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League City plans for downtown revitalization projects
A street in downtown League City will likely get a face-lift this spring.
Reconstruction of Park Avenue may be on tap to start as early as March and be completed in four months.
Part of a $11.98 million plan to revitalize what most consider the heart of League City, the $2.37 million Park Avenue project could be awarded to a contractor on Feb. 12. Vying for the job is Conrad Construction Co. Ltd.
The next project in line would be $3.33 million in improvements to League Park plus drainage upgrades, and then streetscaping along Main Street, which would cost an estimated $6.28 million.
"There was a time when the area along Main Street and League Park was the heart of League City," City Manager John Baumgartner said. "As our city continues to grow, evolve and attract more residents and visitors, we want to enhance our historic district and round out what currently exists to increase the opportunities for gatherings and events in the downtown area and around League Park. We want to offer a unique setting and experience and establish a 'sense of place' for our residents and visitors."
To help with funding, the city is working to get a federal Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The block grant funding, if awarded, could potentially cover anywhere from $700,000 to $2.2 million of project cost. The rest of the funding would come from sources including bonds and hotel-and-motel tax revenue.
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Park improvements would pay homage to when John Charles League originally platted the city, setting land aside for a school, a church and League Park. The park served as the center of town for several years, hosting activities such as campaign speeches, revivals, medicine shows and concerts. Council and project managers kept this history in mind when developing ideas for improvements to the park.
"The new park design will be more open and go back to the bandstand feel when the park was originally created in the late 1800s, including a large open lawn area that can be used to host events," said Dustin Schubert, city project manager. "The weathered pavers will be replaced in a layout that is more user-friendly for parkgoers. The new pavers will be clay and cobbled to keep the historical feel of the park. The park's tree canopy will be accented with additional landscaped beds along the park's perimeters and the lighting will be enhanced with new decorative light poles and catenary lighting over the large paver section in the center of the park."
Schubert said that planned street improvements in the area would aim to add curb appeal.
"The streetscape will improve the look between the street curb and property lines," he said." There will be a paver edging behind the curb that will encompass decorative lighting and benches. The paver edging will serve as a buffer for a new 5-foot wide sidewalk that will enhance pedestrian traffic."
City spokeswoman Sarah Greer Osborne said that the revitalization push gained traction in 2012 when the Houston-Galveston Area Council, with assistance from the city and the Texas Department of Transportation, conducted a study to review existing conditions as well as provide big-picture ideas on how the historic district can improve.
"Based on that study, which had a lot of input from citizens and focus groups, city staff in 2015 and 2016 developed an action plan of projects with input from community members which were then presented and approved by council," Greer Osborne said. "It was officially added it to the city's Capital Improvement Plan in 2016."
Hurricane Harvey delayed work on the project.


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Seasons2018-19Everton News
Everton settle dispute with Watford over Silva
The Hornets hierarchy lodged a formal complaint with the Premier League, alleging that the Blues "tapped" Silva up when they were searching for a long-term successor to Ronald Koeman in November 2017.
Watford's form collapsed in the weeks after Everton tried to prise Silva away from Vicarage Road with compensation offers reportedly as high as £15m. The Hertfordshire club blamed their poor form on the approach from the Merseysiders, claiming they had unsettled the manager and some of their players.
Silva was sacked by Watford in January last year and hired by Everton the following May after interim boss Sam Allardyce was dismissed.
Watford had been pursuing censure of Everton through the Premier League, with the threat of millions of pounds in compensation and, in the worst case, a points deduction mooted as possible action the governing body could have taken.
The terms of the settlement have not officially been made public – reports suggest £4m was agreed – but statements put out by both clubs today stressed that "both Everton and Watford are keen to move on from this matter".
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1 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:05:54
2 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:19:20
3 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:24:29
4 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:31:28
Having giving Silva a 3-year contract and probably paid Watford some compensation, he would like to keep Silva into next season.
If Silva can't turn the results around, what does Moshiri do? — Lose more money.
5 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:37:05
6 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:37:15
7 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:39:48
They have not exactly gone backwards since Silva has left have they?
Theres no way we are finishing above them now, 7 points ahead, right now its hard to see us getting 7 more points this season let alone making that difference up to catch them.
8 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:44:40
9 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:51:03
Moshiri and the board need to have a proper serious summer with key decisions being made.
Im not being funny but I dont want to hear about plans for the stadium this summer because massive work is needed on the playing side as a matter of urgency, far more pressing than any would be stadium five years down the line, another five years of mediocrity and there will be nobody left interested in Everton enough to care.
This season has been a disaster and cannot be swept under the carpet.
10 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:55:26
Just another Club playing as dirty as the rest.
11 Posted 22/02/2019 at 22:58:11
The Everton Comedy Show, just runs and runs! We will surely beat the Mousetrap now for the longest run in the entertainment business.
Oh why oh why can't I be more positive??
12 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:00:34
Also, Moshiri is only here to make money, let's make no mistake about that. The only way he makes a profit on Everton is by building that Stadium. Without it he's making a loss. Everything is about that stadium Jim. Sure, if we get relegated, then it's pointless as we won't need it. But, as long as we tick over in midtable, Moshiri can sell us for a tidy profit with a shiny new stadium. If he can transform us into a Champions League side, then he's making major profits. Just look at the Chelsea figures and see how Roman Abramovich will actually make money on them, it's shocking considering how much he spent in the early years.
So Jim, provided we get through this season in midtable, it will be swept under the carpet, and Moshiri will just tell Silva he wants better, much better, next season and he'll be left to get on with it.
13 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:08:26
Yeah, he's a good player - on his day. He certainly likes playing against Cardiff. He's scored 5 of his 12 Premier League goals against them.
14 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:08:32
If the present Leeds manager is being considered as a replacement then I despair. What honestly has changed for the better with this new set-up?
15 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:16:51
They're all "At it" now.
All decency is now of the superficial variety and our ban proves it even goes as far as the U18s.
16 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:19:31
I also seem to remember him saying that Everton were the only Club he would consider playing for, oh how time has changed things.
17 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:26:53
Its been said a thousand times but he just seems to lack the specific tools to run a club.
Keeping 'true Blue BK at the club, I suspect, was his way of endearing himself to the fans. He just read the situation so wrong.
The Silva appointment hasnt worked out. I cant judge him too harshly on that because I didnt have too much of an opinion on him when we got him.
Signings have ranged from decent to dreadful.
His weird use of Jim White I particularly dislike.
He just seems to lurch from one mistake to the next.
Its a strange one. How does one go from a billionaire with the world at his feet, to an almost tragic comedy figure who I cannot help but feel sorry for? Answer: get involved with Everton FC.
18 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:31:51
19 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:33:23
20 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:38:08
They should be paying us!
Just glad we didnt get fined points.
21 Posted 22/02/2019 at 23:41:16
22 Posted 22/02/2019 at 00:00:44
If the stadium is 'everything, why sanction the huge transfer fees and wages that have come about under his watch?
Of course the stadium is important...my point is that it is not 'everything.
A heck of a lot of money has been spent trying to improve onfield performance.
I would also argue that if Moshiri is in this purely to make money then hes even more foolish than he seems.
But what do I know, Steve. As of about 12 months ago you seem to have installed yourself as oracle of ToffeeWeb.
24 Posted 23/02/2019 at 01:40:22
In my opinion, "everything" is about making us a successful football team! In other words, the stadium follows the success on the pitch, not the other way around.
As Phil says @28, you installed yourself as the oracle about 12 months ago, but all your posts have a similar theme. Namely, make an assertion and then hope the facts catch up with that assertion in the future.
I am not going to go over old ground regarding our opposite opinions on Silva's 'attributes' and 'success', but I will state that your assertions then, were of the same ilk.
So, when you say the "stadium is everything" you are completely and utterly wrong. In the same way that results under Silva are proving that you were completely and utterly wrong in your 'assertions' regarding his ability to manage our football club.
Stephen @27, SPOT ON!
25 Posted 23/02/2019 at 01:41:53
I can't wait to ride my Fireblade to Tuesday's game... needs a good run from London to Wales... I'll save myself the hassle and freeze my nuts off at home.
26 Posted 23/02/2019 at 01:52:46
27 Posted 23/02/2019 at 02:01:20
28 Posted 23/02/2019 at 02:42:48
29 Posted 23/02/2019 at 04:28:58
30 Posted 23/02/2019 at 04:43:08
Weird how Everton players not playing or ex-blues become better in the minds of some on here.
Steve Ferns, I had every finger crossed that your words would come true about Silva's appointment but sadly he has failed to date. Even more sad is I can't see him turning things around.
Mr Moneybags has also proved he is a failure when it comes to running Everton.
He should have stuck with Fat Sam if all he wanted was to stay mid-table till the new stadium was built.
31 Posted 23/02/2019 at 06:01:17
Look how much better off they are without him, they're up to 7th now on 40 pts. Exactly where we should be. With our rejects. And we have their "best" player.
In South Africa, we have a saying "eish!" (aish), which basically is a gasp of exasperation. Oh well this what being a toffee is all about these days.
Let me introduce to my local SA Premier League team, Cape Town City (also sponsored by SportPesa). Coached by Benni McCarthy. Fun to watch and challenges for cups and in the top 4 in the league.
32 Posted 23/02/2019 at 07:55:32
Sorry, I had a flashback to 2009 just then.
Lots of silence from all those local business owners too.
Was it really all about aesthetics, something to be proud of? Nn other words, all about the opposition, because I don't see this 50,000 stadium as a lot different to the last in terms of profits.
If this stadium is so vital for our future then so was the last. It will add 50% to matchday income, cost us more in borrowed money and add half a billion to our saleable assets. At the end of the day, that makes us far more attractive to those who would like to make money out of the bottomless pit of cash called the Premier League.
As long as we aren't relegated, that remains true. Those are the people we need in order to become a club that wins things once more. Signing a new manager and half a dozen players and then getting all excited that we have magically transformed to match clubs who have spent a decade or more on the same path and have spent billions is daft. We have taken the first baby steps in a marathon.
33 Posted 23/02/2019 at 08:12:56
After the Cardiff match we'll be paying Watford compensation for the manager we've sacked and are paying off. Madness.
34 Posted 23/02/2019 at 08:51:36
35 Posted 23/02/2019 at 08:59:59
36 Posted 23/02/2019 at 09:06:23
37 Posted 23/02/2019 at 09:11:29
So this means that because we have been on a 5-year merry-go-round with poor, poor managers, we should stick by Silva, no matter how bad he is??? Really??? So should we have done the same with Koeman and Allardyce???
If we hadn't chanced on potential, who haven't won a decent trophy between them, we wouldn't be stood stagnating. So the media think we should give Silva lots of time to stamp his authority, but what if he was never good enough to take us forward, no matter how long we give him, what would we have achieved by doing this???
Another huge flaw in giving him time to stabilise the club is that, when someone does eventually take over from a now stabilised club in a year or two, what is one of the first things he will want to do??? He is going to want to dismantle a settled squad to then bring in his own players, in a similar way to when Martinez came in after Moyes. And then so the cycle continues.
Regardless of what the media think we should do, we have only two options available to us:
1) Go big and hire someone who has win the lot and pay them generously to take us into the new stadium era;
2) Keep hiring potential on 1- or 2-year rolling contracts, with the aim of proving themselves at the highest level... and hope that, in the next two to three managers with potential, we find another Pochetinho.
38 Posted 23/02/2019 at 10:09:57
He has sacked 3 managers costing £26 million in redundancy payments, he now has to pay Watford £4 million for a manager they sacked, and was willing to pay £15 million to sign him had Watford agreed.
Should he sack Silva at the end of the season, that will cost another £10 million, which will make a grand total of £40 million. So, for all the great optimism we all had when Moshiri joined, promising to restore us back to winning trophies, we seem further away than ever, having spent a fortune on players and redundancy packages.
Yes we still have a new stadium to look forward to... but, for those who think that's the panacea for all our problems, think again.
39 Posted 23/02/2019 at 10:28:25
We're still in the top half of the table (just about) and very much in the running for European qualification if we were to turn things around and finish the season strongly. You describe it as a 'merry-go-round of poor, poor managers', well there are two key responses to that phrase.
First of all, you seem to want to stay on that merry-go-round, meaning we can't move forwards. Secondly, you seem to believe in a fairly simplistic division of managers by ability, as if they're either poor, good, mediocre or whatever and that's all there is to it. I hope it's obvious that that isn't the case.
The same manager can do brilliantly in one job but fail in another. The same manager can be brilliant at first but then fade badly. The same manager can look hopeless at first but then get things together and look brilliant later on. Football is constantly full of examples like this, at least three of which are happening this season in the Premier League.
One thing that football has shown time and time again is that if a manager and squad can stay together, get used to each other and build continuity and stability, then in the long term they always do better than the team that chops and changes.
Too many Evertonians are letting frustration, impatience and an impetuous desire for everything to be sorted right now get in the way of what is in the long term interests of the club. This squad needs to know that the manager is not going to be scapegoated for their performances, they need to feel pride and a sense of identity with Everton as a club and they need to feel personally responsible for the results and achievements of the team. This is only going to be achieved by taking away the possibility of some magical change coming along to 'fix everything', which isn't going to happen, yet seems to be what many fans are holding out for.
The players also need to know they have the support of thousands of match-going Evertonians and the confidence that every little mistake won't be met by groans, or a difficult and frustrating first half by boos.
So yes, stability, continuity and the players having a clear and developed identity as a group so that they are taking personal responsibility for the results is the only thing we haven't really tried yet. That's the something different we need to go for. At this point, chopping and changing would just be more of the same.
40 Posted 23/02/2019 at 10:30:22
41 Posted 23/02/2019 at 10:37:53
How are we impatient when we have waited so long on false promises?
How are we not supporting when the ground is full for home games and our away section are second to none in their support?
They say a fool does the same things time and time again and wonders why the outcome does not differ. That sums up the malaise with Silva and other recent managers and the hierarchy are a combination of vanity project, clueless, or both on their handling of this club for decades.
Let's get real and call this how it is: Unless results take an amazing turnabout, we are totally reliant on teams below us not winning to hold station in the Premier League.
42 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:06:56
If Steve Ferns has installed himself as the official ToffeeWeb oracle and fountain of all Everton knowledge, I would like to appoint myself as Rachel Riley's sexual plaything. Believe me, this is a more likely outcome than Moshiri landing Simeone or Ancelloti.
43 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:07:36
You're impatient because you've waited so long. Silva is carrying the weight of the failings of Martinez and Koeman. He'll be better off if he doesn't have to.
As I said in my post (I'm wondering if you read it properly), the 'not supporting' is in the groans and boos at home games. Simply turning up and feeling entitled to be entertained is not supporting.
They say a fool does the same things time and time again and wonders why the outcome doesn't differ. In our case, sacking the manager again and starting from scratch again would be to do the same thing again.
Giving time to build stability and continuity with the same manager and players would be the something different. I think that point is fairly clear in the last paragraph of my post, which again makes me wonder if you read it properly.
Your reaction seems to be a fairly good example of how people's impatience and frustration is blinding their reason. You come across just angry and frankly, a bit daft when I'm sure you would normally be able to do better.
44 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:10:59
The summer period, however, brings about a hugely important time of big decision making from our board because the choices made in May, June and July will ultimately shape the remainder of this year going into the latter half of 2019.
If we decide do to keep Silva for the start of next season and we have another poor run of results in the first 10-15 fixtures then what?
I can understand Moshiri will be loathe to sack him after the headhunting involved in getting the Portuguese here but at some point you know Moshiri will need to act if results don't improve greatly and it's always the manager the axe falls upon.
Surely, though, we need to start vetting the players more that we bring to the club from now on? The support don't want appeasing with seeing the club lavishly splash stupid money on more high risk foreign import .
45 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:17:09
Rather than using hope or expectation, I want to use the facts on the ground on whether Marco Silva stays.
If he can show he is turning it around and we are heading back on an upward trajectory between now and the end of the season, all good.
I want him to do that, and will support him and the team. I am not looking for Champions League form, just confidence we are on the right path with him.
But if we are still in a ''Groundhog Day'' state of terrible football that we have recently witnessed come May, on what grounds should anyone be optimistic that things will change next season?
46 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:25:48
I too am fed up with false promises, and 'being patient' it'll be alright soon, when the Moon turns Blue, and there will be World peace, that Utopian fantasy will never come true sadly, because the greedy get richer from investment in War.
The other noticeable facet to all this is, since the injection of mismanaged funds, our football has actually become worse... but, like you say, the fans still turn up home and away to pledge what is sadly becoming a misplaced and undeserved loyalty.
The glaring factor in all this is that Moshiri is an Accountant, so why oh why, is he so reluctant to make sound financial decisions, which are replaced by false economies? I can understand him not being football savvy, but common sense should surely prevail, even if he is being ill-advised.
Why wasn't Silva because of his unimpressive track record offered a deal similar to Allardyce, 18 months or even 1 year; do well and we will re-negotiate?
47 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:31:35
You're right. It's also pathetic that if we tried to buy Deulofeu from Watford now they would probably quote us £45 Million. He's having a great season and is playing better than Richarlson.
What the fuck is going on at Goodison!?
48 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:45:31
But, no manager should be kept at a club because they don't want to pay the costs of sacking him. The buck stops with the board for paying ridiculous money for chancers and pretenders, which seem to be two a penny.
We took Martinez because he won a cup but got relegated.
We took Koeman because of his name and not because of his ability.
We took Allardyce because we had to.
We took Silva because he promised offensive attacking football, and because that's what they play across the park, we felt we needed something the same, regardless of his Martinez-esque style of open defence.
We need a manager that at least has a plan that can be changed to combat any style of opposition. Good managers can take their model anywhere and make it work. Then the rest wing it.
A restaurant is only as good as its chef. A football club is only as good as the manager, so it's imperative we get that one single position right.
49 Posted 23/02/2019 at 11:47:27
Hopefully that won't be the case but, if it is, then I couldn't see us sacking Silva as the chances of getting a new manager to work under those conditions would be very difficult.
50 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:22:39
I can assure you I am not angry – I concede to being disillusioned with and disappointed by that those charged with restoring our club to where it ought to be. On facts alone, they are incompetent, in love with their own vanity for the role they occupy but fulfilling to a woefully low standard.
I remind you of John Moores comments – "Everton expects success. We have a good crowd, a very loyal crowd, but they pay their money and they expect to see Everton do well. If we don't do well they expect something to be done about it".
I think that shows a chairman and owner in touch with the fans and his role. I suppose your suggestion the late Mr Moores comes across angry and frankly, a bit daft – as you suggest I, and others of my view, are in your post.
By that, I suppose you say Mr Moores was wrong to sack Carey, Bingham and Lee – all of whom could have said, with more time, they were nearly there. Your post implies Silva will turn into Howard Kendall Mk I. I have seen enough already to say Silva is certainly no Howard Kendall.
Time to call a Taxi for the man and a few others inside Goodison Park.
51 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:27:05
Can you expand on that comment, please, Ken.
52 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:27:18
53 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:34:47
The recurring theme throughout our last 4 or 5 managers and beyond is we sell our very best players to the usual top six clubs on top of being unable to attract players of sufficient quality to challenge them.
I'm neither for or against Silva, there are probably better managers out there but getting them to come to the club is a different matter.
It's the same with players of the highest class, it's obvious we would do better if we could attract them but I doubt if it's through lack of trying.
Until we can overcome these obstacles, we will stay in the same rut.
54 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:44:22
Now, whether we think it's a good deal may be another matter!
55 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:46:13
Good business!
56 Posted 23/02/2019 at 12:58:06
57 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:09:02
Bridget for the biggy today.
58 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:15:59
59 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:17:23
Would it be within the scope of Brands to demand a change in defensive organisation?
60 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:22:30
All accompanied by the teary chorus of 'Boy Pen Bill' whenever a camera or media outlet is near, and ridiculous pronouncements at the AGMs like people are jealous of our 'Fab Four'. What utter self-deluding tosh which embarrasses and diminishes our club.
61 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:39:41
We're both passionate about Everton being successful and we both want the same thing.
We both agree that the current side (or perhaps the current form of the side) is not good enough. Something needs to change, and the team needs to get better.
Here's how I characterise our disagreement: you think the cause of the problem is the manager, and therefore if we change the manager, we have a better chance of solving the problem. Is that a fair assessment of your position?
I want you to try to understand where I'm coming from, as it bears no relation to John Moores or any previous managers who were sacked. I believe our problem is bigger than the current manager. I believe our problem is caused by around 5 years of constant flux and transition, during which a number of bad decisions have been made. I don't blame Marco Silva for any of those decisions and therefore I don't see our current predicament as his fault. That's why I say he's carrying the weight of Martinez's and Koeman's failings (we might add Moshiri's and Steve Walsh's to that list as well).
I think that the 5 years of muddled thinking and instability can't be undone simply by appointing a 'better' manager (for 'better' I would simply read 'different'). I think that those 5 years get undone by patience, stability, continuity and a sense of personal responsibility from the players and manager about how the team performs.
Constant chopping and changing provides an excuse not to take responsibility, players can tell themselves "it's the manager, we need a new one" or "we're not used to his methods yet", whilst managers can tell themselves "I need to sign my own players". Both can tell themselves "we're in transition, it'll take time". Well if they have the time, then those excuses disappear, they'll expect themselves to be doing better and won't be able to blame anyone else.
So, to summarise, Ken, Stewart and apparently most of the posters in the negative echo chamber that is ToffeeWeb think the manager is the problem, so it is the manager who needs to change. I believe that instability, lack of continuity, and the ability to avoid responsibility are the problem and therefore that is what needs to change. Neither of us is really advocating doing the same thing and expecting a different result, we're just disagreeing about what needs to change.
62 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:50:40
John G, you might laugh at the £11m profit, it might pay for Silva's compo and the fee for the next guy!
63 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:53:08
64 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:57:11
65 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:58:30
66 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:58:45
I'm with you all the way there, brother.
67 Posted 23/02/2019 at 13:59:49
68 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:04:40
69 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:12:32
Yes, I agree, strategy and selection can let a coach down and, in Everton's case this season, it's a combination of all things.
Even people like Pocchetino can get it all wrong, like the Burnley goal today – nobody on either goalpost from the corner kick. How many times have I seen that result in a goal conceded this season?
70 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:25:57
I do agree, Silva is not the sole problem but sadly he is not part of the solution. Failure at all previous clubs and his continued inability to sustain any passion, defensive shape or level of form are all part of his CV – we are just the latest club to suffer.
71 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:26:56
Moshiri has listened to Kenwright for too long. Now we have Brands, the signings will be more aligned to team structure – no frivolous 'happy ever afters'.
The compensation of £4M is better than a points deduction. Allardyce was Moshiri's insurance policy. You can't blame him for that, given his investment.
Silva is safe until the season ends, his contract is a basic £3M with the rest performance-related. Let's have patience and see the removal of deadwood this summer.
72 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:27:58
We all love Everton, mate, on that I think we can agree... but to witness what is happening to our beloved Club falls little short of being criminal in all departments.
73 Posted 23/02/2019 at 14:59:39
You final paragraph captures all our pain. Well done
74 Posted 23/02/2019 at 15:52:17
You accuse the likes of Stewart and Ken in this thread of 'losing a sense of proportion' and 'coming across just angry and frankly, a bit daft'. I rather think they make reasonable and rationale points.
By contrast, the tone of your posts implies you are the sole oracle of the reasonable and rationale 'in the negative echo chamber that is ToffeeWeb'.
Let's expand on the reason and rationale you present.
The crux of your argument is that we should get off the merry go round of constantly changing managers. That it is hard to predict if a manager who was good at another club will perform to the same level if appointed at Everton. The latter is a fair point, be it managers or players.
It is also reasonable to state as you do that if a manager and squad can stay together, then in the long term they MAY do better (not always, as you state).
However, your proposed model of management recruitment is not the only successful one, is it Mike?
Monied Chelsea and City have done very well by constantly washing and rinsing their managers, haven't they?
But so have other clubs who have nowhere near the same financial clout as those two. And a very good example of that model is an extremely pertinent one to this thread and the subject:
The Pozzo family took control of Watford in July 2012 with a wealth of club ownership behind them, including Udinese in Italy's Serie A and Granada in Spain. Watford were languishing in the Championship at the time, but even though Sean Dyche had led them to 11th place – their highest finish in 5 years – he was dismissed and Gianfranco Zola appointed in his stead.
Including the manager they inherited, the Pozzo's have had no fewer than TEN different managers in the less-than 7 years since they took over the club. They have been figures of ridicule by many pundits for their constant changing of managers, but under manager #6, within 3 years of taking over the club, they won promotion back to the Premier League.
In the now 3½ seasons they have played in the Premier League since their promotion, they have had a further 4 managers. Their finishing positions have been 13th, 17th and 14th (the season they started with Silva and finished with Garcia).
They are currently sitting a very comfortable 7th as well as having a very favourable draw in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
Now according to your reason and rationale, Mike, the very evident progress Watford has made in less than 7 years with 10 different managers is NOT the way to go.
The Watford example – and I find it deliciously ironic that it is Watford I can reference to counter some of your points – rather undermines your position. Because the 'chopping and changing' you decry has clearly paid dividends for them.
You use the tired old line about 'a fool does the same things time and time again and wonders why the outcome doesn't differ'.
Maybe, just maybe, the 'same old thing' the club is repeating and getting wrong is taking a punt on appointing 'middle-of-the-road' managers on 3-5 year contracts, rather than – as Stewart very reasonably and rationally suggests:
1) Go big and hire someone who has won the lot and pay them generously to take us into the new stadium era.
2) Keep hiring potential on 1- or 2-year rolling contracts, with the aim of proving themselves at the highest level and hope in the next two to three managers with potential that we find another Pochetinho.
75 Posted 23/02/2019 at 16:54:31
Last year it was Burnley, this year its Watford, next year itll probably be someone else. Theres always going to be someone having a good season we can wish we were like. 7th is the pinnacle for those clubs, theyll lose their good managers and sell their best players. I thought we were supposed to be aiming higher than that.
76 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:10:58
I genuinely have no comprehension of what you are trying to say in this post in relation to, or in response to, your earlier posts I referenced.
77 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:29:56
So sure am I that Silva is nothing more than another Martinez, I'm slowly and sadly going the same way, believing that the quicker this pain ends, the sooner we can get someone better qualified to take us forward.
78 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:37:08
79 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:38:34
That's just perverse.
80 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:46:45
81 Posted 23/02/2019 at 17:56:21
Things can only get better, as the song goes!
82 Posted 23/02/2019 at 18:25:58
I understand the feeling. When Everton were losing a cup game 3-0, at Middlesborough, I was hoping they'd score more to finally hasten Walter Smith's end.
As it happened 3-0 sufficed!
83 Posted 23/02/2019 at 18:36:26
84 Posted 23/02/2019 at 19:00:28
Martinez had three seasons here, one 5th place finish with a record points return of 72 and two Cup Semi-Finals WITHOUT spending endless millions that Koeman, Allardyce and Silva have.
Compared to Everton right now, Martinez's Everton sides were at least worth watching going forward.
85 Posted 23/02/2019 at 19:04:56
86 Posted 23/02/2019 at 19:21:32
You have a very short memory, Jim, and it was Moyes's tight defence that helped Martinez out massively. The rest of us realise that, once he started bringing in players of the Alcaraz calibre, it all went tits up. He had two years to recover from that and he couldn't do it in all that time.
Martinez was Mr bullshit. And as for the run in 2 cups???? We were hanging in there every round by the skin of our teeth, and kept getting other teams in the cups that also happened to be going to the wall, Man Utd under Moyes was one, and we couldn't even beat them.
87 Posted 23/02/2019 at 19:41:07
In the Martinez era we
1) Did the double over Manchester United (how many Everton managers achieve that?)
2) Record points total.
3) Beat Arsenal 3-0 (our biggest win over the Gunners since the 80s)
4) He signed Lukaku, Barry, McCarthy and Deulofeu (name me better players signed in the last 12 months)
5) In 2015 we beat Manchester United 3-0 (our biggest win over United since the 80s)
6) In 2015/16 we scored three times away from home against Chelsea, Southampton, Stoke, West Brom and Aston Villa.
So the football is better now eh Stewart?
We have won three, THREE football matches since the end of November.
We have been dumped out of the FA Cup at Millwall, a joke of a Championship team.
We have scored just FIVE goals in 2019 and its March on Friday!
We have played Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City (twice) Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham and taken one solitary point from those seven matches.
All of this despite spending how many million pound again last summer???
Sure, this is miles better than the Martinez era.
88 Posted 23/02/2019 at 20:25:08
89 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:01:02
Sorry but have to agree with Stewart in that youre clutching at straws a bit. From memory the last 18 months of Matinez 'reign were awful. We spent most of the time trying to break the record for most passes along the half way line.
Cant remember what was worse, the actual match or his post match ramblings about moments and phenomenal players.
Both Martinez and Silva are similar. Both young managers who think theyve somehow reinvented the game and a new way to play but end of they day are just bullshit merchants.
I still keep and eye on Newcastle as Im still waiting for Atsu to explode
91 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:22:57
The players never seem comfortable with the way the team is set up and his inflexibility just adds to the frustration and confusion; the result is we lack cohesion as a team and that makes us very predictable and easy pickings, even against the poorest teams.
93 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:28:10
If we kept Martinez or at least that style, we had something to specifically add to. As it is, we have bought players in for the sake of it and not much better than what we had. This still is nothing compared to how shit we became under Koeman.
Cardiff let in 5 today, let's see how they do against us. Surely Silva will be gone if he loses his next two games.
94 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:31:14
Dont know if he will last, I hope he does, but to blame him for a lack of identity which we have had since Koeman, came through the door, is just trying to kick a man when he his down, especially because he inherited a really, really, really poor squad of players.
95 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:31:55
Now I'm not saying Silva is any better but he's no worse than the last 2 seasons of Bobby's reign. Oh by the way haven't heard you slag Calvert-Lewin off for a couple of weeks... oh sorry, we haven't played.
96 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:43:41
97 Posted 23/02/2019 at 21:51:58
Don't hold your breath, if previous mini-breaks are anything to go by. It's Everton's annual Spring mid-term break.
98 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:03:08
I personally think its been missing since Walter Smith became our Manager, because only Moyes and Kenwright, really benefitted from plucky little Everton, becoming best of the rest, even if loads of Evertonians, still seem to yearn for those distinctly average days.
99 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:13:35
Time for him to put his feather duster to one side and show us he is a FARCE to be reckoned with. :-)
PS Note to editorial team, that is not a typo.
100 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:13:53
Another transfer window, a few out and a few in will make us more his team. I will judge him then.
101 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:29:49
If we improve over the next few months then Id like to give him more time.
102 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:37:45
It's the manager's team the second the ink is dry on his contract. Surely it befalls to him to get a tune out of what is immediately, progressively and ultimately at his disposal?
That's why they get paid the big bucks.
I'm all for giving a manager a reasonable passage of time as long as progress is in evidence. That is not one and the same thing as 'judging a manager once he has assembled his team'.
103 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:42:54
Still got us no points, we all know its not good enough, but I think its a farce that people are slagging the manager, when we have got two very important games in the next eight days, and even "anyone or everyone" who doesnt think Silva, is good enough, should still try and get behind the team, especially against the other crowd, where we need a very strong and vocal crowd.
I know your not stupid Derek, but you only have to look at the players on loan, to see the state that Everton were/are in, but I also hope he swaps that feather duster for a nuckle duster, and his team begins to show a lot more fight.
104 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:45:52
These pills are working a treat.
105 Posted 23/02/2019 at 22:53:23
I can accept however after a level of success has been achieved, it is almost an expected progression to build and improve/replace ageing players, or even better players gradually. The Club would be Bankrupt quicker than ever if they were to allow every Manager the facility of doing so.
Hypothetically, the manager resigns or is sacked, his replacement wants the funding to build HIS team, it is neither practical or sustainable.
106 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:01:33
If his tools were passed on to his successor they were ready to go, is this not the same with football management a bloke assembles a load of old tat in his tool bag then passes them on to the next manager who throws some out and buys even worse tat. Two managers later doing the same the manager coming in finds a set of tools not good enough to build a dog kennel when the fans expect a palace or a cathedral.
Simplistic I know but could anyone walk into this mess and get them looking like an improvement other than Paul McKenna until someone in the crowd clicks his fingers.
107 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:01:48
Ian @71 is correct, though, that the real villain is the idiot Kenwright who stupidly and arrogantly indulged Martinez, and who was telling us all only last year at some half-arsed Everton panto how he had no regrets about taking back Rooney and how Klaassen and Sandro would still be playing for us this season because, it was implied, he had bought them and they were serious players if only we all looked hard enough to spot their talent. Make no mistake Kenwright has kept his power and has played a central role in recruitment until, perhaps and please God, the arrival of Brands.
This man has done such damage; he is a continuing proof of the lethal effects of sentimentality and has marked the club in his image, he has placed mediocrities in positions of high influence, and has combined all of that with a keen interest in the accrual of large amounts of cash to his benefit. Bank notes stained with tears retain their value.
108 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:12:18
To get rid of another manager now, when the club needs to get at least another ten players off the books, just doesnt make any sense to me, unless our results dont improve of course?
109 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:19:22
Sam #101, that sounds about right to me.
I am really hoping that Silva has absolutely maximised the extended break and we do a number on Cardiff then get some sort of result in the derby.
As always I live in hope and got my ticket for Cardiff (lofty heights of 5 match credits and a good chance of another away to the barcodes), looking forward to the game.
110 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:26:10
I think it was Jay Wood, apologies Jay if I'm mistaken, who said along the lines of that on the law of averages, it is extremely unlikely that all of the teams from Cardiff upwards will finish above us.
Consider those teams who are winning at the moment. Burnley won away recently. Now they're beating the third best team at home. Newcastle are doing well, and are suddenly winning homes games now. Leicester, Palace, West Ham will finish above us, they are quite simply better teams than us. Southampton? Will we finish above them?
Then consider how we have been, and are doing. On form the worst team in the Premier League bar Huddersfield. Five of top six left to play. West Ham and Palace away. The penultimate game, Burnley at home may well be a last chance saloon must win game with no guarantee it will even be enough with Spurs away our last game. .
I read a lot of posts which are mostly coming from the angle of the assumption that we will still be in the Premier League.
Is it just me who is worrying unnecessarily? Is it beyond the realms of possibility that we will do a Wimbledon, or a Norwich? Worryingly, I think not.
My bad feelings about how this is playing out increase by the day, especially with days like today.
And then we get the grim news that we are likely one of the teams who will be subject to a transfer ban! Even if we survive this season, with a transfer ban, we will be odds on to be relegated next season!
I'm not religious nor am spiritually inclined, but, with the Scum likely to win the Premier League, it just seems to me that everything is coming into alignment, and that this coming year will define our very existence.
111 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:38:22
We should sack or sideline Silva ahead of the Cardiff match. No point waiting to lose to swing the axe.
112 Posted 23/02/2019 at 23:51:22
I'm not sure if a lot of people are just in denial around the possibility, or genuinely believe we can get enough points to stay up. I am inclined to use the word 'survive' for myself, not 'stay up', as most people seem to be stating it.
I've had a quick look at points won to finish one place above the relegation places since three points for a win. Not many seasons has that team only required between 33 - 36 or so points. A lot of the years it suggests nearer 39 or more points. Again, with this hopeless, hapless bunch, masquerading as a professional football team, where are we going to win six, seven or possibly more points to survive?
113 Posted 23/02/2019 at 00:03:39
That doesn't mean to say that we are not still in trouble but looks like 4 more points will be enough. No doubt that the Cardiff game is a must-win for both teams.
114 Posted 24/02/2019 at 00:04:41
Sorry, I was in a hurry and didnt want to completely ignore you. The first paragraph doesnt really matter, the second was an attempt to counter your Watford example. Never mind.
115 Posted 24/02/2019 at 01:43:38
It shows the form table for a whole range of games: the last 6-8-10-12 matches.
Fulham and Huddersfield occupy 2 of the bottom 3 places in all form tables. They are gone. Totally out of the equation, so we are talking about who is going to occupy the 3rd relegation spot.
Besides Fulham and Huddersfield, on form over the last 6 games, Leicester and Brighton are also below us; in the last 8 games, Leicester are below us whilst Brighton and Everton have equal records; in the last 10 games, Brighton remain below us, Leicester is just one point better off; in the last 12 games, Leicester and Brighton remain below us.
Nothing to be particularly proud about, but it reinforces my point: implausible as it may seem, considering how awful we've been, but two other teams besides Fulham and Huddersfield are in even worse form than we are over the last 12 games: Leicester and Brighton. Ergo, as they remain behind us in the league, THEY are at greater risk of being relegated more than Everton.
You are also making the mistake in believing 39-40 points remains the target to avoid relegation.
As Neil @ 113 references, in recent years the 35-37 point is the benchmark to avoid the drop.
You also fail to take into account that ALL the teams below us have MANY games against each other. Ergo, not all teams can get maximum points from their remaining games. ALL teams will be taking points off each other.
The bookies are not mugs. There remains 8 teams - EIGHT! - at considerably shorter odds than Everton to fill that third relegation spot. Everton remains at 200 to 250-1 to be relegated. A single win would probably see that price double to 500-1.
I repeat, this is nothing to celebrate, but it borders on the hysterical to claim we are in a relegation fight and in a ny danger of going down this season.
However, as I keep saying, all bets against being relegated next season, if we continue this vein of form, are off.
116 Posted 24/02/2019 at 01:57:48
So, by your own admission, the first paragraph of your incomprehensible post @ 75 (in relation to what was under discussion) "doesn't really matter", and the second "was an attempt to counter [my] Watford example".
Really? How so? (Given my 'Watford example' countered your claim that changing managers was not helpful). Your 2nd paragraph goes off on a completely different tangent.
I'm wondering, rather as you addressed Ken earlier in the thread, if you read (and comprehended) my post properly.
I'll repeat your own words one more time:
Never mind, eh?
117 Posted 24/02/2019 at 05:52:25
I see Cardiff, Fulham, Palace and Burnley as potential draws, the rest of the fixtures? I just can't see where the points are coming from based on the way we're playing.
I think much depends on the Cardiff game, if we lose that one I believe we'll wobble badly.
So far the team has been losing and saying don't worry we'll get it right, lose to them and I don't want to think about the derby and neither will they!
Cardiff is the biggest game of the season, it will set up the run in good or bad. I'll be in a very pessimistic mindset should we lose to a dragon that's spitting out warm air and not fire.
118 Posted 24/02/2019 at 07:10:50
After yesterday's results, we now sit in the bottom half of the table, a massive 3 points ahead of the mighty Burnley who not so long ago we mauled 5-1.
Is this what Moshiri classes as progress? As far as I'm concerned, Silva is taking us in one direction, and that's not the one we expected. He's had plenty of time to change his losing tactics, show he's capable of mixing things up and making us less predictable, but he's so inflexible in his tactics he's showing with every game that he's incapable or unwilling to do so.
No wonder they accepted £4m in settlement. If it had dragged on to the end of the season, who knows, we might have got away with £1m or less, so far has his stock fallen.
119 Posted 24/02/2019 at 07:25:21
We are becoming the laughing stock of the prem.
Having said that, poor club management aside, I do put faith in Marcelle Brands and I still maintain that we have a lot of expensive deadwood at the club that we need to get rid of. If we can survive this season, and it will be only just, we need to consider what the hell is happening here. It goes so far beyond just managing players and playing a system.
How is it that clubs like Wolves, Palace, Fulham, Watford can attract such apparently skillful players and mostly get the best out of them? I include Fulham because while we were playing manager-go-round, they signed Mitrovic and Schurle. How did that happen while we sat on Lukaku's 75 million?
120 Posted 24/02/2019 at 07:45:53
121 Posted 24/02/2019 at 08:04:02
122 Posted 24/02/2019 at 09:03:08
123 Posted 24/02/2019 at 09:38:50
You seem to be spoiling for a spat; that's not going to happen.
124 Posted 24/02/2019 at 13:33:16
You had time to take issue with Stewart and Ken earlier in the thread in a patronizing and condescending manner on reasonable and rationale points they made, but you 'havent got time to fully engage' with someone who posted a reasoned, rational and civil opinion on the one issue you contested: the validity of constantly changing managers.
Fair enough. Your choice if you have neither the inclination nor capacity to engage. But don't deflect and hide behind false claims that I am looking for a spat, or the issue is one of convincing the other to 'change their minds' or an inability to 'understand' the other.
It is simply an alternative opinion to your own.
You clearly fail in your own charge that you made towards Ken - an inability to read and comprehended what I posted - by insisting your post @ 114 countered the example I laid out on the success Watford has enjoyed by changing managers so frequently. It didn't.
So be it.
125 Posted 24/02/2019 at 17:31:48
Personally, even if I was a gambling man, I wouldnt put a single penny on us garnering more than a couple of points from here on in. I really hope Im wrong on that too.
126 Posted 24/02/2019 at 19:14:44
We already have 33 points (which has an outside chance in itself of being enough) and only need 2-3 points from the remaining 11 games to be safe.
However bad our form is now, do you seriously think we can lose 11 games on the trot? I don't even know if we've ever managed that in our 100-odd year history or if any other team has ever managed that to think about it.
Guaranteed, if we lose the next 2-3, we'll have a new manager to see us over the line anyway.
128 Posted 24/02/2019 at 20:29:35
Tom #127. So funny. Your 4th and last paragraph. lm thinking the same.
129 Posted 25/02/2019 at 12:51:11
'However bad our form is now, do you seriously think we can lose 11 games on the trot? I don't even know if we've ever managed that in our 100 odd year history or if any other team has ever managed that to think about it.'
Haven't Huddersfield lost 15 out of their last 16 games?
130 Posted 25/02/2019 at 20:55:11
131 Posted 25/02/2019 at 21:06:58
Hopefully, we can get back to winning ways and then put in a decent performance against Everton Athletic!
132 Posted 27/02/2019 at 10:58:32
I think we shall see the true Silva team once we get through a stable pre-season and he gets to work a lot more with the players based upon stability
Come on, we all know the Howard Kendall story and the Alex Ferguson story. Worth waiting a season's cycle in my view and get behind the team.
Really good performance and result against Cardiff. The world will be a different place if we can get a good result on Sunday.
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Most of us have experienced a myriad of circumstances leading to grief from early on in our lives. No one is immune. How one deals with the grief is another matter. As a culture we do not talk about our grief. We don't ask, "So what grief are you dealing with today?" Instead, it's, "How are you today?" And we say, "Good." We leave the conversation there. Neither party paving the way to a more connective conversation.
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This tune, in the New 52, originated in East Texas in the 1920s and was later recorded by Bob Wills, Johnny Gimble and countless others. We'll learn this in the original key of F, which sits great on the fiddle once you get the hang of it.


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Happy Long Weekend TAY, If You've Got One.
Even though I'm not religious, I'll certainly take the 4 day long weekend we have around here. I hope many of you have some extra time off as well.
Last week was Twitch, Twitch, and more Twitch. So many variables to work out. It has definitely been a great learning experience, but it is certainly more work than I would have thought.
I bought an Elgato HD60 which will allow me to capture signal from HDMI devices, so this will let me capture content from all the newer consoles except the PS3. I was sad to learn that the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) on the PS3 prevents capturing the signal. Microsoft and Nintendo have no such protection on their consoles and Sony saw the wisdom in dropping this requirement from the PS4, but the poor ol' PS3 never had the HDCP removed from the game signal. Some additional hardware should allow me to circumvent that and I still need some hardware to allow capturing of older non-HDMI consoles, so I'm slowly compiling a shopping list for Monoprice that I'll grab at a later date.
I tested out the Elgato HD60 by Twitching some Kameo and it seems to work very well. I had forgotten how much I liked Kameo. I might have to go back and play it from the beginning again. It has been a long time since I've looked at it, but it holds up extremely well and still looks stunning.
A week of Twitch meant a week of The Elder Scrolls Online. We have just arrived at the last area of the Ebonheart Pact's domain. I'm happy to leave the snow of the last area behind, it was a little much after the long winter around here in real life.
I've noticed sales are way up in the guild stores, so hopefully that means that tons of people have returned to The Elder Scrolls Online or have joined since the subscriptions were dropped. I haven't noticed a lot more people, but I suppose I'm questing in endgame areas, so there will be less people there anyhow. Plus, the Megaserver does a nice job of keeping the crowds small by controlling who you see in your "instance" of the world.
I've just hit veteran level 12, so only two more veteran levels before I hit the cap. I hope I'll be able to get to veteran level 14 before they do away with the veteran levels altogether. Not that it will mean anything to be veteran level 14 once they axe the system. However, since I've been playing for almost a year and I've seen V14 as the pinnacle of advancement, it really feels like I need to make it there and see that number 14 on my character.
This weekend will be pretty busy but hopefully I'll have some time for some of The Elder Scrolls Online and maybe some matches of Titanfall.
I'll be absent over the next couple weekends but you'll be in good hands with E1 Salvador (and maybe Spacegar, I'm not sure what the two of them have discussed - regardless, thanks guys for covering for me). Have an awesome couple of weeks everyone and I'll see you when I am back.
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Administrator Christian Seeley thinks the 2010 is the greatest Pichon Longueville Baron he has ever made, equaling some of the estate's colossal wines from vintages such as 1989 and 1990. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by the chateau in January. Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry and hints of roasted coffee and spring flowers, it is full-bodied and opulent, with relatively high tannins, but they have sweetened up considerably and seem less aggressive than they did from barrel. The oak is clearly pushed to the background by the wine's wealth of fruit, glycerin and full-bodied texture. This sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should keep 30+ years. Robert Parker
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Per the revised AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions, dated Dec 2016, effective 1 January 2017, SGTs must complete SSD-2 before being boarded for E6, and the Advanced Leader Course for pin-on to SSG. I contacted HRC and was told there are only 12 seats (on average) per class for your MOS. You are number 2 on the list for ALC so you should be attending around January/February 2018.
The Army continues to authorize battlefield promotions for Soldiers in designated areas (combat or under combat conditions) when their commanders determine they have demonstrated an extraordinary performance of duties if they have not completed the Basic Leader Course and or Advanced Leader Course. However, to retain their stripes the Soldiers must complete the BLC or ALC within 270 days after redeployment to home station.
Soldiers in CLI status must still appear before a board (I'm making an assumption you already appeared before the board).
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This week is Valentine's Day and I'm fortunate enough to celebrate with my special Valentine. Don't be fooled by her bored expression, my bulldog, Missy, is equally excited to spend the evening with me.
If you're lucky enough to share your life with a pet, you already know there's no better way to spend a day that's all about love than with the one who loves you unconditionally.
Missy makes the perfect date. There's no stress of finding the perfect outfit. She doesn't care how I dress for our evening. If prefer to wear my favorite yoga pants and t-shirt, and forgo shaving my legs, she's agreeable. Heck, she doesn't even care if I shower.
She's not going to throw money away on overpriced flowers that barely last the week. When I have a
And best of all, she always lets me pick the movie. Initially, I was leaning toward Lady and the Tramp, but I do enjoy some action-adventure with my romance. Maybe we'll watch Romance the Stone or The Princess Bride instead. Heck, maybe we'll get really crazy and watch all three!
Whatever we do, I know we'll have the paw-fect Valentine's celebration because I'm spending it with my favorite pooch. What about you? Do you have any plans for Wednesday?


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A NATIONWIDE schools' campaign to raise student awareness of littering is being supported by St Michael's Community College, Kilmihil and Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna. The Gum Litter Taskforce team visited both schools recently to deliver the Bin It! message. It features an actor-led workshop visiting secondary schools across the participating local authority areas. The workshop is geared towards first year students and explores littering and social responsibility. This is the 11th year the 'Bin it!' campaign has toured Ireland and to date over 45,242 students have taken part, with 6,024 attending one of the 63 workshops that ran in 2016 alone. Chairman of the GLT, Paul Kelly said, "The overall aim of the Gum Litter Taskforce campaign has always been to exact a behaviour change amongst the proportion of the public that dispose of chewing gum incorrectly. The Bin It! tour has proven to be an extremely effective, fun and interactive means of getting the important GLT gum disposal message to younger audiences. …Read More »
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ELEVEN St Michael's Community College, Kilmihil, fifth-year LCVP pupils, guided by their LCVP teacher, Claire Davoren, recently decided to organise a Shave Or Dye event in their school to raise awareness and funds for the Donal Walsh Livelife Foundation. Forty-eight students took part in the Shave Or Dye. Earlier this month, Elma Walsh, mother of Donal, visited St Michael's Community College to be presented with a cheque for €1,400. She spoke to the students about the work the foundation does, trying to improve hospice care for teenagers. The fun started in January, when students brainstormed various ideas and, through a group discussion, decided on the Shave Or Dye fundraiser. "Jobs were allocated to all members and a time schedule was agreed on. Every week, we checked our progress against our plan and, if someone was finding it difficult to complete their task, as a group, we discussed other options to help them achieve their aim. "It was a team effort …Read More »


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photo: Bruce Lhuillier
Friday morning, just after midnight (EST), the full Moon reaches her greatest distance from the Sun to illuminate what lies below the surface of our consciousness. I suppose Moonlight always lights what we can't see with our daylight vision, but the degree of this full Moon offers the planetary psyche, all of us, 'a new dimension of reality.' This full Moon takes place as a celebration of the Sun's entry into Sagittarius, a constellation of great hope and vision. Moon enters the opposite sign ofGemini as a way to communicate (the specialty of this sign) what Sagittarius wants to reveal.
The planet who guides Gemini, Mercury, the magician, lives at the degree of a special image of deep power and imagination: IN THE LEFT SECTION OF AN ARCHAIC TEMPLE, A LAMP BURNS IN A CONTAINER SHAPED LIKE A HUMAN BODY.
clay figure: Sarah Fuhro
How does the human body bring light to ancient problems? I depend upon my body's response to tell me what my eyes cannot see. More and more I find that my breath changes perception. And as Mercury is on a retrograde journey, we must plan to stop for a moment to learn everything over again, the breath, the perception, the Moon lit road.
photo: Bruce Lhuillier
Think of this full Moon in Gemini as a new beginning in perception. Both Sun and Moon are at 0 degree, they are like a new pair of glasses, a new start more than a culmination. But are they emerald glasses? rose-colored glasses? Illusion or a clear vision?
'A NEW DIMENSION OF REALITY' is promised by this full Moon in Gemini, 'The revelation of unconscious energies and submerged psychic structures' cannot be seen if we don't take a moment to look through the lens of the 'Glass bottom boat.' What can be seen may be murky at first, or even ominous.
photo: Bruce Lhuillier
Light through water plays tricks. Distance becomes illusory. We reach for something and it is beyond our grasp. Yet there is something about this underwater world which is intriguing, even necessary to our understanding of the dry land we inhabit. Maybe we can learn something from Jupiter, who has just spent the last year in Scorpio, a watery sign of the deep places. Now he is a few degrees from the Sun in his new sign, Sagittarius. He is there to support the Sun in the newly entered sign, which Jupiter rules.
This is the lunar month of Ngetal, the Reed, a time of dark days, and early nights. Reeds grow in swamps, the beginning of new life, the places of death and renewal, Scorpio. The asteroid Ceres (Demeter) is in Scorpio at this moment. She is in a trine with Mars in Pisces, release and endings. Everything in this chart conspires to offer power to the regal pair, Sun and Moon, 'the luminaries.'
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Gold is light from the Sun reflected in a swamp near my house. Take heart, this is a full Moon to lift our spirits. Gemini, the chatter box and Sagittarius the visionary, push away the fears, which leap out to deter us.


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What about the option of sending it first to Hong Kong (have you any relatives or friends that could hold it temporarily there?), and then sending it from Hong Kong to Australia? I think mail from Hong Kong is more reliable (and perhaps cheaper) ?
What about the option of sending it first to Hong Kong (have you any relatives or friends that could hold it temporarily there?), and then sending it from Hong Kong to Australia? I think mail from Hong Kong is more reliable (and perhaps cheaper) ?
Its ok Gok I didin't want you to pick anything up for me I was just curious if you had seen them.Swoop: sorry, haven't seen any Super Link weapons. Because I'm now struggling with space, if I get anymore Transformers for other people then they'll need to pay for postage. You can either piggy back on our big SAL parcels to save on costs, or send it directly which will cost more.
Beast Wars/Machines/Neo/Second
Metalhawk for $300!!! WOW!!!! ouch on those prices for scourge and wheeljack, jeebus and here I thought we are getting screwed in pricing here. Good luck finding Frenzy/Rumble they've run out everywhere
Wanted AM partner Vanguard, Myclones Dirge, G1 Victory Leo, e-hobby Dark scream ( the black version), e-hobby Magnificus
Parts- AM partner Basher-side guns, G1 Actionmaster Elite Windmill's blades[I][B]
Did a search in Xiamen today... lots and lots of KOs. Found a few legit TFs, but most are old ROTF stock (although Animated Lugnut was seriously shelfwarming at one store and they were flogging them off for 30% off... didn't bother to find out what the price was). So I felt totally exasperated after searching this big shopping centre called SM... so I walked out feeling rather low and turned left to catch a taxi back to my hotel - then I had the sudden compunction to turn right and look straight ahead across the road -- and there I saw it... a TOYS R US!! The first TRU I've ever seen in China! It shone like a radiant beacon of hope amid the darkness. So like a moth to the flame, I was drawn.
Nothing there that I wanted. Some interesting items included TRU exclusive The Voyager repaint (the orange one - looks silly, though not as silly as in pictures... didn't buy it but ) and the repainted Scout Class 2-packs, e.g. Beachcomber Vs Deadlift. But I passed. Walked away empty handed which felt even more deflating after beholding TRU had totally worked me up! <sigh>
This feels like toy hunting back home now! Grr!
Does anyone know how easy it is to go TF shopping in Shanghai? As in, can I use the metro system to get to locations that sell the stuff? Also, anyone have the lowdown on what locations?
I went to Toys R Us at Fuzhou in Fujian Province on Thursday and sighted the following:
+ Generations Cliffjumper (retool of FE Cliffjumper w/ G1 style head)
+ Generations Wildrider (redeco of ROTF Breakdown)
+ MP Acid Storm & Soundwave (albeit at above AU RRP)
+ FE Vehicon
+ FE Bulkhead
+ TFPRiD Arcee, Hot Shot
+ TFPRiD Cyberverse figures, including some new redecos I haven't seen in AU
+ G1 reissues (Hasbro ver.): Ultra Magnus, Astrotrain, Soundwave, Optimus Prime (it's "Pinkimus Prime" but in the same style box as the first Hasbro reissue OP)
+ Arms Micron Unicron armour x Optimus Prime
+ YotS Optimus Prime
+ YotS Omega Supreme
+ Generations Metroplex
P.S.: They also had the Generations Scouts which seemed pricey for what they were, so I passed. They only had Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, neither of which interest me.
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The usual spot I go to in Shanghai has cleared out all the older stuff, platinum Trypticon, Insecticons, PoP, etc.
They now have the gold Soundwave, Big Powered ($150 Aussie, tempted), waves 1 & 2 of Siege a whole heap of Studio Series and a bunch of those evergreen figures that you never see anywhere.


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2015 BMW 5 SERIES 2.0 520D LUXURY 4d AUTO 188 BHP
- 78000 miles
- £0.00 6m Tax
- 114 CO² (g/km)
- Diesel
- £30.00 12m Tax
- Automatic
- 65.7 Avg. MPG
- Ins. Group: 36
- 78000 miles
- £0.00 6m Tax
- 114 CO² (g/km)
- Diesel
- £30.00 12m Tax
- Automatic
- 65.7 Avg. MPG
- Ins. Group: 36
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- Price£12,995
- Fuel TypeDiesel
- Body StyleSaloon
- Engine Size1995
- Number of Doors4
- Exterior ColourBrown
- Registered2015
- TransmissionAutomatic
- Mileage78000 *
- Owners1
- Emissions114 CO² (g/km)
- Road Fund£0.00 6m Tax
- Road Fund£30.00 12m Tax
- Max Power188 bhp
- Max Torque295 lbft
- Max Speed145 mph
- 0-60 Time7.7 secs
- MPG Extra72.4 mpg
- MPG Combined65.7 mpg
- MPG Urban55.4 mpg
For more info on this vehicle call our showroom on 02877 742043
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For more info on this vehicle call our showroom on 02877 742043
A stunning 2015 BMW 520d Luxury with a warranted 78k by one owner from new and complete with a full JKC BMW service history, finished in stunning Havana Metallic paintwork with contrasting heated electric cream leather interior adaptive xenon lights front fogs factory privacy glass widescreen navigation digital climate control air conditioning auto tiptronic gearbox multi function steering wheel genuine rubber BMW floor mats cruise control front and rear electric windows the list goes on a stunning example in showroom condition just call one of our sales team for full spec and more info on our flexible finance and warranty options with nothing to payfor two months on selected deals 12V socket in rear centre console, 20GB Hard drive, 3 spoke sport leather steering wheel, ABS/EBD, Advanced Head Protection System front + rear, Aluminium brake calipers, Anthracite Velour floor mats, Auto dimming rear view mirror, Automatic Stability Control (ASC), Auxiliary point for auxiliary devices, BMW apps interface, BMW emergency call, BMW professional radio/CD/MP3, BMW Teleservices, Body coloured bumpers, Body coloured door handles, Body coloured door mirrors, Body coloured side sills, CBC - (Cornering brake control), Check control system, Chrome kidney grille, Crash Sensor - activates hazard/interior lighting + unlocks doors, DAB Digital radio, Diesel particulate filter, Driver/front passenger side airbags, Driver/Passenger airbags (Impact dependent), DSC+, Dynamic brake control, Dynamic Traction Control - DTC, Electric + heated aspheric door mirrors, Electric front and rear windows with fingertip open/close + anti-trap all round, Electromechanical parking brake, Engine immobiliser, Fogging sensor for front windscreen, Front centre armrest, Front cupholders x 2, Front footwell lights, Front head restraints with anti-whiplash, Front passenger airbag deactivation, Front passenger seat occupancy sensor, Front reading lights, Front/rear courtesy lights with soft on/off dimming, Front/rear Parking distance control, Fuel cut off safety device, Full black panel display, Green tinted heat insulating glass, Headlight range control-electric, Headlight washers, Heated front seats, Heated windscreen washer jets, Hill start assist, iDrive controller and display with 10.2" colour display monitor, Illuminated glovebox with lock, Inertia reel front seatbelts+pretensioners, Isofix rear child seat preparation, Keyless ignition, Locking wheel bolts, Luggage compartment release button in drivers A pillar, Luggage compartment with electric unlocking via key remote control, Multi-function controls for steering wheel, Navigation System Professional Multimedia, On board computer, Outside temperature display, Personal Profile, Rain sensor with auto light activation system, Reach + rake adjustable steering column, Real time traffic information, Rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders + storage, Rear door child safety locks, Rear headrests, Remote central locking, Remote control Thatcham category 1 alarm, Run flat tyres, Securing rings in luggage compartment, Service interval indicator, Shark fin roof aerial, Speed limiter, Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors, Three inertia reel rear seatbelts, Twin chrome exhaust tailpipes, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Warning triangle and first aid kit
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Mek baby girlSophisticated elegance dominates the newborns autumn / winter special occasion collection. Your baby girl will be a princess in a dress in velvet and organza, with petticoat in muslin and flounce in tulle. For special but informal occasions, a cascade of tiny stars, lurex details and sequins embellish romper suits and petticoats, everything very bon-ton. Christmas is just around the corner, but, for your little girl, we have already chosen a chenille romper suit and a little dress in puckered jersey with some hearts. Red, white and pastel grey are the dominating colours also for the matching bib.
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- 2006 Suzuki 90 Hp Four Stroke Outboard (Low Estimated Hours)
- Garmin GPSmap 521s
- Humminbird Matrix 12 Fish Finder and Depth Sounder
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- 2006 Tidewater Trailer Included
- Porta Potti
- New Cushion & Canvas Set
- Custom Teak Deck
The 19' C-Dory Angler was developed in response to many requests for a shortened 22' C-Dory.
Maneuverability at speed is balanced and predictable, even in heavy seas. The boat holds her course with little effort. The hull's flatness toward the stern greatly reduces the rolling motions, making cruising in rough water much more pleasant. Fishermen will love the way the boat tracks at trolling speeds, allowing the focus to remain on the fishing. And with only 7" of draft and a thick bottom she can easily be beached for beach combing adventures.
With over 6'2" of headroom, the cabin provides cozy shelter. It features a comfortable seating for four, sleeping area and pilot's station with excellent all-around visibility.
The cabin layout is simple. On each side of the isle are two back-to-back seats, mounted to storage cabinets. The forward section of the cabin features a 6'3" "V" berth, two reading lights, a large deck hatch, and a chemical toilet. It is separated from the main cabin by a privacy curtain.
Cushions are made of high quality foam covered with durable 'Sunbrella' boat canvas. The colors coordinate with the exterior trim. All of the cushions can be removed so the interior can be hosed out.
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I have a new painting in the shop! "Just Breathe" is 8 x 10 inches on stretched canvas and is varnished for a glossy, polished finish. You can purchase it for $80 in the shop here. All paintings ship for free.
I experimented using modeling paste to create some three-dimensional textures for this painting as practice for a large commission I'll be working on this month.
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HAMPDEN SYDENY, Va. --- The Moravian College baseball team rallied from an early 4-0 deficit but ended up falling to Wesley (Del.) College, 9-7, Sunday afternoon in the Greyhounds final game at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney (Va.) College.
The Hounds return to Pennsylvania with a 2-1 mark, and the squad had a season-high 12 hits in the game against the Wolverines. Senior first baseman David Wodzisz went 2-for-3 with an RBI while junior third baseman Evan Kulig was 2-for-4. Sophomore right fielder Carmine Palummo also had two hits in six at-bats, and he scored two runs while junior center fielder Austin Markowski added two RBIs.
Senior Dan Morrin started on the mound for the Greyhounds and tossed five innings with six runs, four earned, on seven hits and four walks to go with four strikeouts. Junior Tyler Caraway took the loss in his first career appearance for Moravian, allowing three runs on four hits to go with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of action, and Kulig tossed a third of an inning.
Wesley opened the scoring with a run in the second inning, and the Wolverines added three runs in the third for a 4-0 advantage.
Moravian struck for two runs in the top of the fourth inning to cut the deficit in half. Kulig drew a one-out walk and moved to third when Wodzisz reached on an error. Junior left fielder Mike Mittl followed with an RBI single to score Kulig, and Wodzisz crossed the plate on an RBI ground out by senior designated hitter Joey Maker.
The Greyhounds scored three more times in the top of the fifth frame to take a 5-4 advantage. Junior shortstop Matt Stalter led off with a walk before Palummo singled. After an out, Markowski ripped a two-RBI double to plate Stalter and Palummo. Kulig followed with a single to put Markowski on third, and Wodzisz connected on an RBI single to give the Blue and Grey the lead.
Wesley answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to move back ahead 6-5.
Moravian knotted the score once again at 6-6 with a run on the top of the sixth inning when senior pinch hitter Ezra Rawdon connected on a leadoff double, and senior pinch runner La'Ron Smith raced home on an RBI double by Stalter.
The Greyhounds would take a 7-6 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Palummo led off with a single and stole second base before moving to third base on a sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman Tim Heard. Palummo eventually raced home on a passed ball as senior first baseman Logan Welles drew a walk.
Wesley scored three times in the bottom half of the eighth inning to take a 9-7 led. Moravian would load the bases in the top of the ninth before the game ended.
The Hounds are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, February 28 in a non-conference game at Kean (N.J.) University beginning at 3:30 p.m.


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Princess Sofia Bees Sting Doctor
By Mafa on February 23, 2018 09:25
Hurry up and give first aid to the Princess Sofia becouse was stung by bees, and now she has rashes all over shes face, and she needs immediate medical care. Use ice to relieve pain, the syringe to clean swelling full with pus, and tweezers to extract bees needles still remaining in in the facial skin. Be a good doctor in this game Princess Sofia Bees Atack!