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Good morning all! Today, The Blogmocracy General Hospital Presents Grand Rounds Influenza. There are entirely too many ailments called the 'Flu'. That norovirus that made you vomit is not The Flu. That nasty cold that turned into bronchitis is not The Flu. Please read the following lecture on Influenza as prepared by the CDC.
Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Influenza
How Flu Spreads
Person to Person
People with flu can spread it to others up to about 6 feet away. Most experts think that flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Less often, a person might also get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth or nose.
(To avoid this, people should stay away from sick people and stay home if sick. It also is important to wash hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Linens, eating utensils, and dishes belonging to those who are sick should not be shared without washing thoroughly first. Eating utensils can be washed either in a dishwasher or by hand with water and soap and do not need to be cleaned separately. Further, frequently touched surfaces should be cleaned and disinfected at home, work and school, especially if someone is ill.)
The Flu Is Contagious
Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick. Children may pass the virus for longer than 7 days. Symptoms start 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body. That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. Some persons can be infected with the flu virus but have no symptoms. During this time, those persons may still spread the virus to others.
Influenza Prevention & Control Recommendations
Signs and Symptoms
Influenza viruses are spread from person to person primarily through large-particle respiratory droplet transmission (e.g., when an infected person coughs or sneezes near a susceptible person). Transmission via large-particle droplets requires close contact between source and recipient persons, because droplets do not remain suspended in the air and generally travel only a short distance (less than or equal to 1 meter) through the air. Contact with respiratory-droplet contaminated surfaces is another possible source of transmission. Airborne transmission (via small-particle residue [less than or equal to 5µm] of evaporated droplets that might remain suspended in the air for long periods of time) also is thought to be possible, although data supporting airborne transmission are limited. The typical incubation period for influenza is 1—4 days (average: 2 days). Adults shed influenza virus from the day before symptoms begin through 5—10 days after illness onset. However, the amount of virus shed, and presumably infectivity, decreases rapidly by 3—5 days after onset in an experimental human infection model. Young children also might shed virus several days before illness onset, and children can be infectious for 10 or more days after onset of symptoms. Severely immunocompromised persons can shed virus for weeks or months.
Uncomplicated influenza illness is characterized by the abrupt onset of constitutional and respiratory signs and symptoms (e.g., fever, myalgia, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, and rhinitis). Among children, otitis media, nausea, and vomiting also are commonly reported with influenza illness. Uncomplicated influenza illness typically resolves after 3—7 days for the majority of persons, although cough and malaise can persist for >2 weeks. However, influenza virus infections can cause primary influenza viral pneumonia; exacerbate underlying medical conditions (e.g., pulmonary or cardiac disease); lead to secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinusitis, or otitis media; or contribute to coinfections with other viral or bacterial pathogens. Young children with influenza virus infection might have initial symptoms mimicking bacterial sepsis with high fevers, and febrile seizures have been reported in 6%—20% of children hospitalized with influenza virus infection. Population-based studies among hospitalized children with laboratory-confirmed influenza have demonstrated that although the majority of hospitalizations are brief (2 or fewer days), 4%—11% of children hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza required treatment in the intensive care unit, and 3% required mechanical ventilation. Among 1,308 hospitalized children in one study, 80% were aged <5 years, and 27% were aged <6 months. Influenza virus infection also has been uncommonly associated with encephalopathy, transverse myelitis, myositis, myocarditis, pericarditis, and Reye syndrome.
Respiratory illnesses caused by influenza virus infection are difficult to distinguish from illnesses caused by other respiratory pathogens on the basis of signs and symptoms alone. Sensitivity and predictive value of clinical definitions vary, depending on the prevalence of other respiratory pathogens and the level of influenza activity. Among generally healthy older adolescents and adults living in areas with confirmed influenza virus circulation, estimates of the positive predictive value of a simple clinical definition of influenza (acute onset of cough and fever) for laboratory-confirmed influenza infection have varied (range: 79%—88%).
Young children are less likely to report typical influenza symptoms (e.g., fever and cough). In studies conducted among children aged 5—12 years, the positive predictive value of fever and cough together was 71%—83%, compared with 64% among children aged <5 years. In one large, population-based surveillance study in which all children with fever or symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection were tested for influenza, 70% of hospitalized children aged <6 months with laboratory-confirmed influenza were reported to have fever and cough, compared with 91% of hospitalized children aged 6 months—5 years. Among children who subsequently were shown to have laboratory-confirmed influenza infections, only 28% of those hospitalized and 17% of those treated as outpatients had a discharge diagnosis of influenza.
Clinical definitions have performed poorly in some studies of older patients. A study of nonhospitalized patients aged 60 and older years indicated that the presence of fever, cough, and acute onset had a positive predictive value of 30% for influenza. Among hospitalized patients aged 65 years and older with chronic cardiopulmonary disease, a combination of fever, cough, and illness of <7 days had a positive predictive value of 53% for confirmed influenza infection. In addition, the absence of symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) does not effectively rule out influenza; among hospitalized adults with laboratory-confirmed infection in two studies, 44%—51% had typical ILI symptoms. A study of vaccinated older persons with chronic lung disease reported that cough was not predictive of laboratory–confirmed influenza virus infection, although having both fever or feverishness and myalgia had a positive predictive value of 41%. These results highlight the challenges of identifying influenza illness in the absence of laboratory confirmation and indicate that the diagnosis of influenza should be considered in patients with respiratory symptoms or fever during influenza season.
Hospitalizations and Deaths from Influenza
In the United States, annual epidemics of influenza typically occur during the fall or winter months, but the peak of influenza activity can occur as late as April or May (Figure 1). Influenza-related complications requiring urgent medical care, including hospitalizations or deaths, can result from the direct effects of influenza virus infection, from complications associated with age or pregnancy, or from complications of underlying cardiopulmonary conditions or other chronic diseases. Studies that have measured rates of a clinical outcome without a laboratory confirmation of influenza virus infection (e.g., respiratory illness requiring hospitalization during influenza season) to assess the effect of influenza can be difficult to interpret because of circulation of other respiratory pathogens (e.g., respiratory syncytial virus) during the same time as influenza viruses.
During seasonal influenza epidemics from 1979—1980 through 2000—2001, the estimated annual overall number of influenza-associated hospitalizations in the United States ranged from approximately 55,000 to 431,000 per annual epidemic (mean: 226,000). The estimated annual number of deaths attributed to influenza from the 1990—91 influenza season through 1998—99 ranged from 17,000 to 51,000 per epidemic (mean: 36,000). In the United States, the estimated number of influenza-associated deaths increased during 1990—1999. This increase was attributed in part to the substantial increase in the number of persons aged 65 years and older who were at increased risk for death from influenza complications. In one study, an average of approximately 19,000 influenza-associated pulmonary and circulatory deaths per influenza season occurred during 1976—1990, compared with an average of approximately 36,000 deaths per season during 1990—1999. In addition, influenza A (H3N2) viruses, which have been associated with higher mortality (54), predominated in 90% of influenza seasons during 1990—1999, compared with 57% of seasons during 1976—1990.
Influenza viruses cause disease among persons in all age groups. Rates of infection are highest among children, but the risks for complications, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza are higher among persons aged 65 years and older, young children, and persons of any age who have medical conditions that place them at increased risk for complications from influenza. Estimated rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths varied substantially by age group in studies conducted during different influenza epidemics. During 1990–1999, estimated average rates of influenza-associated pulmonary and circulatory deaths per 100,000 persons were 0.4–0.6 among persons aged 0–49 years, 7.5 among persons aged 50–64 years, and 98.3 among persons aged 65 years and older.NOTE: The text above is taken from Prevention & Control of Influenza – Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 2008. MMWR 2008 Aug 8; 57(RR07);1-60. (Also available as PDF , 586K).
Vaccine Virus Selection for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season
Each year, experts from Food and Drug Administration (FDA), World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other institutions study virus samples collected from around the world. They identify the influenza viruses that are the most likely to cause illness during the upcoming flu season so that people can be protected against them through vaccination.
On February 23, 2012 the WHO recommended that the Northern Hemisphere's 2012-2013 seasonal influenza vaccine be made from the following three vaccine viruses:
- an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
- an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus;
- a B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus (from the B/Yamagata lineage of viruses).
While the H1N1 virus used to make the 2012-2013 flu vaccine is the same virus that was included in the 2011-2012 vaccine, the recommended influenza H3N2 and B vaccine viruses are different from those in the 2011-2012 influenza vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere.
Who participates in vaccine virus selection for the flu vaccine used in the United States?
The WHO vaccine virus decision meetings include WHO representatives from the WHO Collaborating Centers, Essential Regulatory Laboratories, and others from the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). After WHO makes its recommendations, the U.S. FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meets to concur with or modify WHO's recommendation for the United States.
The WHO Vaccine Composition Meeting was held February 21-23, 2012 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. A detailed report [408 KB, 16 pages] is available on the WHO web site.
On February 28, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met to discuss the WHO recommendation. VRBPAC voted to adopt the same recommendation for the U.S. as WHO did for the Northern Hemisphere.
How are the viruses selected to make flu vaccine?
The influenza (flu) viruses selected for inclusion in the seasonal flu vaccines are updated each year based on information about which influenza viruses are being found, how they are spreading, and how well the previous season's vaccine viruses might protect against any that are being newly identified. Currently, more than 100 national influenza centers in more than 100 countries conduct year-round surveillance for influenza viruses and disease activity. These laboratories then send influenza viruses for additional analyses to the five WHO Collaborating Centers for Reference and Research on Influenza, which are located in the following places:
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC);
- London, United Kingdom (National Institute for Medical Research);
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory);
- Tokyo, Japan (National Institute for Infectious Diseases); and
- Beijing, China (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention).
Vaccine viruses are chosen to maximize the likelihood that the influenza vaccine will protect against the viruses most likely to spread and cause illness among people during the upcoming flu season. WHO recommends specific vaccine viruses for influenza vaccine production, but then individual countries make their own decisions for licensing of vaccines in their country. In the United States, the FDA determines what viruses will be used in U.S.-licensed vaccines.
Since the early 1980s, the seasonal flu vaccine has been trivalent (a three-component vaccine) with each component selected to protect against one of the three main groups of influenza viruses circulating in humans.
Will a quadrivalent vaccine be available for the 2012-2013 season?
Flu vaccine for the US market is produced and distributed by the private sector. While some manufacturers are planning to produce a quadrivalent (four component) vaccine in the future, quadrivalent vaccine is not expected to be available for the 2012-2013 season. Of note, on February 29, 2012, quadrivalent flu vaccine manufactured by MedImmune, LLC was licensed by FDA for use in the United States.
Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States
The Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the Influenza Division at CDC collects, compiles and analyzes information on influenza activity year round in the United States and produces FluView, a weekly influenza surveillance report, from October through mid-May. The U.S. influenza surveillance system is a collaborative effort between CDC and its many partners in state, local, and territorial health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, vital statistics offices, healthcare providers, clinics, and emergency departments. Information in five categories is collected from eight different data sources that allow CDC to:
- Find out when and where influenza activity is occurring
- Track influenza-related illness
- Determine what influenza viruses are circulating
- Detect changes in influenza viruses
- Measure the impact influenza is having on deaths in the United States
Five Categories of Influenza Surveillance
1. Viral Surveillance — Approximately 80 U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Laboratories and 60 National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) laboratories located throughout the United States participate in virologic surveillance for influenza. All state public health laboratories participate as U.S. WHO collaborating laboratories along with some county public health laboratories and some large tertiary care or academic medical centers. Most NREVSS laboratories participating in influenza surveillance are hospital laboratories. The U.S. WHO and NREVSS collaborating laboratories report the total number of respiratory specimens tested and the number positive for influenza types A and B each week to CDC. Most of the U.S. WHO collaborating laboratories also report the influenza A subtype (H1 or H3) of the viruses they have isolated and the ages of the persons from whom the specimens were collected. The majority of NREVSS laboratories do not report the influenza A subtype. Reports from both sources are combined and the weekly total number of positive influenza tests, by virus type/subtype, and the percent of specimens testing positive for influenza are presented in the weekly influenza update, FluView. A subset of the influenza viruses collected by U.S. WHO collaborating laboratories are sent to CDC for further characterization, including gene sequencing, antiviral resistance testing and antigenic characterization. This information is presented in the antiviral resistance and antigenic characterization sections of the FluView report.
Surveillance for Novel Influenza A Viruses – In 2007, human infection with a novel influenza A virus became a nationally notifiable condition. Novel influenza A virus infections include all human infections with influenza A viruses that are different from currently circulating human influenza H1 and H3 viruses. These viruses include those that are subtyped as nonhuman in origin and those that are unsubtypable with standard laboratory methods and reagents. Rapid reporting of human infections with novel influenza A viruses will facilitate prompt detection and characterization of influenza A viruses and accelerate the implementation of effective public health responses.
2. Outpatient Illness Surveillance — Information on patient visits to health care providers for influenza-like illness is collected through the U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet). ILINet consists of more than 3,000 healthcare providers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands reporting over 30 million patient visits each year. Each week, approximately 1,800 outpatient care sites around the country report data to CDC on the total number of patients seen and the number of those patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) by age group (0-4 years, 5-24 years, 25-49 years, 50-64 years, and ≥ 65 years). For this system, ILI is defined as fever (temperature of 100°F [37.8°C] or greater) and a cough and/or a sore throat in the absence of a KNOWN cause other than influenza. Sites with electronic records use an equivalent definition as determined by state public health authorities.
- The percentage of patient visits to healthcare providers for ILI reported each week is weighted on the basis of state population. This percentage is compared each week with the national baseline of 2.4%. The baseline is the mean percentage of patient visits for ILI during non-influenza weeks for the previous three seasons plus two standard deviations. Due to wide variability in regional level data, it is not appropriate to apply the national baseline to regional data; therefore, region specific baselines are calculated. Regional baselines for the 2011-12 influenza season are:
Regional baselines for the 2011-12 influenza season are:Region 1 — 1.1%
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and VermontRegion 2 — 2.5%
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Region 3 — 2.5%
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Region 4 — 2.3%
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Region 5 — 1.6%
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Region 6 — 4.3%
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Region 7 — 2.3%
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region 8 — 2.1%
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Region 9 — 3.9%
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada
Region 10— 2.2%
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
- ILI Activity Indicator Map: — Data collected in ILINet are used to produce a measure of ILI activity for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City. Activity levels are based on the percent of outpatient visits in a jurisdiction due to ILI compared to the average percent of ILI visits that occur during weeks with little or no influenza virus circulation (non-influenza weeks). Because the number of sites reporting each week is variable, baselines are adjusted each week based on which sites within each jurisdiction provide data. To perform this adjustment, provider level baseline ratios are calculated for those that have a sufficient reporting history. Providers that do not have the required reporting history are assigned the baseline ratio for their practice type. The jurisdiction level baseline is then calculated using a weighted sum of the baseline ratios for each contributing provider.
The activity levels correspond to the number of standard deviations away from the mean the percent of visits due to ILI is each week. There are 10 activity levels classified as minimal (levels 1-3), low (levels 4-5), moderate (levels 6-7), and high (levels 8-10). An activity level of 1 corresponds to values that are below the mean, level 2 corresponds to an ILI percentage less than 1 standard deviation above the mean, level 3 corresponds to ILI more than 1, but less than 2 standard deviations above the mean, and so on, with an activity level of 10 corresponding to ILI 8 or more standard deviations above the mean.
3. Mortality Surveillance — Rapid tracking of influenza-associated deaths is done through two systems:
- 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System —Each week, the vital statistics offices of 122 cities across the United States. report the total number of death certificates received and the number of those for which pneumonia or influenza was listed as the underlying or contributing cause of death by age group (Under 28 days, 28 days –1 year, 1-14 years, 15-24 years, 25-44 years, 45-64 years, 65-74 years, 75-84 years, and ≥ 85 years). The percentage of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) are compared with a seasonal baseline and epidemic threshold value calculated for each week. The seasonal baseline of P&I deaths is calculated using a periodic regression model that incorporates a robust regression procedure applied to data from the previous five years. An increase of 1.645 standard deviations above the seasonal baseline of P&I deaths is considered the "epidemic threshold," i.e., the point at which the observed proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia or influenza was significantly higher than would be expected at that time of the year in the absence of substantial influenza-related mortality.
- Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality Surveillance System — Influenza-associated deaths in children (persons less than 18 years) was added as a nationally notifiable condition in 2004. Any laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated death in a child is reported through this system. Demographic and clinical information are collected on each case and are transmitted to CDC.
4. Hospitalization Surveillance — Laboratory confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations in children and adults are monitored through the Influenza Hospitalization Network (FluSurv-NET). .
- Influenza Hospitalization Network (FluSurv-NET) — FluSurv-NET conducts surveillance for population-based, laboratory-confirmed influenza related hospitalizations in children (persons less than 18 years) and adults. The network covers over 80 counties in the 10 Emerging Infections Program (EIP) states (CA, CO, CT, GA, MD, MN, NM, NY, OR, and TN) and four additional states (MI, OH, RI and UT). Cases are identified by reviewing hospital laboratory and admission databases and infection control logs for children and adults with a documented positive influenza test (viral culture, direct/indirect fluorescent antibody assay (DFA/IFA), reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), or a rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT)) conducted as a part of routine patient care. FluSurv-NET estimated hospitalization rates are reported each week during the influenza season.
5. Summary of the Geographic Spread of Influenza — State health departments report the estimated level of spread of influenza activity in their states each week through the State and Territorial Epidemiologists Reports. States report influenza activity as no activity, sporadic, local, regional, or widespread. These levels are defined as follows:
- No Activity: No laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza and no reported increase in the number of cases of ILI.
- Sporadic: Small numbers of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases or a single laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreak has been reported, but there is no increase in cases of ILI.
- Local: Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in a single region of the state.
- Regional:Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI and recent laboratory confirmed influenza in at least two but less than half the regions of the state with recent laboratory evidence of influenza in those regions.
- Widespread:Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in at least half the regions of the state with recent laboratory evidence of influenza in the state.
Together, the five categories of influenza surveillance are designed to provide a national picture of influenza activity. Human infections with novel influenza A viruses, pneumonia and influenza mortality from the 122 Cities Mortality System, and influenza-associated pediatric deaths are reported on a national level only. FluSurv-NET data provides population-based, laboratory-confirmed estimates of influenza-related hospitalizations but are reported from limited geographic areas. Outpatient influenza-like illness and laboratory data are reported on a national level and by influenza surveillance region. The state and territorial epidemiologists' reports of the geographic spread of influenza activity and the ILI activity indicator display state-level information.
It is important to maintain a comprehensive system for influenza surveillance for several reasons:
- Influenza viruses are constantly changing which requires ongoing collection and characterization of the strains.
- Influenza strains can rapidly undergo changes leading to pandemics of influenza; surveillance of viruses will detect these changes.
- Vaccines must be administered annually and are updated regularly based on surveillance findings.
- Treatment for influenza is guided by laboratory surveillance for antiviral resistance.
- National responses to emerging pandemic strains are triggered by surveillance data.
- Varying segments of the population are affected by influenza and may require targeted interventions. These groups are determined through influenza surveillance.
It is important to remember the following about influenza surveillance in the United States:
- All influenza activity reporting by public health partners and health-care providers is voluntary.
- The reported information answers the questions of where, when, and what influenza viruses are circulating. It can be used to determine if influenza activity is increasing or decreasing, but cannot be used to ascertain how many people have become ill with influenza during the influenza season.
- The system consists of eight complementary surveillance components in five categories. These components include reports from more than 140 laboratories, 3,000 outpatient health care providers, vital statistics offices in 122 cities, research and health-care personnel at the FluSurv-NET sites, and influenza surveillance coordinators and state epidemiologists from all 50 state health departments, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands health departments.
- Influenza surveillance data collection is based on a reporting week that starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday of each week. Each surveillance participant is requested to summarize weekly data and submit it to CDC by Tuesday afternoon of the following week. Those data are then downloaded, compiled, and analyzed at CDC. The FluView surveillance report is distributed and posted on this Web site each Friday from October through mid-May.


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Poll: Majority of Americans opposed to trans students using preferred bathroom
A poll has found that 59% of Americans surveyed believe transgender students should use the bathroom assigned to their birth gender.
Conducted by SSRS on behalf of CBS news, the poll asked participants to choose between two statements: "transgendered students should use the bathrooms/locker rooms of their birth gender" or "transgendered students should use the bathrooms/locker rooms of their preferred gender".
Findings showed that 59% of those surveyed believe transgender students should use the bathroom of their birth gender with 26% in favour of them using their preferred bathroom.
The majority of men were opposed to the idea (62%) while women were more receptive with only 23 % suggesting transgender people should use the bathroom assigned to their gender at birth.
CBS stated: "As the issue of the rights of transgendered (sic) people comes more and more to the foreground, schools across the country have been confronted with a new issue: how to handle gender specific bathrooms and locker rooms.
"While a state law passed in California allows transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, some school districts in other areas across the country have faced criticism for mandating that students use the facilities of the gender they were born with.
"Most Americans aren't comfortable with the idea of transgendered students picking which bathroom or locker room to use."
- TOPICS: America, birth gender, CBS, poll, students, transgender
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AJ McKennaI cannot believe people STILL think trans people are going into toilets for some secret freaky perry reason. How many times do I have to say this?

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OwenKessel is excited to announce the win of the
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Having pitched against two other agencies, OwenKessel considers this a significant win as not only is the agency tasked with providing an overall marketing campaign for
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It's Friday, and details of yet another movie about the Napa Valley have emerged.
'Bottle Shock' is a "…drama about the birth of the Napa Valley wine industry" that is being put together by filmmaker Randall M. Miller. Details on the cast have just been released–the film will reportedly star Alan Rickman, who plays the Potions professor ("Severus Snape") in the Harry Potter series, Chris Pine, Rachael Taylor, Eliza Dushku and Bill Pullman.
Here's how Hollywood Reporter describes the movie:
Set in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of the Montelena Winery, which won an international wine-tasting competition and put the California region on the vino map.
There you have it, another movie about the infamous 1976 Paris Tastings. With the cast now in place, filming is expected to begin in Napa and Sonoma on or about August 1st.
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Elias Pope is transforming the former party strip one chic destination at a time.
Yes, yes, Lower Greenville has changed. The rough-and-tumble neighborhood that was once all about a party is now more about Paleo. Restaurant owner Elias Pope broke into the East Dallas area last year with the all-natural, low-carb restaurant HG Sply Co. (HG stands for "hunter-gatherer," and the menu includes the phrase "cheat day.") Now Pope can take some credit—or blame, depending on who's talking, for the change. Just don't call it gentrification.
"Aargh, that word," the 34-year-old complains. "Let's say Lower Greenville is having a new beginning. When I got the building for HG Sply Co. two years ago, all the clubs were shut down. Nobody was walking the streets; there was a ton of crime—and now people are walking with kids and dogs."
The married-with-kids former executive with the Landry's restaurant group actually partied in his UT Arlington days where he now serves up quinoa meatballs and Brussell sprout chips, back when it was a club called Suede. Pope now has three businesses on Greenville: He recently opened a gym right next to HG, called Social Mechanics, and this summer he's debuting a modern soda fountain, Remedy, which will send you to Social Mechanics. "It's going to be the kind of spot my granddad would have gone to. Just a place to indulge, with real sugar of course." Pope pauses and has what must be a thought bubble above his head. "You know back when I was partying here at Suede, this was the place where everyone wanted to be. That's happening again down here. Those people just have strollers." He laughs and adds, "Me included."
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President Barack Obama accepted Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resignation Friday. Unlike the cries for HSS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius's head after the Obamacare roll out, and ensuing months, the president knew he had no choice.
He has "to change the narrative" and the public anger is deafening. Former Michigan congressman and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra called it a "terrible week." He said "Last weekend, he started with the White House leaking out the information, compromising the station chief, the CIA chief, in Afghanistan, a huge blunder by the White House," Hoekstra told "America's Forum" on Newsmax TV.
This leaves out the continuing soap opera with Edward Snowden flipping off the Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder from Moscow live. He told a national audience on NBC that under this president "we had the most massive breach of intelligence information in the history of the world," Hoekstra said..
The reality of where the Obama presidency is at present is resonating from Washington, DC to the rest of the world. The American people have been peppered with one major administration scandal after another – whether it is foreign affairs or domestic.
Obama accepted Shinseki's resignation mumbling something about it help;ing to end the distractions. Really? Distractions from what? There are so many scandals, everyone is confused already. Does anyone think for a moment , through the desensitizing the adoring media provides him, that American's have grown weary of the five-and-half-years they have endured?
Shinseki, a retired four-star general was gracious in his resignation. Like so many before him, the general fell on his sword to keep Barack Obama's "good name" out of the mess. The scandal all began with forty VA patients in Phoenix, Arizona allegedly died while waiting to see a doctor at the VA hospital there. He accepted his responsibility like a man, but something as big and bureaucratic as the VA cannot be one man's fault.
It's obvious the "vulnerable Democrats in the House and the Senate" are running "from this president in unbelievable numbers," Hoekstra said. Obama's management skills as America's leader are dubious. It looks more and more like the winds of big change are coming in more ways than one.
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Sharp-eyed observers may have noticed a slightly unusual patch which was merged into the mainline kernel on March 17. It's a new mascot for the kernel; among other things, this image is shown at boot time for a number of configurations. For many a year, the mascot has been Tux the penguin. For 2.6.29, though, Tux will be taking a break while "Tuz" steps in.
Tuz is most emphatically not a penguin. Those who look closely will see that the kernel's stand-in mascot is, instead, a Tasmanian devil wearing a penguin mask. Tuz began his career as the mascot for the 2009 edition of the linux.conf.au [1] conference, held in Hobart, Tasmania. So why is Tuz moving on to the mainline kernel?
It turns out that Tasmanian devils are currently endangered by an especially nasty form of communicable cancer. The lca2009 organizers decided to dedicate the event's traditional charity auction to the cause of helping research into this disease. This auction surpassed everybody's expectations, raising some AU$40,000 for the campaign to save the devil.
In the process, it also treated attendees to the sight of Linus Torvalds shaving Bdale Garbee's beard [2].
After returning home, Linus decided to help raise awareness of the Tasmanian devil's plight by bringing in Tuz for a kernel cycle.
There are a lot of reasons why developers create open source software. Beyond the fact that it's simply fun, many of us are motivated by a desire to make the world a better place. The strong support in the development community for causes like the Tasmanian devil shows that this desire to improve the world goes beyond the creation of great, free software. It's something we can all be proud of.
(See the "Save the Tasmanian Devil" site [3] for more information on this effort and how to help).


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Hubs versus Airport Dominance
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February 25, 2009
This study separates what is known in the literature as the airport dominance effect (dominant airline's ability to charge higher fares for trips to/from the airport at which it has the dominant position) into what can be interpreted as quality and market power based components, using price data for trips to/from/through five US airports, each serving as a hub for two US carriers. We find market power based component of the dominance premium is smaller than the quality based one. We also determine that dominant carriers exercise their market power on an average customer rather than a price insensitive business traveler. This is in contrast to what previous studies suggested.
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Keywords: Airlines, Hub Premium, Airport Dominance, Frequent Flier Programs
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Nov. 4, 2005
by Jesse Hulsing
The year is 2000, and you are Etiwanda High School superstar Chris Singleton.
Every game is easy, no matter the opponent, or the circumstances. When the ball touches your hands, crowds hold their breath, opponents cringe and coaches smile, as you breeze through holes and shed tacklers on your way to the end zone.
No one can stop you.
You are named league MVP as a senior, and why not? With 2,043 yards and 18 touchdowns to your credit, you're really the only choice. Mail isn't just stuffed in your mailbox, it is dropped in baskets on your porch -- recruiting letters, media guides, campus brochures, all sent to you by colleges competing for the right to pay for you to come to their school and become a superstar.
Everybody loves you.
After wading through the seemingly never-ending stream of information, you choose to join a historic Pac-10 school with one of the nation's longest-running winning traditions and a Rose Bowl trophy still being fitted for its spot on the shelf.
Nothing can possibly go wrong.
As a freshman, you are one of the few to see playing time, appearing on special teams before earning your first start the following season, at UCLA. On 20 carries, you rush for 94 yards. Local reporters call you the running back of the future, the next great NFL prospect.
You are set for life.
You rush for another 224 yards as a sophomore before suddenly, disaster strikes; you break your foot. No big deal, you figure. You'll have to redshirt your third year, but you'll still have two more years to shine afterward. One year later, however, the foot hasn't healed. You carry the ball just one time, for zero yards, as the team that was ranked third in the country the year before you arrived struggles to a 1-10 record.
Now, just three games remain in a career that never had a chance to get off the ground. Are you bitter? Do you give up?
Not if you're the real Chris Singleton; not if you see something positive in even the most painful struggles.
"Ninety-five percent of athletes come in with one goal, saying, `I'm going to go to the league,'" he says. "But my goal was and still is to take any opportunity given to me and make the best of it. I believe I have done that. I have done my best, whenever possible. I believe as long as you live your life that way, and do your best whenever given the chance, you'll be successful in whatever you do."
Is this guy for real? How can he not feel cheated by fate, after all that he has been through? Singleton says that his positive outlook on life, and his ability to keep his head up in the face of adversity and keep on pushing towards his goals, are traits given to him by his father, Joe.
"He has been through a lot," he says. "My dad has an artery disorder, to where he has no legs, and he lost his right arm. But his attitude everyday in life is, `Up and up.' You have to deal with the cards that are dealt. Things don't always go your way, but how you handle adversity is what defines you as a person."
Singleton, who will soon complete a double major in political economy and economics, sees playing at UW as an opportunity to better himself as a person, using the classroom and the field as his tools, and hopes other players can learn a lesson from his example.
"There's no problem in having fun and enjoying your college experience, but it's important to remember the responsibility you have in the classroom," he says. "It is a crime to people everywhere, who look up to you and want to be like you, for you not to get an education. It is free; it is right there in front of you -- all you have to do is grasp it. As much as you might want to grasp a starting position, you should want to grasp a good education more, because that will set you up for life. Things don't come easy, so appreciate every opportunity you have, and don't complain."
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As February approaches, your thoughts may turn toward it being African American History Month. Hopefully, you gave more thought to the importance of your heritage over the last year, and next month you will proceed as usual throughout. If you closed the book on history at the end of February 2013, you probably fall in with the majority of others who did too. Why is it so easy to forget to incorporate heritage all year long? It is because African Americans have chosen others to be their teachers:
"Philosophers have long conceded, however, that every man has two educators: 'that which is given to him, and the other that which he gives himself. Of the two kinds the latter is by far the more desirable. Indeed all that is most worthy in man he must work out and conquer for himself. It is that which constitutes our real and best nourishment. What we are merely taught seldom nourishes the mind like that which we teach ourselves."
Those other teachers have taught that memorizing a few facts, putting up a few people with darker color faces, and having a multicultural activity once every February are sufficient. It has only served to minimize the importance that should be placed on your heritage.
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Day one of the 2014 U.S.A. Track & Field Outdoor Championships was held Wednesday in front of the California State Capitol. The men's and women's shot put championships were on the line. The preliminaries were held around 11:00 A.M. for the women's and 12:30 P.M. for the men's, perfect viewing for the lunch time crowd and a chance to witness world class athletes live and in person. The top twelve shot putters would advance to the afternoon finals.
Among those finishing in the top five or the preliminaries were Michelle Carter (60ft 91/2 in), Brittany Smith (58ft 7 3/4in), Christina Hillman (57ft 10 3/4jn), Tia Brooks (57ft 8 1/4in) and Kyla Buckley (57ft 3in) in the women's division. On the men's side the top five qualifiers were Kurtis Robinson (67ft 9 3/4in), Reese Hoffa (66ft 4 1/2 in), Cory Martin (65ft 7 1/2in), Jonathan Jones (65ft 5 1/2 in) and Jordan Clarke (65ft 4 3/4in). The top three medalist for the women's was Michelle Carter (Gold) with a distance of 63 feet 9 3/4 inches, Felisha Johnson (Silver) 62 feet 11 3/4 inches and Tia Brooks (Bronze) 62 feet 9 1/2 inches. The men's medalists were Joseph Kovacs (Gold) 73 feet 3 1/2 inches, Kurtis Roberts (Silver) 70 feet 5 1/4 inches and Reese Hoffa (Bronze) 68 feet 2 1/4 inches.
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text: Survivors include two brothers: Gus (Mary Ann) of Dyersville, Dan (Lois) of Cedar Rapids, IA, a sister-in-law, Marilyn Wilhelm of Dyersville, his friend and caretaker, An Pham of Cedar Rapids, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James and Earl Wilhelm. Glen was born on December 16, 1925, in Dyersville, Iowa, the son of Gustave B. and Lydia (Fangman) Wilhelm. He attended St. John's School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Wis. and the Iowa School for the deaf at Council Bluffs, Iowa. When he returned to Dyersville after school he began working at Silver Streak Manufacturing until the factory closed. He then became the custodian at Beckman High School until his retirement. Friends may call from 9 – 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville where funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Phil Kruse. Memorials are preferred to Beckman High School.


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Good news for me if I ever decide to RGH, but that would only be if I got XBL banned tbh.
If you weren't already aware, TX has released the Xenon RGH which allows Xenon boards to be glitched. Be aware that it's a poor glitcher in general and at their advice for the moment is only really useful for lost key retrieval.
Full details here: Team Xecuter's Xenon Reset Glitch Hack - Team XecuterWiring
Generate your ecc image using the latest version of J-Runner and flash to your NAND (+w16 just like a regular RGH).
Program your TX CoolRunner (or whatever flavor RGH mod you are using) with the tx-xenon.xsvf or tx-xenon.jed file.
The Xenon has a capacitor on CPU_RST that was removed in later models. C7R112 (located near the xclamp under the CPU) must be de-soldered, and the CPU_RST wire from the TX CoolRunner(D) must be soldered to the left pad (non grounded pad).
A 47nf ( 0.047uf) capacitor needs to be added between PLL_BYPASS(+) and GND(-). (If you have a genuine TX CoolRunner REV B you can use the on-board by bridging the CAP jumper)
A 220-270pf capacitor should be added between CPU_RST(+) and GND(-) on the cpld. (If you have a genuine TX CoolRunner REV B this is already included in the design so not required)
An easy to follow picture guide can be found here: http://www.team-xecuter.com/coolrunn...phat_xenon.jpg
Using a TX CoolRunner Rev B, and after applying various troubleshooting measures we have had glitches ranging from instant to 20 minutes.
The debug LED should flash on for less than a second and repeat every 5 seconds. If your LED stays on or does not come on at all, it is usually because of something being wrong with PLL_BYPASS. Try different values of capacitors and wires. If you have enabled the CAP on REV B of the TX CoolRunner, simply un-bridge it and try a 47nF cap instead as per the instructions above.
If it still has not glitched after several hours, try different values of capacitors on CPU_RST of your RGH mod. A longer wire / low-loss 50 ohm double shielded cable may also help with this.
To help increase boot times and stability (on all RGH installs not just Xenon) we recommend that you try Low-Loss Double Shielded 50 ohm cable. It's very cheap to use and quite effective so a quick shout out to XCONSOLES - Kick Ass Video Game Mods, Repair Kits and Accessories who supplied a batch of high quality cable for our development team to use. It's less than 75 cents a foot not bad.
NOTE: Remember when programming the TX CoolRunner that the Xbox power is NOT connected and that the switch is set to PRG before you connect the JTAG cable. If you connect the JTAG cable and it is set to NOR with the Xbox power connected, it can damage your NAND-X and/or CoolRunner. When you have finished programming, switch it back to NOR and then power on the Xbox.
The Xenon Hack
Please note that this hack is not available on consoles updated to dashboards 14717 or 14719.
If you are seeing the debug led it means that the cpu is probably not crashing and the issue addressed by gligli/tiros has been fixed (This can of course be a false positive as sometimes the CPU could be crashing but the SMC restarts fine we can never be 100% sure)
So far, this is really only useful for a one time cpu_key dump. There will undoubtedly be ways of optimizing this hack in the future and who knows, it may become a reliable glitch one day.
We would appreciate that you give as much feedback to our support forums as possible to help others achieve better results and to improve this method. For now we can leave this and go back to RGH2.0 for Zephyr, Falcon, Jasper and also of course, the Corona.
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Thanks are extended to Tiros & Gligli, without your work none of this would have been possible.
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2. The second rule of Jungleflasher is.... YOU ALWAYS SAVE YOUR KEY FIRST!!!
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I might give this a whirl since I f**ked up the PLL_BYPASS last time on a Falcon! lol. Might be a ppor glitcher but it'll be good practice. Is there a ratio of glitching for the Xenon?
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I've got about 8 Xenons stacked up, all in need of a Reball though - does anyone know if Xell will still boot even if GPU is shafted? I doubt it but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it will, if so then I'll give it a whirl when I have a moment and feedback results.
You'll be need a DemoN to complete your life!Good news for me if I ever decide to RGH, but that would only be if I got XBL banned tbh.
@ YoshiB1 - to be honest mate I don't think a Xenon would be a good model to practice with, given it has a piss poor reputation for glitching in the first place it will be hard for you to determine whether it's not glitching because of a bad install, or just because it's shit at glitching, thus not helping you with your install technique, get to grips with a Falcon to begin with then hone your skills elsewhere imo.
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1. The first rule of Jungleflasher is.... you always save your key first.
2. The second rule of Jungleflasher is.... YOU ALWAYS SAVE YOUR KEY FIRST!!!
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This is awesome i have a old Xenon a buddy gave me for spare parts after a RRoD, well i fixed the RRoD to come and find out the drive in the console is flashed with the wrong key and he does not have the original, so its been sitting in the closet waiting for someone to come up with a way to retrieve the correct key from the Mobo.
The hi-grade 50ohm double shielded low-loss cable is the what will save you from shitty boot time!
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^^ Hate it....
That's what I'm doing too, trying to get a key for a drive. It's a xenon board, so if I get it working I'll let ya know! If you get it working let me know?
I'm still waiting on parts to be delivered, in the mean time I'm planning out how to mod the case on this beast too figured since it's gonna be a practice box, might as well pimp it out!
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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz arrived in Makkah yesterday, where he performed the Maghrib Prayer with a group of worshipers in the Grand Mosque. In the evening, King Abdullah performed circumambulation (Tawaf) around the Ka'abah and said two Tawaf's bow-prostration prayers. He was accompanied by Makkah Governor Prince Khalid Al-Faisal; Chief of General Intelligence Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz; Minister of Education Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud; and a number of other officials.


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How do you feel when a stranger asks you for money, either on a street or in your church? I have given money to strangers in the past that looked like they were in need. I have done this when they have walked up to me while I was out and about. I always have that thought of doubt in my mind whether I should or not. Hebrews 13:2 states the following, "Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." I have always wondered about this verse and those who have approached me that are in need. I was in Houston TX recently and was overwhelmed by the amount of people standing on street corners holding signs begging for help. It seems that all the signs claim that they are Vietnam veterans and need of acceptance. They also always seem to be wearing old GI jackets. I have been reluctant in the past to help these types of individuals that were standing on street corners. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 states, "For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." In the Old Testament the book of Proverbs has several things to say about those who refuse to work. Proverbs 21:25 says, "The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor." So how do we balance what the Bible has to say? How can you give without encouraging idleness? I have a good friend that always carries trash bags in his car. He always stops to help those who are seeking money. He hands them a trash bag and tells them to pick up all the trash in the area that he/she are holding signs up begging for help. He instructs them to fill the trash bag up and he will return within the hour and bring them some food and ten dollars. He will pick up the trash bag from them in exchange for the food and money. I have also started to do this as well. I also keep in the car a few made up kits that contain a tooth brush and tooth paste, soap and shampoo, comb with a package of "wet ones" in a zip lock bag. I also have Bible tracts I have had great luck in coming back and seeing the trash bag full of trash. There have been a few that have refused up front and those are the ones that I question. But at least I am prepared to help those in need. Here is a free resource that you can order free Bible tracts from Billy Graham… https://secure.billygraham.org/testimony-tract/testimony-tract.aspx?SOUR... God Bless Rodney
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WHAT'S HAPPENING: The University of Arizona women's soccer team (0-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 Pac-10) will hold an intra-squad scrimmage on Sat. Aug. 21 at 7:00 p.m. The scrimmage will take place at Murphey Stadium, 15th Street and Plumer Avenue. Admission is free.
ABOUT ARIZONA: The University of Arizona women's soccer team enters its second season under head coach Dan Tobias and his staff. The biggest story for the Wildcats during the off-season was the addition of twelve new faces to the Arizona lineup. Eleven freshmen and one senior will join the ten returning players from last season's team.
Of the ten returning letterwinners, nine started at least one game in the 2003 season, and three were named to the all-Pac 10 team. Coach Tobias feels the mixture of youth and experience will work well for the Wildcats.
"We will be a young team, which is good. With youth comes enthusiasm and excitement," Tobias said. "At the same time, I would say the returning group will match, and possibly go beyond that same enthusiasm and excitement."
The newcomers represent the first recruiting class at Arizona for coach Tobias and his staff. With nearly half of the newcomers coming from the same club in Phoenix, Ariz., Tobias feels the coaching staff has found tremendous talent within Arizona.
"We are excited about our first recruiting class. We feel that there are some excellent soccer players in the state of Arizona," Tobias said. "We were able to attract five players from the very successful Sereno Soccer club in Phoenix. Those five in addition to the other newcomers give us the chance to add some cornerstones to our program."
With more newcomers than returning players in the lineup for Arizona this season, the Wildcats will look to their leaders to guide them through the season.
"I think the leadership of this team is in great hands with the three captains, Jennifer Klein, Kelly Nelson, and Lindsey Peeples," Tobias explained. "Those three have embraced their roles as leaders."
With the Wildcats first game coming on the road on Aug. 27, the coaching staff and the players recognize that a quick transition is necessary for the Wildcats to have success.
"The key is getting everyone on the same page as quickly as we can without rushing ourselves. This is the exciting part for us as a coaching staff. We understand that the key ingredient is getting everyone on the same page," Tobias said. "We also need to make sure that the page is clean, accurate, and dedicated. We know the simple things we need to give us a chance at success."
OFFENSIVELY: Up front, Tobias will look to experience and speed to create scoring opportunities. A key to offensive success for the Wildcats is senior forward Candice Wilks. Last season Wilks led the offense with eight goals and she will look to do the same this season.
"Offensively, Candice Wilks has a lot of unique abilities to not only make a difference in a game, but to change a game. Her confidence is at an all time high," Tobias said. "There's not a better time than her senior year for her to continue the attacking promise that she showed last fall."
Red shirt junior Kelly Nelson and sophomore Lauren Winters will also see significant time up front. Nelson has thirteen goals in her Arizona career, and she will look to add to that total in the striker position for the Wildcats. Winters came in last season as a true freshman and tallied two goals and one assist, while earning seven starts.
Senior Vanesha Bailey could also see some time in the front two. Although Bevacqua spent the majority of her playing time in the midfield last season, she is a natural forward who will likely be used in the striker position this season.
The Wildcats also have two new walk-ons who will contribute to the offense. Freshman Sally Thurner is a powerful striker with a tremendous work rate. Senior Kamaya Damwijk brings a possession-oriented mindset to the offense, which enables her to combine very well with her attacking partners.
Another newcomer that may be used as a striker is freshman Sarah Litt. The combination of the heights of Litt at 5'9", and Wilks at 5'10" could prove to be deadly for opposing defenses.
Tobias is optimistic that with the many possible combinations up front, the Wildcats will have many offensive opportunities.
"I am very excited about the group of strikers we have up front. The experience of our returning players combined with the exciting qualities of the new strikers really adds to our attacking presence."
IN THE MIDFIELD: In the midfield, the Wildcats will continue to rely on a mixture of returnees and newcomers to guide them to success. Tobias will turn to juniors Mallory Miller and Jennifer Klein to play in the central midfield.
"We feel very strongly about the center of midfield as we have two very skillful players with excellent vision," Tobias said. "They have so many of the qualities you need to have excellent successful midfield play."
Freshman Amanda Urtuzuastegui could also see some time in the central midfield. Urtuzuastegui's skills and hardworking mentality could prove useful for the Wildcats in the midfield and possibly in the defense.
In the wide midfield position, Tobias will look to players who can move up and down the field with pace. Sophomore Erin Bevacqua is coming off of a solid freshman year, and Tobias believes she has improved.
"She showed tremendous improvement through the winter and spring, and she has worked very hard over the summer. She is a very skillful player who can combine well, and can create chances on her own one on one," Tobias said.
Another returnee who will see time in the wide midfield position is junior Nikki David. David's explosive pace is often useful in unbalancing defenses.
Red shirt junior Courtney Moseley is a versatile left footed player who may be used in any of the four-midfield positions.
The Wildcats also have the versatility of using two players as either outside midfielders, or as outside backs in the defense. Junior Althea Jones played primarily in the defense last season out of necessity, but this season she will be pushed into the attack more frequently. True freshman Nicole Scheid will also see time as a midfielder and as a defender. Scheid's excellent work rate and skills could earn her time in any of eight positions throughout the midfield and the defense.
True freshman Sarah Litt is another newcomer that will play in wide in midfield. She has natural winger qualities, which include speed and very good crossing ability.
DEFENSIVELY: Defensively, the Wildcats have a solid backline that is once again a mixture of youth and experience. In one of the central defender positions, the Wildcats will turn to the leadership of senior Lindsey Peeples.
"She is just a person with tremendous drive," Tobias said. "She is an impressive athlete who is good in the air and is tough as nails. She creates a presence in the back that cannot be measured."
Peeples will be joined in the middle by true freshman Claire Bodiya who also has good organization and communication skills. Bodiya has consistently played as a central defender during her soccer career.
The Wildcats will welcome true freshman Kaity Heath as a true left back in the defense. Heath brings an attacking presence with great crossing and scoring ability. She has the ability to take chances on her own and score goals. Another freshman that will play as an outside back is Shaylyn Scott.
"Shaylyn quietly and simply goes about her job and her tasks," Tobias said. "You don't notice her too much, and that is mostly because she rarely gets beat. She is just such a steady defender."
In addition to Urtuzuastegui, Jones, and Scheid, freshman Shannon Kusmit could also play in the defense, as well as in the midfield. Kusmit has solid skills in the air, and is a strong tackler. True freshman walk-on Amelia Shister will also be a solid defender for the Wildcats.
GOALKEEPING: In the nets, the Wildcats will welcome two talented freshmen who will both see significant playing time.
McCall Smith has solid skills in almost every aspect of goalkeeping. Her good hands and presence, along with her ability to use her feet will make her a solid goalkeeper for the Wildcats.
Smith will join Devon Wharf as the goalkeeping duo for the Wildcats.
"As a goalkeeping group having McCall and Devon is just going to be outstanding. We feel like we've hit the jackpot," Tobias explained. "They're both very good, and they will both be earning time this year because they are both that good."
THE SCHEDULE: The Wildcats will once again face a tough schedule that includes seven NCAA Tournament participants and five teams that were nationally ranked at the end of 2003.
The Cats open the 2004 slate on the road at the Cyclone Classic in Ames, Iowa. Arizona's first game comes against host Iowa State University on Aug. 27. The Wildcats will then play the next day (Aug. 28) against Drake University. The following weekend, the Wildcats return home to host the Arizona Invitational, which includes the University of Buffalo, Farleigh Dickinson University, and UC-Irvine. Arizona will first compete in the invitational on Sept. 3 against UC-Irvine. The Cats will then play Farleigh Dickinson two days later on Sept. 5.
Arizona will then travel to the east coast to take on West Virginia University (Sept. 10) in Morgantown, W.Va. and Duquesne University (Sept. 12) in Pittsburg, Penn. The Wildcats will then return home to take on intra-state rival Northern Arizona (Sept. 17) in Murphey Stadium. The Cats will then travel to Utah to play Brigham Young University (Sept. 23) and Weber State (Sept. 25).
The Wildcats then return to Tucson for their longest home stand of the season. Before beginning conference play, Arizona will take on Pepperdine (Oct. 1) and Colorado College (Oct. 3). Tobias feels the non-conference schedule will be a good challenge for the Wildcats.
"As a whole, the non-conference schedule is good, we get some good in-region opponents as well as some great out of region opponents," Tobias said. "It's nice to have eleven great game opportunities before we start conference play."
On Oct. 8, Arizona will remain at home to begin Pac-10 play. The Wildcats' first conference opponent will be Washington State. Arizona will then play Washington on Oct. 10. The following weekend the Cats will travel to Northern California to take on Stanford (Oct. 15) and California (Oct. 17). Arizona will then travel up the highway to play rival Arizona State (Oct. 22). The Wildcats final home stand of the season comes on the weekend of Oct. 29 when they will play USC (Oct. 29) and UCLA (Oct. 31). The Wildcats will finish on the road in Oregon. Arizona will first take on Oregon State (Nov. 5) and then travel to Eugene, Ore. to take on Oregon (Nov. 7) in the final regular season match.
"Top to bottom the Pac-10 is the best conference in the country for women's soccer. You only have to play everybody once, and it's a matter of making sure that the one time you do play against each opponent you bring your best game," Tobias said.
The University of Arizona women's soccer team and the coaching staff are looking forward to a strong season against some tough opponents.
"What's great about where we are with our program right now is that it is challenging for sure, but it is a positive challenge that we all look forward to," Tobias explained. "It is a very exciting time to be a part of the Wildcat soccer family."


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Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions -- he wants to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against an arrogant rival, Jewelz. Noah and Tech's lives drastically change when they both fall in love with two local girls, Vanessa Lilly and Eboni Jackson, and take a fateful trip out to L.A. together.
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Environment Canada defines an alien species as a species that has "become established in areas outside of their natural range". These species can come from across the world, or from another region in Canada. Very often, alien species do not pose a significant risk to the health and biodiversity of our ecosystems and may actually be beneficial (for example, honeybees were introduced to North America in the 1600s via English settlers but are key pollinators of our crops and wild flowers). However, when the introduction or spread of an alien species threatens the environment, economy, or society, including human health, that species is considered invasive.
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