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Self catering holiday cottages to rent in West Mersea, Essex, England
Mersea Island is a sleepy coastal location in north Essex with a beach where people go to spend a few lesiuredly hours and to sail. It is Britain's most easterly, populated island and offers holidaymakers five square miles of unique natural beauty. Rows of bright beach huts back the deep sandy beach. Toilets, car parking and other favilities are on Victoria Esplanade. Additional free car parking is available near the beach. The island tends to be divided into east and West Mersea, the eastern part is mainly agricultural.
What West Mersea, Essex offers for Self-Catering Holidays
Mersea is a relaxing location for a self catering cottage holiday. It is an unspoiled backwater, popular with the sailing fraternity and visitors eager to enjoy a good fish meal. There is a well-known fishmongers and eatery called the Company Shed that people visit, bringing their own wine and accompaniments to freshly caught oysters and sea food. Oyster beds run along this stretch of the Essex coastline. Seals can sometimes be spotted lazing on the shores. For self caterers on holiday, there is good organic local produce available, including locally-reared meat, fruit and vegetables, wine from the vineyard, beer from the micro-brewery and a fresh bread and cakes from the traditional bakers.
There is planty of sailing on the Essex coast and in common with many other coastal Essex towns, Mersea has its own yacht club and regatta. There are many water-filled landscapes in this part of north Essex. Mersea Island sits separated from the mainland by the Pyefleet Channel and in between the estuaries of the Rivers Colne and Blackwater. The only way to Mersea Island is across the historic Strood, a 1,300 year old causeway that is sometimes flooded at high tide. Boats bob up an ddown or sink into the mud at low tide in all the convoluted creeks and channels around Mersea Island. Fascinating villages and towns to visit nearby are Tollesbury where there are more boats and sailing, Brightlingsea with another yacht club to the east and a most pleasant waterfront area with a beach and family friendly facilities.
Abberton Reservoir, 5 km inland from Mersea island, is a nature reserve where people go to spot waders and a multitude of other birds.
Mersea Island is a good family self catering holiday destination, the sort of place one arrives equipped with fishing nets and crabbing buckets for the children and expects hours of simple fun outdoors.
Colchester is the nearest large town and offers everything that anyone might need during a self catering holiday. The splendid zoo is good for a family day out, there is a leisure centre with a swimming pool, enormous soft play centre, an intriguing narrow laned shopping area, a castle with plenty of hands-on interactive exhibits for children. The profile of Essex has been raised since the television programme 'the only way is Essex' was aired and it come highly recommended as a good place for a family holiday.
Rent a houseboat, apartment or holiday cottage in Mersea or Essex for a fun filled and relaxing self catering break with never a dull moment.
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Hello there my fellow Royals! We're wrapping up January 2020! Did you enjoy it? Or are you enjoying it? I've been so busy with finishing all things. Not including starting new things to finish. It's so hard for me to not start something new. Could you relate? Like why are there so many things thatsContinue reading "WIP'n It."
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Our annual magazine focuses on British food culture and the stories that surround it, showcasing the best long-form food writing, photography and illustration. Printed on thick matte paper and thread sewn, it's a beautifully designed magazine to collect and keep on your bookshelf with timeless themes and an innovative approach to its subject.
The world of food is a big place. It's not just about the hottest restaurant or recurrent seasonal recipe. It's about the details, the people, the stories, and the big ideas. And it's personal too – everyone has their own individual likes, loves, quirks and obsessions.
At The Table is about opening up the space to talk about food and giving people the freedom to find their own voice (and appetite).
In issue 2, Diana Henry rhapsodises about her love of menus, Rachel Roddy explores the connections she found between the honest northern food she knew as a girl and the gutsy cooking she discovered in her adopted city of Rome, and Alexander Lobrano recalls the British food he came to love as a hungry American student in 1970s London. We are also honoured to be printing an article by the late Elizabeth David, a writer who arguably did more than anyone to change this country's food culture for the better.
Photographer Rachel Louise Brown captures the atmosphere of London restaurants at closing time, Jamie Freeth focuses on a very unusual form of street food, and we travel to the coast to consume preposterous ice cream sundaes and hear fishermen's tales. And there's a dash of poetry, fiction and a comic strip thrown into the mix for good measure.
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Treating OSA is a team effort, and a dental sleep professional like Dr. Doueck can be a vital member of this team. If you suspect you are suffering from OSA, we can help you get started on a cure by referring you to the area's best sleep medicine physicians. Once you have received a diagnosis, we can work with your physician to help determine if oral appliance therapy is your best option, or if a custom CPAP/oral appliance system is appropriate.
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THE CARRIE DIARIES may have just started, but The CW has announced it will be wrapping up its 13-episode first season on Monday, April 8th. Then, the following week, OH SIT will return to television with its second season premiere in the Mondays at 8 PM slot. Will you be watching OH SIT when it […]


text: For three of their next five games, Carlow University men's and women's basketball teams will battle more than just their scheduled opponents – they will also lend their efforts in the battle against cancer.Both the men's and women's team will raise awareness and hopefully a little money to fight cancer in their games at Oakland Catholic's Donahue Pavilion on the following dates versus the listed opponents and starting times:Friday, January 27 – Alice Lloyd University (6 pm, women/8 pm, men)Saturday, January 28 – Asbury University (1 pm, women/3 pm, men)Tuesday, February 7 – Point Park University (6 pm, men/8 pm, women)The last game is the annual "Pink the Pavilion" game against crosstown rival, Point Park, in which all fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness of breast cancer.That cause is especially important to women's head coach Liz Stieg, whose mother is a two-time breast cancer survivor. She also lost her father to cancer in May 2015."This disease has hit me close to home and I know it has done the same for so many others. We realize that there are much bigger things out there than basketball, but we hope to use the game in a positive way to help people heal," she said.Men's head coach Tim Keefer, himself a cancer survivor, said that the opposing coaches and teams have been invited to join in the efforts and feels that finding a cure for cancer is something that transcends the competition on the court."While we are on the court, both teams will be playing to win, but we also understand that there are circumstances away from the court that any one may face and in that battle we all stand together," he said.The coaches on both teams will be participating in the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) "Coaches vs. Cancer" initiative known as "Suits and Sneakers," where the coaches all don athletic shoes with special laces along with their traditional suits.The special laces honor the memory of eight-year-old Lacey Holsworth, an avid Michigan State fan, who lost her battle with cancer in 2014.For more information, please visit www.coachesvscancer.org.


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Since 1985, France Magazine has been bringing American readers "the best of culture, travel and art de vivre." Published by the nonprofit French-American Cultural Foundation, it is recognized on both sides of the Atlantic for its engaging content and elegant design and has become a must-read for Francophiles everywhere. Gift subscriptions include an elegant card sent to the recipient.
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States Face New Year in Good Financial Shape
Short-term economic forecasts could help state lawmakers deliver on their high-priority agenda items, including reducing class sizes, improving teacher quality, and creating college-scholarship programs.
But as many legislative sessions begin this month, lawmakers will also try to balance such plans with tax cuts and take account of growing concern that the robust economies that states have been enjoying cannot last forever.
"We think states will be worried, but they are in good shape going into fiscal 2000, which is the budget they will address this year," said Donald J. Boyd, the director of the Center for the Study of the States at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, N.Y.
For now, however, most lawmakers don't have to panic.
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia anticipate higher-than-projected revenues in the current fiscal year, according to a report put out this month by the National Conference of State Legislatures, based in Denver.
Meanwhile, 23 states expect their revenue predictions to be on target, while only Alaska, Nevada, and Tennessee anticipate less-than-projected revenues, it adds.
Arturo Perez, a fiscal analyst for the NCSL, said that states have stockpiled their highest level of financial reserves in almost 20 years.
"Governors and lawmakers will have the opportunity to choose among various priorities and, in some cases, they can do both," he added. "It's a situation they don't often have."
Choosing Priorities
For example, revenue is flowing into Minnesota at 10 percent higher than the budgeted amount for fiscal 1999, thanks to excess tax revenues and proceeds from the settlement of a lawsuit against the tobacco industry.
The state's anticipated surplus for fiscal 1999, which is now $953 billion, could help newly inaugurated Gov. Jesse Ventura of the Reform Party deliver on his campaign promise to cut class sizes, as well as taxes.
"Tax cuts are the big discussion right now. Tax cuts of all sorts," said Bill Marx, the chief fiscal analyst for the Minnesota House. "K-12 education is the second most talked about."
Several reasons explain the good health of most state economies. For one, states have been planning prudently in recent years, despite booming local economies.
In addition to beefing up their reserves, the states have also moderated their spending, according to another report last month, by the National Governors' Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers.
State general-fund spending will rise 6.3 percent in this fiscal year, just below the 20-year average annual increase of 6.5 percent, the report found.
The Long Term
In addition, states built into their 1999 budgets an anticipated $7 billion reduction in their revenues because of recently enacted tax cuts--the fifth consecutive year that states have cut taxes.
"This survey show that states are cautious and conservative in both spending policies and tax reductions and remain focused on the long-range implications of their fiscal decisions," said Gloria Trimmer, the executive director of the state budget officers' group.
Still, state legislatures are expected to tackle several school issues this year.
In a separate report this month, the NCSL is forecasting that reduced class sizes and teacher recruitment and preparation will top the five education issues expected to be in the state spotlight in 1999.
"Last year, lawmakers passed programs to build classrooms," said Toni Jennings, the Republican who is president of the Florida Senate. "This session, they will work on legislation that grants a first-class education inside those classrooms."
Prompted by a spate of school shootings in the 1997-98 school year, 36 states considered school safety bills in their 1998 sessions. According to the NCSL report, the issue will remain popular this year.
School choice options, such as tuition tax credits for education costs, and vouchers that cover private school tuition, are also expected to be prominent.
Finally, the NCSL forecast predicts many states will follow the lead of Georgia and its HOPE scholarships by creating college scholarships for high school students who meet specific requirements.
Cautious legislatures, however, may be reluctant to support bills that commit long-term funding because of concerns that state economies could falter.
The Rockefeller Institute's Mr. Boyd pointed out that state budgets have benefited from the unusually strong mix of a bustling economy, reduced welfare caseloads, and booming tax revenues.
"It is quite frankly an unsustainable situation," he said. "When will it end? That is the question everyone is asking."
Vol. 18, Issue 18, Pages 16-18Published in Print: January 13, 1999, as States Face New Year in Good Financial Shape
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Now that you have a good understanding of a disorder, its prevalence and its symptoms, it is time to look at stigma and treatment.
Researching Psychology. A message from Ms Vance:
Summative assessment: In groups, you will create a short video on a disorder, answering a research question that you will create about either stigma, treatment or both
Your research question question must be:
- informative to your audience
- about a stigma or the possible treatment of your disorder, or both
- focused about a subject that can be answered in the timeframe
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Possible ideas explaining:
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Interpreting the Preliminary MET Findings
A prominent scholar has criticized the preliminary report the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently put out on its Measures of Effective Teaching study, arguing that the conclusions the Gates Foundation draws from its data aren't supported by its research.
You'll remember that the earlier paper found that value-added estimates of teachers, particularly in math, did appear to predict performance in a teacher's other classes and on other tests. Student surveys also seemed to offer up some clues on teacher effectiveness.
But Jesse Rothstein, a University of California, Berkeley researcher who's written a number of papers on value-added measures argues that the Gates report actually appears to undermine the potential usefulness of of value-added as part of teacher evaluations, the opposite of the conclusions drawn in the preliminary MET report. At the very least, the report's enthusiasm for value-added is "premature," he said in an interview.
For example, the Gates project found a .54 or "moderate-to-large" correlation between teachers' value-added performance on the state math test and on a supplemental, more cognitively demanding exam. By Rothstein's reading of the data, a .54 correlation means that a teacher whose value-added put her at the 80th percentile would still have a 30 percent chance of scoring at the lower end of the scale on the other test.
The two parties aren't debating the actual data in question. Instead, what this amounts to is a problem of interpretation: Where the Gates folks find promise in the notion that there's some predictive power to these value-added measurements, that power, in Rothstein's view, is "shockingly weak." It hints that teachers' estimates on value-added measures depends on things like how closely they follow the curriculum on the test, he said.
When I asked Rothstein to describe what a less-worrisome, strong correlation might look like, he suggested an 0.7 or 0.8 correlation.
In the paper, Rothstein also argues that the Gates experts didn't account for the "fade out" of value-added estimates over time, as he's documented elsewhere, and that other problems, such as the nonrandom assignment of students to classes, mean that it's hard to know how these calculations would play out in the real world.
He contends that, by stating that value-added seems to be a relatively strong predictor of performance—before study on all the other measures is complete—the foundation's interpretation is skewed toward support of value-added.
I checked in with the Gates Foundation after reviewing the critique. Here's what spokesman Chris Williams had to say:
"I think we would say that Rothstein is right that we need more randomized evidence of the causal effects of the estimated teacher impacts," he said. In fact, that's actually a part of the project set to begin this year.
But, he added, the foundation doesn't think that value-added should be the sole measure of teacher effectiveness.
"The paper highlights the mistakes if we were to rely solely on test-score measures, but we're not advocating that approach, and I think we've been pretty clear about the purposes of the project," Williams said. "We don't think value-added [alone] should be teacher evaluation."
Whether you view these results as a boon or a blow to value-added, the bottom line for the moment is that researchers and practitioners really don't (yet) know the optimal mix of teacher evaluation measures or how to weight them.
Other questions to consider: What happens if some of the other measures being studied, like the much-awaited teacher observations, don't turn out to be all that highly correlated with student achievement? It's a distinct possibility. After all, as it turns out, the .54 correlation between tests was one of the stronger correlations in this preliminary report. (Student ratings, though consistent across a teacher's classrooms, were generally less predictive of his or her value-added performance.)
When all of the data is out from MET, will there be enough evidence from all these measures combined to make a decent evaluation tool? Could the problems with any one of these measures be balanced out by the strength of the other measures (i.e., if a teacher gets dinged on value-added but gets a strong observation score)? It's hard to say at this point, but the preliminary MET did find that the correlations got a little stronger when both value-added and the student perception information were combined.
In any case, whatever system is used to judge teachers will have some degree of error. Policymakers, teachers, unions, and school boards will need to come to an accord about how much and what type is acceptable for which purposes.
To the issues Rothstein raises in this paper, if the parties agree to pick value-added as one measure—and that's a big "if"—then they'll also have to make a decision about which value-added calculation to use, which test is most appropriate for that purpose, and which curriculum will underpin that test.
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New Hellraiser Movie Starting To Film, Heather Langenkamp Plays A Role
In a recent interview, Heather Langenkamp -- the actress best known for appearing in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) -- revealed that a new Hellraiser film is in the works, she's appearing in it, and veteran special effects makeup artist is directing.
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Franklin, Oduro, Open Cup, ESPN
*Los Angeles Galaxy defender Sean Franklin, MLS's rookie of the year in 2008, will be sidelined four to six months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn hamstring tendon. He played in eight of the club's first nine games before suffering the injury May 17 against Columbus.
*The New York Red Bulls traded forward Dominic Oduro, in his first year with the club after playing with Dallas, to Houston for a first-round draft pick in 2010 and a second-rounder in 2011. Oduro made three league appearances. New York also waived reserve goalkeeper Terry Boss. "This deal provides our club with more options and roster flexibility," Sporting Director Jeff Agoos said of the trade.
*The groups are set for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open Cup, and if geographic considerations go into play in the round of 16, D.C. United might play the USL2's Real Maryland or Crystal Palace Baltimore on June 30. For the complete calendar, click here.
*ESPN announced that all Confederations Cup matches will be shown in high definition on either ESPN or ESPN2. Four games -- USA-Italy, Italy-Brazil and both semifinals -- will appear on ESPN. On a side note, not only did ESPN show today's Champions League final live and in HD (with replays on ESPN Classic and ESPN2 today), "SportsCenter" devoted the first seven minutes of its 6 p.m. ET broadcast to highlights and analysis and the "Pardon the Interruption" lads, Wilbon and Kornheiser, talked about the match for a moment.
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And all this Sports Center goodness just as I replied to an ESPN survey in which I seldom watched Sports Center because of the dearth of soccer coverage on it and my consequent travel to other outlets for my sports news.
I did write, however, that it was getting better.
Interestingly, I while searching for ESPN Classic for the tape delay of the game I stumbled across Sports Center and realized that there was a spoiler in the making...so quickly moved on.
Posted by: seahawkdad | May 27, 2009 8:15 PM | Report abuse
A first and a second for Oduro?
Posted by: writered21 | May 27, 2009 8:15 PM | Report abuse
Don't forget that Oduro already got Dave Van den Bergh for Dallas. It seems that, wherever he goes, the cost is comically high. Kamara is the more complete player to compliment Ching, though I do see Kinnear getting more out of Oduro than Osorio did.
I saw the PTI thing while at dinner. I'm guessing the only reason you'd have Wilbon (who doesn't hate soccer and actually knows some things about it, but is also not exactly a diehard fan) and Kornheiser (who makes no bones about disliking the sport and its fans) talk about the CL final is because you don't want soccer fans moaning about a lack of coverage. What they don't know is that we'll just complain about the coverage we get. You can't stop us!
Posted by: Chest_Rockwell | May 27, 2009 8:39 PM | Report abuse
Well put Chest.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 27, 2009 8:44 PM | Report abuse
Is anyone else happy that we actually get to see the Confed Cup, because I for one was Not sure. I thought my horrible internet connection would once more prove a menace to my USMNT watching capacity.
I also hope that someone picks up the goldcup. Although, honestly, if Adu makes the Confed cup, I will lose some interest.
Posted by: UnitedDemon | May 27, 2009 8:50 PM | Report abuse
I remember the ESPN ombudsman addressing claims that the channel took more seriously those sports that were in its stable of properties. Specifically, NHL fans were alleging that since their league left ESPN and the Galaxy signed Beckham the channel supposedly took MLS more seriously than the NHL.
The ombudsman specifically cited PTI as evidence that just because coverage had gone up doesn't mean it's respectful coverage. :-)
That said, there's no denying ESPN took last year's Euro2008 tourney and this year's Champions League Final with respect, and at least as much knowledge as it could muster, all this being new to them. In that way, it's a shame they are now losing the CL to Fox.
But as shown by the Confed Cup line-up, they may be responding by putting more effort into their other properties, which could be a win-win if Fox ups the ante with its CL coverage.
Posted by: stancollins | May 27, 2009 8:56 PM | Report abuse
"Pardon the Interruption" why would they have to say that? That alone is an insult. I am really glad fox got the rights honestly. I will stop complaining when they reach the level of coverage at least to the CNN international level.
Posted by: DCUnitedFootball | May 27, 2009 9:48 PM | Report abuse
Dom for a 1st and 2nd - Wow-wee!
I didn't realize that the definition of lads was curmudgeon
Posted by: J_S_F | May 27, 2009 9:52 PM | Report abuse
It does seem a bit ridiculous in that Oduro was a 2nd rounder himself...and was rotting on the NY bench. I'm sure the Dynamo could have gotten him for less, but they're really overrating him. Next year, they're going to wish they had that 1st round pick. Maybe the league forced them to help out the Bulls in advance of the new stadium opening next year.
Posted by: fischy | May 27, 2009 10:16 PM | Report abuse
I've got no love for LA, but that sounds awful for Franklin. That couldnt' have felt nice.
Good news on the Confed Cup coverage. I hope that we can see more and more "free football". I'm plotting and scheming now, how to increase my tiny income so I can watch CL next edition. Hoping that Fox spreads the games around it's network in a smart way. Please no that 70's show re-runs when there will surely be plenty of better things to watch...
Posted by: DadRyan | May 27, 2009 10:23 PM | Report abuse
But... but... but... ESPN HATES SOCCER!!!
Posted by: mercedeskk | May 27, 2009 10:38 PM | Report abuse
ESPN loves the USMNT.
They hate MLS, and who wouldn't? They're lukewarm on European football, and have no time for anything south of the border.
I think it has something to do with ratings and advertising dollars. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
Posted by: fischy | May 27, 2009 11:12 PM | Report abuse
And let's not bemoan football coverage, etc, most TV and print media in this country don't get it if it's not fed to them by higher ups . . .
Rupert Murdoch, the arch conservative owner of multimedia outlets worldwide and provider of FOX News and FOX Soccer Channel does get it and will be charging you for it next year!
. . . much to my chagrin, I may have to order the channel . . it's like a NOVA native finding himself supporting Marion Barry in pursuit of a soccer stadium . . .
Posted by: delantero | May 28, 2009 12:56 AM | Report abuse
Why have an NBA Channel when you can just watch ESPN?
Wow, some coverage of a game they televised and promoted in the Mag, on-line and on all their TV outlets?? Really??Soccer fans don't need ESPN.....
For some great coverage of soccer, here and everywhere, visit the Soccer Insider....at a website near you EVERY day.
Posted by: googlio | May 28, 2009 1:38 AM | Report abuse
One burning question which remains unanswered is:
Why is the Champions League Anthem sung in a lower key in the Heineken commercials?
Posted by: Ron16 | May 28, 2009 6:42 AM | Report abuse
That's great news about the Confederations Cup -- I'll watch as much as possible.
Just toss the American commentators out the door ... give me Adrian Healey and Tommy Smyth, please, and I'll be in futbol heaven.
Posted by: Cerealman | May 28, 2009 7:17 AM | Report abuse
I would make fun of "Middlefield Cheese Stadium," but at least those guys have a stadium...
Posted by: Senor_Funk | May 28, 2009 7:19 AM | Report abuse
I recall wilbon saying once that the one big sporting event he had yet to cover, that he wanted to, was a world cup. He's a good sports guy, and at least appreciates the game.
And messi is on the cover of espn magazine, good story. I love the part were he's sitting in the cafeteria in Beijing and hears 'Hola, lionel, soy Kobe'.
Posted by: joshuaostevens | May 28, 2009 7:21 AM | Report abuse
Wilbon covered the Diplomats and NASL for a spell in the early '80s. I thought he did a perfectly respectable job of it.
Posted by: universityandpark | May 28, 2009 8:29 AM | Report abuse
Speaking of injuries Frankie Hejduk is going to miss at least the Costa Rica game with a strained groin. Also I read that Nowak is going to be the new coach of our newest rival Philly. I already hate them.
Posted by: no_recess | May 28, 2009 8:56 AM | Report abuse
Tommy Smyth?! Arrgghhh! Those two sucked yesterday. Badmouthing players and eating their words at the end of it all. Wished I had ESPN Deportes. I would have watched there.
Saw that thing about Novak on SBI as well no_recess. That should be interesting for DCU fans.
Posted by: DadRyan | May 28, 2009 9:28 AM | Report abuse
"Maybe the league forced them to help out the Bulls in advance of the new stadium opening next year."
You're better than that, fischy.
Houston never really rates the draft. There's your simple, sane explanation.
It's starting to make the Van Den Burgh trade sting less. NY originally traded a 3rd round supplemental pick for VDB, which was the steal of all time. Then they gave him up for Oduro and two draft picks. One of those draft picks was on a player who is looking abroad first (Babajide Ogunbiyi, who may be back, who knows), the other on Hall, who is one of the few excellent performers in this crummy season. Now you can add a 1st and 2nd rounder, assuming NY uses it well.
So practically speaking, it was 3rd round supplemental + Van Den Burgh + Oduro for Hall, the rights to Ogunbiyi, and 1st and 2nd round picks. Not great, but not terrible.
Posted by: Mastodon_Juan | May 28, 2009 9:28 AM | Report abuse
Isn't the ESPN ombudsman former Post editor (and my fellow Gator) George Solomon, who, in 1994, sowed the seed of WC coverage that we now enjoy from this newspaper? If so, his stance on soccer coverage is not surprising.
From Wilbon's chat yesterday.
Euro's Nob, Va.: Hi Mike,
Just wondering if you plan to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona. It's the last time the final will be contested on a Wednesday (next year it'll be held on a Saturday).
How big of a deal do you think a Saturday game will be next year for us Gringos?
Michael Wilbon: Hi everybody...I'm here in Bristol at the Mothership, in and out for the last two weeks for the NBA playoffs, working the Western Conference finals pre-game shows from the ESPN studios and traveling on some off days to the Eastern Conference finals in either Orlando (last night) or Cleveland. It's Heaven for pro basketball junkies, and I'm a card-carrying member of that group.
But yes, I'm going to take some time to watch the UEFA Cup this afternoon, which begins in about 90 minutes. You've got almost certainly the two greatest players in the world today, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, playing against each other. It's a world event and I hope Americans not normally given to watching soccer will do so today ...
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 28, 2009 9:35 AM | Report abuse
Boss will hopefully get a look from another MLS club soon. New York is desperate to create roster spaces for the tinkerer, EL Gran Tecnico...
Posted by: yankiboy | May 28, 2009 11:27 AM | Report abuse
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WATER was restored to 800 homes in south Birmingham after a burst main cut supplies.
Water flow was restored yesterday afternoon with Severn Trent apologising for the inconvenience.
St Dunstan's Primary School was forced to shut as a result of the fractured pipe just before midnight on Wednesday in Dogpool Lane, Kings Heath.
Water flow was restored by 3pm, but one resident criticised the Birmingham-based firm for taking 15 hours to fix the problem.
Shakil Ahmed, aged 47, of Elmfield Crescent, Moseley, said: "It is appalling it took so long on a main line."
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This month, Seven Trent announced plans to cut 600 full and part-time jobs.
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"When my son went to the bathroom he found there was no water. My daughter had to do without it and she had a French exam for GCSE this morning. She has a shower every day before going to school - teenagers are very conscious of this.
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Dave Edwards insists the Wales squad can cope with the loss of talisman, Gareth Bale, who misses their crucial final World Cup qualifiers with injury.
Edwards joins up with the squad with fellow Royal, and newly named Wales Player of the Year, Chris Gunter, to face Georgia and the Republic of Ireland to battle it out for a place at next year's World Cup in Russia.
Wales are currently in Tbilisi ahead of Friday night's vital qualifier against Georgia, before the squad return home to face Ireland in what is likely to be a winner-takes-all match for a play-off place.
On the loss of Bale, Edwards said in his pre-match press conference: "It would be a blow for any team in the world. Your heart sinks a little bit when you first hear it [the news], but I'm sure players will come in and fill his boots in different ways.
"I look around now and the amount of quality we have, it's the best shape Welsh football has ever been in. Ben (Woodburn) reminds me of what Gareth was like when he was younger. If the gaffer needs me he knows he will get 100% out of me."
The Royals midfielder currently holds 41 caps for his country, something which he is hoping to add to as his country guns for a World Cup place for the first time since 1958.
With as many as four teams still able to qualify from Group D, Edwards knows that six points from their final two matches of the qualifying campaign will be vital for their hopes of qualification for the World Cup.
"If I do get any game time I will be ready," He said. "I'm desperate to be at the World Cup in Russia, it would top off my international career.
"They (Georgia) were top drawer when we played them in Cardiff, they were disappointed not to get the three points.
"They're a very technical team. It's a game where we have to be at our very best to get a result.
"Georgia will feel unlucky not to have more points on the board. We will need to be organised."
On the vocal support that Wales fans bring to each game, he added: "I can't praise the fans enough, they inspire you to push on.
"There's not many countries or clubs around the world that have that support or patience."
Wales kick off against Georgia at 5pm on Friday evening, we send Dave and Chris the best of luck going into these crucial qualifiers for their country.


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Girls Volleyball is a Fall Sport, and the season lasts from late-August to early-November. Girls Volleyball is available to students in grades 4 through 8.
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Varsity Volleyball - Queen of Heaven participates in a Diocesan varsity volleyball leagues for Boys and Girls. For the Girls, the league's matches begin in early September and end in early November. For the Boys, the league begins in March and games end in May.
The seasons typically consist of 12 - 14 matches that could take place on any day of the week or weekend. Most of the matches might include "double headers" against another school. Generally, half of the matches will be at home (in the QOH Gym) and half will be on the road, depending upon gym availability. The matches are best of three games with rally scoring. If the team does well, there is a Diocesan playoff tournament that takes place at the end of the regular season. Parental volunteers for scoreboard operation at home games and line judging at ALL games is requested.
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Rocks: My Gardening Nemesis
I've talked about our rocky soil before. Everywhere I dig I find rocks of all sizes. From tiny pebbles to boulders I have to get Mr Chiots to help me dig out, they're everywhere! I spend more time removing rocks from the garden areas than I do on any other garden task, even weeding. It's especially bad in new garden areas that haven't been worked before.
Last spring I worked up this new area in the garden and I picked out tons of big rocks while preparing the area. This spring we reworked the soil with some amendments and I picked out several bucketfuls of smaller rocks, only a few large ones.
Next year I'll still pick out a several bucketfuls of smaller rocks and probably the year after that as well. I still get a bucketful of rocks from the front foundation bed when I weed and I've been picking rocks out of it for the last 9 years!
I've always got a bucket by my side to throw the smaller rocks into. I make piles of the bigger rocks around the property and we use those for rock walls and for stepping stones in the garden.
I'm currently saving them to edge the driveway in my efforts to keep the driveway gravel out of the garden on the lower side garden. (yes I have to pick those out of the garden as well *sigh*)
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Hm….the whole garden? Wiltshire is pretty much comprised of clay, flint, and chalk. The soil is so poor here if I spent time picking the rocks out like you're doing I could probably build a house with the stuff. It is nothing BUT flint and clay, and a foot down from that, bedrock. So "amending the soil" here means "build a raised bed and put some proper dirt in it" – there's no other way, really.
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Ours is exactly the same way! We've got clay, slate and granite. And the woods are 90% oak so it's wicket acidic. Raised beds indeed!
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My nemesis, at the present moment, is a groundhog. We thought it was awesome last year when we watched him wobble around fattening up for winter until this spring when we built 12 raised beds. He hasn't done damage much yet, a few heads of lettuce, but I am sure he will. I am going to give him some old potatoes to divert his attention from my teeny, tiny little pea seedlings, then I fear I may have to trap him. Any ideas? I have critter ridder on the way and a fence he digs under.
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I've had very few rock issues – I wouldn't mind digging up a few good sized ones every now and then! My garden's nemesis would probably be Johnson Grass. It's an invasive weed grass that spreads on underground roots that can cover acres of land very quickly. It's especially a pain in a garden bed!
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Always and forever I fear: chipmunks.
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I hate to mention it but the garden we now work has been turning out rocks since 1946 (when wife's grandpa started it)…I can't believe it but year after year we find more…
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Mine is the heat. I live in Phoenix. Thankfully because of the heat we don't have many of the other problems everyone else has. But still, getting anything to grow when it's 110 or more degrees out…and I don't want to be outside during the summer either! Well, I would love to be, just not where it's so hot! ;) We do have birds that will take one bite out of each of your tomatoes..darn things!
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Earwigs. Hands down.
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Invasive blackberries. They are mean, thorny, tenacious–and pop up EVERYWHERE. But I do get to eat my nemesis, so it's not all that bad :)
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As a child our job was to pick up the rocks out of the garden after dad tilled it up. I think we grew more rocks than tomatoes.
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…Weeds! Gack! :o/
…Blessings… :o)
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Clay soil.
Zoiks. It used to be so tough years ago. I've broken many tool handles working in the beastly stuff. Over the years, with amendments, the soil has improved.
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Clay. Yuck!
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Hi Mrs Chiots,
I've been checking out your blog for a while now. I love the photography and the positivity your writings exude. Your's is one of a small handful of gardening/smallholding blogs I regularly take a look at and have inspired me to start up my own in Norfolk, England.
I'm new at this so not sure about the blogging etiquette so thought I'd best ask first whether you would mind if I pop a link to your blog on mine.
All the best – those rocks look tiresome, but useful, where I am our problem is clay which can be quite solid about 12 inches down. Mind you it helped build a house so we shouldn't complain!
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California quail. Sure, they're cute, with those little head feathers bobbing about. I love seeing them scurry across the yard in their covey, and the babies are just precious – growing from quarter-sized puffballs on legs, to half dollar-sized within a week or so. But they can fly, flit through fencing, and gobble up anything green as soon as it pops out of the ground. I've had to net my entire early bed to get any spring greens or peas started at all.
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It's strange to see the kind of rocks you have at your place. They are nothing like ours. Ours are mostly ,slick, and white, super hard, and many of them have a slick smooth surface. I use a lot of them around my flower beds.Some I even white wash.I use a lot of the flat rocks for walkways.I have gone to using more store bought border rocks lately and they are expensive, so I bought myself a cement mixer to make my own shapes to suit my purpose.
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AJNABHII – Episode 16
Recap : Arshi breakup.. NK'S entry.. Kushi to marry NK.. Marriage in 15 days
Arnav's room
Payash, kushi, lavanya ; What…!!!??
Aman : we were almost caught.. So..
La : so what aman.. He agreed to marry in 15 days.. Ah..?
Arnav : you had any better idea..
Kushi : I would've managed..
Arshi look at each other & ignore
Payal : what now..
Kushi : He messed up everything ask him only
Arnav : Aman will swap place with me that's it
Akash : we can't replace grooms now.. 3 weddings are taking place..
Arnav : 3..?
Lavanya : Kushi's wedding fixed with NK on same date
Arnav & Aman : what.. !!!!??
NK's room
NK : God.. What now.. Who can help me.. Think NK think NK.. You can't marry Kushiji.. Shall I tell arnav bhai.. Naa.. He's not in good mood.. Akash..? He's of no use.. Then.. Aman..!! Ah.. He can only save me..
Arnav's room
Everyone go out as HP called for lunch.. Arnav was still trying to digest the fact & Kushi was the last one to move out but arnav hold her hand & pull back.. She land on his chest.. They've a eyelock
Jelebi : nannav how many times I've told you not to pull me like that it hurts
Nannav : ( leaving her) oh sorry but why don't you listen to me..
Flashback ends..
Kushi : chodiye.. Mujhe dard ho raha hai chodiye ( leave.. I'm getting hurt leave me)
She struggle but he doesn't leave..
Arnav : how can you say yes for a marriage
Kushi : aapko kya faraq padta hai.. ( how does it matter to you )
Arnav : mujhe faraq padta hai dammit.. ( it does matter to me dammit)
Kushi : ( push him) kyun..? ( why..?)
Arnav : kyunki mein… ( because I.. )
He stop..
Kushi : kyun ki kya.. Koyi jawaab hai aapke paas ( because why.. Do you have any answer)
Arnav : if you remember we are engaged..
Kushi : it was fake..
Arnav clench his jaw..
Kushi : you only said it.. Kwaabo ke duniya mein jii rahi thi.. Aapi ne haqeeqat dikhayi.. Yaad hai issi kamre mein kya kaha tha aapne ( I was living in dreams.. You only showed reality in this room.. Remember..)
Arnav fist his hands & turn away recalling his words…
Arnav's thoughts.. Kushi saying – aapko kya faraq padta hai.. ( how does it matter to you )
Jelebi – You will my groom.. I'll be waiting for you.. Mein sirf tumse shaadi karoongi nannav ( I'll only marry you nannav )
He come out of his thoughts..
Kushi : Arnav..
Arnav : Get out..
Kushi : kya..? ( what..?)
Arnav : Get out… ( he scream)
Kushi : I hate you..
Kushi move out wiping her tears.. Arnav bang his hand on table.. NK watches this & wonder what's going on..
NK : what's going on here man..? These people are so confusing
A week later
La : what do he think of himself only a week left for wedding.. What will we do now
Payal : where has he gone Aman
Aman : lucknow.. He'll come back today
Everyone : Lucknow..? Why..?
Aman : huh..
Kushi : in search of some jelebi right..
Aman : how do you know
Kushi : ( murmur) Udine sab barbaad kiya hai yaha ( she only spoilt everything here..
Aman explain they're childhood friends & he love her & want to marry her only..
NK whose hearing conversation get shocked
Nk : ( to himself) then what about lavanya
La : is he mad or what.? How will he find after so many years
Akash : I remember her.. They shared very close bond.. All the time they used to be together
Kushi : let him do whatever he want.. I'm marrying NK.. baad mein jaaye woh aur unki jelebi ( let him & his jelebi go to hell)
NK : if I marry my barbie doll will send me to hell too..
Payal : Kushi calm down we can sort this.. I think he love you. I've seen it in his eyes
NK : Arnav love kushi..?!???
Aman : Even I thought so.. But it was just because he thought Kushi is jelebi..
Everyone : what..!!?
Nk : God whose this jelebi?
Kushi : even if I'm jelebi I won't marry him.. He's a monster..
La : you're right.. & Aman whatever may happen you swap your position with him & we shall marry
Nk : ( louder) What..!!!???
Everyone look at him with horrified faces
Aman : NK..!!
Nk : all of you're so confusing.. What's going on here..
Aman : look dont panivk we will explain..
They pull him in & explain everything..
Akash : At morning 10 we will get married.. No drama me & payal as planned..
La : at 1 its mine & arnav's wedding but aman will swap the place
Aman : no one will get to know because of sehra..
Kushi : at 5 its our wedding.. We both will get married simple..
NK : no.. Its not simple..
Everyone : why. ?
Nk : I can't marry you kushiji..!
Arnav who just arrived hears it & stand at door
Payash & aman : what..!! ( with smile)
Kushi & la : what..!! ( with shock)
La : ( holding his collar ) what do you mean you can't. All you raizada brothers are behind my Kushi breaking her heart
Everyone make her leave him..
Kushi : did that laad governor brain wash you..
La : yea.. You're right its his plan only..
Arnav : what the..
Nk : no..
Akash ; then what..
Kushi : nannheji you've to marry me.. I've to show that laad governor.. I can live without him..
Nk : no kushiji I can't..
Everyone : but why..?
Payal : do you love someone else..?
Nk : no..
Everyone : then..?
Nk : I'm married..
Everyone : what..!!!??????!!!!???
This brings immense pleasure to arnav.. A big smile sneaks into his face.. Kushi see him & frown..
Kushi : you. !!? You did it right..?
Arnav : for the first time you've done something right in your life NK
Kushi : what do you mean Mr
Akash : Maa will kill you NK..?
Aman : who is that girl. ?
Nk : Kavya…
Akash , aman & Arnav : Kavya..!!
Aman : you really got guts man..
Akash: mom even hates her name & you married her God..
Payal : will anyone tell us what's going on.?
Precap :
Arnav : this is one of my worst designs..
Kushi : Aman I love this lehenga.. I'm taking this
Nk ; ( on call) No sweetu there is no marriage taking place here.. That news is fake