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I'm learning ruby from Patrick Lenz's "Build your Ruby On Rails Applications". Please help me with the following -
I'm trying to do the following (copy-paste from book)
To enter a Rails console, change to your shovell folder, and enter the commandruby script/console, as shown below. The >> prompt is ready to accept yourcommands:$ cd shovell$ ruby script/consoleLoading development environment.>>
Please answer -
What am I doing wrong?
have you installed the mysql gem?
K,Note that the instructions indicate you should "change to your shovell folder"There was an earlier instruction (it has been quite a while since I went through that book - I don't remember well enough to guide you more specifically), maybe in a previous chapter, to create a folder for your project (shovell).
Hi ParkinT,
Thanks for your response. I did create 'shovell' folder at specified location. I guess I haven't installed rails properly. I'll check & get back to you.
Did you create a 'shovell' folder by running rails shovell ?
Because that is what needed to happen.
I'm a dumba$$!
There was some problem in my Rails installation. I reinstalled everything and it worked like magic.
Thanks for your replies, everyone!
No, you are not.
"Experience is a cruel teacher; The test comes before the lesson"
aha! Thanks
Now here's a ('serious') error -
I'm using instant rails and everything's (servers) up and running!
I've created the databases as per the instructions in the Patrick Lenz's book. I'm in the rails console. Right now, I'm following instructions on Page # 101 (from the ebook)
Here's the error I'm getting while trying to create instance of the class 'Story'.
>> class Story < ActiveRecord::Base;end
=> nil
>> story = Story.new
ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: Could not find table 'stories'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb:29:in `table_structure'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib
/active_support/core_ext/object/misc.rb:28:in `returning'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb:28:in `table_structure'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite_adapter.rb:189:in `columns'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:1080:in `columns'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:2363:in `attributes_from_column_definition_without_lock'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/locking/optimistic.rb:55:in `attributes_from_column_definition'
from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:1922:in `initialize'
from (irb):6:in `new'
from (irb):6
Please note that I've created the table 'stories' as per following instructions and verified it from the phpMyAdmin:
USE shovell_development;
CREATE TABLE `stories` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`name` varchar(255) default NULL,
`link` varchar(255) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
Can anyone explain why am I not able to create an instance of the class Story? :rolleyes:
Are you running SQLLite or MySQL?It looksl like your database.yml is referencing SQLLite3 (in the 'development' section)
Creating the table via PHPMyAdmin is an odd way of doing this in the Rails world (the author probably used PHP before Rails). Usually you just leave database.yml as is (using SQLite) and start creating migrations. You run this code in the console:
script/generate model story name:string link:string
It generates a model Story plus migration which sets up the table. You can apply this migration to your database by running:
rake db:migrate
If you are following along with the book it's probably better to use their methods, but remember that there are simpler ways to achieve this for your own applications.
@ ParkinT: I'm using MYSQL. I guessed that too.
@Fenrir2 : Could you please explain what does the code do? Looks to me that the code will migrate my current db to mysql (I'm sorry, if this it totally out of context).
I ran the commands mentioned by Fenrir2. I checked the database.yml and it was using sqlite3.
So, I'd like to know what magic did we do with
and rake db:migrate
You know what this command does:
script/generate model story
It generates app/models/story.rb, and empty model file. If you add pairs of field:type the generator will produce a migration for your model. A migration is a script that adds/removes/changes tables in the database.
This command generates app/models/story.rb plus a migration which creates the table stories, with two colums: name, which is a string (varchar) and link (also a string). The id:integer column is generated automatically.
Now you have a migration, but the changes haven't been applied to the database yet. The migration is just a script that makes the changes. You can run this migration by executing this command:
So now the migration script runs, which executes SQL which creates the stories table with id, name and link columns.
You can view the migration file (it's a Ruby script) in db/migrate/the-migration.rb. You can also write your own migrations. Here's more information: http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/UnderstandingMigrations
Thanks a lot!
The author of the book will use db mibgrations in the next chapters, but I´d like to know why the book´s example doesn´t work., since i´m having the same issues.
Same here. Following the bouncing ball on pages 102-3 with an InstantRails install does not seem to work. Something to do with the SQLite connector?
but why does the following code
story = Story.new
gives this error"story = Story.new" RoRActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: Could not find table 'stories'
when there exists a database table stories inside development, test and production databases that I have created according to book specifications.
it's sort of a stupid error
I think this may be the cause of the problem. It sounds like the default Rails or InstantRails configuration is using SQLite rather than MySQL. Therefore, you are setting up a MySQL database to work with your application, but the application is pointing at a SQLite database.
Migration will work, because that will use the database prescribed in the database.yml. But manual set up will only work if you use the right database.
I expect you need to modify your database.yml to use the MySQL database. Have a look at the book's source code and compare your file to the one in the source code.
i have tried both configurations Mysql and SqlLite3 but the thing is i keep getting the same error.


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Each hole, you shift up one person for who has the tee-pad. So if I'm #1 and Climo's #2 (:lol:), I'm first on the pad on the first hole, and he's first on the pad on the second, and so on through the whole group. Once the whole group has been first on the pad, you're back to the starting order and just continue the rotation the same way.
Each hole, the person first on the pad is the person who gets to call Wolf.
You call Wolf when you see the shot you want to be your partner, be it someone else's, or your own. If you don't call Wolf after the last player throws, you have no partner.
Once a partner is picked for that hole, it's everyone vs. those two people (or that one in case you call Wolf on your own shot, or don't call Wolf).
From there it's a normal skins game. If you want to play with carry-over, you can. If not, don't. I've always had more fun playing any skins game with carry-over.
Some people say that if you call Wolf on yourself, or don't call Wolf and end up playing the hole solo, that you get an extra skin if you win the hole. Take your pick on that, too.
Wolf is a great game if you have an odd number of people, and nobody wants to play Cali in a doubles round. For those that don't know, the Cali player is solo (the odd-man-out), and gets one extra shot per hole. Not one mulligan - they don't forfeit their first shot if they take it (so you can't wreck being parked with a botched ace run on your second shot).
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My husband is the patient. It started in January 2013 with jaundice. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed, and a plastic stent was inserted. The stent opened the bile duct and the jaundice gradually subsided. In February he had a CT scan of the pancreas. The scan was not conclusive for a pancreas diagnosis.
A consult with the team at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was conducted. Their diagnosis is Cholangiocarcinoma of the bile duct. The team surgeon said there was no surgical option. The team medical oncologist said my husband's options are: do nothing or do chemo. He recommended that the plastic stent be replaced with a metal one. [It has since been replaced with another plastic one.]
Further tests were conducted by SCCA: chest xray, an ultrasound and a liver biopsy. Review of these tests by the medical oncologist and the results are the same: do nothing or do chemo. The chemo recommended is Gemcitabine and Cisplatin.
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The Charleston Daily Mail is celebrating its 100th year of steady publication (the early years were herky-jerky), and I'm proud to be a part of it.
We marked the big occasion last week with a front page profile of Gov. Walter Eli Clark, who bought the newspaper at auction in 1914. Was the term "man crush" around back then? Because I have one on him.
He spent time as a Washington correspondent for some of America's biggest newspapers, prospected for gold, became the first territorial governor of Alaska and then came to West Virginia to run his own newspaper until he was into his 80s.
One of the first editorials he wrote for The Charleston Mail declared the publication would be "a Republican newspaper —mighty positively so — but not a factional opponent."
"It will be a political or personal organ of no individual, not even the owner," he wrote.
Instead, Clark assured readers his newspaper "will serve no interests except the interests of the whole people."
A worthy goal indeed.
When Clark died in 1950, his obituary was written admiringly by Jack Maurice: "If one word can suffice to characterize him it is 'integrity' -- both personal in his life and publicly in his conduct of a newspaper."
His newspaper carried on, with people no less committed.
Some of them I have known. Others I have only heard of. And still more I have read of.
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The holidays are traditionally a popular time to promote Texas citrus, and this year will be no exception, according to growers and shippers from the region.
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With increasing demand to cut costs and remain competitive, many companies are expanding their maintenance programs to include predictive and proactive technologies such as infrared thermography
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Infrared thermography also can provide substantial savings by helping to detect problems in products or processes. Permanent improvements in such systems often offer the greatest cost benefit because the repairs are permanent and savings are realized every day that the process operates. Even greater savings are realized when the process or product output is increased.
The theory of thermal imaging is simple. All objects above absolute zero (0 Kelvin) emit infrared radiation. While infrared energy is invisible to the human eye, infrared imagers detect and convert these invisible wavelengths into visible light images that are displayed on a screen. Images can be either monochrome or multicolored where the shades of gray or color represent temperature patterns across the surface of the object. These thermal images can be viewed in real time or stored on videotape, computer disk, or PC card. Thermal images then can be recorded onto photographic film or paper; the images are called thermographs or thermograms.
Thermal imaging is both noncontact and nondestructive. Since it is noncontact, it is useful for inspecting energized electrical systems as well as mechanical systems and rotating equipment. Since the infrared energy emitted from a surface is proportional to its temperature, imaging radiometers are capable of providing surface temperatures as well as images.
Equipment technology
Early sensor technology typically used a mechanical scanning system to focus infrared energy onto a single element detector. As a result, displayed thermal images often had poor resolution. Visible light photographs were often required in order to help identify the object of interest in a thermogram.
Early infrared sensors also required liquid nitrogen or compressed gas in order to cool the sensor. The introduction of Stirling cycle and thermoelectric coolers in the 1980s eliminated the need for user-installed cryogenic fluids and gases.
Many infrared imagers now use FPA detectors. These multi-element, solid-state detectors are arrayed together to provide a high-resolution image and eliminate the need for a mechanical scanning system within the optical path.
Detector size is often expressed in terms of the number of horizontal and vertical elements. Typically, FPA detectors have more than 70,000 elements or pixels. As a result of the large number of pixels, thermograms taken with an FPA imager often do not require a corresponding visible light control photograph to help identify the object.
There are currently two types of FPA imagers being offered: cooled and uncooled. Cooled FPAs have been commercially available since the early 1990s. These systems operate in the 3-5 micron range and generally provide excellent sensitivity.
The newest FPA imaging systems use uncooled detectors. Unlike previous infrared systems that sensed photons, these systems operate by sensing changes in electrical resistance across the detector. The microbolometers produce high-resolution images but do not require cryogenic cooling systems. Currently all microbolometers operate in the 8-12 micron range. The increased resolution found on FPA and microbolometer systems enables users to discern minute temperature variations and provides highly accurate temperature readings.
Originally designed for military and aerospace applications, early microbolometers did not provide temperature measurement. Since 1998, many manufacturers have begun to offer microbolometers that can measure temperature. Although they represent the newest detector technology, it is expected that microbolometers will gain in popularity within the next few years.
Indoor electrical systems
Outdoor electrical systems
High-temperature targets
Highly reflective targets
Boiler/heater tubes – gas fired
Boiler/heater tubes – coal fired
Long-distance imaging
Smooth-surfaced roofs
Gravel-surfaced roofs
2×5 microns
8×14 microns
Traditional, new applications
Infrared thermography can be applied anywhere the knowledge of heat patterns and associated temperatures will provide meaningful data about a process, system, or structure. Infrared thermography is useful for condition assessment, forensic investigations, and quality assurance inspections.
Using infrared thermography to detect incipient failures within electrical systems is well documented. Over the past 20 years, the inspection and subsequent repairs of electrical distribution systems have saved companies millions of dollars in avoided downtime.
Infrared thermography continues to be used successfully to inspect building envelopes and flat roofs, boilers and steam systems, underground piping systems, refractory systems, and rotating and process equipment. Results and opinions regarding thermography's effectiveness for rotating equipment inspections have been mixed. However, recent research has found that infrared thermography can be used to accurately detect problems in belted and mechanically coupled rotating equipment.
In 1997, a cross-technologies study was conducted at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, IN. The study results found that infrared thermography detected misalignment, over/under lubrication of bearings, and improper tension in belted systems more readily than vibration analysis. The study also found that temperature readings taken on the drive-end bell housing within 1 in. of the drive shaft closely approximate the internal winding and bearing temperatures.
For optimum results, a baseline inspection must be made upon installation or retrofit of mechanical equipment. Equipment then must be inspected periodically and results trended. Further investigation or corrective action can be undertaken when an alarm limit is reached.
From the results of the cross-technologies study, predictive maintenance procedures at Eli Lilly were modified to increase infrared thermographic inspections of rotating equipment. This change has allowed more equipment to be inspected while reducing the unit cost for each item inspected and increasing the overall effectiveness of the maintenance program.
Equipment selection
Thermal imaging systems vary greatly in their performance and capabilities. The spectral response of a system is dependent upon the type of detector and lens materials used in the construction of the system. While it is possible to buy filters and accessories, some imagers may not be suited for certain applications due to their spectral response.
Spectral response for commercial imagers generally falls into two categories: 2-5 microns (near infrared) and 8-14 microns (far infrared). Commercial infrared imagers and radiometers are not manufactured in the 5-8 micron range due to atmospheric absorption of infrared energy at these wavelengths. The accompanying table shows recommended spectral responses for general PM applications.
It is important to note that there is currently no single imager that will perform every type of infrared inspection. The selection of the imaging system is dependent upon the object being inspected. For some applications such as plastics, it may be necessary to consult with the manufacturer to determine if a particular system can achieve the desired results.
Infrared imaging systems have become more sophisticated; however, they are often easier to use than older systems. Because of this, many people mistakenly believe that infrared thermography can be performed with little or no training. While infrared thermography is a science, it is also an art.
Since the greatest limiting factor in an infrared inspection is often the thermographer, proper training is critical to success. This includes knowledge of infrared theory, heat transfer principles, weather influences, and radiometer operation and limitations as well as a thorough understanding of the system being inspected.
Because of the many variables involved in procuring an accurate radiometric reading, the thermographer will have to address all variables that affect the object being inspected. Some of these variables include target emissivity, background radiation, target size, weather and atmospheric influences, spectral response of the imaging system, and specialty filters. While advances in technology continue to improve the performance and capabilities of thermal imaging systems, proper use of infrared imaging equipment requires formal training.
In-house or contract service
Whether starting or expanding an infrared predictive maintenance program, a company must decide whether to use in-house personnel or outside consultants. If frequent infrared inspections are planned and corporate management is committed to investing in proper equipment and training of personnel, using on-site employees may be appropriate.
If infrequent inspections are planned or the company cannot afford the initial investments in equipment and training, an outside consultant may be a better choice. While arguments can be made for either arrangement, properly trained and equipped personnel can help to increase the effectiveness of a PM program and a company's bottom line. MT
Craig K. Kelch and R. James Seffrin are president and staff engineer, respectively, with the Infraspection Institute, 3240 Shelburne Rd., Suite C, Shelburne, VT 05482; (802) 985-2500; Internet www.infraspection.com


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Back in the old days, women labored alone — or sometimes in the same room as another laboring woman — while dads paced in the waiting room. Delivery room attendance was limited to the doctor and nurses. My, how times have changed!
Today, dads or partners expect to be present during labor and delivery. Also present might be grandparents, in-laws, siblings, friends, doulas and other interested persons. Then you can expect your obstetric provider, one or two nurses, and perhaps a resident, a medical student or a student nurse, as well as a team of providers for the baby. In an informal poll of nurses at my own institution, the average number of people attending a vaginal delivery seems to be about 15. That can be one crowded room!
I'm beginning to wonder, though, if we're settling into a time between the extremes of no one present and everyone present. Despite the large groups in some labor and delivery rooms, I've noticed a downsizing in my own practice.
For some women and their partners, birth is becoming a more intimate experience. More couples are spending those first important minutes with their new baby alone. Family and friends are invited in after the baby has had some skin-to-skin bonding with mom and perhaps has nursed for the first time.
Whether you'd like a crowd in the delivery room or a more private experience, make sure that you're comfortable with your support people. You should trust that your birth will be like Vegas — what happens in the birthing room stays in the birthing room. You don't want to see stories of your labor and how many naughty words you used appearing on Facebook. You might also want to avoid inviting anyone who has a strong personality or definite opinions on your labor and delivery, especially if those opinions differ from yours.
If you're concerned that someone you'd rather not have around you during labor or delivery will show up anyway, ask your nurse to prevent the person from coming in. Labor and delivery nurses have plenty of experience guarding patient privacy — and, if necessary, practicing crowd control.
It's also important to set ground rules. Discuss your partner's role in labor and delivery, and decide whether your partner might need a support person of his or her own. Be firm with friends and loved ones about your expectations. If you and your partner want to be alone with the baby for the first few hours after the birth, let people know that you'll tell them when it's time to visit.
What are your stories of friends and loved ones in the delivery room? Please share! You can also follow me on Twitter @RNMarMurry.
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As news develops about Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o and the hoax surrounding his dead girlfriend, the initial report by Deadspin.com alleges a former high school quarterback from the Antelope Valley might be involved in the scheme.
Friends and relatives of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, 22, told Deadspin he is the person who created Lennay Kekua, a fictitious persona with whom Te'o was allegedly duped into having an online relationship. The hoax went so far as to reportedly having Te'o believe that Kekua -- supposedly a 22-year-old Stanford student -- had died of leukemia Sept. 12.
The story of Te'o's emotional journey while playing in Kekua's memory riveted the college football world, especially as Te'o's star rose. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy and the unbeaten Fighting Irish played for the BCS Championship before losing to Alabama, 42-14, on Jan. 7.
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| Fake Manti Te'o girlfriend was created by ex-Antelope Valley High quarterback Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, say his friends and relatives
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But the sham relationship was exposed Wednesday by Deadspin, with Te'o and Notre Dame claiming he was a perfect mark.
At the center of the controversy is Tuiasosopo, supposedly an acquaintance of Te'o. Tuiasosopo was the starting quarterback for Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster as a sophomore in 2005. After moving to Stockton for a year, Tuiasosopo returned for his senior season at Paraclete High in Lancaster.
Deadspin reported that Tuiasosopo, who has videos on YouTube in which he sings secular and religious music, leads the band at the Oasis Christian Church of the Antelope Valley, where his father Titus is the pastor.
Here is the Daily News story from Sept. 30, 2005, that details his family's football background and his potential as a quarterback prospect:
He's got a name: Tuiasosopo serves as A.V. signal callerBy Ramona Shelburne, Staff Writer
Sometimes it seems Ronaiah Tuiasosopo knows what you're thinking before you even have a chance to ask the question.
"Everybody asks about that," he said. "I'd play in basketball tournaments and people would see `Tuiasosopo' on the roster and they'd come up to me and ask, `Tuiasosopo, aren't you supposed to be a football player or something?' "
With a cousin, Marques, in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders; his father, Titus, a star lineman and tight end at USC; his uncle, Manu -- Marques' father, who played in the NFL with the 49ers and the Seahawks; and another cousin, Zach, playing for the University of Washington, Antelope Valley's sophomore quarterback Ronaiah Tuiasosopo has a big name to live up to.
Until last fall, he was making his name as a basketball player.
"It's the funniest thing," he said. "I never had thought of playing football when I was younger. I grew up playing basketball.
"Then freshman year, I came out for football and the coach told me to throw the ball. I did and I must've done OK because he turns to me and says, 'You're going to be our quarterback.' "
And so another Tuiasosopo began his football career in auspicious fashion. Teammates and coaches can't stop raving about his potential and natural ability.
"Trust me, he can do it," senior wide receiver Randy Burton said. "He's got all the ability. ... When he first came to our school, I knew he was going to be the one to do it for us. I was shocked when I found out he'd only been playing for two years."
The only thing he lacks, Burton said, is experience.
In practice, Tuiasosopo looks like a star. He has a strong arm, but can also throw with a soft touch. He's poised, possessing leadership skills well beyond those of a typical sophomore. He doesn't run like his older cousin Marques does, but he's learning.
But when it comes to games, he can look like a sophomore, which is a tough position to be in when you have a senior-laden team counting on you to run its offense.
"At first I was really nervous, I had so much pressure," he said. "It felt like everything was in a rush. It didn't matter if I messed up, I just wanted to get it over with. But I've come to learn if you take it play-by-play, breathe and relax, you'll get the hang of it.
"But everyone on the team has been really cool with me. I want to do it for them, for the seniors especially. And I'm learning that my job is to just manage the offense so I'm slowly building confidence in myself."
Tuiasosopo said he's leaned heavily on another cousin to help him get through the challenge of quarterbacking Antelope Valley as just a sophomore.
His cousin, Conan Amituanai, is a senior tight end/defensive tackle at Long Beach Poly.
"He's been my biggest inspiration," Tuiasosopo said.
Amituanai lost his mother, Aima, when he was in junior high. Aima Amituanai, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's aunt, passed away Jan 1, 2001, after collapsing while walking out of the Rose Bowl. Marques had just won the MVP award as Washington beat Purdue 34-24.
"It was really hard. But it brought the whole family together," Ronaiah Tuiasosopo said. "I'm really close to my cousin, Conan, we talk every day. He's been my biggest inspiration. Despite the fact that his mom passed away, he's continued to succeed and excel."
Tuiasosopo said he's also close with Marques, Matt (a top prospect in the Mariners' organization) and Zach, but because that side of the family lives in Washington, he doesn't see them as much.
"I love my cousins and all, but I don't just want to be known as Marques' little cousin," he said. "I want to do something, achieve something on my own."
Here's another story on Tuiasosopo from the Daily News:
Tuiasosopo's transfer boosts ParacleteBy Gerry Gittelson, Columnist
Once California's most feared small-school football program while winning five consecutive Southern Section titles from 1997 to 2001, Paraclete High of Lancaster could return to the spotlight, now that standout quarterback transfer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo has arrived.
Tuiasosopo, a 6-foot, 202-pound senior-to-be, is the son of former USC/Los Angeles Rams player Titus Tuiasosopo and the nephew of former NFL players Manu and Navy Tuiasospo.
"Ronaiah will have a huge impact," said Paraclete coach Norm Dahlia, who finished 5-5 last season.
Tuiasosopo was the starting quarterback at Antelope Valley High as a sophomore, passing for more than 700yards and nine touchdowns to help the Antelopes reach the 2005 Southern Section quarterfinals. At Franklin of Stockton last season, he completed just five passes for an ultra-conservative team that featured two 1,000-yard running backs.
He lived with an aunt last season before his father found a job as a Paraclete assistant, and now they're reunited.
"It's pretty good to be home again. I like it here at Paraclete," Ronaiah said. "It's pretty cool, and there's a lot of talent on this team."
Tuiasospo has grown two inches and put on 30 pounds of muscle since last fall, and he has drawn interest from several Pac-10 schools. He's also is a good student, with a a 3.3 grade-point average, and accomplished pianist.


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