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Tetralogy of Fallot (teh-TRAL-uh-jee of fuh-LOW) is a rare condition caused by a combination of four heart defects that are present at birth.
These defects, which affect the structure of the heart, cause oxygen-poor blood to flow out of the heart and to the rest of the body. Infants and children with tetralogy of Fallot usually have blue-tinged skin because their blood doesn't carry enough oxygen.
Tetralogy of Fallot is often diagnosed during infancy or soon after. However, tetralogy of Fallot might not be detected until later in life, depending on the severity of the defects and symptoms.
With early diagnosis followed by appropriate surgical treatment, most children who have tetralogy of Fallot live relatively normal lives, though they'll need regular medical care and might have restrictions on exercise.
Tetralogy of Fallot symptoms vary, depending on the extent of obstruction of blood flow out of the right ventricle and into the lungs. Signs and symptoms may include:
Sometimes, babies who have tetralogy of Fallot will suddenly develop deep blue skin, nails and lips after crying or feeding, or when agitated.
These episodes are called tet spells and are caused by a rapid drop in the amount of oxygen in the blood. Tet spells are most common in young infants, around 2 to 4 months old. Toddlers or older children might instinctively squat when they're short of breath. Squatting increases blood flow to the lungs.
Seek medical help if you notice that your baby has the following symptoms:
If your baby becomes blue (cyanotic), place your baby on his or her side and pull your baby's knees up to his or her chest. This helps increase blood flow to the lungs. Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.
Tetralogy of Fallot occurs during fetal growth, when the baby's heart is developing. While factors such as poor maternal nutrition, viral illness or genetic disorders might increase the risk of this condition, in most cases the cause of tetralogy of Fallot is unknown.
The four abnormalities that make up the tetralogy of Fallot include:
Pulmonary valve stenosis. Pulmonary valve stenosis is a narrowing of the pulmonary valve — the valve that separates the lower right chamber of the heart (right ventricle) from the main blood vessel leading to the lungs (pulmonary artery).
Narrowing (constriction) of the pulmonary valve reduces blood flow to the lungs. The narrowing might also affect the muscle beneath the pulmonary valve.
Ventricular septal defect. A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart — the left and right ventricle. The hole allows deoxygenated blood in the right ventricle — blood that has circulated through the body and is returning to the lungs to replenish its oxygen supply — to flow into the left ventricle and mix with oxygenated blood fresh from the lungs.
Blood from the left ventricle also flows back to the right ventricle in an inefficient manner. This ability for blood to flow through the ventricular septal defect reduces the supply of oxygenated blood to the body and eventually can weaken the heart.
Overriding aorta. Normally the aorta — the main artery leading out to the body — branches off the left ventricle. In tetralogy of Fallot, the aorta is shifted slightly to the right and lies directly above the ventricular septal defect.
In this position the aorta receives blood from both the right and left ventricles, mixing the oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle with the oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle.
Some babies who have tetralogy of Fallot may have other heart defects, such as a hole between their heart's upper chambers (atrial septal defect).
While the exact cause of tetralogy of Fallot is unknown, various factors might increase the risk of a baby being born with this condition. These risk factors include:
All babies who have tetralogy of Fallot need corrective surgery. Without treatment, your baby might not grow and develop properly.
Your baby may also be at an increased risk of serious complications, such as infective endocarditis — an infection of the inner lining of the heart or heart valve caused by a bacterial infection.
Untreated cases of tetralogy of Fallot usually develop severe complications over time, which might result in death or disability by early adulthood.
You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner. However, you'll then be referred to a doctor trained in treating heart conditions (cardiologist). Your child will often be referred to a doctor trained in treating children with heart conditions (pediatric cardiologist).
Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment, and what to expect from your child's doctor.
Preparing a list of questions can help you make the most of your appointment time. For tetralogy of Fallot, some basic questions to ask your child's doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared ahead of time, don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment.
Your child's doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
While you're waiting for the doctor's appointment and for treatments, here are a few tips to help make your baby more comfortable:
After your baby is born, your baby's doctor might suspect tetralogy of Fallot if your baby has blue-tinged skin or if a heart murmur — an abnormal whooshing sound caused by turbulent blood flow — is heard in your baby's chest. Your baby's cardiologist will conduct a physical examination and use several tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Tests may include:
Echocardiography. Echocardiograms use high-pitched sound waves to produce an image of the heart. Sound waves bounce off your baby's heart and produce moving images that can be viewed on a video screen.
This test is generally used to diagnose tetralogy of Fallot. It allows your baby's doctor to determine if there is a ventricular septal defect and where it's located, if the structure of the pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery is normal, if the right ventricle is functioning properly, and if the aorta is positioned properly. This test can also help your baby's doctors to plan treatment for your baby's condition.
Electrocardiogram. An electrocardiogram records the electrical activity in the heart each time it contracts. During this procedure, patches with wires (electrodes) are placed on your baby's chest, wrists and ankles. The electrodes measure electrical activity, which is recorded on paper.
This test helps determine if your baby's right ventricle is enlarged (right ventricular hypertrophy), if your baby's right atrium is enlarged and if the heart rhythm is regular.
Cardiac catheterization. Doctors may use this test to evaluate the structure of the heart and plan surgical treatment. During this procedure, your baby's doctor inserts a thin, flexible tube (catheter) into an artery or vein in your baby's arm, groin or neck and threads it up to his or her heart.
Your baby's doctor injects a dye through the catheter to make your baby's heart structures visible on X-ray pictures. Cardiac catheterization also measures pressure and oxygen levels in the chambers of the heart and in the blood vessels.
Surgery is the only effective treatment for tetralogy of Fallot. Surgical options include intracardiac repair or a temporary procedure that uses a shunt. However, most babies and older children have intracardiac repair.
Your child's doctors will determine the most appropriate surgery and the timing of the surgery based on your child's condition.
This open-heart surgery is usually done during the first year after birth. The surgeon places a patch over the ventricular septal defect to close the hole between the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles).
He or she also repairs or replaces the narrowed pulmonary valve and widens the pulmonary arteries to increase blood flow to the lungs. After intracardiac repair, the oxygen level in the blood increases and your child's symptoms will lessen.
Occasionally babies need to undergo a temporary surgery before having intracardiac repair.
If your baby was born prematurely or has pulmonary arteries that are underdeveloped (hypoplastic), the surgeon will create a bypass (shunt) between a large artery that branches off from the aorta and the pulmonary artery.
This bypass increases blood flow to the lungs. When your child is ready for intracardiac repair, the surgeon removes the shunt during the procedure for intracardiac repair.
While most babies do well after intracardiac repair, complications are possible. Complications may include:
Sometimes blood flow to the lungs may still be restricted after intracardiac repair. Infants, children or adults with these complications might require additional surgeries. In some cases, the pulmonary valve might need to be replaced.
Arrhythmias may be treated with medications, a procedure to treat the arrhythmias or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
In addition, as with any surgery, there's a risk of infection, unexpected bleeding or blood clots.
Complications can continue throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood for people with tetralogy of Fallot.
After surgery your child will need lifelong care with a cardiologist trained in treating congenital heart disease, including routine follow-up appointments to make sure that the procedure was successful and to monitor for any new complications.
Your doctor may conduct a physical examination and order tests in regular follow-up appointments to evaluate and monitor your child's condition.
The doctor might also recommend that your child limit physical activity, particularly if there's any pulmonary valve leakage or obstruction, or arrhythmias.
Sometimes, antibiotics are recommended during dental procedures to prevent infections that might cause endocarditis — an inflammation of the lining of the heart. Antibiotics are especially important for those who have artificial valves or who've had repair with prosthetic material. Ask your child's doctor what's right for your child.
As your child grows, you might have some concerns about how best to care for him or her, including:
Exercising and play. Parents of children who have congenital heart defects often worry about the risks of rough play and vigorous activity even after successful treatment.
Although some children might need to limit the amount or type of exercise, many can lead normal or near-normal lives. Decisions about exercise need to be made on a case-by-case basis, so ask your child's doctor which activities are safe for your child.
If you're an adult who has congenital heart disease, you might have concerns, such as:
Pregnancy. Most women who have congenital heart disease tolerate pregnancy without any problems. However, a severe heart defect or complications such as chronic pulmonary regurgitation or arrhythmias can increase the risk of complications during pregnancy.
If you have congenital heart disease, discuss family planning with your doctor. Your doctor may recommend that you receive care before and during your pregnancy from doctors trained in congenital heart disease, genetics and high-risk obstetric care. Some heart medications aren't safe during pregnancy and might need to be stopped or adjusted before you become pregnant.
It can be extremely frightening to learn that your child has potentially life-threatening heart defects. Although support groups aren't for everyone, talking to other parents — especially those whose children have already gone through corrective surgery — can give you hope, encouragement and support. Ask your child's doctor if there are any support groups for parents of children with heart defects in your area.
Be sure to give yourself a break at times. Ask other family members or friends to help take care of your child. When your child is in the hospital, see if you can schedule friends and family to visit with your child so that you can go home to take a shower or nap, or to spend time with your other children.
To help coordinate your child's care, you might prepare a brief note with your child's diagnosis, medications, surgeries and their dates, and the cardiologist's name and number. This note will provide necessary information to others who might care for your child and will help any new doctor understand your child's health history.
If you change health insurance plans, be sure your new plan will cover your or your child's care. Some plans might not allow coverage for pre-existing conditions or might require a waiting period.
Congenital heart disease treatment expertise. Each Mayo Clinic location offers care for adults with tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases.
Doctors trained in treating adults and children with congenital heart disease work together in the Center for Congenital Heart Disease at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota to treat adults and children with tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases.
Surgical expertise. Mayo cardiovascular surgeons have experience and expertise treating tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases.
Mayo cardiovascular surgeons have experience performing intracardiac repair surgery — a procedure that improves and redirects blood flow in the heart so that blood flows in the correct direction — to treat tetralogy of Fallot.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for heart and heart surgery.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Doctors trained in cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery treat adults with tetralogy of Fallot at Mayo Clinic's campus in Arizona.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery treat adults with tetralogy of Fallot at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular surgery and others work together in the Center for Congenital Heart Disease at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota to care for adults and children with tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases.
For appointments or more information, call the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at 507-284-3994 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday, or the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at 507-255-2000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday, or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in treating children with heart conditions (pediatric cardiologists) cardiovascular surgery and other areas work together in the Center for Congenital Heart Disease at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota to care for children with tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases.
Children with congenital heart disease are cared for in the Mayo Clinic Children's Center at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic study new diagnostic tests and treatments for people with tetralogy of Fallot and other cardiovascular conditions. Read more about research in the Cardiovascular Research Center.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on tetralogy of Fallot on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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Indianapolis • Mike Krzyzewski and Rick Pitino are finally doing an encore.
For the first time since their teams played perhaps the greatest game in the history of the NCAA Tournament, Krzyzewski and Pitino will meet in the NCAA tournament Sunday when top-seeded Louisville faces Duke. In the regional finals, no less.
Never mind that few of their current players were even born in 1992. Or that Pitino is no longer at Kentucky, having switched sides in the state's civil war after his brief trip to Boston and the NBA ended badly.
Krzyzewski and Pitino are forever linked by that one game in Philadelphia, immortalized by Christian Laettner's improbable shot.
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Trey Burke was a 16-month-old toddler the last time Michigan was playing this late in the NCAA Tournament.
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Korn's Brian "Head" Welch is on the road to recovery after successful kidney stone surgery. But it's still unclear when the guitarist will return to the road with his bandmates for Korn's current tour in Russia.
Welch was admitted to the hospital earlier this week, and went under the knife on Thursday.
He took to Facebook afterward to thank the fans for their support and let them know that the surgery went well. He added that it "looks like its all over," but didn't specify when he would be leaving the hospital.
Korn's Russian tour is scheduled to last through May 28th. The band is also set to play Rock Fest in Kansas City, Missouri on May 31st before kicking off a North American tour at the end of June.
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Fires destroy three homes
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Three Lowcountry families are homeless Monday night after fires rip through homes from West Ashley to Mount Pleasant.
Earlier Monday afternoon, crews responded to Cabrill Drive in West Ashley to find a home fully engulfed in flames.
"Our neighbors across the street, their little boy was screaming 'Oh my gosh it's on fire!' So we had to come across the street to see and when we looked, the whole roof was on fire," Julie Bell said.
Bell lives just down the street from the home and was worried the fire would spread to her home that was also struck by lightning earlier this month. She said Monday night's flames literally melted pieces of the home off.
"[The flames were] very large. Started in the top left corner where the chimney was and we watched it spread across the roof all the way to the other side. We could see the siding melting," she said.
Neighbors say lightning is the cause of the fire, but investigators haven't officially released a cause as of Monday night.
Crews in Mt. Pleasant also battled a fire Monday night in the Molasses Creek neighborhood. Witnesses say they heard thunder and saw lightning shortly before smelling smoke. Fire officials say the flames were initially too big for crews to fight.
"It got above their heads and it was burning over their heads, so we backed the crews out and went to defensive fire for their safety," Battalion Chief Steve Drozd said.
Drozd said the second floor of the home seems to be completely destroyed. The roof of the home also collapsed due to the flames. No one was at the home when the flames broke out.
A home in North Charleston was also destroyed during Monday's storms. Despite the busy night, officials said these type of situations are common.
"It's pretty common.," Drozd said. "In the area, we had another one in [Mt. Pleasant] while this one was going on. The City of Charleston had two or three they were working on so lightning can be pretty hairy in this area."
No injuries were reported in any of the fires.
Photo Credit: Dave Hanley/Shutterstock
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Share my surname with one of the better keeper-batsmen of recent times. My cousin shares first and surname with him (more or less).
Good to see the former NZ skipper Stephen Fleming keeping himself busy by playing guitar for Scottish indie stalwarts Cosmic Rough Riders.
I hate the fact that there is some idiot Indian actor and an idiot Pakistani singer, who are both called Imran Khan. They always pop up on Google whenever you type the name.
An absolute dickwad turns up whenever I google my name and he happens to go by quite a number of other names as well. Teja or Cribb to confirm.
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FLA are bunches of fags and idiots, these people doesnt know that employees working in a production plant will want more overtime hours as much they could get, now for sure people working on that factory will get less salary.... These FLA fags should instead check if the employees get the + percentage of their hourly salary to their overtime.
Classic case of not knowing all the facts before people stick their nose in other peoples business. If the employees are not complaining leave them alone. Other countries are not like here, and even here companies take advantage of their employees. Especially now with job loss. Do more with less.
no one should work as much as these individuals. just because it's standard practice in china doesn't make it sickeningly wrong.
american capitalism is a terminal illness, and it's metastasized globally.
i'm confused, I thought all this started partly because of workers complaining *about* the excessive working hours.
People not living and working in Asia will never understand that due to lack of jobs, and many families earning less than $1000 yearly income, people WANT TO WORK. The conditions in foreign owned businesses are WAY better than those owned by local nationals, and The West should just stay out of it.
Wtf. I work 100hr weeks when my employer is willing to pay the over time. I love the extra cash. I live in the SF bay aria. If 50hr weeks are the FLA idea of over worked they need to stfu. And I am sure building wind turbines(my job) is harder on the body then working at Foxconn.
If anything the FLA should look at the wage/hr. the number of hours a person workes is a personal choice.
I work hard and I get payed well. I use some of the money to buy lots of apple products that support the family's of Foxconn workers. That is American capitalism at its best.
Foxconn is a really good place to work for these people. Or else why would there be lines waiting outside to get in?
You see, now the workers will begin to regret saying all that sh!t to the FLA about how "terrible" they are at Foxconn. Believe me, even people that have it good in the US will complain in one way or another when asked about how their work conditions are. Now, these people will regret it. They don't know how good they have it until they lose it to one of the thousands waiting outside to work.
So now it's simple. Instead of paying one worker 12 hours of work, they'll simply pay 2 workers 6 hours of work. It'll actually save Foxconn money because there's no (or less) OT pay. But to the workers, it'll be less pay and less money for their family. The next time the FLA comes around, these workers will probably tell them to FCUK OFF!
They are now following the law of the land, which is set for a reason and may I add quite a bit more relaxed than most countries regarding overtime. Having problem with that? Can't produce your iDevice fast enough for your liking? A few people complain and it somehow make FLA the bad guy? You guys have no problem when Apple use living condition of the land to show that the workers living condition is acceptable, now when they are forced to follow the law of the land regarding overtime you have problem with that? Use a few people complain about cut in overtime as a weapon now?
Foxconn employee gets paid more than other companies with similar job, so they are getting paid more than others and working same hours. If the money is unacceptable for you when your employer follow the law, maybe it is time for you to change job. Let me remind you all America had similar problem before labor laws were created and enforced.
Bottem line is if you are not willing to do the job 100hrs a week or more you just aren't willing to do the job.
Stop pressing your ideal on real workers trying to provide food for there familes.
@unison999: In this case, yes, the FLA is the bad guy. The workers welcome the OT. In China, there's not a lot of places that pays you for OT. They pay OT as time off so you'll never have extra money in your pocket. Just extra days off, when the company allows you of course.
Now, because of the FLA involvement, these workers will be forced to get paid less and they have no way to make up for that loss! Foxconn will simply hire more people to cover the lost hours without paying OT! It's a win for Foxconn and a loss for the workers. But I guess the FLA didn't thought about that as they thought they were helping the workers.
Just to add, if you think Foxconn will raise their salary again, forget it. There are other countries that are willing to work for less. When the salary hits a certain point, they'll simply be forced to relocate to another country. Then all te million workers the FLA is trying to help will be jobless! Thanks FLA!
The fact is, this was a media **** storm created for no other reason then simply bashing Apple's practices, which aren't even Apple's practices. Sure, Apple could control the wages, but this is what the Chinese economy and Foxconn dictates - these working conditions. The FLA is simply Apple's PR move of putting themselves out there to protect themselves from what is a harsh reality. Guess what? That reality came true.
Don't point the finger at the FLA. Don't point the finger at Apple. Don't point the finger at Foxconn. All three of them have done EXACTLY what they were supposed to do.
Point the finger at the thousands of bureaucrats and media outlets. Point the finger at the thousands of people who post on forums just like this who supposedly know better for the Chinese people, than the Chinese people do. You don't see those people posting here now, do you? Remember something. Millions of iDevices and other electronics come out of Foxconn city. Could you imagine the damage to these companies if those 200,000 something workers (or whatever it may be.) walk out of that factory and leave Apple high and dry even just a few days?
The media, bureaucrats and thousands of other people got exactly what THEY wanted. The problem is, no one seemed to stop and give a **** about what the Chinese wanted.


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Rainwater arriving in storm drains, creeks and rivers has lifted bacteria levels in the ocean and bays, prompting Orange County officials to issue a health advisory.
Swimmers, surfers and divers should avoid coastal waters affected by runoff, and beach visitors should similarly not contact runoff, says the advisory issued by the Environmental Health staff at the Orange County Health Care Agency.
The advisory does not affect anglers or fish they catch.
The runoff is typically contaminated by inland sources such as fertilizer, road oil, animal waste and decomposing plants and trees. The bacteria die off in the saltwater after a few days.
The advisory covers the Pacific Coast throughout Orange County from points around Seal Beach in the north to the San Clemente area in the south.
Depending on the intensity of the rain, bacterial levels can remain elevated for at least three days, says the advisory posted on the agency website, ocbeachinfo.com.
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Most of us in the networking world have had issues working with telcos. Here is your chances to share your funny telco stories!
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One site had a frame relay circuit that was bouncing and spent more time down then up. The client was running on their backup ISDN circuit and getting huge bills. I kept working with the telco and they kept saying it was a CPE issue. We replaced the WIC 3 times and same condition. I told them that the issue was with the line and when they tested it they said they saw no issue. Finally after about two months of this, I asked my field engineer to go on site and hang out for at least 2 hours. Then I called the telco and told them that all the equipment was replaced, the chassis, card (again), everything. The telco tech broke into the circuit and told me that he now sees the issue. That the faulty Cisco equipment was masking a secondary issue with the circuit. They repaired the circuit and it came back up.
The funnies part of this, we didn't replace anything the last time. The chassis was never replaced and the WIC was, but it was never the issue.
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* Most search engines have a "gear" icon in the upper right-hand corner. (If not, look for a "settings" or "preferences" option.) Click on this icon.
* Next, select "search settings." You may be automatically directed to the settings page.
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Making your own scented powder is a great way to save money!
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Note: Creating optimal maps is not very easy as there are a lot of factors to consider. Crystal Space has a lot of tools to offer (like sectors, portals, visibility cullers, etc.) but using these tools effectively is an art. In this chapter we will not talk about how to create maps. For that you use external tools like Blender, QuArK, or some other suitable tool. This chapter focuses on how you should partition your map into sectors, the kind of mesh objects you should use, the visibility cullers, packing textures for more efficient rendering, combining objects, lighting considerations, etc.
For a good discussion about sectors and visibility cullers, see Visibility Culling In Detail.
For more tips about efficient maps, see Some Tips for Efficient Maps.
A sector is the basic building block in a map (see section Visibility Culling In Detail). When you create a map you should decide upon how to partition your map in sectors. The easiest solution is to use a single sector. In many cases that may even be acceptable. Here are some points to consider when deciding upon how to partition your map into sectors:
Every sector has its own visibility culler. Crystal Space currently supports two kinds of visibility cullers: Frustvis and Dynavis. In the future we will have a PVS culler as well (potentially visible set) which basically precalculates visibility in a separate tool. Dynavis attempts to work more on culling but it also has more overhead. So, you should use Frustvis in cases when you have the following kinds of maps:
On the other hand, if you have a complex map with lots of large objects then you should consider using Dynavis. If you do decided to use Dynavis for a sector you should follow the following guidelines for that sector:
Here is an example showing how you can replace the occlusion mesh of some mesh object in a map file:
<meshobj name="complexWall"> <plugin>genmesh</plugin> <params> ... </params> <trimesh> <mesh> <v x="-1" y="-1" z="-1" /> <v x="1" y="-1" z="-1" /> <v x="1" y="4" z="-1" /> <v x="-1" y="4" z="-1" /> <t v1="0" v2="1" v3="2" /> <t v1="0" v2="2" v3="3" /> </mesh> <id>viscull</id> </trimesh> </meshobj>
And this is an example of how you can disable the occlusion mesh for an object:
<meshobj name="wallSegment"> <plugin>genmesh</plugin> <params> ... </params> <trimesh> <id>viscull</id> </trimesh> </meshobj>
Here is a special note about closed versus non-closed objects in Dynavis. A closed object is an object that has no holes in it (i.e. a cube is a closed object). A cube with one of the six sides removed is not closed. When Dynavis writes an object to the occlusion buffer (coverage buffer) it will choose a technique based upon whether the object is closed or not.
Here is an example which illustrates what this means in practice. Assume you have a highly tesselated sphere (a sphere mesh that has a large number of triangles). Also assume that there is another object inside the sphere. If the first technique is used (closed object) then Dynavis will be most optimal for updating the coverage buffer since writing an outline is very cheap. On the other hand it will not be able to cull away the object inside the sphere since the depth buffer is set too deep (i.e. the object in the sphere will be in front of the depth that is set in the depth buffer).
On the other hand, if the second (non-closed) technique is used then Dynavis will need to use a lot of CPU processing in order to update the coverage buffer but it will be able to cull away the object inside the sphere since the depth buffer will now contain accurate values per triangle.
We have not done any performance tests to find out which is better. If you have a really complex object (highly tesselated sphere) then the first technique will probably be better since the cost of writing the object to the coverage buffer will probably be higher then the cost of rendering the object inside the sphere. But we do not know where exactly the threshold is.
Regardless of sector partitioning and visibility culling requirements, the choice of objects you use can also be important for performance. Crystal Space supports many mesh objects but the most important ones are:
genmesh: A triangle mesh object with support for multiple
materials. They are useful for static geometry mostly but you can easily
move them around as well. Genmeshes are very efficient with regards to
memory usage and rendering speed
(see section Genmesh Mesh Object).
sprite3d: Similar to a 'genmesh' except
that it also supports frame-based animation
(see section Sprite3D Mesh Object).
sprcal3d: Similar to 'sprite3d' except
that skeletal or bone based animation is supported.
(see section SpriteCal3D Mesh Object).
Here are some guidelines on using and choosing these meshes:
<staticpos> flag
on the mesh object in the map (or 'CS_MESH_STATICPOS' flag for
'iMeshObject'). This is a hint for the engine and the mesh object so that
it may optimize performance based on the fact that the object will never
move. The other flag is
<staticshape>. This flag can be set on factories
and mesh objects and indicates that the object will not animate (never changes
shape). This corresponds with the 'CS_MESH_STATICSHAPE' and
'CS_FACTORY_STATICSHAPE' flags.
When considering on how to design your objects you should keep in mind what the renderer prefers. For the renderer a mesh is defined as a polygon or triangle mesh with a single material and/or shader. So, if you are using a 'genmesh' mesh that uses multiple materials then this is actually a set of different meshes for the renderer. To avoid confusion we will call the single-material mesh that the renderer uses a render-mesh.
With OpenGL, and especially if you have a 3D card that supports the VBO (Vertex Buffer Objects) extension, the renderer prefers render-meshes that have a lot of polygons. So, for the renderer it is better to use 10 render-meshes with 10000 polygons each, as opposed to 100 render-meshes with 1000 polygons each, even though the total number of polygons is the same.
On the other hand, this requirement conflicts with some of the guidelines for the visibility culler. Getting an optimal setup depends on the minimum hardware you want to support. If you are writing a game for the future and decide to require VBO support in the 3D hardware then you should use fewer but larger objects. For the current crop of 3D card, finding a good compromize is best.
One other technique you can use to help increase the size of render-meshes is to try to fit several materials on one material. For example, if you have a house with three textures: wall, roof, and doorway then you can create a new texture that contains those three textures. The end result of this is that every house will be a single render-mesh instead of three which is more optimal for OpenGL. There are some disadvantages to this technique, however:
When designing a map you also have to think about where to place lights. If you plan to use stencil-based lighting or hardware-based vertex lighting then you must be very careful to not exagerate the number of lights. Runtime performance with those two techniques depends on the number of lights and their influence radius. For this reason you are probably better off using lightmapped lighting in case you have a big map with a lot of lights.
With lightmapped lighting there is no runtime cost associated with having multiple lights (there is a slight memory cost associated with having many pseudo-dynamic lightmaps). A higher number of lights simply means that recalculating lighting will take longer.
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In most years, winning the San Felipe Stakes would stamp a horse as the favorite for the Santa Anita Derby.
This clearly isn't most years and it seems Hear the Ghost still has more to prove.
Santa Anita morning-line oddsmaker Jon White installed the Bob Baffert-trained Flashback, second to Hear the Ghost in the San Felipe on Mar. 9, as the favorite when post positions were drawn Wednesday for Saturday's Grade 1 $750,000 Santa Anita Derby at 1 1/8 miles.
In the weeks since Hear the Ghost's half-length win over Flashback in the San Felipe, pundits have tried to explain away the result as Flashback being the victim of a questionable ride while Hear the Ghost was the beneficiary.
Hence the fact that at least until the first click of the odds on Saturday, Flashback is considered the favorite to turn the tables and stamp himself as the West Coast's top prospect for the Kentucky Derby.
Such a situation means that Hear the Ghost has something in common with his jockey Corey Nakatani - they both still have doubters and more to prove despite owning two pretty solid resumes.
"For some reason, this horse and I have come together and we've been given the opportunity to win this race," Nakatani said. "And I'm thankful for the opportunity. Hopefully, he'll be able to keep doing what he's doing and take us not only to the Santa Anita Derby, but to the Kentucky Derby."
For Nakatani, a one-time Northview High School of Covina wrestler who left school early to become one of the most successful jockeys in the country, Hear the Ghost has come along at a time when the 42-year-old journeyman's career could really use a shot in the arm. Due to injuries and what he believes are misconceptions about his attitude, Nakatani has struggled to build and maintain the kind of top-notch business he enjoyed during his first two decades in the saddle.
The current Santa Anita meet is an example of that. Nakatani has ridden just eight winners from 110 mounts. His 7 percent win percentage is not exactly the type of number that would lead to many good chances in the biggest races at this critical time of year in the sport. But make no mistake, the numbers don't tell the full story.
Many have described Nakatani's ride on Hear the Ghost in the San Felipe as nothing short of brilliant and proof that he can still bring his A-game on the biggest stage. The praise stems from a decision Nakatani made just seconds into the San Felipe to put pressure on Flashback and his jockey Julien Leparoux to either stay boxed in at the rail and back off the pace, or opt for a clearer path closer to the front runners.
Leparoux chose to be closer to the front and Flashback obliged by running off with him and getting taxed in a speed duel that had him tired late in the race while Nakatani and Hear the Ghost blew by to win. Leparoux was fired by Baffert and owner Gary West following the race.
"My job is to ride the race and make somebody make a decision," Nakatani said. "That was the difference between winning and losing in that particular race, as far as I'm concerned. When you're on the battlefield, in the heat of battle, you're going to make some right decisions and some wrong decisions.
"When it comes down to dollars and cents, I ride hard and put in 120 percent every time I'm out on the racetrack. I look at every race like it's my last race and I need to do something to give my horse the best chance to win."
Nakatani's bold provocation in the San Felipe can be chalked up to being one of the many tools he picked up while cutting his teeth as a teenager on a circuit that featured mainstay Hall of Fame jockeys like Chris McCarron, Laffit Pincay Jr., Gary Stevens and Eddie Delahoussaye.
His savvy, however, has not carried over into the Kentucky Derby where Nakatani holds the distinction of being the jockey with the most mounts to never win the Run for the Roses. His 0-for-16 mark in the Kentucky Derby is a bit of an oxymoron because Nakatani obviously had to be doing something right to earn that many tries in America's biggest race.
These days, most of Nakatani's downtime away from the racetrack is spent operating C Nak's El Loco Sports Grill, a Mexican restaurant in Azusa he opened earlier this year. It's an homage to the popular Manny's El Loco in Covina where Nakatani worked as a kid to help put food on the table for his many brothers and sisters after his father passed away.
He's hopeful that over the course of the next month more room on the wall of C Nak's El Loco will have to be found next to all the other sports memorabilia for what might be a Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby winner named Hear the Ghost. But before that happens, there's plenty more to prove for both horse and jockey.


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Led Tigers to back-to-back state finishes
The man that put Princeton High School Tiger basketball on the map has died.
Don Sheffer came to Princeton in 1950 to take over the Tiger program. He told the school board he would take the basketball team to state one day, and three years later, they did. Twice.
Sheffer led the Tigers to back-to-back state finals appearances in 1953-54 and 1954-55, placing fourth in the second trip in the IHSA's one-class system of that era.
"He sure did (put PHS on the map). He came from nothing and went to great guns. He had her all going," said former PHS guard Lew Flinn.
Sheffer, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 88 in his hometown Herrin hospital, will always be remembered for his legacy at PHS. He was known as an outstanding basketball coach, one of the best in the state at the time, as well as being a disciplinarian who practiced what he preached.
"Of course, he meant a lot to me. He brought me up as a sophomore and put me on the varsity team. What a thrill that was," Flinn said. "He was always a good disciplinarian, that's for sure. He watched over us and made sure we did the things we should do. He was a heckuva good coach. He did the things the needed to do. I know there was hard feelings with some of the guys, but there's always going to be in a team like that — if you're not playing first string or this or that.
"He was a super individual to me. Not only basketball, he was always behind in track and football both."
Perhaps the PHS athlete Sheffer touched most was Joe Ruklick. Cut from the PHS freshman team, Sheffer took the tall but awkward product from the Covenant Children's Home under his wing. Under Sheffer's tutelage, Ruklick mastered a deft hook shot with either hand and became an All-American center, flourishing when he moved into the Tiger lineup his junior season due to an illness of another teammate.
Ruklick, who went to become an All-American at Northwestern University and to play in the NBA, describes Sheffer as a man of honor and character. It was because of what Sheffer taught him, Ruklick said, he turned down much more "lucrative" offers from other college coaches to go to Northwestern.
Ruklick said he owes everything in life to Sheffer.
"Knowing him prompts me to think of him all the time," saud Ruklick, who last met his coach in May. "What he did for me was lasting. What's suprising, I haven't forgotten a thing."
In 1953-54, the Tigers became Bureau County's first Sweet 16 team, compiling a 24-game win streak on the way to a 28-4 record, falling to Quincy 64-60 in Sweet 16 play in Champaign.
Sheffer's Tigers entered the 1954-55 team season with high expectations and did not disappoint, winning their first 23 games of the season and ranked No. 1 in the state. At state, the Tigers beat Moline 60-58 on reserve Jerry Zurliene's free throw heroics and Shawneetown 66-48 to reach the final four. They fell to Elgin 71-66 in the semifinals and then to Pinckneyville 58-53 in the third-place contest, finishing at 32-3.
In 1965, Sheffer left PHS, retiring from teaching and coaching to start up his own insurance agency until his retirement in 1988. He had a 247-152 record in 15 seasons at PHS, leaving a legacy that would never be matched again.
Former PHS coach Tony Lavorato (1974-87), once told the BCR when he came to PHS all he heard about was Don Sheffer, even though there had been two coaches and nine seasons since Shefffer last coached.
Sheffer's state squads were inducted into the Bureau County Sports Hall of Fame conducted by the BCR in 1995 and later individually in 2000. He was also a 1975 inductee into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The former SIU MVP compiled a 328-193 career record.
Sheffer was preceded in death by his wife, Aliene, on Nov. 17, 1996. At his request, a private service will be held Tuesday in Herrin. To see his obituary, visit southern.com.
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When you are having sex with a girl with a bra full of coins, but can't hear the coins jingling. Then when you take off her bra all the coins fall out and she yells "JACKPOT!"
One night I went out to a dance club with my friends and got incredibly drunk. Throughout the night I was putting the change leftover from buying drinks into my bra because I didn't have a purse. I ended up going to my boyfriends place afterwards (who hadn't been out with us) and being the terrible drunk I am I conned him into having sex. We were going at it pretty hard, he was laying down and I was on top of him and he finally had the mind to take my bra off. When he did, all the change from the night ($21 in coins..) burst out and rained all over his face. As he was confused and spluttering I just drunkenly continued while yelling, "JACKPOT!!!" and grabbing the cash and throwing in the air pulling a Bellagio Slot Machine. I'm surprised that we're still together.
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London's funniest, punniest shop names
Chucklesome chip shops, snigger-inducing salons and hilarious hardware stores all feature in our gallery of London's most pun-tastic signage
The shop may have moved on to pastures new but the legacy of a terrific pun lives on.
Location: Bank
Stock up on spray tan and get those hairs removed at this aptly-named beauty salon.
Location: Twickenham
A place where you don't 'sleep with the fishes', you just cover them in salt and vinegar.
Location: Marble Arch
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Who says vegetarians don't have a sense of humour?
Location: Marylebone
There's something about the mindless graffiti that just adds to the party feel of this 'traditional' chippy.
Location: Waterloo
Just like your father always said; when it comes to flooring, don't rush the decision-making process.
Location: Clapham
Stock up on spray tan and get those hairs removed at this aptly-named beauty salon.
Location: Twickenham
Forget London's Charles Dickens Museum, this shop is the legacy the Victorian novelist would have wanted.
Location: Wimbledon Chase
What do you mean you don't get this pun? Don't you remember 'Hi-De-Hi'? It ran for nine series, that's almost twice as many as 'The Wire'.
Location: Mitcham
As a general rule, the best puns are simple, effective and based on big-haired heavy metal bands from Leyton.
Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames
A versatile pun is put to good use for a barber shop this time round.
Location: Whitechapel
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A highbrow pun for the sophisticated wine connoisseur.
Location: Marble Arch
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A vintage pun for this specialist wine and spirits shop.
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On Leather Lane there is a hardware store called "S&M Tools"
The previous poster means that Jack the Stripper was on Twickenham Green . Bank ???????? The last one is not Twickenham , but SW6 someplace .
Also Piebury Corner (a little distance away from Highbury Corner, on Holloway Road), Sew Fantastic (haberdashery on Essex Road) and an Off-licence called Singhsbury near Brondesbury Park station...
Chip shop in Croydon (not sure if its still there) - 'The Rock and Sole Plaice'
You forgot Balti Towers in Long Lane. Halesowen!! LOL
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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code S73.112A
Iliofemoral ligament sprain of left hip, initial encounter
Diagnosis Code S73.112A
Short Description: Iliofemoral ligament sprain of left hip, initial encounter
Long Description: Iliofemoral ligament sprain of left hip, initial encounter
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Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
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Hip Injuries and Disorders
Your hip is the joint where your thigh bone meets your pelvis bone. Hips are called ball-and-socket joints because the ball-like top of your thigh bone moves within a cup-like space in your pelvis. Your hips are very stable. When they are healthy, it takes great force to hurt them. However, playing sports, running, overuse or falling can all sometimes lead to hip injuries. These include
- Strains
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Certain diseases also lead to hip injuries or problems. Osteoarthritis can cause pain and limited motion. Osteoporosis of the hip causes weak bones that break easily. Both of these are common in older people.
Treatment for hip disorders may include rest, medicines, physical therapy, or surgery, including hip replacement.
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says he's developing legislation that would require background checks for adult entertainment industry employees.
Kilmartin tells Rhode Island Public Radio his office is putting together legislation for the 2014 General Assembly session. He says he wants to ensure that proper identification is done and no underage children are employed at the venues.
Providence City Council President Michael Solomon previously said he wants to require checks to ensure dancers are at least 18.
The moves come after an investigation into the trafficking of girls for work as strippers and prostitutes. The Cheaters Gentlemen's Club had its license suspended for 45 days and was fined $7,000 after authorities said it illegally hired a 14-year-old as a dancer and permitted prostitution.
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Moment Of Truth
Mira, Jan 2002, 6.50, 408 pp. ISBN: 155166870X Following a successful family court case, attorney Kate Logan is accosted by a desperate Jessica Van Dyke. The police believe Jessica's fianc� Todd Buchanan killed his wife Molly two years ago in a Northern Virginia motel. Refusing to hang around and be arrested, Todd fled. Having seen Kate on a CNN interview, Todd is willing to surrender to law enforcement officials if Kate defends hi...
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12-24-2012, 09:09 AM #25Legendary RSR Poster
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I say rest everyone, make it a defacto bye week and focus on the home playoff game.
We can move up to the three seed but I don't see the benefit for us. In fact, I'd much rather face the Colts and their suspect D line.
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Re: Better off with the 4th seed
Defense.. Agreed we desperately need to get healthy. So if we need to rest players like Ed, Pollard, McClelland, Ellerbe, Suggs, Ngata and Ray then do so.
Oh and give Pierce this game, just like we did when McGahee beat Raiders a couple of seasons ago.
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Re: Better off with the 4th seed
Bottom line if you are the 3 seed you have a much better chance of getting 2 home games than a 4 seed. If you cant beat the Bengals AT HOME in the playoffs or the Colts you dont deserve to move on. Denver in week 2 doesnt scare me that much, Ravens had new OC and Flacco made to huge mistakes in the first half or that could of been a tight game. Manning is a playoff choker for the most part in his career.
Re: Better off with the 4th seed
I agree, would rather face Indy then go to a Houston team that while very good has shown themselves to be limited offensively. If the Houston is able to stay in 2 and 5's and 3rd and 3 and 2's they can stay in their comfort zone but if we can buckle down, run some run blitzes, etc. and force them into 2nd and longs and 3rd and longs i think their effectiveness goes way down. I think if we avoid turnovers we could also beat Denver as well. Really it comes down to us, if we execute offensively and figure out a way to contain the run as much as we can i think we can beat anybody.
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Re: Better off with the 4th seed
Just remember, as the 4th seed we could play either the 1st or 2nd seeds in the divisional round if we win the first game. We would play the 2nd seed if the 6 seed knocked off the 3rd seed. The lowest remaining seed would play the #1 seed, so we'd end up in Denver regardless (if seeds stay where they are now).
The other issue here is what will Marvin do with the Bengals. He may rest everyone as well, so if by some weird occurrence the Dolphins upset the Pats...who knows where we will be.
Re: Better off with the 4th seed
I have no strong feelings on this.
Both Houston and Denver not only beat us, but creamed us. Both games would be away. We need to focus on continuing to win. This is the one time if any that the team really, REALLY needs to buy in to the "one game at a time" concept.My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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Rest the Starters?
With the division clinched and a slight chance to improve our slot in the playoffs do the Ravens rest their starters and concede the Bengals game or do they play to win?:usa: Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less"--GEN R. E. Lee
Re: Better off with the 4th seed
Ok, I think we should try to win this game and go for the #3 seed, as unlikely as it may be. Glenn Clark of WNST wrote an article today which made me rethink my position:
By virtue of their 33-14 win over the New York Giants Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens clinched the AFC North title and a home playoff game. They are guaranteed to play on Wild Card weekend of the NFL Playoffs, but they are not yet locked into the four seed. The Ravens could still clinch the three seed in the AFC Playoffs with a win over the Bengals and a New England Patriots loss to the Miami Dolphins.
The difference in the third seed and fourth seed isn't necessarily significant, but it has the potential to be. Getting the third seed could be the difference in whether the Ravens are able to host the AFC Championship Game.
It seems like an unlikely scenario, but it's not impossible. Should the Ravens and Patriots end up as the third and fourth seeds but each win their first two playoff games, they would meet in the AFC title game. If the Pats are the three seed and the Ravens the four, the Pats would host the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. I vaguely remember such a game happening there before.
But if the Ravens were to finish as the three seed and the Patriots the fourth seed, the game would then be played in the friendly confines of M&T Bank Stadium, the place where the Baltimore Ravens have won 15 of their last 17 games (including playoffs).
Which scenario would you prefer?
I got this question Sunday night. "This seems so unlikely. When was the last time something like this even happened?"
The person who asked was right. It IS an unlikely scenario. But if the Ravens are to return to the AFC Championship Game at all, they will HAVE to knock off one of the top two seeds. The Pats would then only need to win a game either in Houston or Denver, neither of which seems like an impossible scenario.
And if you'll allow your memory to serve you right, you'll be reminded that the Ravens were a second half collapse away from having this scenario play out in January 2011. The New York Jets stunned the Patriots in Foxborough, so had the Ravens avoided blowing a fourteen point halftime lead to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, they would have hosted the AFC Championship Game as a five seed.
Some people argued to me "Glenn, I think the road is easier as a four seed because I'd rather play Indianapolis and Houston than Cincinnati and Denver."
I have absolutely no idea why there is a sudden fear of the Cincinnati Bengals amongst Ravens fans. The difference between the Bengals and Colts is minimal at best. Bengals QB Andy Dalton has thrown for three touchdowns and five interceptions over the course of the last three weeks, is 0-3 in his career against the Ravens and thus far in his NFL career has not defeated a team that has clinched a postseason berth (although that could change next week if the Washington Redskins or New York Giants get in).
The Houston argument is more compelling. Despite the fact that the Ravens suffered a 43-13 shellacking earlier this season in Houston, it's easy to understand why fans would believe that task more likely to be accomplished than a Ravens win in Denver. What's forgotten in this scenario is that the Texans have not yet clinched the top seed in the AFC. They will need to do something they've never done in franchise history-win in Indianapolis-next Sunday in order to nail down the top spot, and RB Arian Foster's availability could be an issue after he left Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings with an irregular heartbeat.
Should the Texans lose (as well as the Patriots) and the Broncos win, the Broncos would be the one seed and the Texans would be the two seed. Which scenario is better for the Ravens at that point?
The NFL did the Ravens no favors in scheduling, as their tilt with the Bengals will kick off at 1pm Sunday, while the Patriots won't kick off until some three hours later. The Ravens will not have the benefit of knowing what the Patriots are doing to decide if there's a point where they want to pull their starters.
Instead, they'll simply have to channel former NFL coach Herm Edwards and "play to win the game."
That doesn't mean they should go crazy.
The Ravens are smart enough to know that the Patriots are unlikely to lose to the Dolphins and will most likely open the postseason by hosting the Colts in a playoff game for the second time in franchise history. That doesn't mean they shouldn't try.
As Harbaugh said, merging the two considerations is very plausible.
It would make total sense for the Ravens to consider giving oft-injured DT Haloti Ngata another week off (he rested for the team's blowout win over the Oakland Raiders in November) and even LB Terrell Suggs (who has played the last two weeks after suffering a torn biceps tendon) the day off. Harbaugh also confirmed LB Ray Lewis wouldn't be a consideration to return from Injured Reserve until the postseason. It wouldn't be stunning to see S Bernard Pollard miss a third straight game either, and if WR Anquan Boldin's shoulder is of significant concern it would be understandable to see him miss the finale as well.
But there is absolutely no reason for the Ravens to spend Sunday's game with Tyrod Taylor handing the ball off to Anthony Allen all afternoon while Joe Flacco and Ray Rice watch in sweats. It's one thing to be prudent. It's quite another to just plain give up.
With something to play for still, there's no reason the Ravens should do the latter. Judging by John Harbaugh's comments, I'll assume they won't.
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October is the most cozy and autumnal of months—the leaves change and fall, pumpkins turn into pies, and warm apple cider becomes the ideal accompaniment to a roaring fire. But in the arts and entertainment world, this month is anything but calm; in fact, things are heating up as the year is winding down. Wondering what to see, read, and TiVo this month? Look no further—we've got you covered. You just focus on finding the chicest chunky knit to enjoy this cultural feast in.
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Brevard, N.C. - Samantha Winn and Josh Roper have been named the Sports Spot Brevard College Student-Athletes of the Month for the month of January as recognized on WSQL 1240 AM on Wednesday afternoon. The award is presented by Sports Spot in conjunction with the Brevard College Athletic Department.
Winn, a senior forward on the women's basketball team, reached double figures in seven of the nine games the Tornados played in the month, recording a double-double on January 2nd with 24 points and 16 rebounds against Mars Hill. She led all Brevard College scorers with 15.0 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game during the stretch. Winn also contributed six assists, 12 steals and one blocked shot in the month of January and currently sits among the South Atlantic Conference leaders in several major categories, including points per game, field goal percentage and rebounding.
Roper, a junior guard on the men's basketball team, achieved double-figures in nine of the 10 contests the Tornados played this season in helping lead the team to an 8-2 record in the month. Roper was able to break 20 points in five of the 10 games, tying the Brevard College single game scoring record at Wingate on January 16th with 33 points, before breaking it with 41 in the Tornados triple overtime win over Erskine on January 18th. For the month, Roper averaged 20.6 points, 4.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while also pulling down 5.2 rebounds per contest. The Charlotte, N.C. native is among the South Atlantic Conference leaders in points, assists, steals and rebounds.
These two athletes will be presented with certificates and action pictures recognizing their award, which will be displayed in the lobby of Boshamer Gymnasium for the entire school year. A total of five female and male Sports Spot Student-Athletes of the Month will be selected in the 2009-10 academic year. The award is selected from qualified candidates each month by the athletic department staff.


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