| No. 1 Men's Soccer Earns BIG EAST Regular Season Championship With 1-0 ...
With the win, the Huskies (15-2-1, 8-2-1) earn the BIG EAST Blue Division title and the top seed heading into next week's conference tournament. The Pirates fell to 7-11-0 overall and 3-8-0 in the conference. Mike Pezza (Jackson, N.J.) assisted on the tally, extending his NCAA-leading total to 14. The Husky backfield, anchored by Hermann Trophy candidate Julius James (Maloney Gardens, Trinidad) and Kwame Watson-Siriboe (Chino Hills, Calif.) in the middle, helped keeper Josh Ford (Liverpool, N.Y.) earn the team's 10th shutout of the year. Ford was stunning between the pipes, tallying four saves, including one late in the second half off a free kick, and making several strong defensive plays. Both teams created several close opportunities in the opening period with the Huskies producing a flurries of activity halfway through and again late in the half.
Germany: PSG candidate speaks at student demonstration—“ Education ...
The Koch administration has a terrible record on the issue of education. Koch tried to overcome the chronic teacher shortage and cancelling of classes with his so-called guaranteed teaching model and its successor, guaranteed teaching plus. This involved the employment of non-teachers seeking a career change, which naturally led to a decline in the quality of teaching and professional standards. The introduction by Koch of a 42-hour week for all public sector workers with civil service status (including teachers), meant teachers in Hesse having to work the highest number of hours since the end of World War II. This also enabled the state government to effectively cut back on hundreds of teaching posts. According to a report by Wirtschaftswoche, Hesse ranked as the third-worst federal state in education each year from 2003 to 2005.
Coventry unveils barrage of new mortgage products
Coventry Intermediaries has launched a range of new mortgages which include a variable product and two trackers. The new Offset mortgage range also includes a 5.49 per cent fixed-rate deal which runs until March 31st 2010 and is being hailed by the provider as "highly competitive". Meanwhile the variable "Flexx" product and the tracker mortgages have been introduced as part of Coventry's standard residential range. Among the two fixed-rate deals is a 5.89 per cent deal which runs until March 31st 2013, it has a loan to value (LTV) of up 95 per cent and includes no booking or arrangement fee and free valuation. Early repayment charges (ERCs) stand at four per cent of the balance repaid until March 31st 2013. The Flexx mortgage has a current applied rate of 6.10 per cent, has an LTV of 95 per cent and comes with a booking fee of £199 and an £800 arrangement fee.
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