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Walter Stewart, a cog on Cincinnati's defense as a senior with 41 career starts, is walking away from the game after being diagnosed with a congenital defect in his spine.
Stewart's father, Keith Fields, told 247Sports.com that his foster son was born with a back defect that was discovered after the Fordham game on Oct. 13.
"Walt was injured on the fourth play of the game, but he continued to play the rest of the game," Fields said. "The acute fracture of the front part of his arch revealed the problem with the C1."
It was sad news for the Bearcats, who have relied heavily on Stewart's play and his leadership. The announcement was made earlier this week.
"I know football means the world to him," Bearcats coach Butch Jones said. "My deal with him is I'm going to be there with him as long as he allows me to be there for him. I told him we'll be together for a long, long time and he can be on my coaching staff. He can start the process of being a coach if that's what he chooses to do."
Stewart had five sacks and seven tackles for loss this season, and ends his career with 17-1/2 career sacks.
In other Cincinnati news, the school announced that it has scheduled a home-and-home series against BYU in 2015 and 2016. BYU is the host team in 2015, and the Bearcats host in 2016. Cincinnati has already scheduled nonconference games in 2015 against Miami, Air Force and Miami (Ohio).
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Rays edged by Red Sox in bid to win 10th straight
Archer has quality outing, but bats quieted by Boston starter, 'pen
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay did not get the sweep, nor did it extend its winning streak to 10 games as Boston took a 3-2 win at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon with 25,221 watching.
The Rays (51-54) rode a nine-game winning streak into Sunday's contest. Despite the loss, the club is in the midst of a 27-12 mark since June 11. Before that stretch, the Rays had lost 14 of 15 to fall 18 games under .500 at 24-42.
On Monday, the Rays begin a three-game series against the visiting Brewers, kicking off a nine-game run in which they play three series against playoff contenders in the Brewers, the Angels and the Athletics.
"Listen, like I said, this has been a great run we've been on," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Now we've got to start another one-game winning streak tomorrow and try to win another series. We've got two really good teams coming in in Milwaukee and the Angels."
Sunday's loss boiled down to Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer's third-inning troubles and a solid effort by the Boston staff.
Archer escaped a first-inning jam only to find trouble in the third when he issued a one out walk to Daniel Nava. Dustin Pedroia followed with an infield single, then David Ortiz stepped to the plate.
The count went full before Ortiz connected on a changeup, depositing the pitch into the right-field stands for his 25th homer of the season and a 3-0 Red Sox lead.
"I didn't want to throw it down the middle," Archer said. "I was just trying to throw a quality changeup down in the strike zone. The way I had worked him, it was a good option. I just didn't execute."
Ortiz hit five home runs on the Red Sox's seven-game road trip.
"On this road trip, he has swung the bat exceptionally well -- even for the standards he's set for himself," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "But to have that kind of power and that type of bat production in the middle of the lineup, he's a tremendous hiter."
The Rays answered in the bottom half of the inning when Curt Casali drew a one-out walk from Red Sox starter Allen Webster and Kevin Kiermaier added a single. Desmond Jennings then doubled to left-center field to score both runners and cut the lead to 3-2. That would be all the Rays' offense could muster.
Despite throwing 43 pitches in the third, Archer managed to go six innings, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three en route to his sixth loss of the season.
"A home run is a home run, and Papi's done that to a lot of people," Maddon said. "To get that deep into the game, I think he threw 43 pitches in that one inning. He went from 32 to 75 and that's really heavy. But then he shows how quickly he can get outs. He had really good stuff today."
Webster allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings to record his first win of the season and second of his career. Craig Breslow, Eward Mujica, Andrew Miller, Junichi Tazawa, and Koji Uehara combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to preserve the win.
Rays hitters went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position while stranding seven.
"Their bullpen matched up well with us in the latter part of the game," Maddon said. "We had opportunities and it's not going to be an oil painting every night in spite of the fact you'd love it to be that."
Despite the hot streak the Rays have enjoyed, there remains a since of urgency for what's ahead.
"On a daily basis, man, I'm telling you, it's 'Oct-tember' already," Maddon said. "You can't wait until September. We're going with a new month. It's called Oct-tember and you have to play the rest of the season like there's no Mulligans and every game counts."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME Documentary Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Raise Finishing Funds
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, a documentary film on the Broadway legend directed by Chiemi Karasawa, has just launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise its "finishing funds", with a goal of $50,000. To check out the film's Indiegogo page, click HERE.
Donations will go toward the final phase of production, including final editing, music and film clip licensing, color correction, audio editing and mixing, and mastering. If more than the $50,000 is raised, the excess will be used for promotional materials and more opportunities for Elaine Stritch to promote the film in person.
Rewards for donations include a special message from the director, an Elaine Stritch: SHOOT ME "backer" T-shirt, a chance to get your hair done by Stritch's stylist Piét in NYC, a "special thanks" credit in the film, an autographed movie poster and DVD, tickets to the NY premiere after party, a personal photo with Stritch, a personalized voicemail for your phone, or a chance to chat with Stritch and director Chiemi Karasawa at the Carlyle Hotel over cappuccino!
The film's synopsis reads: "What does it mean to be a performing artist - first, last and always? Broadway legend Elaine Stritch can answer that. At 87, Stritch is still here, dominating the stage in her one woman cabaret act, torturing Alec Baldwin on 30ROCK, giving us her take on aging, her struggle with alcohol and diabetes, and the fear of leaving the follow spot behind. In stolen moments from her corner room at the Carlyle, and on breaks from her tour and work, candid reflections about her life are punctuated with rare archival footage, words from friends (Hal Prince, George C. Wolfe, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, Tina Fey, James Gandolfini and John Turturro) and photographs from her personal collection. By turns bold, hilarious and achingly poignant, the journey connects Stritch's present to her past, and an inspiring portrait of a one-of-a-kind survivor emerges."
Director Chiemi Karasawa is an award-winning Producer who founded Isotope Films in 2005 to develop and produce content based on true stories. She won an Emmy Award in 2010 for Ellen Kuras' epic "THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)", which was also an Oscar Nominee in 2009. "BILLY THE KID" (2008), a portrait of an adolescent with Asperger's Syndrome won the prize for Best Documentary at SXSW Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival and was subsequently released theatrically and on HBO. Additional films include: TELL THEM ANYTHING YOU WANT: PORTRAIT OF Maurice Sendak (2009), directed by Spike Jonze for HBO; ELEVATE (2011), a story of a Senegalese basketball academy; "LOVE ETC" (2011), about five New York love stories, and "Harry Dean Stanton: PARTLY FICTION" (Venice Film Festival Official Selection 2012). She is currently finishing "Aretha Franklin: AMAZING GRACE. "Elaine Stritch: SHOOT ME" is her directorial debut.
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PEBBLE BEACH -- Lee Westwood has undergone a sea of change heading into the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Golf's Mr. Consistency has a new home in West Palm Beach, Fla., which must seem light-years removed from the frigid winters of his old farm in Worksop, England.
He has new clubs and a new American-made mindset, with his 40th birthday fast approaching. Plus, Westwood will make his PGA Tour season debut at Pebble Beach with the added treat of being paired with his dad, John, in the pro-am.
John and Trish Westwood are celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary, and "my mum's birthday is next week, so it's a bit of a present," Lee Westwood said.
Father and son last played together in a pro-am in 2000 in South Africa.
"We won it, so we're on a streak," said Westwood, who is ranked eighth in the world and coming off a fifth-place finish in Dubai.
During a press event on Wednesday, Westwood discussed his sunny new reality. The transplant from England is enjoying life in South Florida along with his wife, Laurae, and their children, Samuel and Poppy, since moving to Palm Beach Gardens in early December.
Now he can practice year round in shorts and a T-shirt and avoid the jet-lagging trips from Europe. He has 70 top-25 finishes in 161 tour events, but only two wins.
"There is a lot new," he said. "Living in a new country. Moved to Florida just before Christmas. I spent eight weeks there over the winter and over Christmas, so I've certainly done a lot more practice and played a lot more rounds of golf in the winter than I normally would have. So I've come out hitting the ground running this year."
He also has a new PING G25 driver, 3-wood, utility/rescue club, and a new putter.
"Just a new mindset with living in a new country and playing more full time over here," he said.
The weather is a little better too, eh?
"It's slightly better than the foot of snow we got in England," he said.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington, who is back after finishing tied for seventh last year at the AT&T event, said moving across the pond doesn't work for everyone, although Westwood will be able to discuss English Premier League Soccer (his favorite club is Nottingham Forest) with many other European golfers now living in the Orlando area. Among his new neighbors: Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald.
"I'm sure it's not a big change for Lee," Harrington said. "As I asked him this week, and probably the more pertinent question: 'Was his wife and kids enjoying it?' and he said they were, which is going to decide a lot more, you better believe it. It's much more to do with your family than with anything else.
Westwood, who will turn 40 on April 24, credits his dad, a math teacher, with starting him in golf when he was 13 and a talented soccer, rugby and cricket player in England.
"Yeah, he's had a massive influence on me," Westwood said. "He's the reason really I've gotten so good in at the game. You know, he and my mum invested a lot in me when I was growing up."
Westwood will tee it up for just the second time in the AT&T event, and his first start there since 2005. But he's had some success at Pebble Beach, finishing tied for 16th in the 2010 U.S. Open and tied for fifth in the 2000 U.S. Open.
Why did he come back this year?
"A chance to to play with my dad and a chance to play this tournament," said Westwood, who will also play in the Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades next week.
Westwood is coming off a solid 2012 season in which he had seven top-10 finishes out of 15 events, but no wins. He did enjoy a victory in the Ryder Cup.
He has enjoyed much success in California, placing third at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and tied for 10th at the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club.
He tried to explain the allure of Pebble Beach.
"I think no matter what level you're at, good day, bad day, it's still a stunning place," Westwood said. "If you're having a bad and you can't concentrate on your golf, you can always look around and find something beautiful to look at.
"It's just a magical place to play golf. I've always said it's my favorite place. People always ask me where I would like to play my last round of golf. If it wasn't a golf course by a hospital, it would be Pebble Beach."


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Royals' stay in first ends with loss to Indians
Starter Davis exits in six-run fifth as K.C. settles for series split
KANSAS CITY -- Not much happened for the Royals on Monday night. Unless you want to count giving up first place.
After 10 lovely days atop the American League Central, the Royals' 9-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians dropped them into second place -- a half-game behind. And, yes, it was those highly-touted Detroit Tigers who edged into the lead.
Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez stifled the Royals on one hit through the first seven innings and gained the victory. He was pulled after giving up two hits to open the eighth. Ryan Raburn led the Indians' attack with four hits, including two home runs, and four RBIs.
The Royals split the four-game series with the Indians at Kauffman Stadium, while the Tigers won their fourth straight game.
"It's early," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Yeah, I'd love to be in first place, but I don't pay attention to that."
Yost is not much on perusing the standings, at least at this time of the year.
"I don't," he said. "We just try to come out and win a ballgame every night."
The Royals' season has been dominated by starting pitchers going effectively deep into games. This was not one of them.
Starter Wade Davis was chased during a six-run fifth inning in which the Indians jumped ahead, 8-0. Davis was tagged for five hits in the inning, including doubles -- all to right field -- by Michael Brantley, Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana, Mark Reynolds' single and the big one, Raburn's three-run homer to left field.
"They hit some good pitches off of Wade, but they hit some mistakes, too," Yost said. "Wade wasn't up in the zone; a lot of balls that they hit, though, were catching a little bit too much of the plate down. ... This is a club that hits the ball down pretty well."
Rayburn, who also had two singles off Davis, led off the eighth with his second home run into the right-field bullpen against reliever Kelvin Herrera.
Jason Kipnis belted a solo homer to right-center field in the first inning. Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain kept the inning from getting worse by throwing out Cabrera at the plate. In the second, Brantley's double and Cabrera's single combined for another run and a 2-0 lead.
In all, Davis gave up 12 hits, one walk and eight earned runs. He record fell to 2-2 and his ERA jumped to 5.55.
"I just made a lot of mistakes to the plate and put myself in bad spots. I've got to do better," Davis said. "I was probably off here and there. Made some bad decisions and didn't execute."
Meanwhile, Jimenez looked nothing like a pitcher with a 0-2 record and 10.06 ERA in four previous starts.
Instead he looked like a guy with no-hit stuff. Through the first seven innings, the Royals' lone hit was a single by Billy Butler on a ground ball that took shortstop Cabrera so deep into the hole that he didn't have a chance even for the slow-motion DH.
"Ubaldo today -- wow! Incredible, man," shortstop Alcides Escobar said. "He was keeping the ball down and throwing a lot of first-pitch strikes. And he was using a curve, changeup and a fastball over 92 (mph). Wow -- unbelievable today."
Escobar's nine-game hitting streak (15-for-36, .417), was ended. He was 0-for-4 even though he hit two balls hard off Jimenez.
Jimenez originally was supposed to pitch on Saturday but, after the series opener on Friday was rained out, his turn was pushed back two days.
"It felt really good. I guess the couple extra days they gave me really helped my arm and everything," Jimenez said. "I was able to throw everything for a strike -- fastball, breaking ball."
Finally, after Mike Moustakas led off the Royals' eighth with a double and Jeff Francoeur singled, Jimenez was relieved by left-hander Nick Hagadone and he kept the shutout intact.
"That was nice," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "We had spread the game out, but it was nice for Ubaldo to have some zeros after the way he had battled."
Jimenez, in addition to the three hits, gave up two walks and struck out four. Until the eighth inning, not one Royal got past first base.
"He got ahead of us early and he was able to mix his pitches well. That's a great pitcher out there. His track record speaks for itself," Moustakas said.
The Royals have gotten a little off track, getting outscored, 19-3, in losing the last two games to the Indians. And they've detoured into second place.
"It's way too early to be worrying about that," Moustakas said. "We're still playing great baseball on this side. We're not concerned about what everybody else is doing. We're concerned about going out and winning a ballgame every day."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Who is implying that the guy was drunk ?? Just the kid's Mom ?? Well .............
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Who is implying that the guy was drunk ?? Just the kid's Mom ?? Well .............
Ya I am sorry but if it was my kid (3.5 year old girl) I am tossing the guy further down the row drunk or not. Atleast that is my initial reaction putting myself in her shoes. IF he feel by accident and has a concerned look on his face all is forgiven but if he smells of alcohol or was wrestling behind me and it happens I will not hold back on a person.
I have little patience for ignorant unaware people and it sounds like this guy was but regardless the INDystar needs to do a better job investigating if they are going to portray Pacers games like this.
Drunk or not stands on a 40 degree decline is no place to wrestle. IF the guy had fallen on my kid he would have had my hand on his throat helping him up off of her. If he had a concern look on his face I would hold back but if he had a drunken stupor look I would make it a point to wipe it off. Thats just me though.
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As a carousing bozo I find the title a little offensive too.
That would be a great message. Stranger bumps into you, throw em down some stairs.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Well I guess if you want me too I can be vouch for my sincerity at the next Pacersdigest get together.
I am not joking either.
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^^ Really ?? I mean - REALLY ??
more problems for yourself than you would be solving.
Summoning security personnel to apprehend the offender would be a
much wiser (and mature) coarse of action.
I am not saying its the right action but it would be my intial reaction. IF the guy landed on top of my girl I am not waiting for him to take 5 seconds to get off of her while I watch. I mean who does that?
I am pulling the guy off and he had better have an explanation. That is my anger in the moment though and how I react to stuff like this. I know I have a rage in side of me when my kid gets hurt because of a grown mans dumb deciscion. IF its another kid I keep it in check but a full grown man is another story. I don't make excuses for peoples dumb decisions.
Its not a threat. You and me can talk one on one and I will literally explain to you my sincerity at the get together. I think you will not doubt it once you see me and listen to me. Again I am not impling to get physical with you. That would be stupid but you can see that I am not a guy who says this stuff like I don't really believe I would do it. I know myself and I know my temper. You to act like I don't is just silly and I don't mind telling you so in person.
I am a pretty chill guy but when it comes to family I am not.
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Remind me to not do anything on accident around some of you
1) How can you tell if he was drunk or unconcerned?
2) How was that a bad decision?
3) I doubt he is the first thing you are worried about, right? (I mean by that, I know you, you'd be diving after your daughter first and paying attention to him later)
I'm afraid that leaping to conclusions based on assumptions can get people into big trouble. What kind of burns me about the world, though, is if someone like you beat the crap out of the guy most people would feel sorry for anything that happened to you even if it was a pure accident and the guy was trying not to hurt anyone. It's the way we are, and probably why I tend to knee-jerk a little in the other direction when faced with it.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I am coming to the next forum party. Gamble goes off.
It's not hard to tell when alcohol is involved. I don't care if it was accidental, if you've been drinking and you fall into my child and injure him it's not going to be pretty.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
LOL. Don't worry I won't bring my daughter to those since Bills likes his fancy beer too much.
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Many of you are acting like it is impossible to determine if a guy is drunk or not. Well this incident happended right before halftime, so they have been sitting behind you for over an hour, so you know if they have been drinking and if they are getting drunk and you know how they have been acting because you hear a lot of what the people directly behind you say. You also by this time an hour into the game have a very good idea who the guy is.
If I am sitting there with my kid and the guy is behind me there with his wife or children, doesn't appear to be drinking at all, then I would think it is an accident. if he has already made 5 beer runs down the steps and is getting louder and louder, then yes I would be much quicker to step in and handle the situation. My point is you get a very good feel for the people sitting directly in front of you and directly behind you. usually takes 10 minutes or so to have it nailed
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Again I am not saying its the right reaction but if the guy was on top of her and appeared drunk or incapable of getting up right away then my hand will grab whatever sensitive part of his body to help him up and he had better have an explanation.
I am a pretty aware person especially around my kid. I know who is yelling and getting beers around me. This lady might of not been but I know the upper deck clientele is not the same as the lower deck so I am much more on guard around there.
I don't think anyone is questioning how to tell if people are drunk. The problem is thinking that the proper way to handle the situation, is to get phsyical. It could very easily end up with you falling on someone else's kid.
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Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to the people two rows behind me (remember, the row directly behind the writer was empty) unless they are really loud and obnoxious. If that's the case, then sure, you're right. But I'm usually looking down, not up.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Boy this thread derailed quickly..
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!


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Reds survive ninth to earn split against Braves
Atlanta loads bases with two outs, but Broxton escapes jam for save
CINCINNATI -- Remember the red-hot Reds team and that red-hot pitcher you saw in mid-July? If you time your visits to the ballpark just right, you can still see them.
Alfredo Simon earned his first victory since July 9 and Cincinnati survived a tense final inning to outlast Atlanta, 5-3, on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. The win earned the Reds an encouraging split of the four-game series after defeats in the first two games had extended the team's losing streak to seven.
"We're battling out there; we're not giving up," said shortstop Zack Cozart, who was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Simon (13-8) carried a shutout into the seventh. Some solid defensive work by middle infielders Cozart and Brandon Phillips helped aid Simon, an All-Star in the season's first half (12-3, 2.70 ERA) who had fallen on hard times in the second half (0-5, 5.40 ERA prior to Sunday).
"They came through today," Simon said of the defense behind him. "I threw a lot of good pitches down and away today, and I got a lot of ground balls. I needed the win."
All of Simon's good work was nearly negated in the final inning.
Logan Ondrusek, pitching with a 5-1 lead, served up an Evan Gattis home run and allowed a two-out Emilio Bonifacio hit on what Reds manager Bryan Price called a "skate save," a ball headed for Cozart that Ondrusek instead deflected with his foot.
Three consecutive Braves then reached against Jonathan Broxton, loading the bases for cleanup hitter Justin Upton. Phillips was able to field Upton's grounder and flip the ball to Cozart covering second to cement Broxton's seventh save.
"Things got messy the last two innings and shouldn't have," Price said.
The Reds won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 6-7 at the expense of Aaron Harang (10-8), the veteran right-hander who pitched for Cincinnati from 2003-10. Harang was 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four previous career starts against the Reds.
Todd Frazier and Phillips produced back-to-back singles to start the fourth inning. Then, with one out, Harang didn't make it over to cover first base on Jay Bruce's ground ball, and the Reds went on to score three runs.
"It's something as small as covering first, which I've done thousands of times in my career, and the one time you don't do it, things come unraveled," Harang said.
"I just assumed it was foul, so I kind of broke down. And by the time I get started again, I'm not going to beat him to first. I take the blame for the whole thing."
Frazier added his team-high 22nd home run of the season, off Braves reliever David Hale, in the seventh.
Andy Call is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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First it was turbans, and now it's caftans. That's right — the '70s fashion staple made famous by Mrs. Roper on Three's Company has flowed from the beaches to the streets this summer on some unexpected stars. In July, Jessica Simpson floated on air during her birthday getaway with boyfriend Eric Johnson, strolling through Capri in a plunging orange and giraffe-print caftan that made for the perfect shore-to-shopping look. This weekend, we spotted not only uber-stylist Rachel Zoe in a dramatic leopard print caftan in the Hamptons, but also Hillary Clinton getting seriously glam in bold turquoise and navy caftan for her daughter Chelsea's rehearsal dinner in Rhinebeck, NY. Is it nostalgia? Inspiration from Sex and the City 2? Are we all just sick of tight jeggings? We think the caftan's voluminous cut paired with exotic prints and luxurious fabrics make it the perfect end of summer look—glamorous and comfortable. Tell us: What do you think? Would you wear a caftan? — Mai Dinh


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Preparing for Surgery
Preparing for Surgery - Sherwood Surgical Center
You may have received specific instruction from your surgeon about preoperative procedures. For all surgeries, we ask patients to prepare for surgery by following these instructions:
- Do not eat of drink anything after midnight the night before surgery. This includes water, coffee, tea, gum and mints.
- Discontinue use of all herbal medications seven days prior to surgery.
- If you are instructed by your doctor to take medication before surgery, it may only be taken with a sip of water.
- Shower or bathe and shampoo hair the night before, or morning of surgery.
- Do not wear makeup or jewelry, including body jewelry
- Bring glasses/contacts if you require them. If you wear hearing aids, please bring them as well.
- Keep personal valuables at home. GBMC is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
- Make arrangements to have transportation available when you are discharged.
Please bring the following items with you the day of surgery.
- List of medications/vitamins/supplements and dosage information
- Insurance Card
- Photo identification
- CPAP machine if needed, in case you have to be admitted to the hospital
- Inhaler if needed
- Oxygen if needed
- Crutches/walker if needed
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After surgery is completed, you will be transferred to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), where your vital signs will be monitored and you'll slowly begin to wake up. Family and friends will be notified when you have been taken to the PACU. Once your vital signs are stable and you have regained consciousness, you will be taken from a bed to a chair, where your family will be able to see you.
When you're ready to be discharged, a nurse will verbally go over instructions with you and your caregiver. These instructions will also be provided in written form. Once you have been cleared to be discharged, you will not be able to drive, so please have transportation arranged prior to surgery.


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Wiltshire Heritage and Arts Services is running workshops at County Hall, in Trowbridge, from Monday until Friday.
A How Old is That Photograph? session is running between 11am and 1pm and 2pm and 4pm on Monday with visitors welcome to bring their old pictures to be analysed by experts.
The archive service team will be helping people research their family tree and history about their home in a session running between 10am and 4pm on Tuesday.
A workshop giving advice to those wanting to store antique books and paperwork will take place from noon until 3pm on Wednesday.
Experts will be on hand to talk to visitors how to preserve Wiltshire's landscape between 10am and 4pm on Thursday.
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Troubleshooting help for connecting stereo components?
I'm having trouble getting all my stereo/TV components hooked up in the correct sequence so that each component functions as needed. All my components are Sony the cable box is Motorola (DCT700).
TV (Sony KV-27FS13) with 4 input lines (Video 1, 3 & 4 from the back. Video 2 through the front panel.)
Everything was rewired today to include a new cable box (due to the digital conversion) and I can see TV channels okay.
VCR (Sony SLV-798HF): On Video 1, I can view channels (when VCR is on CH3), and the cable box controls the channel, but I cannot record any other channel but the one controlled by the cable box. I can also view VHS tapes.
DVD Recorder (Sony RDR-HX780): On Video 3, I can view channels controlled by the cable box, but I cannot record any other channel but the one controlled by the cable box. I can also view DVD's.
I have a Sony Multi Channel AV Receiver (Model # STR-DG510). I don't know if that helps with getting this to work or not.
I've included a detailed diagram. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, canucksgirl
Currently the coax goes to the cable box, to the DVD, then to the VCR and then to the TV.
RCA-DVD: from the cable box goes to the DVD player (in). From the RCA out goes to TV RCA in.
RCA-VCR: RCA out on VCR goes to RCA in on TV.
MANY thanks to bricabracwizard for helping me to figure out that my components are now just large paper weights... :(
Hook up your cable box. Take the coex out connection, run that to your DVR coex in. Take your DVR's coex out, run that to your DVD recorder coex in. Take your DVD recorder's coex out, and run that to your VCR in. Take your VCR out, run that to your TV. From your TV, get a connection (whether it is RCA or 1/8 in.) and run it to an RCA input on your receiver. (I assume you mean a stereo receiver...) Take your CD player, run that to another input on your receiver. Hook up your speakers. In theory, everything should work now... let me know if you need more help.
I am using only Coax and RCA/AV cables, which should suffice and I did in fact mean stereo receiver. All the cables are new, so I know there's no issue there.
Wish me luck, I'm going to give this a go now and see what happens. (I'll post more details if this doesn't work). ~ Thanks again.
Good luck! ;)
What I can't do is record an alternate channel to the VCR, and now the DVD recorder will not display anything to the TV (i.e. can't view DVD's, or record).
Any help would be appreciated, as I am thoroughly frustrated now. ;(
Good luck! :)
Well... wish me luck, I'll update you as soon as I get the RCA cables moved.
So, (if you're still around), can you walk me thru this?
I have RCA outputs on the cable box. Do I use them and if so, where should they go? Then on the VCR and the DVD recorder, I have RCA in and out. Which do I use? On the back of the TV (photo), I have 1, 3 & 4, so I assume the front is RCA 2? I just can't figure out what should go where and if the back of the TV is considered an output RCA or an input (it doesn't say)... and I only have 3 sets of RCA cables, so I'm hoping I don't have to go hunting around the house for more (or worse go buy more)...
~ thoroughly confused. :(
If your DVD recorder does have a digital tuner, then in that case you do want to use a coex splitter, split the coex going into the converter box and send that into the DVD player. (The converter is the only device that alters the signal going over the coex line in some cases) If you have the RCA inputs for it, run everything in RCA as it is better quality. Otherwise, hook the RCA from the two components that you use the most into the TV using RCA. Make sure to remember that you will have to switch the input you are watching on the TV using your remote or the buttons on the TV back and forth. Good luck! Let me know if you need further clarification. :)
I updated the image (above) and fully diagramed the connections available and have noted the Make/Model of everything I have. I included the information for the Stereo Receiver, in case it can help in getting this working.
Right now I have the following:
Coax: Wall > Cable Box > DVD > VCR > TV
RCA - DVD: Cable Box > DVD > TV input 3
RCA - VCR: RCA out to TV input 1
With this configuration, the TV-cable works, I can see a picture thru the DVD & VCR, but CANNOT record any other channels but the one set by the Cable Box.
Perhaps what I want to do isn't possible. If so, I would appreciate some advice as to what I may need to get or replace. (Incidentally, my B-Day is next week, so I "might" do some shopping).
The coex splitters only cost a few dollars... I have about 500 laying around my house now that everything has gone to HDMI... ;)
What you need is either:
-a VCR with "cable box control" that will let the VCR change channels on the cable box for you while you are away, but you would still only be able to get one static channel from the box.
-a second cable box, either connected to the VCR with the other connected to the TV, or put with a VCR in another room, then just move the tape from that room to your main one.
-a DVR from the cable company
Your TV set has an excellent variety of inputs and outputs, so it can perform about 90% of the switching functions of your AV receiver. I'd suggest using the AV receiver only as an amplifier - both analog (two channel stereo) and digital (5.1) where those signals are available.
I'm assuming your diagram shows all of the available jacks on each component.
I'm making the assumption that the coax coming into your house will get the basic analog cable channels without the cable box and the cable box is there to get the extended channels (typically anything above 100ish) and premium channels if any. If this is not the case please tell me.
The coax comes into your house from the cable company. Put a 4-way splitter on it. The four outputs go to the cable box, the DVD recorder, the VCR, and the TV set.
Coax out is the lowest quality of any of the signals involved and because of licensing issues it's normally unavailable in stereo other than the cable box. So I'd suggest avoiding it wherever possible.
The yellow-white-red outputs from the cable box (composite video) are attached to one set of inputs on your DVD recorder with a set of RCA cables.
The red green blue component video jacks and white red audio jacks from the DVD recorder are hooked up to input 4 on your television set. This will give you 480p (progressive scan, non-interlaced) output from your DVD recorder which is a bit better than composite video.
Optional - If your DVD recorder has both sets of output jacks active at the same time you can also hook up a yellow-red-white composite set of cables to the inputs of your VCR. You will need two RCA to RCA splitters since it appears your DVD recorder only has one set of audio outputs. This extra set of cables will give you the capabilities to make VHS recordings from anything on the DVD recorder, I don't know how important it is for you to be able to record VHS anymore.
The VCR's yellow-red-white outputs are connected to input 1 on your television set.
Use a coax cable to go from the cable box's output to an A-B RF switcher to the VCR's coax in. (the other end of the A-B switcher goes to the 4-way splitter). This is optional.
It appears that the red white jacks in the bottom right corner of your TV diagram are audio outputs from the TV. If so, hook them up to the first audio input jacks on the home theater system.
If you've got an orange color-coded RCA to RCA cable hook it up from the digital audio out from your DVD unit to the digital audio input port on your home theater. If you don't have an orange colored cable then check out my instructable on using colored loose leaf labels to color code labels. The color coding isn't absolutely important, but with this many cables it's useful to avoid confusion.
You're all hooked up and hopefully this isn't too confusing.
Here's how to use everything in one very confusing (but hopefully straight forward) tutorial.
DVD recorder usage -
To play a DVD (or watch something on the hard drive) set the TV to input 4. If it's an ordinary DVD then I would just listen through the TV set's speakers. But if it's a concert or an action movie where audio's important you can mute the TV and set the home theater to digital audio in. That will permit the full Dolby THX assorted other buzz words 5.1 surround sound from the DVD to be pipped into your home theater system. It appears that your DVD unit is the only item you have which generates digital audio.
To record DVDs tune your cable box to the appropriate channel and set the DVD recorder to record to the hard drive or direct to the DVD.
The R-F input cable from the 4-way splitter to the DVD recorder isn't actually necessary, but it does give you the capability to record a basic channel without turning on the cable box.
VCR use -
To watch a videotape tune your TV to input 1. If you want to use the home theater then set it to the analog input and mute the TV set's speakers.
To record a VHS from the DVD recorder set your VCR to its line 1 input. (assuming that you connected those cables.)
The following option assumes you put in the optional A-B RF switch and there's a coax cable going from the cable out to the VCR input.
Set the A-B RF switch for the coax coming from the cable box. Set the VCR to channel 3 or 4 (whatever your cable box outputs). Set your cable box to whatever channel you want to watch and set your VCR to record channel 3 or 4.
If you want to record basic cable (bypassing the cable box) then set the coax switch to use the cable from the 4-way splitter. This also applies if you decided not to add the A-B switch with the additional input into the VCR. Your VCR should be able to tune all of the basic cable channels.
You can use the VCR to record a basic cable channel (A-B RF switch set to the direct cable to the 4-way splitter) while the DVD recorder is recording another channel (basic or one which requires the cable box).
TV use -
I've already covered how to watch the VCR and DVDs above so here's the rest.
If you want to watch a basic cable channel then use the TV set's tuner. You can even watch basic channels while the DVD recorder is recording one of the channels which is only available through the cable box. You can use the TV set's speakers or mute them and use the home theater setup set to analog audio in.
If you want to watch the non-basic channels then set the TV to line 4 and use the DVD recorder as a pass-through box. If your cable channels support surround sound you can use the home theater set to digital audio in.
One option -
If you want the capability to transfer your VHSes to DVDs then hook up the output from the VHS recorder to the second set of video inputs on your DVD recorder instead of the TV set. If you do this you will have to use the DVD recorder as a pass through box whenever you want to watch VHSes.
I hope this hasn't been to confusing and my description is clear enough that you can see the extra flexibilities with going with this approach.
To answer your questions, all the components I've outlined indicate all the available connections, even if I don't have the necessary cables (i.e. HDMI, S-Video). As far as the cable feed, they are real cheapskates here. Channels 3-28 are the analog signals, and everything after that is only available through the cable box. Now I don't know what your channels are like, but there isn't a whole lot of interest coming from these lower channels. Prior to the conversion we had analog to Ch122, but they pulled most of them and now you only see an "order screen".
With the current setup (noted in the question), I'm able to record to the VCR and DVD as long as the devices are on Ch3 and recording the cable box feed. Technically that's fine for when I'm not home (so long as I leave the cable box on). I think my only real option left is to get a PVR. What really bothers me about that, is I could have bought one less than 2 years ago, and looked at them as well as the DVR that I ended up getting. All I can say to that is, hindsight is 20/20, especially when Murphy's Law is involved.
If you hook up a cable directly from the wall jack to your VCR's RF in jack can you view channels 3-28? Are any of those channels useful to you to record (VCR or DVD) or watch in real-time on the TV?
Will your cable company provide you with a second cable box (tell them it's so you can get TV in the bedroom) at a reasonable price? This is needed if you want to make a recording of one show while watching another show.
Are you sure that that's your DVD recorder model? The search I did indicates that it's an European model (Region 2) and has several connectors which are not in your diagram. While it's technically possible to use it in Canada it's not as useful for most purposes.
Are other cable boxes available besides the one you have? Presumably the cable company offers a high def box. It may also have a digital box with component (red green blue + red white) outputs that'll give you a bit better quality on your TV.
I believe, based on your descriptions that you can record DVDs even without a digital tuner. However it will be in NTSC quality and go through a digital to analog to digital conversion (e.g. not as good as theoretically possible as if it was a true digital signal).
Is it okay if your VCR is only used to play videotapes and not record any shows?
Is it valuable to you to have the ability to transfer videotapes on to DVDs? Would you be willing to move a couple of cables temporarily each time you want to transfer VCRs to DVDs?
These questions will help determine the best solution for your particular setup.
Something else to think about. I'm assuming that your cable company also provides digital signals and high def. Are you considering getting a high def TV in the future? That might affect what particular cables you'd want to use now to make the transition smoother in the future.
I'm not sure why you got Region 2 (Europe) for my DVD recorder as I bought it at Best Buy in Canada... then again, it might be why I've never been able to get the thing to record. So far its just been a player and works fine with DVD's (store bought and ripped DVD's).
If I could record only to DVD (and not the VCR), then that would be fine. Its actually the reason I got the DVD in the first place, so I could utilize the HD and then burn DVD's only when needed. I also don't have any need to transfer from VCR to DVD.
Right now, to keep costs down, I don't intend to go for HD TV. I've been monitoring those channels through the guide and I see I'm not missing anything. They also have the next tier of cable designed in such a way that I'd lose some of the channels that I really like and already have and would then have to pay extra for them in separate packages. (Being a single working mom, that's not going to happen)...
Getting another cable box may be an option. I actually have the cable guy coming out today because the bedroom cable box isn't working. So I might also pick his brain on some better options.
I did some more research on your DVD recorder. It appears that it's primarily Europe and Asia, but has also been sold in Canada (NTSC Region 1) but apparently not in the U.S. from what I can tell.
The only reason I'm suggesting two cable boxes is so you can record one show on the DVD-HDD while at the same time watching a different show on your television set.
Try this out, it'll be part of your permanent setup.
Hook up a yellow red white cable from the cable box's output to the Line 1 input jacks on your DVD-HDD.
Hook up red green blue component video cables plus red white audio cables from the output of your DVD to Input 4 of your television set.
Turn on the TV to Input 4. You should be able to play DVDs normally at this point.
Then use the DVD-HDD remote to select line 1 input. You should see whatever your cable box is tuned to. Select a channel with the cable box.
At this point you should be able to record shows to the hard disk digital recorder and play them back whenever you want. (basically the equivalent of a PVR without a channel guide, but also without a monthly fee from the cable company.)
You should also have the ability to edit shows on the HDD (remove commercials, leave out stuff you don't want) and burn a show from the HDD to a blank DVD-R disk.
You should also have the ability to record directly from the cable in to a DVD-R.
The exception is if the broadcaster or cable company sends out a "do not copy" flag which instructs your unit not to record.
What I described above should make it possible for you to use the DVD recorder - both to burn DVDs and to save stuff on the HDD. Check it out and then we'll proceed with the rest of your setup.
BTW - you did say SINGLE mom - didn't you? ;-)
A DVR is a device which you own. It accepts video-cable inputs and should have some way of obtaining a programming guide (signal which piggybacks the incoming cable signal, direct internet updates, etc.) This includes TiVO, ReplayTV, and stand-alone DVD-hard drive combos like the one you own. Some DVRs follow the rules for shows which you are not allowed to record, allowed to make only one copy of, etc. and I think that includes your DVD-HDD unit.
A PVR is a device which comes from the cable/satellite company. Whether you purchase it or lease it every month is unimportant - they control how it's used. For example, if their software says you can only keep a show for 6 months then the show erases itself after that period. Or if you can only watch it for a specific number of times. Or that you can't mute the commercials or fast forward through them. Or plays back new commercials each time you watch a recorded show. Some of these examples are hypothetical, but they are all technically possible, especially with virtual PVRs where the actual recording is saved on their servers and streamed to you when you watch your recorded shows.
PVRs do have some advantages, in particular some models can playback on all of the TVs in your house. In addition they're available in high def models. As far as I know the only high def stand-alone DVR is TiVO.
Obviously from the above descriptions I am heavily in favor of DVRs. The best solution (IMHO), although it's certainly most complicated, is a dedicated home theater PC. That gives you the maximum flexibility (read: much too complicated unless you're a geek).
Back to your setup ...
Your DVD-HDD unit does not have any program guide, but it does have a funky mode called "syncho record". That automatically records whenever there's a video signal present. Fortunately that works well with the cable box you described.
Use the setup I described previously (cable box to DVD-HDD to TV set) and turn on the syncho record mode on the DVD-HDD unit specifying that it should record from the line 1 input to the hard drive. Whenever you program a show on the cable box it should turn on the cable box and tune to the correct channel and the DVD-HDD should record the show to its hard drive. With syncho record you don't have to program the timers on two boxes (cable box and DVD-HDD).
Never ever use channel 3 to record unless you have to. It's mono (really complicated licensing issues about how MTS stereo audio is generated) and requires two additional conversions (video to RF and then back to video) so it's the lowest quality. Make sure you have a set of composite cables (yellow red white) from the output of the cable box to the input of the DVD-HDD.
The reason I suggested a second cable box is so you can record one show on the DVD-HDD (as described in the previous paragraph) and watch a different show at the same time. Hook up the second cable box to the Input 3 connectors on your television. The only tricky part about this setup is configuring your infrared remotes so when you program one cable box it doesn't also program the second one at the same time. In a couple of rare cases components have the ability to set multiple 'channels' so you can program a separate remote (or separate buttons on a universal remote) for each cable box. The alternative (sloppy) solution is to have the cable boxes facing opposite directions or isolated inside cardboard boxes and literally aim the remote inside the box so its light only hits the correct cable box. (Does that make sense?)
It's unlikely, but if the cable company has different cable boxes, hopefully from different manufacturers, then you could use unlike cable boxes which hopefully will have remotes which won't interfere with each other.
You can even hook up the second cable box to the VCR's inputs to have the ability to record two shows at once (one on the DVD-HDD, one on the VCR).
If it turns out that a direct cable from the wall outlet to your TV set does permit you to watch channels 3-28 then you will need the 4-way R-F splitter. (well actually you only need 3 but they don't make 3-ways - insert your own dirty joke about 3-ways here if you wish.) Hook up the outputs from the 4-way splitter into the two cable boxes and your television set. If your TV doesn't receive 3-28 directly or if those channels are truly useless to you then you can leave that jack empty and just use a 2-way splitter into the two cable boxes.
For now anyways, I will use the current setup. I can record a channel (but not watch another), so it'll be fine for when I'm not home, or when I'm busy doing something else. I also have a few online resources where I can get stuff I missed recording, so one way or another, I'll be ok until I get a PVR.
Thanks again for your help.
BTW, so many jokes... so little time. ;)
As I had mentioned before, pulling the entertainment center out to reconnect everything is quite a pain, so any advice on doing this right would be nice, now that it seems there's a way for this to work.
Ironically, I have a cable guy coming out later today, since the cable box in the bedroom doesn't work. (I figured that out after I had sent you the PM), so I will try and pick his brain on how to set all this up, but I'm not sure he'll give me the extra time on the call out because its on the cable company's dime. For whatever reason, the cable box wouldn't communicate with their computers so it wouldn't activate and that's why they are coming out.
Well anyways, in case this guy can't help (or won't), I'd sure appreciate any additional advice you may have.
Good luck! Feel free to ask for more help/clarification of you need it! :)
1. The timer function on the cable box will merely wake up the cable box (if its off) and tune to the channel selected for the length of time requested and then shut off.
2. It will not actually send any record functions to the units, so if I want to record to the DVD or VCR I then have to set either of them to record and leave the channel on Ch3.
3. It won't allow me to watch a channel and record another channel.
So, even though its no better than it was before, I can at least record while I'm not home and I don't have to leave the cable box on. So I guess that's a minor bonus.
Thanks again for all your help and advice. ;)
Coax > Cable Box > DVD in - DVD out > VCR in - VCR out > TV coax in.
DVD-RCA: Cable Box RCA out > DVD RCA in > DVD RCA out > TV RCA - Vid 3
VCR-RCA: RCA out > TV RCA in - Vid 1
With that configuration, I can view TV channels through the TV, through the VCR on Ch3 and through the DVD recorder. BUT I cannot record to the VCR or the DVD except when the cable box controls the channel. This is NOT ideal. I would like to be able to watch one channel and record another (like I did before the cable box).
Yes, the DVD recorder has a delayed timer. It also has about 70 hrs of HD space.
I have a Multi Channel AV Receiver (Sony STR-DG510) with Coax and RCA inputs/outputs for other components. Would connecting everything through this make recording work off other channels? (It hasn't been hooked up properly either... there's a 70 page manual for it, that I've barely read yet).
I had to do some searching, but I did find out that my DVD recorder does NOT have a digital tuner, so that doesn't help either.
I guess there isn't much else I can do. :(
Thanks for the help though!
As I asked (on the other thread), would using a newer Multi Channel AV Receiver make recording possible (like the "old days")?
So any thoughts?
I set everything up as you suggested...
Coax to RF in on Cable Box > RCA out to DVD in > RCA out to TV in
And I have NO picture at all... TV is on Ch3 (Ch4 doesn't work either), and I've cycled through all the input options on the DVD recorder as well
The VCR is out of the loop, and per your instructions, only the coax goes to the cable box.
What does this mean now?
Also I don't think the vcr is getting all of the signal from the cable box. It is probably only getting the channel that the dvd is decoding.
At this point, the problem is being able to record to the VCR and the DVD recorder. The VCR will record the channel I'm watching (and has to be on ch3 to do so), but I'd like to be able to watch one channel and record another. Prior to the cable company's digital upgrade, I would frequently set my VCR to record a future day/time when I was not home (and would like to again).
I would also like to be able to record to the DVD recorder, but under the current setup, I'm not getting a display from the DVD at all. I can't view DVD's or record to the HD or a DVD. Before the cable box, I was able to watch DVD's, but even then I had something connected incorrectly, because if I set it to record, I'd only see "snow" when I went to view it later.
So, from what you're saying, do I need to run the RCA's directly to the TV but leave the coax as is? I have room for more RCA's on the TV (see photo). There's 3 sets of RCA inputs on the back and 1 set on the front (hence the "video 1", "video 2", "video 3", "video 4"). The VCR is coming in on Video 1, but the DVD is nowhere.
Again, thanks for all your help.


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A TEACHER who has spent decades educating youngsters in Kingswinford will retire this summer.
Mike Davies will bring and end to his 33 year tenure and say a fond farewell to The Kingswinford School, where he is the director of ICT.
He first joined the Water Street school in 1982, teaching physics and science but has held his current position for nearly 20 years.
The father-of-two said: "It has been a superb school to teach in and I have enjoyed every minute.
"I will really miss the school but the time has come to spend more time with my family and doing all the other things I have always wanted to do."
Mr Davies plans to spend his retirement travelling, restoring old cars, sailing and walking his dog.
Headteacher, Bronwyn Hedley, added: "Mr Davies is a talented teacher and outstanding leader of ICT developments here at the school.
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Happy Easter, Baylor family!
Friday and Monday are holidays for the entire Baylor campus, allowing students, faculty and staff some time off to spend with family around what is arguably the most important day in the Christian calendar: Easter. As we enjoy the time off, let's also keep an attitude of thankfulness for what this weekend means.
First and foremost, of course, at Easter we remember the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for us — leaving Heaven to come to Earth as a man, where he would suffer the incredible torture of the cross and the even more incredible torture of being separated from his Father, all for our sake, so that we can spend eternity with God if we will just accept Jesus as our Savior.
As members of the Baylor family, we are blessed to be part of a university that not only is free to celebrate Easter, but chooses to embrace that freedom in recognizing God and what He has done for us. That we get a couple of extra days off is perhaps the least of the ways that is expressed; it's also visible in the way our professors teach, in how our community embraces and serves one another (and others), and even in our university's approach to the gift of learning itself.
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The pair, of Wells Road, Brierley Hill, claimed housing and council tax benefits, income support and job seekers allowance even though Stone was in regular employment, the court was told.
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Mr Jackson told the court they forged tenancy agreements to give the impression Brown was living alone and in a conversation with benefits staff she stressed she did not know Stone.
At the same time she had shown their newborn daughter to his work colleagues and also bragged on Facebook about them being engaged for years.
She also informed the benefits staff not to worry about state payments covering only £100 of their £150 a week rent because there were no problems making up the shortfall.


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I think this has gone on long enough now to say that I think we officially have turned the corner on the season. Doesnt mean that we are now suddenly a contender for anything but when Danny went down we kept saying that we really needed to try and keep around .500% so that when he returned we could push for playoff position.
Well we are now one game above .500% and have a few games at home so that maybe we can keep at an even keel.
But more importantly than being at home, IMO, is the fact that we are actually playing at a much higher level than what we were to start off the season. Lots of individual players have stepped up to help but I think first and foremost Frank Vogel has to be credited with understanding that the offensive structure we were using to start the season was not working and starting with the Dallas game he changed the offense to better fit the players we have.
Sounds simple doesnt it? But after years of watching a coach pound round pegs into square holes and refuse to adjust anything to fit the players having a coach who is not filled with his own hubris is both a blessing and fun to watch. The one thing that I have been impressed with over the past couple of games is the fact that our guards are now making quick purposeful cuts to the basket and our forwards are hitting them for some easy layups.
Frank still has an irritating knack for not calling a timeout fast enough to stop a run and at times his line in line out substitution pattern drives me insane. But overall I still think we have a winner on our hands here for a coach and this guy is far more than Just a motivational speaker.
I have found the one team that has a worse bench than ours, Portlands bench flat out sucks. To the chagrin of the dozens of people in attendance to see Meyers Leonards play basketball he was totally worthless and did nothing other than provide a Tyler Hansbrough the opportunity to break out of his slump. I dont know if it was visible on TV or not but Tyler was flat out beating on Leonard & Freeland in the first half. One time they both came to double him and both tried to foul him very hard and both walked away holding their Jaws while Tyler casually went to the free throw line.
Normally when our bench comes in I cringe and usually go on twitter to complain vehemently about them, but tonight I will say that in the first quarter our starters were flat and our backup big men came in and ignited a fire. Tyler by being Tyler (but actually scoring this time) and Ian continuing his series of great games that he has been stringing together.
After Fridays game we will do our 20 game review but at game 19 I think we stand a lot better than we did at game 10. BTW as I was watching NBAtv they showed a graphic about teams that have played the most games on the road. Denver, Utah, Cleveland & Indiana have all played 12 games on the road so far, our road record of 5-7 was the best o f the four with Denvers 4-8 coming in second.
Then Kenny Smith said kudos to Indiana for doing it without their best player which still makes me shake my head every time they say something like this. In the pre-season previews they had nothing good to say about Danny, EVER. But when he went down it was all love and kisses from them.
Speaking of Danny I dont know if you guys saw this or not but at halftime Danny came out onto the court with the rest of the team and shot the ball all while wearing a suite and street shoes. No layups and no real elevation on his Jump shot but he was shooting (& more importantly hitting) and while I know we are nowhere near time for him to return I keep hoping that maybe close to the first of the year we can start hearing about him doing some full scale practices.
Lets do grades tonight.
David West: B+
Started off slow and I mean really slow. Missed two early box outs that led to Portland getting the rebound and made a very slow switch in the post allowing Aldridge almost an uncontested layup. Went to the bench early, got an extended rest thanks to Tyler being a human Tornado, and came back in playing at a much higher level. In fact ended the game with what I consider a more efficient game than what Aldridge did considering he played almost 5 less min. and shot a much higher % from the field and grabbed the same amount of rebounds. Didnt get to the free throw line though, which is actually kind of odd for him. But overall he has been carrying us for quite awhile so well give him a break on that.
Paul George: A+
Im giving him the plus tonight from one of the extra pluses he got from last nights game. Active, aggressive, assertive and any other A words you can think to use here. These past two games have by far and away been the best of his entire career. His Dallas and New Orleans games were fine but neither represented a sustainable level of play. You are not going to be able to hit that many threes every night. But this, this style of play can be done every night without fail. Since I didnt get to say anything about last nights game I want to include here that while his scoring was outstanding and game saving for us it was his smothering defense that left me breathless. His defense tonight was good as well but what he did against Deng was superb. His trade value will never be higher, sorry couldnt resist.
Roy Hibbert: C
Sigh . Im watching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on NBAtv talk about the sky hook and how to play in the post. Now my mind is flashing back to the 8 foot sky hook air ball Roy threw up. Still plays good solid defense every game so at least there is that but my God his shot has gone to never land or someplace. For the season he is now shooting .383% which is amazing for a center to shoot who mostly plays in the post. I know its mostly mental with him and someday soon this will all turn around. In fact if you think about it with Roy slumping, Paul having been in a slump, our bench in general slumping on offense its amazing that we are now above .500%
Lance Stephenson: C-
He is so lucky that Frank is his coach and not you know who. Im telling you a lot of coachs would not have tolerated that opening salvo where he missed two threes (both were open so they were not bad shots) but then ran a fast break where he slopped up a horrid shot causing a turn over. He would have been benched and never seen again. But Frank let him play out of it and he eventually got turned around a little bit. Although I will tell you Frank gave him the first dirty look Ive ever seen Frank give a player on the bench when he came out. Decent defense for the most part, only got lost twice that I counted and he was doing some real work on the boards. Hes an odd duck in that he may be to willing of a passer and passes up shots but then I also wonder if he may not be a ball hog if his shots start dropping, with him you get the feeling it could go either way. Still always fun when he is in because like that mythical box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get.
George Hill: B
This is a tough one really and kind of a head scratcher. I feel like a B is probably too high for this game because watching it I dont feel like he had that great of a game, but then looking at the box sore you have to say he had a good game. This was a quiet 18 point game; in fact I didnt realize he scored 18 points till the end of the game. He did make a sweet cut to the rim for a dunk from a beautiful feed from Paul. I know Damian Lillard was causing him fits all night, but after watching him play for the first time I can tell you that he will be causing lots of people fits for a very long time.
Tyler Hansbrough: B+
Obviously Tyler made the west coast trip and forgot to pack his red bull. It was a tale of two halves for him though as in the first half he was a dynamo who the Blazers had no answer for. By the second half he was coming down from his energy drink high. He was putting on the bruises tonight though, whew. Not only did he get blasted in the double team but Leonard also tried to straight up foul Tyler and once again left holding his chin/Jaw area. He and Tyler also exchanged words after that incident.
Ian Mahinmi: A-
Another in the line of very solid contributions from Ian on both sides of the court. The offense he is bringing from the backup 5 spot, well actually its better than the offense we got from the starting 5 spot tonight. What is great about him is that he is not a one dimensional offensive player and he is now demonstrating an ability to drive that he didnt show us a lot of in the pre-season. He could be a little better on the boards but he also had one of those highlight blocked shots at the rim tonight as well.
Gerald Green: B+
Very active defense tonight from Gerald including one time when the Blazers were trying to inbound that his length and leaping ability caused a deflection that cost the Blazers about a second on the shot clock. Not earth shattering I know but it was enough to cause them to have to rush the shot after still not getting a clear inbound pass. Cant say Im ever a fan of anyone shooting 5 of their 8 shots from the three point line but he did hit two of them. Still cant pass worth a damn but overall he was a net positive on the floor tonight.
Sam Young: C
Not really sure what he did other than rebound a few shots. Not a bad game but he really wasnt very active on the floor.
D. J. Augustin: C-
My expectations are pretty low for him and he met my expectations. His shot apparently is hanging out with Roys shot.
Good win for the team, good two weeks really from the team. If we can keep Paul at this level we will be more than fine, but in all honesty he doesnt have to play this well every night for us to keep winning. I mean it would be great if he did but if he drops back down to 14-18 ppg that will be fine as long as he is aggressive and not settling for a lot of threes.
I wonder how well will match up with Denver.