The Soccer Touch

For many centuries, Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, was
regarded as one of the most magnificent cities in Europe. With
its long history, Moorish influences, stunning location and vast
riches from India and Brazil, it was a trading hub for hundreds
of years. But a devastating earthquake in 1755, followed by fire
and a tidal wave, reduced it to ruins and obscurity. In recent
years, however, Lisbon has begun to return to some of its former
glory. It was the European City of Culture in 1994, hosted Expo
98, and was the major host city for the huge soccer event,
Euro2004. More people are discovering its fascinating blend of
old and new. Even better, it still remains relatively affordable
by European standards.

Located on 7 hills beside the Rio Tejo (River Tagus), Lisbon is
best explored on foot, as driving and parking are difficult, to
say the least. Some of the hills can be taxing to climb, but in
most cases a funicular or tram is available. Much of the appeal
of the city is to be found wandering up and down the streets.
Examples of both Moorish and art nouveau architecture are
common, as well as beautiful mosaic pavements.

One of the highlights of Lisbon is the Castelo de São Jorge,
perched high above the city, and yet quite close by. Originally
built in the 5th century, it has undergone many extensions, and
modifications. It has been used as everything from a royal
residence to a prison. The panoramic views are magnificent.

If your tastes are a little more upbeat, then the area to visit
is Bairro Alto. This area has long had the reputation for
containing the best restaurants and nightclubs in Lisbon.
Alternatively, if you want to go upmarket, then the shopping
district for you is Chiado.

Lisbon also contains a number of excellent museums. The Museu
Calouste Gulbenkian contains what was originally a private
collection of classical and oriental art. The very generous
benefactor left his collection to the people of Portugal, along
with a very generous charitable foundation. It’s very easy to
spend a day strolling around the gallery, even though only about
a quarter of the collection can be displayed at any one time.

Depending on your interests, you can also spend time in the
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art),
or the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (azulejo are the hand painted
tiles which adorn so many of Portugal’s buildings). If you
prefer something a little more modern, there’s also the Centro
de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Centre).

Eventually, if you reach the point where you’re completely
saturated with art, tiles and gorgeous buildings, you can always
spend some time in the Parque das Nações, or the Nations Park.
It was the site for Expo 98, and now contains gardens, various
family attractions, restaurants and bars. It even contains
Europe’s largest Oceanarium.

Lisbon is the type of city that you can try to sample in a day,
but it takes much longer to truly appreciate all of its many and
varied delights. Allow yourself plenty of time to do just that,
and your visit to Lisbon will remain amongst your most treasured
memories.

Felicity Walker
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/lisbon-the-forgotten-gem-of-europe-612.html

Highlights from the U.S. vs. T&T in a World Cup qualifying match

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An original song we wrote because we were excited by the World Cup 2010 – “Play This” by December Switch.
A collection of the best soccer / football highlights and goals.

Music and Audio Production: JL
Lyrics: Stuy-D and JL
Video Editing: Jade T, JL, and Stuy-D
Song copyright 2010 Jason Leow and Stuart Reed

Greetings to Clover @ Tarnished Immunity Ent UK, Madeleine @ December Switch USA, Thanh @ International Artist Academy.
Thanks to all the December Switch Australian crew for your support Jade, Stuy, Eliza and friends.
Special thanks to the following youtube members for uploading their awesome videos:
hunkgoalie
heywhatsthis
batboy359
CapeSoccer2010
calva88

Production notes: Engineered with Pro Tools LE 7.4 on Digi003 factory console.

Contact December Switch at

http://www.myspace.com/DecemberSwitch

www.DecemberSwitch.com

– JL

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UCSB Gauchos take on the CSU Fullerton Titans at Harder Stadium on Nov. 13, 2010. Gauchos win 3-1 to advance to the NCAA Tournament against University of Denver. The Gauchos meet the Pioneers at Harder Stadium Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

Video by Hannah Davey for KCSB

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Do you enjoy watching sports and sports discussions on the TV channels? Yes many people do! There are number of sports channels, which brings you latest matches and there highlights. But still you need something which gives you thorough insight about your favorite sports, from match-summaries, previews, predictions, insightful articles and fantastic photographs and even the gossips about the players. These all things can only be found in a good sports magazine, which brings each and every detail.

Now days you can find a massive collection of sports magazines in you’re near by magazine stand. It’s for sure that there is a magazine for each sport. Let say for Golf, there are magazines like African American Golfer’s Digest, Alabama Golfer Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips, Golf World, Golfdom, Golfweek and like wise for Hockey there is magazines like Beckett Hockey , Hockey Business News etc. So it’s for the sports likes Soccer, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Chess, and Tennis etc.

These sports magazine also contains a special column for the fan followers of the various games, as each fan want to know about his/her player in detail, and only a good sports magazine can bring it for them. There are also photographs and posters available inside these magazines which a fan always dreams to have. As we see it has become so convenient to get a magazine as it is sold on the web. These online stores hold a large collection of magazines of all categories. One of these online stores for magazine is Magazineland.com where you can get all type of sports magazines along with other types of magazines. MagazineLand offers best price on the magazines.

It comes with various offers like, bundle package with deep discount on magazine subscriptions. Mostly the magazines are discounted to the best price. MagazineLand assures you full satisfaction on all subscription orders. Other than sports magazines, MagazineLand also has magazine for all age group such like kid’s magazines, women’s magazines, men’s magazine, electronics magazine, teen’s magazine, family & parenting magazine and many more. I think now you know from where to get a copy of magazine for yourself!

Orpah Deborah
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/best-collection-of-sport-magazines-on-the-web-729400.html

kristinelillyhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/kristinelillySportsKristine, Lilly, Simply, The, bestKristine Lilly – Soccer Highlights

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Watch http://www.soccerhights.com/fulham-vs-chelsea-0-0-highlights-14-2-2011/ Fulham vs Chelsea http://www.soccerhights.com/fulham-vs-chelsea-0-0-highlights-14-2-2011/ Live Stream, Fulham vs Chelsea on the internet, Fulham vs Live streaming without charge TV HD Coverage. SoccerHights.com weblog gives you the opportunity to watch Fulhan vs Chelsea live streaming, in the Barclays Premier League Day 27th. Chelsea determination live keen to bounce reverse on or after a disappointing slaughter on the way to Liverpool at what time they acquire on Fulham this Monday. The game Fulham vs Chelsea online will be played lying on Monday February 14, 2011 Kick off at 20:00 at Craven Cottage, United Kingdom.

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The Toyota Motor Corp. announced earlier that it will conduct the spring Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign which is scheduled to happen from April 1 to May 31. The campaign will also be joined by a total of 429 companies, including vehicle dealers, logistics systems and forklift dealers, parts distributors as well as rental dealers and lease dealers. Toyota’s campaign will coincide with Japan’s spring Nationwide Traffic Safety Campaign which will run from May 11 to the 20th of the same month.

For this year’s campaign, Toyota will concentrate on topics involving the prevention of accidents involving children running out into streets, and the traffic safety for the elderly. In regards to the said campaign, Toyota will donate 2.65 million traffic safety picture books to children entering kindergartens and nursery schools nationwide, and 47,000 traffic safety picture-story shows to kindergartens, nursery schools, libraries and children’s facilities throughout the country.

In addition, Toyota also has designed special leaflets to raise the awareness of both children and vehicle drivers regarding this year’s campaign themes. The leaflets will be disseminated through the help of automotive dealers, parts distributors as well as rental/lease dealers nationwide.

This year is Toyota’s 39th year in said traffic campaign. Spring Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign has started in 1969, and so far the company has donated a total of approximately 115.9 million picture books and about 1.15 million traffic safety picture-story shows.

This spring’s Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign involves the donation of traffic safety educational materials including the giving of Cuccu-doodle-doo’s traffic safety picture book. The book titled “Playing Soccer Together” highlights the dangers of running out into the street. The books, approximately 2.65 million, will be given to the new students at kindergartens and nursery schools nationwide and their guardians through vehicle dealers nationwide.

Another Cuccu-doodle-doo’s traffic safety picture-story titled “Becoming a Mother Chicken,” which highlights how to avoid the danger of running out into public roadways, will be donated to kindergartens and nursery schools, libraries, and children’s facilities nationwide. Approximately 47,000 copies of “Becoming a Mother Chicken” books will be distributed via vehicle dealers nationwide.

The leaflets, which highlight how to prevent children from running out into street and to protect elderly pedestrians, will be disseminated to both the children and vehicle drivers. About 730,000 copies will be distributed nationwide through vehicle dealers, parts distributors and rental/lease dealers.

Additionally, educational posters titled “Consideration of Each Person Leads to Traffic Safety” will be displayed at approximately 7,400 locations for the drivers and the general public to be informed. They will also be displayed between May 1 and 7 at JR Nagoya Station to broadly stress the importance of traffic safety.

There are so many things that drivers, occupants and pedestrians have to know. The information is not limited to EBC brake pads and other auto parts. A fraction of this information is going to be delivered by Toyota through its latest campaign.

Anthony Fontanelle
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/toyota-to-sponsor-spring-traffic-safety-campaign-124237.html

Ronaldinho, Tierry Henry, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and others…
Compilation by Josh B.

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United States Mens National Team soccer highlights from their 2-1 win to win the Gold Cup against Mexico at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL on Sunday, June 24, 2007.

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