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I have to apologize for not being around much lately but we are in the midst of a teachers strike in the city where I live and I have been focusing all my attention and energy on staying up to date on information regarding the strike so that I can make decisions regarding Bobby and Gracie who are directly affected by this. I hope to be back to regular blogging in a few days.
It's been a few weeks, wait maybe it's only be a few days, since I've given you the latest "State of the MyBrownNewfies Health Status."
Sherman shows no signs of any issues with his chest, at all. Done and gone. His ACL injury, which was doing very well until his "I'm going to herd the sheep" episode, has gone from good to o.k. He's limping intermittently, usually after he over does it, of which we are trying to avoid.
His cold laser therapy treatment is set to start on March 13th because that was the soonest we could get in. I'm really excited to get this started and I will be sure to give you updates as we go because I know that several people were interested to see how this treatment works for Sherman.
Leroy's ears are going to be the death of me. A slow painful death. Even though I have been diligently following all the recommended treatments his ears are still a mess. We go from bacteria to yeast and back to bacteria and treat accordingly. At his last recheck on Tuesday the vet cursed when she looked in his ears.
Since Leroy's ears are so darn big we were thinking that maybe the medicine wasn't getting down deep enough in the canal so we started using oral syringes to apply the medicine. With the oral syringes we were able to get a bit deeper down in the canal, but it didn't work as well as we had hoped.
Right now we continue to treat both ears and keep our paws crossed.
Leroy has been such a trooper with all these treatments. 90% of the time he lets me do what I need to do. The other 10% he's running away from me as soon as he sees me grab the medicine. One time I may or may not have had him in figure four head lock on the floor. (Yeah, picture that:)
As far as the diet is concerned I would like to thank everyone who joined in on our Raw Food discussion! I learned so much and was provided with a lot of excellent resources to educate myself on this diet from many of you. I still have no idea if we are going to go this route but I am intrigued.
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If it isn't one thing its 20 it seems. Life has a way of happening like that doesn't it Jen? Just keep on with what is important..Hoping the school situation is figured out soon for Gracie and Bobby's sake.
I sure hope everyone heals up and teachers come to agreement soon. Happy Wednesdays wags
Hope everything works out for the kids school and Leroy's ear! I can't wait to hear about the lasor therapy… we tried acupuncture and realized that's not an option for Corbin and his insane anxiety/hyper/crackerdog ways. So I've been looking into the lasor therapies.
-Corbin's momma, Jenn
Poor Leroy. Have you thought about a supplement to try to help boost his immune system? The vet suggested that we may want to consider that for Freighter if he continues to have ear issues. She recommended one that she thought was good.
Count me as one very interested to hear how Sherman's treatments go. Hope they help him.
Hope the teacher issue gets resolved too soon.
Poor Leroy! Poor you for dealing with all of this!
Although I am highly amused at the thought of you trying to get Leroy in a head lock to get that medicine in. I had a hard enough time with Blueberry and she's only 40 pounds…so I can just imagine the hijinks that ensue with big ole Leroy! (Please provide video for our amusement. Or not…)
I think 2 brown dawgs gave good advice about a supplement to boost Leroy's immune system. I've had very good luck with such things.
Oh, geez. I surely do not envy you any of that! Sending good thoughts and hugs your way (sorry, that's all I've got at the moment. No wise advice here…)
Schooner had a terrible time with ear infection and I was putting meds in and it always can back. I did some research and found that it could be the grain. I put Schooner on Fromm Grain Free Dog food and we have not had one ear infection in over a year. We went for our annual check up and the ear are great! Have you concerned a Grain Free Dog Food? I tried many kinds before I found one for my very picky dog. Schooner coat is so nice and soft …the vet even comment on Schooner's coat. I am sure it is from the Fromm Grain Free Dog Food. Check out Fromm and give it a try and see if Leroy's ears will clear up.
We have it delivered right to our home for free. Here is the website http://frommfamily.com/ it will give you a retailer that is close to you. The retailer will give you samples to try! Good Luck!
I work in a school system…it is the students that suffer! There should be a better way than a strike!
Thanks for the update. I have heard that ear infections can be related to allergy issues and that raw diets can be great for dogs with allergies. We have dabbled a little but since Chester and Gretel have to allergy issues I didn't notice much of a difference (same goes for grain-free food too). I hope you guys get it figured out though. I am guessing that putting Leroy in a head lock in challenging
Wow, you've got a full plate.
I've just started working with essential oils and I will find out what might help Leroy and let you know.
Hang in there Jenny Jugs. xoxo
Lady, why you wanna go gives my mum ideas bout head locks? Nows I will gets to look forward to dis in da future.
Well, I is glad your household is goin' like mine…MORE trips to da vet.
But I am glad Sherman's chest is all betters, now if we can get him not to herd sheep.
Leroy, I think da oral syringe was genius!
Long earred dogs are adorable (like Poodles) but the ears can be a constant concern. Hope you find a cure that works and your teachers get the strike settled.
I'm sorry you're having so many troubles with Leroy and his ear, and poor Sherman's ACL sounds like something I really want to avoid! I hope you turn the corner soon!
The mental image of you with a giant Newf in a headlock made my afternoon. So thanks for that. I hope it was as fun as I pictured! 😉
Good to know they are not getting any worse, at least. My fingers will be crossed that the laser therapy makes a difference. And that the kids get back to school sooner rather than later!
Wow…so much going on and so much to worry about. I hope things get squared away soon. I have terrible ears too, mostly due to allergies, but they are always getting icky with bacteria and yeast…on and on. Prescriptions only work until they stop working and it makes mom nuts.
you poor thing! I sure hope that ALL of your issues clear up soon! Shame on your suburb……unreal……I thought that crap only happens here…not in the Cleveland suburbs
Like Sharon G. I feed the Fromm's grain-free and since switching over two years ago Gizmo's allergies and itching have all but disappeared…I am currently using a supplement called Nupro to strengthen his immune system which should help with his flea bite allergy…In only two weeks I do see a difference in his coat…It's thicker and softer
Bad news for Leroy's ears, maybe you should tie them on the top of his head, so they can dry out….just kidding. We have no ideas. Hope you find a solution soon, for all your sakes.
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SHE says SHE knows what wrestling scotties for medication is like, can't imagine a newfie.
Maybe Leroy needs a barrette so he can hold his ears back and get some air in there!! What a sight that would be! Just kidding Leroy!
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Ear infections are awful. If Leroy is only uncooperative 10% of the time, I'd say that is pretty darned awesome (except the time you had to wrestle him… I can't imagine how tough that would have been). I hope Sherman's treatment goes well. Best of luck to both brownies.
Well, after years of ear issues my mom swears by that homemade remedy. We aren't much for trying that kind of stuff normally but it did the trick for my chronic ear issues so we are sticking with it. Hope Leroy gets his ears straight soon.
Poor Leroy. Lucky for you he does not have thumbs. The figure four would be a whole different story…
Oh, good luck on ALL of your nasty fronts. My thoughts are with you, your family AND the pups!
You doing the whole headlock thing is just such a visual image!! Best of luck to you on it though, I know it's hard and frustrating dealing with stuff like that too! Hope both pups are better fast!!! They are soooo freakin' cute!!!
I know nothing about wrestling, so I had to look up what a "figure four lock" was. But now that I know, I wish you had pictures!
Glad to hear Sherman is ok, and count me among those interested to hear about the laser treatment. I'm picturing a scene from Goldfinger. Accurate, right?
Life is never dull at your house!! Man, my life feels so boring . .but seriously, I hope everyone is on the mend and your kids are back in school soon! Hang in there!!
Woof! Woof! My mom makes sure I am on a lying position for my ear drops, Hope you resolve the teacher's strike soon. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
Sending lots of get well, get healthy, good thoughts your way.
I truly hope things get better for the fellow, we are across the big pond in the UK. We have a friend who is a vet also and pops into our store from time to time i will mention this to him and maybe he can advise and I will let you know his comments. I not saying your Vet is not doing a great job but maybe they just might have some extra advice for you. I will send you some positive thoughts you have a lovely dog.
I just stumbled across your blog looking for newfies with knee injuries today and saw this post. What are you feeding your dog with ear issues? My old girl always had gross ears until i moved her to Natural balance duck and potato and then with in 2 weeks her ears were PERFECT again. I also use epiotic to clean them out. Smells odd but works and you can get it on amazon.
Thanks for the update. Sorry about the strike and the ear infections; hoping for a quick resolution to everything going on in your world. You have such a full plate. And here I am whining about a cold and hayfever with the dogs. Oh and arthritis.
Looking forward to hearing about the laser therapy, and hope it works! ACL tears are no fun.
Sorry to hear that Leroy's ears are not really improving. Poor guy. And poor you. I don't think putting him in a headlock would be very fun for either of you!
Goodness, hope all the dogs' health issues get resolved soon. It does make you wonder if the ear infection is related to a food issue (or could be improved by avoiding a certain type of food). Good luck getting everything all figured out!
Good luck with the teacher's strike… as (I think) I said on FB, people suck! =) I think Leroy and Sophie must share that same PITA ear syndrome!
Sorry about the school strike. It must be mighty stressful.
I hope that both dogs are doing much better very soon! I'm so sorry that Sherman tweaked his ACL again, and I hope that the laser helps.
A really cool study recently came out about digestive enzymes in wolves versus dogs. It showed, at the DNA level, that dogs have rapidly (in an evolutionary time frame) developed very different digestive capabilities than wolves. The bottom line from the article was that dogs are very very different from wolves in terms of digestion so their diet should be different as well (it should not be completely meat and it can include carbs because dogs have plenty of enzymes to digest carbs). I thought that you might be interested…
We battle ear infections with Ty, so I'm feeling your pain with Leroy's ears. It seems strange that a food allergy would manifest like this all at once if you hadn't recently changed his food (or the formula wasn't changed). I wonder if a holistic vet might be able to help get his system back in balance so his ears would clear up.
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Sounds like y'all have been having a lot of fun lately-Not. Goodness.
So happy to hear Sherman is doing really really well! 😀
And Leroy's ears- urg – hopefully a solution that cures that issue will raise it's head soon!
On the raw diet, glad you got a lot of info on it. I've been on it for the last three years – doing great with it – I'm prone to allergies and between the Raw Diet and my Skin-ese supplement have not had an allergy flare up in over a year now. This makes my tail wag real fast 😀
Keepin my paws crossed for Leroy
Waggin at ya,
Sounds like everyone is hanging in there which sometimes is the best you can do. We just went through an ear episode too and it's so frustrating at times! Hope the boys are doing better though.
For Sherman's leg you may want to consider a brace from OrthoPets. Helps to stabilize the knee and prevent further tearing until you can get it fixed. They are great and will customize the brace to his leg. We used it for Foyle and he could walk, run, even swim with it on! http://orthopets.com/
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FRESNO, Calif. -- Fresno State fell victim to a hot shooting San Diego State (25-3, 14-2 MW) team on Saturday night as the No. 13 Aztecs shot 60% from the field en route to an 82-67 win over the Bulldogs at the Save Mart Center.
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"The crowd was really something, they did a great job, I know we didn't give them a whole lot to cheer about but I want to thank them for all of the support," Tyler Johnson said. "I want to thank all of the fans that came out."
San Diego State's 60% shooting night was their best performance of the Mountain West Conference season, but Fresno State was right within striking distance throughout the first half.
The Bulldogs took their first lead when Johnson knocked down a three-pointer that put Fresno State (15-15, 8-9) ahead 13-12 with 11:27 to play in the opening half. After an Aqeel Quinn three-pointer, Allen Huddleston drove the lane for a layup to tie things up at 15. After that, the Bulldogs never had another lead.
Even though the Aztecs knocked down 13-of-21 shots in the first half, the Bulldogs were able to shoot 12-of-26, including 4-of-8 to trail just 40-35 going into the break.
"For a better part of the first half, we did just enough to be right where we needed to be, with the exception of closing out the half," Terry said.
However, the Aztecs didn't cool off in the locker room. They would score nine of the first 14 points in the second half and build their lead to 10 and eventually extended it to 19 later in the half thanks to 58% shooting in the final 20 minutes.
Johnson, who was one of two seniors honored before the game, scored 17 points, but played just 28 minutes because of foul trouble. Sophomore Marvelle Harris scored a team-high 18 on 7-of-12 shooting. Alex Davis and Cezar Guerrero also scored in double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
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James Governor wrote an interesting post entitled "On douchebags, DB2 and Rails: DHH not pragmatic enough?". It's partially in response to Jeff Atwood's article "Douchebaggery" which, in turn is a reply to an old post by David Heinemeier Hansson. So please excuse me if I limit the entertainment value of this post by not calling anyone names.
Amongst a few sensible comments, James also argues that David may not be nearly opinionated and pragmatic enough after all:
What's bothering me though is that perhaps Hansson isn't opinionated enough. You see Rails targets MySQL. MySQL is the Rails database. Forget all the configuration crap and just use MySQL. There is no need to consider other database platforms. LAMP may or may not be a literal but MySQL is utterly embedded in the Rails way. In Rails database is not a design decision, its a given.
As most of you will already know, Rails was extracted from a real web application called Basecamp. This approach is thought to be the first sign (scientists believe there are 37 of them :-P) that we are dealing with a pragmatic framework. Its features and design choices weren't defined a priori by David, but they were implemented to satisfy particular needs (and opinions) which Hansson and his team had, while developing database driven web applications.
When analyzed under a proverbial microscope, one sees that Rails didn't actually invent anything new. Neither the MVC paradigm nor the Active record pattern were especially innovative. They'd been well known for years in the Computer Science world and even adopted (to a certain extent) within the enterprise realm. Yet, Rails was a revolutionary piece of software. What Rails did was to tie all the loose ends together into a neat, tidy package. On top of that achievement, it clearly favored simplicity, pragmatism and developer productivity over anything else. Forget about repetition and countless XML configuration files, it was opinionated software that made web development, or at least most of it, rather trivial. Less choices for the developer (the Paradox of Choice comes to mind) turned out to be a significant gain in terms of "ease of use", which in turn bolstered Rails' adoption.
Rails wasn't supposed to be the answer to all web development needs everywhere – just to most of them. This means that the making of such a DSL involved a lot of assumptions. In turn, there are people who don't use Rails due to these assumptions, and projects where adopting Rails wouldn't probably be the smartest choice either. But Rails worked for David and 37Signals, and in doing so, it also happens to work very well for thousands of other developers around the world with similar development needs, who're facing analogous challenges. David did his best to create a usable and enjoyable web framework, and succeeded spectacularly in responding to the needs of most web developers.
For this, Rails constantly gets accused of being far too opinionated. How many times have we seen comments about the lack of prepared statement support, that there's no connection pool, no thread safety, no unicode, about deployment issues and so on. James' comments are interesting because they're entirely unusual. He's arguing that Rails is not opinionated enough, and that in itself, is an opinion worth replying to (and not simply because he explicitly called upon my views on the subject at hand within his post):
Why in the Getting Started section of the book, do the authors even mention DB2 as a potential target database, even if its just an aside (Rails does allow exceptions it just doesn't like them)? I mean if a DB2 bigot came to ask Hansson for a job at 37Signals he would be shit out luck wouldn't he? You can imagine the laughs- "this guy wants to back end Rails apps with DB2 – what a ***tard."
I know Anthony would disagree with me, and arguably Rails abstracts the database decision, so Rails is not tightly coupled to MySQL. But that's not the point – we're not talking about JDBC here.
I'm pretty sure that David doesn't care about shared hosting, prepared statements, support for stored procedures, JRuby, DB2 or the "enterprise world". It's not his way of creating and going about web development, plus he really doesn't have any need of these for his own purposes. Therefore don't expect support for these points from him. However, that said, David is also being fairly reasonable with those who think differently than he does.
David's message is: if you need these type of features, then please by all means, go ahead and implement them yourself. Rails' core team has enabled the development community to extend Rails to fit a different kind of bill. While the policy in terms of accepting patches may be strict and not particularly welcoming of every single contribution, the plugin architecture coupled with Ruby's flexibility and extensibility, allows the injection of substantial features which in turn significantly affect Rails. There are limits of course, and some people even preferred to create a similar framework from scratch, because they found it easier and neater to do so than to completely restructure and refactor Rails' core.
David clearly favors opinionated conceptual integrity and the act of defining a set of sensible conventions over abstraction/modularity/extensibility, which would be regarded highly by those who require enterprise features or view web development in a markedly different way. He did not intentionally set out to block these things either though, and that's worth remembering. He proposed his take on things, but he certainly did not impose it on anyone else. Doing so simply would not make sense (and might have required more work on his part in some cases).
Take ActiveRecord for example: it's not a perfect abstraction, given that its Ruby implementation makes several MySQL centric assumptions in regards to SQL generation, which makes development of alternative adapters for other databases less than trivial (particularly for so called enterprise databases). But it's still essentially a database agnostic pattern that would be almost harder not to implement as such. David's implementation poses a few challenges here and there, but we're still very much within the realm of possibility.
David might only use Rails with MySQL, and he may only slightly care about the subset of features which are common to all databases (including SQLite, the current default database) and nothing more, but at the same time he clearly realizes that we are not all Davids. He's not willing to warp his creation in order to make everyone happy. That's not David's style. However, if other databases or options are available to Rails developers, why not mention them as a testament of the interest surrounding Rails?
The fact that DB2 is a viable (free of charge) option for Rails developers doesn't affect the Rails core team in a perceivable way, and it still offers the possibility of using Rails to a whole new segment of programmers. Which bring us to the next point:
Anthony says "an increasing number of Rails developers adopting DB2 as their database of choice". I would like to know more about this "increasing number" from Anthony […]
While perhaps not the most vocal bunch in the blogosphere, there are many developers and companies interested in DB2 on Rails. In my experience, I'd say that there are three main likely/common scenarios (of DB2 on Rails users):
Rails doesn't exploit advanced database features, and as a result, it doesn't provide any further compelling reasons to adopt other databases aside from MySQL. It takes a discerning developer to realize that DB2 has much more to offer and that there are concrete benefits to adopting it – even when developing with Rails.
It's also true that working with an independent adapter in Rails will generally be less "comfy" than using SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL. For example, certain tasks are not implemented for DB2 by the Rails team, and as such won't be available. But it's a small price to pay. In order to change this, I decided to start a project in my spare time (not an IBM project), called DB2 Extended. From the RubyForge description: "db2_extended is a Rails plugin that extends support and enhances the user experience for developers who adopt DB2 as their backend for Rails applications". This project is currently empty, but I hope to perform the first svn commits over the weekend. I'll start with simple things that close the gap (like making rake db:create work for DB2) and incrementally, I'd love to throw in DB2 specific functionalities and enhancements as well. Being a personal, open source project, I will more than happily accept patches and contributes from the DB2 on Rails community. Hopefully in a short period, we'll have a plugin that makes web development with Rails and DB2 even more fun and productive.
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I think you've fundamentally misunderstood how Free Open Source Software development works. The drive behind the development of any code is either that someone is being paid to write it because a company wants it, or more often because the developer themself wants the new feature.
If DB2 support isn't very good in Rails and you want it to be better it is up to you to change it. The rest of the Rails community is under no requirement to produce software that supports your requirements, that's up to you.
As it happen I'd like to chip in and say that I am using Rails on a project with my employer where I have to deal with a complex schema with billions of rows and composite keys, and it's a veritable cakewalk to do that with ActiveRecord. If DB2 support falls far behind Oracle support that may indicate something about DB2 and / or the number of DB2 users / developers who have an interest in Rails.
SQLite may be the new default, but I disagree that it's the "path of least resistance". MySQL is still the best-supported RDBMS by ActiveRecord by a mile, and not actually that hard to set up (even though I hate it as an RDBMS).
For fun, try creating a table with :id=>false (and your own id column) in SQLite, and then watch AR break left-and-right.
And yeah, I'd file bugs about all of these, except most of the things I've run into already have 3-year-old bugs in the Rails trac.
You're right in that they really only care about the "subset of features which are common to all databases", but unfortunately this feature set is both undocumented, and much smaller than one might expect.
(Disclaimer: I'm just bitter because I tried to get a production Rails app, running on MySQL, to run its tests in SQLite. After monkeypatching a dozen SQLite bugs — most straight from unapplied patches in Rails' trac — and no end in sight, I gave up.)
Antonio, you may want to take a look at DataMapper (http://datamapper.org) if you're interested in helping out with a Ruby ORM. In many ways its similar to ActiveRecord, but I believe it has a better overall design. Right now a few people on the core team is working on DataObjects (DO), which are basically Ruby/C drivers to the underlying database engine. Currently MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite are supported, and I would bet they would gladly welcome a DB2 driver. Once DO is completed, DM should be the fastest Ruby ORM available.
I said you were lame because you approved Tim's comment (which was made 3 hours afterwards) but not mine. Then I pointed out on a site you can't censor (Reddit) that you were using comment moderation to hide comments that disagreed with you, and lo and behold my comment appeared.
I made a similar article today 😛 I even quoted the DB2 extended project.
By the way that discussion brings nothing to the site or the articles. Lame is coming here to read the article and get all this garbage. So if I was António I would have censored all of your comments – for the sake of the non troll users that read this blog.
I have been coding with rails and to date I have not had much problems with it. It helps i think to have some background on basecamp.
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I was trying to get a photograph of the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park so that you could see the destruction and displacement of all of the boulders that came down the mountain when the Fern Lake Dam broke in 1982. The waters brought thousands of huge boulders down to form the Alluvial Fan and then went on to flood the town of Estes Park.
If you have never been there, it is worth the short hike up. Make sure you read the story on the plaque at the end. It is very interesting. It tells how the flood waters came down the mountain from Fern Lake and went through the campground in RMNP and then into the town of Estes Park.
I thought this was a pretty good capture of the havoc that the waters wreaked on its way. Have you ever been there? It looks so small from this photograph taken last fall, but when you get up close, the boulders are many and huge!


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Originally Posted by
True, but many people want them at least major parts of the storyline but not party members. So, it is still going to collide anyway unless they are just mentioned. But then it is going to be sucky when you come and Revan and the Exile have already mysteriously left. They just can't be dead or have moved on without your 3rd character.
True, that's why I suggested to play them in the cutscenes.
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I guess the only way to really solve it is to not play as a 3rd character and have like 2 different versions one with the Exile and one with Revan?
The game could consist of two different storylines that are related to each other and switch whenever the PC accomplishes a major step in the story (like finding a star map in K1). But the problem remains how to reset them to level1, without making it look ridiculous.
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That's what Star Wars movies are all about though. Even though a few people had to die, there was a happy ending at the end. >.>
Hmm, I would hardly consider the endings of Ep.2&3&5 as happy. But don't get me wrong, I like happy endings, I just wouldn't bet on K3 having a happy end that satisfies your ideal...
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Kreia says at the end if you are a girl pc,"Well, did he ever love me?" "I think you know the answer to this Exile, I know as well as he knows that he is a fool and could never offer you anything." So, why wouldn't he want to keep the love going between the F exile and him?
I got the english version of K2 just some 2 weeks ago and didn't play with a female PC yet but I really don't remember to meet the "as well as he knows he is a fool" line in the german version... I always knew localized games and movies suck...
Nevertheless if you want to play this the hard way, I counter with Kreia saying: "...I sense it has one last journey for you. You must go where Revan did..." For me the "last" is quite a setback concerning the chances to get your type of happy end.
No seriously, Atton seeing himself as a fool? Just doesn't work for me, no matter what Kreia says.
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Why not? People do crazy things for love. I would want to help out the person I loved instead of twiddling my thumbs, waiting for them to come home. Carth/Bastila could get pissed at how long Revan is taking and decide to take the matters into their own hands and find out what has happened to him/her.
Revan and the Exile are more powerful than every single of their party members. I believe none of them would have been helpful or they would have gone with Revan/Exile from the start, on the contrary they would have endangered them.
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Ended the season with an 18-11 overall singles record ... Was 7-3 in dual matches, playing at the Nos. 4-6 positions ... Teamed with McCall Jones to make up UCLA's No. 3 doubles team ... The duo owned an 18-7 overall record, including a 13-4 mark in dual matches ... Listed at No. 102 in the Preseason ITA Singles Rankings ... Posted an 8-4 record in fall singles play ... Advanced to the consolation singles final at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals in San Diego ... Also reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Kramer Tennis Classic ... Was 4-3 in fall doubles action ... Teamed with Kaitlin Ray to reach the doubles final at the Kramer Tennis Classic, falling to teammates Pamela Montez and Skylar Morton, 9-7.
Listed as high as No. 118 in singles in the ITA Rankings (Feb. 14) ... Finished the season with just one loss in singles play, posting a 22-1 overall record ... Lost her first match of the season during fall play and then reeled off 22-straight wins to close out the year ... Owned a 15-0 record in dual matches, playing primarily at the Nos. 5 and 6 positions ... Went 12-9 overall in doubles play ... Teamed primarily with Courtney Dolehide and Pamela Montez ... Was 7-5 in dual doubles matches ... Owned a 5-1 record in fall singles play ... Advanced to the round of 16 of the back draw at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships ... Was 2-2 in doubles ... Reached the round of 16 in the main draw (w/Nina Pantic) at the Regionals.
Ended the year 9-6 overall in singles and 20-10 in doubles ... Singles finalist in the Invitational draw at the Pac-10 Championships ... Fell to teammate Nina Pantic in the championship match ... Was 6-2 in dual matches, playing mostly at the No. 6 position, going 4-1 ... Was also 2-0 at the No. 5 spot ... Played primarily with Pamela Montez in doubles, going 14-6 at the No. 3 position ... Also teamed with Stephanie Hoffpauir to win the Invitational draw at the Pac-10 Championships ... Won all three of her doubles matches (w/Montez) during the NCAA Team Championships ... Did not see any action in the fall due to injury.
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LAFAYETTE, La. - The 16th-ranked Stanford softball team fell 6-2 at No. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette, Sunday, in the Lafayette Regional Final at Lamson Park in Lafayette, La. The Cardinal, which needed to win twice on Sunday to advance, ends the year at 40-19, while the Ragin' Cajuns (52-4) advance to a super regional and will face the winner of the Tempe Regional.
Junior pitcher Teagan Gerhart took the loss in the circle, ending the year with a 32-13 overall record. Freshman Nyree White made her first postseason appearance, entering the game in relief in the fourth inning. ULL's Ashley Brignac picked up the win, improving to 23-3. Freshman Jordan Wallce earned the save for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Offensively, Stanford was led by senior catcher Maya Burns, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Senior Ashley Hansen hit a double in the third inning, the 81st of her career. She ends her time on The Farm as the Cardinal's career leader in doubles and triples (18).
The Ragin' Cajuns pulled ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Right fielder Christi Orgeron hit a single through the left side to score left fielder Katie Smith from second. First baseman Matte Haack was then called out on an infield fly, but an error by Stanford third baseman Hanna Winter allowed ULL's runners to advance to second and third. A sacrifice fly by center fielder Brianna Cherry scored Nerissa Myers.
ULL increased its lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the third. Orgeron hit a solo home run to centerfield, her 22nd of the season.
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Stanford scored its two runs in the top of the sixth inning. Junior Jenna Rich and freshman Cassandra Roulund hit back-to-back singles for the Cardinal. Burns then brought Rich home with a single up the middle. Designated player Danielle Miller then hit an RBI single to left field to score Roulund.
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We have teamed up with the San Diego Padres in celebration of Earth Day (April 22) to offer this exclusive discount.
March 7, 2013
The Oceans Benefit is SDOF's annual gala for community members to join us to reflect on SDOF's accomplishments in the last year, look forward to the next and present the Roger Revelle Award to a deserving recipient.
Each year, SDOF seeks to host this event at a unique location, with attractions and music, a cocktail hour and a sumptuous dinner. The evening is filled with entertainments of all sorts and is always fun and enjoyable, never "stuffy" or dull!
This year's Oceans Benefit event will be hosted at Sea World's Dolphin Point and Manta Exhibit. Guests will get to interact with rays and dolphins, as well as get exclusive access to Seaworld's newest ride!
March 10 – March 15, 2013
Sustainable Seafood Week unites restaurants committed to bringing attention to the sustainable seafood movement. Each restaurant agrees to feature a sustainable seafood plate or prix fixe menu and donate a portion of their profits to support the San Diego Oceans Foundation's research and marine science education programs.
This weeklong event entices guests to try new restaurants and opens their eyes to a whole new world of delicious entrees. Sustainable Seafood Week helps to educate the public about the importance of supporting businesses that have developed more sustainable solutions to environmental concerns, proving that a simple choice can have a lasting and beneficial impact on the environment.
Beach Walk Cleanup
Saturday, May 11, 2013 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
At Oceanside Pier
Hate seeing trash all around the beach? So do we! We have tons of trash laying around from beach clean ups and need to get rid of it somehow. What better way to do that than making beautiful pieces of art!
Join us and Rubio's on May 11th for a beach clean up around Oceanside pier, with an art workshop where we are going to be making plastic monsters, planter boxes, and other artwork, all out of trash that we have gathered from our local San Diego beaches! Bring your kids and have them enjoy a hands-on workshops hosted by various San Diego artists. After all the fun trash cleanup and art demos, come to the after party hosted by Rubio's!
Our creative artists this year will be: Kira Corser, Lester Corral, Sue Doyle, Carol McMannus, and Skyler Wefer.
Trash Bash
SDOF's annual underwater cleanup of San Diego Bay brings divers, snorkelers, and land support volunteers together to get dirty for a cause and help remove thousands of pounds of trash from our bay! More info to come.


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Hey Diva Fans,
Long time no post- I have been super busy baking up a storm having new products sold around town. All pretty exciting!
While I've been in the spotlight for a little bit now I want to take a moment and turn your attention to a wonderful event that is happening later this week. Cakes for a Cause a benefit for Mid-Ohio Foodbank's Operation Feed Program.
Now some of you know I work for Mid-Ohio Foodbank and I get to see first-hand the need our community has and the impact the Foodbank has by distributing food for 76,000 meals every day. I also know we can't do it alone, without generous community support, volunteers, fundraising, and donors. That's where Cakes for a Cause comes in.
If you are up early Sunday Morning April 1st (no fooling) you can see your Diva on 10TV along with Emilie Duncan Kasey Conyers (event planners) Talking about cakes for a Cause 8:15 am so set your TiVo and DVR's!
Two wonderful local event planners have come together to create an evening of fun, food, and sweet sweet creations. I encourage you if you are in Columbus on Thursday April 5th plan on joining us for a wonderful evening. Check out the website for all the details.Tickets are on sale now you can get them here: http://cakesforacause2012.eventbrite.com
The evening which benefits the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Operation Feed will include live and silent cake auctions and raffles and the Sweet Taste of Victory Competition (That's where I come in)
I am returning as last years Sweet Taste winner to defend my Golden Spatula Award!!!! I am whipping up all kind of sweet treats. So if you can stop by support a worthy cause and vote for ME your favorite baking Diva!!!!
See you at Cakes for a Cause
xo Diva D!


text: Chemistry Program Hamline's chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training, which recognizes the highest quality of undergraduate chemistry education in the country. Of the 8–14 chemistry majors who graduate from Hamline each year, 70% earn the ACS-certified major, placing Hamline among the top 50 undergraduate institutions in the nation for producing such graduates. The chemistry curriculum at Hamline emphasizes an understanding of the fundamental theoretical concepts surrounding the molecular sciences. Students use math, theory, and experimentation to study matter, while developing essential skills in problem solving, the construction of models, and the interpretation of data. The department maintains an extensive collection of laboratory equipment including numerous spectrometers, a chromatograph, and two gloveboxes. Laboratory courses teach experimental design, instrumental methods, modern laboratory techniques, and data analysis. A biochemistry major is available for those students seeking an interdisciplinary approach to the chemical and biological sciences, while the forensic sciences certificate also is a popular accompaniment for chemistry majors. Those students pursuing Hamline's pre-health track with the goal of going on to medical or other professional schools often choose the chemistry major. Additionally, majors have the opportunity to participate in biannual, semester-long chemistry seminars, which feature industry experts from a variety of companies and institutions. Students are exposed to current topics within the field and take major-specific courses on resume building and interviewing. Meanwhile, Hamline's annual Mitsch Lecture Series invites prominent chemists to campus to speak on pioneering efforts in the field. Countless research opportunities are available to chemistry majors. Each summer 10–15 students participate in the chemistry summer research program on campus, collaborating with professors and conducting their own independent research. Students often present their findings at national conferences, where they network with professionals in the field. The department also is well connected to national research opportunities such as those with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the NASA Undergraduate Research Program, the National Institutes of Health, and myriad scientific companies. Local companies include 3M, Ecolab, General Mills, Xcel Energy, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic among a host of others. Careers and Graduate Work The career opportunities for chemistry majors are endless. They include: environmental or patent law, pharmaceuticals, oceanography, software design, space exploration, forensic science, biotechnology, metallurgy, medicine, engineering, geochemistry, and agrochemistry. Read more about life after Hamline.


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Scenes in Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video contain images that are suggestive, sexy and downright lewd. One particular moment, however, advertises something that's simply illegal.
Two posters seen in the video feature Thai script that translates to read "Thailand's Sex Tourism" and "Young Underage Girls" — references to Thailand's much-criticized, tourist-driven sex industry. The signs can be seen during Aguilera's boxing-ring sequence (see "Christina's 'Dirrty' Makes Some Fans Ill, Others Hot To Eat Her Toes" ).
A spokesperson for Aguilera's U.S. label, RCA Records, said that the posters were obtained by a non-Thai-speaking member of director David LaChapelle's production company and that the singer had no idea what they promoted (Click for photos from the video ).
"I had absolutely no knowledge that this poster contained such offensive words, and I sincerely regret the insult," LaChapelle said in a statement. "Thailand is a beautiful country with a long cultural history that I truly respect. I would never intentionally do anything to insult the people of Thailand. Please accept my deepest apologies."
In response to protests in Thailand, Aguilera's Thai label has prohibited the video's play on local television stations, according to a BMG International spokesperson.
The Thai government said it would take action if the video proves to be damaging to the country's reputation, according to the Associated Press, but didn't specify how or to what extent.
[This story was updated on 10.18.02 at 4:50 p.m. ET.]


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Good ol' Piers Morgan never disappoints! The British "journalist," who was run out of the UK for publishing false news stories is at it again; embarrassing not only himself but also his profession, as well as further damaging whatever credibility still existed at mainstream media propaganda outlet CNN.
All year, Piers has been on a crusade against the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Personally, if I was living in a foreign country I'd be a bit more sensitive to their unique culture and history, but not Piers! Amazing, considering he was already chased out of his home country years ago. Lucky us!
The most popular thing I ever posted on my website was a video in which Jesse Ventura made him turn red in the face in front of a live studio audience (that post received 122 comments), so I couldn't resist posting this one…
If you are pressed for time, skip to minute 6. This is where Piers starts losing it and resorts to name calling. You know someone has no argument when all they can do is shout names.
In Liberty,


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AS Roma defeated AC Milan on Friday afternoon for round 35 of the Italian soccer league, Serie A, and is still alive for the title. The Roman team is currently in second place behind Juventus who still has to play their round 35 game this weekend.
As reported by ESPN Deportes on Friday, club team from Rome defeated Milan with a score of 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The goals were made by Miralem Pjanic and Gervinho.
As reported, the game was fairly even. Both teams almost accumulated the same amount of shots. The Roman team had 14 while Milan had 13. On the other hand, the home team, Roma, controlled the ball more often than Milan, 63% to Milan's 37%.
The first goal for the Roman team, 43rd minute, was spectacular, as Bosnian midfielder Pjanic weaved through Milan's defense from outside the box. Pjanic burned three defender from AC Milan and made his way into the middle of the box. His shot also got past goalkeeper Christian Abbiati.
The second goal came in the 65th minute of match for the Roman team. Forward Francesco Totti took a hard shot from the right side of the box in which Abbiati made a save, but it was too hard to handle. Ivorian striker Gervinho was there to pick up the pieces and netted the ball.
Both teams had come into this match with an outstanding record. It was reported that the Roman team and AC Milan did not lose their last five games before this match.
The next game for AS Roma is going to be against Catania on May 4. The only thing that is needed for the Roman team to win the Serie A title is for Juventus to lose three games out of the last four left in the season.