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Leah's English teacher is new this year and has been having the kids take a lot of notes in class instead of writing. Leah had been waiting in agony for a chance to finally WRITE! Here is her first story in the 7th grade...she wrote it, revised it and typed it herself. I hadn't even read it until after she turned it in. I think the story is proof that her dream of becoming an author can really become reality! :) Of course, as her mother, I think she can do anything she sets out to do in life... - T
Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm clock jerks me awake. A hand shoots out of my blanket cocoon and smacks the snooze button. I try to drift back into my dream of Chris, the amazing guy at school that my 17 year old brain is always on. What happened to his hand? His fingers were laced with mine, and he started to whisper in my ear…
Beep! Beep! Beep! I sigh and say goodbye to Chris as I roll out of bed. I stumble toward the bathroom and flip on the light. I almost scream at the sight of my face, which is puffy and zombie-like. My hair is arranged in an afro of blond. I groan and turn on the shower.
Twenty minutes later I go downstairs, my hair combed, makeup on, and body cleaned. My dad sits in his favorite brown armchair, a glass of milk in one hand and the newspaper in the other. I walk over and pop my head up over the newspaper.
"Hi Daddy," I say, smiling. He looks up, his blue eyes and blond mustache aimed at me. I look just like him.
"Hello Skye," he says, looking back at his newspaper. He takes a sip of milk. I sit on the arm of his chair, curious about what he is reading.
"What are you reading about?" I ask.
"Well, this millionaire named Joe Green is offering two million dollars to anyone who can get to the top of this island and come back alive. Apparently 57 people have died trying."
"Wow," I say, hiding the idea that had formed in my head. Two million dollars! I knew my family needed that money ever since Dad got laid off. Mom was working hard at her job as a teacher, but it was not enough. I had already accepted the fact that I would not be able to go to college, but here was an opportunity. If I did this, I would have a wonderful future. If I didn't do this, I would have an okay future. If I died trying to do this, I would have no future.
"Where is the island?" I ask, trying to sound casual. I am afraid Dad will hear my quick breaths and thumping heart.
"Oh, it's in the North Atlantic Ocean, somewhere between here and Greenland." It will be cold there, I realize. Living in Miami, I don't experience that. Suddenly, I glance at the clock, aware of school. It's 7:51, nine minutes until first hour. I kiss dad on the cheek and run out the door as he calls, "Happy last day as a junior!" I rush to my friend Joy's car, who is here to pick me up.
"Woo! Last day of school!" she cries as we zoom away. Yep, I think. I had some crazy plans. I cheer with her.
School goes by at an agonizing pace. I want to talk to Chris. I hear my biology teacher rant on about how amazing we are, how we should study over summer vacation, blah, blah, blah. I doodle on my paper. First my face appears, then I draw Chris. Hearts dance around our heads, and I do FLAME with our names for the 100th time. I write his name, my name and then FLAME. I cross out the letters in our names we have in common: "s." That leaves seven letters in all. I count along the letters of FLAME seven times, starting over at "f" after I pass "e." I sigh happily as I land on the letter "L", circling it. "L" means "Lovebirds."
My heart leaps as I remember my dream, our fingers touching and our eyes connecting. Ring! I hear the bell and jump out of my seat, crumpling the paper and shoving it in my pocket. I head for my locker, which is right beside Chris'. Then Jewel steps in front of me. I despise her. The bully, bully, bully.
"What's that in your pocket?" she asks.
"Clear out," I say firmly, curling my fingers around the precious paper.
"Fine. Your choice," Jewel kicks my shin hard, and when I bend over to rub it, punches my jaw. I stumble toward my locker. Chris is not there. My heart sinks. That bully Jewel made me miss him! I punch the locker, bruising my knuckles. Suddenly, a hand on my shoulder. Chris. I smile, and just being near him makes me feel giddy.
"Hey Skye. I saw what Jewel did. You okay?" When he says that, the ache in my shin and the throb of my jaw becomes less intense.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I shrug. I grab my shoulder bag and close the locker door. He is there, right next to me. My heart starts to pound, and any conversation I want to start with him drains out of my mind. I stare at him, red hair, brown eyes, and beautiful dimples. He smiles back.
"Come on, I'll walk you home," he says. I grin behind his back and follow him out the school doors. Joy waves at me and calls out, but I point at Chris. That explains it all. She nods and wiggles her eyebrows.
"So, do you have any big plans this summer?" he asks, lifting his backpack onto one shoulder.
"Um, no, not really," I reply. Should I tell him? I have to. His father owns a boat! Maybe if I just ask and he says yes, then we could go together and split the money. Yes, I will tell him.
"Actually, something big is going to happen," I launch into my big idea, telling him every detail. His eyes grow wider and wider, taking in everything I tell him.
"Holy money," he breathes, "two million dollars? Man…" he fingers his belt loop, something I have noticed he does when he is thinking hard.
"So," I say, barely able to take the stress, "Can you help me? Can we use your dad's boat? Can you come with me?"
Chris grins, both dimples lighting up his face, "I think you know the answer to that."
"Really? Are you sure? I mean, I totally understand if you don't want to go because, you know…"
"Skye, I know," he says, cutting me off, "Meet me at the docks tomorrow at sunrise. I'll have the boat. Bring all the blankets, jackets, clothing, food, water, and hygiene items you think you'll need. We'll aim to be gone for a month. Hopefully it takes less time than that, so we can come home. Are you ready for this?"
"Yes. I mean, are you? You could, well, die out there. You don't have to come with me," I say it with regret. I want him to come with me. I need Chris with me.
"Skye," Chris begins, "we can do this. We can do it together. Tomorrow at sunrise?"
"Tomorrow at sunrise," I confirm. I stand next to him, determination in my eyes. We are going to do this. Together.
"Well," he nudges me.
"What?" I ask, slightly offended.
"Uh, your house is right here," he says, pointing at it.
"Oh, uh, yeah, sorry. Thanks," I walk toward my house feeling embarrassed, "Bye!" I call.
"See you tomorrow!" he calls back. I rush to my room and gather everything I think I will need. At about 9:30, I am ready. I go to bed, knowing I will need a good night's rest for tomorrow.
I set my alarm, but I don't need it. I wake up four minutes before it rings. I start toward the bathroom to shower, and stop. Will my parents hear the water running and wake up? No, I can't risk it. But this might be the last time I can shower for a month. Aha! I go down to the basement and shower there. Safe. I glance at my watch. The sun is scheduled to rise in 12 minutes. I make two pieces of toast and grab a banana on my way out the door. I lug my immensely heavy load about three blocks to the docks.
When I get there, I scan my surroundings for Chris' dad's boat. Ironically, it is called Sunrise. I spot it and a figure standing next to it. Dragging my supplies, I jog toward Chris. He is there. We are going on an adventure together. He and I. Lovebirds.
"Hey," I pant, hauling my stuff onto Sunrise.
"Let me get that," Chris says, taking an armload of food out of my hands and arranging it carefully in the boat's cabin.
Clearing my throat, I say, "Traveling in a general NE direction, it should take us three days to get there." I pull out the newspaper and my GPS so he can see.
"Okay," he says, "Get ready, set, go!" Chris starts the engine and we are gone. Just like that. I don't know how to drive a boat, so Chris will be driving the whole time. We will stop at night to sleep in the ship's cabin. There are two beds, but no sheets. Fortunately, we both brought sleeping bags. The hours are hot that first day because we are still in the warm part of our foray. Finally, at 10:00pm, we set up our beds and sleep.
At 7:00am, an alarm blares and we wake. The weather was calm that night and we are blown only slightly off course. Chris is so smart. He guides Sunrise back on track and we steadily make progress. Another night passes and the third day. I strain my eyes at the horizon, hoping for a glimpse of the island. Night falls too soon, though. We should be there by now! I am getting impatient.
"It's okay. We'll get there tomorrow," Chris says. Will we? I sleep restlessly that night until about midnight, when I fall into a deep slumber.
CRASH!!! I am shocked awake as a wave hits the side of the cabin, breaking the window and drenching me in water. I cough and sputter as I try to open my eyes.
"Chris!" I scream. He is not here. I run out on deck and see him, alone, wet, cold. He is tying down our supplies that we left out. "Chris!" I call again. He turns and looks at me.
"Skye!" he shouts, "come help me!" I run to him and assist in securing our belongings. It takes a while because our hands are cold, the rope is slimy, and the deck is slippery. We finally manage to tie it all down.
Another wave rumbles toward us, and knocks me to the ground. My head hits wood, and I fall unconscious. Once again a wall of water hits me, this time jerking me awake. I start to look for Chris, but I can't see him. Frantically, I search Sunrise, but he is nowhere to be found. I scan the waves, hoping it is not true. But it is. I see Chris being swept farther and farther away from our boat. He is struggling against the mighty ocean. His mouth is open, but I cannot hear his screams over the roar of the sea. I fall to the ground. Chris is dying, I think. My hands clutch the railing of Sunrise so hard my knuckles turn white. I start to hyperventilate and tears spill freely out of my sapphire eyes. Chris is dying. Chris is dying. Focus! I stand up, using the railing for support. Salt water stings my eyes as I blindly grope for the life saver. I take a deep breath and throw it as far as I can toward Chris. To my utmost relief, he grabs hold of it and I use all my energy to haul him onboard. Once he is on the boat again, he embraces me. I have never felt this before. The storm, my mission, the whole world could crumble and I would not notice because I am standing in Chris' arms, and he is hugging me, and I am hugging him back.
I wake up in the cabin, Chris' hand slightly touching my fingertips. The memory of last night comes flooding back into my mind. I remember it all. The storm, the water, our embrace. I am cold. I am wet. I am hungry. But I would do it all again for Chris. Does he know how much I care about him? Did his hug mean, "Thanks for saving my life" and nothing more? I push the thought out of my head and rummage through a cabinet for some pancake mix. I turn on the stove and grab a spatula. After I make breakfast, I wake Chris and we eat together. Neither of us talk, though, we are both thinking about last night.
At about 2:00 that afternoon, wrapped up in two blankets and a sweater, I see it. The island! I run to Chris and shout the news to him, even though he already knows. We decide to anchor the boat, set up camp on the beach, and rest until the next morning, when we will start our trek up the island. I notice something strange about the mountain-shaped island, though. The top of it is concealed in a monstrous light gray cloud, almost like a halo, so thick I cannot see the land through it.
That night we sit at the fire, talking and holding hands, like it is the most normal thing in the world. My cheeks are red the whole time. Later, when Chris is asleep, I slip out of our makeshift tent and look up at the sky. Why did my parents name me this, anyway? Sure, it was pretty, but why? The stars twinkle above, teasing me about this love I think I have. Starr would be a pretty name too, I think. So would River, Meadow, and Aspen. So why Skye? The sky was beautiful, but it meant nothing. Did it mean something to Chris? I go back into our tent and fall asleep, my face inches away from his.
I awake to Chris shaking my shoulder. He has prepared oatmeal for our breakfast. We eat and then pack necessities for our trip. We leave the rest of our supplies on the boat. We hike for eight hours at a steady pace, stopping only once to eat a small lunch. At around 6:00pm, I notice a cave not too far away from us.
"Want to camp there?" I ask, pointing to the cave. We start a fire outside the cave and then crawl in to set up our beds. I set mine up close to his so we can stay warmer, but also so I can be near him. To my surprise, Chris smiles at me and moves his sleeping bag even closer. I barely notice the bitter cold biting my nose and ears. I lay in bed with my fingers intertwined with his. After a while I think he is asleep, but I hear him whisper, "I like you, Skye." My grin spreads and I feel hot. I feel safe when he is close to me.
Instead of shaking my shoulder to wake me up, he brushes my hair back with his fingertips.
"Hey," he says, barely audible.
"Hey," I respond. He helps me up and I stretch. Breakfast is oatmeal again, but I don't care. I am in love with Chris. Even if we don't succeed, even if we have to turn back, it will not matter. I have Chris. And he has me.
Fog. As soon as I step out of the cave, it surrounds me. We are very high up now, probably inside the cloud I saw at the top of the island when we came. Today our journey is no longer a hike. It is a rock climb. Chris ties a rope around my waist and then around his own.
"Who goes first?" I ask, eyeing the rocky cliff above us.
"You. Then I can catch you if you fall," he winks at me. I grab the first rock and start to climb. My hands turn numb from the cold, and snow soon begins to fall. We are so close to the ledge. The climb has gone on for four hours now, and I need a rest. Three feet to go. Suddenly I hear an earsplitting screech. A huge, white bird circles above us. Its deadly claws are as big as my face. It dives toward me faster than any racecar. The bird buries its beak into my left hand and I cry out. I take my hand off the cliff and press in to my leg, trying to stop the bleeding. The bird swoops toward me again, and I know it will go for my right hand.
"Skye," I hear Chris shout, "Let go! Trust me!" I trust Chris with my life, so with gritted teeth, I let go. The white bird slams its head into the rock, cracking its skull. It plummets toward the rocky ground below. I also plummet. The rope is sturdy, though, and Chris is strong. About 13 feet below him, I stop. I am hanging there, Chris holding me up.
"Skye, grab onto the rock! I can't hold you forever." I grab the rock with my right hand and plant my feet firmly into the cliff. I ignore the incredible amount of pain in my hand as I climb. Finally I reach the top. Chris helps me up and then pulls a blanket out of his backpack. He rips off a portion of it, and with quick, strong hands, he bandages my wound. We decide to stay on the ledge until tomorrow, so my hand can rest.
Chris builds a fire and heats up a can of chili for each of us. It tastes wonderful and is warm in my cold hands. Chris scoots close to me, so our legs are touching. He puts an arm around me to keep me warm, and I fall asleep like that, my head resting on his shoulder. That night I dream about Chris. It is like a still painting in my mind. All I can see is the profile of Chris and the profile of me. The dream only consists of us looking at each other. Somewhere in the night, though, I spot something fly behind us. It is a white bird, a dragon, perhaps. Its size is so great, I cannot even guess how big it is. After the dragon, my dream vanishes and I awake. I am in my sleeping bag. Chris must have put me there. He sits at the fire, writing about something.
"What is that, Chris?" I ask, curiosity getting the better of me.
"Oh, it's just my journal, nothing important," he finishes writing and puts it back in his pack. "What do you want for breakfast?" he asks.
"Um… French toast, orange juice, hash browns, and bacon," I laugh.
"I want scrambled eggs, English muffins, and sausage," he teases.
"Shall we eat in the dining room where tapestries hang on the walls and velvet carpet keeps our feet warm?" I say, going along with the joke.
"Oh yes, let's. Of course, we must use our finest china dishes, silver utensils, and crystal goblets. Indeed the napkins are silk," he smiles.
"We'd better get going," I conclude, packing up our breakfast of oatmeal. More rock climbing today. I have some difficulty with my left hand, which slows us down a little, but by 4:00, we make it past the cliffs and onto ground again. We then hike until 8:00, when we stop and have dinner. The snow has finally stopped now. Another night passes with us lying close, our hands clasped together. The next morning I look up at the sky. It is cloudy. Is this the sky I was named after? Gray and hiding the sun? No, it can't be.
We hike all day and finally reach the top. It is nothing. It is a plain old mountain. This is the mountain 57 people have died trying to climb? It can't be true. Did we sail to the wrong island? Was Joe Green lying about the whole thing?
"Chris," I sigh, dropping to the ground, "there's nothing. It's nothing. We did this all for nothing. I can't believe this! Chris, what did we do wrong?"
It is a good three minutes before Chris says anything, "Get up, Skye."
"Chris, stop. We failed. I want to sit down and so I will!" I snap. Chris just walks over to me, picks me up, and moves me away from where I was sitting. He peers at the ground like he sees a peculiar plant unknown to mankind.
"Chris, what are you doing?" I ask. Why is he wasting his time looking at the ground when we should be getting back to the boat?
"Skye, look," he says and points to the ground. I lean in and look. I gasp. It is a drawing in the frozen gray dirt. It looks like a book. A diamond? Wait, now it looks like fire. What is it?
"Chris, what is that?" I ask. He shrugs and presses it with his palm. Suddenly, the Earth opens up and swallows us whole.
It is dark. Stone against my cheek. I think of Chris. I try to get up, but I can't move. Something is holding me down. I see something. A gleam. It is an eye. No, two eyes. They are emerald green. They stare at me like I'm an alien. A hand opens my mouth. I try to close it, but I am not strong enough. Cool liquid down my throat. I fall asleep again.
I am on the ground. No, a table. A glove reaches for my throat. I struggle, but I am tied down. It closes around my neck and squeezes. I feel my face turn red, purple, and then I am released. I cough and gag, finally able to breathe again. Bright green lights turn on abruptly. I look around and see Chris on another table across the room. Black straps like belts hold us down. We have to get out of here. They will kill us if we stay. They are people, each with periwinkle hair and emerald eyes. One by one, they file out of the room until we are alone. I look at Chris. He is awake, looking at the ceiling. He mutters something under his breath that I cannot hear.
"Chris," I whisper. He turns to me, "we have to get out of here. They are going to kill us."
His brown eyes focus on mine. They seem to chant: I love you, I love you, I love you.
"See the button on the side of my table? There's one on yours too, see if you can reach it," he says. I reach, blindly trying to find the circular button. I find it.
"Should I press it?" I ask. I don't wait for an answer as I apply pressure and the straps pop off my body. I am free.
"Push it," I counsel him. He listens and soon stands with me, wrapping his arms around me. I breathe in the scent of his neck. It smells of salt, sweat, and snow. I love it.
"Let's go," I mumble against his shoulder. He releases me and laces his fingers with mine. We grab our packs that are sitting in the corner. I quickly pull out my waterproof camera and take pictures as evidence we were here. Then I turn toward the door and try the knob. It is locked.
"Wait," says Chris, digging through his bag. He pulls out a baseball card. I know just what he's going to do. He slips the card betwixt the doorframe and the door, right next to the doorknob. I hear a click and it opens. We rush down hallways, frantically searching for an exit. But then we run right into it. It is a bird, exactly like the one that attacked me, but way bigger. My dream, I think. Its feathers, body, legs, beak, and claws are pure white. Its eyes are white with emerald pupils. It wastes no time in lunging at Chris, who barely dodges it. I try to think it through. The bird might die if it hits its head hard enough.
"Chris!" I yell over the deafening cries of the bird, "Stand against the wall and dodge it when it comes for you. If it hits its head hard enough, it might die!" As soon as I say this, the bird lunges at me. I summersault out of the way and it smashes into the wall. Its eyes close and it stops moving. I cannot help it but to cheer. As I run toward Chris, I hear a shriek. The bird is not dead. Its eyes are trained on Chris. The eyes looked as if they were being controlled by something else. Maybe if I got rid of them, the bird will be useless. It dives at Chris, and sinks its beak deep into his leg. Chris sinks to the ground, he face turning white and his thigh turning red. Next, the bird turns its beady eyes toward me. He zooms at me, his pointed beak stained with blood, Chris' blood. I run to the side, but its beak collides with my finger. It goes right through my finger and it smacks into the wall. It is down, but it will recover. I launch at its eyeball, clawing at it until I pull it out. I jump over its neck and pull out the other one. It is done. The bird slumps on the ground, defeated.
I rush to Chris and take his hand in mine. He reaches for me and puts his hand on the back of my neck. He pulls me toward him and our lips collide. At first I am shocked, but then I sigh. He holds me there, sharing a message I saw in his eyes. I love you, I love you, I love you. It is a quick kiss that only lasts about four seconds, but to me, it is the longest in the world. A voice in the back of my head says, your mother would never approve. Another answers, though and says, you're going to have to have your first kiss eventually. Finally he lets me go and leans close to my ear and whispers, "I love you, Skye." I think of saying it back to him, but my nerves do not allow it. Suddenly, I remember his wound. I touch it gently, hoping to heal it just by the touch of my hand. He only winces.
"Come on." I grab his hand and help him up. I sling one of his arms over my shoulders so he can lean on me.
Movement. In the corner, where the bird is supposed to be dead. A light shines around it, growing brighter and brighter until I can no longer see the bird. When the light fades, the bird is brown instead of white. It looks like a normal bird now, but still huge. It opens its eyelids and stares at me. My mouth drops open. I ripped its eyes out. His new eyes are different, though. They are a topaz color. It stands up and walks toward me. It leans down, offering its back to me. I look at the bird and then at Chris. I can't get him down the mountain by myself. Can I trust this bird that tried to kill us? I have no choice. I help boost Chris on and then hop on behind him. I put one arm around his waist and one arm clutches the bird's feathers. A man with emerald eyes and periwinkle hair walks toward us. He takes a white remote out of his lab coat pocket and presses a button. The ceiling opens and I see the sky. The cloud has vanished and the sky is now bright blue. The golden sun shines down on me and warms my face. The sky is me. It is always changing and discovering new identities. It surprises everyone by shifting forms and appearing different. No matter how the sky looks, though, deep down, it is the same sky. It will always be beautiful.
Before the bird takes off, I take a picture of the man and the sky. We soar down the mountain and land smoothly on the beach. I help Chris down and then I jump down myself, taking a photo of the bird before it flies away. With me helping to support him, Chris limps toward the boat. Once we are onboard Sunrise, I take a picture of the island. Chris cannot stand to drive the boat, so I drag a crate over to the wheel so he can sit on it and tell me how to operate the ship.
There is nothing but calm weather all the way to Florida. I call Chris' dad and tell him to come to the docks and then call my own parents to come. Three minutes later, our parents are here.
"Skye!" my dad shouts as he rushes toward me, "What were you doing? Where have you been? Were you alone with a boy?" he asks, being a typical dad. I smile and hug him.
Then my mom bolts from the car, embraces me, and then kisses me right on the forehead. "Oh, I was so worried! What were you thinking, running off like that and not even telling us where you went?"
"It's a long story," I say, grinning ear to ear, "but we just won two million dollars." My parents stare at me like I am wearing a hat made of live mice.
My mother and father are both working now. They used the prize money to pay off the house and the car. The rest went into my college fund and savings. They are able to enjoy life and are much less stressed.
After Chris and I graduate from high school, we are both accepted to BYU Provo, where we continue seeing each other. Eventually, Chris proposes to me and offers me a gorgeous emerald ring. We are married and graduate with degrees, me in physical therapy, and Chris in computer engineering. We move into a good sized house where we have three boys and two girls. Our real adventure is just beginning.


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Riverside, CA - These prospect reports are in no particular order.
Danny Agramont - 2015 RHP Roosevelt HS - Agramont's future more than likely is on the mound. He's a decent athlete, with a quick arm and flashed a sharp slider with depth at times. In the game, Danny sat 85-87mph, threw a lot of strikes and kept hitters off-balance with is slider. We can see Agramont as a small college closer and potentially a starter if he continues to develop arm strength and endurance.
Bryson Erman - 2015 1B/3B Norco HS - Erman can run, clocking a 6.79 sec 60 time. During BP he showed a short, quick swing that was direct to the ball and made consistent solid contact. Bryson has some stiffness to his game defensively, but showed a playable arm at 1B. Erman needs to work on his hands and feet defensively this spring.
Chris Ritter - 2016 C Arlington HS - Defensively, Ritter was one of the better catchers at the showcase. He POP'd a 2.01 sec time, and showed a 40-45 arm with accuracy. One of the best things about his throws was that they were straight to the bag, not a lot of movement. Ritter's hands were soft in receiving, he blocked well and was a high energy player which is what you want behind the plate. Offensively, we need to see more of Chris to better evaluate his bat.
Cody Rawson - 2018 C Damien HS - Rawson could end up being a very interesting prospect over the next several years. Right now, as a freshman, he was a bit raw but showed some tools behind the plate. He showed some arm strength and carry on his throws to 2B and POP'd a 2.31 sec time. Cody's receiving was a a little stiff and his transfer was a bit slow but that doesn't concern us right now because of his age. He has a lot of projectability, and with time and maturity Rawson may be one to watch in a year or two.
Cory Konter - 2015 1B/3B Paraclete HS - Konter is a thick physical body type with a very strong lower half. Defensively, he showed a 40-45 arm and average footwork around the bag and needs to work on his hands a bit. We were'nt able to get a good read on Cory's offensive ability, but defensively if he works on his footwork and hands, he'll become a solid defender.
Zac Skov - 2018 RHP - Skov was close to making our top 10 prospects at the showcase. He has a chance to be a name colleges add to their recruiting lists over the next couple of years. For a freshman, Zac showed some advanced pitchability with his fastball that sat 80-81mph. He was able to spot his fastball and flashed a curveball that at times had tight spin but was inconsistent. He had a tendancy to get around his curveball at times which led to the inconsistency. When he was able to get on top of his curveball, it was a good pitch with depth. Skov's mechanics were sound and he repeated his delivery extremely well for a 2018 grad. We think Skov is a sleeper in southern California for the 2018 grad class.
Daniel De La Pena - 2017 RHP Mark Keppel HS - De La Pena could've easily made our top 10 prospects at the showcase based on his projectability, mechanics, and the way his arm worked. Daniel showed great extension and the ability to make adjustments from pitch to pitch as we asked him to do so during his bullpen. De La Pena may have had the cleanest arm action at the showcase, kept everything down in the zone and sat 82-83mph with his fastball. His curveball sat in the 70-73mph range and is a developing pitch. We can see Daniel making a decent jump in velocity over the next year or two. He's a long-limbed, lanky, and angular body type which is ideal for a pitcher. De La Pena is one colleges need to keep a close eye on.
Noah Brockway - 2018 INF - The more we watched Noah play, the more we liked him and kept asking his coaches questions about his game performances. Noah has a chance to be one of the better 2018 infielders in southern California. He showed a very quick hands and feet during infield drills, along with a quick release. His arm strength right now is better suited for 2B but being only a 2018 grad, he has plenty of time to get stronger. He attacked the baseball defensively. Combine quick hands, quick feet, and a quick release with attacking the baseball and Brockway may end up being a plus defender. We need to see more of Noah offensively to get a better read on his bat.
Xzavian Gonzalez - 2017 INF Jurupa Valley HS - Gonzalez is another player that was close to making our top 10 prospects. Offensively, he has a chance to hit at higher levels as he gets stronger. The batspeed wasn't quite there yet because Gonzalez lacks some strength, but his mechanics were sound and his bat path stayed in the zone for days. Defensively, he showed solid actions with a 35-40 arm. Gonzalez has a projectable body and we'd like to see him as a LHP at some point. We believe there's more arm strength to come with maturity. Xzavian just needs to let time pass and naturally mature and get stronger and colleges will start to take notice.
Andrew Renteria - 2016 INF Cesar Chavez HS - Renteria was an interesting player. He didn't do anything spectacular but was solid all around. Offensively, during BP he showed some bat quickness and was short and direct to the ball squaring up about everything. Defensively, he showed solid average actions, a quick arm and moved well both laterally and vertically.
Ethan Butka - 2016 RHP Aliso Niguel HS - Butka was a big bodied, strong kid that showed three solid pitches. His cutter sat 80-82mph and darted late. He showed a curveball with tight spin at 65mph and was around the zone with it. Ethan's change-up had good arm side run and had late downward action. Butka's not going to overpower anyone, but with three solid pitches that move, he'll able to get outs.
Alexis Paz - 2016 1B/3B Upland HS - Paz grew on our staff the more we watched him play. He had a physical body type, very strong and in games hit several balls hard. Defensively, Paz moved pretty well for a thicker body type and had average actions which can improve. He did show a solid 40 arm and an intensity in the games that you can't coach. Keep an eye on Paz, we think his best baseball is still ahead of him.
Casey Dykstra - 2017 OF Santiago HS - Dykstra has a chance to potentially become a special player but there's some adjustments we felt he was unable to make during BP and in the games. The good thing is that we feel he has the eye-hand coordination and time to make the necessary adjustments. Casey ran a 7.45 sec 60 which will improve as he gets stronger over the next couple of years. We didn't get a chance to fairly evaluate Dykstra's defensive ability. Offensively, the tools were there for Casey to become an elite hitter with some adjustments. He showed plus batspeed for his grad class from the left-side and was very short and direct to the baseball hitting hard line drives on any pitch middle in. There was no wasted movement in his swing, but his swing was a bit mechanical. Anything middle away from Dykstra, he struggled to go that way and square balls up. If Casey can work on hitting the ball backside, we think he can potentially become an elite hitter and will have the ability to hit at any level.
Mike Odgers - 2016 INF Granite Hills HS - Odgers can run a bit, clocking a 6.99 sec 60 time. He was a strong bodied kid, with a quick bat. Mike had a tendancy to try and pull everything in BP, but he made consistent hard contact. Defensively, he showed good actions, some athleticism, a 35-40 arm and attacked the baseball.
Kyle Csakan - 2016 INF Santiago HS - Kyle ran a 7.35 sec 60 and squared everything up in BP with average batspeed for his grad class. He showed decent rhythm and timing which is why he squared up a lot of balls. Csakan has a good body with some projectability. Defensively, he showed a 35-40 arm with a quick release.
Jake Bikle - 2016 INF Glendora HS - Bikle seemed to get better and better with each at bat in the games hitting several balls hard off some of the better pitching. Jake has a strong body and showed some athleticism running a 7.09 sec 60 and moving well laterally and vertically defensively. He's a player that you have to watch play over and over to understand that he's a solid all around player. He's got batspeed, a good bat path and barrels a lot of balls. He showed a solid 35-40 arm with a quick release. We can see Bikle moving to 2B potentially at the college level.
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Max Crabbe - 2018 C - Mater Dei HS - We didn't get to see enough of Crabbe offensively to evalute his bat, but defensively, he has a chance to be one of the better 2018 catchers in southern California. He ran a 7.35 second 60 which is pretty good for a young catcher. Max showed some arm strength and carry when he POP'd a 2.19 sec time to 2B. He's got a great body for a catcher, moves well laterally behind the plate and most importantly, his POP times translated into the games. Crabbe is a catcher to watch over the next several years.
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Lose it at the legendary FREAKNIGHT this Halloween
FreakNight is the longest running Halloween music festival of its kind and this October the "sinister circus" will fill our own big top, the Tacoma Dome, with the best in groundbreaking electronic dance music – and of course some seriously freaky Halloween carousing.
The FreakNight tradition continues, enthralling lucky revelers with yet another inimitable experience featuring both legendary DJs and the most exciting up and coming artists. You will be obliged to lose yourself in the EDM pandemonium complemented with a full array of carnival nostalgia: rides and games, maniacal contortionists and carnies.
As the USC producers shared with me, "We will have carnival rides and circus performers including aerialists, contortionists, and more. We will be decorating every inch of the Tacoma Dome in order to transform it!" And although it should be obvious, FreakNight is a costume party: dress to impress for as chance to win the $2,015 grand prize.
USC (United States of Consciousness), the Northwest-based organization who introduced EDM to our area way before the rest of the country caught on, is now a respected taste-maker and prominent festival curator, overseeing events such as Bumbershoot and Paradiso. But FreakNight is the cornerstone, the festival that has defined USC for nearly 20 years; if you've never been, now is most definitely the year to start.
FreakNight, like everything USC produces, is much more than a concert – it's an experience and a community all decked out and expressing itself at it's spookiest and freakiest. So let that flag fly and explore the weekend with this preview outlining my favorites of the aural insanity in store:
Headliner: Deadmau5
Since his title as Hottest New Name in Dance by MixMag in 2008, Deadmau5 has risen to house stardom as one of the best (and highest paid) electronic artists in the world, garnering six Grammy nods along the way. Perhaps even more iconic than his progressive house is the Mau5head helmet he dons while ripping it.
Mat Zo
This cat hit the ground spinning, his debut album Danger Control breaking Billboard's Dance/Electronic Album chart. Prior to the release, Mat Zo put out a track, "Little Control," which exemplifies his brand of progressive trance.
A tough bassline artist, Figure's sound is an aggressive combination of dubstep, drumstep, and house. He's most well-known for his "Monster" series—an incorporation of drumstep and horror movie samples—the newest edition of which released earlier this month; just in time to pummel the Dome at FreakNight.
Pete Tong
The legendary Balaeric beat DJ and radio show host comes to offer his nightclub brand house to FreakNight. His latest release came earlier this month: he appears on The Bumps Remixes with Moby and John Monkman, to namedrop a few.
Will Sparks
This Electro-house DJ dropped "Ah Yeah So What" and has headlined festivals spanning Europe and North America ever since. More recently Will Sparks has incorporated the Melbourne Bounce sound, whipping up his latest single, "Sick Like That," featuring Luciana, back in August.
Headliner: Tiësto
Trance DJ Tiësto was the very first artist of his kind to play live on stage at the Olympics. Can you imagine that? The torch ran up the steps to the chimeric sounds he created for that performance? Now there's an act of progress for you. He's been a distinguished disk jockey since the 90s, and received his first Grammy last year for his remix of John Legend's "All of Me."
A heavy bassline artist out of LA, Nghtmre is represented by Diplo's record label Mad Decent. He first acquired mainstream recognition for his festival anthem "STREET" when Skrillex dropped it at the Ultra Music Festival back in March.
Wiwek is the guy responsible for that sensational new vibe, "Jungle Terror," which is practically a genre all its own. Rooted in Dutch house, Wiwek melds deep and tribal house, incorporating jungle/animal sounds throughout. He became much sought after following the release of "On Your Mark," a collaborative remix effort with Gregor Salto earlier this year, and more recently brought back into the limelight when DJ Ookay crowd-approvingly trap-flipped.
Special Guest: Diplo
Is an introduction necessary? Are you a fan of trap music? Then you've heard of Diplo and/or his group Major Lazer. And he's coming to the Dome. And it, as well as all of FreakNight will be epic.
Regardless of whether you're a fan of house, or just can't say no to new and exciting experiences (and haven't a heart condition), then this madhouse of an event cannot be missed. Come prepared to dance and swoon to FreakNight's legendary belting beat. Get your ticket!
Need more? Check out the FreakNight Soundcloud playlist:
All featured 2014 FreakNight photographs by Jason Woo.
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When you become obsessed – truly infatuated – with a particular sport or activity, it can quickly force everything else out of your schedule. Most people don't have oodles of time they can commit to their fitness routine, so why do anything but their favourite sport?
Well, the reasons for doing so are many and varied, starting with the basic fact that even the most committed runner/cyclist/weightlifter will eventually get a little bored with that activity and crave some variety. And even if you're not tired of your primary sport, cross-training is wise. Here are five reasons why from Mila Lazar, head of HIIT at boutique gym Another_Space.
1. It Improves Your Fitness
A great place to start. It might seem obvious, but doing different exercises improves your fitness in different ways.
"Fitness and strength come in many different forms, so mixing and matching your exercises will help improve power and efficiency," says Lazar.
"By mixing a variety of cardio, strength and stretching into your workout regime you'll be working a mix of muscles and ensuring overall fitness."
2. It Helps Prevent Injury
"By mixing up your workouts, you'll be able to avoid injuries that arise from the overuse of certain muscles," says Lazar.
This can be especially important if you're a dedicated runner, because it's a sport that hits certain parts of the body hard every time you pound the pavements. Improving strength in the supporting leg and core muscles can help you avoid overuse injuries.
3. It Improves Posture And Co-ordination
"Not only can the overuse of muscles cause injury, it can also cause the body to have an over-reliance on particular areas of the body to compensate for the injured parts," says Lazar.
Cross-training can help reduce or remove any imbalances in the muscles in your body by working on the areas not used so much during your main activity.
4. It Boosts Mental Strength
Cross-training isn't only good for your physical health. Mixing up your training can also help you maintain good mental health.
"Physical activity can help improve one's mental clarity through the release of endorphins," says Lazar. "Different types of activity can either help one find calm in a hectic life or find release after a stressful day."
For example, if you're keen on taking some time to yourself to gradually ease away any stress from your daily life, you might fancy a long solo run or a yoga session. On other occasions, if you're feeling especially frustrated after a day at the office, you might want to punch out those aggravations and clear your head with a HIIT boxing session.
5. You'll Recover Faster
Whatever your preferred sport is, you have to take some rest days to recover and get the most out of your training. These rest days are a great opportunity to try another activity.
"One of the best benefits of cross-training is that it allows you to try active recovery alongside periods of outright rest, which again can improve fitness and help avoid injury," says Lazar.
"Yoga is a great option for active recovery because it helps increase blood flow to fatigued muscles, allowing any tension or soreness to be removed more effectively."


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Munich City TourOn the 12th January 2016, our hotel and restaurant was closed for our team to enjoy a day of culture, beer and history in Munich.
The day kicked off with an Italian-Bavarian gourmet breakfast at Bistro Niederreuther am Schlachthof, a gastro-pro's insider secret.
After breakfast, an Ammersee Reisen bus picked us up for a guided sightseeing tour of Munich, to learn about some famous historical Munich landmarks such as Augustinerkeller in Arnulfstrasse, how to drink a schnitt, followed by a brief team-spirit exercise in the beer garden.
More sightseeing, next stop: Nymphenburger Castle. Learning some little known facts about the history of King Ludwig and his lovers.
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What years have you attended Forest Lake Academy?
What do you love about Forest Lake Academy?
At Forest Lake Academy, the staff genuinely care about you. They care about your hard break-up, they care about things that aren't going well at home – they care when it is hardest for them to do so. They look for exciting and innovative ways to engineer intricate images of cells and living beings, while having a broad enough mindset to delve into the general psyche of every student.
Beyond the staff is a motivation for success on behalf of the student. "For Students. For Life." is their motto. In the classrooms of this school there are mentors for today, tomorrow, and eternity. Many students produce fruits that are directly taught and shared with them by the staff at FLA. Class pastors, chaplains, and the teaching staff itself create and emanate a nurturing, Christian environment for everyone.
These are the reasons why I love Forest Lake Academy, among other reasons.
Describe one of your favorite teachers and tell why he/she is a favorite:
You know, there are some great teachers at FLA. Some great storytellers and some great scientific minds. I would have to say that the best teacher would have to be Ms. Celia Denton. She teaches math, which is hard enough. Then, on top of that, she teaches the hardest kinds of high school math. I took Algebra 2 from her, and learned a massive amount of theorems and equations and that sort of thing from her, but more than these, I learned about God through her short worships at the beginning of class, where she daily shared Bible verses that stood out to her.
Besides painting beautiful, colorful pictures of math, she also provided herself as a guide and tutor a major percentage of the time, staying long after school is out to help, as well as having one or two open periods each day for questions and help. She tries to keep an environment in her classroom that is cognitive of different learning styles and learning speeds. Mrs. Denton is awesome!
In what ways have you grown in your faith as a result of your experience at Forest Lake Academy?
I had an injury during 2013 Pep Rally. Since I wasn't able to do much through recovery, I had to quit working at my job in housekeeping. Luckily for me, the school nurse had an opening for me to work for her. I had a significant drop in hours of work because of this change, and I did not embrace it well. When a person that can't stay without work is suddenly and unexpectedly devoid of activities, it is hard to have material happiness.
Over a period of several months in class, I heard a recurring theme: lean on God when times are tough. I had never believed it was true or possible to place my faith in God so completely. I have always been mature enough to grasp enlightened concepts in Christianity, but never had I understood this simple truth. I revelled in its impartial grace and support and control. Forest Lake Academy has set me on the straight-and-narrow path in my spiritual life.
Tell us your story about how Forest Lake Academy has made a difference in your life:
FLA has given me hope for generations to come. By training the raucous current generation of teens that pass through the school in religion, thought, and sciences, FLA is preparing the world around us today for eternity. The students at Forest Lake are passionate about injustices in the community and the world. The people at this school pray for those that are mistreated and have fundraisers for organizations that help the unfortunate. Some even participate in events such as Bridgetown, which cater to the homeless in the Portland community. Groups go to Latin countries that are without and are kept away from the humanity and friendship that humans have to have. FLA gives me comfort in the knowledge that through everything, there will be strong Christian youths that will pioneer everyone, till the end of time.
How do you feel that FLA is preparing you for graduation, college and life? What are your plans after you graduate?
FLA has given me a variety of choices for college. The Guidance Counsellor sends out resources for any person's tastes. Community colleges, state colleges and universities, private and public schools for a wide array of majors and careers. The teachers and chapel speakers give what cannot be given from a textbook; however, their teachings have equivalent academic value. If the speaker chooses not to focus on spiritual topics, then they provide life lessons and mantras for students to live by and for.
I plan on going into business and/or finance because of my love of sorting and spreadsheets. FLA's IMT class gave me valuable skills in Office products that I will use throughout my career. For these gifts, I am eternally grateful to FLA's staff and students.
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From Strongman to Lean Machine: My Transformation Story
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Reflex Nutrition athlete, Emil Hodzovic, shares his unique transformation story and reminds us that whatever your goal – enjoy the process.
A lot of people ask me about my transformation. It's not a traditional '12 week weight loss' or anything like that, rather, it is my continued evolution and journey through the fitness world.
It all started when I first discovered the gym at around 16. I already played a lot of sport and I was quite slim and athletic. Like a lot of teenagers, I wanted to bulk up. I started training, and alongside rugby, I steadily gained some muscle. This was slow and I was further distracted by university, alcohol and exams but I was hooked.
After a few injuries, I was forced to quit rugby but I kept training while moving between sports. I dabbled in MMA wining my only amateur fight and I also did some kettlebell training and general functional fitness. Then, after meeting the legendary British strongman Mark Felix at BodyPower in 2010, I decided to compete as a strength athlete and this is where the real bulking started.
As with everything I do, I took it very seriously and meticulously tracked my macros up to 6000kcal a day for months on end. This packed on the size and I grew to a peak body weight of 142kg. I was pretty good at strongman and won a few competitions but ultimately when I started work as a junior doctor in 2011 I couldn't maintain the rigorous eating and training and had to give it up.
I kept lifting weights despite not competing and I lost a little bit of weight through apathy and a busy schedule at work. I was in a pretty bad state in my mid 20's with a BMI of over 40 and I getting out of breath walking up stairs. Thoughts of going back to strongman had made me subconsciously try to stay heavy but it dawned on me that it probably wasn't optimal for my health so I made the decision to drop some fat. My first real 'cut' was a shambles but it worked. I went from 132kg to 110kg but lost a lot of muscle in the process due to lack of knowledge. Although I never stopped, my training had again taken a back seat to work as a doctor and my weight remained pretty steady for a while. I had no aim and no sport to focus my attention; I just carried on with my life.
In 2014 I did my second cut, more out of curiosity, to see what I could achieve and again lost a lot of muscle but I got much more shredded this time and my diet was much more moderate. Overall I was progressing and I was slowly discovering the bodybuilding way of training.
At the beginning of 2015 I met Shaun Stafford at an event and that was the impulse I needed. At that point I decided to compete as a physique athlete (can you sense a pattern emerging?) and got to work planning my next diet. In May of that year I stepped on stage with the WBFF as a muscle model and although I didn't win, I've been desperate to get back on stage since.
My journey has been full of ups and downs and as you can see it's far from a single rapid fat loss 'transformation' like social media can so often portray. There were many false starts, steps backwards and periods where other things were more important. This is real life and the most important thing is that you enjoy the process, as I did and still do.


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Publisher: New-York: J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff-Street, 1831.: 1831.
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New-York: J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff-Street, 1831.. 1831.. Good. - Small octavo, tan linen over boards titled in black on the front cover & spine. The binding is bumped & darkened with spotting to the rear cover. There are short tears with slight fraying to the top & bottom of the joints. 352 pages plus 24-page publisher's catalog.There is scattered foxing. Good. First American editionThese extracts from a late Scottish physician's diary were originally published in ... View more info
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New York: 1886.. 1886.. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial tan & black wraps. The wraps are bumped, rubbed & soiled. The front wrap is chipped around the edges with a long tear & crease to the top edge & with small pieces out, affecting the titling. There are several light stains to the wrap, affecting several letters of the titling. 26 & [2] pages. The front edges of several leaves are lightly chipped & the bottom page corners are bumped. Some page edges are ... View more info
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Publisher: Printed by Hayes Litho. Co. of Buffalo, New York for the Athlophoros Co. of New Haven, Connecticut, circa [1885].: [1885].
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Printed by Hayes Litho. Co. of Buffalo, New York for the Athlophoros Co. of New Haven, Connecticut, circa [1885].. [1885].. Good. - sc - A 12-1/2 inch high by 7 inch wide sheet of blotter stock illustrated with 4 bright Art Nouveau color lithographs of seductively attired glamorous women of the period. The blotters advertise Athlophoros for Rheumatism and Neuralgia, Athlo-Ointment for Sprains, Lameness, Sore throat, etc., and Athlo-Tablets for Constipated Rheumatics. The... View more info
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Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1910.: 1910.
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1910.. 1910.. Fair. - Octavo, limp black cloth titled in gilt with the college coat of arms stamped in gilt on the front cover. The binding is rubbed with small pieces out of the cloth at the corners & edges. The backstrip is lacking. 78 pages. Illustrated with 8 black-and-white plates, including a portrait frontispiece. The endpapers & the edges of the pastedowns are darkened and the rear hinge is just starting. The page edges are ... View more info
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New York: Proprietors of Dr. Herrick's Family Medicines, (1884).. (1884).. Very good. - Octavo, printed cream self-wraps. [48] pages. Title vignette & numerous textual illustrations in black & cream. The outer pages are lightly foxed & soiled. Very good. Much of the content of this almanac consists of ads for Herrick's Family Medicines and paragraphs on diseases with the appropriate Herrick's remedies. Even the rhymes and anecdotes promote the medicines. For example, ... View more info
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Durr Medical Corporation, 1993.. 1993.. Very good. - Small quarto [8-5/8 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide], white cloth with a vignette in black on the front cover, in a dust jacket. There is a tiny dent in the spine. There is a gift inscription in ink on the dust jacket's front flap with some minor foxing & soiling to its rear panel. Title, 15 & [2] pages. 7 full-page color illustrations . Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. An introduction extolling Durr's servic... View more info
By: (Eberle, John; editor). Atlee, E.A.
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Publisher: American Medical Recorder, 1819.: 1819.
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ILLUTRATED WITH A FOLDING HAND-COLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVING - Octavo, 9-3/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Disbound, removed in the past from a larger collection of pamphlets. The binding is broken and several pages are detached. 108 deckle-edged pages numbered [475]-582, illustrated with a hand-colored botanical double-page folding plate depicting the "Monarda Punctata Vel Lutea / Horse Mint" engraved by C. Tiebout after a drawing by E.A. Atlee, M.D. The periodica... View more info
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Publisher: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1935.: 1935.
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- Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. 158 pp. Illustrated in B&W. A very good, partially unopened copy. First edition. First Edition. View more info
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Philadelphia, PA: Printed by the Press of Loughead Co., circa [1905].. [1905].. Good. - Small oblong quarto [5-1/2 inches high by 6 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black & white wraps with decorations in blue. The wraps are rubbed, bumped & soiled. There are tears & creasing to the bottom edge of the rear wrap & 2 small pieces out of its mid-section. [16] pages. Black-and-white illustrations, most of them full-page. The page corners are bumped. The brochure h... View more info
By: (Horner, W.E.; Rogers, Patrick Kerr; Mease, James; Cathrall, Isaac; and Henderson, Thomas; et al.).
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Publisher: American Medical Recorder, 1819.: 1819.
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INCLUDES THE FIRST ARTICLE ON PLASTIC SURGERY PUBLISHED IN AN AMERICAN MEDICAL PERIODICAL - Octavo, 9-3/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Unbound, removed in the past from a larger collection of a larger collection of pamphlets. 164 deckle-edged pages numbered [313]-474 & [2], illustrated with a full-page plate depicting a "double-hare lip". The overlapping edges of a few pages are slightly darkened & chipped. Good. The contents include: "Memoirs of Military... View more info
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Publisher: (New York: S. R. Wells & Co., 1876).: 1876).
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(New York: S. R. Wells & Co., 1876).. 1876).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black & tan wraps. The binding is soiled and stained & the wraps are bumped with creasing to the bottom corner of the rear wrap. There are small pieces out of the head & tail of the spine. Pages [249-328 & 3 pages plus ads. Black-and-white illustrations & pictorial ads. The page corners are creased & there is occasional foxing & soiling. Good.Together with a supplement bound in... View more info
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Publisher: Montreal & London: McGill - Queen's University Press, 1969.: 1969.
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Montreal & London: McGill - Queen's University Press, 1969.. 1969.. Very good. - Quarto, red cloth titled in gilt on the spine. There is a tiny spot of rubbing to the front edge of the front cover. xli, [i] & 792 pages. The title page is printed in red & black. There is some slight eraser damage to the top of the front endpaper. Else, a near fine copy of this substantial tome. Originally published in 1929, this new edition benefits from a new prologue by Lloyd G. Stev... View more info
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Publisher: London: Educational Books, 1951.: 1951.
Seller ID: 29615
London: Educational Books, 1951.. 1951.. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is very slightly bumped. The dust jacket is lightly chipped & soiled with a short tear to the top edge of its rear panel & some very light foxing to the panel's lower half. xxii, [i] & 227 pages. 4 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. There is offsetting & staining to the pastedowns & endpapers and the rear endpaper is creased. Good in a very good dust wrapper. E... View more info
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(1915).. (1915).. Good. - An original vintage pectoral plaster housed within 4-1/4 inch high by 6- 3/4 inch wide gauze on both sides, printed and illustrated in maroon on one of the pieces of gauze. The text above the oval illustration reads: "This Plaster is One Week's Treatment Only / Raymond's Pectoral Plaster...." The plaster is then laid into printed light green wraps, titled with a photographic illustration on the front cover. Directions for use are printed... View more info
By: (Salter, Henry Hyde). Bennet, J. Henry; and Wakley, T., Jr. (editors).
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Publisher: (Paris): Diffusion Le Guide, (1955).: (1955).
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(Paris): Diffusion Le Guide, (1955).. (1955).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The binding is lightly soiled. The edges of the wraps are darkened & there is a tear to the tail of the spine. 141 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with a black-and-white tipped-in portrait frontispiece. There are remnants of scotch tape on the inside wraps with some offsetting to the half-title & the verso of the colophon. There is light foxing to the fore-edge & the t... View more info
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Publisher: Leipzig: (Instituts fur Geschichte der Medizin an der Universitat Leipzig), 1927.: 1927.
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LIMITED EDITION OF 300 NUMBERED COPIES OF THIS FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL BOOK TO APPEAR IN PRINT - Folio, 13 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled printed tan wrappers. The bottom front corner of the front cover is creased and there is a short tear to the top edge of the rear cover. 12 pages, with a full-page illustration of female anatomy of a pregnant woman. Very good. Limited edition of 300 numbered facsimiles."Johannes d... View more info
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Publisher: Chicago, IL: The Novita Co., 1896.: 1896.
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Publisher: Washington, DC: (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), 1958.: 1958.
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Washington, DC: (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), 1958.. 1958.. Good. - (Public Health Service Publciation 602). Octavo, printed red wraps. There is a pencil notation on the rear wrap. iv, 89 & [1] pp. The bottom corners of the wraps & the bottom page corners in the second half of the guide are creased. Good. Prepared by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. View more info


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