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writing out loud...DefenceSo Barcelona has some trouble with this simple idea. Perhaps an even greater talking point in the first half was a ridiculous challenge from Dirk Kuyt on Everton captain Phil Neville. Going in with a two-footed lunge, Kuyt could have easily landed Neville with a broken leg--the same type of injury that Arsenal's Eduardo da Silva suffered from Martin Taylor's challenge. Needless to say, the challenge only added fuel to the fire for what was shortly to come afterwards. In the 54th minute, Tony Hibbert hauled down Steven Gerrard in the penalty area on their way to a loose ball. At the time, Clattenburg was getting ready to pull out a yellow card before Steven Gerrard quickly intevened in the offical's decison making. The result afterwards was disaster for Everton: Hibbert was sent off and Dirk Kuyt scored from the spot to put his side level. Playing with a man down for nearly the entire half, Phil Neville also joined Tony Hibbert as Everton were down to nine-men after a Lucas' goal-bound shot was parried by a deliberate Neville handball.

Kuyt struck another shot past goalkeeper Tim Howard in the 90th minute to seal off a typically highly charged match.To add to the mountain of dubious decisions, Moyes was further irritated after Jamie Carragher clearly dragged Joleon Lescott down in the penalty area at the closing stages, of course, only to be denied by Clattenburg."We deserved that penalty and if the other penalties were more blatant than that, then I am in the wrong game I seem to see football differently. If [Clattenburg] doesn't see that you ask why," vented a fuming Moyes in post-game interview. With the recent derby still fresh in the minds of certain Everton players, club captain Phil Neville has urged his side to turn the tide this time around at Anfield--a place where Everton has not won since 1999 when Kevin Campbell scored the matchwinner."When you play consistently well as we have done all season, you automatically raise the bar of expectation," said Neville."That is a challenge we need to meet head on. Just doing enough now is no longer acceptable at Everton, and we must start to achieve now. For us to finish fourth in the best league in Europe would represent a wonderful achievement." Everton will be without star midfielder Tim Cahill after he was ruled out for the rest of the season after hearing a 'click' in his foot during last weekend's encounter with West Ham at Goodison. Joseph Yobo (ankle), Andy Johnson (groin) and Steven Pienaar (flu) are expected to be avaliable after being out with their respective injuries. As for Rafa Benitez's men, Liverpool insist that they have not turned their attentions to the upcoming Champions League trip to the Emirates on Wednesday and will do everything in their power to stay in the top four in the Premier League."It means we must keep winning to make sure we are in the top four. A win and a five-point lead will be a good advantage but we have important games, especially away from home, so we know we must keep working hard," said the Liverpool boss. "I will not be resting players ahead of the Champions League game at Arsenal.

We have spoken all season about changes and rotation but we must field a strong team now to make sure [Liverpool] qualifies for the Champions League."In fact, Benitez seemed to be relishing the opportunity to take part in another derby match against a challenging David Moyes side."I enjoy derbies, big games, especially if you win. But we want to win and so do they, and these are the really important games that I enjoy being involved in," said former Valencia boss "They have had a fine season and will keep going to the end. We expect that from David Moyes' teams." After the controversial verbal abuse of referee Steve Bennett, Benitez will be without key holding midfield player Javier Mascherano at his disposal after recieving two yellow cards in the first half against Manchester United. Fernando Torres should be fit for the upcoming match after suffering a few midweek bruises from international duty in Spain. Torres was not featured in the first derby match between the two sides as he was out with an injury at the time.. Company appoints new Vice President of Marketing and new Senior Brand ManagerALEXANDRIA, Va.--(Business Wire)--Lansinoh Laboratories, the best-selling global consumer brand in the nursingmarket, today announced the addition of two new members of the company`smarketing family. Jennifer Moyer joins Lansinoh as the Vice President ofMarketing, bringing over 19 years of marketing experience in the consumer,mother, and baby spheres.

Mary Gordon joins the company as Senior Brand Manager.Both are new positions created to support the company`s expanding product lineand marketing efforts. "Lansinoh is ushering in a period of aggressive growth," says Gary R Downing,CEO of Lansinoh Laboratories. "Over the past year, we`ve dramatically expandedour product line with several new additions for new and breastfeeding moms,including Lansinoh® Diaper Rash Ointment, LatchAssist?, and our acquisition ofthe Soothies® Gel Pad brand. And we have even more exciting products in thepipeline to be released in coming months. Now more than ever we need a broadarray of highly skilled marketers to maximize the success of this new andexpansive purple product line." As Vice President of Marketing, Moyer will coordinate all North Americanmarketing activities while leading the company`s team of brand marketingprofessionals She will report to CEO Gary Downing. Before becoming VicePresident of Marketing, Moyer was as an independent consultant to the company,working closely with Lansinoh`s previous Director of Marketing, Kira Wood, whorecently left the company to raise her children full-time. Since joining theLansinoh family in 2008, Moyer has made significant contributions to marketingefforts through development of an improved corporate web site, to launch thissummer, and enhanced communication with consumers through various social mediachannels.