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Maxius SONICglide Styling Iron
- Overview
- Features
- Detangling pins detangle and smooth hair in one pass
- Nano Titanium plates polish, smooth and add shine to hair
- Vibrating technology helps glide hair through iron
- Advanced Steamburst Technology helps prevent hair from damaging while hydrating and conditioning hair
- Protective Ridges lowers risk of burning scalp and skin
- 1 1/4" Plates
- Perfect for all Hair types
- Adjustable Temperature control from 140F to 450F
- Auto shut off
- Swivel Cord
- Interchangeable Flat Plates included
- Maxius only provides one year warranty against manufacturing defects. This includes general functionality described on the packaging, not accidental breakage and over usage wear and tear of the product
- The manufacturing defect warranty must be processed through www.maxiusbeauty.com/return
- Proof of purchase is required when requesting a warranty replacement
- The Product Warranty period is the original date of purchase
- About the brand
The Vibrating Nano Ceramic plates on the Maxius SONICglide polish, smooth and style your hair in minutes. Vibrating plates with multiple rows of detangling pins effortlessly glide through your hair to loosen, separate and detangle in one step. The Nano Titanium plates gently smooth hair at the rate of 6,000 times per minute. Gentle hydrating steam softens kinky, frizzy hair and preps the hair for One Pass straightening. Advanced Steamburst Technology virtually eliminates the possibility of damaging your while styling. This exclusive patented technology penetrates the hair cortex, hydrating and conditioning, especially dry ends. Swinging plate mechanism allows for even pressure throughout the plate while protective ridges significantly lower the surface temperature and the risk of burning scalp and skin.
Also included are interchangeable Nano Ceramic Flat Plates for quick touch ups.
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Maxiglide is part of the Maxius Beauty company founded by Masood Max in 1996. Max started off as a hairstylist and styled the hair of many actors including Heather Locklear, Debra Messing, Mark Wahlberg, Regis Philbin, and Jon Bon Jovi. Max's first product line was hair care products but he soon found himself creating new and innovative styling tools. His styling tools are designed to give professional results quickly and with ease of motion.
Horrible Hair StraightenerI had the original maxiglide a few years ago,it was the best straightener I've ever used.When it finally died I tried some others on the market,but none worked like the maxiglide.I recently purchased the sonic maxiglide and it is horrible. I have very long and thick hair and was excited to start using this product again because the original left my hair super straight and looking and feeling like glass. This straightener leaves my hair just as frizzy as when I started. Alot of work for absolutly no results.The blue light flashes through the whole straightening process and the steam works when it feels like it and also leaks everywhere.When i contacted the company they tried to tell me that the sonic was only meant for thin hair. What a ridiculous statement.why would you need detangling pins , steam and now sonic movement to move through thin hair.They did not tell me to send it back but instead said they were getting a shipment of the regular maxglides in September and that I could purchase that one and they would deduct $30.00 off the price of that one.Why would I buy another one?The first one's cost was $119.00. Are they joking. I would'nt advise anyone to try this product. Save your money.
Aug 14, 2014JeanHAIR TYPEAuburn / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Agreed Not As Good As The OriginalMy original recently broke after 12 years! I loved my Maxi Glide. The unit was wider and hotter and came with brush, lotion etc... This NEW one serves the pupose needed BUT miss my ORIGINAL.Jun 6, 2014Jennifer J. / NYHAIR TYPELight Brown / Color Treated Hair
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The Original The BestWhat to do my first one was the best the last two not too good I need another one and don't know what to buy is the best flat iron for my type of hair any suggestions
Apr 4, 2014Rebecca R.
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AmazingThe best straightener I have ever used! I have curly hair and it is frustrating to straighten, with this one it takes have the time, and you'd never know my hair was naturally curly!Mar 6, 2014ClaireHAIR TYPEBlonde / Curly Hair
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Super GlideDoes not burn my hair. EXCELLENT PRODUCTNov 12, 2013MelodyHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Great Flat Iron!!I had two of these flat irons before. I have tried other high-end flat irons and they literally leave my hair looking like it was singed. This is my favorite. I hope they never stop making this kind. :)Jul 8, 2013DonnaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Just OkI owned two of the original Maxius Maxiglide's that I purchased about 6 years ago and they were the best hair irons I had ever used! However, when the second one started leaking a few month ago, I had to purchase another one. I learned that Maxius was no longer (or least not at this time) making the Maxiglide so I opted for the Sonicglide. Boy was I disappointed. It does not straighten my hair like the old ones. And worse than that it stopped working after two weeks of me receiving it! I was sent a replacement and hoped this one would work better but nope. It doesn't heat as well, the steam doesn't work as well and it doesn't remove the frlzz as well as the old ones. Not impressed at all. I guess if the Sonicglide is the first Maxius iron you have purchased you may be satisfied, but if you have owned the original iron, you will notice the difference. The sonicglide even feels cheap.May 9, 2013RenaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Not As Good As The Other Original MaxiglideI really like the iron from Maxiglide which I had for years and it worked and did it job right. But this new "Sonicglide" is not what I thought it was going to be. It does not heat up as much. And it turns off while you use it (really ·_-). I am so dissatisfied that I can't believe I just bought something that doesn't deliver what it says it does. Never again will I ever get this or recommend it. I'm embarrassed now because I recommend this to a friend and now I'm going to tell that person not to bother.Apr 29, 2013Sue / NYCHAIR TYPEBlack / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Not What I Hoped But What I ExpectedI really like that this flat iron gives heat control and the teeth are amazing. The steam burst is a nice feature but I'm not sure how beneficial or necessary it is. The only drawback is that it did not seem to get hot enough or stay hot for long. Also, the teeth don't vibrate at all. I have thick coily natural hair (can be considered 4a/b) and detangled thoroughly and blow dried before using the iron. I used a heat protectant on each section before flat ironing. My hair was not very straight and was not shiny. I was okay with how it turned out but I was not blown away. I will continue to use the maxiglide because my hair does not feel as damaged as it would with a regular flat iron.Apr 20, 2013NiaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Good, But Not GreatPros:
Vibration speeds up process of straightening hair in general
Detangling pins help even out the heat
Steam makes damaged ends feel softer
Heats up slow
Small water reservoir (if you have long hair like I do)
Curling mechanism does not work all that well because hair gets caught in detangling pins so easily
Detangling pins can slow down process through larger, more kinky sections and roots
Can't get the same texture at roots as ends if you steam (due to burn risk)
If you get impatient you CANNOT pull the iron through your hair because it pulls it out!
How I use it:
Two ways to prep:
(1) I put Chi Silk Infusion in after shower. I spray Chi Iron Guard in, then I blow dry.
(2) I put Chi Silk Infusion in after shower, air dry, then spray Chi Iron Guard in.
Using the iron:
Had I not read the booklet, I would have burned my hands and my scalp and destroyed my hair.
The iron took a long time to heat up. My hair is coarse, thin, and long. It has a kinky wave to it, not a full on curl. I have to use this iron on setting 9 of 10. Using the iron without the steam function, I found myself to be losing hair with every run through. The detangling pins would catch a small tangle and rip my hair out. I found that using smaller sections than the booklet recommends and using a fine tooth comb through them before ironing is better. With that said, using the steam function, I didn't have that problem as much, so I didn't use the fine tooth comb. Attempting to curl my hair with it did not work well. My hair would get stuck in the iron most of the time, and if it did make it out the curl had a crease or two in it from the iron itself. After multiple times of trying this, I have rendered the curl function of this iron pretty useless to me. The overall feel and texture of my hair after using this iron on without steam is no different than using my Babyliss Titanium. However, after using the steam function, my hair is a softer and more manageable texture through the ends. I can run my fingers through my ends and not have them run into tangles. I have also noticed that my split ends seem to be mending up. Not sure if that's from my shower hair products or the iron.
Apr 10, 2013Tigress / United StatesHAIR TYPEBlack / Dry Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
Museum quality working library of Queen Anne, Architecture on two floors built in 1884.
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The Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo has seen its share of American history travel past its banks. Now visitors can stop at that famous intersection and take time to learn about that history in the new Toll House Transportation and Civil War Museum. It's at the southernmost point of Cairo at Fort Defiance Park, where US 51 and US 60 split across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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Daniel Harding: Interview
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All it takes is one small mistake for a disaster to occur. No matter how much research is done when choosing a hospital, it is impossible to predict a situation such as one that occurred last month in Oregon. Loretta Macpherson, a patient at a Bend, Oregon hospital, died after being administered wrongful medication. Ms. Macpherson, 65, had arrived at the hospital to receive an anti-seizure medication, fosphenytoin, following her brain surgery. Rather than being given the correct medication, Ms. Macpherson was administered a paralyzing agent, rocuronium—often reserved for surgical procedures.
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Let your style be known in the Island Surprise. Poetic License delivers a flat sandal with pizzazz. Floral, gem, and snake detailing make for one hot choice.
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By JASON BAILEYSun Advocate/Progress
While the 2008 presidential election is only a year away, major candidates are debating hot topics like immigration, the economy and the war in Iraq. But there is one technology related topic that is beginning to demand a great deal of their attention as well.
That topic, dubbed "net neutrality," has already been a hot topic in the nation's congressional rows, and is becoming a very important topic in many presidential campaigns as well.
Net neutrality is the principle that prevents Internet providers from speeding up, blocking or slowing down web content based on its source, ownership or destination. Simply put, it seeks to prevent censorship or preferential treatment on the Internet.
The Internet is actually a large conglomeration of many connected networks that act as one big network. These individual networks are primarily owned by communication companies like phone and cable providers. The debate about network neutrality centers around these providers (ISPs) and what they are allowed to do with the Internet communications, or traffic, that passes through their networks.
A number of large tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, eBay and Yahoo want federal legislation that would protect and ensure net neutrality by making Internet censorship and discrimination illegal. A great many across the nation agree with them.
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Picture the Internet as a big, high-speed freeway. The vehicles on the freeway represent the information being transmitted across the network. Supporters of net neutrality are essentially suggesting that these providers want to install toll booths on all the on-ramps and make those who can't pay use the less traveled roads instead.
Censorship has also been a big part of the issue. Many worry these providers may block or heavily degrade access to other online video, teleconferencing, and phone services, to deter customers from using services from alternative providers.
But the issue extends far beyond that, many say. ISPs who also host websites could provide inferior service to those who can't afford to pay their premiums by throttling back the speed and responsiveness of their websites. Many small businesses would not be able to afford to stay competitive online.
But those in opposition of net neutrality point out that the Internet broadband market is relatively new and suggest that hasty legislation could actually stifle innovation and limit the Internet's usefulness. In fact, they say, net neutrality laws could actually cause economic harm by discouraging investors from taking an interest in Internet providing businesses and technologies.
Many also claim that legislation could actually have an adverse affect on quality of Internet service. Internet censorship laws, they claim, could actually make it illegal for ISPs to block spam (unsolicited email) intended for their customers.
Some have even argued that legislation will set a precedent for more restrictive and intrusive legislation in the future.The Internet's unwavering success, they say, can be attributed in part to the fact that the Internet has largely been deregulated.
Regardless of the outcome, there's no doubt that the debate over net neutrality will certainly shape the Internet in years to come. It's an emerging issue that many citizens will want to be informed about.
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10.23.10 RSE Radio Tribute to Micheal "eyedea" Larsen tonight
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It's all about the water at Rend Lake, where you can swim, boat, water ski and fish. Relax at Rend Lake Resort, tee off at the 27-hole Rend Lake Golf Course or do some target practice at the Rend Lake Shooting Complex. Also located at Rend Lake is the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, featuring more than 800 artists.
Aquatic Zoo Waterpark - Mt. Vernon
The Aquatic Zoo Waterpark is fun for all ages. The facility features two 30-ft. tall slides; one 112-ft. body slide; one 266-ft. dual rider tube slide; two diving boards; a children's splash pad; interactive voice and light features; lazy river; zero depth entry leisure pool and concessions.
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Herrin Park District is a beautiful, well kept park with a seasonal outdoor swimming pool as well as a multipurpose recreation complex. The park offers two walking paths with a quarter-mile all weather track, and a one-mile lighted walking trail. Herrin Park is an excellent place for a leisurely jog. You can even enjoy feeding the beautiful ducks.
This semi-private, nine-hole course features a historic three-story clubhouse, surrounded by Lake Moses. Host of the annual Benton Gold Cup, the course also features a well-stocked pro shop, driving range, rental clubs and carts, and a golf pro on site.
Located on the northeast corner of Johnston City, this 35-acre lake includes a paved boat ramp for fishing, walking path, and campground. Only electric motors and canoes are permitted. You will find largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, and channel catfish in this small reservoir. Pedal boat rentals are available from July-September.
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Meet the wide range of animals at this real working farm. Bottle feed kids and lambs. Pet the goats, camels, chicks, rabbits, camels and even two zebras.
The gateway to the largest outdoor playground in southern Illinois includes Rend Lake, the second largest manmade lake in the state. Wheelchair access.
Named one of the best courses in the Midwest, this 27-hole course has paved cart paths, fountains and many challenges. There's also a lighted driving range, a pro shop with a pro, and special lodging/golf packages available year round. On the eastern shores of Rend Lake.
Local winery with a General Store, 5 star cuisine at Legends Restaurant, wine cave, open air pavilion, gazebo and much more. Enjoy a glass of wine while listening to live entertainment. Boasts a large childrens play area, large handcarved sculptures, and even a full service gas station at the general store. You must visit to see the magnitude of this destination.
Schwartz Orchard in Mt. Vernon
This orchard features fresh-picked apples, peaches, a pumpkin patch, cider and special events for children during apple season.
Stop on by and enjoy the friendly, peaceful atmosphere. Spacious shaded sites. See an abundance of wildlife. Also available: wireless internet, L-P gas fill, dump station, large pull through, 31 full hook-up sites, 12 pull through sites, (20, 30 and 50) amps available. Public access to: city park, lighted walk path, shower house, laundry facilities/handicap accessible. Cabin rentals available.
This beautiful Carterville park includes a community center, baseball field, skate park, walking path that surrounds a fishing pond, volleyball courts (sand), playground, pavilion, gazebo, and memorial garden. Ballfields and shelters can be reserved.
This 32 lane facility offers bowling and a bar. There is a Pro-shop with ball drilling on site. Offers Highway 66 bowling for children on four mini lanes. There is a game room with three billiards tables, air hockey, arcade, and more. There is a bar and lounge on the premesis. They have youth programs, tournaments, leagues, and parties. Offers cosmic bowling. Also, four sand volleyball courts with seating for approximately 100 people.
The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds are located in the heart of Southern Illinois. A State owned facility, hosts several major events each year, including the annual DuQuoin State Fair. Grounds are open to the public year round.
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Right in the middle of Energy you will find Bruce Park. A nicely manicured 8 acre park with trees, pavilions, ball diamonds and soccer fields. The park is a great place to take your family on an outing or for your kids to participate in local sports. While you are there, take a look at the military memorial. There is also a monument with the bell from a schoolhouse that stood on the site.
28-lane bowling facility with snack bar.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Full-service campground with pool, pavilion, grocery shop, RV supplies and laundry available. Modem hookups. Shopping, golf, Rend Lake water activities (1½ mi.), 20 shaded tent sites.
Campground open April 1st through October 31st. Activities begin in May and run through September. 147 sites with electricity and 14 tent sites. Close to Rend Lake and Visitors Center.
This public 18-hole course offers challenges for both beginning and advanced golfers. A lighted driving range allows extended practice hours, and free group golf lessons are available every Saturday.
CITY:Mount Vernon
The 18-hole "pine lakes" course at the Pine Lakes Golf Course facility features 5,889 yards of golf from the longest trees for a par of 67. The course rating is 67.0 and it has a slope rating of 107.
This course offers an immaculate Bermuda fairway and bent green grass, par71 course. Franklin County also features a fine dining restaurant, locker rooms and a pro shop. Just 8 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Stardust Golf and Country Club
Stardust offers 9 holes of golf with a par of 36. Winter golf is available. Amenities include club and cart rental and a snack bar.
CITY:Johnston City
Located in the Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park, the shooting complex offers gamesmen one of the most state of the art shooting facilities in the Midwest. Wheelchair access.
This 18-hole, semi-private country club features lush Bermuda fairways and bent grass greens with four sets of tees (the longest over 6,500 yards). Green Hills also offers a large driving range, plus practice and chipping greens, a pro shop, lounge and restaurant.
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Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second-largest urban area in the nation. It is located in the southern part of the state on the Pacific Ocean. It is the seat of Los Angeles County. Geographically, it extends more than 40 mi from the mountains to the sea.
The Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá visited the site in 1769. On Sept. 4, 1781, the Mexican provincial governor, Filipe de Neve, founded "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles," meaning "The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels." The pueblo became the capital of the Mexican province, Alta California, and it was the last place to surrender to the United States at the time of the American occupation in 1847. By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, Mexico ceded California to the United States, and Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in 1850.
The city's phenomenal growth was brought about by its equable climate, which attracted people and industry from all parts of the nation; the development of its citrus-fruit industry; the discovery of oil in the area during the early 1890s; the development of its man-made harbor—its port is one of the busiest in the United States—and the growth of the motion picture industry in the early 20th century. Today, Hollywood is a part of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a major hub of shipping, manufacturing, industry, and finance, and is world-renowned in the entertainment and communications fields. It is a favorite vacation destination and attracts millions of tourists to the area each year from all over the world. Apart from the movie studios and other landmarks associated with the movie industry, points of interest include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the La Brea Tar Pits (famous for Ice Age fossils), Disneyland (Anaheim), and the Santa Anita and Hollywood racetracks.
Los Angeles County is the nation's largest manufacturing center, and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are second only to New York as the largest customs district in the United States. Major employers in the Los Angeles Five-County area are in the business and management sector. Growth in the key wholesale industries—apparel and textiles, furniture, jewelry, and toys—and the boom in industrial trade were the trend for the region in the 1990s. Other important sectors are health services and international trade and investment. After some lean years, the aerospace industry is making a modest comeback as a result of increased federal defense spending.
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Florist Salary
The average rate for a Florist is $11.70 per hour. For the first five to ten years in this position, wages increase somewhat, but any additional experience does not have a big effect on pay.
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Job Description for Florist
A florist is a person cares for flowers and uses them for creative, aesthetically pleasing displays and decorations. Most commonly, florists are employed by dedicated flower arrangement companies and supermarket floral departments; however, companies that regularly require arrangements (such as cemeteries and wedding chapels) may also have one or more florists on payroll.Read More...
The first job of a florist is to maintain the current stock of flowers and plants on hand. This requires knowledge of the various plant-care requirements, such as watering needs, recommended climate, and expected shelf life. Because of the perishable, delicate nature of many flowers and flowering plants, florists must keep a fairly constant watch on all climate control and watering equipment. When possible, the florist should instruct a client on any care and maintenance procedures necessary for arrangements.
Many companies work with national distributors of floral arrangements; in this case, florists must be able to execute the distributors' offered designs in a careful, consistent manner. Florists also create custom designs for events such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and funerals. For custom designs, the florist must present clients with options regarding the color and seasonal availability. The florist listens to the customer and create a design that matches the occasion.
For many companies, practical experience and demonstrated competence is often more important that educational requirements. Florists typically work during regular business hours, but they may have to put in other hours for contracted designs to be delivered for weekend and holiday events.
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- Water, feed, trim, and care for all flowers being sold.
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2009-10 Flames Goats and Stars
September 30 2009 12:30PM
It's become a tradition: every year at FlamesNation (and at our sister sites OilersNation and CanucksArmy), our writers and commenters pick their stars — that one player who they will praise without end no matter what — and their goats — their yearly whipping-boy; he who can do no good for the season.
And this season is no exception.
Your group of Flames specialists, Two-Line Pass, Kent Wilson and Jean Lefebvre, have submitted their goats and stars for the 2009-10 Flames hockey season. Who will you pick?
Jean Lefebvre's Star and Goat
Star: Jarome Iginla
There are several very popular members of the Flames, but no one – not Dion Phaneuf, not Miikka Kiprusoff, not Robyn Regehr, not even David Van Der Gulik – is as beloved as Jarome Iginla. It's not even worth going over the reasons why No. 12 has a special place in so many fans' hearts – just check out the franchise record books and if it's not obvious to you after that, you're excused to resume your scoring at home for America's Got Talent.
Long forgotten is Iginla's holdout from camp 10 years ago that negative memory washed away by consistent goal production and persistent smiling and a beleaguered hockey team's rise from the ashes to respectability.
Funny thing, though – a growing number of Flames-watchers were whispering about Iginla's defensive laxness a season ago. Most of them kept the criticism at library volume levels to avoid the wrath of the scores of Iggy-lovers in this city, but the voice of dissent was there nevertheless. Sometimes, those voices belonged to his own teammates.
However, word is Brent Sutter will be much more insistent on defensive vigilance than was his predecessor and wearing a "C" will not spare Iginla from that mandate. If Sutter gets his way and Iginla rediscovers the joys of being a two-way player, the critics will be silent and the Iggy-aholics can continue on with their unconditional love.
Goat: Olli Jokinen
This, ladies and gentleman and boys and girls, is a wide-open category. A couple of years ago, there were goats as far as the eye could see and fans took turns hating on Anders Eriksson, Kristian Huselius and Alex Tanguay.
A winter ago, the most convenient target for fan abuse was Todd Bertuzzi, who admittedly put himself in harm's way with a dizzying array of ill-advised passes and fancy-pants skating of dubious purpose.
Well, all four of those guys are gone now so disgruntled patrons will have to find another man to kick around. There aren't many candidates waiting on deck – and anyone who nominates someone like Cory Sarich, Daymond Langkow, Curtis Glencross, Rene Bourque or Eric Nystrom just doesn't understand this game at all – and there seems to exist enough good will and fond memories to keep Miikka Kiprusoff in most fans' good books one more season.
So in the absence of a lead-pipe cinch to be the perpetual target of boobirds, we nominate Olli Jokinen as the most likely to regularly incur the wrath of Flames faithful. Jokinen took a running start at the job by going scoreless in his final 13 regular-season games in 2008-09 and turning in a playoff performance that featured one really good name and several stinkers. Plus, fans will have at the ready the remark, "Maybe Matthew Barnaby was right about this guy after all," should things go sour for Jokinen and the club.
Kent Wilson's Star and Goat
Star: Jay Bouwmeester
There's a couple of reasons Bouwmeester hasn't been nominated for a Norris already:
He played in the hockey neverland down south He was ice-skating uphill against the wind – often single-handedly – resulting in suppressed results.
This year, Bouwmeester will play behind capable forwards and likely with one of the best shut-down defenders in the league in one Robyn Regehr. With such a drastic improvement in his circumstances, there's a good chance his stats across the board are in line for marked improvement. Expectations will be high given his fat pay-cheque, but his pedigree and performance in the league to date suggest he's a good bet to meet them.
Goat: Olli Jokinen
The Big Fin made a huge impact his first couple weeks as a Flame. Then he stunk. As in, 16 straight games without a goal. By coincidence (or not), the Flames PP went scoreless in the final 10 games of the regular season, the club lost it's grip on first in the conference and limped into the first round against the Chicago Blackhawks (and inevitable defeat). During that run of ineptitude, Keenan tried vainly to fit Jokinen and Iginla together. It didn't work. The pair weren't compatible, despite Olli's big body presence.
Gone are Matthew Lombardi, next summer's first rounder and, thanks to a lack of cap space, Mike Cammalleri. Acquiring Jokinen cost Calgary a pretty penny and I haven't even mentioned the end of the season no-cap-space-lots-of-injuries debacle. He fell below the 60 point mark last season, has never been much of player in his own zone and is terrible at winning face-offs. On top of all that, Calgary lacks established top 6 players, boasting only three in Iginla, Langkow and Jokinen himself. So let's just say, a lot rests on the former Panther making an impact this season – and, for the first time in his career, he'll feel the pressure of having to perform in a hockey mad town. If he gets off to a rough start, not only will fans start to burn effigies of Jokinen in the stands, Brent Sutter will probably not be as forgiving of his short-comings as Mike Keenan was. He could be a punching bag by Christmas.
Two Line Pass' Star and Goat
Star: Olli Jokinen
I don't feel like Jokinen deserved all that talk last year about how he never played in the playoffs, and how he was a problem in the dressing room, and how Sutter trading for him was what forced the Flames into cap hell and ultimately cost them the division (okay, so that last one is true).
I did not, however, just choose him because it would really be ultra-helpful to the team if he rounded back into 35-goal scorer form either. He seems as though he's a likable enough fellow, oddly-shaped head or not. Granted, he's playing for a contract, so he should have a little bit of an extra oomph behind his play every night, but we all saw what a motivated Olli Jokinen could do.
I want him to succeed because he's the long-lusted-after No. 1 center every Flames fan on the planet seemed so insistent upon acquiring and then when he was acquired, no one seemed that enthusiastic about it. Maybe it's because he had been playing in Phoenix and no one saw him doing yeoman's work on a team that the term "doomed" doesn't even begin to accurately describe. Perhaps it's because he was having a season that was off from his typical production. Perhaps it's because he has a head that brings to mind large orange gourds.
I really hope he proves them wrong. And gets a nice candle now and then.
Goat: Mark Giordano
There was a time when I actively liked Mark Giordano and considered him a viable and valuable part of the Flames' future. This isn't that time any more.
He split his time between Omaha (remember those days?) and Calgary in 2005-06, playing extremely well down in the bus league and admirably with the big club. And he was fine for part of a season the following year. But then he didn't get the contract he wanted, so he did the en vogue thing at the time: said, "Screw the organization, I'm headed to Russia." Then he came back in from the cold a short time later, not unlike Lee Harvey Oswald, and everyone in the organization acted as though everything was fine.
Well it wasn't fine with me. You're on the list, Gio. And you're not especially needed either.
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I personally think Giordano made the right call in going to Russia. He had nothing left to learn in the AHL. So, instead of being paid peanuts to be the Flames 7th defender are/or farm boy, he made some money overseas and played against better players in a superior league. He's probably a better player for it.
September 30 2009, 01:52PM
Star: Dion Phaneuf
He can't possibly be as bad as he was last season, the Flames blueline is deeper, and he throws big hits.
Goat: Miikka Kiprusoff
I don't care if fans think he's the goat or not. I know the truth. His decline into Tommy Salodom continues...
September 30 2009, 02:33PM
Goat: Dion Phaneuf... because he is the closest looking of all the Flamers
September 30 2009, 02:37PM
Star: Robyn Regher
This isn't a flashy pick, but last season's defensive lapses left Regher very unhappy, and he was extremely vocal about his distaste for Keenan's work. I have a suspicion that this is the year that he becomes a publicly acknowledged co-leader of the team, joining Iginla. He and Bouwmeester have the potential to be a good a pairing as there is in the league, and the two might take that partnership right into the Olympics. If the Flames are going to be as good as hoped, tightening up in their own zone is paramount, and Regher's efforts against the best of the league will be at the heart of things.
Goat: Miikka Kiprusoff
The Flames can and should improve in their own zone. That said, if Kiprusoff bats .903 again, I don't care how well the rest of the team plays, because they can't win anything with that level of goaltending. They aren't Detroit. If he takes a puck off the dome against some bottom feeder in the Olympics, Jonathan's cynical prediction will be complete, I'm afraid.
Oh, and TLP, Darryl Sutter tacitly admitted that he was as much to blame for the Giordano situation as anyone by giving him a three year one-way deal. If he was as expendable as you claim, he would have been moved this week instead of Stralman, since his cap hit is higher. Gio didn't really do anything wrong, IMO, and he's certainly very good value for his contract.
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Goat: Dion Phaneuf… because he is the closest looking of all the Flamers
Making fun of me make Phaneuf ANGRY! GRRRRRRR! Now I must smash you with my Huge Forehead!!!!! Next Dion audition as new Geico spokesman.
From Eklunds twitter... Just heard that former NHL Coach Mike Keenan is joining MSG as pre- and post-game analyst on Rangers games.
Oh... and I don't pick GOATS for MY team. STAR - Daryl Sutter for masterminding a 3rd round playoff team.
Here's what the lineups will look like:
David Moss - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla Nigel Dawes - Daymond Langkow - Rene Bourque Curtis Glencross - Craig Conroy - Dustin Boyd Fredrik Sjostrom - Eric Nystrom - Brandon Prust
Dion Phaneuf - Robyn Regehr Jay Bouwmeester - Mark Giordano Adam Pardy - Staffan Kronwall
Cory Sarich did not skate again today. He is "status quo" according to Brent Sutter. Foot issues continue.
For the Canucks:
Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alex Burrows Sergei Shirokov - Ryan Kesler - Mikael Samuelsson Mason Raymond - Kyle Wellwood - Steve Bernier Darcy Hordichuk - Ryan Johnson - Rick Rypien
Willie Mitchell - Sami Salo Kevin Bieksa - Alex Edler Shane O'Brien - Christian Erhoff
There was some question as to whether or not Bieksa (groin/lower body issue) and Rypien (flu) would be good to go tonight, but indications are both players are set to go.
October 01 2009, 02:11PM
"Maybe it's because he had been playing in Phoenix and no one saw him doing yeoman's work on a team that the term "doomed" doesn't even begin to accurately describe." - TLP
If you will excuse me, I am going to go tend to the City of Glendale which has taken a direct shot to the face.
I will be laughing as I do it mind you.
GameDayB!TCH! WTF!?
"And [Giordano] was fine for part of a season the following year."
He was indeed! I assume the 'part' you are referring to is the part where he *wasn't* rotting in the pressbox while Andrei Zyuzin and David Hale drove every Flames fan up the goddamn wall.
Sutter had 7 d-men on 1-way deals before Giordano elected in summer '07 to play elsewhere. I'd say Gio sensibly determined that -- again -- he wouldn't be getting a regular NHL shift on account of other contracts.
Also, he didn't come back from Russia a short time later. Unlike 50+% of the North Americans who have gone over there to play, he actually stayed for the entire season, and treated it as a learning and growing experience.
And, given events since he left (i.e. that Giordano has been quite capable and was missed when he was hurt last year; Eriksson and Hale both sucked balls; Boyd gets shuffled around precisely because of his 2-way deal; etc. etc. etc.), I'd say there's been very little doubt about who made the big mistake.
In other words, Two Line Pass, I heartily disagree with your take. Don't like the fact that Giordano went to Russia? Blame Darryl Sutter's love of past-their-prime defencemen with no obvious redeeming qualities.
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GameDayB!TCH! WTF!? WHERE'S THE FIRE DRILL!!??
writing it as we speak.
Nice picks....I'm going with Iggy as the hero and Kiprusoff as the goat. Calgary's fortunes are going to be on the back of Iginla and the PP, because not even a defence with 28, 4, and 3 on it is going to help a tender that's on the decline.
Also, you've probably heard this before, but your logo (Flames Nation) looks like it was borrowed from a Communist Workers rally. I'm surprised the local federales in Cowtown haven't jacked you guys up on your logo.
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Reading Interests:
Certainly the center of my reading is science fiction. And most of my writing (book reviews and columns for the likes of Locus, Black Gate, and SF Site) is about Science Fiction and Fantasy. And I edit Best of the Year anthologies of SF and Fantasy stories for Prime Books. (See my anthologies page, though I update it too rarely.) But I also read a great deal of mainstream fiction, mysteries, historical fiction, popular science, even some romance and poetry.
A Brief List of Favorite Authors:
SF: Gene Wolfe, Ursula Le Guin, David Brin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Bruce Sterling, Iain M. Banks, Greg Egan, Samuel R. Delany.
Mainstream: Robertson Davies, Anthony Powell, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Michael Chabon, Penelope Fitzgerald, A.S. Byatt, Vladimir Nabokov, Jorge Luis Borges, Nicholson Baker, Rudyard Kipling, David Carkeet. (The alert reader will note how many of those have "crossover tendencies". (All except Powell and Fitzgerald, I'd say.))
Mysteries: Anne Perry, Robert Barnard, Bill James, William Marshall, Ellis Peters, Robert B. Parker, Georges Simenon, Donald Westlake.
Regencies: Georgette Heyer above all, Jo Beverly, Rosemary Edghill.
Historical Fiction: Dorothy Dunnett, Cecelia Holland, Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell.
Poetry: Wallace Stevens, W. B. Yeats, Philip Larkin
Reviews by me:
I've written many reviews by now. Some appeared in the SFF-Net and DM newsgroups, or on Usenet at rec.arts.sf.reviews, and I've put copies here. I also spent some years reviewing for Dave Truesdale's excellent short fiction review 'zine, Tangent, which is now online at Tangent Online. However, as of the February 2002 issue, my short fiction review efforts have been concentrated on being one of two short fiction reviewers (the other is the Gardner Dozois) for Locus, the "newspaper of the Science Fiction field". I also write occasional book reviews for Locus, as well as for Black Gate and SF Site. Previously I wrote a review column for the unfortunately short-lived British magazine 3SF. I did reviews for the last few issues of Dave Felts' small SF magazine Maelstrom SF, (sadly, also defunct). I've done a lot of reviewing for SF Site. Some of the reviews listed here are located at SF Site, and the link will take you there. The most recent three or four reviews (not counting the SF Site reviews) are marked with a .
Kingsley Amis, A Biography, by Eric Jacobs
The Twinkling of an Eye, by Brian W. Aldiss
Non-Stop, by Brian W. Aldiss
Hothouse, by Brian W. Aldiss
For Love and Glory, by Poul Anderson
The Last Hawk, by Catherine Asaro
The Radiant Seas, by Catherine Asaro The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov
Second Contact, by J. D. Austin
Sky Coyote, by Kage Baker
The Anvil of the World, by Kage Baker
Recursion, by Tony Ballantyne
Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Feersum Endjinn, by Iain M. Banks
Use of Weapons, by Iain M. Banks
The Seedling Stars, by James Blish
Death and the Chaste Apprentice, by Robert Barnard
In the Hall of the Martian King, by John Barnes
The Prophecy Machine, by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Prince of Christler-Coke, by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Sword and Sorceress XIX, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Brightness Reef, by David Brin
Kiln People, by David Brin
Godplayers, by Damien Broderick
K-Machines, by Damien Broderick
Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cetaganda, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Malignos, by Richard Calder
Future on Ice, edited by Orson Scott Card
Voice of Our Shadow, by Jonathan Carroll
The Wooden Sea, by Jonathan Carroll
The Fortunate Fall, by Raphael Carter
Dossier, by Stepan Chapman
The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke
Appleseed, by John Clute
The Monsters of Morley Manor, by Bruce Coville
Mars Probes, edited by Peter Crowther
Satan is a Mathematician, by Keith Allen Daniels
The Avram Davidson Treasury, edited by Robert Silverberg and Grania Davis
The Boss in the Wall, by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis
The Cunning Man, by Robertson Davies
Strange Trades, by Paul Di Filippo
Beyond Lies the Wub and The Father Thing, by Philip K. Dick
The Game-Players of Titan, by Philip K. Dick
The Stars Asunder, by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald
Time and the Gods, by Lord Dunsany
Permutation City, by Greg Egan
Report to the Men's Club and Other Stories, by Carol Emshwiller
The Mount, by Carol Emshwiller
The Well of Lost Plots, by Jasper Fforde
Something Rotten, by Jasper Fforde
The Blue Flower, by Penelope Fitzgerald
Memoranda, by Jeffrey Ford
The Sweetheart Season, by Karen Joy Fowler
The Moon Maid and Other Fantastic Adventures, by R. Garcia y Robertson
Hunted, by James Alan Gardner
Vigilant, by James Alan Gardner
Radiant, by James Alan Gardner
New Worlds, edited by David Garnett
A Secret History and Carthage Ascendant, by Mary Gentle
Halfway Human, by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Hopeful Monsters, by Hiromi Goto
Past Imperfect, edited by Martin Harry Greenberg and Larry Segriff
Silicon Dreams, edited by Martin Harry Greenberg and Larry Segriff
Sol's Children, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg
Apprentice Fantastic, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Russell Davis
My Favorite Science Fiction Story, edited by Martin Harry Greenberg
The Coming, by Joe Haldeman
Old Twentieth, by Joe Haldeman
Travel Arrangements, by M. John Harrison
The Door Into Summer, by Robert A. Heinlein
Stark's Crusade, by John G. Hemry
Outward Bound, by James P. Hogan
Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart
A Scattering of Jades, by Alexander C. Irvine
Deepdrive, by Alexander Jablokov
The Xenocide Mission, by Ben Jeapes
Deep Secret, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Merlin Conspiracy, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones
Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories, by James Patrick Kelly
Corrupting Dr. Nice, by John Kessel
The Gammage Cup, by Carol Kendall
Yanked!, by Nancy Kress
Witpunk, edited by Claude Lalumière and Marty Halpern
The Leopard, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa
The Leaky Establishment, by David Langford
Gifts, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Gun, with Occasional Music, by Jonathan Lethem
The Silk Code, by Paul Levinson
4 Stories, by Kelly Link
The Best of Xero, edited by Pat and Dick Lupoff
Claremont Tales II, by Richard A. Lupoff
The Light Princess, by George MacDonald
Voyages by Starlight, by Ian R. MacLeod
The Light Ages, by Ian R. MacLeod
The Star Fraction, by Ken MacLeod
The Stone Canal, by Ken MacLeod
The Sky Road, by Ken MacLeod
Such a Pretty Face, edited by Lee Martindale
Shrine of Stars: The Third Book of Confluence, by Paul J. McAuley
Ares Express, by Ian McDonald
The Collapsium, by Wil McCarthy
Lost in Transmission, by Wil McCarthy
Souls in the Great Machine, by Sean McMullen
To Hold Infinity, by John Meaney
Cold Iron, by Melisa Michaels
Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville
The Covenant, by Modean Moon
Starlight 2, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
His Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik
H.M.S. Surprise, by Patrick O'Brian
The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien
Other Voices, Other Doors, by Patrick O'Leary
If Lions Could Speak and Other Stories, by Paul Park
Traitor's Gate, by Anne Perry
Venusberg, by Anthony Powell
The Extremes, by Christopher Priest
Chasm City, by Alastair Reynolds
Century Rain, by Alastair Reynolds
Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds
Paragaea, by Chris Roberson
Pavane, by Keith Roberts
Point of Honour, by Madeleine E. Robins
Blue Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Frek and the Elixir, by Rudy Rucker
Extremes, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Next of Kin, by Eric Frank Russell
Journey to Fusang, by William Sanders
J., by William Sanders
Smoke, by William Sanders
Redshift, edited by Al Sarrantonio
Telzey Amberdon, by James H. Schmitz
Permanence, by Karl Schroeder
The Engine of Recall, by Karl Schroeder
Lady of Mazes, by Karl Schroeder
Chimera, by Will Shetterly
Far Horizons, edited by Robert Silverberg
Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak
Ilium, by Dan Simmons
Cavalcade, by Alison Sinclair
Tik-Tok, by John Sladek
The Crown and Court Duet, by Sherwood Smith
A King of Infinite Space, by Allen Steele
Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson
Holy Fire, by Bruce Sterling
Singularity Sky, by Charles Stross
The Atrocity Archives, by Charles Stross
The Clan Corporate, by Charles Stross
Dreaming in Smoke, by Tricia Sullivan
The Year of Our War, by Steph Swainston
No Present Like Time, by Steph Swainston
Bones of the Earth, by Michael Swanwick
Spotted Lily, by Anna Tambour
Household Gods, by Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove
Darkspawn, by Lois Tilton
The Silver Gryphon, edited by Gary Turner and Marty Halpern
Emphyrio, by Jack Vance
Night Lamp, by Jack Vance
Leviathan 2: The Legacy of Boccaccio, edited by Jeff VanderMeer and Rose Secrest
Leviathan Three, edited by Jeff VanderMeer and Forrest Aguirre
Being Dead, by Vivian Vande Velde
Wizard at Work, by Vivian Vande Velde
Tangled Up in Blue, by Joan D. Vinge
A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge
Night of Madness, by Lawrence Watt-Evans
The Wizard Lord, by Lawrence Watt-Evans
This is the Year Zero, by Andrew Weiner
Succession, by Scott Westerfeld
Snake Agent, by Liz Williams
The Praxis, by Walter Jon Williams
The Sundering, by Walter Jon Williams
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories, by Connie Willis
Passage, by Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
Paul, the Mind of the Apostle, by A. N. Wilson
Bios, by Robert Charles Wilson
Blind Lake, by Robert Charles Wilson
Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
In Green's Jungles, by Gene Wolfe
30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction, edited by Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert
The Grand Tour, by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Night Train to Rigel, by Timothy Zahn
Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny
This Immortal, by Roger Zelazny
Time-Gifts, Impossible Encounters, and Seven Touches of Music, by Zoran Zivkovic
Book Stores: I like buying books online, mainly for the great selection. Three I can particularly recommend are:
Amazon Books
Amazon UK, invaluable as a source for British books, so often not available in the US.
Advanced Book Exchange, This is a great way to find used books: they search the databases of many used book stores, and provide email forms to contact the book stores which have the book you want.
SF-Related: (these are from the Science Fiction category of my bookmarks, though the SF relationship may at times be tenuous):
SFF Net Our hosts. Lots of authors have home pages here. (Not to mention non-authors like yours truly.) In addition, there is a lot of neat discussion going on at the SFF-Net Newsgroups.
Tangent An excellent SF short fiction review magazine, founded by Dave Truesdale and now edited by Chris Markwyn. I formerly was an active contributor to these pages.
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database This site seems to have a record of every SF story ever published. Well, not quite, but they're trying.
Archon I'm not a big con-goer, but I have started attending a couple fairly local conventions: Archon is held in Collinsville, IL, every October (just in time for my birthday), and ConQuest is held Memorial Day Weekend in Kansas City.
SF Site Perhaps the most comprehensive SF-related site I've ever seen: it has lots of worthwhile content of its own, including plenty of timely book reviews. (I have also been contributing reviews to SF Site.)
Best SF Mark Watson's fine site attempts to briefly review much of the short SF published, as well as provide links to much of the short SF available online.
Strange Horizons Another very fine online SF venture. (Niall Harrison is the editor in chief, and the senior fiction editor is Jed Hartman.)
Locus Online Locus is the best known newsmagazine of the SF field, and its online incarnation, run by Mark Kelly (who seems to read and review more SF short fiction than I do, even), includes plenty of neat stuff not in the print version. I add immodestly that I have contributed some stuff to the online version of Locus, specifically a few short fiction review columns. (And as of the February 2002 issue, I will be one of two new short fiction reviewers (with Nick Gevers) for the print edition of Locus.)
Black Gate A brand new High Fantasy magazine, published by former SF Site editor John O'Neill, with Dave Truesdale as fiction editor. I have contributed some reviews and a long essay I'm rather proud of.
The Speculative Literature Foundation Here is the Foundation's mission statement: To promote literary quality in speculative fiction, by encouraging promising new writers, assisting established writers, facilitating the work of quality magazines and small presses in the genre, and developing a greater public appreciation of speculative fiction. There website has lots of interesting resources, and also includes webbed versions of my end of the year short fiction summaries.
The Internet Review of Science Fiction This is a new online SF critical 'zine, run by John Frost. I have a feature in the fourth issue (April 2004). There are excellent regular short fiction reviews by Bluejack, and there have been several other fine features.
News on the Web: Lots of newspapers have web sites, and there are some decent web-based news sources. These are the ones I use most regularly:
Salon, an online magazine with a literary and political focus.
Slate, an online magazine with a decidedly political focus, edited by Michael Kinsley.
The New York Times, their online edition is free. A very fine newspaper.
The Wall Street Journal, their online edition is =not= free. But I actually pay for it. A very useful newspaper.
Arts and Letters Daily, a wonderful "portal" site, providing a daily update of fascinating links to Web articles on the subjects of, basically, Arts and Letters.
Miscellaneous Fun Stuff: These are a few miscellaneous sites which I enjoy:
James Lileks' Bleat, I don't do very much reading of Weblogs (Blogs), but Mitch Wagner pointed me at this wonderful one, and I've grown quite attached to it.
WWW Bible Gateway, searchable online texts of five English language Bible translations, as well as at least five other languages.
PGA Tour Home Page, only of interest if you follow professional golf, but this is the best constructed site of its nature that I have seen. Live scoring of PGA events, stats for the three PGA tours, feature articles.
Anthony Powell Resources Page, Powell is my favorite author, and this is a wonderful page on him, put together by Keith Marshall. Well-organized, and full of great information.
The Jane Austin Home Page, people are always asking about the famous writer Jane Austin. Here's a neat page.
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FERRON - Wilma Darlene Perkins Daniels, age 82, passed away Jan. 19, 2013 in Ferron, Utah. She was born May 6, 1930 to Thomas F. Ross and Clora Crabtree in Pine Knot, Ky. She married Jack A. Perkins on July 25, 1947 in Whitley City, Ky. Jack passed away on Oct. 29, 1991. She later married Grant P. Daniels on April 19, 2002 in Huntington, Utah.
 Wilma grew up during the hard times of the depression, where early on in life she learned the value of hard work and the necessity of pulling her own weight. For several years her family would move between Kentucky and Florida following the fruit and vegetable harvests picking wherever they could. She carried this work ethic on into every aspect of her life, whether it was keeping a home, raising her children, as a beautician, driving a school bus, giving loving care to her mother and our father and two other ladies during their last days, The Manti Temple, at the Emery County Care Center, or the Museum of the San Rafael, she always gave it her all.
 Wilma was a devoted wife, mother, and friend. She was easy to get along with and made friends wherever she went. Mom was loved by all who knew her because she was honest and didn't say a bad thing about anyone. She was fiercely independent and had a stubborn streak. When she made up her mind she wasn't going to change it.
 Wilma was a very meticulous individual who always spoke her mind. She always looked on the bright side of things and took pleasure in reading Louis L'Amour books.
She truly enjoyed a good joke and loved sitting around the table visiting with family and friends and spending quality time with them especially when they were kids. Her kids are going to miss her blackberry cobbler, and chicken and dumplings. Wilma was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and worked at the Manti LDS Temple for four years.
 A tribute here has to be given to her husband Grant Daniels. Without Grant's loving and tender care, Mom would have lived in the nursing home for many of her last years. We appreciate all his hard work.
 She is survived by her husband, Grant P. Daniels; children: Kirk (Kathy) Perkins of Ferron, Utah, Thomas Perkins of Apache Junction, Ariz., and Chet (Baina) Perkins of Piqua, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
 Preceded in death by her parents; her first husband; children: Cathie Maynes and Susan Dieter; one brother; and four sisters.
 A viewing will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. at Fausett Mortuary (720 North Center Street in Castle Dale, Utah). Funeral Services will be held at a later date in Ohio. Interment will be in the Smith Cemetery in Christiansburg, Ohio. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guest book and share memories of Wilma at www.fausettmortuary.com.


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