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I'd get tested George. It definitely sounds like sleep apnea. Basically I've heard if you snore you more than likely have sleep apnea.
Do you find yourself waking up during the night frequently or having to get up to use the restroom often?
Your the one that wrote about cravings to though. I am no doctor but I would wonder about your blood sugar levels and serotonin levels too.
Yes on cravings...good memory........i have been diagnosed in past with hypoglaucemia so my blood sugar may be off. I probally eat more calories after 9PM at night than I do the whole day. It's insane how I crave food late night but not so much during the day.
I also read more on apnea...I have a very thick neck and my BMI is over 32 so thats another bad sign for apnea....I do recall a couple times in past month or so where I do wake up somewhat gasping for air but my wife swears she never has heard me stop breathing while asleep, so I have ruled out sleep apnea in the past but maybe not now.
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I am not implying a link to sleep apnea when I write this below, I am no doctor.
On the other of cravings, I think I would ask your medical people what is behind that and how that can effect your other functions or how your functions are causing that. I can recall the part of cravings because I battle with those also in that time frame and have for years, along with waking up tired regardless of the amount of sleep, and even with the CPAP machine that gives me 6-10 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
I have been researching the why's of that (excessive cravings for no apparent reason) for the past month or two, sadly I am not trained in medical science so a void in understanding seems to always follow no matter the multiple sources.
One thing I did read was that when we eat to satisfy those cravings that we get a spike in what they called blood sugar levels that give us some sense of satisfaction, calms us, they wrote because it increases the serotonin levels, and they recommended something to keep those levels more stable throughout the day and evening, which leads them to suggesting smaller meals more times a day always keeping a mind awareness on caloric intake. They also recommended chromium, of course that begins to get into where I prefer to have medical pro's tell me what and when to input something for corrections and for how long.
Of course I don't know what is pure fact and that is why I keep asking my PCP what is going on with those cravings and what is behind it besides just mental desire or conditioning. Of course he looks at me like I am nuts, might be, but hey those cravings are like using food for a self medication which push's up the weight, which can in turn adversely effect sleep apnea which in turn effects restorative sleep, which can effect how we think and feel, well you get the cycle picture. The last sentence or two I have received from my pulmonary specialist.
Last edited by Spring~Fields; 12-02-2009 at 03:33 PM.
Well, I slept great at the clinic again. I'm completely confused as to why I can't duplicate it at home. We used my mask even. They actually had the pressure lower last night than I've had it at home, so it's not too little pressure. Funny thing is, at the clinic I have a dozen or more of those round sensors attached all over my face and arm, I have an oximiter on my finer, bands around my stomach and chest and they don't bother me at all. It's like they're not there as I don't move an inch once I fall asleep there. But at home, I find myself changing positions, waking up, etc.... Weird!
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George I would bet you don't just have OSA but that you have a severe case of it. Go get a sleep study ASAP.
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I really was more concerned about my wife because I have caught her not breathing in her sleep for a good 15 seconds.....no I am not exagerating!!! The problem is I have a very stubborn wife who doesn't wanna be bothered with this even though she cannot sleep at night. I have been more concerned about her and didn't for a minute think I may have the same problem till this thread popped up.
I have had alot of good PM's with others about this so I will go get tested and get it checked out
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard
When we stop breathing we are awakened, most people are, not all, some never wake up again.
If you have acid reflux you might want to get that under control, because that is something that is not very nice to experience with a CPAP mask on.
MWM gives an excellent outline of what it is like in his description of his last visit.
Funny thing is, at the clinic I have a dozen or more of those round sensors attached all over my face and arm, I have an oximiter on my finer, bands around my stomach and chest and they don't bother me at all.
Last edited by Spring~Fields; 12-03-2009 at 12:51 AM.
You didn't take any meds for the sleep study did you vs not at home?
Anything different in food or beverage intake at home before bedtime or hours leading up to bedtime at home vs the sleep study?
Lighting any different leading up to sleep ?
Room temperature?
Mental or emotional stimulations difference?
Self talk?
Example 1:
I say to myself, I go to the sleep clinic and I fall right to sleep without ever waking up, and when I do wake up I am fully refreshed. Positive self talk programming
Example 2:
Or I say to myself, when I am at home regardless of the CPAP pressure I end up tossing and turning all night long, I can't duplicate the sleep I get at the sleep clinic, at home. Negative self talk programming.
Sometimes a mind will do or carry out the instructions we give it with what we say or think to ourselves.
Try duplicating what you did that time leading up to the sleep study, to see if you can then get the same near or identicle sleep response at home.
Last edited by Spring~Fields; 12-03-2009 at 02:03 AM.
My friends picked on me for years about my snoring. My mom and my brother could take siding off a house. Turns out I have pretty severe apnea.
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Other than a very loud snorer and being a horrible morning person with lack of energy my wife hasn't noticed any apnea symptoms.
However just this morning in the Indianapolis Star, ironically there is an article about sleep apnea that really has me even more motivated to take the test.
Maybe someone from above is sending me a message!!!
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard
Well guys, I got tested last week and I have severe sleep apnea.
I am going back to have another sleep study done next week for my CPAP and while I am kinda nervous about the CPAP I am also excited because I have read alot about the CPAP and how it has changed so many lives for the better!!!
When I first read this thread it was out of concern for my wife but little did I know it would be me with the problem.
MWM, SpringFields, Team Casey, Hoosier Red and Flyer85, I cannot thank you guys enough for encouraging me to have a sleep test. You guys literally have not only added years to my life but also quality years. If any of you guys are ever in Indy I'd love to take you to a game at Victory Field and have some stimulating CPAP and Reds conversation!!
Thank God I am a Reds fan, if I was a stinkin Cubs fan I would never of been on Reds Zone and found this thread .
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard
Good luck and good health with that George.
Good to hear you got checked out, George A. You are headed for a great quality of life improvement, my friend.
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The poinsettia (/pɔɪnˈsɛtiə/ or /pɔɪnˈsɛtə/)[1][2] (Euphorbia pulcherrima) (also known as Christmas Flower) is a commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). The species is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett,[3] the first United States Minister to Mexico,[4] who introduced the plant to the US in 1825.
|Scientific classification
E. pulcherrima
|Binomial name
|Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd. ex Klotzsch
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6–4 metres (2–13 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7–16 centimetres (2.8–6.3 in) in length. The colored bracts—which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled—are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[5][6] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest color.[7]
The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They are grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia.[8]
The poinsettia is native to Mexico.[9] It is found in the wild in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas.[10] Reports of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be confirmed by botanists.[11]
Religious and other traditional associationsEdit
Aztec people use the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication.[8] In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is called Cuetlaxochitl, meaning "flower that grows in residues or soil"[8] Today it is known in Mexico and Guatemala as Flor de Nochebuena, meaning Christmas Eve Flower.[8] In Spain it is known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, meaning Easter flower.[8] In Chile and Peru, the plant became known as Crown of the Andes.[8]
The plant's association with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar.[12] Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became poinsettias.[13] From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Christmas celebrations.[14] The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus.[15]
Poinsettias are popular Christmas decorations[3] in homes, churches, offices, and elsewhere across North America. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, December 12 is National Poinsettia Day.[16]
Creation of the American poinsettia industryEdit
Albert Ecke emigrated from Germany to Los Angeles in 1900, opening a dairy and orchard in the Eagle Rock area. He became intrigued by the plant and sold them from street stands. His son, Paul Ecke, developed the grafting technique, but it was the third generation of Eckes, Paul Ecke Jr., who was responsible for advancing the association between the plant and Christmas.[17]
Besides changing the market from mature plants shipped by rail to cuttings sent by air, he sent free plants to television stations for them to display on air from Thanksgiving to Christmas. He also appeared on television programs like The Tonight Show and Bob Hope's Christmas specials to promote the plants.[17]
Until the 1990s, the Ecke family, who had moved their operation to Encinitas, California, in 1923, had a virtual monopoly on poinsettias owing to a technique that made their plants much more attractive.[18] They produced a fuller, more compact plant by grafting two varieties of poinsettia together. A poinsettia left to grow on its own will naturally take an open, somewhat weedy look. The Eckes' technique made it possible to get every seedling to branch, resulting in a bushier plant.[18]
In the late 1980s, university researcher John Dole[19] discovered the method previously known only to the Eckes and published it,[20] allowing competitors to flourish, particularly those using low-cost labor in Latin America. The Ecke family's business, now led by Paul Ecke III, decided to stop producing plants in the U.S., but as of 2008, they still serve about 70 percent of the domestic market and 50 percent of the worldwide market.[17]
The poinsettia has been cultivated in Egypt since the 1860s, when it was brought from Mexico during the Egyptian campaign. It is called bent el consul, "the consul's daughter", referring to the U.S. ambassador Joel Poinsett.[11]
There are over 100 cultivated varieties of poinsettia.[8][21]
In areas outside its natural environment, it is commonly grown as an indoor plant where it prefers good morning sun, then shade in the hotter part of the day. Contrary to popular belief, flowering poinsettias can be kept outside, even during winter, as long as they are kept frost-free. It is widely grown and very popular in subtropical climates such as Australia, Rwanda and Malta.[22] It is commonly grown in mid-hills of Nepal and called Lalupate (लालुपाते), which means "plant with red leaves" in Nepali.
The plant requires a daily period of uninterrupted long, dark nights followed by bright sunny days for around two months in autumn in order to encourage it to develop colored bracts.[citation needed] Any incidental light during these nights (from a nearby television set, from under a door frame, even from passing cars or street lights) hampers bract production. Commercial production of poinsettia has been done by placing them inside a greenhouse and covering the latter completely to imitate the natural biological situation.[citation needed]
To produce extra axillary buds that are necessary for plants containing multiple flowers, a phytoplasma infection—whose symptoms include the proliferation of axillary buds—is used.[23] The discovery of the role phytoplasmas play in the growth of axillary buds is credited to Ing-Ming Lee of the USDA Agricultural Research Service.[24]
Poinsettias are susceptible to several diseases, mostly fungal, but also bacterial and parasitic.
Toxicity claimsEdit
In the United States and perhaps elsewhere, there is a common misconception that the poinsettia is highly toxic. This misconception was spread by a 1919 urban legend of a two-year-old child dying after consuming a poinsettia leaf.[25]
While the sap and latex of many plants of the spurge genus are indeed toxic,[26] the poinsettia's toxicity is relatively mild. Its latex can cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.[27] It is also mildly irritating to the skin or stomach[9] and may sometimes cause diarrhea and vomiting if eaten.[28] Sap introduced into the human eye may cause temporary blindness.[29]
An American Journal of Emergency Medicine study of 22,793 cases reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers showed no fatalities, and furthermore that a strong majority of poinsettia exposures are accidental, involve children, and usually do not result in any type of medical treatment.[30] POISINDEX, a major source for poison control centers, says a 50 lb (23 kg) child would have to eat 500 bracts (poinsettia leaves) to accumulate levels of toxins found to be harmful in experiments.[25] An Ohio State University study showed no problems even with extremely large doses.[31]
- ^ Wells, John C. (1990). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow, England: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-05383-0. entry "poinsettia"
- ^ "poinsettia". Dictionary.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Bussell, Gene (December 2009). "Get Ready for Holiday Flowers". Southern Living. 44 (12): 88.
- ^ "Mexico". United States Department of State. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poinsettia Facts - The Poinsettia Pages - University of Illinois Extension". extension.illinois.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Perry, Leonard. "Fun Facts about Poinsettias". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "How To Make Poinsettia Turn Red: Make A Poinsettia Rebloom". Gardening Know How. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Seltzer, Erica D.; Spinner, MaryAnne. "Poinsettia Facts". The Poinsettia Pages. University of Illinois Extension. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Bender, Steve, ed. (January 2004). "Euphorbia". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-376-03910-1.
- ^ Trejo, L., M. E. Olson, P. Feria, K. M. Olsen, L. E. Eguiarte, B. Arroyo y J. A. Gruhn. 2012. "Poinsettia's wild ancestor in the Mexican dry tropics: historical, genetic, and environmental evidence." American Journal of Botany 99: 1146–1157.
- ^ a b Joel Roberts Poinsett. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition [serial online]. November 2011;:1. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 8, 2012
- ^ "The Legends and Traditions of Holiday Plants | Horticulture and Home Pest News". www.ipm.iastate.edu. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Flowers Ireland Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jauron, Richard (December 8, 1995). "The Legends and Traditions of Holiday Plants". Horticulture and Home Pest News. Iowa State University. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "'The Christmas Poinsettia' Fine Art Print by Anne Gitto". RedBubble. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Poinsettia Day Bill of Congress". Poinsettiaday.com. July 22, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c Anton, Mike (December 23, 2008). "The bloom is off the poinsettia business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ a b Cynthia Crossen, "Holiday's Ubiquitous Houseplant," Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2000.
- ^ How Poinsettias Became Synonymous With Christmas
- ^ Poinsettia Day Industry
- ^ Perry, Leonard. "Fun Facts About Poinsettia". Perry's Perennial Pages. University of Vermont Extension, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ Smurfplant, Habitat
- ^ Lee; et al. (1997). "Phytoplasma induced free branching in commercial cultivars". 15. Nature Biotechnology: 178–182. Cite journal requires
- ^ Kaplan, Kim (December 1, 2015). "Poinsettias: Helping an Icon to Bloom at the Right Time". USDA. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Poisonous Poinsettias". Snopes.com. December 6, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ Eke, Tom; Al-Husainy, Sahar & Raynor, Mathew K. (2000). "The spectrum of ocular inflammation caused by Euphorbia plant sap" (PDF). Arch. Ophthalmol. 118 (1): 13–16. doi:10.1001/archopht.118.1.13. PMID 10636407.
- ^ "Latex Allergy? Beware Poinsettias". WebMD. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Are Poinsettia Plants Poisonous? Fact or Fiction?". Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Complete Poinsettia information from Drugs.com". Drugs.com. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ Krenzelok EP, Jacobsen TD, Aronis JM (November 1996). "Poinsettia exposures have good outcomes...just as we thought". Am J Emerg Med. 14 (7): 671–4. doi:10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90086-8. PMID 8906768.
- ^ "Poinsettia Care in the Home". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
Further readingEdit
- Paul Ecke III; James E. Faust; Jack A. Williams; Andy Higgins (Author) (2004). The Ecke Poinsettia Manual. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1883052416.
External linksEdit
|The Wikibook Horticulture has a page on the topic of: Euphorbia pulcherrima
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euphorbia pulcherrima.
|Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Poinsettia.
- The Wild Poinsettia Page: Images of Euphorbia pulcherrima in the wild in Mexico
- Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia) - Plants & Fungi At Kew
- Patently Poinsettia By Elizabeth Dougherty
- Snopes on toxicity
- Earthworm Castings as a Substrate for Poinsettia Production
- Manipulation of Light Environment to Produce High-quality Poinsettia Plants
- Patent US4724276 - Process for altering poinsettia growth
- Poinsettia: The Christmas Flower
- Poinsettia pages at the University of Illinois, UIUC
- Poinsettias in Africa
- Ohio State University Fact Sheet
- Poinsettia FAQ


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A police marksman was removed from a firearms job because he was deaf, an employment tribunal heard this week.
Bruce Shields could have mis-heard the instructions "shoot" or "don't shoot," a lawyer representing Surrey and Sussex Police forces suggested to the panel.
He was questioning the former authorised firearms officer during the tribunal which was considering claims by the policeman that he had been the victim of disability discrimination while working for both forces.
The panel in Reading heard Mr Shields had been diagnosed as partially deaf in 1998 after an ear infection but had been allowed to keep his police marksman job until 2014, a fact which a woman superintendent supervisor remarked on, saying she "couldn't believe he had got away with his hearing loss for over 12 years".
Mr Shields, from Liss, Hampshire, was stopped from being an authorised firearms officer in 2014 after failing a hearing test which he believed was flawed and unrealistic.
He claimed Surrey and Sussex police stripped him of his title unfairly because of his disability and now wants to see a fairer annual hearing test created to replace the current "flawed" test.
The tribunal heard that after being stripped of his AFO duties in 2014, he now works as a lowly Safer Neighbourhood Officer in Guildford Surrey, a role he did not want and which he described as feeling "hugely humiliated" about.
The panel was told the policeman joined Surrey Police in 1998 and was diagnosed with an inner ear infection in his right ear a year later. It left him partially deaf.
Despite of this, the officer was able to carry on being an AFO and worked in many challenging situations including an armed robbery in a Barclay's bank in Reading in June 2010, for which he received a commendation.
Describing his actions on the day Mr Shields said, "I honestly thought someone would get shot. Things may have turned out very differently. If I was not able to hear comments, would it have turned out differently?"
It was this remark that Niran de Silva, representing Surrey and Sussex police forces, challenged the claimant in detail on.
When Mr de Silva questioned whether being partially deaf could make the difference between him mis-hearing a "shoot" or "don't shoot" command, Mr Shields said, "We are not machines, we deal with what is there as we see it, responding to what we hear, see and smell around us.
"We use our training and capability as well as many factors to take the decision about whether to shoot or not shoot. It is my decision and ultimately I was not told to shoot."
Mr de Sliva said, "But if your colleagues can see or know something further that you can't, about the imitation if for example it is an imitation gun, one of them saying shoot or don't shoot would be something to take into consideration surely?
Mr Shields told the tribunal that in the 12 years he not had a situation that resulted in a mis-hearing.
"In 12 years and the countless situations I have under my belt, there have been no evidence-based issues. Evidence in this job environment where we are talking about the intensity of the situation, with adrenaline and coping in a stressful situation is a different situation than casually talking with people in a relaxed environment.
"My job requires us to listen to what is going on and put into practice our training in a stressful situation. I have never had a problem with this before."
When challenged that hearing people on different levels, with colleagues lying down or standing on different levels, would be a struggle, Mr Shields said, "Yes but difficulty in hearing is not the same as not hearing at all."
Mr Shields said he recalled speaking to his superior, Superintendent Sharon Bush who he claimed had told him she "couldn't believe he had got away with his hearing loss for over 12 years," leaving the claimant feeling "gobsmacked" and humiliated.
Mr de Silva claimed Ms Bush had instead said she was "surprised" he had been allowed to carry on despite the police being aware of his hearing loss.
Mr Shields branded the annual hearing test used by the police for authorised firearm officers as "not realistic" and David Stephenson, representing the claimant said he wanted to see a functional and practical test created to test officer's hearing ability.
In 2013 the College of Policing and APCO issued new guidance regarding the medical condition affecting armed police officers and when Mr Shields took his annual test by the new force medical officer he failed it like the previous 12 years.
However instead of being allowed to continue his work as in previous years, on May 14 Mr Shields was told he could not continue as an AFO with immediate effect and was put on restricted duties.
"When I handed in my firearm I felt bewildered and as though I had failed. I put it down to a misunderstanding but sadly I was wrong," he said.
Mr Shields was told when being permanently removed from the role he loved, that public safety had to be considered and if there was a risk to the ability to a person to perform their role safety, theirs and the public's safety could be compromised.
Mr Shields also took a test in August 2014 which he failed both with and without the support of a hearing aid.
During the time of the test Mr Shields told nurses that the headphones used in the telephone box style beep test would not sit properly with his hearing aid and he showed signs of discomfort throughout.
Mr Shields said, "This led to an unfair reading of my test."
He said, "I believe I can continue to do the job well and make a difference in armed policing and if there was an alternative hearing test I could demonstrate this. There are many other AFO who are hard of hearing and I hope my case can give them help.
"I asked the force look into a functional hearing test and it was my understanding this was being done by the occupational health team. I thought Superintendent Bush, Head of Firearms and assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry would reconsider the options.
"I was advised to appeal the decision in relation to being removed from firearms by ACC Steve Barry. My appeal focused around the fact I felt I had been discriminated against because of my hearing loss and the Equality Act 2010. The College of Policing discriminated against officers with hearing loss in that no alternative test was available."
On October 3 2014 he was informed that continuing his employment as an AFO was "not worth the risk" and Supt. Bush suggested Mr Shields could present a further risk to further hearing loss which was the overriding issue.
Mr Shields was told he was being taken off his AFO duties and told he was unable to fill a police trainer role because there were no vacancies.
His case, presided over by Judge Robin Lewis, continues.


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Blast makes it close, but Blue Jays edged
BALTIMORE -- The Blue Jays are 21 games into their season, but they still find themselves waiting for signs of life from the offense.
Toronto's lineup once again struggled to mount any type of prolonged attack on Tuesday night. Outside of a rally in the sixth inning, the club managed to put just two runners in scoring position en route to its fourth loss in five games.View Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- The Blue Jays are 21 games into their season, but they still find themselves waiting for signs of life from the offense.
Toronto's lineup once again struggled to mount any type of prolonged attack on Tuesday night. Outside of a rally in the sixth inning, the club managed to put just two runners in scoring position en route to its fourth loss in five games.View Full Game Coverage
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey battled through an upper-back injury for six innings while Edwin Encarnacion homered, but in the end, it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays lost, 4-3, to the Orioles at Camden Yards.
"The guys, they're battling, just not happening right now but they're competing and that's all we can ask for," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.
Toronto has scored three runs or fewer in 13 of its 21 games this season, including eight of its past 11. That has contributed to a poor record in close ballgames as well, with the Blue Jays just 2-5 in one-run games and 2-6 overall against the American League East.
It's not the type of production the club envisioned after an offseason in which Melky Cabrera and the now-injured Jose Reyes joined a batting order that already included Jose Bautista, Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie.
Gibbons experimented with his lineup prior to Tuesday's game by inserting Adam Lind into the No. 2 spot. While the designated hitter managed to reach base twice in three plate appearances, it still wasn't nearly enough.
"We didn't win with it, but I thought it had a good feel to it," Gibbons said.
The problems with the offense were apparent early as the Blue Jays were unable to string any hits together against Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez. Toronto had only three hits and one walk while sending just two batters over the minimum to the plate through the first five innings.
There was a glimmer of hope in the sixth, when Gonzalez issued a pair of two-out walks. That set the table for Encarnacion, who sent the first pitch he saw into the left-field seats to mark his third homer of the season.
Gonzalez finishing the inning, but he didn't come back out for the seventh. He was charged with all three runs on five hits while striking out four en route to his third quality start of the year.
"We were fortunate, we got a well-pitched game," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "In order to compete against [Dickey], you've got to have a well-pitched game. We got that from Miggy except for one inning.
"A little frustrating, because he had the makings of an even better outing than he had. But it's easy to critique the walks. You're walking Bautista and [Lind], you can't fault him for it."
The Blue Jays did have an opportunity against Baltimore's bullpen when pinch-hitter Mark DeRosa led off the eighth with a walk. Gibbons then opted to pinch-hit for Lind in favor of Rajai Davis, who ended up bunting.
Bautista then grounded out to shortstop, and two batters later, Cabrera struck out to strand runners on the corners. The move backfired, but Gibbons got the opportunity he was looking for with putting a runner in scoring position for the heart of his order.
The move centered around wanting to avoid Lind hitting against Brian Matusz, who has limited lefties to a .215 batting average during his five-year career.
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Dickey got the start despite being somewhat questionable earlier in the week because of tightness in his upper back and neck. It was a physical battle all night long for the veteran, who had trouble locating his pitches in the strike zone and has experienced a drop in velocity because of the injury.
Despite the discomfort, it was only the second inning in which Dickey experienced any type of major difficulty. He allowed four hits and two walks in the frame as the Orioles sent nine batters to the plate. The biggest blow came with a two-run single by Manny Machado but none of the balls were extremely well hit.
"I'm definitely not 100 percent," said Dickey, who was charged with four runs on six hits and a season-high five walks. "I'm giving everything I can possibly give. But it feels like going to battle with a three-shooter instead of a six-shooter.
"You just don't have what you normally have, and you feel like what you have is good enough to keep your team in it, but it's frustrating, because you want to get more."
Dickey might not be at his best, but he said there is no thought of potentially missing an upcoming start. He'll continue to search for ways to receive treatment and relieve some of the pain, but there's no intention on shutting things down.
That's one positive the Blue Jays can take away from the loss. Toronto can ill afford to lose its No. 1 starter with runs coming at a premium and the starting rotation needing to pick up the slack.
"You certainly contemplate how can you eradicate what's going on back there, but I get paid to be on the field and I take a lot of pride in that," Dickey said. "I feel like my team needs me and if I can be out there, I'm going to be out there."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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Apr 12, 2011 | 371 Minutes
"[A Reason to Believe] . . . introduces Patrick to a national audience as an inspirational figure guided by optimism and hope who presaged the rise of President Obama."
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Patrick shows himself here to be a gifted writer. Especially engrossing are the early pages on his childhood—he summons forth all the senses as he describes 1950s–60s South Side Chicago…Patrick presents his triumphs here as victories over his own weaknesses. His writings about his wife, Diane, are particularly touching. VERDICT Recommended to readers of memoir and to all keeping an eye on our country's past and future. –Library Journal
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NAMIBIA — In Namibia, at the edge of southern Africa's vast Kalihari desert, a very pregnant Angelina Jolie emerged from a private vacation with Brad Pitt and her two adopted children to advocate for 100 million kids across the planet who can't go to school — either because of war, lack of opportunity, or crushing poverty.
Angelina Jolie: People often look at people in situations like this and they think that they are not exactly like us and that they look at them a little differently—that they live in a shanty town. But these people are very smart and they take care of their families.
Ann Curry, Dateline co-anchor: They love their children.
Jolie: They love their children.
Curry: And they want them to go to school…
Jolie: And they very much want them to go to school.
According to studies by the Global Campaign for Education, every extra year of school for children in developing countries increases their wage earning potential and decreases their likelihood of getting sick.
Jolie: You could teach them young about hygiene, you could teach them young about protecting themselves from AIDS, you could teach them young about how to take care of their kids, you could teach them young about vaccinations. If every kid was in school every year 700,000 less people would get AIDS.
Curry: So education can be not just life-changing but life-saving.
Jolie: Absolutely.
Curry: Why do you care so much?
Jolie: Just because I know my kids, I think of Zahara, she is from a country where 6 million kids don't go to school every year -- just in her country alone. It's just really tough. Her mother died of AIDS and so they wouldn't have had any funds to send her to school.
Curry: So she would have been the exact child you are trying to help.
Jolie: And I know her I know how smart she is and I know what a great lady she is going to be. I know that there are so many girls out there like her that aren't going to get that chance just because we haven't figure it out in the world to figure out that education should be free...
We visited the 30-year-old Angelina in Namibia's Mondesa township. Where we sat down in a small two room school house and discussed education.
Curry: This is a moral challenge, in your view.
Jolie: Yeah.
Curry: About our stepping up for those in need.
Jolie: It's moral, and it's also—it's also smart, you know? All these poor countries, not just Africa, but Asia as well and all poor areas. It's gonna be places where our kids are either gonna be visiting and working with, and it's gonna be a different world. Or it's gonna be worse than it is now.
Angelina has been a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations on behalf of refugees for the last five years. That work brings her to some of the world's most dangerous places, like Darfur, in Africa, where the U.S. says genocide is occurring.
Curry: Despite having everything going for you, you have chosen the hard road to travel to all of these tough places, to adopt the way you do. And that's why people are fascinated with you. You could be in Malibu, living in a beautiful house—
Jolie: See, to me, that's the tough road. (Laughter)
Jolie: I love... adopting my children was the greatest blessing to me. They are the funniest people I've ever met. And they're the greatest joy in my life. And I feel so blessed that I've been allowed to adopt them and bring them into my home. So that was no generous thing of mine.
Curry: But you're traveling to Darfur, you're going to Pakistan to see earthquake victims.
Jolie: When I've gone to refugee camps or I've gone to places to meet earthquake victims, it is certainly not some big sacrifice of mine. There's nothing poor and horrible and sad about these people. They've inspired me.
As a result, Angelina has been spending less time on the sound stages of Hollywood.
Curry: Have you ever thought about leaving the movies and making it full time, this work in trying to change the world?
Jolie: Well, I don't want to be responsible for changing the world. I've been just traveling with my family for the last few months and that has been more important than making a film.
Jolie: Well, for now. It is my job. It is what makes it possible for me to be able to fund the programs I care about.
Like focusing attention on the 40 million children in Africa, most of them girls, who don't get the opportunity to go to school. It is clear Angelina loves working with children and told us she and Brad are thrilled to be adding another child to the family.
Curry: You're eight months along almost close—
Jolie: No, not yet.
Curry: Not yet.
Jolie: Not yet, no.
Curry: How are you feeling?
Jolie: I'm feeling fine. I've been very, very lucky. I've had a very fortunate pregnancy. I didn't have bad morning sickness time. I haven't had to slow down, which has been nice for me.
Curry: You know what I loved about being pregnant? I loved that feeling of not being alone, of speaking for two. You don't have that?
Jolie: Well, I suppose because I'm always with my kids all the time that I feel like I'm speaking for eight. (Laughter) You know? I suppose it's more just like having one not sit on the other's head.
But some women are very, very grounded to the earth suddenly. I think I'm still kind of in denial about it.
Curry: Denial?
Jolie: I still have this kind of funny thing of like I can't quite believe it. I was always very sure that I would adopt all my children. And I was quite at peace with that. And then things felt different and made some different choices. And we'll continue to adopt. But now I'm pregnant.
Curry: Where does this lead? How many kids do you want, Angie? You're gonna have three kids. They're busy. They keep you up at night. They're—they need—
Jolie: We love children, you know? And fortunately, we have the resources to be able to get help where we need it or to have a big enough place. So I think there's no real plan of stopping. There's just talk about lots of them.
Curry: How do you know when you found one you want to adopt?
Jolie: I'm a big believer in just, you know, they find you. So I think—as we travel—yeah, we joke about it now. If I go to visit an orphanage, everybody gets nervous. (Laughter)
People magazine declared the expecting parents and their growing clan to be America's most beautiful family. And Angelina and Brad want to continue their humanitarian work, which in the last few months have seen them visit earthquake victims in Pakistan and advocate for children in Haiti.
Curry: How nice is it for you to not be on this path alone? And how much is Brad bringing to the table of what you are trying to do with your life?
Jolie: Well, without getting so into (laughter) that personal stuff. People know very little about him, I think, when it comes to where his morals are, where his values are, how he is with people, what he cares about, what he's learned about.
And he's a very aware person. He's doing a lot of good things. And he's a great parent. And so certainly it's nice to watch him do that. And it's nice for me to be able to talk about the things I care about and with somebody that does as well.
Curry: You seem to have become a formidable duo in this world.
Jolie: Yeah. (Laughter) It's just—the idea, I can't even—It feels so bizarre to just talk about any kind of, you know? So that is why I giggle about it. I just don't know how to address it..
Curry: Giggling, I understand is something you're doing a lot more lately.
Jolie: I am.
Curry: Is it pregnancy? Is it—
Jolie: Well, apparently that's what I've gotten from pregnancy. Brad said this to me, too. I get hysterical now. Like hysterical to the point of crying and falling off the bed. Like I get hysterical.
Jolie: Or like I'll try to read, and then I'll start laughing. It'll last for like 20 minutes. And then, you know, I'll sit back down and focus again. He's reading, and I'm reading. And we're sitting there really serious and try—and then I'll just go. Like it'll go on for—for hours. (Laughter) It's really horrible.
Curry: There was a girl I once met who didn't know how to laugh very much who once said to me.
Curry: You're a mess. You're laughing. You're hormonal. Keep it up. Get pregnant more often, because this is working.
Jolie: Oh, no, that's what I started to say... I started to say like I was really miserable before – (laughs)
Curry: Well, you were once much more serious. And you're bright and joyful.
Jolie: I have a lot to be happy about.
The ultimate goal of the global education drive is that, by the year 2015, children everywhere, both boys and girls, should complete at least a fifth grade education.
In Africa, where Angelina Jolie has focussed so much of her effort, 40 million children are out of school, including more than half of all girls, who never finish elementary school.
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The Dallas Cowboys hired a big "name" as their defensive coordinator two years ago in Rob Ryan. That didn't work to owner Jerry Jones' satisfaction, so he found a bigger name.
The Cowboys announced Friday that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and USC defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin is their defensive coordinator. Kiffin, 72, left USC after a disastrous run serving under his son, Lane.
The Godfather of the Tampa 2 defense, Kiffin knows how to win in the NFL. But this move still doesn't make a lot of sense to us. The Cowboys have the framework for a very successful 3-4 defense in place. Kiffin's approach is diametrically opposed.
The Cowboys just drafted Morris Claiborne, a cornerback who specializes in press man coverage. They just signed Brandon Carr to a huge contract; he's also great in man coverage. Orlando Scandrick is best in man coverage. Kiffin's 4-3 scheme relies on cornerbacks to play zone coverage. One of the big benefits of the system is that they look for cornerbacks with less sought-after skill sets that you can take later in the draft.
Sean Lee is one of the best inside linebackers in a 3-4 scheme. He is far from the prototype in Kiffin's scheme. Bruce Carter also was an excellent 3-4 inside linebacker.
Maybe Kiffin can make all the pieces on the defensive line, like DeMarcus Ware, work. We don't doubt Kiffin's coaching acumen.
We doubt Jones' decision to completely change directions when defense was not the problem for the Cowboys when healthy.
The Cowboys spent a lot of money last offseason on players for Rob Ryan's defense. The defense now is gone, and the players won't fit the same.
By hiring Kiffin, Dallas is only creating more areas to fix.
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