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Daily log, May 10
Tiffin reports
Tre A. Legrant, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with aggravated menacing for an incident April 12.
Seth A. Higgins, 26, of Sycamore, was charged with theft for an incident Jan 19.
David R. Shinn, 51, of Tiffin, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and violating traffic lanes Thursday evening.
A caller from Heritage IGA, 479 E. Market St., requested a man be removed from the store Thursday evening. The man was yelling and cussing because his phone card would not work.
An intoxicated man went to the station Thursday night requesting to speak to an officer.
A first-block North Sandusky Street caller reported Thursday night people were outside wanting to fight.
Charges were to be filed against a juvenile after marijuana was found in a backpack at Bridges Community Academy, 190 St. Francis Ave. The girl was asked to leave school.
A 100-block First Avenue woman reported Friday morning prescription medication was stolen from her residence.
A caller reported Friday morning tires on a vehicle in the 600 block of East Market Street were slashed overnight.
A person went to the station Friday afternoon to report vandalism in the first block of North SR 101.
County reports
A 4000-block North CR 27 man reported Thursday afternoon someone had been tossing a milk jug in his driveway every week.
A theft from a resident was reported Friday afternoon at Elmwood Health Care Center, 401 N. Broadway St.
Fostoria reports
A 500-block Hale Drive woman reported Thursday afternoon two air conditioners were stolen from a shed.
A theft from a shed was reported Thursday evening in the 700 block of Circle Drive.
A 100-block West Crocker Street woman reported Thursday night a boy pulled down his pants, exposing his genitals, and asked her daughter to perform a sexual act on him. The incident was to be handled by the parents.
A wallet was reported stolen from a 200 block East Sixth Street location early Friday morning.
An employee at ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital requested an officer in the emergency room Friday morning. A man had gotten into a verbal altercation with a doctor. The man was told he no longer was welcome at the hospital.
Tiffin firefighters were called to 600 N. River Road early Friday morning to assist with searching for a person. According to Tiffin Police reports, a resident of Tiffin Developmental Center had walked away from the center. He later was located by an employee.
Tiffin firefighters were called to 37 Union St. Friday morning for an outdoor rubbish fire.
Tiffin EMS had one squad run Thursday evening and two squad runs early Friday morning.
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Here are Bill Bishoff's five tax proposals -
· Stop Double-Taxing Social Security Benefits
· Eliminate 'Refundable' Tax Credits
· Get Rid of Deceptive Phaseouts
· Dump the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
· Let Employees Deduct Health-Insurance Premiums
These are some pretty good proposals, Bill. I have been touting most of them for years now. Here is my 2 cents worth -
1) Bill says that Social Security is currently "double-taxed". I suppose to some extent this is partially true. Here is a suggestion - Mandatory employee contributions to Social Security (and Medicare) are not considered "pre-tax" for federal income tax purposes, as are most employer pension plans (and health insurance premiums). So why not make the FICA tax paid by employees "pre-tax" – and the self-employment tax fully deductible – and treat Social Security benefit payments the same as any other pension distribution. I don't think I have ever heard this proposed anywhere.
2) Bill hits the nail on the head when he says of "refundable" credits – "This is disguised welfare being laundered though the tax system. Plus, it encourages tax fraud." I certainly agree with Bill when he says, "If Congress wants to create welfare programs without any monitoring, that's a political decision. But they should dole out the payments in transparent ways, not by sneaking them through the tax system."
3) If a tax deduction or credit is appropriate it is appropriate for all taxpayers and should be allowed for all. The phase-out of deductions and credits is just a back door way of raising tax rates. As Bill says, "If higher tax rates are deemed necessary, then politicians should raise them in a straightforward and transparent way." He is again right on the money when he says, "Deception and lack of transparency make for horrible tax policy and, unfortunately, your elected representatives won't change their behavior until you make them."
4) Everyone hates the dreaded AMT. I can't think of any politician in either party who publicly supports it as good tax policy. But yet it lives on. As I have said before, the existence of the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax is a perfect example of the laziness of Congress. Instead of fixing the problems in the Tax Code Congress just created a "quick fix" by establishing an alternative tax system. And the dreaded AMT does not hit truly high-income taxpayers – none of my millionaire clients pay the tax – but middle and upper-middle class taxpayers. One reason that has been put forward as to why the Republicans are not in a great hurry to repeal this tax is that most of its victims are in high-income and high-tax "blue" states. The dreaded AMT must be destroyed!
5) Many taxpayers who pay for all or part of their health insurance premiums get to treat their payments as "pre-tax" if the employer has a "Section 125 cafeteria plan". And self-employed individuals can deduct 100% of their health insurance premiums. So what not let employees whose payments are not treated as "pre-tax" on their W-2 also claim a deduction – so that all taxpayers are treated equally?
So what do you think about Bill's "Big Five" tax change proposals?
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(CNN) -- If you prefer your prose pulpy, hard-boiled as a country egg and darker than a midnight shade of noire, then you may be ready for some "Fun & Games."
The new page-turner from modern pulp master Duane Swierczynski (pronounced sweer-ZIN-ski) hits bookstores Tuesday. Swierczynski is the author of several acclaimed crime thrillers, a regular contributor to Marvel Comics and has collaborated with Anthony E. Zuiker, the Hollywood mastermind behind TV's "CSI" on the series of best-selling, Level 26 "digi-novels."
His book reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie on speed, full of high-octane action, flying by at a breakneck pace, not for the faint of heart, but also with plenty of humor.
"Fun & Games" is the first book in a trilogy, about an unkillable ex-cop with a checkered past and a B-movie actress with a deadly secret. This pair of misfits is thrown together then hunted by a small army of mysterious hit men dubbed "the accident people."
While Swierczynski hails from Philadelphia, this book is set in Hollywood and takes advantage of a sunny locale loaded with shady people. The story starts with a white-knuckle car chase through the Hollywood Hills, grabs readers by the scruff of the neck and refuses to let go for the next 304 pages.
CNN talked to the author last week. The following is an edited transcript.
CNN: What led you to start a trilogy?
Swierczynski: "Fun & Games" is about an alcoholic house sitter who, one sunny California morning, finds himself squared off against the most lethal killers in the world. It's kind of a blend of "Home Alone" and "Die Hard."
The only reason that it's a trilogy is because I couldn't quite kill off the house sitter, Charlie Hardie, in one book. (He dies in the opening pages of the sequel, "Hell & Gone.") OK, I'm kidding about that. (Or am I? Hmmm ... )
When I originally pitched my editor, John Schoenfelder, I had a one-shot thriller in mind, but he asked if there was a way to build it into a bigger story. That's the sick genius of Schoenfelder; whatever you're thinking, he's thinking BIGGER. It's inspiring, in a demented sort of way.
CNN: Who are "the accident people"?
Swierczynski: I love books and movies about hit men. It just strikes me as the ideal job -- you set your own hours, you bring your own gear, you accept only the work you want. When I thought about the perfect hit team, it occurred to me that maybe they would have had experience in a different, yet related, field. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll stop there ... but there's a specific reason these guys operate out of L.A.
CNN: Your novels have been described as high octane, brutal and smart but also with a sense of humor, sound accurate?
Swierczynski: Whoever said that is very kind, and I owe them money. But that's certainly the target I'm aiming for. If someone closes one of my novels before finishing, I consider it a failure. So I'm doing everything in my power to keep those pages turning -- even if I have to resort to fireworks and tap-dancing.
CNN: What led to your website, "Secret Dead Blog?"
Swierczynski: My love of noir and pulp grew right out of my teenage love of horror fiction (which I still love). The best genre thrillers show people pushed to their extremes, and it's fascinating to watch how characters deal with those extremes.
Secret Dead Blog started as a way to share cool stuff with friends, then turned into a place where I can hang with readers and show them cool stuff. I don't update it as often as I like; Twitter often robs me of my urge to blog.
CNN: You've also recently been involved in digi-novels and an e-story tie in to the "L.A. Noire" video game. Will we see more of that?
Swierczynski: Absolutely. I'll always be a sucker for new, shiny toys. I don't want to write the same book endlessly and then die; I'd rather be known as the guy who tried as many different formats and subgenres as possible. Even if some of those efforts are disasters.
CNN: Philadelphia features prominently in much of your writing, but "Fun & Games" switches coasts.
Swierczynski: Well, for better or worse, Philly is where my imagination goes to play. The more I travel, though, the more my imagination likes to hang out in other cities. This is how the L.A.-set "Fun & Games" came about; the story just refused to take place anywhere else.
CNN: What's on your summer reading list?
Swierczynski: Such a great question, because I leave for a cross-country book tour/road trip in a few weeks, and I've been obsessing about which books to pack. Some of the definites:
-- "The Big Book of Adventure Stories," edited by Otto Penzler
-- "Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead," by Sara Gran
-- "The End of Everything," by Megan Abbott
-- "The Pack," by Jason Starr
-- "You're Next," by Gregg Hurwitz
-- "The Damned Highway," by Brian Keene and Nick Mamatas
And a pile of comics and magazines and road atlases and travel guides. Of course, the joy of being on the road is the opportunity to pick up more books from many fine idea shops across the country. I may have to ship my children home separately to make room for more books.
CNN: What's next?
Swierczynski: My first issue of "Birds of Prey," for DC Comics, will appear this September -- which is part of the companywide relaunch of every single title (all with new No.1 issues). If you're not familiar with the Birds, they're an all-female covert ops team who operates out of Batman's Gotham City. (I'm giddy just typing that.)
October brings "Hell & Gone," the sequel to "Fun & Games." And then in late December: "Dark Revelations," my third Level 26 thriller with Anthony E. Zuiker. It's been kind of a crazy year, now that I think about it ...


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First, there was the ramen burger—which we showed you how to make. Now we return with another ramen curiosity: the ramen pizza. And yes, there's a recipe for you to follow.
The ramen crust pizza is the creation of J. Kenji López-Alt over at Serious Eats—and he swears that it's tasty. Don't mind the kind of browned brain look. It's misleading.
Here are a few pictures of this beast being cooked.
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If you find anyone who doesn't love The Station Agent, it's time to reactivate the X-Files, because they're not human.
Writer-director Tom McCarthy shot much of his film from low angles to help us identify with the four-foot-five protagonist, Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage). That's Fin for short– get it? Short.
Get over your heightist humor. The classic references are here, from Snow White to Mini-Me, but we see the alienation they can cause in a person who is used to being ridiculed by the ignorant and stared at by everyone.
Fin's only friend dies early in the film, leaving him a piece of land in Newfoundland (symbolism, anyone?), New Jersey. They were both train freaks, and an abandoned depot that sits on the property becomes Fin's new home.
Conveniently for getting his morning coffee there's a mobile hot dog stand parked near the depot. (Why, when there's nothing else around?) Unfortunately for Fin, who's trying to be left alone, the stand is being run– temporarily, while his father's sick– by the most gregarious guy in Jersey, Joe Oramas (Bobby Cannavale). He befriends Fin through sheer persistence.
Another person drawn into Fin's orbit, by running him off the road twice– is Olivia Harris (Patricia Clarkson), a lonely artist who's been separated from her husband since their young son died two years ago.
Joe has had no luck connecting with Olivia, who he thinks has "got that older woman thing going." When he sees Fin succeeding where he's failed, he uses Fin to get to Olivia, and they make a curious, platonic threesome. Fin also opens up somewhat to Emily (Michelle Williams), the town librarian, and Cleo (Raven Goodwin), a black schoolgirl.
For a movie about loneliness and unhappiness, The Station Agent is amazingly funny. McCarthy finds wry irony in the grimmest situations, picks on easy targets like the home movies of obsessive "train chasers," and makes the laughs catch in your throat when assholes make fun of Fin or react to him in absurdly inappropriate ways.
In addition to being a very specific character, beautifully personified by Dinklage, Fin is the universal outsider we can all relate to. We can understand the pain that's made him want to be alone and rejoice when he finds people who genuinely care for him so he doesn't have to be.
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Any idea or elucidation even if it doesn't exactly answer the question, please?
Student or Learner
I am a little bit confused about those suprasegmental features(tone, Intonation, and stress), because they may appear similar for me.
As far as I know, Intonation may affect the whole sentence, whereas the tone affects only the syllable. Stress is described as the rhythm, intonation as the melody, and the tone is actually musical.
Tone languages (Chinese for example) are those languages in which differences in tone might make differences in meaning (I don't know whether English is included or not because stress also serves to distinguish meanings).
Would you please tell me how I can distinguish between them?
Thank you so much in advance.
Any idea or elucidation even if it doesn't exactly answer the question, please?
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Hello, Symaa:
1. A book entitled The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar by Ms. Sylvia Chalker and Mr. Edmund Weiner has the
answers. I have the 1994 edition. Surely, there must be a newer edition. Maybe you can find a copy in a good library.
Or online? I should credit Clarendon Press in Oxford, England.
2. In a short post, I cannot report everything that it says. Furthermore, American and British copyright laws are very strict. But I
think (and hope) that I can repeat a few things. Here goes.
a. "Force or energy used in articulation of a syllable."
b. Some words are distinguished by stress.
i. EXports (noun) rose in the first quarter. But we still need to exPORT (verb) more.
c. Secondary stress involves less energy and is heard as less loud.
i. MICROcomputer. (primary stress + secondary stress)
ii. antiAIRCRAFT (secondary + primary)
a. "The pitch variations and patterns in spoken language."
i. Pitch = the perceived "height" of the human voice, depending on the rapidity of the vibrations of the vocal cords.
b, [MY NOTE: this is very interesting] "Intonation plays a part in speech not unlike punctuation in the written language."
c. You don't be[falling pitch]lieve me. = statement.
You don't be[rising pitch]lieve me? = question.
a. a distinctive pitch.
b. Different tones (pitch patterns) on an identical syllable can produce words of totally different meanings, as in
c. English is a non-tone language. That is, objective meanings are not affected by intonation, ALTHOUGH different tones
can convey different ATTITUDES.
i. The book's example is "All right." It could mean many things, depending on how you say it.
A personal note: I know a little (VERY little) Mandarin. Chinese language teachers often give this humorous example of
how important tones are:
Ma ma ma ma? Each "ma" has a different meaning depending on which of the four Mandarin tones you give it. In English,
it means something like "Is Mother angry with the horse"? Whenever I TRY to speak Chinese, everyone laughs because
I cannot remember the correct tones.
Thank you for your question. I learned a lot.
I have to say, TheParser, that your explanations are always very clear and complete.
You encourage students to ask, and not to be shy of their doubts. I believe we share the same thought that the one who
possesses knowledge should never look down on the ones who are in search of it.
Have a nice day you too.
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Not a teacher.
Hello, Birdeen's call:
Maybe I can quote a little more. After all, it is for academic purposes. And I did credit the authors and publisher.
Here goes.
"The total meaning of a spoken utterance derives not only from the actual words and patterns of STRESS, but also from the PITCH patterns used (the rises and falls in pitch).
"Intonation also has the important function of conveying attitude."
"In any complete utterance, however short, there is one particularly prominent syllable, prominent not only because it is stressed, but because it carries a change of pitch, usually a FALL or RISE ... but usually a LEVEL pitch."
I really think that serious advanced students of English should seriously consider buying a copy of this book for
their libraries. It is really so helpful as a general reference.
Thank you so much for such an illuminating answer. I highly appreciate all your answers as they are very well-detailed and really informative.
I've heard a chinese speaker prounoucing 'ma' in different tones. That was really amazing and unusual!Ma ma ma ma? Each "ma" has a different meaning depending on which of the four Mandarin tones you give it. In English, it means something like "Is Mother angry with the horse"?
Likewise the English language, if one misplaced the stress, s/he might be misunderstood (unlike French).
I wish I could , but as English is a foreign language in my country, it's really very difficult to find English books : (I really think that serious advanced students of English should seriously consider buying a copy of this book for
their libraries. It is really so helpful as a general reference.
Much obliged and sorry for taking your time.
Best regards,
Please note that I'm not a teacher.
EFL and accent reduction materials discuss the first phenomena. Let me list words from the second category: segment, fragment, regiment, implement, etc. In this set, /-mɛnt/ is a verb, and /-mənt/ a noun. The hypothesis offered to account for both sets is this: when new nouns are derived from old verbs, the stress shifts; when new verbs are derived from old nouns, the vowel quality changes. This is from a paper, appeared in American Speech. I don't have it handy.
English has tones: high fall, low fall, high rise, low rise, rise-fall, fall-rise. One can apply these tones on tonic syllables; these syllables are said to be nuclear accented then. The concept of nuclear accent is not used by British school. However, those British phoneticians, influenced by Americans, do use that: for instance, Robert Ladd and Geoff Lindsey.
One can also spread these tones beyond the tonic syllable: that's where you hear concepts like head, onset, tail.
The paper "Prosodic description: an introduction for fieldworkers" by Bob Ladd and others can shed some light on tone languages, pitch accented languages, intonationally pitch accented languages.


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Career Technical Education (CTE) should be expanded and promoted to address the skills gap and to staff the American workforce, according to a new report.
The HR Policy Association, an organization representing the chief human resource officers of major employers, produced the report to lay out specific changes to ensure the competitiveness of the American workforce and fulfilling careers for job seekers.
The organization's members recommend the following changes that can be addressed through CTE:
- Increase education, training and skill development for the 21st century workplace
- Provide students with greater understanding of career expectations
- Advance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skill attainment
- Increase collaboration among employers, educators and the government
The report states that "Americans are not being educated in sufficient numbers to meet the demands of today's highly technical work processes and products.†Our country increasingly relies upon ever-changing technology, and workers need skills to develop, repair, and maintain it.
CTE provides a solution. Comprehensive CTE programs prepare students to be college and career ready and to effectively fill vacancies for skilled jobs.


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Somewhere between my trip to Washington, DC, MS Awareness Week, our 6th Blog-iversary, and St. Patrick's Day celebrations, it has come to the 21st of the month and I haven't asked our monthly question: How's your MS today?
Our monthly check-in usually posts the middle of the second week of the month. I'll admit that it's sometimes rather peaceful to know that I have an easy blog to post in asking you that question. It is also helpful to me (as I know it is for many) to have a place to jot down something new happening, check up on others who don't post too regularly, and to see the conversations swirl.
I'm getting ready to head back into the MRI tube in the next few days as a result of my little "episode".
That exchange between me and the blog community once again brings into sharp focus the importance of this community — to me, at least. I mentioned something going on with me, you responded, I listened. I forwarded on the blog to my medical team and they had me in the next day for tests.
I can't say "Thank You" enough!
So, it's late but it's here: How is your MS today?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via my Life With MS Facebook page, on Twitter, and our new group on MSConnection.org. Check out our bi-monthly blog I'm doing for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United Kingdom, A Yank's Life With MS, as well as our very special new monthly blog for the National MS Society.


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Also in your relationship changes are coming up – the roles in your partnership could change or an outside force could be the reason for some turbulences. Since you currently aren't disposed to an inner balance you should pay attention that you don't overreact to surprises in your life. You should focus on what you have and what you want and then approach it all with an inner calmness.


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Scott Wegener, Sara Richard, Roger Andrews, and many more sign at Double Midnight Comics!
Press Release:
Saturday May 5th is Free Comic Book Day and this year we're celebrating 10 years in business so we're throwing a BIG party! Here's some of what you can expect:
Tons of FREE comics – See the list at www.freecomicbookday.com, the list is fantastic!
Special Guests – Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo)
Sara Richard (Kitty & Dino)
Roger Andrews (Super Hero Squad)
Jerry Fleming (Mars Attacks & Marvel trading cards)
Darren Garnick (writer Burt Ward Boy Wonder)
Nicole Hansche
Juli Mayers
Jeremy McHugh
Rob Jeanotte
Alex Cormack
Our most epic costume contest at the store EVER! Prizes to be awarded to the top 3 costumes and we will be giving out prizes to the top kids' costumes too! Everyone that comes in costume gets more free comics than anyone else, that includes kids!
A coloring contest for kids!
HUGE raffles!!!
Make sure to check out the FCBD after party! We're hosting a FREE bowling party over at Spare Time Bowling and then heading out on the town for Cinco De Mayo!
Free Comic Book Day will be just 1 part of our 4 day 10th Anniversary Extravaganza that will start on May 3rd with the Hippo De Mayo Taco Tour and the midnight screening of the Avengers! It continues on Friday with a Star Wars sale, the launch of Magic Avacyn Restored and Free Comic Book Night (come sample some mature readers books)! It all wraps up on Sunday – details coming soon!
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BLRT is active in involved in sectors such as shipbuilding and metal construction, and is present in countries around the Baltic including Norway, Poland, Ukraine and Finland.
Speaking about the MOU, BLRT assistant chairman Kristina Arutjunova said: "For our holding it is a good chance to strengthen our position on the renewable-energy market.
"Our holding has significant experience in production of complex steel constructions for the offshore wind energy market. Together with Gamesa we will explore additional opportunities such as establishing an onshore tower manufacturing facility."
Gamesa Northern Europe chairman Dirk Matthys said Gamesa was focused on expanding into the Baltic region.
Although the bulk of Europe's offshore turbines are in the North Sea, a number of Baltic states are looking at offshore development.
Changes to Poland's maritime law have delivered a big boost to offshore wind development. The country's offshore project pipeline more than doubled in the past two months from 1.7GW to 3.8GW.
Gamesa is currently designing two offshore turbines. The G11X 5MW turbine, which is under development in Virginia, and the G14X 6-7MW machine, which is set for 2014.


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The International Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Int.)
In the beginning, it encompassed all the medicines that were available and sold globally. Since 1975 The International Pharmacopoeia focuses on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, and more recently on priority medicines of major public health importance and those recommended by specific WHO disease programmes, for instance, medicines to treat malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, as well as medicines for children. Priority is also given to medicines evaluated by the Medicines Prequalification Programme.
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The International Pharmacopoeia: revised concepts and future perspectives
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- Current projects: Monographs and general tests under review/revision for inclusion in the International Pharmacopoeia
- Radiopharmaceuticals
Updating mechanism for the section on radiopharmaceuticals in The International Pharmacopoeia (pdf, 75kb)
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- Omitted Monographs
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Portugal 0-0 Spain (aet, Spain win 4-2 on pens).
Spain flirted with the end of the road, but Sunday's final in Kyiv now awaits the holders after Cesc Fàbregas sealed a penalty shoot-out win against Portugal at the end of a goalless draw in Donetsk.
It may not have been spectacular, but fascinating, tense and committed it certainly was, Portugal neutralising Spain as few teams have over 120 minutes of football. It was beyond midnight in Ukraine by the time misses from João Moutinho and Bruno Alves allowed Fàbregas to crown victory, but a new day has yet to dawn on the international scene as Spain stand a step away from becoming the first team to win three consecutive major tournaments. Only Germany or Italy can stop them now.
Thoughts before the game turned to Miki Roqué – the Real Betis Balompié defender who died aged 23 from cancer on Sunday – as Spain paid their respects with black armbands. With the former Liverpool FC youngster in their hearts, Vicente del Bosque's side then set about their task, going close inside nine minutes when Álvaro Arbeloa side-footed over as the ball broke to him following Andrés Iniesta's incisive run.
The more compelling play was just about coming from the defending champions, although the decision to start Álvaro Negredo rather than Fàbregas or Fernando Torres was not bringing obvious rewards. Del Bosque had hoped to pose Portugal centre-backs Pepe and Bruno Alves a more physical conundrum, yet a bluntness was taking hold whenever his team moved forward.
The pace of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani meant Paulo Bento's men posed a latent danger, coiled and ready to spring, and the pair nearly combined when Ronaldo tore down the left and clipped in a cross that Iker Casillas whipped out of circulation.
So much of the pre-game talk had revolved around the Real Madrid CF forward and he drove low and wide just beyond the half-hour, after Iniesta had curled over when released by Xavi Hernández. Spain's 'passing carousel' was not revolving at its smoothest, though, with Portugal pressing them hard, and Del Bosque swapped Negredo for Fàbregas nine minutes after the restart.
Jesús Navas then replaced David Silva after an hour as La Roja sought to end the uncommon experience of being on the back foot. Still, genuine opportunities were quickly draining from the game. Ronaldo was unable to trouble Casillas with a trio of free-kicks before his best chance – the chance to settle the contest in normal time – came in the final minute. Raul Meireles broke through the middle and there, unmarked to his left, was his colleague. With Del Bosque surely fearing a missile into the top corner, Ronaldo sliced high and wide.
That miss took the match into extra time and Rui Patrício made the first notable save of the evening when he sprawled left to deny Iniesta at point-blank range following Jordi Alba's cut-back. The Portugal goalkeeper also had to move quickly to his right to thwart Navas in the second period. The holders were gaining the upper hand at last, and although Patrício saved the first spot kick of the shoot-out from Xabi Alonso, Fàbregas ensured they kept it.
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Coyotes Acquire McMillan from Anaheim for Lombardiby Staff Writer / Arizona Coyotes
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have acquired left wing Brandon McMillan from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for center Matthew Lombardi.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound McMillan has played in six games with the Ducks this season registering one assist. He also has recorded 8-5-13 and 42 penalty minutes (PIM) in 41 games with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL).
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