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Homeopathic Ruta graveolens | Homeopathy for Tendinitis, Muscle Strains, Sprains & Sports Injury
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Home Care for Sprains and Sports Injuries
When a person is versed in homeopathy they become strong in their belief that the body has the wisdom to heal itself. Whether it is to spike a fever to create an unfavorable environment for germs to multiply, or to experience soreness after an injury to give time for the muscles and tendons to heal.
We all experience injury from falls, over-lifting, over-work, and over-stretching when overenthusiastic about playing ball, tennis, running or any other sport. We are inspired when Springtime comes to go outside and really work on self improvement.
Yet, when we do not do physical stretching to prepare the body, or spending too much time or pushing oneself too hard then the body will pull back and respond in a number of ways.
Today, we will concentrate on the physical injury of a strain. When we apply too much force upon the limbs, ligaments, and muscles that attach to the bones and joints. This can occur with a straight force or twisting motion, as when playing tennis. Sometimes the strain can occur from an awkward movement and pulling the muscle in a way that is not expected or unnatural.
Even the voice can experience a strain from screaming too much at a sports event, singing too long in the chorus or for cheers, going to a range that is unaccustomed and too far a strain for the tone of the voice muscles.
If you think about it, we also strain our eye muscles by staring at the computer screen too long, especially when we don't blink and wet the eyes. We strain the eyes when we do close up work like sewing, intense reading, or miniature work, or driving long distances in the car.
We can also strain our neck muscles when sitting in the wrong position for too long, or when we wake up and say, "Gosh! I must have slept funny" and then you can barely move your head.
With the computer use, we can also get carpal tunnel syndrome in our wrists and forearms and again, strain muscles from over use and repetitive motions.
A major type of sprain and strain to the body is tendonitis also spelled tendinitis
We know that inflammation can cause pain and heat to tissues and cells in the body. It is a reaction to some irritation. The tendons that run throughout the body are composed of fibrous tissue cells that connect like rope or cords from bones to muscles.
Tennis elbow (epicondylitis) was first recognized by doctors more than 100 years ago and it is estimated that up to half of all tennis players will suffer from the condition at some point. Tennis elbow is the inflammation of the tendons in the elbow area and is caused by overuse and injury. Tennis elbow almost always effects the tendons out the outside of the elbow.
Treatment often consists of Rest, Applying Ice or Heat packs, and/or keeping the body part immobile or even consistent gentle movements.
Examine Bone, Muscle, Tendon Structure
A Few Basic Homeopathic Remedies
Calcarea carbonicum: Sometimes we can determine the correct remedy for the body type. When the person's appearance is on the heavy side, with un-toned muscles, fair skinned and tendency for flabbiness and sweating, especially on the head at night. These Calarea types typically feel chilly and have weak ankles in general, so twisting, turning, or spraining is commonplace.
Arnica montana: At the onset of injury every homeopath or home care person reaches for arnica from their home remedy kit. It is a great remedy for shock and trauma after a slip or fall. Usually called for when there is a black and blue area that does not want to be touched. Arnica ointment may be applied externally, in addition to taking pellets by mouth.
Bellis perennis: Super remedy for stretched ligaments, and well known to help woman after giving birth when there has been great strain, force and effort to deliver a newborn. The muscles feel very sore. Strangely, we learn that this remedy favors left-sided injuries, and there could even be swelling with the inflammation.
Rhus tox: This is wonderful remedy for muscle over-use, like when you have moved into a new home or apartment and just carried a ton of boxes up and down. This remedy is great for those over-lifting strains. A hint, is that this is an acute type remedy for the Calcarea carb personality type. So, after rhus tox, it may be appropriate to follow up with the calcarea. The rhus tox injury may feel like a stiffness that hurts painfully on initial movement, but as the muscles loosen up they feel okay. Then after too much movement, they will return to the painful condition again. So, you can think about sitting in one place for a while and how stiff you feel when you first get up. Rhus tox is wonderful for arthritis symptoms when those ligaments and muscles feel a strain from wet weather, too.
Bryonia: A great remedy for when any minute or tiny movement of any kind causes extreme pain. After that fall, sprain or trauma the person wants to keep perfectly still, even to lay in the dark and not be bothered by anyone. In addition, by lying ON the painful side this is even better because then the area will not be moved at all. The bryonia types can be quite thirsty.
Ruta graveolens: This remedy is one that I automatically think of for those sports strains and sprains to ligaments. Below is a full report on the application and benefits of ruta. It is also a lovely plant to have in the garden.
Ledum: When there is severe bruising and haematoma this remedy that is from the rosemary plant can be applied externally and taken internally as pellets. Ledum has a particular sensation of pain shooting or moving upwards; like from ankle up the leg to calf or knee. It is especially useful for after a puncture type wound.
The beauty of homeopathy is the many choices for each condition. It is best to match the sensations and symptoms to the closest matching remedy. Take only one remedy at a time and watch its action before moving on to another remedy.
Ruta in Bloom with Yellow Flowers
Natural News Supports Homeopathy
Natural News Supports Homeopathy For Pain with a report by Dana Ullman concerning the high use and misuse of orthodox painkillers compared to the excellent results with homeopathic remedies in muscular injury and pain.
A recent large study conducted in France showed that patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders had a 50 percent reduced usage of conventional pain medication by being under the care of a physician who specializes in prescribing homeopathic medicines.
Some of the musculoskeletal disorders of patients who were included in this study were: Osteoarthritis, rheumatism, fibromyalgia, muscle spasms, tendinitis, rotary cuff syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, intervertebral disc disorders, neck pain, torticollis, and spinal stenosis.
References: Porozov S, et al. " Inhibition of IL-1 beta and TNF alpha Secretion from Resting and Activated Immune Lymphocytes by the Homeopathic Medication..." Clin Dev Immunol. 2004, June; 1, 1 (2); 143-9. Schneider, C, et al. "A Homeopathic Ointment Preparation Compared with 1% Diclofenac gel for Acute Symptomatic treatment of Tendinopathy." Explore NY. 2005 Nov; 1(6): 446-52.
More About RUTA FOR SPRAINS
A Little Bit About Homeopathy
Homeopathy has been practiced over 200 years in many countries around the world. There are foundation principles explained in Hahnemann's ORGANON OF MEDICINE.
The principle of "likes cures likes" helps explain why we are matching symptoms to a particular remedy that will exhibit these same symptoms in the injured individual.
The minimum dose means that you need the smallest possible amount necessary to stimulate the body to react and promote the immune system to work toward cure.
Ruta Graveolens is a strongly scented evergreen shrub which has many homeopathic medicinal uses. It belongs to the family Rutacea and is about 20-60cm tall. It is commonly seen in Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and Australia. The leaves are blue or green in colour and it is bipinnate, or tripinnate with a feathery appearance. The flowers are yellow in colour with 4-6 petals and 1 cm diameter. The fruits are 4-5 lobed capsules with numerous seeds.
Ruta Graveolens is been widely used in Middle Eastern Cuisine in spite of its bitter taste. The leaves and oil are used in many beverages e.g.: Italian grape spirit. It has also been widely used as an insect repellent because of its strong pungent smell. The oil has been used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics such as soaps, creams & lotions.
Ruta Graveolens contain a number of active compounds such as flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins and essential oil. Rutin a flavonoid present in it has the ability to decrease blood capillary permeability and fragility which is concerned with its eye action. Alkaloids and Coumarins present in it have antispasmodic action. Ruta Grav is an excellent remedy for pain and soreness in the bones, joints, tendons, and cartilage. International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Greece explains detail about its clinical power to overcome degenerative problems in the knees. Ruta Grav is used as a 1st Aid treatment for sprains, injuries, strain, bruises bones, pulled ligaments. Sprains or fractures can also be well treated using Ruta Grav. It is also a good remedy for ankle sprains, soreness in the feet, ankles, achilles heel, and lower back pain.
The Book titled 'Homeopathy for Musculoskeleton' includes excellent sections on symptoms associated with Ruta Grav and other important remedies
Useful for:
Key Symptoms:
Eyes red, hot, burning
Dim vision
Pressure deep in eyeball or over eyebrow
Following eyestrain
Pain as if from nail
Heaviness, as if weight in forehead
Bruised, lame sensation all over
Periosteum (bone covering) bruised
Deep aching
"Dry socket"
Tendons & ligaments sore
Feet & ankles painful
Aching in heel tendon
Painful stiffness in wrists and hands
Worse at night while lying down
Pain from back down hips and thighs
Deep pains
Thighs feel broken
Relieved lying on back, by pressure
Weak, bruised feeling in low back
Better from:
Lying on back, Motion, Warmth
Worse from:
Cold, wet weather, Being at rest, Lying down,
Cold, Overexertion, Cold wind, Sitting
It is also a useful remedy after surgeries involving tendons, connective tissue, cartilage, joints, and coverings of the bones. It can easily promote recovery after surgery on knees, wrists, shoulders, elbows, ankles, hips, etc. It eases discomfort if deep stiffness is felt in joints and muscles after surgery. Recent research works showed that Ruta Graveolens has some immobilization effect on human sperm and it paves a new hope for male contraception. Pathak et al investigated that Ruta 6 induces severe telomere erosion in cancer cells but has no effect on normal lymphocytes. Banerji and Banerji reported that Ruta was effective for intracranial cysticercosis.
A Helpful Flow Chart
About the Author & Disclaimer
Debby Bruck, CHOM is the founder of Homeopathy World Community. Debby believes that homeopathy is the wave of the future that provides hope and healing to those who have tried every other approach. Follow Debby on Twitter. Debby is always happy to talk with you.
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Hi Debbie, can i please have your advice - i have a pet pig who has a degenerative order that has developed (her father has the same problem) where it seems the ligaments in the back legs are shortening and this is making it hard for her to walk. Which homeopathic remedy would be suitable to help her with this problem? thanks so much ... regards heather
Dear Debby , glad to read your homeopathic treatment for different body problem. i wish you will suggest good medicine for my problem. after getting from sleep in the morning icant move ( bend ) my finger of both hands, till i start finger movement for 15 to 20 minute .even i find difficulties to brush my self . along with shoulder ( both ) start gives pain till i start my movement. later some time after some movement slowly ,slowly pain stop ,but not fully. i take brayonia,ruta & rhus tox 200 .but it gives relief for some till next morning . pl. advice me for permanent solution for this . i keep deep faith on your homeopathic
prescriptions. hope you can bring cheers in my life.
Thanks for posting this! I plan to get this remedy for my collection. I forgot that Ruta Grav could be used for ligament injury. My husband just reinjured his leg tonight so I intend to start ruta grav tomorrow. Tonight we'll begin with Arnica Montana since that's all I have. He might do with a few doses of hypericum too as it seems to be a "nervy" injury.
Thanks for the great homeopathy post!
Dear Debby
Any advice for me? I had a fall on my left shoulder with my arm stretched to stop a ball. I tried arnica for a few days and then nothing else due to urgent priorities elsewhere. It's been 4 weeks and pain in my shoulder upper part is bad but only while moving in some particular directions. Doctor has sent me for physiotherapy but 2 sessions into it, still have to see the results? Physio says its bad muscle spasm Should I try out Ruta?
Hi there, I am new to this site. A dear friend recommended you, Debby, for the tendonosis I am dealing with in my elbows. She also recommended the Ruta Graveolens and Arnica Montana, to help in my healing and therapy. What do you recommend dosage wise and how often? Thanks so much for you assistance, I look forward to visiting your hub regularly!
Dear Debby, 2 weeks ago I injured my right foot but I am not sure how. A week ago I was prescribed ruta g. 30c for 3 days but there was only a very mild improvement. Yesterday I saw a podiatrist who discovered that the plantar plate cartilage in my foot is completely torn in half. Such an injury would take a long time to heal (if it does ie without surgery)- would taking ruta g alongside help? If so, how many times a day? Could you kindly advise?
Debby thank you so much for your speedy response - all the more appreciated as I was not sure this was still a current discussion page. Apologies also for the ambiguity but yes I did mean plaster cast. Many thanks for your advise. Joanna
I've just had the plaster removed after 6-7 weeks - broken arm at the wrist. The muscles in arm and fingers are very stiff and painful from the long time without use. Would Ruta gaveolens be the appropriate remedy here to promote healing along with exercises? In what dosage? Great if u could comment. Many thanks. J
Dear Debby, love this hub! I woke up two days ago having 'slept funny' and unable to move my head, with huge pain in my neck muscles. I'm unsure how this injury fits in with what you've written - whether to try Arnica (but it wasn't a fall), and Ruta seems more for tendons but this is muscular. When I work my way down your flow chart I end up with 'Ruta or Rhus'. It's not better for movement either. Help! Also, can you describe a 'tearing' pain for me? Many thanks, Linda
I have been suffering from muscles strain for 1 and half years especially in left side of the body. when I lay down on bed at night while sleeping, fits in left leg and upto hand, at same time my left side in all becomes strain and vibration/fits/trembling begin because of this situation I am out of control/unbearable/painful. after 2 or 3 minutes I recover by pressing my leg and hand. Please guide me and propose and effective medicine to resolve my this problem.
can u plz tell remedy for my bruised right hand and fingers,ruta 1m has given some relief.
Hey Debby Bruck, I have significant questions.
Of course, I'll be in touch with details of my progress. Once again thanking you for sparing your time.
Thanks a lot for your advice. The main problem I feel is the stiffness in the knee after surgery. I am undergoing physiotherapy for the past two weeks. In fact one homeopath friend advised me Ruta.
I've undergone ACL reconstruction surgery along with arthroscopic partial, lateral and medial meniscectomy on 23rd January 2012 for a sports injury. Please advise me on the benefits of using Ruta G in my case.
wow! thanks for thi gret new articl about this hurb in hom
Can anyone tell me if Rhustox 30C would be more appropriate for systemic tendonitis, (enteritis inflammation of muscule, tendons attached to bone)than Ruta Gravs.
The timing of seeing this could not have been better. I had two surgeries over the Christmas holidays to repair/rebuild a compete rupture of the scapholunate. Now in a cast for 6-8 weeks I just returned from the health food store with some Ruta. I will post an update when I know my prognosis. Thx!
I tend to use Homeopathic remedies for almost everything as it is a very healthy alternative.
Thank you for the article.
I had tendonitis in my hands due to RSI (Repetetive Sress Injury) caused by excessive typing.
I had run around allopathy doctors for 6 long years.
Bellis Perennis had literlly freed me in a week from that suffering.
Great job Debby ! I am so impressed with all of your work. You are bringing such value and education to so many. Keep up the great work.
Great article Debby - I have experienced the effects of the marvelous Ruta on more than one occasion and wish more people would be open to try these simple, easy to use, cost effective forms of health care.
I also broke my thumb a few years back and the hospital told me that I would definitely need physical therapy (due to the location of the break) - however after using Arnica AND Symphytum my break healed so well, the doctors were amazed - in half the time they expected AND no physcial therapy required.
Hey Debby that was an amazing read! Another feather in Debby's hub- crown! :-) Well, certainly the pain alleviating medicines in homeopathy have lot to do but have given little less attention in face of chronic malady treatments. Symphytum is an addition to above listed medicines I would say. Helps great deals and even orthopedic surgeons use Symphytum in homeopathic potency.
Thanks Debby Bruck, I enjoyed reading this hub and it surely can serve as an encyclopedia of natural cures. About arnica--I remember when I was a ranger in Rocky Mountain National Park back in the late 50's and early 60's I learned from an old Ute Indian that heart-leafed arnica has natural oils that are great for relieving rheumatism.


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Mark Rein: Infinity Blade a 'rehash' of Kinect idea
Epic's Mark Rein on Infinity Blade's Xbox origins, People Can Fly's side projects, and how the remnants of Big Huge Games could be working on an Epic IP.
Mark Rein's primary job is to sell Epic's Unreal Engine to third-party developers, which makes him a regular at the Develop conference in Brighton, England. His Develop session, though, centred on advising Sports Interactive director Miles Jacobson on how to effectively grow his studio. He claims the various Epic-owned studios now employ around 250 people, compared to the 80 or so at Sports Interactive.
The session provided insight into Epic's past, present, and future projects. Rein claimed the licensing of Unreal Engine, which is now a significant source of income for Epic, came about as "a lucky coincidence".
"We wanted to make an engine that would outcompete other people," he said. The first two Unreal Engine licensees were Microprose and GT, according to Rein, who approached them about using the Unreal tech, rather than the other way round.
Rein also touched on the development story behind Infinity Blade, the iOS action game from Shadow Complex developers Chair Entertainment. "We showed very early Unreal Tournament 3 gameplay on iPhone 3GS a few months after the 3GS came out," recalled Rein. "We decided twin-stick shooters on phones didn't work. We said to Chair--we want you to make the 'Shadow Complex of iOS'." The result was Infinity Blade, which, according to Rein, "was actually a rehash of an idea they had with Kinect".
As for upcoming projects, said Rein, Polish developer People Can Fly is currently working on Gears of War: Judgment, but is "also working on some new ideas". Rein also explained a bit of the backstory behind Epic's hiring of staff from Big Huge Games laid off following the release of Big Huge Games' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
"A small group of them approached us and were interested in one of our intellectual properties. They said, 'one of the IPs you have would be perfect for the game we're making.' After some discussion, Epic president Mike Capps brought them on board to create a new Baltimore-based studio. Rein hinted in his session they will indeed be working on one of Epic's existing properties, quoting himself as saying, "We'd like you to work on that IP too!"
Rein also said that though games developers work hard, so do other professionals such as doctors and firemen. "There are lots of people who work as hard as video game makers, they just don't have blogs about it," he quipped.
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The Gurus are exploring the southern half of the southern island of New Zealand. The Otago Peninsula is known for its magic scenery and rare wildlife. Then, they set off on a spectacular journey from Dunedin through the Catlins to Invercargill. Along the way they will show you how the Kiwis celebrate Anzac Day paying tribute to people who have fought in the wars.
First up, the gurus explore Dunedin, it is a charming citiy that is compact in size but right in culture, and a reminder of its prosperous past. Dunedin Chinese garden built in the year 2000 is a monument to the Chinese population that helped Dunedin prosper and is full of symbolism. Larnach Castle is New Zealand's only castle, just a 15 minute drive from the center of Dunedin. The gurus explore the Gondwana garden and the lush interiors. Other locations include bird watching on UIva island, a tour of Speight's Brewery and Oyster fishing in Invercargill.


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Teak Rub-rail
Refurbishing a 69' Highlander with a teak rub-rail. Teak came out good after sanding and refinishing. Going to purchase new fastners to finish off the look. Question is do i use any type of sealant (silicone?) on the top and bottom of the rail where it meets the fiberglas body? I assume there would be no adhesive on the back-side of the rail being that it has about 20 brass wood screws down the length of the boat. It didn't look like there was any adhesive or sealer on the back-side of the rail when I took it off but it could have disappeared with age.
Thanks for the help!!!
Someone else can give the definitive answer but, 1) don't use silicone, whatever you use, 2) those are probably bronze screws, not brass, 3) if the screws are penetrating the fiberglass at all, I'd at least seal around the screws. I'd use butyl tape.
butyl tape
I like butyl tape for many applications but believe the correct and best way to deal with the fasteners if the core is dry is to drill them out oversized, fill with apoyy like west system etc, then re-drill and install screws. If leaks around screws were to happen (definate posibility on flexing deck) any water would not be able to migrate / wick into core.
Captain Michael
It isn't necessary to seal the rub rail to the boat but can help with keeping growth like mildew from getting a hold there. I have a full teak deck and the only place I have any problem with mildew is the edge where the teak meets the fiberglass.
The other suggestions on sealing the screw holes are excellent ones.
If you dont seal the rub strake to the hull, water will accumulate between the two and will eventually permeate through the wood and thus turn it 'dark/black' must faster. Also trapped moisture 'behind' the wood will especially cause the coating to begin to 'lift' at the margin of the wood nearest the hull. Very best is to 'encapsulate' the strake with epoxy on the side that touches the hull, then affix to the hull with 'caulk'.
Simple answer: seal it, standard "Life Cauik" that is 'colored' (teak, mahogany, etc.) will work best and will be the 'least obvious'.
This is a rubrail, screwing into the side of the hull? Or maybe I don't have the correct picture. But if it isn't screwing into cored hull, I don't see why the whole drill-out, epoxy, redrill process is necessary.
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The regeneration and transformation of Hull into an ambitious, modern city continues with the completion of the latest critical building project– the Ron Dearing UTC
Hull City Council, along with private-sector investors are supporting the ongoing regeneration of this dynamic and thriving European port-city, helped in part by being the City of Culture 2017, and innovative companies such as Space Architects.
The development of the Ron Dearing UTC (University Technical College) began in July 2016 with the main contractor Sewell Group, and Space Architects, along with structural engineers, Billinghurst George & Partners, and M&E engineers YCEng Ltd.
The UTC model
The UTC is named after Ronald Ernest Dearing, or Lord Dearing as he became, who was born and educated in Hull. He was the eldest son of a docks clerk and rose to become the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Post Office Ltd.
Lord Dearing changed the landscape of higher education through the 'Dearing Report' and helped to develop the UTC model - government-funded schools that teach 14–19-year-olds technical and scientific subjects in a whole new way. UTC's are led by a sponsor University, in this case, The University of Hull, who, along with major businesses support the development of the curriculum and guide students to significantly improve their higher education and employment opportunities and fast-track them into the careers of their dreams.
The majority of the UTC's governors and key members of staff are appointed by the University and include; Spencer Group, Siemens Gamesa, Smith & Nephew, RB and KCOM. By 2020, the UTC will have the capacity to educate 600 inventors, engineers, scientists and technicians of tomorrow and fill the skills gaps identified by these businesses. Even the student's working day mirrors that of business, being from 8:00am to 5:00pm (unlike traditional schools or colleges). This UTC will specialise in digitally controlled mechanical systems including mechatronics and digital technologies - specialisms that mirror that of Space Architects.
The project
The £10 million cutting edge education project required the expertise of Space Architects including the interior design and Fixed Furniture and Equipment coordination, utilising the skills of Darren Purvis (Senior Interior Designer), and Mike Varlow as the Project Lead.
Covering 5,000 sq metres, the Education & Skills Funding Agency (EFSA) brief for the project involved the demolition of existing buildings and the inclusion of a surface car park area adjacent to the recently completed Grade II listed Hull New Theatre; another project recently completed by Space Architects.
Although the site was extremely tight, the familiarity of it was a benefit for Space Architects who, having worked on the theatre, could match the existing buildings on the square and the extension to the Hull New Theatre façade with the same pallet of materials.
After examining the ESFA brief and facilities output specification, Space Architects developed the scheme using the RIBA Plan of Work to detail all tasks and output. Stages 2 to 6 were utilised for this project, beginning with Stage 2 which is for Concept Design which flows into Stage 3 of Developed Design. Stage 4 involves Technical Design which leads to Stage 5 – the Construction, and finally to Stage 6 of Handover.
Using VR technology
Space Architects developed a 3D Revit BIM model for the building which enabled the use of VR technology to show the client, stakeholders, contractor and new students, a virtual view of the project. Providing this technology not only allowed everyone to walk virtually through the building but gave the students an opportunity to see at first hand the exciting benefits of utilising digital construction methods.
Mike Varlow said; "This was the first time we used VR for a client from our Leeds office. All participants in the project thought this was an amazing and excellent tool to preview the building and showed the students what can be achieved by using digital technologies.
"I hope we have fired the imagination of these students, so they have the enthusiasm to pursue careers in the construction industry, and fill a widening skills gap in the UK."
Mike went on to say; "We are honoured to have been involved in another chapter of the exciting regeneration of Hull and look forward to seeing a generation of highly-skilled, tech-savvy young minds entering the workspace."
The building
The building sits on stilts and has a sheltered external space with an under croft car park and over sailing of the service yard, which is shared with the theatre. It has a prominent ground level brick and glass main entrance on Kingston Square – a key location within the conservation area.
The UTC is visible from all sides, including the dual carriageway ring road around the North East corner of Hull city centre where the elevations are clad in composite metal cladding, with a sturdy brick and glass corner tower to signpost the building.
Space Architects were keen to take on a fabric first approach with high levels of insulation and thermal efficiency. Modern buildings should be sustainable and maximise the use of materials to reduce operational costs, improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. All this helps to address the performance gap that has dogged the construction industry for many years.
The UTC is split across four floors with the ground floor utilised as a testing space and external social space with an open courtyard, providing both open and covered areas for the students.
The first floor is reserved for manufacturing studies, design and technology, mechatronics workshops and the VR suite.
The 2nd floor is the project planning area with big open plan collaborative spaces for students, and the 3rd floor holds the research level with classrooms for academic learning and the science labs.
Developing the UTC to engage students in high-technology courses through state-of-the-art learning spaces and facilities required an in-depth understanding of the level of equipment they needed. The subsequent challenge following from this was the accurate coordination of power and data – indeed a challenge, but one that Space Architects solved because of the expertise and experience they have of using digital technologies in their day-to-day business.
Future tech skills for Hull
Part of the UTC's curriculum involves students working on real-world projects designed by the sponsors. For instance, Siemens offer on-site education at their offices and facilities for building and developing projects in pure industrial settings. This unique approach to tailored education provides the skills and qualifications that businesses require to drive forward Hull's economy.
It will add a new dimension to the region's skills agenda and be a role model for the rest of the country to follow.


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There are headlines out this weekend, that in a book soon to be published or just now published or whatever, Pope Benedict gave his approval to condoms -- and apparently, while he was on a roll, prostitution.
Just in time for the holidays. Nice.
To be a Catholic, is to believe that the Church, proclaiming the teaching of Christ through His Vicar (that would be the Pope; stay with me here), united with the teaching authority thereof (that would be the "Magisterium"), is not capable of error in matters of faith and morals. That's the short explanation. It'll do for now. Meanwhile, my Close and Personal Friends Jimmy Akin and Carol McKinley have both explained the situation already.
Akin explains not only what the Pope said, but what he did not say, and the distinction between authoritative teaching and private opinion. McKinley's presentation, while a bit dense in some places, is nonetheless comprehensive, and includes a link to the piece from Catholic World Report. Fortunately, it also includes a quote from CWR, since the link didn't work last time I checked.
UPDATE1: For all you Father Z fans, click here.
UPDATE2: Not to be outdone, Simcha Fisher tells us of how "it would be kind of weird not to acknowledge the brouhaha about the Pope's comments that L'Osservatore Romano leaked, apparently following its mission to act as the poorly-informed, half-senile uncle who blurts out crazy stuff and makes things so awkward around the holidays."
We'll probably have other updates as the day lingers on, when we're not celebrating Sal's birthday. (More on that later.)


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Either Luvina Smith really had the munchies after all that pot and needed 5 food stamp cards to cover her appetite… or she was taking the food stamp cards in trade for drugs.
A local government official was busted for drug procession last week and police say she had five EBT cards with her. Those cards were sent to the Department of Agriculture as a part of a federal investigation into possible food stamp fraud.
Possible? Is there any way that having five EBT cards isn't fraud?
The Deputy Clerk for Alorton, Luvina Smith, was arrested a week ago in Brooklyn, charged with marijuana possession, after police say they found a quarter pound of pot in the car she was driving. Police also took five government EBT cards from her.
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Drug rehab centers have actually come about as a true blessing, not only for the sinking addict, however for the society as a whole. Reforming and freeing people is a godly act. Not all can indulge in such activities. These centers are not like healthcare facilities or resorts in the real sense. They need to work with unforeseeable humans who sometimes can even turn violent.
Baton Rouge LA 70893 Drug and Alcohol Inpatient Rehab
Although nothing will in fact ensure that a person stays off drugs, with all of the above done relapse is much less most likely. Relapse is likely if these actions are not done. It might happen within days of entering into treatment, or it might not take place for months or years-but it takes place all too typically.
So, in truth, simply walking 3 days a week assisted me feel more energetic, kept me inspired, made me more positive and assisted make me more alert and observant. These are simply a couple of benefits of keeping fit. This, in my viewpoint is the primary step to self-help and self improvement.
Inpatient Drug Rehab
Give the Present of Time: Do you know somebody who is recuperating from a health problem or a senior living in a retirement home? Prepare a meal or bake a batch of cookies and deliver it to their house. While you're there, offer to make call or alter the linens on the bed, or read aloud to her from her favorite book. If he or she is restricted to a retirement home or inpatient rehabilitation centers, talk to the nursing personnel for any dietary constraints.
For my coordination and balance was that of a 9 month old. I could not sit unaided, balance, walk or talk well. and was strapped to a darn wheel chair!
Take an active role in discovering all the expenses included, whether or not you have insurance protection for teenager inpatient drug rehab or not. Knowing all the expenses assists you make notified contrasts between one facility and another. Also, it will assist you much better comprehend what is most likely to be covered by insurance coverage and/or Medicaid. Also, understand that some programs facilitate your getting aid that will cover the difference in between what is covered by insurance and what is not. So inquire about exactly what is available in the way of financial help.
Inpatient Alcohol Rehab Near Baton Rouge Louisiana 70893
I invested 46 long, difficult days in, in-patient inpatient rehab. depressed, angry and puzzled not able to stroll or actually talk.so desperate to see my children.
Today I feel fine, and I do not care about having cigarettes. 2nd hand smoke is an issue for me, because I get my addition back from used smoke. The dependency discomfort is gone with in 2 weeks when that happens. The temptation to obtain a pack of cigarettes begins me. But I understand that getting cigarettes will make my problem worse, then not smoking cigarettes. Not smoking is my option to stopping the addiction, and smoking will make it even worse.
In Summary
As soon as again failed numerous drug tests and is in violation of her parole, and here we are now simply weeks after her 4th rehab stint and Lindsay has. Numerous reports have actually come out that reveal her partying ways. She has actually shown over and over once again that she can not be relied on. Send out Lindsay Lohan back to jail and make her take responsibility for her actions.


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1. Handing Out The First Trimester Awards
The opening third of the NBA season really did go that fast.
Every team but San Antonio resumed life after Christmas having played at least 27 games.
So it's time, as always, for ESPN.com's annual First Trimester Report to take stock of what we've seen so far through the prism of the league's major award categories.
Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers)
This is the best (and sleekest) Carmelo Anthony we've ever seen in Denver. Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki has never started a season with more conviction. And Phoenix's Steve Nash, at 35, looks a lot like two-time MVP Steve Nash, which has emphatically hushed the skeptics who said for years that he needed Mike D'Antoni's system to even be considered in this category.
There's also a chap in Los Angeles named Kobe Bryant who is generally regarded as the most feared player in the world, even when he's shooting 28 percent from 3-point range and averaging almost as many turnovers per game (3.1) as assists (4.4).
Any of those four franchise players would be a worthy selection for Best in the West except that the season's first third truly belongs to a lanky Spaniard who actually missed the Lakers' first 11 games.
L.A.'s muted start without Gasol and its 15-2 record since Gasol returned from a hamstring injury have been handy reminders that it was Pau's arrival in February 2008 that triggered the Lakers' return to glory and reconfigured the league's landscape. He's simply the perfect complement to Kobe -- thoroughly content to be a No. 2 but sufficiently long, mobile and skilled to supply down-low commodities that Kobe can't -- and seems to be getting better with age like Nowitzki and Nash. One example: Gasol is suddenly averaging 12.2 rebounds per game after eight seasons during which he never topped 9.8 boards.
We know Pau has no shot at ever contending for the actual MVP trophy. We also know that he was as punchless as any Laker in the Christmas Day debacle against the Cavs. But the clincher for this Trimester shout-out was the three-year, $57 million contract extension that the Lakers gave Gasol earlier in the week. The Lakers' thinking behind that expensive commitment was clear: No way Kobe can resist signing an extension now that Pau has been locked up for the long term.
Dwight Howard (Orlando)
It's way simpler over here.
We say so even when Toronto's Chris Bosh has edged closer to Dwyane Wade's zip code in Miami with the gaudiest numbers of his career. We say so even as we pause to at least acknowledge Boston's supremely efficient Paul Pierce or Atlanta's perpetually underrated Joe Johnson.
In the East? It's either Cleveland's LeBron James or Howard at the one-third marker.
And we're going with Dwight, at this stage, despite LeBron's trademark statistical supremacy as well as the monster load he has to carry to keep Cleveland up there with the rest of the title contenders, knowing James will undoubtedly be one of the two or three leading MVP contenders at season's end.
You can also bank on plenty of renewed discussion down the road about the holes in Howard's offensive game or the frailties exposed by the Magic's desultory performance against the Celtics on Christmas. This, though, is an opportunity -- with the Cavs not really clicking until this week and LeBron not playing the same breakthrough D we saw last season -- to highlight the stability provided by the game's best big man. Howard has held his team together through plenty of early upheaval and with so many new guys moving into the Magic Kingdom.
Orlando's season began with Rashard Lewis' 10-game suspension and more recently featured the loss through injury of spiritual leader Jameer Nelson. Those are undeniable setbacks even with the depth Howard's bosses have stockpiled, but Orlando has remained a top-five force in the league in spite of the various curveballs, transitions and tension. That's thanks largely to Howard and how much easier he makes the game at both ends for others, even though he's averaging 3.4 shots less per game than last season amid all the change.
Paul Westphal (Sacramento)
I know you don't want to hear my annual speech about how tough it is to keep our list of coaching contenders tight. So we managed to narrow things down more than usual.
Our list of contenders this time comes exclusively from the Western Conference. Atlanta's Mike Woodson and Milwaukee's Scott Skiles did get some consideration, but the proliferation of surprise teams out West -- Phoenix, Houston, Oklahoma City, Memphis and Sacramento -- made it easy to focus on the coaches involved with those teams.
Alvin Gentry's role in the resurrection of the Suns and especially Rick Adelman's ability to keep winning in Houston with Aaron Brooks and Trevor Ariza as his stars and Chuck Hayes as his center are particularly worthy of COFT status. The Blazers' Nate McMillan got a late look, too, after we saw him on crutches this week, dealing with his own ruptured Achilles on top of the loss of both Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla and still keeping Portland in the mix for a top-four slot in the conference standings.
None of the above, though, can top Westphal's story so far. He hadn't been a head coach in the NBA since early in the 2000-01 season. He wasn't supposed to win 20 games with the Kings' kids, even before he lost Kevin Martin to a wrist injury five games in. Westy's back-in-the-day critics would say he was too lax with veterans, but he's been inspirational with a young group willing to listen and learn, somehow convincing these kids to believe that they're supposed to be flirting with .500 ball.
They're not.
Rookie of the First Trimester
Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings)
Lots of us were ready to skip the next two trimesters and hand the Rookie of the Year trophy right to Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings after his 55-point eruption against Golden State in his seventh game as a pro. Surely you haven't forgotten that not even Wilt Chamberlain uncorked a 50-point game that fast.
But an icy December for Jennings (only two 20-point games and 36.4 percent shooting) and his Bucks (3-8) has enabled Evans -- with his self-described build of "a fullback" and a thoroughly unexpected cocktail of productivity, consistency and maturity at a mere 20 -- to muscle into the ROY lead.
Jennings has more regularly supplied the spectacular, but the little lefty is going to need every bit of his quickness to keep up with Evans' strength and steadiness. Forced to be the Kings' go-to guy with Martin sidelined with a thoroughly unrefined jumper Sacramento's coaches are trying to fix on the fly -- Evans is amazingly on course to become just the fourth rookie in league history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists ... joining Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Although he had no shot to be our favorite Sacramento rook with the relentless Omri Casspi around, Evans was an easy choice with the Kings needing just five more wins to exceed last season's total of 18. Our fondness for southpaws and absolute giddiness about Casspi's start -- dare we say he's the third-best rookie in the league so far -- can't change the obvious.
Carl Landry (Houston)
This isn't a sympathy vote just because I had an up-close seat last week when Landry lost five teeth in an unfortunate under-the-basket collision with Nowitzki in Dallas. Landry is the choice largely because he sports an NBA-best average of 6.8 points per game in fourth quarters after showing up for the season with a career average of 8.8 points.
Landry also leads the league in 20-point games off the bench with 13 and needed every one of them to beat out Atlanta's Jamal Crawford for the Trimester nod among sixth men. Still waiting for his first taste of the playoffs in his 10th season, Crawford has backed up his longstanding claim that he was merely a victim of circumstance stuck on bad teams by emerging as the second-leading scorer for the fast-rising Hawks. Six times already, Crawford has scored at least 25 points off the bench.
Don't be surprised, furthermore, if this race quietly turns out to be as good as any other on the board.
Denver's J.R. Smith just outdueled Crawford with 41 points on Wednesday night -- making him the first player since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77 to ring up at least three 40-point games as a reserve -- and isn't far behind Landry with an average of 6.4 points in fourth quarters.
New York's Al Harrington has nine 20-point games as a sub for a Knicks team that is starting to approach decency, posting a passable record of 7-4 in December.
And we're bound to hear a lot more from the four vets who are supposed to be the leading contenders and haven't quite joined the race yet: San Antonio's Manu Ginobili, Phoenix's Leandro Barbosa, Lamar Odom of the Lakers and and reigning Sixth Man Award winner Jason Terry of the Mavs.
Ron Artest (Los Angeles Lakers)
The Lakers cruised into their Christmas Day showdown with the Cavs -- as if they didn't have enough going for them -- as the league's top-ranked team in defensive efficiency.
One spot higher than the Celtics, who have reunited the interior ferocity of emotional compass Kevin Garnett with the nightly perimeter havoc caused by Rajon Rondo.
Six spots ahead of the Dwight Howard-anchored Magic, too.
Artest shouldn't get all the credit, of course, but he deserves to be singled out as the catalyst given how neatly he's fit in with the Lakers so far amid countless suggestions that he would hurt the defending champions as much as he helps them.
Although the list of defenders who merit a Trimester mention is as long as we can remember -- Houston's Shane Battier, Oklahoma City's Thabo Sefolosha, Denver's Chris Andersen and Atlanta's Josh Smith are all on it -- Artest has generally accepted his secondary role in L.A.'s offense while providing a physicality on D that the champs didn't have before until the toughness mysteriously disappeared in the Cleveland game.
Assuming that the Lakers' Christmas performance was a one-game blip, their rivals in the West that were hoping for an Artest-inspired implosion will be praying for it even harder now.
Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks)
Marc Gasol in Memphis, Joakim Noah in Chicago and Chris Kaman of the Clippers.
Kendrick Perkins in Boston, Gerald Wallace in Charlotte and either Brooks or Landry in Houston.
All of the above have announced themselves as MIP candidates along with the guy in Atlanta who would get our vote if ballots were due today even though his minutes and scoring numbers are actually down from last season.
Reason being: Smith is playing smarter and more efficiently than ever before at the offensive end, which meshes nicely with his return to prominence defensively. The 24-year-old completely cut 3-pointers out of his game, ranks No. 2 in the league in shot-blocking behind Orlando's Howard and has combined with Joe Johnson and Crawford's arrival to trigger Atlanta's bid to expand the East's elite from three teams to four.
Smith just strikes you as more mature, which is just another word for improvement. Right?
Dimes past: Dec. 4-5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10-11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18-19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
2. Western Conference
This probably won't crack the top-10 list of memories that haunt the minds of Sonics fans at night when they're longing for the team that traded Seattle for Oklahoma City starting with the 2008-09 season and keeps building so nicely around Kevin Durant.
But I've been waiting for a reason to revisit the tale of Peter Fehse.
The Sonics took Fehse with the 48th overall pick in the 2002 draft -- with no first-round picks that year and seven spots ahead of San Antonio's selection of Luis Scola at No. 55 -- largely because he was a blond 7-footer from Germany with (you guessed it) a perimeter game.
Fehse, though, did not come close to becoming the next Dirk Nowitzki or even a poor man's Detlef Schrempf.He's endured an injury-plagued career and was essentially forgotten on these shores until earlier this week, when the Thunder sent Fehse's draft rights to Utah as part of a trade that netted the soon-to-expire contract of the retiring Matt Harpring and rookie point guard Eric Maynor.
The Jazz, making this trade purely for payroll-slashing reasons, wanted Fehse because (A) Oklahoma City had to give them something to complete the deal and (B) they know Fehse will never play in the NBA and thus won't ever cost them a cent.
How do we know Fehse, 26, has no NBA future? He's never logged even one national-team minute alongside Nowitzki in a country that doesn't exactly have the depth to turn away NBA-caliber talent.
The Sonics, at the time, said they learned of Fehse from Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, who was coaching Benetton Treviso in those days and wanted to bring Fehse to Italy. D'Antoni, though, was hired by the Suns about a week before the Sonics made the pick.
Some numbers of note in the West this week:
6: Golden State's Monta Ellis has played all 48 minutes six times this season. The last player with more complete games: Cleveland's LeBron James with 10 in 2004-05.
20: Twenty of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball had fewer than six complete games from their starting staffs last season.1: Dallas and Phoenix both held Shaquille O'Neal to one basket in a back-to-back set last Sunday and Monday. In 1,138 previous regular-season games, Shaq finished with fewer than two field goals only seven times.
1: Zach Randolph is the first player in Grizzlies history to post back-to-back games with at least 30 points and 15 boards. He's also the first player in the whole league to do so since Orlando's Dwight Howard in December 2007.
This weekend's reading material to catch you up on three newsy topics out West:
• An update on the Mavericks' protest of a Dec. 18 overtime loss to Houston can be found here.
• The specifics on Pau Gasol's contract extension with the Lakers can be found here.
• More on Utah's willingness to part with Maynor less than halfway through his rookie season can be found here.
3. One-on-One To Five
Five questions with Blazers guard Brandon Roy:
Q: Is this the season from hell?
A: It's tough, man. These are bittersweet wins because now we're two centers down for the rest of the season. It's frustrating [to lose Joel Przybilla to a season-ending knee injury after Greg Oden's season-ending knee injury].
I've played basketball for a long time and I've never been part of such a season where everybody is so excited about it we get Andre Miller, Greg's healthy, great offseason and then it all goes, bam, down.
So my thing, as the leader of this team, is to just try to stay positive and just keep trying to let guys know there's an opportunity for guys to step up and make a name for themselves. It's a chance for me to try to lead.
It's unbelievable, though. It's unbelievable. I don't know how you spin a positive out of it. When Joe went down, I was like, "I don't believe this." We were just looking at each other [on the court] like, "Can you believe this?"
Q: I'm guessing I don't need to brush you up on the history of this franchise. And I know there's really no such thing as a curse
A: I don't believe in curses and those things. I think this is just a little bit of adversity. I'm hoping at the end of my career I can look back and say that was a small portion [of it]. That's just the mentality you've got to have. You've got to have that or we might as well stop playing and say we're cursed.
Q: On top of all the injuries, there's been a lot of trade speculation surrounding Andre and this team. Do you think that has affected you guys, too?
A: I really don't think it has. I don't know about Dre, but we haven't talked about it at all [as a team]. I think he's here, he's going to be here and right now we need him. I don't think we're going to do any trades, but that's not my side of the job.
Q: If you guys don't make a move, can you survive [in the West] with the bigs you have?
A: I don't know. It's hard to say. I don't know what moves they can make. It's one thing to [get by at center] for the next 10 games but we've got to hold it down for the next 50. But with [so many] guys out, I don't even know if there's moves available.
Q: In general would you say that the mood of the team is pretty good considering everything that's happened?
A: It is pretty good, because even with the injuries we haven't gone on a really bad losing streak or gotten blown out. We've been pretty competitive. We're still playing well and I think that's key. If you keep playing well and keep guys motivated, then guys don't get down on themselves.
It's scary in a way because guys are looking around like, "Who's next?" It's unfortunate, but, again, I'm just taking it as an opportunity where I'm just going to keep trying to show up, keep trying to lead and keep this team at a high level where people look back and say, "That wasn't that bad of a year for us."
4. Weekend Update
A mere seven days into the season, at a time when defenses have historically been way ahead of offenses, leaguewide scoring was up significantly compared to last season, suggesting that some really big numbers might be forthcoming once offenses really found some rhythm.
But that's not how it's working out.
Scoring and shooting are historically at their lowest in the first month of the NBA season and then steadily climb, but teams have not been able to maintain their hot early pace from November. The leaguewide scoring average was only one point more per game than last season's leaguewide norm entering Friday's five-game Christmas menu.
Shooting of all kinds, furthermore, is actually either flat or down from last season despite the abnormally scorching start covered here (along with the new rims quietly ushered in by the league this season) by your Weekend Dime correspondent and here by Professor Hollinger and covered here by Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus.
This is the data breakdown of the first two months of this season compared to the first two months of last season:GAMES PLAYED LEAGUEWIDE
2009: 423
2009: 99.6
2009: .457
2008: .453
2009: .348
2008: .358
2009: .756
2008: .768
*All totals, in both seasons, are from opening night through Dec. 24.
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5.Eastern Conference
Gilbert Arenas is back in the news and likely bound for a suspension from the NBA after the Wizards confirmed on Christmas Eve that their star guard is being investigated for storing multiple guns in his locker in violation of league rules pertaining to gun possession.
The Wizards, though, don't appear to be treating this as any sort of last straw. And trading Arenas would be incredibly difficult for the Wiz even if the $111 million man was having a spotless season because of the four years remaining on his mammoth contract and his history of knee troubles. It's a misnomer, according to one source close to the situation, to say that Washington has been shopping Arenas beyond some exploratory talks with Houston about an Arenas-for-Tracy McGrady swap that would naturally appeal to the Wiz because of McGrady's huge expiring contract but was never going to tempt the Rockets.
The two Wizards who continue to draw the most interest from rival teams are forwards Caron Butler (who will have an array of Western Conference suitors when Washington decides that it's finally ready to break up its core) and Antawn Jamison (who is fiercely loyal but quite frustrated, as I hear it, by the ongoing disarray with the Wiz).
Jamison has been on the Cavaliers' radar for some time, as the ever-reliable Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reminded us in his column last weekend, but it's believed that Cleveland would only do a Zydrunas Ilgauskas-for-Jamison deal if it knew that the Wizards were prepared to release Ilgauskas after consummating the trade. Big Z could then re-sign with the Cavs after a 30-day wait, as seen last season, when Antonio McDyess was dealt from Detroit to Denver in the Allen Iverson deal and later rejoined the Pistons.
Yet I'm told that the Wizards (A) would insist on at least one more asset because they are not prepared to part with Butler or Jamison merely for cap relief and (B) would do everything they could to avoid sending Jamison to Cleveland because of the tension that has built up in recent years between those teams.
Some numbers of note in the East this week:
26: LeBron James recorded his 26th career triple-double Wednesday night in Sacramento with 34 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Fifteen of those triple-doubles came on the road and Cleveland is 21-5 in those games. Of the 12 other players in NBA history with at least 25 triple-doubles, Larry Bird (24 at home, 35 away) is the only other player with more on the road than at home.
636: Zydrunas Ilgauskas made only one 3-pointer in 636 minutes before Wednesday and then sank three triples in five overtime minutes as the Cavs became just the ninth team in league history to hold the opposition scoreless in OT.
21: With 21 rebounds each on Monday night, Chicago's Joakim Noah and New York's David Lee became the first opposing centers with more than 20 rebounds in the same game since Feb. 28, 2000, when Atlanta's Dikembe Mutombo had 22 boards and Golden State's Donyell Marshall had 21. The last time two starting centers had at least 21 rebounds in a non-overtime game was Nov. 17, 1978, when New Orleans' Rich Kelley had 25 and the Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 23.
1: In a 109-97 win Wednesday at Milwaukee, Washington somehow managed only one offensive rebound. That's the Wizards' single-game low since the NBA began keeping track of offensive boards in 1973.
25: Friday was the 25th anniversary of my beloved Bernard King's 60-point game for the Knicks in a 120-114 loss to the Nets on Dec. 25, 1984.
6.Last (Big) Man Standing?
With another teammate hitting the ground, Blazers big man LaMarcus Aldridge sometimes can't believe what he's seeing. (See Box 8.)
7.Talkin' 2012 With CP3
The chat with Chris Paul wasn't long, because catching him after an L is the wrong time for any sort of in-depth discussion with one of the game's self-confessed worst losers.
But he did field a few questions about the future, dismissing the rumblings that he'll be pushing for a trade sooner rather than later in the wake of good friend Tyson Chandler's trade to Charlotte, New Orleans' salary-shedding summer giveaway of Rasual Butler in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and the recent firing of coach and mentor Byron Scott without a heads-up from management.
"I'm good," Paul said. "I love the city. I love New Orleans."
Asked specifically about the summer of 2012, when he can opt out of the final year of his new four-year, $62.6 million contract extension to have the right to pick a new team in free agency like his Team USA pal LeBron will have this summer, Paul said: "That's so far away, man. 2012? I'm worried about that movie that came out [called] '2012.'"
Sources with knowledge of the Hornets' thinking maintain that the club won't even consider trade inquiries for Paul, even though New Orleans remains $3.3 million over the luxury-tax threshold and despite the fact that big spenders in the league such as the Dallas Mavericks are believed to be eager to offer the Hornets major payroll relief by volunteering to take on an unsavory contract -- such as Peja Stojakovic's deal and/or Emeka Okafor's -- for the privilege of pilfering Paul.
The reality, though, is that teams are bound to keep trying to pry Paul away from the Hornets, no matter how determined they are to keep the backcourt dynamo. It's the ultimate quandary. The Hornets don't appear to have the financial flexibility or the trade assets to significantly upgrade Paul's supporting cast, but trading him is the last thing that they want to do, not only because of his status as one of the league's revolutionary point guards but also given his popularity in town. Paul almost exclusively made the Hornets viable business-wise after Hurricane Katrina and continues to be the club's No. 1 connection to the city.
8.Marc's Quote
Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge, answering a question with a question after the Trail Blazers suffered their fifth major injury of the season Tuesday night, when center Joel Przybilla was lost for the season with a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee.
The Blazers had previously lost Greg Oden to a season-ending knee and won't have Travis Outlaw (foot) or Nicolas Batum (shoulder) back before March.
Rudy Fernandez (back) will try to come back in January, but you can understand why Blazers coach Nate McMillan -- who happens to be hobbling around on crutches these days thanks to his own Achilles tear -- says it's "nerve-wracking to take the floor whether it's a practice or a game."
9.Yuletide Best
Elias Sports Bureau and ESPN Stats & Information don't get holidays off. Instead they spent Friday, with one-third of the league's 30 teams at work, gathering every morsel of historical data about the NBA on Christmas Day that they could find which comes to you now with an assist from Alok Pattani even if we're forced to admit that the five choppy games served up on this Christmas were often painful viewing:
|Oscar Robertson
|Kobe Bryant
|Shaquille O'Neal
|Dolph Schayes
|Bill Russell
|Wes Unseld
|Shaquille O'Neal
|Wilt Chamberlain
|Dolph Schayes
|Jerry West
|Wilt Chamberlain
|Oscar Robertson
|Michael Jordan
|Billy Cunningham
|Bernard King
|Dwyane Wade
|Phil Jackson
|Red Auerbach
|Red Holzman
|Jack Ramsay
|Gene Shue
|Jack Ramsay
|Phil Jackson
|Gene Shue
|Red Auerbach
|Red Holzman
|Kobe Bryant
|Shaquille O'Neal
|Derek Fisher
|Rasheed Wallace
|Anderson Varejao
|Udonis Haslem
|Dwyane Wade
|Zydrunas Ilgauskas
|LeBron James
|Min. three games played
|Mike Riordan
|Scottie Pippen
|Bob Davies
|Oldie Spears
|Phil Chenier
|Neal Walk
|Jim Parson
|Min. 6 games played
|Dallas Mavericks
|Portland Trail Blazers
|Washington Wizards
|Phoenix Suns
|Miami Heat
|Utah Jazz
|Chicago Bulls
|Sacramento Kings
|Cleveland Cavaliers
|Orlando Magic
|New Jersey Nets
|San Antonio Spurs
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Philadelphia 76ers
|16 13
|Indiana Pacers
|Milwaukee Bucks
|Atlanta Hawks
|New York Knicks
|Boston Celtics
|Golden State Warriors
|Houston Rockets
|Denver Nuggets
|Detroit Pistons
|Los Angeles Clippers
|New Orleans Hornets
|Toronto Raptors
|Oklahoma City Thunder
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