, let alone anyone else. He seems to be a solid player, one who could fit in many teams' starting 11, and looks like can be had for a good price, considering some transfers this year. Something isn't what it seems to be...........Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
He obviously wanted to go there, and the rest was probably to try and hike up the price, thats lifebuoy
A Yahoo! User Aug 18, 2010 01:31 Flag
Lesson of the day - don`t say who your dream team is until you`ve actually signed for them. Otherwise you end up looking like a complete pratt.
Ozil has now signed for his dream team (Arsenal, no - Barca, no - United, ah Real Madrid) for 15m euros.
A Yahoo! User Aug 17, 2010 23:46 Flag
Although there was plenty of press speculation linking Ozil with a number of clubs including utd, chelsea and barcelona it looks as if real madrid were the only team to put in a bid.
Ian, it was only last week he said he has always dreamed of Barca. Then Madrid made an offer, apparently today Bremen have accepted it. Never one for us I think.
United do rule United do rule Aug 17, 2010 21:27 Flag
Agree with you steve. I think Cleverley is a great prospect. As someone said somewhere, or I read it somewhere, he( Ozil) said that he was a Barcelona fan only a few months ago.
If Werder block a move to Madrid this summer, their stance is honourable, but they will ultimately only shoot themselves in the foot when he'll move there anyway for nothing next summer. I won't be surprised if Madrid will be quite happy they've infuriated Bremen like they have so they can wait a year and get him for nothing. They don't need him now anyway. There would be no point in us even bidding for him now, as his head is in Spain. Time to show some faith in Cleverley instead
Now its Ozil's father wading in. Ozil has promised to go to Madrid, he only ever wanted to go there ( well this week anyway). He will wait to go for free next summer if Bremen don't deal now. Inter are supposed to have offered E30m but Madrid-loving Ozil will only go to where his heart is!
best leaving this guy well alone- a wide berth is required. No wonder Wenger backed off 12 months ago.
I have said many times on my own club boards that the FROG platini seems only interested in ruining the prem keep talking about gate recipts and debt ect
and the other silly sod when and if a real hard look was made would find more that enough back handers and more brown envelopes than even george( the bung) graham ever saw not sure about old potato face redknapp lol
A Yahoo! User Aug 16, 2010 23:38 Flag
Gotta say that its odd that only real madrid have put in a bid for him - and one that is much lower than the £12 million Werder want.
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There are so many Ozil threads its difficult to keep pace...
Devon, I don't know about anyone else, but I guess the most anyone knows of this guy is the matches he has played for Germany. I don't recall glaring publicity of his fantastic performances for his club. He probably was OK, but where were the headlines? So maybe he is a great 'tournament' player, but questions persist about his weekly consistency. It seemed to me he started brilliantly in the WC and then each match thereafter it seemed to generally diminish.
Also we know nothing about his character. The top clubs will check this out. For instance arsenal were really after him 12 months ago but quickly lost interest, perhaps they found something out?
Madrid will buy anything that moves, good luck to him, if he gets enough games.
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The Ashes Cricket Series in Brisbane
By Viator, October 2013
The term 'Ashes' was coined after a commentator joked that Australia's first test cricket win on English soil was the death of English cricket. The resulting matches and their outcomes have continued this friendly bribing between nations.
The last three Ashes series – the most recent of which ended just this August – have been won by England. Over the course of the event Australia and England have won the same amount of series, making this year's series a highly contested bout.
The series, which begins on November 21, is the second Ashes series that will be played in 2013. Whilst the series are usually played every 18 months, a 3 month gap between series this year has been implemented in order to avoid having the next series end just before the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
If you're in Brisbane for the Ashes, you'll need to head to the Gabba – more officially known as the Brisbane Cricket Ground – during the 21st through 25th of November for the First Test.
Following the Australian tradition of affectionately shortening as many words as possible, 'The Gabba' is actually popularised slang for Woolloongabba, the suburb in which the stadium is located. The Gabba has been used as a cricket ground since 1896 and seats 42,000 people thanks to its 2005 upgrade.
Tours of the Gabba run daily, except the day before, and days of, any games the ground is being used for. Of course, whilst in Brisbane you also want to take in what the city has to offer outside sporting events. The Story Bridge is well worth a visit. Climb to the top on a guided tours for fantastic views of the city. To get even higher off the ground you can't go past a Hot Air Balloon ride over the city and surrounds.
Only a short distance from the city, Australia Zoo brings together a host of iconic Australian wildlife all in one place, and a day trip is sure to be a fantastic way to entertain the kids. Lamington National Park is another popular day trip. Whatever you decide, make sure you take at least one cruise up the Brisbane River.


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