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Our Vision for Safeguarding
Creswell C of E Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this vision. As a school, we are fully committed to ensuring that consistent, robust and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff, both inside and outside of school.
Our School Safeguarding Team
Mrs Dodd - Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Furness - Head of School Care & Safeguarding Officer
Miss Clegg - Safeguarding Administrator and Pastoral Support
Mrs Cardwell - Safeguarding & Anti-Bullying Governor
Safeguarding our children is a priority and the responsibility of all. Working together as a team and sharing information and resources is a great way to achieve this goal. Termly Safeguarding newsletters will be sent home with your child. These can also be found under the 'Newsletters' tab on this website. Please let us know if you have any worries or concerns about Safeguarding your child and we will try to include some useful information on this in the next newsletter. Similarly, if you come across any useful resources, we would love to share this with the whole parent body through our newsletters.
Our Commitment to safeguarding our children.
Breakfast club is an excellent way for your child to start the day. Mrs Burton and her team will ensure your child has a fun start to the day, a healthy breakfast and gets to their class on time for their morning activity.
Each morning Mrs Furness greets arriving children. This is our first opportunity to see if children are happy and eager to come to school. Any anxieties can often be sorted early in the school day. Parents worried or needing advice can make an appointment to see Mrs Furness.
From Nursery through to Year 2 we teach Emotional Literacy. Lessons on feelings, respect, bullying, risk taking, friendship and lots more are taught at an age appropriate level. Many of our displays promote and celebrate Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.
Safeguarding Children Statement
At Creswell Infant and Nursery health, safety and wellbeing of all our children is our highest priority.
We put a wide range of measures in place to ensure we provide the best care for our learners.
The school has a health and safety policy, which is monitored each term by the relevant members of the school governing body and Mrs. Dodd (Teacher responsible for Health and Safety).
Any concerns from staff are reported to the Site Manager, Business Manager or Headteacher. An assessment is then made as to what needs to happen and in what time frame.
Fire drills take place at least three times a year to practice efficient evacuation from the buildings. The school conducts an annual Fire Risk Assessment.
There is also a critical incident plan which outlines roles and responsibilities in the case of emergencies.
In addition to the Health and Safety Policy there are also relating policies regarding Food Safety, Allergies, Administring medicines which determine safe and best practice.
Staff in Foundation 1 and 2 have Paediatric training. Teaching Assistants in Keystage one are all first aid trained and Midday Supervisors and Breakfast Club staff all have current first aid training. First Aid kits are situated in all classrooms, the hall and the staff room. A first aider is on duty at every playtime and lunch break and all injuries are recorded in our incident log.
Where there is cause for concern, staff seek advice from Mrs. Hamilton our Health and Safety Teacher. Where necessary, parents are contacted.
In case of emergency, the school will call for emergency treatment before contacting the parent.
We have a secure site with fencing around the perimeter. Access to the main Reception, Earlybirds Day Nursery and School Nursery are by door access control and staff can view visitors on monitors. Please help maintain high standards of security by closing doors behind you and by reporting any concerns you have to the school office.
Excellent attendance is a priority. Please send your child every possible day, if your child becomes ill during the day we will call you. In the event that your child is unwell please report their absence by 9am on the first day by calling 01909 721471. Not reporting absence will result in Mrs Furness or Mrs Freeman contacting you later in the day for an explanation, this is to make sure your child is safe. Please inform school of medical appointments in advance and provide evidence to the office. Sickness or diarrhoea in a child requires 48 hours of absence from school, from their last bout, this is to avoid passing the bug on to others.
On the rare occasions where a child's attendance and punctuality causes concern, the school may work closely with the Local Authority's Education Welfare officer. Attendance rates are reported each term to the LA, annually to the government and to all parents. The school is aware of its right to notify the authority when good attendance and punctuality is not ensured, the authority may then seek to issue a fixed penalty. In exceptional circumstances, leave of absence may be requested in writing by submitting a letter to the head in advance, and explains in detail what the exceptional circumstances are.
Beat the door tickets are issued daily to encourage punctuality and attendance prizes are handed out in star assembly to encourage regular attendance. A weekly attendance trophy and certificate is awarded to the class with the best attendance. 100% attendance certificates and prizes are also given annually.
Appointment and induction of staff and work placements
All staff appointed to work in school have a criminal records search called a DBS check. This search highlights people who have a criminal record or if previous allegations have been made against them. If any member of staff is found to have a criminal record, the appointment is reconsidered by the Headteacher and the Personnel committee of the Governing Body. The LA is informed directly by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Governor responsible for Safeguarding has undertaken the NCSL training on Safer Recruitment and sits on all appointment panels where the candidates are external applicants. Newly appointed staff are assigned a mentor for their induction period. It is the responsibility of the mentors to familiarise new staff with procedures, policies and Creswell safeguarding practices, which affect the health and safety of all at school, especially the children.
Induction of volunteers
All volunteers must also have DBS clearance. For any extended contact with children, when children may be left alone with an adult, or when an adult visitor may be in and around the school building, a full DBS search will be conducted. Visitors who do not yet have clearance will under no circumstance be left alone with a child or group of children.
Welcoming Visitors
We confirm that all visitors with a professional role – e.g. supply teachers, the School Nurse or members of the police - have relevant clearance. Students who work within our school community also have their DBS clearance confirmed. Anyone who spends time in school without this confirmation will be accompanied at all times.
Child Protection/Safeguarding
The designated adults for Child Protection/Safeguarding are Mrs Dodd and Mrs Furness. The designated safeguarding governor is Mrs Kent. There is a detailed Child Protection Policy, which is available on our display in the main entrance. It is the Governing Body's duty to ensure the policy is reviewed annually and any deficiencies within the policy addressed immediately. Certain governors and all staff have had appropriate child protection training, which is updated either by Mrs Furness or by Derbyshire on an alternate annual programme. Physical restraint: This school follows advice that physical restraint may be used if there is the possibility that a child may be about to cause harm to him/ herself or to another. On no occasion will any form of physical contact be used as a punishment. All allegations of abuse by or complaints of a teacher will be dealt with following clear procedures, initially by the Head of School. For any complaints about the Head of School the Chair of Governors should be contacted directly.
The Design of the Curriculum
The curriculum deals with safeguarding in two key ways. Firstly, the curriculum - through cross-curricular topics and planning around Personal, Social and Health Education - discusses relevant issues with the children. Specific topics include such themes as Medicines, Sex and Relationships and Stranger Danger. Children are encouraged to explore and discuss these issues together and with their teachers/learning support assistants. We also discuss a wide range of issues around safety and wellbeing on a very regular basis in assemblies. Secondly, the curriculum is designed so that safety issues within the subject are discussed and safe practices taught, such as using equipment properly in PE and Design and Technology. At all times there has to be appropriate staffing levels and when the curriculum is taken out of school, appropriate and agreed pupil/adult ratios are maintained. The lead adult always assesses visits as to the level of risk and all trips are authorised by the Headteacher. Risk assessments are conducted for all activities beyond the school grounds, and these are signed off by the Educational Visits Coordinator and Head of School.
Children should be encouraged to use the internet, but at all times in a safe way. Pupils must never be left unattended whilst online and teachers should ensure that this does not happen. If any adult or child suspects misuse, either by a teacher or child, the issue must be reported to the Head without delay. Our Network Administrator has overall responsibility for internet safety and is also the internet and email manager for school.
Disability Equality Scheme and Equal Opportunities
At Creswell C of E Infant and Nursery School we work to ensure that everyone is treated fairly. All children are given equal access to the school and its curriculum and all are considered equal in the learning partnership. When children have special needs we make arrangements to inform parents and design specific programmes. We ensure that the outcomes for all groups of children allow them to reach their full potential. Children with physical needs and disabilities must be able to take a full and active part in every lesson and activity, and every measure is taken to ensure this. For additional information on SEND please go to our Curriculum and Year group tab.
Good behaviour is essential in any community and we have high expectations for this. Our policy shows our strong emphasis on positive approaches, but also our clear boundaries in responding to behaviour choices that threaten the learning, wellbeing or safety of others.
Our definition of bullying is: "When we talk about bullying, we mean one or more people repeatedly behaving in an intimidating or aggressive way, with the intention of causing emotional or physical harm to another person." The school's response to this is unequivocal. We do not tolerate bullying in our school community, and as soon as we are aware of an issue we act promptly and effectively. Adults must be informed immediately and action will be taken. Our children know that we pride ourselves on being a 'telling school'. If any child tells us that they feel they are being bullied, they know that we will support them and deal with the problem very quickly. Although bullying in this school is rare the school always acts swiftly with a process of investigation, communication and action. Bullies will not be tolerated.
Photographing and Filming
There has been a lot of controversy recently about adults photographing and filming young people. The concerns are genuine, and at Creswell we have taken a sensible, balanced approach, which allows parents to photograph and video, providing they follow certain guidelines:
Parents taking photographs are advised in advance of all school events that photographs must be for their own use within their families, and are not to be used in any social media.
Image Consent
The school uses images of children, both on our website and in press releases. However parents are given the option at intake to refuse use of their child's image. Parents can change their preferences at any time by requesting a consent form from the office.
If members of staff ever have any concerns about people working within the school, paid or unpaid, they have a professional duty to inform the Headteacher or Governing body accordingly. This can be done in writing or verbally but staff should be prepared to discuss issues in the confidence that any such matter will be dealt with sensitively and with the highest appropriate level of confidentiality.
If you have a question about safeguarding and cannot find the answer on our website please make an appointment with our Head of School Care, Mrs Furness, and she will endeavour to help you.

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Gina Ochsner teaches at Corban University where she also directs the Between 2 Worlds Young Adult Creative Writing Conference. Ochsner also teaches with the Seattle Pacific Low-Residency MFA program.
Ochsner has been awarded a John L. Simon Guggenheim grant and a grant from the National Endowment of Arts. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Glimmertrain and the Kenyon Review.
She is the author of the short story collection The Necessary Grace to Fall which received the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and the story collection People I Wanted to Be. Both books received the Oregon Book Award.
A novel entitled The Russian Dreambook of Colour and Flight received the Grub Street Book Prize in 2011 and was long listed for the Orange Prize in 2010.
Her latest novel THE HIDDEN LETTERS OF VELTA B. was released in 2016, the paperback edition will be released the summer of 2017.


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Oct 28 The 26th & 27th; Brain ache.
I have all of my wool! Practically buried in it.
My morning sort of disappeared. I got a text from Sarah who adopted Alissa and Aliyah from us with pictures of them all happily settled in, but then I went to text Christine about them and I couldn't find the album with old pictures of them in it. They were in an album of this year, and I couldn't see it, so I went upstairs to my computer to recreate it, which took until lunchtime. I have since discovered an identical album named after my old phone and I suspect it might have been there the whole time and I was being blind. While I was doing that, Mommy went to the sorting office and picked up my two wool packages, and the postman brought a third so now I have it all!
Most of my afternoon has been spent looking at my jumper and trying to work out how the pattern works so I can do the yoke. Just after I'd unravelled what I'd done, Jen came round. She had some cat paperwork, then we had some medical chat (she used to be a GP) before she was back on her way.
I have since understood the pattern and done a round and a half (of six). It's so complicated!
Today has made my brain ache. I have spent about seven hours doing two rounds of my jumper. Part of my confusion was down to me not being able to count at some point in a previous round, but most of it was because whoever wrote the pattern couldn't be arsed to write seventeen rounds of it. Basically, it involved stitch decreases between blocks of stitches, and I had to work out how many need to be in each block for each round, but when I came to do it, it wasn't working. In the end, I think I have cracked it, but it took me until about half past five. I've managed to do a third row now. I really hope what I've worked out continues for the rest of the rounds or I might cry.
That is literally all I have done and I have nothing else to tell you.
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The Ultimate Guide to 2021 March Madness Upsets
There have been upsets galore during 2021 March Madness. Will there be more in the Sweet 16? Find out in our NCAA Tournament upsets guide.
Jason Logan
Last Updated: Mar 23, 2021 11:50 AM ET
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If there's one thing March Madness is known for it's the upsets. And the 2021 NCAA Tournament hasn't disappointed.
This year's Big Dance saw nine double-digit seeds upset their way into the Round of 32, including a No. 15, No. 14, two No. 13s, a No. 12, two No. 11s and two No. 10s. As we enter the Sweet 16, the No. 15, No. 12, and two No. 11 seeds are still standing.
Upsets are a huge reason why basketball fans love betting on March Madness and you'll need to select a few if you plan on winning your bracket contest. Before the Round of 16 games tip off, we share some tips on how to identify possible upset teams and give our favorite upset picks for the Sweet 16 matchups.
Most likely upsets in 2021
Almost everyone's 2021 March Madness bracket has been blown up by these big upsets. Here's a quick rundown of those surprise results from the first two rounds and the moneylines (odds to win outright) for those upset winners:
Round of 64 upsets
• No. 15 Oral Roberts (+1,100) over No. 2 Ohio State
• No. 14 Abilene Christian (+350) over No. 3 Texas
• No. 13 Ohio (+260) over No. 4 Virginia
• No. 13 North Texas (+280) over No. 4 Purdue
• No. 12 Oregon State (+350) over No. 5 Tennessee
• No. 11 Syracuse (+130) over No. 6 San Diego State
• No. 11 UCLA (+150) over No. 6 BYU
• No. 10 Maryland (+155) over No. 7 UConn
• No. 15 Oral Roberts (+320) over No. 7 Florida
• No. 8 Loyola-Chicago (+260) over No. Illinois
• No. 11 Syracuse (+155) over No. 3 West Virginia
• No. 12 Oregon State (+220) over No. 4 Oklahoma State
• No. 7 Oregon (+180) over No. 2 Iowa
Luckily, we have sports betting to lean on. Our betting analysts are making picks for every single game of the tournament. Here is their favorite potential upsets for the Sweet 16 on Saturday and Sunday:
No. 12 Oregon State (+7) vs No. 8 Loyola-Chicago
While they are led by Ethan Thompson and Jarod Lucas, what makes Oregon State dangerous is that they don't rely on any one player. On top of that, while Krutwig will be a problem in this game, Oregon State at least has a man to at least body him up in Roman Silva.
Additionally, in a game this close it's good when the underdog is a good free-throw shooting team—and Oregon State is one of the best in the tourney, hitting 76 percent of its attempts. One of these miracle runs will continue on into the Elite Eight, but Oregon State is getting enough points here to side with the underdog.
Oregon State vs Loyola-Chicago analysis
No. 11 Syracuse (+6) vs No. 2 Houston
How have the Orange done it? Well, shooting the lights out for one. But more importantly, the fabled Syracuse zone that wasn't supposed to be as good this season (and frankly isn't as long and athletic on the baseline as they normally are) has given opponents fits in the tourney so far, limiting them to 36.5 percent shooting from the field.
While Houston is a very strong team and should have an edge on the offensive glass, the injury to Jarreau is concerning, as the Cougars would miss him at both ends of the floor. And the Syracuse zone just makes teams stupid. On top of that, Houston is just 1-4 ATS in its last five games as 9.5-point faves or less.
Syracuse vs Houston analysis
No. 4 Florida State (+2.5) vs No. 1 Michigan
Leonard Washington loves to switch up his looks on the defensive end, mixing man, zone and hybrid strategies to keep opposing playbooks scrambling. The Seminoles force teams to play beyond their planned sets and freestyle with the basketball—something Michigan isn't exactly great at.
Florida State allows less than 12 assists against per contest and can hold their own on the glass when the Wolverines do toss up misses. The Noles own a rebound rate of 53.3 percent (38th) and have the size and experience to match up well with Juwan Howard's squad.
Florida State vs Michigan analysis
The average number of upsets each year
On average, there have been 12.7 total upsets each year at the NCAA Tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, per NCAA.com. This is assuming that an upset is defined as when a team two seeds lower beats a higher-seeded team (i.e. a nine seed beating an eight seed would not be considered an upset). The most total upsets in one tournament was 19 at the 2014 tournament and the fewest was four at the 2007 tournament.
Heading into the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, we've had 14 qualified upsets (nine in Round of 64, five in Round of 32).
When building out your bracket, you may want to consider the average number of upsets per round:
Average number of upsets (1985-2019)
First Round 6.1
Second Round 3.6
Sweet 16 1.7
Elite Eight 0.5
Final Four 0.2
Total upsets 12.7
First Round upsets
As we saw above, most of the upsets at March Madness come in the First Round — which really shouldn't be a surprise as the First Round has the most amount of games. But nailing the First Round upsets also helps you shape your bracket, so it's crucial to get a few of these right. Let's have a look at each of the First Round matchups (all numbers since 1985 and courtesy NCAA.com).
No. 16 over No. 1
Don't even bother slotting one of these upsets into your bracket — it has only happened once in tournament history (0.7 percent of matchups) when UMBC shocked Virginia in 2018.
This has been a bit more common, occurring nine times (6.4 percent) since 1985, including No. 15 Oral Roberts stunning No. 2 Ohio State in the opening round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
A No. 14 seed has taken down a No. 3 seed 22 times in tournament history (15.7 percent), with No. 14 Abilene Christian knocking off No. 3 Texas in the opening round of the 2021 Big Dance.
Now we're climbing over 21 percent (21.4 percent to be exact) as a No. 13 seed has won 30 times in the First Round. This happened once in 2019 when UC Irvine beat Kansas State and most recently occured in 2021 with No. 13 Ohio stunning defending champ No. 4 Virginia.
Every year you'll hear about the 12-over-5 trend. This is always a popular bracket upset and it paid off for those who gambled on it in 2019 when three No. 12 seeds advanced. However, just one of those No. 12 seeds escaped the opening round in 2021 (Oregon State). Overall, a No. 12 seed has won 51 times (36.4 percent) since 1985.
This happens just slightly more often than the 12-over-5 upset at a clip of 38.6 percent or 54 total times since 1985. Two No. 11 seeds have not only won their opening round matchup but also advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Tournament: UCLA and Syracuse.
This has been the most common upset, happening 57 times or 40.7 percent of the time, which shouldn't be a surprise as these teams are more evenly matched on paper.
Tips for predicting March Madness upsets
When looking for teams to circle as having the potential to pull off an upset, here are a few factors to consider:
Strength of non-conference schedule
Most March Madness upsets involve schools from smaller conferences, so it's tough to measure the level of competition. However, many mid-majors will take on power-conference opponents during non-conference play at the beginning of the schedule. Go over any early games against notable opponents and see how those small schools held up.
Pace mismatches
Pace and tempo are big X-factors that have played into plenty of March Madness upsets. Get a grasp on a team's style of play and how it clashes with its opponent, and whether it can impose that pace and style in the opening matchups.
3-point and foul shooting
For a March Madness upset to occur, the underdog usually has to play near-perfect basketball. That means making big shots and not leaving any points on the table. A number of notable NCAA Tournament shockers have been fueled by hot hands beyond the arc and solid free-throw shooting. Measure those two metrics when scanning for potential upsets.
Sleeper Superstars
Fans of March Madness can likely name some small-conference stars from years past off the top of their heads (Ali Farokhmanesh anyone?). Those lesser-known talents jumped into the national spotlight following notable NCAA Tournament upsets but had been making plays for their respective programs all season long. Sometimes having the best player on the floor is all you need to spark a Big Dance shocker, so take a close look at the big guns from the small conferences.
Biggest March Madness upsets
The 10 biggest March Madness upsets since 2000:
Honorable Mention: Indiana (+13) over Duke (2002)
Honorable Mention:: Mercer (+13) over Duke (2014)
10: Marshall (+13.5) over Wichita State (2018)-
9: Ohio (+13.5) over Georgetown (2010)
8: Florida Gulf Coast (+13.5) over Georgetown (2013)
7: UAB (+14) over Iowa State (2015)
6: Bucknell (+14) over Kansas (2005)
5: No. 5: Ohio State vs Oral Roberts (+15) 2021
4: Middle Tennessee State (+16.5) over Michigan State (2016)
3: Hampton (+17.5) over Iowa State (2001)
2: UMBC (+20.5) over Virginia (2018)
1: Norfolk State (+21) over Missouri (2012)
Honorable Mention: Duke vs Indiana (+13) 2002 / Duke vs Mercer (+13) 2014
Funny enough, a pair of Duke losses tie for the 10th biggest upsets since 2000. It's even funnier if you're among the legions of Duke haters.
The No. 1 Blue Devils blew a 17-point lead to lose 74-73 to the No. 5 Hoosiers in the Sweet 16 of the 2002 tournament - a finish best known for Jay Williams missing the free throw on a potential game-winning 4-point play.
Twelve years later, the No. 3 Dukies were stunned 78-71 by No. 14 Mercer in the Round of 64 with the little-known Bears out of the Atlantic Sun Conference cashing in as +850 moneyline underdogs. This upset was just two years removed from the Blue Devils' loss to Lehigh as 11.5-point chalk in the opening round of the 2012 tournament.
No. 10: Wichita State vs Marshall (+13.5) 2018
The No. 4 Shockers were established March Madness mavens at this point, garnering a lofty 13.5-point spread versus No. 13 Marshall. The Thundering Herd exploded out of the break and dropped 47 points in the final 20 minutes of the game to win 81-75.
No. 9: Georgetown vs Ohio (+13.5) 2010
The No. 4 Hoyas couldn't employ their methodical offense and got run out of the gym by the up-tempo Bobcats, who scored 97 points en route to this No. 14 over No. 4 upset. Ohio paid out at +900 on the moneyline.
No. 8: Georgetown vs Florida Gulf Coast (+13.5) 2013
The Hoyas didn't learn their lesson from four years earlier and found themselves in a pace mismatch with one of the most exciting teams in college hoops that season. The No. 15 Eagles lived up to their nickname "Dunk City" and wore the wheels off No. 2 Georgetown with 54 points in the second half.
No. 7: Iowa State vs UAB (+14) 2015
No. 14 UAB was a near +1,000 moneyline underdog for its Round of 64 date with No. 3 ISU. The Cyclones just couldn't get right and finished with only 59 points after ranking ninth in scoring on the season. It was their lowest single-game output all year. That's bad timing.
No. 6: Kansas vs Bucknell (+14) 2005
The No. 3 Jayhawks went 1 for 11 from beyond the arc and turned the ball over 13 times, leading to one of the biggest March Madness upsets of all time. The No. 14 Bison, out of the Patriot League, cashed in as +820 moneyline long shots with their 64-63 victory over KU.
No. 5: Ohio State vs Oral Roberts (+15) 2021
The freshest big betting upset on the list saw the No. 2 Buckeyes turned the ball over 16 times and make just 5 of 23 from beyond the arc while the No. 15 Golden Eagles coughed the ball up only six times and dropped 11 triples, stunning Ohio State 75-72 in overtime as 15-point pups in the Round of 64 of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Oral Roberts' dynamic duo of Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor combined to score 59 of the team's 75 total points, including 10 collective 3-pointers.
No. 4: Michigan State vs Middle Tennessee State (+16.5) 2016
The No. 15 Blue Raiders sparked the shredding of brackets everywhere when they KO'd tournament favorite No. 2 Michigan State in the opening round of the 2016 Big Dance. Middle Tennessee State won 90-81 with 33 of those points coming from 3-point land and was around a +2,000 moneyline underdog to win outright. Many books didn't even bother posting outright odds, with MSU as high as -9,000 ($100 bet would win $1.11).
No. 3: Iowa State vs Hampton (+17.5) 2001
The No. 2 Cyclones suffered another power outage in this opening-round flop against No. 14 Hampton. Iowa State went 6 for 16 from the foul line and coughed the ball up 17 times in a dismal 58-57 loss to the MEAC champion Pirates.
No. 2: Virginia vs UMBC (+20.5) 2018
This upset marked the first time a No. 1 seed lost to a No. 16 in the history of the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers' methodical tempo got in trouble when UMBC went on a 20-6 run in the first five minutes of the second half. Virginia didn't have the pace or firepower to battle back and lost 74-54 – an incredible 40.5-point cover by the underdog.
That surprising result not only busted brackets and burned UVA backers, but also torched a ton of live bets banking on the Cavs to complete the comeback. The Retrievers were pegged as high as +2,500 moneyline underdogs at some Las Vegas sportsbooks.
"You're trying to realize that (No. 1 vs. No. 16) was 132-0 coming into the tournament," Mikal McCulley, who bet $100 on UMBC at +2,000 (winning $2,000), told Covers back in 2018. "And I'm holding a ticket for the first time it happens. That was the only moneyline bet we had on an underdog."
"It'd be worth more to me in 30 years, and the story that goes along with it if I don't cash it, than the $2,000," McCulley said of his plans for the winning bet. "Right now, I'm just gonna hold it. It has to be the best ticket ever, when you hold the first-ever No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed."
No. 1: Missouri vs Norfolk State (+21) 2012
The Grand Daddy of all March Madness betting upsets saw the No. 2 Tigers ousted in the opening round of the 2012 tournament by the No. 15 Spartans out of the MEAC, who paid out as +4,500 underdogs on the moneyline ($4,500 win on a $100 bet).
Norfolk State played a near-perfect game, shooting 62.5 percent in the second half and turning the ball over only 11 times versus Missouri's famed pressure defense. The Spartans opened the game on a 15-7 run and never allowed the Tigers to get more than four points ahead on the scoreboard in the back-and-forth contest.
"We were looking for a big long-shot to bet, and the odds on Norfolk State seemed too high," Derek Daniels, who bet $40 on Norfolk State at 45/1 odds (winning $1,800), told Covers back in 2012. "Everybody near the counter laughed when we made the bet, including ourselves. We still can't believe it hit."
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Q: Shell Script thinks directory does not exist when running cd I have a shell script (which I source into .bashrc) that allows me to jump to my projects directory from anywhere.
cdp(){
  proj="~/dev/projects/$@/"
  builtin cd $proj
}

_my_cdp()
{
  local cur opts
      cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
      opts=$(ls ~/dev/projects/)
      COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )
}

complete -o nospace -F _my_cdp cdp

The problem is, the cd on line 3 says:
bash: cd: ~/dev/projects/jsonparse/: No such file or directory

Here is the full console output showing the error and proving the directory exists.
amflare:~$ cd dev/projects/ (go to dir)
amflare:~/dev/projects$ ls -al (look at contents)
total 68
drwxrwxr-x 17 www-data amflare 4096 Dec 29 13:11 .
drwxrwxr-x  4 amflare amflare 4096 Dec  6 17:32 ..
drwxrwxr-x  3 www-data amflare 4096 Dec 22 17:33 bot
drwxrwxr-x  3 www-data amflare 4096 Dec 20 15:17 jsonparse
drwxrwxr-x  3 www-data amflare 4096 Dec 28 19:58 magic
drwxrwxr-x  2 www-data amflare 4096 Nov 11 14:42 test
amflare:~/dev/projects$ cd (go to home)
amflare:~$ cdp (run autocomplete)
bot         jsonparse   magic       test
amflare:~$ cdp jsonparse (pick target)
bash: cd: ~/dev/projects/jsonparse/: No such file or directory
amflare:~$ (still in home)

I've tried everything I can think of and a few things google gave back for other distros (I'm on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04). No matter what I do, the shell script will not acknowledge the existence of anything inside ~/dev/projects/. Additionally, it does not work when I have the functions in .bashrc itself, so I don't think it is a subshell problem. Please let me know if you need any more information. Thanks.

A: That's because the tilde isn't expanded. Use proj=~/"dev/projects/$@/" with the tilde out of the quotes. Or use the variable HOME: proj="$HOME/dev/projects/$@". Note, though, that using $@ is not really good. What do you want if there are several arguments?

Also, don't use opts=$(ls ~/dev/projects/). Use compgen directly like so:
cdp() {
  local proj=~/dev/projects/
  builtin cd "$proj$1"
}

_my_cdp() {
    local proj=~/dev/projects/
    local i p
    COMPREPLY=()
    while IFS= read -r i; do
        printf -v p '%q' "${i#"$proj"}"
        COMPREPLY+=( "$p" )
    done < <(compgen -d -- "$proj$2")
}

When completing, the completion function _my_cdp will have as parameter $2 the word being completed; we give that to compgen -d (with the prefix $proj), and loop through the results (the results are output one per line—so yeah, it'll break if you have newlines in your directories). With each name found, we quote it using printf '%q', while using a parameter expansion to remove the prefix $proj. The quoting is used so as not to break if directory name contains spaces or funny characters (e.g., glob characters), and we populate the array COMPREPLY one term at a time. That's a rather robust way to deal with completion (yet not 100% unbreakable, but it'll do the job for your non-crazy directory names!).

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To say I was lost and now I am found is an understatement. Before the Spirit Flow workshop, with the magical Brandi, I was non existent: lost in motherhood, a loveless marriage, a life path leading nowhere. After the first circle and the first tears shed I could feel the transformation happening. Over the next 8 weeks I found myself, I found lifelong sisters, and most of all I found my soul song!! If you are questioning your purpose, or if you are lost then you need to be here. You will be found again, in love, in spirit and in peace. -Lauren C.
I recommend this class to anyone who is serious about changing their lives for the better through the Divine Feminine. For me, Spirit Flow was a life changer! Through immediacy, vulnerability, and love, I discovered myself effectively visualizing my authentic self, reassessing, then strengthening my recharged purpose. Spirit Flow revealed the light, beauty, and divine spark that is inherent in each us and our star sisters. Brandi (love!) is such a wonderful guide. Her presence, strength, and grace creates and holds sacred space like no other. She led the way as each of us tapped into our own creative, individual selves, reawakening the need for a circle of supportive sisters to love, live, and grow with. Acknowledging your whole truth is an invitation to embrace all of who you are – the more you embody and embrace your whole self, the more you can manifest truth in the world. Spirit Flow is truth and pure love in abundance. If you have the opportunity, don't miss out – manifest. I'm so glad I did. ~Jessica H.
This class changed my life and my view of the world. The combination of the physical (yoga), mental (meditation) and emotional mixed with the Goddess revival education was a perfect fit for me.
This class allowed my healing journey to advance further than I expected. All of the aspects of my past that I'm recovering from (rough childhood, abusive relationship, eating disorder, etc) have reached new and better heights. I recently experienced an episode of personal crisis. A year ago this would have led me down a familiar path of further self-destruction and relapse. Because of Spirit Flow and the work we did I lost myself to this drama for one one day instead of 3 months. This healed something primal and deep within me that has changed everything.
Because of the class I now recognize the brightness of my own light, it fed the flame and continues to do so almost a year later.
If you know you are worth so much more, if you can feel that a change is needed, if you are ready to truly meet the REAL you then Spirit Flow is an amazing, beautiful step in the right direction.
Writing my experience for Spirit Flow is beyond words. I have yet to be able to convey to people the amount of personal and spiritual growth I had or exactly what the circle was about. I moved from a tight ball of a person into someone that is more open, intuitive, loving and thankful. I see the world with more love and wonder. It sparked my personal journey and ultimately propelled me into something my soul has been looking for all along. I had always been searching for something and Spirit Flow was the perfect venue to set me on my course.
The women that I met, my sisters, are now apart of me. It still amazes me how I came to love each of them and still know very little of them. Thank you for this amazing and unarticulated experience. I am a better person for this.
I went to this 'Spirit Flow' not knowing really what to expect and came out a more balanced, empowered and loved woman! Spirit Flow touches your soul and brings so much to you life, more then you will or could ever imagine. I am on a path now that I was having trouble finding, thanks to Brandi and the other magical sisters that were also on a journey. Since Spirit Flow I have not only become the person that I love and respect but I have also gained wonderful, magical sisters for life!
I would definitely recommend Spirit Flow! It forever changed my life for the better!
I love Spirit Flow so much that I have participated twice. If you are not a part of a Circle, take this course. I can not imagine my life without the beautiful connections I have made with like-minded women. The bond that is created is unbreakable. The love I feel for my sisters lifts me up every single day.
Personally, I decided to take this course twice because the things I was learning were all so new to me. On my second journey with Brandi, I was able to really relax into the teachings and incorporate them deeply into my soul. What have I gotten out of the course? I'm brave. I'm strong. I am a seeker. And I am loved. And mostly, I am now a part of two circles of brilliant women. Honestly, I can barely remember my life before Spirit Flow.
This course is truly a gift. Every woman leaves with exactly what she needs. It's magic. Join. It's the best investment I've ever made for myself and I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Spirit Flow is an opening and deepening, creating and gathering, soul igniting journey. A gathering of sisters creating a sisterhood like the ones written of in fables and ancient lore. It is divine magic, blissful healing, expanding into you–into every last piece of your essence awakened, loved, cared for, and nourished.
Over the last few weeks, I've had the privilege, honor and pleasure to sit in Sacred Circle with women who have become Sisters of the Heart and Soul. We came together knowing very little or nothing about each other. Through the exquisitely beautiful processes that Brandi facilitated, we bonded and fell in love with each other. We held for each other and celebrated each other in ways that every single woman (and man for that matter) deserves to be held and celebrated. This process, called Spirit Flow, affirmed my desire to BE on the planet and my delight to BE ME. I am renewed in the Love, Beauty, Strength, Courage, Inspiration and Magic that I AM. I feel loved and supported beyond measure. Thank you, Brandi! Thank you, Sisters of the Heart and Soul! I LOVE YOU!
Calling the Spirit Flow experience a life altering journey does not seem to do it justice. Yes, my life was altered in a way that I never knew could be possible…but it is so much more! I sat in circle with women I hardly knew and over the few weeks we were together we not only became friends, we became a family of sisters. A bond that, at least for me, would typically take years to form happened within days! We bared our souls and shared our hearts connecting with one another on a level I wasn't sure existed in this chaotic "Me First" world we seem to live in now days. We received one another, our words, our stories, our experiences with open minds and unconditional love in a way that was so overwhelmingly contagious I couldn't help but take that same feeling with me wherever I went. Spirit Flow is more than life altering, it is nourishment for the soul, a warm hug for your heart, and connection for your entire being.
Brandi Woolf's Spirit Flow is just that, a Soulful soul flow! And if you're geared for it, a soul rocket! This one of a kind experience left me fulfilled in ways I could not foresee. I can honestly say that this multi dimensional journey inspired me and connected me in the deepest of ways~ to women, to Spirit and to Self. It was exquisite and tearful. A most creative gift, FULL of surprise, that I already know will be giving to me for a lifetime.
Brandi, the work you do can be deep, murky and muddy but it opens a person up:: wakes them up in order to heal themselves and others :: and walk towards what has been waiting for them. Thank you for signing up, showing up and supporting our growth.
Copyright © 2019 brandi woolf.


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Architect I.M. Pei
A Real-World Shangri-La
Situated amid the abundant natural beauty of the mountains of Shigaraki, the Miho Museum was designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, best known for designing the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Pei designed an evocative, serene approach to the museum inspired by the ethereal utopia described in the Taohua Yuan Ji (The Peach Blossom Spring), an ancient work written by Chinese poet Tao Yuanming. Visitors are led down a walkway enveloped by weeping cherry trees, pass through a tunnel and walk over a suspension bridge before arriving at the museum.
After passing through the gracefully arching tunnel, visitors get their first view of the museum from the hip-and-gable style roof of its entrance situated at the far side of a bridge spanning a valley. Pei is known mostly for structures having a sculpted, symbolic look such as the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington or the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. But about 80% of the Miho Museum has been created underground as a way to preserve its natural environment, so much of the structure lies buried in the mountainside out of sight.
Stepping into the understated entrance, visitors find themselves enclosed by gentle honey-colored limestone walls while light pours in from a glass roof amid a panorama of mountains rolling gradually into the distance. The entire roof is constructed from space frames made up of geometric combinations of triangles, a shape selected for its simplicity. The large space formed by the roof creates outstanding structural beauty.
Upon leaving the exhibit area after immersing themselves in Eastern and Western artworks, visitors are given the feeling of stepping into the natural world by the space's ever-present abundant natural scenery and natural light. We hope visitors will enjoy this introspective space while experiencing beauty in various forms. As Pei has stated, "I think you can see a very conscious attempt on my part to make the silhouette of the building comfortable in the natural landscape."
I think you can see a very conscious attempt on my part to make the silhouette of the building comfortable in the natural landscape.
I. M. Pei
I.M.Pei Architect
Kibowkan International, Inc.
Leslie E.Robertson Associates
Aoki Structural Engineers
K. Nakata & Associates
Whole Force Studio
P. T. Morimura & Associates, Ltd.
Shimizu Corporation
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
Sanitary fixtures
Suga Co., Ltd.
Electrical fixtures
Kandenko Co., Ltd.
Applicable district designations
Reserve Forest Area under Forest Law
Designated District under Sediment Control Law
Third-Class Special Zone of Prefectural Park under National Parks Law
Site area
1,002,000 m2 (10.8 million sq. feet, 247 acres)
9,241m2 (99,469 sq. feet)


For the past few years, I have taught several courses on garden design for the Austin Museum of Art School. During these classes I try to steer my students away from the typical suburban landscape of a lawn punctuated by a few boring evergreen shrubs and amoeba shaped planting beds. Instead, I try to help them design highly personal spaces; places they will want to explore and spend a life time in. However, I remind myself not to impose my views on others. I know that most folks would be perfectly happy with a yard that offers a little curb or "road appeal;" they simply want a space that looks nice from passing cars.
C.L. has a point. A well designed garden is actually an extension of our homes and our personal space out into the landscape. A garden can offer nearly all of the amenities of the home – private space, places for play and entertaining, and a chance to show off our own personal sense of style. Sadly, however, most of us end with a yard that feels like a chore and looks like everyone else's. In fact, the only detectable difference between most American yards is the level of maintenance time that is invested in them, not their design or beauty.
This is where a landscape designer or architect steps in. A professional designer will work with the homeowner to create a space that is both functional and attractive if not absolutely unique. And this can be accomplished if the owner is a gardener or not.
Dylan Robertson and Selena Souders are the design gurus behind Big Red Sun and they are about as hot a commodity as you will find in the world of landscape design. They are noted for their wonderfully detailed spaces and a unique sense of style that is catching national attention.
It is a marriage made in heaven as far as Robin is concerned. "The poetry of their landscaping, and the artful way that they handle space provides me with great peace and pleasure," she says.
As with any design process, the chemistry between client and landscape designer is all important.
"There should be creative sparks, you need to ask yourself if your project is going to be fun for the designer or is just another paycheck," says landscape architect, Inga Marie Carmel. "It is crucial that you spend time with your designer," she adds. "Your personalities should mesh, the designer should listen to you and develop an understanding of what your needs are. I have my clients fill out a six page questionnaire before we even begin the design," Carmel continues.
Sometimes, even experienced gardeners need to call for expert design advice. In fact, I am convinced that most gardeners, myself included, start out by falling in love with plants and end up jamming them together in a chaotic mess. Only later do we realize that gardens grow better by design.
"Steve and I had gardened for years," she continues, "but we were stuck with a couple of site issues that we didn't have a fun or creative way to get out of. We had deer problems, crummy soil, drainage issues, too much shade - the standard prissy yard wouldn't work for us. We needed help," she says.
Eventually, their search for a designer led the Andersons to Nancy Webber, an Austin based designer.
"Nancy's plan, the style that she came up with, really worked for us; it solved all of our problems and looks cool," says Susan.
Like most landscape designers, Webber uses contractors for the actual installation work and oversees all phases of the project for her clients. She enjoys her work, especially scouring nurseries for the perfect plant for each location. But the biggest thrill of all is pleasing her clients.
For Eleanor McKinney, of McKinney Landscape Architecture, connecting people's homes and lifestyles to their gardens is essential. A botanist and degreed landscape architect, McKinney's design sensibilities came into focus during a six week trip spent studying the great gardens of England.
Where does a designer actually begin to get the ideas that will end up transforming an entire landscape? For McKinney, the seed of inspiration can be often found indoors.
Ann Prothro, an avid gardener who hired Eleanor to help create a new garden space, appreciates McKinney's thoroughness.


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Do Banks Need Intelligence Officers?
Distributing the information to the right people while the information and analysis were very fresh.
One thing he said was that much of what he distributed was reviewed and determined by front-line personnel to be interesting but not needing immediate action (although they very much valued it). However, every now and again there would be a "nugget" (as he described it) that would make a huge amount of difference, enough to change the plans in place, and justified all of his work and effort. Another point he made was that there was simply far too much information needing analysis for front-line people to even try and do what he did. His was a skill unto itself.
The first thing that struck me was the enormity of his dedication and the sacrifice he and his family made to do this for 10 years (that alone is worth more than one article). The second thing, though, was this: how does an institution create intelligence at a time when there are announcements made every day that could have big short- or long-term impacts?
American Express will allow customers to sync cards with their Twitter accounts.
Man, that's a huge amount of news. What's more, that's just half what I put together in about 30 minutes of looking around (well, maybe I guessed about your local acquisition). Imagine what we could be looking at if somebody was doing this with focus, purpose and some chops.
Sure, some of these bits of intel are yawners. Some may be interesting but have no short-term impact. But what if one is a "nugget"?
A more forward-thinking question: how is the management team kept current on new developments, and how should they be? Where does the responsibility for intelligence lie within the organization?
One answer is that this is the job of every line of business manager. The challenge to them is that their daily management responsibilities, and those of their staff, are so heavy that they just don't have the time to devote to this on a regular basis with the effort required. Another challenge is that market trends and information may not obviously be in any group's purview. Who should be analyzing Facebook stored value cards – marketing, the social media expert, retail, or cards/debit?
Briefly, what is the news/event/announcement?
Walmart has partnered with American Express to offer a stored value card called Bluebird.
What interesting banking features or capabilities are being used?
Bluebird allows direct deposit, mobile deposit, free ATM access and online bill pay. Charges can apply.
What might be the short-term impact on our customers, revenues or costs?
Our customers/members perform ___ debit transactions at Walmart right now that could be eliminated. They produce ___ in interchange revenue.
What might be the longer term impact?
Will people in areas with a Walmart store opt for this instead of a checking account?
Are there any immediate steps we should take?
Well, how about we use our business intelligence team to identify our customers/members who have used our debit card at Walmart and hit them up with an offer of some sort?
What don't we know about this?
Who has the follow-up on this one if it's needed?
There are several topics that are big enough every month for a management briefing, and probably hundreds that warrant a briefer look and alert to the team. Aside from finding the "nugget," this discipline would also have the side benefit of simply raising the collective awareness levels of very busy managers who don't have the time to do it themselves.
Whoever is responsible for this needs to combine several key traits – the curiosity and "digger" mentality to get to the heart of the story and the detail behind it, very strong research skills (especially online), deep enough knowledge of banking to understand and analyze business impact, the ability to articulate a unique and interesting spin, and the credibility to discuss it at the highest levels of the organization.
This will be a very important job and role going forward.
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Professor Thorsten Stoesser is the Leader of the Fluids Mechanics Research Group at the University College London. His research interest is in developing advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools and their application to solve environmental fluid mechanics problems. Thorsten has published over 100 peer reviewed journal papers on developing, testing and applying advanced CFD methods to predict the hydrodynamics and transport processes in rivers, estuaries and coastal waters, fluid-structure interaction of marine turbines, and the nearfield dynamics of jets and plumes.
For his research Prof. Stoesser received twice the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize (2012 and 2016), in 2015 he won the International Association of Hydro-environmental Research (IAHR) Harold Shoemaker Award and in 2016 he won the Institution of Civil Engineers' George Stephenson medal. He has received over £3.5M in funding from industry, government institutions and research councils including the DFG (Germany, NSF (USA) and EPSRC (UK).
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Kim Kardashian reveals her struggles to fall pregnant
Kim Kardashian is ready for baby number 2 but she's confessed that she and husband Kanye West are struggling to conceive.
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, the 34-year-old revealed that season ten of KUWTK will follow her struggles to fall pregnant.
She said: "This season you follow my journey trying to get pregnant for the second time, which has proven to not be as easy as the first time, but we're working on it."
She went on to praise Yeezy's parenting skills, stating: "He is very hands on, he's just a great dad and he loves her so much."
It's not the first time the reality TV star has opened-up about the couple's struggles, last month revealing: 'It's been more challenging to get pregnant the second time around.
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Q: What is a regex that will allow me to get the text inside this tag? Using a regex, how can I delete/replace everything and keep only the score inside the tag?
The data-v is variable.
2 - 0

A: You can use regex in preg_match() to select target part of string.
preg_match("/>([^<]+)</", $str, $matches);
echo $matches[1];

See result in demo

Also because your string is html, you can parse it using DOMDocument class and get text of element.
$dom = DOMDocument::loadHTML($str);
$text = $dom->getElementsByTagName("a")->item(0)->nodeValue;

See result in demo

A: It really depends on the context but if you can rely on the 'data-y="f1"' as an anchor to the page, something like this should work:
if (preg_match('{]*\sdata-y="f1"[^>]*>([^<]+)}', $data, $match) { ... use $match[1] ... }

I did not test it but I will explain it so you can fine-tune:
{          open regexp (instead of /)
]*      any other content of the  tag which you don't care about
\s         make sure there is a space
data-y="f1"  literal match (your "anchor")
[^>]*      any other content you don't care about
>          literal (close )
([^<]+)    payload
       literal
}          close regexp


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Academic Update Newsletter
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites Zhang to prestigious council
Jiajie Zhang, PhD, dean of the School of Biomedical Informatics (Photo by UTHealth Houston)
Jiajie Zhang, PhD, was recently named a member of the National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Zhang is the dean and Glassell Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Informatics Excellence at UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics.
According to the AHRQ, NAC members provide advice and recommendations to AHRQ's director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on priorities for a national health services research agenda. The NAC members contribute a varied perspective on the health care system and the most important questions that AHRQ's research should address in order to promote improvements in the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of clinical practice.
Zhang has served as principal investigator and co-investigator on several AHRQ-funded projects on patient safety, decision making, and cognitive workflow in the context of health information technology.
"Joining the National Advisory Council is a true honor and privilege," said Zhang. "The NAC is full of healthcare research and quality subject-matter experts from across the country. Joining the council allows me to not only represent the informatics community, but I have the opportunity to make contributions to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable on a national platform."
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BALTIMORE – The way Nelson Cruz and the Baltimore Orioles are hitting this season, it may not matter much who pitches for the other guys.
Rookie Jonathan Schoop had two hits and two RBIs for the Orioles, who turned a close game into a rout with an eight-run eighth inning against Scherzer and three ineffective relievers.
Cruz led the majors with 40 homers during the regular season, a good portion of Baltimore's big league-best 211 long balls. His first-inning drive off Scherzer put the Orioles up 2-0 before Detroit's Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez connected off winner Chris Tillman in the second to tie it.
Tillman (1-0) allowed two runs in five innings before Andrew Miller got five outs — three by strikeout. Darren O'Day gave up an eighth-inning homer to Miguel Cabrera, but the drive followed a double play.
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter then called upon closer Zach Britton, who had 37 saves during the regular season. Britton got the last out in the eighth, and by the time the ninth inning rolled around, he wasn't needed anymore.
Miller had a 1.35 ERA in 23 games with Baltimore, O'Day finished at 1.70 and Britton closed at 1.65. That's one big reason why the AL East-champion Orioles were 80-4 when leading after eight innings.
Meanwhile, Detroit's revamped bullpen has looked shaky — although it was shortstop Andrew Romine's error that got the big eighth inning going.
Pitching against Baltimore for the first time since 2013, Scherzer allowed five runs and seven hits in 7 1-3 innings. The right-hander was 18-5 during the regular season, but in this one he was burned by the long ball and outpitched by the Orioles.
Markakis answered with an RBI single in the Baltimore half. At that point, six of 10 batters reached safely against Scherzer.
After yielding the back-to-back homers, Tillman retired the next 11 batters before Romine singled with two outs in the fifth. Another single and a walk loaded the bases for Torii Hunter, who hit into a fielder's choice on Tillman's 105th and final pitch.
Tigers: CF Rajai Davis (pelvic strain) was cleared to play after passing a series of drills early in the day before rosters were finalized. Davis started and batted ninth.
Tigers: Verlander (15-12, 4.54 ERA) makes his 16th postseason start following what manager Brad Ausmus called "a down season overall" for the 2011 Cy Young Award winner.


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'Frontier woodsman Grizzly Adams' actor dies at age 74
January 15, 2016 | Lydia Moeller | Print Article
Dan Haggerty, star of a 1970s hit film and TV series depicting mountain-man and bear-whisperer Grizzly Adams, died Thursday of cancer at age 74.
Widely recognized for his role in "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," a movie-turned TV series, Haggerty was a stuntman and animal trainer in Hollywood before acting them out on screen.
The film was the seventh highest-grossing movie of 1974, and the series of the same title was created in hopes of strengthening its legacy.
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Eric Mayes is a higher education administrator and professor, a former college football coach and American football linebacker. His research focuses on culture and cognition and leadership development.

Mayes played for the University of Michigan football team as a walk-on and was later elected co-captain of the undefeated 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the Associated Press national championship.  Mayes, called Zeus by his teammates, was such a motivational and inspirational leader that after suffering a season-ending injury during the teams national championship run, his teammates handed him the Big Ten Conference championship trophy, hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him off the field after defeating Ohio State at Michigan Stadium, 20–14.  During the team's visit with Bill Clinton at the White House, Mayes shared remarks and presented the President with a Michigan jersey and made him an honorary "Michigan Man."

At the end of his playing career, Mayes enrolled in graduate school at the University of Michigan and worked with the University of Michigan football team on student-athlete development.   He also spent time working with Central Michigan University Football team in recruitment and player development while on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University.  After graduating with a Master of Science from Michigan, Mayes worked as a high school technology teacher and coach in Detroit, before earning his Ph.D. from Howard University.  He later graduated from Harvard University with a post doctorate master's degree focused on education policy and management.  After working on national policy issues in Washington, D.C., Mayes joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University. before going into higher education administration.

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Tech to Host Auburn in 2003 Opener at Bobby Dodd Stadium
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech will open the 2003 football season by hosting traditional rival Auburn at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, Tech Director of Athletics Dave Braine announced Wednesday.
The matchup with Auburn will mark the first game in the 55,000-seat Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field, which is undergoing a two-year, $70 million renovation and expansion that will be completely finished for the 2003 season.
The first Tech-Auburn game since 1987 was originally scheduled to be played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, but the two schools agreed to move the contest to the Rambling Wreck's historic facility. Tech and the Tigers will also play at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2005.
"There could be no better way to christen the new and improved Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field than with a game against Auburn," said Braine. "Fans from both schools have been anticipating the renewal of this long-time rivalry for many years, and it is only fitting that such a special occasion be commemorated with a truly special game."
The Yellow Jackets have played Auburn 90 times–more than any opponent except Georgia– including every year from 1905 through 1987. The Tigers won the last meeting, 20-10, in Atlanta in 1987, and lead the series, 47-39-4.
The Tech-Auburn game will kick off a 2003 Yellow Jacket schedule that also includes home games with Georgia, Clemson, North Carolina, and NC State.


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Bill Fox (politician)
Bill Fox
Bill Fox (musician)
Bill Fox (baseball)
William Arthur (Bill) Fox CMG (28 August 1899 – 9 October 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a Cabinet minister in the Second Labour Government of 1957–1960.
He represented the Wellington electorate of Miramar from 1954 to 1966, when he was defeated by Bill Young.
In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, Fox was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for public services.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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Bill Fox may refer to:
Bill Fox (musician), American musician with The Mice
Bill Fox (politician) (1899–1994), New Zealand Labour Party politician
Bill Fox (baseball) (1872–1946), Major League Baseball infielder
William Fox (disambiguation)
Billy Fox (disambiguation)
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Bill Fox is a Cleveland musician who fronted the garage pop band The Mice and released 2 solo albums before abruptly leaving the music industry in 1998. After a cult following built over many years, music royalties enticed Fox to semi-reluctantly return to music in 2007. He released a third solo album in 2012.
Bill Fox was the lead singer and guitarist of the three-piece Cleveland, Ohio garage pop band The Mice from 1984 to 1988. The band released one single, one EP and one LP before Fox unexpectedly and suddenly exited the band, much to the dismay of his brother and fellow bandmate Tommy Fox.
The band was one of the most successful indie bands on the burgeoning Ohio power pop scene at the time, and has been cited as an influence by the Dayton, Ohio band Guided by Voices.
Solo career and exit from music
In the 90's, Fox released two solo folk albums. The Lo-fi recordings on these albums were often made in his apartment using a 4-track cassette recorder using a microphone box or his thigh as percussion instruments.
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William Henry Fox (1872–1946) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played for the Washington Senators in 1897 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1901. He also played at College of the Holy Cross. He played in the minor leagues from 1894 through 1913 and managed in 1908–1910, 1912–1913 and 1915.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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