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Stressed out Disney Virgin - can you check my list - have if forgot anything?(38 Posts)
Bloody bloody hell, Im going from excitement to stress head in the space of minutes so <breathes> I've come here to ask you lovely MNetters to appraise my list for me and chip in any advice as you see it.
Booking - done and paid for - October: Flying Virgin from Gatwick, Disney transfers, Carribean Beach resort, Dinning Plan inc (counter + table per person daily) Tickets inc for all parks (13 nights)
Upgrade child lap seat thing to normal child ticket (waiting for quote not his one)
Dinner reservations - some done via telephone but not showing on booking - waiting for tech help to open.
Passports - all done paid and received
Esta'a - to do
Prepaid credit card set up but needs loading with more dollars
Cash dollars to do
Travellers cheques to do
Suitcases - to order
Back packs with pacamacs to order
Universal tickets - to do
What suitcases are best there lots half price in debenhams hard or soft? Is tripp alright?
This is our first time abroad in 10 years and with young children. Feeling a bit glum as it is all down to me to sort this out (its part of our arrangement so no LTB mentalists please )
If you are bringing Christmas stuff home remember full sized snow globes have to go in the hold - they contain too much liquid for hand baggage.
We went in march this year and used travellers cheques with ease.
I preferred the idea as easier to track what is spent.
Holdalls! I swear by holdalls as you can roll and get strange sized things home.
LJL69 where abouts on the 192 is the converse shop?
my DH will love you for that silverfoxballs thanks.
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im out at mo but will be posting my updated later (marking place)
Just be careful with what you do bring back because it is really only £150 worth of goods you can bring back into the UK. Take all labels off stuff.
ps..we had to buy a huge suitcase to bring home our shopping! I bought the convers, 2 pairs Vans and a pair nike and that was just me ..I have two daughters so you can imagine! Also so many people asked me to bring stuff back
There is a great wee converse store on the 192 which is even cheaper that the outlet on IDrive.(I got 2 pairs for about $60) Also if buying express passes for Universal buy and have them sent when you are in UK rather than buying on the day as were bit of a rip off. We also made sure we handed ours over to another family arriving as we were leaving on all trips to Universal as were $100 each (we bought them on the day) and wanted to make sure they got used to the max. They also aren't valid for ALL the rides and you do still have some queueing time (we were peak time)
You will have a fab time . My only tip(and others may disagree) is dont do magic Kingdom on your first day. We did as it seems the obvious thing to do...however everyone is tired from travel/getting used to heat and if it is your first time it is full on sensory overload!! I dont think we saw one smiling child that day but I reckon its for those reasons and everyone heads there first.
Dont even begin to think you will get everything done. (we bought tickets for EVERYTHING) and no way could have managed it in our two weeks.
My favourite things were Typhoon Lagoon (esp the lazy river) we booked a cabana for the day and that was great. The shopping (mainly the outlet malls at the end of Int. Drive)..Downtown Disney early morning was quietish and some quirky shops and my DD9 had a tinkerbell bibbidy bobbidy make over. Universal - my kids liked Islands of Adventure best while I preferred the other side.
Food wise it was all a bit too much burger and fries at the parks for me. My kids didnt complain about that once tho! My favourite meal was in an Italian restaurant in celebration.
Am so jealous..we have been back just over a week and would love to be back in the heat have fun...sorry about my essay!
Oh and I forgot to say- since you're on the dining plan you can use your snack credits for a lot of the food at the various F&W booths. They will have a sign up with the offerings and the ones you can use a snack credit on will have a little dining plan symbol next to them. Some are extremely good value under the plan and more expensive than the normal snack foods.
We usually take three suitcases, one empty inside another one. I hate mucking about with hand luggage so we usually just have one small backpack each (then DH insists on buying duty free using both our allowances so I have to lug that back as well). I grew up in America so I have specific food I look for- Quaker cornmeal so I can make cornbread (what you get here is just NOT the same!!), a certain coffee -- flavoured hot milkshake according to DH-- and so on. I tend to buy in bulk, like 10 boxes of cornmeal, 20 tins of coffee etc.
I didn't do half of what you have on your list and went and had the most amazing time anyway.
I'm not sure you need to do the dinner reservations, we never did and ate everywhere we wanted to straight away. The only place it was a problem was Down Town Disney but we only went there once anyway.
Currently saving to go again!
What foodstuffs are you intending to bring back?. As long as its not dairy, fruit, fish or meat it should be fine. Things like chocolate and cookies are fine to bring into the UK.
Re the packing lay all the clothes out on the bed. Then leave the room for at least 30 minutes. On return pack just half the clothes you were thinking of taking with you, you won't need as many clothes as you think. Do that for each case.
Do not forget either the VA's weight limit is 23kg per case. If the Disney hotel has laundry facilities make use of them, dirty washing takes up space within cases.
Anything fragile that you buy should be carried as hand luggage on the return journey.
Do you take the maximum luggage allowance?
Intend to take four large suitcases, but with 1.5 empty to bring stuff back from shopping.
But do you also take the maximum cabin suit aces/baggage as this would mean 8 bits of luggage to get around - s this what people do so you can bring lots back?
taz my DH has just ramped up his excitement level, he is a massive music geek and is now reading through those links. Cheers.
Are you allowed to bring food back with no bother?
Here's the link to this year's Eat to the Beat concerts: www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/
And here's a link to all of the food and wine booths at Epcot this year: www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-marketplace-booths-menus-and-food-photos/
DH always takes a day out to go shopping at some of the discount outlets. I hate shopping and end up being dragged around but he loves it and comes back with loads- I think he likes Orlando Premium Outlets best.
I tend to stick to a super Walmart and buy all the food you can't get over here!
leaves thanks I might request this to, if I can get through my list of other stuff.
taz we are there the two weeks before half term which some people have said is less busy by comparison. My reasoning is to prioritise the 'core' disney stuff like Magic Kingdom and the new Fantasy Land. If we get to Animal Kingdom fair enough but hey we can see animals back here IYKWIM...oh so eat to the beat, I will have to check that out.
Is it reasonable for me to go off shopping for a day. what would you buy - I've heard North Face coats for kids that sort of thing.
You'll be there for Food and Wine at Epcot! It's brilliant (and there's also the Eat to the Beat concerts) but I would strongly recommend avoiding Epcot at the weekend because the locals pour in for F&W.
Hi again feelinggood. The hotel is very big but low rise and it never felt felt over busy. We requested a room near the centre. We were lucky and this was accommodated. It was also not far to the bus stop. although there are several around the perimeter of the hotel if I remember. Oh my goodness I did not realise you were going for halloween. My now grown up daughters have been to Disney/Universal at halloween and they had an amazing time.
flatmum pleased, join in with your list if you like.
leaves hi yes I read a few mixed reviews after booking Caribbean and thought about changing to Port Orleans but we got a room with the pirate beds and just thought my DS will love that in itself and it's not the type of holiday to lounge around accommodation really it's more about the entertainment side. (but hey we used to camping!) I also liked it as it has play areas and pools for kids. I understand it can take a while to walk from block to central area too, but that's no biggs for us.
So leaves you saying we better off with soft cases? Ive wondered whether hard cases are at risk of cracking if chucked about, but soft can get ripped? Oh bother...it gonna cost either way.
We are too late for Cinderella castle, I rung up and had the guy check every date/sitting bless him. I have two character breakfasts, two character lunches and one pricess banquet dinner - Ive yet to book Halloween party tickets and pirate/firework cruise.
As guest we have priority for roped area for firework views. Missed out on booking package for candlelit procession.
Gosh how involved it all is the apps, the choices it's amazing.
Continued thanks
We stayed at the Caribean Beach a long time ago. The memories linger on. Disney staff could not be more helpful. Our hard cases were difficult for the gentleman who came to take our suitcases to where we were being picked up as they kept sliding when he piled them on the trolley. These suitcases are now full of Christmas decorations including some we brought back from that trip. You can buy Disney cagoules if you need them. The buses to the various parks are a ride in themselves. People are usually very chatty and the driver will be very welcoming. Dinner at Cinderella's castle was amazing as the children are referred to as princesses etc. Don't miss the shows in the parks they are excellent. Oh and autograph books buy these in the first park you go to or the hotel shop and big pens so that the characters can hold them to sign the book. Be warned Sneezy will wipe his nose on the page as well as signing. There are experiences for adults too if your budget can stand it. My husband loved the behind the scenes tour. He saw Pooh with no head I prefer to believe it is all real. It is isn't it. You have made me all nostalgic you will have an amazing time.
this is useful!
Oooo yes... I saw an idea about Disney notebooks for them to use as autograph books! I shall keep an eye out in pound shops...
Start keeping an eye out for cheap small toys and bits to dish out on the plane, and in restaurants and queues. I've had success with stickers, little farm animals, little battery-run games etc. Anything new to them.
Travel sick tablets.
Have you checked out The Dibb website?
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Red Sox's No. 2 prospect pitches eight strong innings, fans seven
By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com | May 31, 2014 12:47 AM ET
While it wasn't Allen Webster who was called upon to help out the big league club, he's doing everything possible to ensure that the next time, he will be.
The Red Sox's No. 2 prospect took a shutout into the seventh and ended up fanning seven over a season-high eight innings Friday night as Triple-A Pawtucket beat Norfolk, 7-2.
Webster (3-2) blanked the Tides until allowing a two-out solo homer to Christian Marrero. He allowed a run on three hits, tied a season low by issuing one walk and threw 65 of 102 pitches for strikes.
With Clay Buchholz landing on the disabled list, Webster was one of three pitchers considered to start for the Red Sox on Saturday, along with Rubby De La Rosa and Anthony Ranaudo. Although the club ultimately went with De La Rosa, it was not a slight against Webster.
"It's a tough choice, but it's a good problem to have. I think if you took any one of them, you were picking well," Pawtucket pitching coach Rich Sauveur told The Pawtucket Times. "The guys down here, they know they're fighting for their jobs because this is their career.
"I've seen all these guys grow in front of me and mature. I think (Ranaudo and Webster) are going to handle it well."
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Tides starter Kevin Gausman fell to 1-3 after allowing two runs on four hits over four innings. He walked two, fanned seven and threw 48 of 82 pitches for strikes.
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The good man may be weak, be indolent; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content.
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How is it borne—so many as are the sufferers, and of a class usually thought so weak?
To suppose that the weak must prevail because it was weak was sheer sentimentality.
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A true friend is one who sees you through tribulation,
As you weep they weep with you,
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As you sob they sob with you.
True friends are like siamese twins joined by the heart,
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Like the drug gangs you've always worried about,
charming military recruiters have weaseled their way into American public schools
and are luring your child to what could be his death with the very things that
other gangs offer: immediate cash for fast cars, a macho image to scare off
bullies and impress the girls, and a uniform – whether it's one pant leg hiked
up, a baseball cap with a certain team logo, a hoodie in a specified color,
or a camouflage outfit with military insignia.
These are things you can't provide – thousands and thousands of dollars ("today!")
as sign-up bonuses, promises of a college education, relief from decision-making,
avoidance of scary things like job interviews, and a uniform to demand instant
respect from others. That's why the military is dangling these carrots before
your child's eyes – it's
got all the money in the world.
What do you have to offer? Love? Caring? The instinctual urge to keep
your baby alive?
Worthless stuff, or so the sales pitch implies, when compared with cold, hard
cash, the aura of macho
"discipline," a prepackaged future, and a really cool uniform.
Still, some kids are pretty savvy, and start having doubts when recruiters
come to call. "But how long will I be in for?" they ask. "Will
I be sent to Iraq?" "Could I end up having to stay in longer than
I signed up for?" "Why do I need to enlist just to go to college – isn't
there something called a Pell Grant that could help me get an education
without becoming cannon fodder?"
Knowing that military recruiters are desperate for warm young bodies makes
the smart high-schooler suspicious of whatever a recruiter says; he knows that
a stranger in a uniform can't possibly have his best interests at heart.
The Trickle-Down Theory of Recruiting
If, as a military recruiter, you can't get kids
to sign up in a straightforward way by telling the truth and nothing but the
truth – including the risk that their young lives will be ruined or ended –
just go through the back door! Forget about the parents – they're too soft,
they don't want the kid killed or maimed, etc. Win the child's trust by getting
their favorite teacher to do your dirty work:
"For more than a decade, recruiters have been bringing teachers, counselors
and coaches to the boot camp to let them see how the Marines can be a positive
force on young adults – and to encourage them to steer their students toward
military careers. The Marines want to show them that even lackluster students
can thrive, that the rigors of boot camp can help recruits tap their own potential,
and that maybe the students they least expect contain the makings of a disciplined
"In the long run, the Marines hope, those teachers will become advocates
of military service – and at least some of their students will consider
becoming Marines. Call it the trickle-down theory of recruiting. Judging from
local educators' reactions last week, it works."
- The
Virginian-Pilot (emphasis added)
Teachers are especially useful for luring kids into the military because most
teachers are genuinely concerned about their students. I remember all the kids
who lined up to talk to my mother, their favorite high school teacher, after
school. Sometimes they wanted to talk about schoolwork, but more often they
just needed to talk – about their problems, their family issues, their hopes and
dreams for the future, their boyfriends or girlfriends, you name it. They trusted
her because she was their teacher and she really cared. Even if they wouldn't
listen to anybody else, they'd listen to her.
Recruiting kids to die for the war games of old men is the first art of war.
When the Pentagon needs more playing pieces for dangerous urban warfare, who
better to utilize than school teachers, whose opinions the children already
trust? The key to victory, as Mr. Bush has reminded us again and again, is to
win hearts and minds.
But minds balk when they learn unsavory facts, so it's advisable to focus instead
on winning hearts by playing on the emotions. Publicize tear-stained testimonials
suggesting that the teacher who really cares about his or her students will
urge them to enlist:
"[D]edafoe's former teacher continues to inspire him and that he plans
on stopping in at Lakeland as soon as he finishes basic training. 'I was a slacker,'
Dedafoe said. 'She motivated me, she told me I could do anything I wanted to
and not to give up.'
"With parents busy working, Dedafoe said Warren's interest spurred
him to do better. He recalls studying Edgar Allan Poe, but it was Warren's personal
comments that he remembers most. 'She said I had a big heart,' Dedafoe said,
his eyes moistening. 'She saw something in me. She said I was glowing.'
"On the other side of the table, Thompson dabbed at her eyes with a
tissue. She exchanged looks with Olds, whose eyes were wet, too."
- The
Virginian-Pilot (emphasis added)
From Teacher to Student: 5 Great Reasons to Enlist
Even with all the emotional appeals in the world,
however, some kids won't be persuaded. All those years of piano or art lessons,
soccer practice, church youth activities, and science clubs may have implanted
into your child the wild idea that he or she should invest those talents right
here in America, rather than join the military and possibly die someplace in
the Middle East. But never fear: Recruiters are helping teachers find the best
arguments to convince kids to give up those silly pipe dreams and enlist today.
Here are five marketing tactics that seem to work on resistant teens, as noted
in that
same article.
1. Lazy? Eating Junk-Food? Smoking and Drinking? Stuck in a Dead End Job?
Enlist Today!
"Christopher Dedafoe admits that just a few months ago, he was a lazy
American teen. He barely graduated from Lakeland High School in Suffolk this
past summer. He worked a dead-end job at a pancake house to earn money for booze,
tobacco, and weed.
"Now, more than halfway through Marine boot camp here, the 18-year-old
hasn't had a sip of soda in weeks, let alone alcohol. The former junk-food
addict enjoys healthier fare such as apples and grits. And having broken his
smoking habit, he can run three miles without getting winded."
2. Exhausted? Need Advice? Flunking Math? Enlist Today!
"Back at Lakeland High School, Amy Warren was touched to learn how
much Dedafoe had taken her words to heart. She described teaching him as 'pulling
teeth,' saying Dedafoe was 'the kid who was always asleep, or didn't want to
do the work.'
"But she saw he had a good heart and knew the difference between right
and wrong. He just needed some direction, she said. She shudders to think about
Dedafoe ending up in Iraq, but she thinks the training he's getting will serve
him for the rest of his life."
3. Got Busy Parents? Want Security and Structure? Enlist Today!
Then there's the family-values argument. It goes like this: "Look at these
directionless kids. Their own families have failed them, so the military will
give them a better family."
The Bush administration's solution isn't to invest our nation's massive wealth
into helping struggling families, communities, and schools, but to funnel those
poor rudderless children into the military to give them the "structure"
their weary parents can no longer provide.
"'There's so much lacking in society today to give them structure,'
she said, 'and I think the military is a good place for that. It teaches them
teamwork, and how to work with one another, and to create a family out of a
4. Want to Stay Alive? Enlist Today!
Teacher Kevin Olds puts the risk of dying in Iraq into perspective, since so
many kids are dying right here in the U.S.: "In the past five years, I've
lost six students to homicide." That's a new one: Teens, enlist in the
military if you want to stay alive!
And if those teens end up dead because they enlisted? Mr. Olds will feel no
regret: "If a student were to die in uniform, he said, he would be full
of grief – but not regret."
How about you, fellow parent? If your child dies in the next six months, will
you feel no regret? If his legs are blown off, will you feel no regret, knowing
they were blown off in the servicing of Mr. Bush's just wars? If she comes home
with night terrors, crushing guilt, and mental disorders that may never fully
heal, will you feel no regret?
5. Want to Avoid a Fate Worse Than Death? Enlist Today!
If none of the arguments above do the trick, try this one on for size:
"Thompson said she would counsel students considering the military
to think about the chance they might end up in battle. But like Olds, she said
she could think of far worse fates than dying honorably for one's country."
(emphasis added)
Could these and other arguments, if expressed by trusted teachers, convince
your child to enlist? You be the judge:
"[Mr. Olds] enjoyed the chance to fire a machine gun. He cried when
the newly minted Marines paraded in front of their families for the first time.
And he had fun trading stories and barbs with Jones and the other drill instructors
each night at dinner. But it was being reminded that teachers can deeply
affect students' lives that really struck him, he said.
"Olds and Thompson said they didn't think the program tried to turn
teachers into recruiters who would push students to join. Both educators
and drill instructors want their charges to do well and to become good people.
The prospect of deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan wouldn't stop him from
suggesting that a student think about enlisting, Olds said." (emphasis
added, irony noted)
Genuine defense of one's country and kin is something for which most Americans,
young and old, would make huge sacrifices. Nation-building and preemptive strikes
are not. If ambitious old men in leather chairs want those kinds of wars, let
them go fight without drawing our precious children – or their beloved teachers
– into the bloody mess.
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MARLBOROUGH, MASS. -- Start-up Cereva Networks is planning to introduce a storage subsystem early this year that exceeds the scalability and performance of storage and network infrastructure devices now used by ISPs, application service providers and storage service providers to deliver rich media content more quickly to customers.
Currently unnamed, the storage subsystem will exceed one petabyte (1,000 terabytes) of capacity and is suited to very large-scale, high-growth data shops that require flexible and on-demand storage, analysts say.
"The subsystem is designed out of the box to be a rich media system," says Steve Duplessie, an analyst with the Enterprise Storage Group. "Today, users who need 500 terabytes or more of storage cobble together a ton of EMC and Network Appliance file servers and Brocade Fibre Channel switches and have a nightmare on their hands."
The Cereva array will contain switching capability and the ability to remove much of the processing that is done on the CPU itself. It will also have fault-tolerant features, such as redundant power supplies and fans.
It supports different drive sizes, and companies can add drives without disrupting system uptime, as they need more storage while maintaining their investment protection. "The SSP market has to have the ability to provide storage on demand without disrupting operations," says Adam Couture, an analyst with Gartner Group. "Customers need to be able to access storage instantly depending on the traffic spikes in their businesses. The ability of the Cereva array to compartmentalize storage into a single shared resource is important."
For Peter Kirwin, chief technology officer of managed hosting company Navisite in Andover, Mass., the Cereva array "enables 'utility' computing models, with more usage-based pricing and less wasted storage for customers."
Duplessie says the Cereva array will be able to handle storing the same text and numbers that traditional RAID storage arrays do, as well as multiple concurrent video streams from different users.
Navisite recently streamed a Madonna concert to a reported nine million viewers using 700M bit/sec streams. A device such as the Cereva box, which can handle large-scale streaming events, would be ideal for this purpose, Kirwin says.
"Storage demands are skyrocketing for databases but more importantly, for rich media, especially streaming," Kirwin says. "We believe streaming will explode in 2001, especially in the enterprise market. This is new to many companies, and they can't predict storage needs, so having a massive scale upside is helpful."
Cereva's subsystem will be rack-mounted and capable of expansion. Initially, a single subsystem will consist of seven 7-foot rack enclosures, each containing 17 terabytes of disk space for a total of almost 120 terabytes, which can connect to "hundreds and hundreds of servers," the company claims. Equipment from EMC, Hitachi Data Systems and Hewlett-Packard has upward capaacities ranging from 27 to 37 terabytes.
The Cereva subsystem attaches to the Internet via routers, Layer 4 switches and reverse proxy caching devices. It also has multiple Fibre Channel connections to storage-area networks for block and streaming media data, and Gigabit Ethernet connections for network-attached storage, HTTP or FTP data.
The Gartner Group estimates the size of the SSP market alone will grow from $10 million in 1999 to more than $7.5 billion in 2003.
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What are the five best things about Vista SP2?
Sorry. I couldn't resist.
That joke out of the way, have you wondered why there's been almost no reviews of Vista SP2? Well, one reason for that is that Microsoft would really just as soon have you forget about Vista and think about Windows 7 instead. The other is that there's really not that much new in SP2.
What Vista SP2 really is, when you get right down to it, is all the many fixes and patches that have been made to Vista since SP2. If you've been keeping your Vista system up to date, you won't need to update it.
That said, I tried Vista SP2 on two PCs to see what really was new and improved. The first PC was my tried and true Vista test box, a HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7360n PC with 2.8 GHz Pentium D 920 dual-core processor, and 2 GB of DDR (double-data-rate) RAM and a 300-GB SATA hard drive. In addition, I ran it on my Gateway DX4710 desktop PC with a 2.5-GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor, 6GBs of RAM, and a 640GB hard drive, which I usually use for Windows 7.
What I found was that Vista is, still, Vista. XP SP3 is still faster. Windows 7, even as a release candidate, is better. With that out of the way, here are the five reasons you might consider moving to Vista SP2.
1) Most of us don't have Blu-Ray write drives, but if you do, Vista SP2 supports it. I used a OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray drive. This drive is usually used by Mac video-heads, but it worked fine with Vista SP2 as well.
2) Vista SP2 also now supports Bluetooth v2.1 and has more stable Wi-Fi protocol. In particular, this shows up, I found, that Vista is much better are resuming a Wi-Fi connection after going to sleep. If you're having Wi-Fi trouble with your Vista laptop, this is reason enough to give SP2 a try.
3) Service Pack Clean-up Tool. This is a new program that you can use to automatically delete old versions of system files. Since I've known any number of Window system glitches over the year to be traced back to out-of-date DLLs (Dynamic Link Library) and the like, I think this addition makes a lot of sense.
But, and this is a big but, I've also known Windows programs to fail because they needed some of those old system files to work correctly. So, before cleaning up your old files, make sure you have a complete back-up of your system. After all, who cares how up-to-date your system is if your favorite program is dead in the water?
4) Extended FAT File System. This is a proprietary file system. It's designed for Flash memory, and it's most noteworthy features are that it can handle extremely large files and, compared to Windows' usual NTFS, it takes up very little disk overhead. If you're using SSD (solid state drives), it may be worth a try.
5) More efficient system resource use. In general, I found that Windows SP2 used less system resources and seemed to run a tad faster. That's as fine as far as it goes, but Vista is still a resource hog when compared to either Windows 7 or XP and it's also still slower than both. If, for some reason, you really want to use Vista instead of Microsoft's other Windows offerings, you'll appreciate these improvements.
So, in short, Vista SP2 is not a great improvement over what has come before. Still, if you're locked into Vista, you'll find upgrading to SP2 worth your time. I just wouldn't be in any hurry to do it though; SP2's improvements aren't that great.
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Portland, Ore. • Oregon's attorney general will not defend the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing it cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge.
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David L Eaton
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Addresses current DNA sequencing and genotyping approaches, and basic concepts of pharmacogenetics and toxicogenomics. Emphasis placed on applications of genomic technologies to the understanding of "gene-environment interactions" that cause diseases of public health importance, including cancer, chronic neurological diseases, and adverse drug reactions. Offered: jointly with ENV H 513/PCEUT 513; W.
Class description
This course will draw from multiple disciplines to provide a general understanding of molecular approaches to genotyping, as well as the understanding of genotype/phenotype relationships and gene-environment interactions as determinants of disease susceptibility. Instruction will cover the application of array technologies for the identification of low penetrance disease susceptibility genes and the identification of potential gene targets for novel pharmacotherapeutic treatments of disease. It will also examine the molecular basis for interindividual differences in drug/xenobiotic disposition and application of that information for individualized drug treatment regimens and disease prevention strategies.
Student learning goals
Studentw will: be able to explain the various technologies used to identify genetic polymorphisms, with particular emphasis on genes of pharmacological and environmental relevance.
be able to identify and understand the conceptual basis behind basic methodologies used to identify genetic variability in human DNA samples
explain the significance of genetic polymorphisms in the development, progression, and treatment of human disease.
appreciate the public health importance of genetic variability in specific multigene families of enzymes involved in metabolism of drugs and non-drug chemicals in the environment
describe the connection between environmental exposures, genetic polymorphisms, and risk for diseases of public health importance, and understand the role of genetic polymorphisms as determinants of adverse drug reactions and pharmacological efficacy.
have the technical background necessary to appreciate the ethical, legal and social implications that arise out of pharmaco- and toxicogenomic research, and write professionally about one area of 'gene-environment' interaction with public health importance; integrate basic concepts of ethics into arguments for and against genotyping of populations for 'environmental susceptibility' genes.
General method of instruction
didactic course lectures with discussion. Read assigned readings. Textbook: We recommend that students use the textbook, "Gene-Environment Interactions: Fundamentals of Ecogenetics (LG Costa and DL Eaton, Editors, Wiley Press, 2006) for selected background reading, although it is not required. Some reading assignments will be from this textbook, although some additional background or supplemental reading may be provided. Term paper required (see below).
Recommended preparation
Prerequisites: Biochem 442 or Genetics 372 or equivalent, or instructor permission. For students who feel that their background in basic molecular biology and genetics requires updating, we recommend any basic textbook in molecular genetics or medical genetics. A particularly good text is: "Principles of Medical Genetics", 2nd Edition, TD Gelherter, FS Collins and D Ginsburg, Williams & Wilkins, 1998 (about $40), although it is getting out dated (third edition is due in 2008). A more recent textbook would be Strachan and Read's "Human Molecular Genetics" (2003).
Class assignments and grading
Come to class, participate in discussion, write a term paper.
You will be asked to choose a particular disease that has both a genetic and an environmental component to it, and write a brief paper (10-15 pages, double spaced) describing what is known about the etiology of the disease. In the paper, you should cover: 1. the fundamental biology of the disease, including which genes are involved 2. identify candidate genes that might act as susceptibility genes, and discuss their function 3. review the basic epidemiology of the disease that has led to discoveries that genetic factors are involved 4. identify and discuss any environmental factors that have been implicated in the etiology of the disease; environmental factors are defined in their broadest terms, and include diet, viruses and other microbiological factors, occupation, lifestyle factors, etc. 5. identify and discuss at least one "ELSI" problem – real or potential- that has surfaced in your study of the disease. 6. Include all appropriate references
The course will include 3 exams (multiple choice / short answer) over materials covered in class and assigned readings that will count for 75% of your grade (25% for each of 3 exams). The remaining 25% of your grade will be based on your class term paper. An average numeric score of 80 will be approximately equal to a grade point score of 3.0, a score of 90 will be a 3.5 and average scores of 95 and above will be 4.0.


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Hypothetical: which is less traumatic for the baby, a CS or vaginal birth?(32 Posts)
We're TTC and I'm musing on this question because I have a blood disorder which any baby is likely to inherit. It will need transfusions and various other interventions when it's still very small. I don't have any particularly strong feelings about the birth itself but see it as a means to a healthy end. I want the baby to 'save its strength' if that doesn't sound too silly - which is likely to be the better way?
Yikes that weird I seem to have managed some weird cut and paste un the middle of my sentence while I typed!!!
Nicknamegrief - what have you heard about cs recovery taking much longer than 6 weeks? Everyone I've spoken to (including professionals and posts about car insurance) seem to Hello,
Just wanted to touch base to say I hope you had a good trip home. It was a real treat to see you both and it's a shame we don't all live a bit closer as it would be perfect to see more of you both! Hope your time away was a good break for you too suggest 4-6 weeks is the expected recovery. I think recovery means you can continue with normal daily tasks without extreme pain, lifting restrictions or risk of wound damage etc - I am not talking going to the gym and doing 3 hours of press ups!!!! Not that that is my 'normal' I hasten to add!
I appreciate what you say that not all forceps deliveries result in pain for years and incontinence and I hope it didn't come across as though I was saying it is an absolute; just that I had no idea it could happen and was shocked that it had, and most certainly would never want to ensure it again!
The statistics will never give a true picture of the safest method for the baby as ELCS are often performed because of health issues related to the baby or the mother during the pregnancy, in the first place. Or twin-multiple births, in which case the birth weight would be low and there would be lung-related issues. Or problems with the placenta.
There will be thousands of anectodes of babies being born naturally that have severe allergies and poorer health, and the opposite is also true. I have two boys, both born by emergency c secs, both breastfed for 9 months, one is always ill with colds, wheezing and stomach bugs, the other one has no problems at all. One is super clever and the other one is average. One is friendly the other one just wants to play on his own. One is tall and one is short. One has a speech disorder and the other one talks for England. One is sporty, the other one isn't.......
Oh do fuck off.
I am so sorry to hear about your experience. However, it would be inaccurate to say that the ELCS causes the trauma. It was an inexperienced and incompetent provider not the procedure.
Also - I've been informed by my ob team that I can have a more 'natural' CS and baby will be placed straight on my chest and will be given checks there (plus Vit K) and allowed to latch, and support will be given to enable me to do this, then weighed and measured after we have had skin to skin.
And thank you Ushy its what makes me so angry is not that it happened (1-3 in a 1000 birth have hypoxia) its that it could have been entirely avoided.
No one has mentioned shoulder dystocia which often causes erbs palsy wouldn't be a factor in ELCS.
If I had the choice my first would have been VB - she was CS and has suffered chest infections and allergies ever since birth. My youngest, a VBAC with forceps has been a much healthier child with no allergies or chest problems.
I was not separated from either after birth, both were BF immediately for around 11 months... only difference to me was the method of birth.
blueberryupsidedown You are right but I guess that a planned vaginal birth includes four possible outcomes - a straight forward birth, birth with instruments, emcs or failed attempt at instrumental delivery followed by emcs.
ELCS usually results in an ELCS or a planned caesarean if the woman goes into labour before the elcs date.
Arithmetically, I understand this makes ELCS safer for the baby. (Possibly more minor problems but fewer serious ones such as hypoxia, erbs palsy and Cerebral palsy). Respiratory distress can be serious but it is hardly ever so in babies born at or after 39 weeks when most elcs are carried out.
So sorry, redwelly about what happened. There seems to be a big problem with the training of registrars and doctors in the NHS - the reluctance to carry out emcs when it is necessary seems to be target driven. So so sorry.
There are no absolutes in my opinion when it comes to birth and delivery. It is all down to individuals, their history and how delivery and birth are managed. Everyone's experience is different and you are far better getting the opinion from your midwife and consultant.
Atrcts, a section recovery does not take 6 weeks (sometimes shorter and sometimes much longer) and a forceps recovery does not typically take 2 years. My sister in law recovered from her forceps within two weeks, has had 3 children after this with very straightforward births and no continence problems. I have a friend who has to have surgery for a prolapse following a planned section for her first child (breech) as the weight of the baby was felt to have caused a prolapsed 10lb 7 at 37 weeks! She has had another child by planned section, another prolapse and serious continence issues. Of course she is unusual and very unlucky in my opinion. I wish you a better birth, whatever you choose this time- it does sound like your first was not a good experience,
I have had both EMCS x2, VBAC and ELCS. There are of course advantages and disadvantages to both but they are not always clear until you are at the end of your pregnancy or even until the point of delivery.
Good luck
I agree blueberry that who really know - but Peace piece about catalytically stating my knowledge to be untrue is fairly inflammatory - having had a look at her previous posts its seems that she has some form to um er being anti CS
Good luck OP - I didn't want an ELCS either but I've been convinced that complications are rare, to deny they exist however is less than truthful.
It's the million dollar question... Who knows? If you have a natural birth which is straight forward, no complication, then that is the safest option. I also think like someone mentioned earlier that the mucus in baby's lungs gets naturally squeezed out as it passes through the birth canal. But a planned natural delivery doesn't mean it's going to happen that way. It would be great to have a cristal ball but nobody has. I planned two natural births and had two emergency c sections, for completely different reasons.
respiratory distress in babies born by elcs, can be serious, and traumatic.
I've a mum on my HIE group who has an HIE baby which was caused by baby getting stuck as the registrar panicked and didn't call for extra help during an ELECTIVE CAESARIAN - baby suffered HIE Grade 1, but I know this to be the case and baby was absolutely fine before delivery.
Hypoxia cannot be caused by a planned cesarean. It may be recorded in cases which ended up with emergent cesareans but it was likely the labour that caused the distress not the CS itself. a 'badly' done cesarean is likely to happen in an emergency when lives are in immediate danger and they are just focused on getting the baby out.
Transient tachypnea is (as the name suggests) transient. It is usually resolved within a couple of days and doesn't cause long term damage.
I have an ELCS booked for June due to a mismanged labour with DC1 which resulted in hypoxia causing brain damage and requiring putting baby in a coma while she was cooled. Was touch and go but she survived, albeit with health issues. I have weighed up all the risks and done a lot of reading - not an easy decision - ELCS seems safer for baby than a VB but riskier for mum.
Hypoxia can also be caused by a CS being done badly, sorry, and there is something called transient tachypnea of the newborn which is more common in CS's, prem births, low birth weight babies or very speedy vaginal deliveries.
Ushy my baby was in severe distress, no movement in 12 hours, thick mec waters when they were broken, post dates and yet the brilliant doctor decided to proceed with induction and refused requests for an EMCS. Which would have saved her. No matter what option you end up with always trust your instincts and never let anyone ignore you.
So it might be required but it doesn't mean you'll get it
Planned c-section is safest for the baby. There is no question about it.
Livingthings Yes, that is what I understand as well. ELCS safest for the baby because although there is a slight increase in breathing difficulties (a normally mild condition) there is virtually no hypoxia (oxygen starvation) which can result in brain damage.
Obvious really - that is why when a baby is in distress, a c/s is required.
A straightforward ELCS is supposed to be safest for baby (but not mum). A straightforward VB slightly less so.
I agree with the first post; a straightforward vaginal birth is the best way, followed by a CS.
The only problem is no one can predict whether you'd have a straightforward VB or whether you'd need episiotomy and forceps.
I am in a similar position to you in that I am considering ELCS for medical reasons. I didn't consider it in my first pregnancy because I naively assumed I would have a straightforward birth! If I knew then what I know now, I would have probably asked for an ELCS because getting over the forceps delivery took 2 year and not 6 weeks like a CS recovery.
It would be lovely to see the future to make the perfect decision, but there is no one on this planet who can say what sort of birth you'd have naturally. Good luck in your decision making.
OP once you are pregnant you can request to meet with a neonatologist in your unit to discuss birth options from the baby's point of view in relation to your medical condition. Try to do it after the 20 week scan. They might have a different perspective from the obs and mws. Their view is always influential.
I just read some of the other replies that were posted while I was writing. It's great to see that separation isn't the norm. It was something I've been worried about myself.
I had 2 early m/c last year and as a result I haven't allowed myself plan too far ahead. I don't want to count my chickens. I'm almost 29 weeks and for the first time I'm really starting to think about the birth. I freaked myself out last night reading stuff. I think the important thing to remember is that most births go smoothly (enough) and babies arrive safely whichever method you choose up front.
There is a different forum I use for English speaking mums in Sweden. There is a thread about how mums planned their second births after a traumatic first birth experience. Unfortunately it can be traumatic whichever birth method you choose. One CS mum said that after a brief moment with baby on her chest she was put into a recovery room for a couple of hours before being reunited with baby & DH. That was in the US. Maybe it depends on how straight forward the procedure went and the drugs used.
I have 2 sisters. One has had 4 CSs, all her children. None had breathing difficulties either. To be honest I'm not sure how soon she got to nurse them. 2 of her children weren't bf at all due to complications. My other sister had a vaginal birth with #1 and a scheduled CS with #2. She said #2 was far easier. However the nurse told her she needed to sleep and suggested taking her baby away for her to rest. My sister allowed this and she said her baby started to cry then and basically didn't stop for a year. She believes the separation traumatised her baby. Of course that could have happened after a vaginal birth also.
I'm just saying that being separated is something to be mindful of. Ask the questions up front. We all need to do what's best for our own particular set of circumstances. I myself am not ruling out a CS. For me it's preferable to episiotomy & forceps as I already have prolapse issues and don't want to risk further major injuries in that area. That said I really want to avoid CS. I live away from family and friends so besides DH, I won't have much help. I need to be able to pick up my toddler. Some mums can't even pick up their newborns after a CS.
It's never an easy decision.
Agree with that Eskino
Poor DS looked like he'd been slapped a few times
But he was 9lb 4 despite being a first baby, so no one expected it to be such a difficult delivery. Am allowed an ELC if I ever have another as a result.
Hopefully things are better for OP
Had ELCS a few weeks ago. Fed new dd in recovery room skin to skin less than an hour later.
I always think (personal opinion alert!) the babies born by c-section look SO much more serene and calm than babies born vaginally.
I bf both dc within minutes following emcs.
Is it also worth considering which method of birth is better for you?
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From: Donald MacFarlane <>
Subject: [NOVA-SCOTIA-L] Re: History of Antigonish
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:28:38 -0700
Dear Donald,
Enclosed are the excerpts from History of Antigonish you asked about in your
June 9th e-mail. I have been making it a practice to slowly scan this and other
important genealogy books to make them more accessible to transmit. Sorry it
took so long to get back to you, but I think youll find them helpful.
Good luck,
History of Antigonish
Edited by
Raymond A. MacLean
(from volume 1, page 46)
The name Moidart is said to be composed of the Gaelic words "muid" - sea spray,
and "ard" - high, the heights of the sea spray. The Moidart people who came out
in 1791 gave this district the name of their native home. These came out to
Pictou in the ship "Dunkeld", and settled in Moidart. Among the emigrants of
1791 were Dougald Ban MacDonald, John Smith, Donald Smith, Donald McPherson and
his son, John McPherson, John McDonald (Ban), and his father Angus McDonald, who
settled in Moidart. Donald McPherson and Angus McDonald were old men when they
came out; they had been soldiers at home, and took part in the battle of
Culloden(9). They are buried in the old burial ground near the shore at
(From Volume 2, page 28 footnotes to Volume 1)
9 In a list of the Moidart men called out for the rising of 1745 given by Father
Charles MacDonald in his Moidart or Among the Clanranalds" there appears the
name of Donald MacPherson, a married man from Kinlochmoidart, who possessed a
sword. "Prisoners of Forty-five" shows a man of the same name from Moidart, who
was captured and released under the general pardon of 1747, after imprisonment
in Kelso and Edinburgh. The work thus quoted shows two men named Angus MacDonald
as having been imprisoned, one designated "senior" and the other "junior. They
were classed as "Common Highlanders" of Clanranald" regiment arrested on
sus-picion, and seem to have been released after a short imprisonment in the
castle and jail at Edinburgh.
10 In 1938 a cairn was erected at Knoydart to commemorate the pioneers Hugh
MacDonald, Donald MacPherson and Angus MacDon-ald, veterans of Culloden. Through
the interest of Capt. Don Sinclair three stones picked on the field of Culloden
were brought to Canada and placed in the cairn. Among present-day descendants of
the old soldiers are Rev. Dr. Hugh MacPherson, St. F X University; Rev. Rod
MacPherson, Georgeville; John J. MacDonald Angus D. MacDonald, Colin MacDonald,
MacAra's Brook; Mrs. A C MacGillivray and H,A. MacDonald, Bailey's Brook; Mrs.
MacMillan in Johnstown (Ed.); Mrs. MacPherson, Dorchester, Mass.; Mrs. Ogle
Simsbury, Conn. The late Rev. William MacPherson, Johnstown (Ed) was a
great-grandson of William MacPherson.
D. MacPherson wrote:
> Don,
> Thanks for the reply and the offer.
> Apparently there is mention of a Donald McPherson and son John coming to
> Pictou on the Dunkeld in 1791 on page 46 and goes something like:
> . "Among the emigrants
> of 1791 were Dougald Ban MacDonald, John Smith, Donald Smith, Donald
> McPherson
> and his son, John McPherson, John McDonald (Ban), and his father Angus
> McDonald, who settled in Moidart. Donald McPherson and Angus McDonald were
> old men when they came out; they had been soldiers at home, and took part in
> the battle of Culloden. They are buried in the old burial grounds near the
> shore at Arisaig."
> Is there any further information on these McPhersons or any McPhersons at
> all in the book?
> It is a long shot but this could be my missing genealogy link!
> Tapadh Leat,
> Domhnall Liath
> ("Thank You, Greyhaired Donald" (MacPherson)in Gaelic)
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When it comes to predicting the public's taste in films, it's all scientific.
Hardly a day goes by without somebody stopping this column in the street and asking, "How do you do it? Whence comes this Gift of yours? Did you sell your soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for the Power?"
The poor creatures are resorting to the supernatural to understand this column's uncanny record for predicting the way Australians go to the flicks. How, for example, did we know four weeks ago that Troy would end up selling 2.2 million tickets and become Australia's 40th highest grossing movie of all time? How can we confidently assert that Shrek 2, which opens this weekend, will be the hottest film of 2004, making more than $40 million and replacing The Phantom Menace as Australia's seventh-highest grossing film of all time? And aren't we just being ridiculous in suggesting that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the best of the three Potter films, based on the best of the five Potter books, will make less than its predecessor, HP and the Chamber of Secrets ($37 million)?
"No, no," we say with impressive modesty when they wonder if, like Professor Trelawney, we possess The Sight. "It's simply a matter of applying the 320 and 400 rule, the one tenth rule, the rule of 3.3 and the laws of repetition, competition and accumulation. Anybody could do it."
The principles operate like this:
1. A movie that opens on more than 320 screens will total more than $12 million and a movie that opens on more than 400 screens will total more than $20 million - unless it is truly appalling (The Hulk opened on 341 and ended with $9.6 million; The Matrix Revolutions opened on 454 and totalled $18 million). Shrek 2 is on 425 screens.
2. A big budget flick will make in Australian dollars at least one tenth of what it made in US dollars, unless it doesn't fit with our national values (The Passion of the Christ made $15 million here and $US370 million). Shrek 2 has made $US370 million over there, surpassing Finding Nemo as the most successful animated film ever.
3. A film's total will be at least three times its opening weekend box office. Troy opened with $6.6 million.
4. A film with enough complexity to require a second viewing will do better than a superficial blockbuster. The Day After Tomorrow offers its entire message immediately, but with Shrek 2, you're laughing so much the first time, you miss half the jokes.
5. Blockbusters cancel each other out. The Day After Tomorrow went well until Harry Potter arrived, and he's replaced this weekend by a big green ogre. Shrek 2 has a week's grace till Spider-Man 2.
6. A film that appeals to all ages will top a narrowly focused work. Harry Potter's problem is not so much that he's scary but that he requires parents to explain the concept of time travel to six-year-olds. Shrek 2 is witty for grown-ups and wondrous for kids.
Now, as Cecil B. DeMille said, go forth and multiply.
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In the fourth round of matches in the Champions League group stage, title holder Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona became the first teams to qualify for the knockout phase. Here are five thoughts to chew on from this week's matches:
ARSENAL FOR REAL: Perhaps this year, Arsene Wenger really has the makings of his first trophy-winning team since the side that won the FA Cup in 2005.
In becoming the first English side to beat Borussia Dortmund at its stadium in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Arsenal showed Europe it's a serious opponent and not simply flattering to deceive as in previous years with pretty but too often ineffective soccer.
From the outset this season, this week always looked like the first acid test of Arsenal's ambitions, with three formidable opponents - Liverpool, 2013 Champions League runner-up Dortmund and Manchester United - in three successive games.
Two down, one to go.
The Premier League leaders beat Liverpool 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium last Saturday.
Arsenal showed resilience, poise and patience in keeping Dortmund scoreless and in waiting 62 minutes for its first targeted attempt on goal, which Aaron Ramsey headed in.
In his first encounter with Wenger, new Manchester United manager David Moyes is sure to regard the Gunners with added respect on Sunday.
CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? After successive seasons when he seemed to float on air, Lionel Messi's failure to score in four consecutive La Liga games - for the first time since 2010-11 - felt unnatural, like a solar eclipse.
Well, fear not, the ''drought'' is over before it really began.
The four-time world player of the year looked almost back to his former brilliant self, coolly slotting home a penalty and then darting through the AC Milan defense for his second goal in a 3-1 victory on Wednesday that secured Barcelona's spot in the next phase of the competition.
Normal business is resumed.
GOALKEEPERS STILL HAVE IT: Have no doubt: Iker Casillas is still a world-class goalkeeper. At 32, an age when questions about his reflexes and ability to compete at the top will only increase, Casillas has been spending too much time of late warming Real Madrid's bench. The club's formerly undisputed No.1 choice in goal has even talked of possibly needing to leave in January's transfer window.
Given a rare start on Tuesday by coach Carlo Ancelotti in Group B against Juventus, Casillas seized the chance to remind Europe of his quality. Without his saves, Madrid could easily have lost this game - its defense was unconvincing - instead of leaving Turin with a 2-2 draw and one foot in the last 16.
At the other end, Gianluigi Buffon also looked reassuring in Juventus' goal. Buffon and Casillas swapped shirts and hugged after the match where they both made a case for going to the 2014 World Cup. It would be their fourth for each (Buffon's fifth if you also count 1998, when he was an unused substitute). Together, they've played 288 times for their countries. Amazing.
At Manchester City, for its 5-2 dismantling of CSKA Moscow, coach Manuel Pellegrini again put Costel Pantilimon in goal instead of the recently error-prone Joe Hart.
That's not good for England to have its 'keeper looking fidgety and forlorn on the City bench eight months out from the World Cup.
SCORES WHEN HE WANTS: With Sergio Aguero, the fans' chants for once feel justified: Manchester City's striker is so sublimely talented that he really does seem to score when he wants.
Aguero's pair against CSKA Moscow - the second slotted into the bottom corner after a marvelous spin past Aleksei Berezutski - means he has now found the net in each of his last six games, scoring a total of nine goals.
Big ''ifs,'' of course, but with such skills, Aguero could challenge for the Ballon d'Or next year if he secures City some trophies this season and outshines Argentina teammate Messi at the 2014 World Cup.
AWKWARD: Although Champions League soccer is often high quality, arguably better than at the World Cup, the same cannot always be said of the news conferences that players, coaches and the media endure before games.
Perhaps because they're addressing reporters they are less familiar with or because it's hard to wax lyrical about a match they've yet to play, managers and players often seem to become particularly wooden under the Champions League media spotlight.
Consider these banalities from Wenger before his team's 1-0 defeat of Dortmund:
''Dortmund is a good side.''
''It's difficult to predict what will happen, that's what makes football great.''
''At least you have a guarantee that the two teams will try to win the game.''
You don't say, Arsene.
John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleicester(at)ap.org or follow him at https://twitter.com/johnleicester


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No bail for man charged with abusing mother
-woman admits to slapping him over 'disrespectful' behaviour
A man accused of calling his mother derogatory names was yesterday remanded to prison after being unable to provide the court with his address.
Euclid Gill denied the charge which stated that on July 4, at Georgetown, he used abusive language to his mother Enid Gill, thereby resulting in a breach of peace.
Meanwhile, Enid pleaded guilty to a charge that she assaulted her son.
Additionally, her sister, Euclyn Baines, also admitted that she assaulted the man.
The elderly Gill explained that the feud began when her son demanded a full repayment of $800, which he had spent on kerosene oil she had asked him to purchase for the house.
She said that he then began raising his voice, calling her derogatory names and rudely accusing her and his father, who is sick and hospitalized, of wanting him to maintain them.
She said that it was at this point that she dealt her son a slap to the face as she thought his behaviour was disrespectful.
The elderly woman said that after explaining to her son that she had no money to repay him for the kerosene, he became incensed and stormed into her bedroom and removed $1,000 which she had.
She said that her son resided with her up until the incident.
When asked by the court if this was the first time that her son had been abusive to her, the woman said no and explained that she had made a police report before but admitted to not following through with the complaint.
Meanwhile, Baines, also a senior citizen, said in her explanation to the court that she was summoned to her sister's house after being informed that her nephew was abusing his mother.
The woman said that upon arrival, she met her nephew in the yard and admitted to slapping him in his chest for using derogatory remarks to her also and scolded him for verbally abusing his mother.
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, before whom the matters called, explained to Enid that she could apply for a protection order against her son, under the Domestic Violence Act, if she so desired.
When asked his address, Euclid initially told the court that he didn't live anywhere. He then said that he did not know it as he never committed it to memory. He added that he was living with his mother but has since moved out because of the incident and does not know his current address.
The magistrate stood the matter down for some time to give him an opportunity to find out the address. She explained to him that the court needed the address so that the police would know where he could be found.
When asked subsequently, however, the man again reported to the court that he did not know his address.
After hearing the case, the presiding magistrate placed each of the women on a peace bond for one year.
Meanwhile, Euclid was informed that he would be remanded to prison for his inability to furnish the court with his address.
Prosecutor Bharat Mangru had objected to the man being granted his freedom, citing his inability to provide his address and the likelihood that he would not return to court to stand trial.
The matters were heard at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court One and will be called there again on July 15.
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Continued: Commencement
"The university has a reputation for having a great, rigorous program in education," said Moran, whose daughter Madeline, 13, and son James, 12, were taking pictures of their mother from their seats. "It is a quality program. I plan to become an assistant principal and then a principal so that I can help inspire young teachers."
Boykin, whose ankle was adorned with the yellow "Live Strong" band popularized by cyclist Lance Armstrong, said she adopts the message in her own life. Boykin went from never exercising to a routine that includes daily physical activity, including cardiorespiratory exercises, running five days a week and strength training twice a week.
"I still need to work on my diet," said Boykin, who works at the YMCA in Columbia and will pursue a master's degree in public health in January. "But I am very concerned about preventing heart disease and obesity in young people."
Commencement speaker Deborah Joy Voigt, an internationally known opera singer, discovered her love for opera because of a sixth-grade teacher who recognized her potential as a singer and encouraged her to study music.
Today, her passion for music education takes Voigt into elementary schools to introduce music concepts to children and taking part in master classes and other programs for music students. She also has given numerous benefit performances, including concerts for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the New York Theater Workshop.
"The arts help us to live as complete human beings," said Voigt, who was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree by the university.


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Clark Gable's Duesenberg is coming up for auction. It's a doozy, all right, but one like few others.
The 1935 Duesenberg was one of only 10 JN models built, says auctioneer Gooding and Co., which will put it on the block at the auction that goes on around the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California later this month. In addition, the car was further customized under Gable's direction by a Pasadena, Calif., firm.
The car made an appearance in the 1938 film, Merrily We Live, and it was a special award winner at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours.
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris