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"[Nash] ignites the page with passion."
—Julia Quinn
Set the hit comedy, The Hangover, in England's Regency Era and what do you get? Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea, the first book in RITA Award-winner Sophia Nash's wickedly clever and wonderfully sensual Royal Entourage series. The author of Secrets of a Scandalous Bride, which was named by Booklist as one of the "Top Ten Romances of the Year," Nash delights readers once again by following the romantic exploits of the rogues of the royal entourage after a night of unheralded, and mostly unremembered, extravagance. Karen Hawkins, Elizabeth Boyle, and Victoria Alexander fans will be thrilled with this tantalizing tale of a duke exiled from London for certain undukelike behavior he cannot recall who stumbles into even more trouble when he is instantly captivated by an imperiled beauty he discovers hanging off of a cliff.
Six Regency heroes—One royal hangover
An infamous night has been lost to memory. The scandalous Dukes of the Royal Entourage must make amends. The first step is a heroic rescue.
One of England's most disreputable peers, Alexander Barclay, Duke of Kress, has stumbled upon a perfect opportunity for redemption. Having been exiled to Cornwall by the Prince Regent himself, Barclay discovers lovely Roxanne Vanderhaven clinging to the edge of a cliff, stranded there by her murderous blackguard of a husband . . . just waiting to be rescued.
Back on solid ground, Roxanne is desperate for a new life— once she's retaliated for her husband's despicable actions. Surprisingly, she finds herself drawn to her unlikely champion, certainly the last man in England she could count on. Yet, the infamous Duke of Kress isn't quite the scoundrel he seems . . .
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"Nash not only adds more sensual passion to the traditional Regency format but also integrates some serious themes into her superbly constructed story. Graced with exquisitely nuanced protagonists and amusing secondary characters, this emotionally satisfying romance is a rare treat." — Booklist on A Passionate Endeavor/Signet
"Graced with empathetic characters, emotional intricacy, and unexpected plot twists, this final book in the 'Widows Club' series ties up a variety of loose ends and is a perfectly delicious series finale." — Library Journal (starred review) on Secrets of a Scandalous Bride
"Expertly spiced with deliciously subtle sense of wit, deftly seasoned with a superbly nuanced cast of characters, and featuring a plot brimming with lusciously sensual romance and a dash of dangerous intrigue, Secrets of a Scandalous Bride is Nash's best book yet." — Booklist (starred review) on Secrets of a Scandalous Bride
"Sophia Nash's latest Regency is a dazzling combination of subtly complex characters, simmering sensuality and writing that gleams with sharp wit." — Chicago Tribune
"Nash soars to new literary heights with her latest flawlessly crafted novel, which delivers an abundance of addictively acerbic and often laugh-out-loud humor, an exceptionally entertaining cast of supporting characters, and a superbly sexy romance between a perfectly matched pair of protagonists." — Booklist (starred review)
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- Imprint: Avon
- On Sale: 02/28/2012
- Trimsize: 4.188 in (w) x 6.75 in (h) x 0.96 in (d)
- Pages: 384
- List Price: 7.99 USD
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Upstate softball team hopes for energetic return to field
Spartans begin A-Sun tourney play Thursday
Published: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 12:48 a.m.
USC Upstate softball players have had almost two weeks to think about how their probable No. 1 seed and a chance to regain positive momentum for the tournament were washed away by rain.
In Nashville, Tenn.
Game 1 – No. 6 seed Stetson 14, No. 3 Florida Gulf Coast 6
Game 2 – No. 4 Lipscomb 5, No. 5 Kennesaw State 4 (eight innings)
Game 3 – No. 2 USC Upstate vs. Stetson, 10 a.m.
Game 4 – No. 1 North Florida vs. Lipscomb, 12:30 p.m.
Game 5 – No. 3 Florida Gulf Coast vs. Kennesaw State, 3 p.m.
Game 6 – Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 5:30 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, 12:30 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner 6 vs. Winner 5, 3 p.m.
Game 9 – Winner 8 vs. Loser 7, 5:30 p.m.
Game 10 – Championship, Winner 9 vs. Winner 7, noon
Game 11 – (if necessary), Winner 10 vs. Loser 10, 2:30 p.m.
Head coach Chris Hawkins said it feels like the start of a new season. Part of the reason is because USC Upstate hasn't played a game since April 24. The Spartans open postseason play at 10 a.m. Thursday as the second seed against sixth-seeded Stetson in Nashville, Tenn.
"We're re-energized," Hawkins said. "I look for us to do some great things."
The Spartans (37-9, 17-6) have done some great things already this season. They became the school's first team to be ranked in one of the major NCAA Division I polls. Even after dropping out, they beat Georgia.
But since then, USC Upstate has lost four of five. They dropped two of three against Florida Gulf Coast after doing the same against Lipscomb.
Finally, there was a great chance to turn things around. The final series of the regular season was at home against Mercer, which went 10-14 in league play and didn't qualify for the tournament. But rain washed out the entire weekend, it couldn't be made up, and USC Upstate finished a half-game behind North Florida in the standings.
"We had some very winnable games that last weekend," Hawkins said. "It did hurt. It put a little bit of a sour taste in our mouths."
Hawkins said the players may benefit from the long break and a little bit of a chip on their shoulders.
"I think you'll see the good old team back," he said. "It's a long, grueling season and it takes its toll, mentally and physically. I think it caught up to us.
"We have the talent to win. We can play at a very high level and I think we'll choose to do that. I think we'll handle adversity a little better than we have."
The talent is indisputable. USC Upstate leads the league in batting with a .333 average and none of the regulars are below .300. The second-best team hit .294. The Spartans are also the best defensive team, making only 20 errors while the rest have at least 50.
USC Upstate is second in pitching with a 2.23 ERA with three different hurlers who have won 15 games. Jamie Ujvari (17-3, 1.84) was the Atlantic Sun's freshman of the year. Hannah Alexander is 15-4 with a 2.12 ERA and Anna Miller is 15-7 with a 3.31.
Three of the hitters — Meredith Barnes, Maddison Keiffer and Ericka Harris — are tied for third-best in the league with .374 averages. Barnes has 11 homers and 31 RBIs. Keiffer has five homers and 34 RBIs. Shellie Robinson has 11 homers and 43 RBIs to go with a .343 average. Cheyenne Griffin from Byrnes High School is hitting .309 with four homers.
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transitive verb
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1 : to bring under the control of authority : make rules concerning <Laws regulate water quality.>
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3 : to bring order or method to <The program is regulated well.>
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1: to control or direct according to rule or law <regulate the testing of experimental drugs>
2: to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
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Type of Physician: Urologist
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Columbus, Georgia 31901
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Columbus, Georgia 31901
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2000 16th Ave
Columbus, Georgia 31901
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Columbus, Georgia 31904
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4401 River Chase Dr
Columbus, Georgia 36867
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100 Frist Ct
Columbus, Georgia 31909
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7950 Martin Loop
Columbus, Georgia 31905
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- 8West Central Georgia Regional
3000 Schatulga Rd
Columbus, Georgia 31907
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4800 48th St
Columbus, Georgia 36854
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2000 Pepperell Pkwy
Columbus, Georgia 36801
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- 11Stewart-Webster Hospital
580 Alston St
Columbus, Georgia 31825
(229) 887-336
- 12Roosevelt Institute For Rehab
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Columbus, Georgia 31830
(706) 655-525
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Columbus, Georgia 31830
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Published: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 8:16 a.m.
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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is again warning residents about telephone scams making the rounds among locals.
-- For information on how you can protect yourself, please visit the Senior and Victims Services section of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff Office website at www.lpso.net.
-- You can also visit the Federal Bureau of Investigation's website for several articles on scams and fraud: www.fbi.gov/scams-safety.
-- Green Dot's MoneyPak website also features an approved businesses list, stating, "If anyone else asks for your MoneyPak number or information from your receipt, it's probably a scam." The list can be found at www.moneypak.com.
-- You can also visit the Consumer Protection Center on Western Union's website: www.westernunion.com.
"We continue to receive calls from victims who sent money to scam artists believing the call to be legitimate," Webre said in a news release this morning. "Thankfully, though, we are also receiving calls from citizens reporting they were the target of a scam but did not send money. Especially for someone on hard times, it can be very exciting to receive a phone call from someone stating you have won a large sum of money or a new car. The reality, though, is it's usually too good to be true."
Here, according to the Sheriff's Office, are some signs of a probable scam:
-- You are told to send money to pay taxes or shipping charges for a larger amount of money or other luxury prize.
-- You have to send payment "immediately" via electronic money order or by purchasing a prepaid card and then giving the caller the number.
-- You receive a call purportedly from your bank or one of your service providers asking you to send money or give personal information on the phone for some purpose such as a "renewal."
-- You receive a call that claims to be from a law-enforcement agency telling you to send bail money for a relative or you are told to pay fines or you will be arrested.
-- You are told you have been chosen for a federal grant but are required provide personal information or money to receive it.
-- You are contacted by someone offering new Medicare or medical insurance cards who ask for your current account numbers.
-- You receive a check or bank draft from an unknown person who instructs you to cash the check and wire a portion of the money back to him or her.
If you fall prey once, you will be a repeat target, Webre said. In many cases, the victim sends money to the scammer, only to receive a second call asking for more.
"These criminals also attempt to have victims send money 'right now' by concocting a convincing story to make you believe you have no time to check on its validity," Webre said. "With the advent of social media, our personal information we once thought was private is now out there for the world to see."
Even if you do not use social media, the information children or grandchildren post online might be the target of a scam artist, he said.
Among the sheriff's advice:
-- Use common sense when giving out personal information, and before you send money to anyone.
-- Always validate the origin of the request. If you cannot do this on your own, contact police.
-- In the case of receiving a check from an unknown person who asks for a portion in return, inquire about the validity of the check with your bank.
-- If you receive a call you believe may be legitimate, hang up and find the agency or company's contact information on your own; never dial any number the caller provides. If it is a legitimate call, the company should have no problem with you calling back. Remember, giving personal information over the phone can be safe in some cases if you initiate the call and you are sure the number you are dialing is legitimate.
"We are asking our citizens to be proactive," Webre said. "Please talk to your family members and friends and make sure they are educated on this issue. Scam artists are looking to exploit the elderly and trusting citizens of our community, and we want this message to reach everyone."
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Candy makers turn sweet treats into a rainbow of colors using dyes. Just like when you're mixing paints in art, it's takes a combination of dyes to create certain colors. Colors get mixed up, but did you know you can separate them again?
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CONCORD -- Tucked away in the back of a strip mall on Clayton Road, a new business' curtains are pulled shut, its signs are discreet, its advertisements few. This quiet existence, Pamela Gay and Sofia Deleuse have learned, is what keeps their business out of the headlines and out of the cross hairs of other merchants. They deal in lice removal -- a service some have associated with an "ick factor," the thought of the tiny creatures alone making people scratch their scalp.
"We like it a little hidden," Deleuse said inside the shop this week. Then again, "nobody can find us," Gay said.
The pair opened Comb It Out in June without fanfare, after being run out of Martinez by merchants who did not think their bug removal business -- then named Ladybugs Lice Removal -- fit with the rest of downtown. The name was changed after a lawyer representing a Lafayette lice removal business sent a cease-and-desist letter arguing that the name was too similar to the name of the Lafayette store.
Neighboring merchants on the 500 block of Main Street in Martinez said the lice removal business would drive away customers from nearby restaurants.
In March, the merchants successfully appealed a Martinez Planning Commission approval of the lice removal business to the City Council. The council reversed the earlier decision after a lawyer for the merchants argued the planning commissioners failed to make the required findings needed to add lice removal salons to the list of permitted uses in that zone of the city.
"It's just subliminal negativity," said Pat English of Haute Stuff, who was one of the appellants. "Lice (while) you are thinking about lunch?"
Gay and Deleuse took a decidedly quieter approach in shopping for locations in Concord, settling on Suite J in the Clayton Center at 4375 Clayton Road. Missing this time is a bug in the business's logo and a sign on the door detailing the life cycle of a nit. There is a vacant storefront on one side of the business and a dog grooming business on the other.
The response from neighboring merchants and the city has been pleasant, according to the owners. Senior City Planner Frank Abejo said Comb It Out obtained a business license before opening last year and is treated like a beauty salon or barber shop, so no Planning Commission approval was needed under the city's zoning code.
Janice Walker, a dog groomer at next door's Clip N Clean, said they can relate to the type of service Comb It Out provides.
"We see ugly -- dogs that have matted coats and fleas," Walker said. "They don't bother us."
"Sounds like it might be a little more appropriate," English said of the new location. "Discretion benefits the client as well. Even though it's prevalent in schools and it's almost a rite of passage for a kid, it's still something that culturally we are kind of embarrassed by. I'm just glad they are not here."
The lice removal salon, which accepts appointments and visits local schools, offers free head checks for lice. A typical session to remove lice can take up to two hours of combing, which Deleuse and Gay say they find therapeutic.
"You have to be methodical," Deleuse said.
Laura Rodriguez, 42, of Concord, said her 4-year-old and 8-year-old daughters each brought lice into the home at separate times, passing it on to their parents.
"We tried it on our own to get rid of them. They just kept coming back," said Rodriguez. "The way they comb is so thorough. They caught stuff we never would have seen."
And Deleuse finds a little irony in the whole ordeal.
"Funny thing was our first client was from Martinez," she said.
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Citation: Petri, C., Scorza, R., Dardick, C.D. 2009. Genetic engineering of plum (Prunus domestica L.) for plant improvement and genomics research in Rosaceae. In: Folta, K.M. Gardiner, S.E., editors. Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae. New York, NY: Springer. p. 277-290. Technical Abstract: Rosaceaous species comprise an extremely important group of specialty crops due to their economic, social, and cultural roles, as well as, their impacts on human health. Substantial progress has been made over recent years in understanding the genetic and molecular basis for many agronomic traits, however, progress in directly linking gene function to specific characters has remained slow due in part of a lack of efficient genetic transformation systems. In this book chapter, we describe the history of plum transformation and our recent progress in converting this stone fruit species into a robust and highly efficient model system for Rosaceae functional genomics.


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2013 (FRESHMAN): Started in 16 of the 24 games that she appeared in from the circle … threw eight complete games with one shutout … recorded 48 strikeouts in 98 innings … also appeared in nine games as an utility player while starting in seven … hit her first career double in the Islanders' 6-5 victory over Sam Houston State (4/13/13) … went 2-for-4 at the plate against New Mexico (2/23/13) in the Best Western Marina Grand Islanders Classic … picked up her first career victory in the circle with a 7-3 victory over Southern in the Best Western Marina Grand Islanders Classic (2/24/13) … threw seven strikeouts against McNeese State (3/16/13).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years on the varsity team at Hendrickson High School under Head Coach Doug Harrigan ... named HHS Utility Player of the Year her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... led the Hawks to a 17-9 record during her senior season after advancing the team to the regional quarterfinals ... tabbed 16-4A Co-Offensive MVP along with earning All Centex & All State honors as a senior... named 16-4A First Team All District as a junior ... during her sophomore year, she was tabbed HHS Utility and Offensive Player of the Year in addition to 25-4A Co-Offensive MVP … led the Hawks to their second Bi-District championship and was named First Team All-District ... earned HHS Co-Utility Player of the Year honors as a freshman along with Newcomer of the Year in District 25-4A … led the Hawks to a 25-4A Bi-District and Area Championship as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born Ashley Elicerio on Sept. 24, 1993, in El Paso, Texas ... parents are Emilio and Sylvia Elicerio ... has one brother Daniel ... major is kinesiology.


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You're a woman who wants to start your own business and you need capital. You would prefer not to take out a business loan, which you would have to pay back. There has to be an alternative! What you may not realize is that there are hundreds of dollars of grant money available from the government and other organizations just waiting for the right person to find them. And it just so happens that you are that person.
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- Chamber of Commerce or other local groups like the Rotary. Attending events held by these groups can allow you to meet others who may have gone through the process you are going through. (In other words, network!)
- Current employer, especially if it is a larger one.
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- Local companies as well as national and international businesses. These may offer support grants for female entrepreneurs.
- Internet. Conduct a search for grant and foundation agencies.
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Two teams right in the thick of the Southland Conference title hunt will meet at Chapman Field this weekend, with the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team hosting Lamar in the final home series of the year.
The teams play a three-game series starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. In addition to the importance of the games to the Islanders Southland Conference chances, the Sunday game will also mark the final home games for 10 seniors, with the players being recognized before the game.
Senior Day will recognized the careers of Stafford Brantley, Eric Weiss, Trevor Foss, Adam Hoelscher, Tim Keller, Jonathan Gonzales, Franco Pace, Tim Beard, Brad Porras and Seth Horton during their time as an Islander.
The Islanders (28-20, 13-8 Southland) are tied for second place in the league, while Lamar (33-15, 12-9 Southland) is just one more game back with two weeks to go in the season. The Islanders swept McNeese State last weekend, while Oral Roberts swept Lamar in Beaumont.
For the Islanders, Trevor Foss will go on Friday, with Trevor Belicek following on Saturday and Matt Danton rounding out the series on Sunday afternoon. The Islanders will face Jonathan Dziedzic on Friday, Will Hibbs on Saturday and TBA on Sunday.
Eric Weiss and Jonathan Gonzales are tied for the team lead with a .328 batting average on the season, with Cody Stephens following closely at .323 overall. Zach Taylor is next at .309, and Brad Porras rounds out the players above .300 with his .307 average this year. Jordan Lee is just under the mark at .293 in 2013. Gonzales leads the team with 37 RBI on the year, one ahead of Weiss and his 36 overall.
Lamar's Darian Johnson holds a .372 batting average to lead his team, with Sam Bumpers (.355), Seth Dornak (.311), V.J. Bunner (.304) and Aaron Olivas (.302) all above .300 on the year. Johnson also has a team-high 37 RBIs, while Olivas and Brad Picha are tied for second with 34 on the season.
Live stats and video will be available for all three games by visiting www.GoIslanders.com.
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Im a new user of PS3mediaserver. Pretty slick application! it was 1 of the very few "work right out the box" apps I ever used!
I am using PCLinux(2009). And I can verify for you guys that PS3Mediaserver works fine in it! Of course I had to get the ffmpeg & mencoder libraries installed. But, once that was done. Images and avi's were playing just fine! Theres still a few mpegs that are giving me a "corrupted file message" or "unsupported format". But, I'll tinker with those a bit more later.
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The "issue". Is that I can play mkv's. BUT, after a few seconds into the video. The media server will crash. Anyone ever came across this or have an idea what might resolve it? I dont see any error messages pop up on the server itself. And the only error message the PS3 shows is: "Lost connection to media server".
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OAKLAND -- The wobbling Warriors returned home to Oracle Arena on Monday night, which was good news all by itself.
Then they got an additional positive development -- oft-injured center Andrew Bogut returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous six games, including all five on the Warriors' recently concluded trip during which they went 1-4.
And the game itself? Well, it was a tooth pull all evening against the lowly Toronto Raptors, but in the end, the Warriors came up with enough big plays and baskets in a 42-point fourth quarter to extract a 125-118 victory and start a seven-game homestand with a smile.
It wasn't a beauty, but with just 12 minutes to go, it looked as if it would turn out a lot uglier. The Warriors trailed Toronto 90-83 entering the fourth quarter after surrendering a 36-point third quarter to the Raptors, who came into the game just 1-10 on the road against NBA Western Conference foes.
But Stephen Curry, who performed so electrically on Golden State's trip despite the team's losing ways, not only came up big in the final period but also proved to be the difference in the win. Curry scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Golden State also scored nine straight points with the score tied 100-all to finally shake the pesky Raptors (23-38).
That's what playing at home can do for a team in a bit of tailspin, even though before the game, coach Mark Jackson wasn't exactly feeling the comforts of Oracle, what with his team suddenly in a four-team Western Conference battle for three playoff spots. At one time, the Warriors seemed a lock for the postseason, but after losing four straight and 10 of 13, suddenly nothing has seemed guaranteed, even with a favorable schedule.
"Just because Dorothy clicks her heels and winds up at home doesn't mean that everything's going to be all right," Jackson said before the game.
Jackson wasn't exactly clicking his heels after this victory, nor were many of his players. The Warriors won for only the seventh time in 26 games after being outrebounded. They committed 14 turnovers that led to 22 Raptors points. They got worked inside by Toronto's Amir Johnson, who shot 10 for 10 from the floor (23 points) and also had 15 rebounds, 12 on the offensive end.
They also had that ghastly defensive third quarter, with Raptors sharpshooter Andrea Bargnani scoring 12 of Toronto's 36 points.
But in the fourth quarter, the Warriors rediscovered some long-lost mojo on both ends of the floor. Moving the ball sharply on the offensive end and locking down much better defensively, Golden State erased its seven-point deficit less than two minutes into the period. With the score tied at 100, rookie Harrison Barnes hit a 3-point shot with 5:40 left that launched the Warriors on their nine-point run. Klay Thompson hit two three throws with 3:53 left, Curry canned a pull-up jumper with 3:30 to go and David Lee hit two free throws with 3:03 to go. That, for all intents and purposes, was it.
"I was really proud of the way we responded in the fourth quarter," Jackson said. "(The Raptors) had everything going their way, and we were down seven. But we came out with a sense of urgency. We defended, we executed, we set screens, and Klay Thompson knocked down some shots."
It remains to be seen if the Warriors got well with this win, but Jackson will take it. He reminded his team afterward that the first game at home after a long trip is often the toughest.
"We needed to gut out a win," he said. "It looked ugly for a while."
Lee agreed, noting, "I'm not happy with this win other than the fact that we won. But at this point, a win is a win. But we know we have to play a lot better moving forward."
On the pretty side, Golden State shot 57.3 percent and registered 33 assists, a good sign of solid team basketball. The Warriors had a balanced attack led by Lee's 29 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Curry had 12 assists to go with his 26 points, and Thompson added 22 on 8-of-11 shooting.
And then there was Bogut. The 7-foot center participated in the morning shoot-around at the Warriors' downtown Oakland practice facility, then went through a pregame workout at Oracle. But it wasn't known until 20 minutes before tipoff that he was going to play, let alone start.
Bogut responded with his first 30-minute game of the season -- technically, 29:54 -- and provided sorely needed presence inside. He scored just four points -- including a dunk on a Curry lob near the end of the first half -- but added eight rebounds, an assist and a block. The dunk brought the sellout crowd of 19,596 -- and the Warriors bench -- to its feet.
"For our guys, it was a wow moment," Jackson said. "We haven't seen it, but we've expected it. We know who he is, we know what he's capable of doing."
After playing games on back-to-back nights for the first time since missing 38 consecutive games with left ankle issues, Bogut abruptly went down again Feb. 22 complaining of back spasms, which an MRI revealed were caused by a bulging disk.
Bogut, who originally had planned to come back Wednesday against Sacramento, said he made dramatic improvement in recent days and did some contact drills at the shoot-around that convinced him he was ready to go.
"It's been a frustrating time for me, but I'm just trying to push through it," Bogut said. "I feel like I'm close, and hopefully this was my last injury of the season.
Marciulionis also attended the game to watch Toronto center and countryman Jonas Valanciunas, a promising rookie from Lithuania. Valanciunas is the subject of a recently released documentary titled "The Other Dream Team," which documents Lithuanian basketball players' experiences before and after the fall of the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain, leading up to Lithuania's historic Olympic bronze medal win over Russia in 1992.
Marciulionis held a brief session with the media before the game and said he never resented former coach Don Nelson's harsh coaching methods when Marciulionis was a young player with Golden State.
"People were saying I should leave the team because of the way he was yelling at me," Marciulionis said. "But it didn't bother me because I didn't understand what (Nelson) was saying."
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RIPON - The Ripon Police Department apprehended two teenage gang members who fled from officers after doing thousands of dollars in damage to a community park, authorities said.
A 17-year-old documented gang member from Federal Way, Wash., and a 15-year-old documented gang member from Modesto were arrested on a variety of charges Thursday following a disturbance at Stouffer Park, police said. While others were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday nearby, the boys were doing doughnuts on the softball diamonds at the park, the 17-year-old driving a stolen Honda and the 15-year-old driving a Ford van with stolen license plates, authorities said.
When officers arrived, one of the boys fled on foot and was taken into custody after a brief pursuit. The other fled in the van, crashed into a tree and then tried to run away before he was located in a nearby orchard, police said.
No one was injured. Damage to the park was estimated at $3,000, authorities said.
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By now you have watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade followed by a day of mad dashing between stores to catch the Black Friday sales and are well into the 30-day shopping-spree-run-up to Christmas. The nation's year ends with two holidays originally having spiritual themes but now being almost wholly given over to materialism. For the next month, America will focus not on Advent but on buying, and that transition came about largely as a result of the retail industry and its heroes who founded iconic downtown department stores.
Early Markets
The earliest stores were market places beside the road or in town squares. We encounter them each peach season in Stratford, Okla. In them, producers and growers meet customers directly and haggle over prices. Many goods are bartered rather than sold. They are as old as man and still exist in developing countries.
The General Store
The first 150 years of our nation's history most people lived in the country and shopped at general stores. They were hastily built, wood frame structures with shelves around the room containing items stacked one deep with larger items hanging from walls and ceilings. There really were no aisles as the room was cluttered about with barrels and boxes arranged around a wood or coal stove. They were a combination Post Office, grocery, and hardware store.
With consumption spending 70 percent of our economy, trends in retailing mirror those in the broader economy. The high fixed costs of retail stores require economies of scale to be profitable. Store size, therefore, depends on population density that comes with urbanization.
Two forms of growth occurred in America. In the Northeast, the first immigrants came in groups like the Puritans and Pilgrims, and land was allocated to churches and congregations by the British General Court. It was surveyed and divided into individual farms before it was settled. Owners lived in town and rode or walked out to their farms. This created towns early on with general stores in the center or "commons" area.
Conversely, immigrants in the south and west defied British and Colonial bans on occupying unoccupied lands and went as individual families units. They built their cabins in the middle of the farms on which they squatted and later had it surveyed prior to filing for title.
Consequently, by 1900, two-thirds of New Englanders lived in towns where they shopped downtown at small department stores compared with 84 percent of folks in the south and west relying on rural general stores. *
Small-town Dept. Stores
As people left their farms for factories, general stores relocated in the center of small towns and specialized in soft goods and "notions." In the 1905 card here of Rochester, N.H., there is a sign reading, "Feinman Brothers Clothiers, Custom Tailors, Footware, and Everything." Most "store bought" clothes were custom made at negotiated prices. Clerks were universally males. These were "slow dime" rather than "fast nickel" operations meaning sparse inventories, high markups, and slow turnover. By having a variety of products each in a distinct part of the store, these small-town stores were the template for the large department stores that followed in large cities.
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Two of our favorite shows on PBS recently have concerned London department stores early in the twentieth century, The Paradise, and Selfridges. Both depict buildings that were indeed reminiscent of palaces. The dazzle and cachet of these structures probably doesn't impress youth today, but it did then.
Early department stores in America were far more luxurious than the living arrangements of the majority of their customers. That is a major reason customers came. They sought to enjoy a shopping experience as well as obtain goods, and it was enjoyment because the stores were so much more luxurious than their homes.
The Shopping Experience
In the late thirties in OKC, my mother would take me downtown on the streetcar to the John A. Brown department store. She would head straight to the piece goods department managed by my Aunt Ora where she was served by a clerk named "Ardith" who knew my Mother by name. After several hours she might buy herself a 10-cent fountain Coke downstairs in the fancy Anna Maude Cafeteria. Then, we'd take the streetcar back to our two-room, unpainted hovel. The experience had made my Mother feel like a queen. It WAS a palace.
• Andro Linklater, 'Measuring America," NY: Walker & Co., 2002, pp40-41.
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STOVER, Mo. (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been charged with killing an elderly couple in their mid-Missouri home after stabbing himself and telling arresting officers he "didn't mean to do it."
Ronald James Blowers of Stover was charged Friday in Morgan County with two counts each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action and one burglary count. Bond is set at $1 million. No attorney is listed for Stover in online court records.
Officials say 82-year-old Wayne L. Wells and 71-year-old Mable I. Wells were found Tuesday in a home in Ivy Bend, south of the town of Stover.
KYTV reports (http://bit.ly/R83Ohy ) a neighbor called 911 after finding Mable Wells in a pool of blood. Deputies found Wayne Wells in another room.
An autopsy showed the couple died of blunt force trauma.
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Make sugar cookies sparkle and look just like Milli with shimmering pink decorating sugar, sprinkles, and red licorice.
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Preheat oven to 350�F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Knead the flour into the sugar cookie dough until smooth. Divide the dough in half. Roll each piece of dough on a lightly floured surface to a scant 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out as many 3 1/4-inch circles with a cookie cutter or use a rim of a glass. Transfer the shapes to the prepared cookie sheets, about an inch apart. To make the top of Milli's helmet, remove a 2 1/4-inch circle from one edge of 10 of the dough pieces on the cookie sheets. Re-roll the scraps and repeat above directions to make a total of 10 helmets.
Bake until the cookies are golden and firm to the touch, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Tint 1 cup of the vanilla frosting pale pink by combining the red and yellow food coloring. Tint 1/4 cup of the vanilla frosting dark pink with the food coloring and spoon it into a small plastic resealable bag. Tint the remaining vanilla frosting yellow and spoon this into another plastic resealable bag. Last, spoon the chocolate frosting into a plastic resealable bag. Press out the excess air and seal all the bags.
Place the pink sugar in a shallow bowl. Microwave the corn syrup in a small bowl. Working on one helmet cookie at a time, lightly brush the top of the cookie with the corn syrup. Dip the top portion of the cookie in the pink sugar to coat. Repeat with the remaining "helmet" cookies.
Spread the light pink frosting on top of the whole cookies and make smooth. Place a helmet cookie on top, pressing into the frosting to secure. Add the pink sprinkles to the helmet cookie using some of the light pink frosting to secure.
Snip a small (1/8 inch) corner from each of the bags with frosting. Using the photo as a guide, pipe Milli's pink bangs on top of the cookies. Pipe several circles of the yellow frosting around the face area. Pipe two dots of yellow frosting at top edge of the cookie and add the licorice as Milli's antennae. Add the chocolate candies as the eyes and pipe a mouth with the chocolate frosting.
Kids will love counting and crunching on these delicious digits!
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OAKLAND -- The honor of owning the best record in Major League Baseball has shifted across the Bay.
As the surging A's beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum, they grabbed the top spot as the Giants continued a June tailspin. The A's looked like a club intent on holding onto it for a while.
The A's (44-28), now 16 games over .500 for the first time this season and with their best 72-game start since 1990, staged an efficient win in every respect before a crowd of 23,175.
Starter Sonny Gray pitched seven strong innings, four different batters drove in the runs, Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Donaldson turned in sparkling defensive plays, and Luke Gregerson and Sean Doolittle gave Oakland two innings of lockdown hitless relief in the A's fourth win in five games.
Long story short, the A's appear to be hitting a midsummer groove.
"We still haven't played our best, but we continue to get wins," said Donaldson, who drove in a run, and with a pair of hits is starting to look like his old self at the plate after a miserable slump.
The A's haven't been without their issues -- two starters down for the year at season's outset, Drew Pomeranz now on the shelf with a broken hand and Josh Reddick on a minor league rehab assignment after a knee injury -- but they have somehow managed to find a way to roll mostly merrily along.
"There's something about the nature of this clubhouse and this team that it's a loose enough environment, guys can come in here and be themselves, stay relaxed enough to go out and make the most of their opportunities," Doolittle said.
Doolittle has done much to settle the uncertainty in the A's bullpen as their new permanent closer. He is working on a 221/3-inning scoreless streak, has converted eight consecutive save opportunities and continues to add to one of the most ridiculous walk-to-strikeout ratios in recent years. Adding two more whiffs in the ninth in this latest win, the left-hander has 48 strikeouts against just one walk this season.
"I try to ignore it, but it's getting harder and harder," he said. "I tend to be focused more on the process, the work I do before the game. I'd be just as satisfied with a 1-2-3 inning if I got three ground balls or three pop-ups. I don't think it's a secret, I hate walks."
Early command issues had plagued Gray (7-3) in his two previous starts, both losses, but he was sharp from the outset. He retired the first eight hitters he faced and didn't allow a walk until the fifth when the two passes he issued wound up scoring and briefly tying the game at 2-2 after a Shin-Soo Choo bases-loaded single.
But Gray got out of that inning without further damage and finished his outing by retiring six of the final seven hitters he faced.
The A's offense, meanwhile, gave him a two-run cushion to work with in the bottom of the fifth on a Brandon Moss RBI double and a Stephen Vogt sacrifice fly against Texas starter Nick Tepesch (2-3).
Gray spent time in between starts working with pitching coach Curt Young trying to maintain better balance. It clearly paid dividends.
"Overall, it was a pretty good outing," Gray said. "It was nice to get off to a good start and go pretty deep into the game. Other than that fifth inning, when I missed my location a little bit, I felt real good. Fortunately, I was able get (Adrian Beltre) to fly out to center (to end the fifth-inning Texas rally) and was able to start fresh the next inning."
So how does manager Bob Melvin, never much of a big picture guy, feel about having the team with the best record in baseball nine games shy of the midway point?
"At any point in time you can say you have the best record in baseball, it's satisfying, but there's a lot of baseball left to be played," he said. "You just try to take that confidence you have right now and apply it to tomorrow, the next day, the day after that. But at least for the time being, it feels good."
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The sterilizing grade filter on a freeze dryer is a fundamental element for maintaining sterility throughout the process of lyophilization. According to Annex 1 in the European Guidelines, the integrity of critical gas filters should be confirmed after use (1). Risk analysis could also confirm the need for testing before use because of the value of a particular product.
The water intrusion test (WIT) for hydrophobic PTFE membrane cartridges enables in situ integrity testing without the interference of contaminative wetting media (e.g., alcohol) and obviates the need for downstream manipulation. WIT measures the decay rate of a pressure level imposed upon a hydrophobic membrane surrounded by water on the upstream side. Its dependability derives from the demonstrated correlation of the test values to organism retention levels in accordance with the HIMA ASTM F-838-05 guideline (2).
WIT has been demonstrated to apply to mono membranes of expanded PTFE since 1991. It may or may not extend to other constructions. Importantly, WIT reflects the hydrophobicity of the filter and thus assesses the suitability of air filters for reuse in equipment, such as freeze dryers, autoclaves, and all other venting applications.Temperature drift may have a significant effect on the integrity test value and may result in false conformity or false non-conformity test results. To avoid this thermal impact, a thermal compensation algorithm can be used for applications (e.g., freeze dryers and autoclaves) on which an integrated WIT-system has been implemented.
This article will describe the operational qualification of the test accuracy using the thermal-compensation algorithm. Sartorius Stedim and the Global Technical Service for Secondary Technologies of GSK Biologicals qualified the test jointly on several freeze dryers (IMA Life).
Materials and methods
The following equipment and materials were used: freeze dryers (LMX33, IMA Life), hydrophobic sterilizing grade filter (Sartofluor 0.2 µm, 10 in., Sartorius), cartridge dummy (hand-made from filter cartridge components), stainless steel filter housing (Sartorius), Nitra pneumatic 4-mm diameter tubing (Nitra, AutomationDirect), needle valve for water (Swagelok), high precision scales (Sartorius Stedim), electro heating ribbon (Tibtech), and a sports timer (EA Combs).
For all accuracy trials, a standard WIT was launched from the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system on the freeze dryer using the filter dummy. The WIT involved the following steps:
All test parameters were visualized on SCADA and printed.
For the drying qualification, a real membrane cartridge was used. The detailed information in this article will be restricted to accuracy qualification and temperature-drift correction.


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Please excuse the novel here... I tend to try to explain myself so clearly that I go overboard, so sorry about that. Also, sorry if this is in the wrong category; I wasn't sure where to put it.
I grew up in a pentecostal Christian household, Assemblies of God to be exact (extremely evangelical believe-every-word-in-the-Bible-exactly group, for those who aren't familiar with it). I remember being told things specifically like "You don't have a conscience; that's the Holy Spirit telling you you're sinning." I remember thinking, "Yeah, because I'm incapable of figuring out when I'm doing something wrong on my own... Riiight."
I knew what hell and demons and Satan were even in early elementary school. I have vague memories of speaking with my school guidance counselor about a ("real," as in not from a movie or a show but documentary style) exorcism I had witnessed. I remember being told horror stories from a youth leader about her experience with demons, which included physical assault on her. I still fear the idea of hell and I've always had a very strong fear of demons (which hasn't gone away).
Anyway, during my journey away from religion entirely I began to be confused by my own thoughts. When I no longer really believed that a God existed and I wondered, "What if I'm wrong? What if I go to hell because of this?" I've had a lot of fear even about just coming to terms with even using the word "agnostic" to describe myself.
Something similar is when I think of things like the fact that I'm going to make sure I have a wedding ceremony with absolutely no mention of God or religion of any sort, something in my head sort of mocks me by saying, "You're just trying to be difficult and defiant." I know that's not true; why would I risk eternity in hell if I really thought it existed? I don't know what that voice is though, or where it's coming from.
Those thoughts aren't always in the front of my mind by they are, and I just keep wondering if they're "God is trying to tell me I'm wrong" or if it's a totally normal human response because leaving a religion can be a scary experience on its own and my brain just needs to relearn things.
I'm not sure if anyone else has this problem, but in a way I'm hoping so because maybe someone could help me understand my "own" thoughts/why I'm having them. Is it normal? I don't really even know if this will make sense to anyone else.
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archeopteryx - I believe it was you who told me the other day that Moses didn't write the books that were supposedly "according to" him, but I never knew about the gospels being written anonymously. Very interesting!
And yes, without those books (or even with them but without their credibility) the whole Bible really does just start to crumble to ashes. What's left? Most of Christianity seems to be based on those books alone.
John - Wow! Thank you for all the time you must have put into that. It's a lot to reply to!
"At this time, there would be no evil anywhere other than the mind of God. If evil is in the mind of God when it is nowhere else, it makes evil a part of God, because it will always be in him and it always was in him."
That is something that I've been thinking about for a long time. It doesn't make sense that an all-powerful, righteous God would create and allow evil to exist if he didn't want it there. And for it to exist in the first place, if he created everything, he would have to've created the evil too. It doesn't make any sense.
"The Christian god would be an unknowable stranger."
I find that to be one of those things that is frightening if you really think about it. I would not want to worship something/one that I couldn't possibly comprehend or relate to. The many Christians that I grew up surrounded by say that Christianity is "a personal relationship," not a religion. It doesn't seem like much of a relationship for one person to know everything about their friend but the other to be physically incapable of merely comprehending the other. I doubt I'm alone to say that that kind of faith seems foolish and downright dangerous.
"God made it law that the wages of sin is death. If this is the case, after the heinous crime known as sin has been committed and the just thing to do is to punish, God instead decides to forgo justice!"
Somewhat in line with my reply to the first segment, this is something I've never understood either. If God is truly omniscient and omnipotent, how could he not see everything that was to come and either prevent it from happening or simply wipe the slate clean afterward without the convolution of crucifixion? And if in using, as you put it, a loophole, how can he still be called righteous and good? He can't. The same goes for the 2 Peter 3:9 segment; it's all just a big circle of "but if..."s that never gets anywhere.
I'm not sure what to say in regards to the final segment but it's certainly an interesting thing to know (and share with Christians? Maybe not, lol)
Thank you again for the time you put into your reply! Most of my thoughts on it were internal "nodding" type things... I'm learning, so I'm not sure what to say other than that I agree and how it aligns with what I'd already been thinking.
Wow! Sounds like you're very similar to me (although much farther ahead, obviously!) "Spiritual warfare" was definitely something that was very present in my life, even from an extremely young age. And I, too, have always had some sort of fascination with demonic things (although in a fearful way).
I would love to see what you have to show/tell me! Thank you so much for your insightful, extremely helpful reply! :D
Who are you talking to, dizzy? I can't figure out the indent.
I'm sorry! It seems like the replies get kinda messed up. I sometimes miss replies because of them. If you're referring to the "Wow! Sounds similar to me" post, it was in reply to John's initial comment. Sorry 'bout that!
One other thing I would mention is that they are all your own thoughts. However what we call this is cognitive dissonance. You can have thoughts that don't make sense, or are based out of false premises. Dissonance is the distress experienced when they conflict with others.
Own these thoughts as your thoughts, but address them as well. You have a lot to sort out still. They are based from premises, and those premises need to be evaluated and tested for validity. If you are still having them, then your mind has not been fully convinced of their invalidity. Make sure they are invalid.
I'm sure that a lot of studying and broadening of my mind will help. I just need to bring in more evidence that disproves everything I was taught and get rid of that pre-built foundation. Thank you!
You really have to remember that if 'God' exists, and is 'good' - as we are led to believe by all forms of Christians - then 'He' will judge you based not on your doubts, but on the way you have lived your life.
If you have objectively treated other people as you would wish to be treated OR (to the best of your knowledge) if you have looked at each difficult scenario that you have come up against in life and taken the course which you've judged to be that which does the least harm, then the 'God' as defined by Christianity should judge you benevolently*.
As long as you do your best to do no harm, whether 'He' exists or not is a moot point.
*I set aside the debate regarding whether the Christian 'God' is in fact a 'good' and/or 'forgiving' presence. Much of the Bible would suggest that 'Satan' is in fact less destructive than the Christian 'God'.
As in, I agree :-)
I have thought of that as well. :) The whole "If God is good/If God is unjust" quote, being the same concept, has helped. Thank you! :)
I've used these lines on Christians worried about my "eternal soul", and it usually quells the urgency in their tones. Doesn't make them shut up forever, but at least they climb out of my ass for a while.


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-by Julia Roberts
Quinnlin is 10 years old. The bear she is holding is a new friend, Champ – or Champerina, as Quinnlin has renamed her. They're on a special journey. This journey involves doctors, therapists, special educators, resilience and a sense of humor.
Quinnlin was born with a rare eye disorder and kidney disease. Her combination of symptoms is so rare, there are only three known cases in the world. Diagnosed at birth, Quinnlin has endured tests, treatments and ultimately kidney failure and finally a kidney transplant on her 8th birthday in September 2009. The syndrome, also affecting Quinnlin's brother Gage, has caused developmental delays. Quinnlin's life often revolves around physical, occupational, and speech therapy, several different medicines every day, and special education services at school.
The impact of being "different" can be hard on Quinnlin. She is noticing more and it's challenging. While her differences can set her apart, she is a really good advocate and speaks out when she's feeling bullied, or embarrassed by a modification at school. Recently she changed scouting troops to a more inclusive troop and asked that a change be made at school so she didn't stand out so much as "different." At 10, she's handled more challenges in her life than some adults, yet she still loves her life.
It's a big life for a little girl. When Build-A-Bear Workshop asked Quinnlin and her family to share her big life with special needs over the next year with a new friend she immediately said, "Yes!" For starters she loves making Build-A-Bear Workshop friends. She's also a little girl who soaks up attention: as she says, "I will have a bear and we will be famous together!" She said yes, too, because she knows how much comfort can be found in snuggling with a stuffed animal.
Quinnlin made Champerina last month in Atlanta. She picked out sparkly Victoria Justice clothes and took special care in selecting the perfect blanket, pillow and accessories. Quinnlin couldn't believe she got to pick out a scouting vest for her bear! Making Champerina was an event. How could it not be? Quinnlin got to kiss a heart, spend a long time picking clothing and bear (ear!) bows, and make a birth certificate!
Not so surprising is the fact that Quinnlin also picked out the medical kit at the Build-A-Bear Workshop store as an accessory for Champerina. Quinnlin had a long conversation with her brother about what he calls the medicine syringe in the kit because she insists it's a needle. She should know.
Champerina has already comforted Quinnlin through a difficult time. Because Quinnlin takes a lot of medicine to keep her kidney safe it means her body isn't able to fight off everyday germs. Recently, a regular cough and cold turned into something worse which kept her out of school for a week. After several doctor appointments she still ended up in the E.R., where she underwent tests and was prescribed yet, another medicine. She has had many trips to the hospital in her short life, so Quinnlin knows what to bring: a blanket and a friend, of course. Luckily Quinnlin didn't need to be admitted to the hospital this time, so in the middle of the night Champerina and Quinnlin were able to come home.
When Quinnlin said, "Yes!" to telling her story here for Build-A-Bear Workshop, she knew she'd love creating a new friend. She had no idea that she'd need Champerina's comfort in just a few days, through another round of needles, x-rays, and medicine. It looks like Champerina has already established her place in the family, and in Quinnlin's heart.
-Julia Roberts, Quinnlin's mom


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Snow is melted. There's still a thin layer of ice across the top of the lake, as evidenced by the discs sitting out there. We were able to retrieve a couple, but there were still about 6 out on the ice out of retriever reach.
There's still a lot of mud around the teepads. Luckily they're big enough once you ballerina hop onto the pad you can comfortably display your footwork from there.
The dam has a few muddy areas that have been addressed. Surprisingly, the path from 13 to 14 wasn't bad b/c it had enough sticks and leaf type stuff to give footing.
Hole 14 is nasty between the long and short teepads.
Hole 18 is really bad. There's some drainage that runs by the long teepad.
If you're at the edge of the water on hole 21, be careful. I almost took a full dip there when the entire ledge gave way, Eastern hole 12 style.


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