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Prom 43: Benjamin Grosvenor
The British pianist triumphs in Saint-Saëns
A chorus of bag zips accompanying Delius, phone alarm bells ringing during the start of Tchaikovsky's Fifth: for a moment I thought I'd stepped into last-night's experimental late-night Prom, perhaps into the performance of Cage's 'silent' 4'33. But no, I was in the evening's main Prom, a colourful serving of orchestral scores from the Royal Philharmonic and Charles Dutoit.
Still, there were no interruptions to the quasi-improvised solo piano opening of Saint-Saëns's Second Piano Concerto, which sees the pianist transform Bach into a grand Romantic cadenza. In that passage, it already seemed clear that the soloist Benjamin Grosvenor was going to give a nuanced, magical and fearless performance. His sense of timing, gossamer touch, and playful character shone in the scherzando second movement, its throwaway ending raising an audible smile from the audience, while Saint-Saëns in 'serious' mood in the opening movement showed off his fuller-toned playing.
There were moments that didn't come off – a rushed horn solo, sharp woodwind tuning, and off ensemble between soloist and orchestra after a cadenza-like passage – but it was easy to enjoy the grand sweep of Grosvenor's playing. After the Concerto, he returned to play Saint-Saëns's Swan in Godowsky's arrangement, its filigree web weaving around the serene theme. A Gold-medal performance.
As a prelude to Saint-Saëns, Delius's Paris had opened the concert, with the orchestra soon warming up into the sweep of the turn-of-the-century score. Like Debussy's Sunken Cathedral, the lively streets of Paris emerge out of the depths, one of those wonderful Delius openings full of promise. Written for large orchestral forces, Paris has an autobiographical programme, in essence a love-song to Delius's adopted city. It hints at vivid Straussian colour, seems to have a spot of jaunty 'Englishman in Paris', and all dissipates in that rather Delian way, as if nothing had ever happened.
After the musings of Delius and eclecticism of Saint-Saens, the strength and directness of Tchaikovsky's writing was thrown into relief. A symphonic grappling with fate and god, the Fifth Symphony is operatic in its drama, though often balletic in feel. The RPO and Dutoit gave a fluid, compelling performance. The music's tragedy was heartfelt, with the opening clarinets suitably shadowy and foreboding. Darkly hued, the strings were, rightly, unremittingly sombre in the Andante cantabile's opening, so that when the horn melody unfurls its vision of love, it seemed ineffably poignant, happiness just out of reach.
With the brass on good form, and despite some hurried moments in the Finale, the Symphony's triumphant ending blazed with hope. Yet, even in the face of such optimism, it was hard to forget the torment that had preceded it, to forget those melancholic clarinets. As Andrew Huth's excellent booklet notes observed, 'there is always something fragile even in Tchaikovsky's most positive statements'.
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The Steve Cutway Accessibility Award was awarded to Michele Chittenden, Coordinator, Adaptive Technology Centre and Library Services for Students with Disabilities and Helen Connop, Manager of Education and Equity Services, Faculty of Law.
Helen provides critically important support to individual students and is an invaluable and trusted resource for members of faculty seeking guidance on a broad range of disability and equity-related matters. The Faculty's Equity Program has flourished under Helen's leadership and she manages this with professionalism, good judgement, integrity and warmth. Faculty, staff and students genuinely enjoy working with her and many students over the years have candidly remarked that they would not have been able to finish law school without Helen's support.
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One of the most dangerous things about being in the hospital is contracting an infection. The cause is easy to combat. But how to make sure health care workers are washing their hands often enough and properly?
The IntelligentM hand hygiene-monitoring system is a little like Big Brother on a mission of mercy, its goal being to encourage proper hand washing so health care workers do not accidentally infect patients.
Sarasota-based IntelligentM's digital monitoring system — anchored by wristwatch-sized devices that tracks workers' hand washing, from frequency to duration — comes at a time when hospitals and other health care facilities are facing new mandates and potential financial penalties pushing them to control infections.
The new rules came about because health care-associated infections — or HAIs, in health care-industry parlance — cost $35 billion to $45 billion a year in the United States alone.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains that following proper hand hygiene protocol is "the single most important way to avoid spreading infection."
To help reduce the numbers of HAIs and meet the new mandates, IntelligentM has developed an electronic system that enables health care institutions to monitor hand washing and sanitizing via a computer database.
IntelligentM's system is so precise that hospitals can keep tabs on individual workers or entire wings, and scour data that could significantly boost infection controls.
"This allows you to see who is going through the motions and who is doing it right," said Caroline Popper, president of Popper and Co. LLC, who is working with IntelligentM to craft its market strategy.
"They can see that some people are washing their hands all the time — others, not at all."
Seth Freedman, IntelligentM's president and one of its three employees, said the 4-year-old company's technology is intended to be more than a tool.
"We are trying to modify behavior," said Freedman, an entrepreneur with experience in the manufacturing and technology industries who founded IntelligentM with Dr. Andrew Fine, a Sarasota neurosurgeon, and Dave Mullinix, an electrical engineer with 30 years of experience in creating business-to-business products.
To date, the company counts eight health care institutions as clients.
IntelligentM's hygiene program comes as technology, like the kind in smartphones, has become more accessible and affordable.
Simultaneously, governments worldwide are beginning to penalize hospitals when patients contract potentially deadly infections while in their care.
In the U.S., hospitals once did a somewhat lucrative Medicare business treating patients who contracted infections during hospital stays, were discharged and then re-admitted — for treatment of the infection they got while in the hospital.
In all, 1.7 million new health care-acquired infections occurred annually, the Centers for Disease Control estimates.
Of those, about 100,000 patients died, either from the infection itself or complications stemming from it.
But under the Affordable Care Act, Medicare has begun re-evaluating hospital readmissions.
If a flurry of patients are readmitted within any 30-day period, Medicare will now hold back a percentage of its reimbursement to health care providers.
In 2014, the percentage held back will be 2 percent. In October 2015 the amount increases to 3 percent.
Medicare had begun monitoring heart-related readmissions and those tied to pneumonia. But last fiscal year the agency added surgical site infections stemming from electronic cardiac device installations to its list of readmissions subject to withholding reimbursements.
Health care experts say that, for hospitals, controlling infections could fall to their bottom lines.
"This is a key driver, maintaining their reimbursement levels," said Stephanie Bertschy, director of marketing at Versus Technology Inc., a Michigan-based company that also provides health care monitoring equipment.
"You are talking billions of dollars."
The IntelligentM system combines radio frequency identification and motion detection with Bluetooth wireless technology — all in a device that looks like, and is worn like, a wristwatch.
Workers wearing the device will feel it gently buzz three times if they try to perform care, such as inserting an IV tube in a patient's arm, without washing their hands first.
IntelligentM's waterproof device also measures how long and how vigorously care givers wash their hands, thanks to a series of stickers with microchips installed on soap or foam dispensers, the doorways to patients' rooms and even on medical equipment.
If the hand washing is done properly, the IntelligentM bracelet buzzes once. If the washing is deemed inadequate, it buzzes three times.
The company's device can even differentiate between foam sanitizer dispensers and soap dispensers and measure hand motion and duration accordingly.
When the bracelets are removed at the end of a shift and placed in a charger, they automatically download data and store it on a remote computer run by IntelligentM for use by the hospital.
Hospitals typically pay between $75,000 and $100,000 to obtain IntelligentM's equipment and use its service, Freedman said.
Medicare is not the only health care overseer paying attention to infections and their costs.
The United Kingdom's government-run health care system also now imposes penalties for hospitals that exceed established quotas for HAIs.
"These types of financial pain points are driving hospitals to look at technology like IntelligentM's to increase hand hygiene compliance, which is the No. 1 way to reduce health care-acquired infections," Freedman said.
IntelligentM is in talks with hospitals in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and as far away as Asia.
Versus, the other company that monitors health care hygiene, started with an electronic labeling system used in more than 700 health care institutions, largely to keep track of where patients and care givers are.
Two years ago, however, Versus added the hand-washing monitoring system through a partnership with Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Its system is somewhat different than IntelligentM's, in that its sensors mainly connect worker badges to soap and foam dispensers and transmit data to a central database.
"Most hospitals believe their hand hygiene is at the 90 percent level, when in fact, it is more in the 30 to 40 percent level," Versus' Bertschy said.
The current Versus hand-washing monitor does not know how well workers wash their hands, but it will remind them if they haven't checked in at a soap dispenser at the appropriate time.
"It is really about saving lives, when you get down to it," Bertschy said. "To make sure my grandmother, who went in for one procedure, that she doesn't get some type of infection that prevents her from coming home to celebrate another birthday."


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3/4 lb mixed green and wax beans
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon capers
1 shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add potatoes. Cook until almost tender, then add the beans. Cook for about 2 additional minutes, drain. Meanwhile, whisk together the vinegar, oil, salt, capers, pepper, shallot, garlic and mustard. Toss with the hot potatoes, beans and parsley or wait until the potatoes and beans cool, then toss.
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Cuneiform on an ancient clay tablet (pictured) has finally been decoded after 150 years of study. The tablet from 700 BC is said to be a copied witness account of a huge asteroid that crashed into Earth in 3123 BC. Many ancient tales record such devastation, including the Bible's Sodom & Gomorrah. More here(1).
Appearing during the first half of the show, researcher Glenn Kimball(2) commented on the finding. The date of 3123 BC doesn't jibe with the biblical timeline for the Sodom & Gomorrah event, he suggested. Rather than an asteroid, Kimball believes that angels sent down a localized destructive force that annihilated the twin cities. He said he was shown a desolate site in Israel by archeologist Vendyl Jones where Sodom & Gomorrah were possibly once located.
1. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343674,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/space
2. http://www.kimballcollege.com


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News Reports and Articles
Dark Ages 101 - Reporting the Paranormal
By Chris Holly
I was pushed over the edge with this subject after receiving this email from one of my readers:
My name is Khris I'm 36 years old and live in New York. The reason I'm writting to you is that when I was about 14 years old a friend and I were playing in a huge sump near where we lived. We noticed something in the sky that looked just like a UFO from the movies.
It was about mid afternoon- 1 or 2 pm. Here is where it gets weird. I don't remember how but we ended up two miles from the sump with our bicycles with the same UFO above us. It was like on second we were straddling our bikes looking up at this UFO down at the sump and in a blink we were still straddling our bikes but now two miles away from the sump!
We got on our bicycles and started to ride with the UFO following us for a few seconds- then took off really fast. It was almost like they were seeing if we were OK. I felt really shaken up and scared.
We rode our bikes to our local pizza shop and called the police. It was now getting dark. It was the summer so it had to be around 7pm. How we got from late afternoon to early evening was a mystery to us. We were really confused and frightened. When the police came we told them what happened. I think they thought we were playing a joke. But it was no joke. During those 4 to 5 hours between 2pm and 7pm I have no clue what happened or where we were.
The police were not interested and we felt humiliated as they dismissed and ignored us so my friend and I went home. We talked about it a few times but we never told anybody. Things were different between us after this incident occurred and eventually my friend and I we went our separate ways. To this day I have not really told anyone, not even my wife. It's always on my mind.
This is without question the story of two young boys who were obviously taken and returned. These abductions seem to take place regularly all over the globe. What I want to point out with this article is not that of abduction but the reaction of the police who responded to these frightened boys.
In the case of these two young boys who were confused and frightened the fact of the matter is that they were brushed off and treated off handed when they called the police for help. Instead of considering the boys just had a dangerous and dreadful experience they were treated as if they were pulling off a big joke and sent on their way without help or consideration. The fact is that the two boys had just experienced an incredible event just a short distance from where they now all were standing- was just dismissed.
The fact that the police just brushed this event off and ignored these kids has to be addressed. Realize next time it may be your children who find they are in the same situation. Would you want them helped or ridiculed? The police in this instance did not even have the decency to see that the two badly shaken boys made their way home.
When I was a teenager I also had a sighting. It was beautiful and spectacular as well as the most horrifying ordeal of my young life all rolled into one.
I was traumatized and terrified by the event. The last thing I needed was to be told I was insane or to be laughed at and silenced however that is exactly how my family and I were treated.
My parents tried to report my sighting and experience. In my case many others in my town had also seen the strange craft the night I did.
Along with the police the Air Force joined in the visits to the families who tried to report the event. Basically we were all told we should not discuss this silliness any further. The visits and calls from the so called investigating Air Force officials did frighten the parents of those involved and the event was soon brushed under the rug and forgotten. That is how it was handled and no one questioned it or had the courage to fight the response of those who were supposed to be protecting us.
Of course those who were abducted that day or clearly saw the craft that day will never forget the experience however we were all warned not to talk about it. Those who did were quickly dealt with by being ridiculed and humiliated. You were immediately accused of wanting attention. For a shy teenager being placed in such a painful light secured the fact we would remain silent.
Soon this extreme event simply slipped away with out questions, investigation or even community interest for a potentially dangerous situation. The publics taught sheep like response to UFO sightings and reports of abduction is to ignore and make those doing the reporting feel ridiculous and embarrassed. This response still stands today.
To prove my point that we have been brainwashed into an insane view concerning those who see and experience the unknown I will add the story of a New York policeman who had a sighting back in the 1990's.
While out in his car patrolling his routine area a young police officer came face to face with a hovering UFO directly over his police cruiser in a deserted warehouse area in a populated area on the south shore of Long Island in Nassau county.
Often during his nightly routine this policeman would drive through the back streets of this area, which was deserted.
This particular night in November while on his normal patrol of this deserted area he encountered a huge UFO. The police officer never called in the sighting and refuses to give his name or talk about what happened that night due to the fact he fears it would seriously carry a negative influence on his ability to move forward in the police force if he admitted what he saw and experienced. I think this is the ultimate in ridiculous reaction to this subject.
When the police even refuse to admit what they are encountering due to an embedded fear of rejection and harm to those who do- I think we need to address the fact we are all being controlled. When it comes to the experiences, sightings and abductions taking place in the area we consider the unknown we are in trouble when even the police fear the truth.
As long as we allow this to go on we will continue to be placed in harms way, left to hang on our own with these on- going events that only stay unknown as we refuse to deal with and face them.
We as a society allow this to happen and willingly accept this insane reaction from the very people we hire and pay to protect us from that which may bring us harm.
I do not understand this reaction to something so frightening and unknown by society. Why do we allow our police, military and governments whose mission is to protect us to ignore and harass us during our time of need in these matters is beyond me? Why we allow this treatment when we should be protected is as big a mystery concerning the sightings of these unknown crafts and lost time abductions!
Thankfully we have sites like the one you are reading this article that have taken a stand against this sheep like response to things we need to understand.
I think we can all agree that it is perfectly clear unless we all stand up to this abuse by those who should be actively protecting us all this reaction will remain the same.
Until we stand up and make it clear these events are not silly little sightings- but events where people are being taken without permission against their will. They are also reports of things being in our airspace and communities that do not belong there. Do you all find these things so funny and silly? If it were you or your child would these events be such a laughing howl to you?
I believe the way we now go about these subjects is very dangerous and frankly ignorant. Our handling of this subject matter is far too Dark Ages for my thinking.
The fact we laugh off these sightings and events that are happening to our citizens and children is incredulous if not criminal. I think we need to start to react to this and break out of this brain dead abuse we allow concerning things we do not understand.
By statistics I believe most missing people do surface once again making the actual percent of those who are never seen again lower than the total gone missing numbers each year. The problem for me is that there still seems to remain a large number of people who do remain missing and do seem to simply vanish from the face of the earth. I imagine in areas of the world that are suffering from war and chaos these numbers are much higher. I am sure many of these people have been victims of some murderous deed, however I also think a portion of those who go missing never to return have been taken.
Looking at the entire big picture you can see how uncivil we as a society approach the subjects of the paranormal. Those who endure, encounter and experience a sighting or close encounter or abductions are treated as lepers by what is suppose to be a technically advanced society. We seem to be very happy staying dumbed down and numb to subjects we simply are yet to understand. Of course with this approach we will remain ignorant to the route of these things, which in my opinion is very dangerous and simply not acceptable.
If I am taken against my will or see a craft over my house that I know is not from this world - I want help and swift reaction from those in this country who are suppose to protect me. If my child or family goes through a terrifying event and fears what did or could happen to them again I want those I go to for protection to listen and help not ridicule and ignore me or my family. Don't you?
I think everyone should re-consider the reaction to these situations by those who protect and defend us. It is outrageous when it comes to the area of UFO's and Aliens they simply refuse to do their jobs. It is not the best joke in town and it is not something to scoff at or reject. I would say those actions are reckless, foolish and extremely dangerous for us all- yet these are the reactions we willingly accept ant put up with?
Know in life that it is not always the other guy things happen to and never you! Eventually along this road of life we all have our turn in the barrel and all experience events that seem to take us by total shock and surprise.
This area of unknown craft sightings and alien beings is becoming more mainstream by the day. Millions all over the globe are seeing and encountering things they never thought they would. The odds are you or someone you know and love will be one of the growing millions who encounter these events. Don't you think it would be better for you and those you care about if this growing area of obvious reality was handled instead of laughed at by those you pay to protect and help you?
The next time someone is treated with distain for calling in a sighting or reporting being taken against their will do not ignore it or worse- join in the witch hunt. Instead stand up and start to pull us all out of this Dark Age attitude and back the person.
Become outraged at those who refuse to investigate or protect the victim and demand a reaction when a sighting is reported that is at least a investigation and not a look the other way response by the police and or military. You and yours may be the next to face the unknown. Do not allow this Dark Age (no response) to continue. Get mad as hell and refuse to take it any longer!
Stand together people and demand better treatment and reaction to these matters by your agencies that exist to protect you not humiliate you. It is up to us all to stand up and move towards truth and safety with these growing issues.
I think standing with bags on our heads while those who should protect us point fingers and have a laugh at those who need our help and concern simply barbaric and backwards.
Consider standing together and demanding the respect and service from those hired to protect us instead of ridicule and humiliation. It is time for us to stand together, wise up and become mad as hell at these things and to simply demand a new day and new way!
Decide when your day comes and you are looking hard and fast into the eyes of the unknown how you want to be treated after you endure your event. Do you really want to be tormented and rejected? My bet is you will want real help and real protection.
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August isn't always the first month when people think about Christmas cards, but it's never too late to start preparing ñ especially if you're in a CFCA community in Colombia!
Every year more than 300,000 children and aging friends sponsored through CFCA send Christmas cards or year-end greetings to their sponsors. That's a lot of mail for our projects to coordinate, process and send.
Harry Garcia, our communications liaison in Colombia, explains about a competition for the best Christmas card to be sent to sponsors this December.
We decided to have a competition for the Christmas cards in the CFCA communities in Colombia where the sponsored children and mothers participate with new designs, decorations, sizes and messages.
In this way the community creates the cards, and at our office in Bogota we choose the best card for the sponsors.
The best part of this activity is to create a new card, work with one another and have a good time together.
The mothers and sponsored children are glad because it is a good way to show their skills and creativity, and we can see their love for sponsors with the beautiful card designs and colors.
We meet with the staff from all the CFCA communities at the main office in Bogota, and they bring the cards to the office.
Then we place all the cards on a big poster and the staff members see the cards. We start to choose the best cards depending on creativity, design, materials, type of letter, message, size and weight.
With this activity we increase the participation from families in our sponsorship program, and we can see the families working together and becoming more united.
They also realize that they are a vital part of CFCA activities and give their best ideas for the sponsors.
The staff gain more responsibility and respect because they help choose the card. They have to vote for the best card and be objective to value the community's effort.
Some of the message ideas for this year's Christmas card:
I wish you have a Merry Christmas; before celebrating with your family, ask God to fill the hearts of your loved ones with love. By Formando Futuro Mothers Group
Christmastime is the tenderness of the past, the precious of the present and the hope for the future. May each way lead you to peace. By, Construyendo Nuestro Futuro Mothers' Group
May Our Lord fill your heart with joy and fill your life with happiness and good memories, and fill your soul with dreams.
This is the time to see the best feelings of our hearts and sending them to our loved ones. The best gift is giving love.
Do you want to see the final card chosen for sponsors? (Spoiler alert ñ if your sponsored child or aging friend is from Bogota and you still want to be surprised this December, don't scroll down the page!)
Wait for it …
Just a little more scrolling …
Now it's your turn!
If you would like to send your friend a Christmas greeting, we recommend sending your greeting card early because mail can be slow during the holiday season. It usually takes six to eight weeks for a letter to arrive at the project.
(You can now send eLetters, which are messages sent to your friend through your CFCA online account. You must be logged in to your online account before sending an eLetter.)
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What immunizations are recommended for infants?
It can be dizzying to keep track of all the vaccines required during your child's first year of life. For that reason, we compiled a run-down of each vaccine, and supplied which age the vaccine is generally given.
Below are the recommended vaccinations for children between birth and 1 year of age, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Boston Children's Hospital.
Hepatitis B (HepB)
Hepatitis B infections are known as the "silent epidemic" because many infected people don't experience symptoms until decades later when they develop hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), cirrhosis (severe liver disease), or cancer of the liver (hepatocellular carcinoma).
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends children get vaccinated for hepatitis B to prevent against severe liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.
According to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the hepatitis B vaccine is given as a series of three shots: the first between birth and 2 months of age; the second dose one to two months later; and the third given between 6 months and 18 months of age.
Rotavirus (RV)
Each year in the U.S., according to the Boston Children's Hospital, rotavirus causes as many as 55,000 children to be hospitalized.
Rotavirus infects the lining of the intestines, and is the leading cause of severe diarrhea. The treatment goal is to prevent complications from dehydration.
The CDC recommends a series of three doses by mouth at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months of age, and can be administered with other vaccines typically given at those times.
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTaP)
Diphtheria, a childhood disease that was common in the 1930s, is an acute bacterial disease found in two forms -- respiratory diphtheria and cutaneous (or skin) diphtheria.
Vaccinations against diphtheria have made the disease rare in the U.S. and other developed countries.
Tetanus (or lockjaw) causes painful contracting of the muscles, typically all over the body. It can lead to "locking" of the jaw, so the victim cannot open his or her mouth or swallow.
Pertussis (or whooping cough) causes uncontrollable coughing spells so bad that it is hard for infants to eat, drink or breathe.
The DTaP vaccine is given to infants in a series of five shots at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months, and again at 4 to 6 years of age.
Haemophilus Influenza (Hib)
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) is a bacterium that infects the lining of the brain, causing meningitis. Meningitis is caused by several different bacteria; however, before the vaccine Hib was the most common cause of meningitis, according to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The CDC recommends the Hib vaccine for infants at 2, 4, 6 and 15 to 18 months.
Polio (IPV)
Polio is a highly contagious disease caused by three types of poliovirus: spinal polio, bulbar polio and bulbospinal polio, a combination of the two. The poliovirus is a virus most notable for its destruction of the nervous system, causing paralysis.
The majority of individuals who are infected with polio have no symptoms, and a small number of have mild symptoms. According to the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), of those people who do acquire the infection, 1 percent or fewer may develop paralytic disease.
Since the introduction of the polio vaccine in 1955 and global efforts to quell its spread, infections from the poliovirus have nearly been eradicated.
The CDC recommends three doses of the IPV (Inactivated polio vaccine) at 2 months, 4 months, between 6 and 18 months.
Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV)
According to the CDC, before the preventative vaccine for this disease was introduced, children under the age of 5 registered the following infections per year:
· More than 700 cases of meningitis
· 13,000 blood infections
· About 5 million ear infections
These infections caused about 200 deaths per year before the vaccine.
The CDC recommends infants receive three doses of PCV at 4 months, 6 months, and between 12 and 15 months.
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory system.
People are generally the most contagious with the flu 24 hours before they start having symptoms, which is why it can hard to stop the spread of the flu, especially among children.
The CDC recommends infants receive the influenza vaccination at 6 months and each year after.
If you have any concerns about your child's health or his or her vaccine recommendations, please seek the advice of a medical professional.


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All documents mailed to Customers are mailed via regular USPS mail. Fiesta Motors is not responsible for any lost or undelivered mail. An overnight request can be made but such expense will be borne by the Customer.
All DMV documents, plates, and tags are issued by the DMV per DMV records. Any missing items such as missing plate(s)/tags become the responsibility of the Customer to immediately contact and/or order the same from the DMV. Fiesta Motors will not be responsible for any fines Customers might incur from driving the vehicle without properly mounted plates and tags. A request to place an order for missing items can be placed with Fiesta Motors at the Customers' expense but is not recommended.
All deferred payments are due per the deferred date on the sales contract. Any default on deferred payments will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
All checks towards the vehicle purchase are immediate demands to Fiesta Motors. Checks returned for any reason are subject to all appropriate fines and Fiesta Motors will immediately seek reimbursement for any losses.
Customers have the right to inspect the vehicle before purchase by a third party.
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From the opening tip of the season, there was only one question in women's college basketball: How do you stop Brittney Griner?
Louisville found the answer Sunday night, and pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history.
Considered a lock for the Final Four - and prohibitive favorites to win a second straight championship - Griner and her Lady Bears got bounced 82-81 by fifth-seeded Louisville.
Baylor (34-2) had won 32 straight games behind Griner, among the greatest players ever in her sport. But the 6-foot-8 star didn't make a basket until the second half, then committed a foul with 2.6 seconds left that gave Louisville a chance to win.
Monqiue Reid made those two foul shots, rescuing the Cardinals (27-8) after they squandered a 17-point lead in the last 7 1/2 minutes.
Louisville will play Tennessee in the regional final on Tuesday for a berth in the Final Four.
Odyssey Sims scored 29 points, including two free throws with 9.1 seconds to go that put Baylor ahead 81-80. Sims had one more chance to save the season, but she was off-target and late on a desperation heave.
Sims dropped to the floor after her miss, pulling her jersey over her face and kicking her legs as she lay flat on her back.
Griner squatted near her and slapped the floor with both hands before pulling Sims up to her feet.
It was a stunning end of a remarkable college career for Griner, the second-highest scoring player in NCAA history.
"I'm just sad," Griner said. "I didn't do what I needed to do to get my team to the Elite 8 and just disappointment in myself."
Griner, who had averaged 33 points in Baylor's first two games in the tournament, didn't make a basket until she converted a putback with 15:20 left in the second half. She wound up with 14 points and 10 rebounds, making only four of her 10 shots and being a relative non-factor for her considerable stature.
Louisville surrounded Griner as she has been most of her career, and her teammates were unusually unable to hit outside shots and relieve the pressure.
The win made it quite a day for the school - hours earlier, the men's team from Louisville beat Duke 85-63 to reach the Final Four.
The Lady Bears had been practically invincible for the past four months, winning 32 straight games mostly by double digits.
It's no surprise that the Louisville women were a 24-point underdog to Baylor in Las Vegas casinos, according to gambling expert R.J. Bell of Pregame.com. Odds on Louisville to win outright were 75-1, paying $7,500 on a $100 wager, Bell said.
It was Sims who eventually led Baylor's attempted comeback from a 17-point deficit in the final 7 1/2 minutes, after Louisville's barrage of 3-pointers finally came to an end.
Sims hit a pair of free throws and then got a steal in the backcourt for a layup that got Baylor back within a dozen, and the Lady Bears put together a 19-4 run to get within striking distance in the final 2 minutes.
Louisville coach Jeff Walz was called for a technical foul for arguing after he watched a scoreboard replay of an offensive foul whistled against Bria Smith, with a Baylor defender sliding under her after she took off.
Sims hit the resulting free throws and then a runner to get the Lady Bears within 78-76 with 1:49 to play.
After a Megan Deines layup off a baseline inbounds play, Sims answered with a 3-pointer to cut it to one with 35.8 seconds left. She then hit two free throws to put Baylor ahead after Jude Schimmel fumbled an inbounds pass under her own basket, Griner picked it up and passed it to Sims.
The Lady Bears still couldn't close it out.
Antonita Slaughter hit seven 3-pointers for 21 points and Shoni Schimmel had five 3s.
As a team, Louisville was 16 for 25 to tie the NCAA tournament mark reached by four other teams and make the most ever in the regional semifinals or beyond.
"Every 3 they hit made it that much tougher," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "You keep thinking they're going to start missing some and they never did. "
Three Cardinals starters fouled out, starting with Shoni Schimmel with 4:21 left, with a 23-14 foul disparity in the game.
"These kids followed the game plan to perfection. I gotta give all the credit to them," Walz said. "They believe in what we do as a coaching staff."


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 46 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
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I am a part-time Mac / iPhone developer with a good app idea but zero artistic talent. I have been working for the last six months evenings and weekends on this application and it is finally done! I started playing around with application icon ideas myself and they were all _embarrassingly_ bad. They all looked like a 5 year-old drew them with a crayon, it was terrible. I love my app and its really going to help people - heck, it might even show up in an Apple TV commercial one day - but I need an icon that conveys what is different about my app and does so in a way that stands out in the crowded Apple app store.
This art will appear on the Apple App Store and on the iPhones of (hopefully) millions of discriminating customers worldwide.
Application icon optimized for 57x57 iPhone display. Also need 512x512 version of the icon depicting the same thing.
My application is all about connecting two people via their GPS coordinates and then providing directions and visual guides for one to get to the same location where the other is. I'd like the app icon to depict two people (or two people's smiling faces or two pushpins or two something) connecting, coming together, one coming to the other, one being directed by the other to a specific location.
The icon needs to be fun and shiny and alluring. Many of Apple's icons are stodgey and boring. For example the Contacts app, that person has no life, no emotion. I want the people (if you use people) to appear to have life and flair.
I have seen a few icons that I think do a nice job:
The MeetMe app has a great icon (http://www.aboutmeetme.com/images/l…r_ldnx.png). Super clear that two different things are coming together and I love the background depth with the soft vertical lines. I like their rounded square border.
I think the SpotMe app icon is also good (http://www.apptism.com/icons/000/00…1217563421). A little boring but good.
I have attached some sketches and failed terrible app icons that I made. Elements that I like:
- A windy road between two people
- Arrows
- Life, happiness, emotion
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Roger Federer upset by Julien Benneteau in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) Julien Benneteau upset the sluggish Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
Defending champion Federer struggled with his serve and the timing of his ground shots throughout the match and Benneteau capitalized, punishing Federer on his second serves, for his second victory over the Swiss master.
"It is one of the biggest wins, for sure," the 39-ranked Frenchman said. "To play against Roger, Friday night, full house, it's a dream and I played like in a dream."
The loss ended the top-seeded Federer's bid to become the first player to win the Rotterdam tournament three times.
It also gave Benneteau a measure of revenge for last year's Wimbledon, when he blew a two-set lead to lose to Federer, and the London Olympics, where Federer beat him 6-2, 6-2.
The Frenchman set the tone by breaking Federer in the match's first game, pouncing on a Federer backhand that hit the net to power a backhand pass down the line for the game.
He looked to have stumbled in the fourth game when he served two double faults to allow Federer to break back, but Benneteau broke again in the seventh and ninth games to take the set.
He raced to a 4-1 lead in the second set before Federer again reeled off three straight games. The Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion looked as if he was on his way back when he forced three break points at 5-5, but Benneteau grittily held service.
Summing up his sloppy play on the night, Federer served his fourth double fault to give Benneteau match point and the Frenchman immediately took it to win.
"I started bad, but fortunately got back into the game," Federer said. "But when you get broken as much as happened to me, you won't get the job done."
Earlier, Grigor Dimitrov rallied to overcome Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-7 (4), 7-6 (0), 6-3 to advance to the semifinals, where he will meet 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4.
Dimitrov broke Baghdatis' first service game of the final set to set up a win he celebrated by leaping over the net to hug his opponent.
"That was my last one percent of power," Dimitrov said. "Thank God I didn't injure myself."
The 21-year-old Dimitrov has been compared to a young Federer with a similar one-handed backhand, but he still doesn't possess the Swiss master's temperament. That was demonstrated by his smashing a racket into the court after Baghdatis broke his serve in the second set.
Del Potro also was frustrated against Nieminen, but the 6-foot-6 Argentine's serve saved him whenever he looked in trouble.
The second-seeded Del Potro served 10 aces, seven in the second set.
"It was a really difficult match," Del Potro said. "I played well, but I need to improve my game for the next round."
Dimitrov reached his first ATP final in January, losing to Andy Murray at the Brisbane International.
Gilles Simon advanced in the last quarterfinal after Martin Klizan retired with the score at 6-7 (6), 6-3, 3-0, meaning Simon will face Benneteau in an all-French semifinal.


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A quick reminder that in a few hours the official launch of Decred (DCR), a new interesting PoW/PoS altcoin is happening. Decred is currently running on testnet with the official launch of the mainnet planned on 12:00 PM CST February 8th, 2016 – you can watch a live countdown here. here crypto currency uses Blake256 14-rounds algorithm for mining and there is a cgminer fork (source) already available, though currently only getwork is supported and not stratum. The cgminer for Decred GPU mining is available below, compiled for 64-bit Windows, ready for mining solo or on some of the mining pools for DCR. This cgminer works on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs as the currently available ccMiner forks from tpruvot and sp do not yet have support for Decred even though they do have support for Blake256 14-rounds algorithm.
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If you manage to catch the official launch it is better to start by solo mining with a local wallet as this might be more profitable at the start and then switch to some of the available Decred (DCR) mining pools. This might be a bit of a challenge however as there is no yet a GUI wallet for the coin, so you will need to use the console version of the wallet to make things work before you are able to start mining solo. There are already binaries available for the wallet, but they are password protected and the password will be posted at the coin's launch. So you have a few hours to get everything downloaded and ready for the official launch, you can even test on the testnet before the launch of the main network to make sure everything is working properly.
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Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) applications and technologies deliver much more than gaming. They can mix entertainment, long-distance learning, and preventive health care in a variety of combinations.
Imagine a world where VR/AR is used to create an immersive remote education experience by placing students in a VR/AR classroom with their professors and peers, allows people who are hindered by health or injuries to shop, visit the beach, or travel the world, and provides personalized in-home health maintenance such as alleviating symptoms of PTSD or depression, or distracting patients during painful procedures or recuperations. I'll also discuss ways in which sporting event owners and broadcasters can sell some of the best seats in the house, hundreds if not thousands of times, for VR at home viewing.
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NeKronos Promotion is Proud to present the first band of the NeKroWeek, they are NOCTEM (Blackened Death Metal) a killer band from Spanish lands and with a damn mature Extreme Metal sound, for fans of Dark Funeral, Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Septic Flesh, Dimmu Borgir and more.
Show your support and share this info to all your metal brotherhood if you like what you have heard!
The official clip for "Across Heracles Towards" from the album "Divinity":
Noctem consolidates as an extreme metal band in April 2001. The band defines its ideals, based in the antithesis of the whole absurd human religions, misanthropy and cult to former civilizations, violence, destruction and death.
Noctem records their first work "Unholy blood" which was commercialized for 2 years. After several formation changes the band continues their way making national level concerts and composing new tracks, totally immersed in the search of a more personal music style.
The band commercializes for two years their live cd "live 2004" auto produced and recorded in their natal city.
2007/ 2008
After the departure of two of their most ancient members a restructure takes place in the band to later on, release the record of the mcd "God Among Slaves". With the release of this work and the big success among the online press and metal heads, the band, with its new components, fulfills different tours through the country accompanied in the Spanish stages by foreign bands…
In 2008 the band signs with the label Noisehead Records (Austria) and carries out an european tour "Noctem European Tour 08" where the band destroys the European stages of Spain, Portugal, France, Andorra, UK, Belgium and Italy.
In January of 2009 the band records at Vienna their debut album "Divinity" which counts with the collaborations of Christos Antoniou (Septic flesh and Chaos star) and of Leal (ex-Forever Slave). The album was released in April by the musical seal Noisehead Records in Europe and in May with Relapse Records in the USA. For the present time, the band has recorded two videos exracted from the album "Divinity", standing out the violent and censored "Across Heracles towards", directed by Miguel Angel Font Bisier.
The band performs different presentations of the album "Divinity" in festivals and tours, like the ones at Spain or Portugal in 2009, sharing stage in some concerts with first level bands like Malevolent Creation (USA), Vomitory (Sweden) and Napalm Death, in their spanish dates.
Few months after the album release Noctem figures in the nº18 of the top 20 Spanish bands record sales of 2009,º 310 and nº 313 HEAVY ROCK (SPAIN).
In January of 2010 the band start touring Europe, supporting Incantation (USA) and Hate (Pl) in different countries: Uk, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Chez Republic.
Mayones guitars , from Poland, include Exo (lead guitar) into their sponsors list. Mayones include well known artists from the music scene like: Dark Tranquility, Paradise Lost, Limp Bizkit, Katatonia or My Dying Bride...
After a few shows at Spain, and the recording of the third and most ambicious video from "Divinity", in May the band is included in the "Collector of the king tour ", supporting Ragnarok (Norway) in Europe: Austria, Germany, Poland, Belgium and Netherlands.
In September of 2010, the third video from "Divinity", entitled with the same name, was be released for all the world. Including the collaboration of Christos Antoniou (Septic Flesh) in the orchestral arrangements and a team formed by more than 80 people, the third video from the Noctem's debut album "Divinity" (Noisehead Records.2009) is the last and most epic visual opus from the spanish extreme metal band.
Directed by Miguel Angel Font Bisier ("Across Heracles Towards") from Ht Prods. A few days later, the spanish extreme metal band announces their signing with "The Flaming Arts" for worldwide representation, well-known Booking and Management agency in the international metal scene (Septic Flesh, Hate, Blood Red Throne, Sybreed, Cattle Decapitation and more).
Liszko straps from Poland endorse the band with their signature models for Exo, Helion and Ul. Liszko include well known artists from the international metal scene like Il Niño, Behemoth, Alestorm...
In the same time Darko is endorsed by Saluda Cymbals from USA. In November of 2010 Noctem tours for third time presenting their last album with Gorgoroth (Nor) and Cavus (Fin), also sharing stages with bands like Finntroll (Fin) and Carach Angren (Nl).
In January of 2011, Noctem release the "making of" their succesdul video "Divinity". In February of 2011, the band starts recording sessions in the Ultrasound Studios 2 at Moita (Portugal), with Daniel Cardoso (Ava Inferi, Aura Noir, Angelus Apatrida...) as producer, for their new album, foreseen for 2011.
In march of 2011 the band announces their signing with Rising records for the worldwide release of their new album: Oblivion.
The album was pre-released in Spain from 25/04/2011 and worldwide from 13/06/2011.
The Oblivion Spanish Tour 2011 started in the end of April and the band destroyed the national stages during May, June, August and finally September.
In summer of 2011 and after receiving a brutal feedback from the international metal press and metalheads, Noctem announce their appearance in the "Lux Mundi Europe Tour 2011", where the band will share stage with international well known acts like Samael, Melechesh and Keep of Kalessin.
In september of 2011, Noctem joins forces with Nekronos promotion agency from Portugal and the prestigious label Metal Blade Records (Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Amon Amarth...) announces the release of Oblivion in NorthAmerica. The official release is fixed for the 25th of October.
The album receives great and outstanding reviews in Europe and NorthAmerica.
In december of 2011, the band releases the first video for the album Oblivion, based in a live show of the band, "The Arrival of the False Gods" is the elected track.
In the same month Noctem tours in Finland for their first time in a 4-dates mini tour, including Helsinki, Porvoo, Kokkola and Turku.
Noctem starts the new year touring through Europe.
The band join forces with Pest Promotions from Eastern Europe and Stigia Booking & Management (for Spanish booking), getting as well a new endorser: New Rock boots from Spain.
Several tours like Iberian Conquest (with Coprolith) and European Conquest, including summer festivals like Jam Rock Fest, Czech Death Fest, Costa de Fuego, Leyendas del Rock and Motocultor Fest; sharing stage with Guns n Roses, Marylin Manson, In flames, Deicide, Municipal Waste, Dark Tranquility, Suffocation and many more...
Oblivion has received several outstanding reviews from European and NorthAmerican metal press, also being included in the Top List of Best 2011 Releases by Sonic Abuse (Uk), in the 3rd position as Best Underground Metal Album/International on The Whiplasher (Austria), Between the best bads of 2011, including Best Live Performance, Best Cover, Best Video for "The Arrival of the False Gods" by MetalZone.biz; Best cover artwork by Boulevard Brutal (France) and nominated for Best
Melodic Black Metal Album by Metal Storm.


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March 15, 2013
On March 6, Professor Emeritus Ted Braun died of lung complications following cancer surgery at age 91 in Vancouver, Washington.
Ted joined the Lewis & Clark College English Department in 1957 after serving as pastor of Meridian Church in Frogpond, OR, now part of Wilsonville.
His passion for the world of ideas took him from Elmhurst College, where he earned his BA in 1943 with majors in Philosophy and Sociology; to Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he earned an M.S.T. (B.D.) in Philosophy of Religion in 1949; to Cornell University, where he studied Rural Sociology for a year; to Reed College, where in 1953 he earned a masters degree in Philosophy and Psychology; to the University of Oregon for two years of graduate study; to the University of Washington, where he earned his PhD in English in 1967.
Ted's intellectual breadth and experimental approach to learning were facets of his inspired teaching. For example, he taught a course on Applied Pastoral Poetry in which he and his students planted a garden on an 8' by 80' plot on the south side of the Art Building. As they cultivated their garden, they grew together as a class, exploring a range of topics including the significance of gardens in poetry, myth, and scripture; the biological lives of plants; the Industrial Revolution; Marx's theory of alienation; and ecological destruction.
Another course—inspired by Ted's making a Greek lyre and learning to chant Homeric poetry—involved creating instruments for the purpose of interpreting poetry through performance. Materials for the course—funded by a faculty research grant—included a vise, plane, saber saw, hand drill, knives, chisels, scrapers, files, rawhide, white and yellow cedar, shellac, gourds, gut, nylon strings, and "junk," in Ted's words. With their hand-crafted instruments, he and his students explored the "the radical inscape" of poetries, both ancient and modern.
Ted retired from Lewis & Clark in 1986 and moved with his family to Orcas Island—in possession of a wheel barrow presented to him by his English Department colleagues as a retirement gift.
Ted is survived by his wife, Alice, and their children—Erica, Enid, Marcus, and Tim—and their families.
Information about Ted's memorial service will be forthcoming.


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Last season's FA Cup and Premier League winners are set to face off in Sunday's Community Shield. James McNicholas (Arsenal) and Simon Curtis (Manchester City) discuss the match and who will claim the first trophy of the 2014-15 season.
What shape are you in ahead of the new season?
James McNicholas: Off the back of the World Cup, this preseason has felt somewhat rushed. Arsenal have played just four friendlies thus far. Somewhat understandably, that has prevented the club from building up a head of steam before the season kicks off. The results are relatively inconsequential, but the performances are not. Some Arsenal players have yet to shake off the rust accumulated over the summer holidays, while others look a little burnt out from Brazil.
Nevertheless, there is an optimistic mood in the camp. Arsenal have been unusually decisive in the transfer market and there is plenty of excitement about seeing the new arrivals in action.
Simon Curtis: City arrive at Wembley in good shape. Preseason has gone smoothly enough, without giving away too many secrets about what we can expect from Manuel Pellegrini's men in 2014-15. Last season's slow and sloppy start is one of the main errors that need to be corrected this time around, and so many people are looking for a strong City side coming fast out of the blocks.
Having said that, the Community Shield is a glorified friendly, which some take more seriously than others. Personally, after 35 years waiting, I am not tired of seeing Vincent Kompany lifting trophies, and this one is included in that sentiment. When City beat Chelsea at Villa Park two summers ago, the casual observer will not have noticed anyone holding back on the celebrating. It sets the tone for the season to come and, for that reason alone, a brief reminder to Arsenal of what to expect from the sky blues would be handy. Alvaro Negredo remains the only absentee, while some of the World Cup participants have only just touched down at Carrington and are unlikely to play a big part in this game.
What do you think this game could tell us?
JM: Ultimately, the Community Shield is just another glorified friendly. However, given the strength of the opposition, we might learn a thing or two about Arsenal's confidence against the big teams. Last season, their displays against their title rivals proved their undoing. With an FA Cup win under their belt, they ought to be more prepared to take the game to the likes of City. Arsenal need to start imposing themselves upon their direct competition.
Lots of eyes will be on Alexis Sanchez. Arsenal fans will be hoping to see how the 35 million-pound man fits into their system, and whether he can cope against the physical defenders of the Premier League. With Theo Walcott still missing with a cruciate knee ligament injury, Sanchez is likely to start on the right flank, perhaps against fallible former Gunner Gael Clichy.
SC: If past Community Shield games are anything to go by, not that much. Players are still striving for full fitness, the sun is still out and formations are still being tweaked. With the World Cup still relatively fresh in the memories, most of City's contributors to the big party in Brazil have yet to get much game time, so an appearance from the likes of Kompany, Bacary Sagna, Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero and Martin Demichelis would be welcome sooner rather than later. Of all the summer nonstarters, a sighting of Eliaquim Mangala might be the sweetest of all, as his transfer is beginning to look like a full-blown saga.
It may well be that we learn slightly more about Arsenal than City from this game, as the Gunners have been more active in the luxury end of the transfer market and look set to provide a stiffer challenge this year than last. With a side that looks eminently better balanced too, it will be interesting to see how Arsene Wenger sets up his side for this season.
Fear factor
JM: City are blessed with a fantastic squad full of gifted players. However, the one Arsenal fans will have nightmares about is Samir Nasri -- not because he's City's best player, but because seeing him play well would make Gunners supporters sick to their stomachs.
Nasri left Arsenal under the blackest of clouds. After a slow start in Manchester, he has grown in to an influential midfield force. Having enjoyed a summer of rest, he will be eager to put his former club to the sword at Wembley. There will be nothing "friendly" about Nasri's reunion with Arsenal.
SC: Arsenal are traditionally open at the back, bursting with midfield talent and a touch short of goal power from the forwards. Alexis Sanchez is one of the most exciting additions to the Premier League this summer and it would be logical for City to keep an extra watch on his darting forward runs. Having said that, the trouble with Arsenal is that they have so many good creative players that they are bound to find themselves with plenty of goal chances.
The likes of Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey are a constant threat, and the manner in which this department links to the thrusts of Theo Walcott and Sanchez might well cause City some trouble. How a new-look defence, presumably comprising Mangala at some point, cope with this will be interesting to see. If the young French stopper has still not shown his face by the weekend, and we are afforded more teasing glimpses of the likes of Micah Richards and Dedryck Boyata, goalkeeper Joe Hart may be in for a busy afternoon.
X factor
JM: Like Nasri, Aaron Ramsey has been the beneficiary of a couple of months with his feet up. The effect has been clear: for the second summer in a row, he's been the outstanding player of Arsenal's preseason. Ramsey's transformation from struggling squad player to talisman has been quite extraordinary.
Last season, he made himself an Arsenal hero with his FA Cup Final winner against Hull City. If his ascent continues at this trajectory, the thought of what he could accomplish in 2014-15 is mouthwatering. The Welshman is more than capable of beginning his campaign with another majestic moment at Wembley.
SC: Like any side with their eye on the top echelons of European competition must, City have managed to hold on to all of their main players. The thrust of Yaya Toure, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero did in many teams last season and Arsenal, on the wrong end of a six-goal thrashing at the Etihad, can be counted among the many victims. Arsenal -- like many before them -- will be unsure who to attempt to shackle first, as putting two men on Silva allows Nasri free rein and trying to shut down Toure means his midfield partners have more space to wreak havoc.
Although Negredo is out for three months, City have a ready-made replacement in the in-form Stevan Jovetic, who has been perhaps the best player in preseason so far. His sure touch and clever weaving forward play has been a pleasure to watch and it may be from this slightly unexpected source that City's main threat comes on this occasion.
JM: Arsenal 2-2 Man City. Arsenal have a side packed with attacking talent, but their defence is still taking shape. With his departure imminent, Thomas Vermaelen is unlikely to be involved, meaning Calum Chambers will be thrust straight in to the fray as a centre-half. Mathieu Debuchy is also adapting to his new surroundings, so Arsenal's defence may not be watertight. Nevertheless, Ramsey and Sanchez should have enough to do damage at the other end. I'll go for an Arsenal win on penalties.
SC: I agree with James: 2-2 with penalties putting the shield up for grabs afterwards. City have played out 2-2 draws with both Liverpool and Olympiakos, in which the Blues dominated decent portions of each game. I would expect to see a continuation of this free-flowing forward play combined with a not-yet-watertight defence, with everything pointing to goals at both ends. Having learned their lessons from the penalty shootouts in the U.S., expect Pellegrini to keep Richards well away from the ball and for City to prevail after the spot kicks.


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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:44 am
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I have taken an interest along with some of my Euro friends as to the reason for the polarization between the left and the right in the States. It is damaging our country.
Several of them hold the opiniopn that it is centered on the habit of suppling extremist opinions to others and them showing how foolish that opinion would be.
If you ask any conservative how liberals feel on a subject they often respond with nonsense
.I have been told that they want to hand the country over to the terrorists
They want to send tens trillions of dollars to some unspecified nation to halt global warming.
They all want to sit on their asses while the government pays their bills.
They want to turn the US into a commie nation.
They want to take away everyones rifles while the outlaws kill us all.
They want the Mexicans to take over our country.
THey want to hand our country over to the Arabs.
They want to expand the government and raise everyones taxes including their own.
Taxes are so high now because of liberals we can't afford to buy food.
At one time this was aproblem with the left, but these days it is hard to speak to a conservative without one of these opinions being assigned to you and others.
I think it goes back to Clinton. He was so effective with the media that the lobbyist scum jumped on the bandwagon and are driving the media to supply opinions to others through every media
To reach the ignorant they are using talk radio and TV.In one night on Fox you will hear numerous opinions assigned to liberals.
The problem is that liberals and moderates account for most of our country. They do not want it to fail.
No sane person believes the things assigned to liberals.
I got that list above from one single redneck. When I asked if that seemed insane to him he said "yes.All the liberals in America have gone out of their minds "
This seems almost funny but it is hurting our country badly. Reasonable discourse among intelligent folks is the key to American success.
To show this trend in sharp focus just listen to the Tea folks. I agree with their basics completely but if you speak to them or read their rants you will hear a lot of opinions assigned to others which are rubbish.
It is much easier to understand stupid opinions than think out complex nuances.
In another post I asked liberals how the felt on these issues and got reasonable thoughtful responses.
Where are the imaginary liberals who are trying to destroy our country?
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:54 pm
Post subject: Re: Word in the mouth of others
Keycocker said "In another post I asked liberals how the felt on these issues and got reasonable thoughtful responses."
Liberals talking to liberals will hear reasonable thoughtful responses.
Conservatives talking to conservatives will hear reasonable thoughtful responses.
Liberals talking to conservatives and vice verse will hear nonsense.
I hear nonsense from both sides, but more from those with different viewpoints than mine.
This won't change, but it would be nice to see it toned down a bit.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:34 pm
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In many cases the positions are different but in many more the two sides agree about everything but some small sticking point.If one guy says you are trying to set up a Nazi State run by rich people, then it turns into a fight over pure BS.
When I hear conservatives speak to each other about liberals they often attribute utter nonsense to them.Libs do this too, but they are not driven by a relentless flow of BS opinions heard on talk radio and TV.and internet.
see Drudge Report for many examples.
See Fact check too and Politico
The list posted above was copied down from a conversation between three GOP.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:53 pm
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BS flows in equal amounts from both sides, and your views only substantiate my point. Everything that we disagree with is BS.
When the conservative media is pretty much limited to Fox, the Wall Street Journal and a couple of talk radio programs, that is a pretty small piece of the overall media dominated by the liberals.
Some of the liberal media occasionally do a pretty good job of presenting themselves as non biased and middle of the road, but their liberal views surface pretty consistently anyway.
What's good about Fox is that they don't try to present themselves in anyway but conservative, you know where they stand. The rest of the media tries to appear neutral, but their bias does show through. It's a subtle con that most likely does influence the uninformed & naive.
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Techno900, it appears your puppet master has acted as one would expect:
Bury your mistakes, Rupert Murdoch is fond of saying.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:37 pm
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What's good about Fox is that they don't try to present themselves in anyway but conservative, you know where they stand.
the conservative media is pretty much limited to Fox, the Wall Street Journal and a couple of talk radio programs,
What on earth are you talking about? You really sound like you don't watch or read much about Fox. Research from every angle confirms repeatedly that Fox News
is very neutral, that whole network biases are almost exclusive to the rest of the media with only Fox anchoring the center viewpoint. Fox's biases are at the individual level, with Geraldo and his sycophants on the left to balance the guys like Hannity. What the heck fun would a whole network of exactly centered clones be? Some of FNC's programs also ensure that its guests and their commentary time reflect a very even balance, and the criteria for fair treatment from most hosts are honest, direct, supportable, concise answers, not point of view. O'Reiley loves to have Kucinich on his show, and treats him very fairly because Kucinich doesn't play games; he's proud of his idiotic ideas.
You make the same error with the WSJ. Its news dept is at the left extreme, while its editorial section leans far right. And a "couple" of conservative TR shows? Probably dozens at the national and regional syndicated levels, hundreds or thousands of locals. The public just doesn't want to hear left wing screed, and votes with its knobs. Even Soros couldn't keep Air America afloat, and NPR was caught with its biases down. If it weren't for Fox anchoring the center and TR yelling from the right, the giant (but rapidly shrinking) left wing media monolith would continue getting away with concealing the left's faux pau.
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"Any opinion that does not conform with yours is manipulation? Even if I accepted tha..."
Co boardhead did not say this.
It was provided by another poster to substitute for his real remarks.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:58 am
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I watched a great show on NG last night , all about the roman invasion of England. It was fantastic. I went to bed thinking how amazing the history of mankind is, instead of going to bed mad from listening to all the yakking fools on the talk shows. I think it would be healthy for all of us political junkies to stay informed , but chill out a little.
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Sorry techno. I didn't mean I got reasonable responses on the issues. I am a lifelong conservative and the responses from Mac and Stephen on conservative talking points showed a good bit of agreement with conservatives.I hear this off the board from libs as well. I once was fond of reading the GOP platform to liberals and they almost always agreed with nearly all.
None of them wanted to give america away to nonworking bums ,commies, terrorists. They are heartfelt patriots like 99% of Americans.
By the way you are right about Fox according Murdoch. It seems there is a single person on earth who believes the blather about "fair and balanced" on Fox and that is not the guy who controls the content, Mr Murdoch.
I believe the media is neither liberal or conservative. every story is measured by the single standard of MONEY. The hundreds of Talk Shows know their market and speak to the least well informed to sell them soap powder.
Any media outlet would be happy to change their format today if it sold more advertiser time. I heard this from a Fox newscaster when she was a CNN newscaster.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:03 pm
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Actually, I agree that Fox tries to be mainstream in their news, but they clearly fall on the conservative side of the issues.
The opposite side is the extreme MSNBC with their unbelievably liberal bias. It's somewhat entertaining, but a news show it is not.
My talk radio thing referred to a couple of stations in Dallas that have a number of syndicated national talk shows, so yes, there are many.
There are no liberal talk radio shows where I live. Is this the case nation wide? Care to suggest why there is little or no liberal radio?
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