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Saturday, November 26, 2011
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beautiful! happy birthday. i love the pink ornaments.ReplyDelete
Happy birthday/ start of Christmas! You look adorable in the last pics :) I always thought white Christmas trees were tacky but you've completely converted me! I love the vintage glass baubles too ;)ReplyDelete
happy birthday! the last photo is so cute. I'm alllll for getting Christmas started early!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! That's such a fun tradition and your tree is so pretty. I love how the vintage ornaments stand out against the white tree.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! :)ReplyDelete
What a fantastic outfit! Love your coat. You're so lucky that you live in a beautiful place like Portland- those leaves are amazing.ReplyDelete
The tree is so beautiful! Happy belated birthday! :)ReplyDelete
beautiful tree and amazing outfit. and happy birthday too :)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!!! xoxoReplyDelete
looks like you had a fun birthday! i think we have the same exact tree! we decided we wanted a prelit tree this year and since we already had a green tree we went with white!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 4:31 PM
happy birthday! love the white tree and your outfit!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday. I have always wanted a white tree. Maybe this year will be the year...ReplyDelete
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What a nice tradition for your birthday Abi ~ I hope you had a good one. I really love your photos as well; particularly the decorated Christmas tree and the last outfit one with all the leaves. How pretty! Plus, it's so cute how your shoes match. :D
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Happy birthday! very cute treeReplyDelete
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I have this very same tree. I'm so excited to put it together tonight. The past two days all I've done is cut out snowflakes and taped them to my living room walls, so it should look really wintry in there by this weekend. :)ReplyDelete
This is so cute! I love your Christmas tree!ReplyDelete
how lovely. i love family traditions.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Love the darker hair.... :)ReplyDelete
and wow, a WHITE Christmas tree.
- firstname.lastname@example.com 29, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Hi Abi..ReplyDelete
the clogs look very cute on you ...happy birthday
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Your decorations looks awesome! And I just pinned your outfit to my fashion pinterest board, haha! Its so cute! xoReplyDelete
Your tree is beautiful! And, the outfit rocks as well. I hope to see you at Sunday's Portland Blogger's Meet-up!ReplyDelete
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Such beautiful photos.
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NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Coker softball team dropped a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader to Newberry College on Wednesday (Apr. 16) at the Smith Road Complex.
Game number one was a defensive battle, with only one run scored in the second inning. Unfortunately for the Cobras, the run was scored by the Wolves which would be enough for the 1-0 game one victory.
Lauren Phillips (9-11) would be hit with the loss, after giving up one run on just two hits in six innings of work.
In game number two, Newberry jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after two innings. Coker would respond with one run in the top of the fourth, but the Wolves scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth and tacked on three more runs in the fifth to capture the 9-1 win in five innings.
Tyresha Ellis was responsible for Cokers' lone run in game two, after a homerune to left center.
Tabitha Allen (4-7) would be marked with the loss, after giving up nine runs on ten hits in 4.2 innings.
Coker will return home this Saturday (Apr. 19) to host Anderson (S.C.) in their final home series of the season. Game number one will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by game two at 3:00.


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Those ordained last spring are about to renew their promises at this month's Chrism Mass. Now that nearly 10 months have come and gone, will those priestly promises asked at this year's Chrism Mass be heard differently from when the newly ordained made promises at their ordination? The honeymoon is probably over. The new vestments are safely placed back in their garment bags, the family and friends who came into town are long gone, and many of the "firsts" are over, albeit Holy Week and Easter. The excitement of the ordination and first Mass has probably waned.
Upon arrival at his first assignment, a newly ordained priest is seen only as the priest. The man is no longer the seminarian who became a priest, he is the priest. Parishioners tend not to think about the timing of his ordination, the "office" of Priesthood is their reference more than the person. To the parishioner, he is the priest — and all the expectations parishioners have for a seasoned priest are placed upon this young man; all the expectations of the "office" are his as well. A significant moment that many newly ordained men feel is when it really dawns on them, "I am a priest."
The first weeks, as they do the circuit of First Masses, there are so many concelebrants that one newly ordained priest said "if I don't celebrate this Mass validly, I am sure one of my confreres standing here with me is doing it right." Maybe once there are no more concelebrated "first" Masses and the newly ordained is standing in the foyer for the Sunday morning 8 a.m. Mass, waiting to begin, it dawns on him, "This is not going to start until I give the high sign to the cantor to begin the gathering hymn." There is no emcee guiding him down the aisle, no string of priests in front any more. They are all off doing their thousandth Mass. The newly ordained priest who has stood in the pews his entire life waiting for the priest to arrive for Mass now realizes, "I have arrived."
For him, these last 240 +/- days have been filled with many moments of pastoral ministry and many Masses (probably one a day if not more, due to multiple weekend Masses plus weddings and funerals). Hundreds of times already the newly ordained man has said "Do this in memory of Me." These past few months have been a time to live out the "doing" part. Presiding at Eucharist is the easy part: the routine, the familiar, the predictable. By no means am I minimizing its impact and the graces. Celebrating Mass is a significant part of what we do; so much so that the newly ordained priest's First Mass is as celebratory as the ordination the previous day. The routine and familiarity of Mass is a welcome moment in the week compared to the non-predictability of the rest of the week.
What about the other firsts of the newly ordained. How do they mark time, or how do those moments become integrated into his ministry? Many of us may remember our first baptism and/or first confession or first anointing but cannot remember who we baptized or buried last month. Hopefully the "doing" of the ministry in memory of Christ does not mitigate the richness that lies within each moment. It is difficult to keep the passion alive or the memory alive (when our own memory is faulty).
What also reminds the newly ordained that he has "arrived" is that first ungraced moment that can also be memorable. There is that dark side of ministry: the first nasty letter, the first phone slammed down as the parishioner did not like the answer. The first time feeling shunned, being dismissed. These are never easy moments. It does make us pause and realize that this comes with ministry too. When Christ said "Do this in memory of Me," we need to remember that He was shunned, ridiculed, and gossiped about. Not everyone wanted Him to show up either. It all comes with the territory.
It is not easy to deal with these moments, whether newly ordained or not so newly ordained. Have you ever wondered about the terminology for ordination rituals as we pass on the priesthood to another? It is so interesting that we call it imposition. The ordinand's invitation typically invites everyone to witness "the imposition of hands by the Most Reverend X." This imposition of hands is a beautiful ancient ritual, grounded in Scripture; the disciples conferred the ministry on the next generation through this simple gesture, passing on the tradition. It is a graced moment, a transforming moment. But we should not be fooled by its seeming simplicity or the pageantry that now accompanies it — a grand liturgy with dozens of priests, one after the other, solemnly imposing their hands on the ordinand's head. It is anything but simple.
There is an aspect of the ritual of imposition of the hands that we overlook. We must remember that it is precisely that — an imposition! God is imposing something on this man. God is placing a burden on him. God is bothering him to do something. God is saying, "May I ask a favor? I hate to impose, but I have a kingdom that needs to come." God is imposing a great burden on him and a great responsibility. A great burden is imposed as priest after priest files past the ordinand, passing on the burden to him. Maybe there is relief by the veteran priests that another person is here to share the burden. The more there are to share it, the easier it is. We are yoking ourselves to one another to share the joys and the sorrows.
Like Christ, we all get exhausted by the burden imposed on us. No matter the joys that come from priesthood, all of us occasionally need to escape alone to a place to get away from everyone or to just take a rest from the burden. Christ escaped now and then, so we certainly have permission to do so as well. Priesthood is forever, and the needs of the kingdom are going to be there forever. Some of the burdens can wait until tomorrow. There will always be more sick to heal, more dead to bury, more lowly to lift up, more hungry to fill with good things, more mercy to share with each generation, more Eucharist to share. As long as there is ministry to do in memory of Him — there will need to be priesthood and a priest to "do it in memory of Him. Because priesthood will never be exhausted, ministry can be so exhausting.
It is that exhaustion that reminds us how finite all of us are to do this infinite ministry. We all go to bed on countless nights, knowing all that remains to be done in memory of Him. Yet, just as each priest passed on the burden to the next generation, each priest's presence on the day of ordination is a sign and symbol of fraternity as well. No one of us can do this ministry alone. A litany of saints were called upon at ordination to be there in the hope that every priest will see himself listed in that communion line of saints to be there for other priests and, most especially, for the newly ordained. One newly ordained priest shared what a big shift it was for him going from a seminary with many fellow seminarians with whom to share a beer, have a conversation, etc., to a life where the access to friends was so different. Though parishioners are friendly and kind (for the most part) in many ways, they are not meant to be our friends to share the burden. (Fortunately, some do.) They are the people we serve, and it is hard to balance the boundary between friend and parishioner. Priests gather at another's ordination to impose the burden, but also to share the fraternal kiss of welcome. Hopefully they will be there for the newly ordained once the Mass has ended and all have gone in peace.
Christ did not do the ministry alone. He had 12 apostles, 72 disciples, and Mary, Martha and Lazarus to whom He escaped. Even on the day He died, He had a Simon.
Whether one is ordained a day or a lifetime, no matter how many different parishes, or how many countless Masses, baptisms, reconciliations and funerals, there is one constancy and that is Christ, in whose memory we do this.
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Dubai: South African Hashim Amla on Monday became the first batsman since Ricky Ponting to head both Test and ODI rankings at the same time in the latest ICC charts.
Amla leads a number of South Africa players who continue to make impressive gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings.
South Africa players now head the ICC Test Player Rankings tables for batting, bowling and all-rounders after the side's 211-run win over Pakistan in the first Test at Johannesburg on Monday, which gave it a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn has broken the 900-rating points barrier for the second time in his career to retain his number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, and Jacques Kallis still heads the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders.
Steyn now has 908 ratings points, the best by a Test bowler since Muttiah Muralitharan reached the same rating in July 2008 against India. Steyn last broke the 900-ratings points barrier in November 2011 after the Cape Town Test against Australia. He now sits alongside ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Alan Davidson of Australia in 13th position on the Reliance ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating.
Amla has taken over the number-one position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsman for the first time in his career, after entering the Johannesburg Test trailing Australia captain Michael Clarke by just one ratings point.
He has moved to top spot after knocks of 37 and 74 not out, and now sits on 895 ratings points, which is his career-best rating.
Amla, who was short-listed for the ICC Cricketer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012, now heads both the Test and ODI batting tables. He is the first man since former Australia captain Ponting in December 2007 to do so.
Amla, reacting to his number-one Test ranking, said, "I am surprised and happy with my position as the No.1 ranked Test batsman. However, I'm also mindful that rankings change quite regularly.
"It's been a great year for our squad, and to be honest I still don't think that I am the best batsman in our team. What has been most pleasing though for us has been the all-round contribution from everyone in the squad that has been the main reason for our success over the last few years.
"Needless to say, it is always easier to be at the top of your game and successful when you are part of a winning team. Dale and Jacques have been tireless workhorses for the Proteas and continue to consistently put in quality performances for our team, it is no wonder that they are at the top of the bowling and all-rounder rankings."
South Africa vice-captain AB de Villiers has achieved a career-best fourth position in the batting rankings after knocks of 31 and 103 not out, and Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has broken into the top 10 for the first time in his career in 10th position (up by three).
Player of the match in the Johannesburg Test, Steyn, has broken the 900-rating points barrier for the second time in his career in the bowling rankings, thanks to spells of six for eight and five for 52.
Other bowlers to make upward movements are Jacques Kallis in 29th (up by four) and Mohammad Hafeez in 48th (up by eight).
Kallis continues to head the all-rounders' list, but Hafeez has broken into the top 10 after jumping three places to 10th.


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Paul and John, we met at K-cap a few years back.
Hello everybody.
Your call for participation in the ontolex workgroup addresses an issue that has been my main concern with RDF and OWL and most of the tools operating with it. I have been building a framework that allows RDF import/export but in order to correlate different languages (change the appropriate rdfs:label) there has to be much a much more elaborate structure supporting this unless you want to rely on a mapping tool (RDF-translator?).
The structures to support this are interwoven with concept nodes of the RDF framework type and link inter-language synonyms (or synonymic phrases) (we call them SYNTRANS relations), then branch out into their compositions (syntactic presentations). Each of the layers of course has their own SYNTRANS relations.
What results is a true semantic network with the ability to generate phrases in any 'learned' language or recognize concepts (even concepts that are described in whole sentences) in any language (incl. multiple alphabets and/or containing coding systems), even if the input consists of each word in a different language.
Unfortunately it does not lend itself very well to RDF style sharing.
We are running at the moment 4 syntactic forms (noun-, adjectival-, verbal- and adverbial forms) that each link to their specific concepts (with SYNTRANS to their corresponding syntactic forms in different languages). Each syntactic form relates to its head concept in a particular way (certain class on semantic relations). Each syntactic form contains all script forms representing that form in a particular language (e.g. syntactic roles case, plurality, gender …). There are multiple adjectival forms that are semantically linked to different roots (e.g. 'purchased' as in 'purchased goods' is linked to the noun form while 'purchasing' as in 'purchasing party' is linked to the verb form, the verb form is linked to the noun form).
Once you get further away from the syntactical nodes the nodes are effectively language independent RDF exportable nodes. You can pick each one and request it to be presented in a language and in the syntactic role that is needed to generate a sentence, reversely it is recognized within a search input and identifies the best matching nodes and can generate a semantic network graph representing the input. I can send you some examples if you like.
In terms of use cases: I can see.
• Obviously ontology based machine translation.
• Lexicon style explanation of terms, even interactively. The system can generate an explanation and if not clear, modify the explanation with simpler terms or different wording, depending on the depth of the semantic network.
• Rephrasing of a concept (assist in human based translation)
• Recognition of a story and correlation to known knowledge or flagging of unknown or conflicting knowledge (I really like this feature)
• Supplementing of concepts from, e.g. a news story, with knowledge collected from other sources.
• Identification of content not mentioned. ( a form of supplementing that can be explored to indicate that content has been purposely or not – omitted)
The multi-language feature greatly assists in seeding our system. Through the exploration of word-lists or dictionaries, the mapping of single words in one language to complex terms in another greatly assisted in building up common semantic relations. The more languages the merrier! I think Ed Hovy was presenting some report in that direction a few years back.
It would not take much to synthesize speech with the generated output. The syntactic forms we store contain IPA presentations (another thing you might want to think about).
We had a meeting with a voice recognition group recently and talked about a piece of hardware that can reliably transform spoken word into IPA or some other coded form than that becomes an input that can be SYNTRANS'ed.
Then, provided enough CPU power, we are talking true Babelfisch. You will be picking up the phone in the US, speak English into it, have a conference call with a Russian, German and Chinese, each hearing and speaking in their own languages simultaneously, even looking at the same corresponding web pages in their own languages.
What has been recognized as a great danger of this technology is what its biggest asset is also, it will eventually settle on the basic truth and that might be very uncomfortable for a lot of people. Whoever controls it controls what is publicly known (as with other media).
So, this hopefully didn't sound as much like a sales-pitch as me stating that I have spent quite some time on the subject of language representation in ontology/lexica, as well as machine generated presentation of the concepts.
I hope this experience can be useful to this group.


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San Diego Comic Con 2009: Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Conventions, Interviews, Dark Horse Comics, Independent,
In case you're one of the
richer people in this world (myself not included, very much to my dismay), you are probably attending this year's San Diego Comic Con at the end of the month. Due to my masochism, I'll be aiding you in your panel and booth decisions.
First up are the award-winning twins from Brazil, Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, who may not have a booth this year, but will be at a few panels:
Thursday, July 23rd: 6:00 -7:00 Vertigo New Ongoing Series/Crime Line? (Room 5AB)
Friday, July 24th: 5:30-6:30 Vertigo: View of the Future? (Room 5AB)
Friday, July 24th: 12:30-1:30pm Spotlight on Fabio Moon (Room 10)
Now go have some geeky, nerdish fun on my behalf.
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Zack Whedon Pens Dr. Horrible Comic for Dark Horse
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Reviews, Dark Horse Comics,
As grueling as it is to wait week after week for Wednesday for come (sometimes longer, depending upon which comics you get), MySpace and Dark Horse teamed up to get you through it. What makes it even better is when writers like Zack Whedon present great Dr. Horrible comics like this month's Penny: Keep Your Head Up.
Although I thoroughly enjoy anything with a Whedon attached to it, this comic ought to have some sort of warning label for it. Not only does the premise bring a frown to your face (centering around events in Penny's life prior to her death), but the fact that everything Penny does for others makes you feel as if you have completely failed as a human being.
Despite having nearly gone through a few tissues, the comic is sweet and ends on a very cute note! You can find the comic at MySpace Dark Horse Presents.
Becky Cloonan and Vasilis Lolos Deliver Buffy Without Buffy
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Reviews, Dark Horse Comics,
June marked the first month in which Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight took a break from the familiar faces we have fallen in (and out) of love with to introduce the human-vampire co-existence brought upon by Harmony. American Virgin writer Becky Cloonan writes up the parallel story, titled Tales of the Vampires: The Thrill, as Grecian artist Vasilis Lolos (The Pirates of Coney Island) provides Buffyverse readers with a very colorful and crisp world very new to them.
The issue introduces the protagonist of this one-shot, Jacob, a morose teenager (surprise) with Xander's geek factor and Riley's desperation. As vampires are now accepted and assimilated in society, Jacob quickly illustrates the long-chronicled allure of vampire lust. Merely "just want[ing] to feel something" (again, very reminiscent of Riley's arc in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five), Jacob catapults farther into the world he longs for with the help of a student new to town.
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Review- The Umbrella Academy
Posted by Todd Matthy Categories: Reviews, Dark Horse Comics,
Wacky, weird, and wonderful, The Umbrella Academy was the surprise hit of last year. Created and written by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite is the story of a group of children spontaneously born at the moment "Tusslin Tom" Gurney knocked out the space squid from Rigel X-9 with an atomic flying elbow. (I told you it was weird). Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves, who along with his talking chimp Pogo, adopts seven of the children, who he trains as superheroes at the Umbrella Academy.
I'm not a fan of My Chemical Romance (I'm more of a classic/hard rock kind of guy), so I thought nothing of this title when it first debuted on Free Comic Book Day. But, when people like Grant Morrison are saying it's one of the best books out there, my curiosity gets piqued, so I decided to check out the first trade paperback. What I found was a mix of the plot of Rising Stars, the familial dynamic of the Fantastic Four, and the weirdness of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol all dressed with a dark, expressionistic, art style.
The story's main thrust is Hargreeves has died and the team has reunited for the funeral. It is not a happy one, as the team must deal with not only an old villain's last plot, the family issues that tore them apart in the first place, the Orchestra Verdammten, who have composed a piece to destroy the world, and the revelation that their estranged non-powered sister Vanya is really the most powerful of them all. Add battles with the Eiffel Tower, a journey to the future, and a talking monkey professor, and you have one fun and unique book. I don't know what else to say other then you won't see anything like this from Marvel and DC.
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Here's A Quick Guide To Start Reading Comics
Posted by Kris Madden Categories: Collecting, Editorials, Reviews, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Wizard Entertainment,
1. Pickup A Graphic Novel
It can be hard to pick up a comic book for the first time. Many times you're reading about a character who has a history spanning the last fifty years, which can cause difficulty in understanding the plot line and character's motivations.
Graphic Novels are usually self-contained, meaning that in order to follow the plot and storyline, there is no prior comic book history knowledge required. All the characters, special powers, jargon, etc is all within the pages you hold in your hands.
If you like superhero stories with an edge, a great starting place is Watchmen. It was recently made into a film, so you can even get a headstart on your friends by reading the book, and surprise them with your clairvoyance.
Maybe you're not a fan of super-heroes and want something more indie-flavored. Blankets is beautiful book about teen angst and a long distance relationship in the early 90's grunge era. With quotes from songs by The Cure, it's a can't-miss.
And if you'd like something in between with superhero-like characters, an indie-edge, and a beautiful noir storyline; I'd suggest any of Frank Miller's Sin City books. While you may have seen the movie, which is a spectacular translation of the work to film, the comics will introduce you to the format and structure of graphic novels.
Whenever someone tells me they think that comics are for kids, I usually give them a graphic novel to read. Though comics began with kids in mind, it has since changed drastically to include all age groups. While these are my favorites to give to friends and family, feel free to pick out whatever you find interesting.
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Clear has been a popular to-do list for the iPhone thanks to Realmac Software's attention to its colorful, minimalistic, and easy-to-use interface. Now the same app, gesture actions included, is coming to Macs everywhere next Thursday, November 8. The same day, an update to the iPhone app, giving it iCloud support, will also be issued.
"Nearly all" of the gestural actions of the iPhone app will be ported to the Mac app, so the actions that you've become accustomed to on your iPhone, like swiping to complete, pinching to change lists, and other gestures will be translated into a cursor-friendly variation. For example, to create a new list item you can't part two items on a Mac with your fingers, but you can instead click between two list items. Likewise, crossing off a completed task on the Mac won't require you to swipe the item to the right. Instead you can click on the task to cross it off the list.
And since the desktop app has a much larger screen to work with, you'll be able to play around with a few extra bells and whistles not found on the iPhone app. For instance the Mac app allows you to open up more than one list at one time, and it also provides keyboard shortcuts for users wishing to avoid resorting to gesture-inspired controls altogether. Despite the screen size on other hand, the Mac app can't be maximized to fill up your Mac's screen. The size remains iPhone-sized.
iCloud support isn't the only feature that the iPhone app will be updated with on Thursday. Clear will add a new gesture that will enable you to swipe the edge of the screen to quickly switching to another list.
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"RHOM" star Marysol Patton's (left) gorgeous 76-year-old mother Elsa Patton (right) has stolen the show with her exotic beauty and sexy accent.
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The Philadelphia Flyers followed through, committing lots of money and several years to a 35-year-old, on-the-decline defenseman—and if nothing else, they made things tougher for their cross-state rival.
Mark Streit, acquired earlier this month from the New York Islanders, signed a four-year contract with the team that will count $5.25 million against the cap. That's $21 million overall. And those $21 million aren't going anywhere, because Streit is 35 years old.
Here's what Streit's contract probably means:
1. The Flyers' defense is marginally improved. They had one of the league's worst blue lines last season, and Streit is good enough to make at least something of a difference. He's not what he was a few years ago, but he's fine. The issue is that they dedicated all of their available funds—and then some—to a guy who likely won't be enough on his own. Maybe Luke Schenn improves and Kimmo Timonen plays like he's younger than 38. Maybe not. But no matter what, that's not a group of title-winning defenseman, and Philadelphia missed the playoffs last season.
2. Goodbye, Ilya Bryzgalov and Danny Briere. The signing puts Philadelphia about $7.8 million over next season's $64.3 million cap. In the absence of a trade where they dump money, the only obvious way the Flyers can make that work is to buy Bryzgalov ($5.67 million) and Briere ($6.5 million) out of their current deals. That'd take both off the salary cap and cost the Flyers a little more than $26 million total over the next 14 years.
3. Hello, Steve Mason. Owner Ed Snider said that a six-game sample size for Mason, who'd been terrible for nearly three years before the Flyers traded for him, was not too small. Looks like we'll find out if he's correct. Mason, barring another big-money goalie signing and subsequent salary dump from elsewhere, will start if and when Bryzgalov exits.
4. Kris Letang is going to be a billionaire. Maybe not literally, but every time a deal like this is signed, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman—who is very young and very good—watches his price go up. So, a small consolation to Flyers fans: Now the Penguins are a little more likely to trade him before next season.


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How To: Grout Tile
Maybe I'm the only person (at least over the age of three) who gets a kick out of making a mess, but I would still argue that grouting is the best part of a tiling job—and not just because you get to smear mud all over everything. Grouting tile is when everything starts to come together and your project stops looking like a collection of individual tiles and starts looking like a finished floor (or wall, or counter).
If you have an existing tile surface that needs re-grouting, here's some simple steps on how to grout tile. You will first need to remove the old grout compound. A grout saw or grout removal bit for a rotary tool like a Dremel are good options. If you're tiling a new surface, make sure all tiles are fully set before grouting.
There are different types of grout for different applications. Traditionally grout comes in "sanded" and "non-sanded" varieties; the latter being best suited for tile spaces less than 1/8″ wide. For the purposes of this tutorial on grouting tile, we're talking about the mix-it-yourself sanded grout.
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– Two buckets (one for mixing grout, one filled with clean water)
– Grout sponge
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Step 1. Mixing the Grout
When mixing grout, you'll want to follow the manufacturer's instructions, but here are a few additional tips. Pour about 3/4 of the recommended amount of water in the bucket and then add the grout. Once mixed, add the remaining water to achieve the desired consistency, which should look something like this. I find that working in smaller batches and hand mixing is best.
Step 2. Using a Float
Press the grout into the spaces between tiles by first moving the float across the spaces at a diagonal to make sure the grout line is filled.
Then do a second swipe over the top to clean off the excess.
Step 3. Removing the Excess
You now have a floor full of mud, but you know that fun can't last forever. After the grout sets for 15-30 minutes (you may have to work in sections if you have a large area to cover) wipe up the excess grout with water and sponge. Wait three hours and do it again, this time making sure there isn't excess grout on the tile or outside of the grout line. Also, change the water as often as necessary to keep things pretty clean.
Step 4. Wiping the Floor Clean
No matter how good you are with a sponge, once everything is dry (usually overnight) there will still be a grout haze on the floor. You'll be tempted to use a wet cloth to wipe it off, but if you do that you'll find yourself in a vicious grout-wiping cycle. A better idea is to use a dry towel, or perhaps your significant others sock (not that I would ever do that) to rub off any haze. The dust can then be swept up.
Learning how to grout tile is that easy. After everything dries I would recommend a good grout sealer.


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After a very long period of not caring much for Bleach, Im relieved to say Ive finally started to care for it again.
Despite the numerous epic battles in the past arcs, Bleach has been on a downhill trip for a long time in my opinion, the sole reason being the fact that theres simply been way too much fighting. Not only did the fighting increase, but the quality of each fight started to decrease as it all turned into a power-fest instead of tactical fights.
The fight with Aizen did not live up to the climax I had expected when I first realized Aizen was going to become a major villain. It was a stupid fight of powering up and explosions, my face was all meh through the whole thing.
Now however, the manga has taken a huge turn and gotten interesting again. Were back to actually seeing the characters from the past evolve (Id almost forgotten about them) and its great to see characters like Ishida playing important roles again. With Ichigo becoming so insanely overpowered and the enemies growing stronger all the time, the other characters like Renji, Sado and Rukia simply became irrelevant, hardly able to defeat Ichigos left-overs. Now he finds himself relying on them, which is a great turn of events.
The manga has also gotten me to care about Ichigo, which is something I have been finding difficult to do ever since the Soul Society arc finished. Besides getting major power-ups, his character-growth has been next to zero, theres been no change in his personality other then getting slightly darker and grimmer, its great to see him live a normal life again.
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Also, seeing Inoue again made me smile, god damnit did her breasts get bigger? She looks so freaking gorgeous now!
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Srsly... you can't write a manga only based in fights, you need some plot, even a basic and predictable one (Naruto for instance). Were are the answers that Kubo himself wrote.
Besides i got this feeling that Aizen and Urahara really know something more about the King... so, instead of close the plot holes, Kubo ends an arc with even more questions.
Seeing her walking by the school leaving amounts of boys reduced to ashes because of her hotness is so awesome...
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And unfortunately, that doesn't even cover half of what I felt was wrong with that battle. It's the one and only event that completely killed the entire arc for me. In fact, the pace of that battle and a lack of any real substance to it almost tempts me into believing that Kubo rushed it because he already plans on revisiting the same battle again (for the final time) sometime in the future. It's the only conceivable explanation I can think of on Kubo's behalf (aside from bad writing).
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After reading this chapter and carefully analyzing it I am beginning to get the feeling that the next chapter is going to be on the antagonist, and Tite Kubo changed his writing style slightly also Uryuu looked bad ass
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So all Kubo can come up with after a 2 week break is 2 chapters of fillerfuck schoolkids...
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No I don't give a crap about Orihime, the bitch should just be erased. The less space/time/bullshit hax in Bleach the better. Too bad she won't die because 1) Kubo has no balls to kill of protagonists, and 2) Kubo likes his hax characters so he can make convenient plotEscapes.
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Gaeloe needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 148 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Thai City Deals
We are launching a site in Thailand that is very similar to Groupon, a hugely popular site in the US.
The site targets people living in Bangkok and offers them to discover new places at unbeatable prices. We send a deal a day. If the minimum number of coupon sold is reached, then the deal is on. If not, the deal is off. So it is a collective buying system such as Groupon, but it will be adapted to the thai market. If it works in Bangkok, we plan to expand in other cities in Thailand.
Thai and International, active people living in Bangkok, between 20 and 60 years old, social media & internet savvy, willing to experience new things in their city.
We want a logo that is easily readable.
There are no color scheme or palette requirements, feel free to select colors that work best for your design (keep these in mind though: urban, fashion, chic, out-going, fun, bold, etc...). The logo will be the starting point for the design of the website (colors, fonts, etc.).
We want the brand name to appear in one word Thaicitydeals or ThaiCityDeals.
The ".com" shall not show in the logo.
We do not want Thai City Deals to be seen as a copy of Groupon. We want to have our own identity. Please do not base your design on Groupon's.
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In my previous post I showed the comparative ease with which the execution times of methods can be monitored using the Timer class of the Android logging framework. Apart from monitoring the time, the next obvious question on a mobile device is: how much power does my application/thread/instruction consume on execution?
Monitoring power consumption is, of course, not only interesting for my little application and ontology loading, but also for on-device data processing and reasoning. Particularly in the context of the internet-of-things, this will be very important: constantly sending data back and forth between a device and a server for data processing and retrieval of processed data will soon explode any network capacity we may have. On-device processing is one way of mitigating against this.
So I went hunting for some information concerning how power consumption can be monitored on Android devices and was somewhat disappointed with what I found. The bottom line is: there is nothing provided by the Android framework itself. Functionality along the lines of "Settings > ... > Battery Usage" are not programatically available via the official APIs.
There are a number of open-source and academic applications such as PowerTutor, but on the whole these seem to suffer from unreliable support and in many cases haven't been maintained for too long or are device specific.
if your Android device happens to run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, you may be able to use the Trepn power monitoring tool provided by Qualcomm both as a .apk and a plugin to Eclipse. The only Android device I currently have is the 2012 Nexus 7, which runs on an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, though the 2013 model does indeed have a Snapdragon.
The most interesting tool I have seen so far - and I haven't had a chance to test it - is a commercial tool by Little Eye Labs, called - surprisingly - "Little Eye". The tools is free to evaluate for 30 days, but after that, will cost 50 USD PER MONTH for a single pro licence making it prohibitively expensive for a hobby programmer.
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One of the world's largest refinery complexes is located in northwestern India. It processes 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day.
This corresponds to 1.8 percent of the entire global refining volume (in 2008).
Mission: Energy autonomy
Now in its third expansion phase, the refinery is aiming for energy autonomy. Petcoke and refinery off-gas will replace LNG imports and also supply petrochemical feedstock.
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Linde delivered five of the world's largest air separation units for this project. They produce oxygen from ambient air. This oxygen is then used to break up the petcoke. Hydrogen is captured from some of the resulting off-gas streams and used in the general refining process. Some of the off-gas is also combusted in gas turbines to generate electricity.
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Tharavad the ancestral home of the Kandath family is set in the lush rice paddies of rural Kerala in South India. The house is a two hundred year aÃâ old gem of domestic architecture constructed primarily of mud and teak.The house was built in 1794 by Bhagwaldasa aÃâ¢s Great Great Grandfather Mr. Kuppavelan, Situated in Thenkurussi Village in Palakkad, the nearest town, an equidistant two-hour drive from Cochin airport to the West or Coimbatore to the East. He Most striking feature of the house is the frontal raised area (Purathaluma) with grand bulbous pillars fashioned in teak at each corner rising to glorious carvings of elephants, snakes, fish and dragons. The floor is covered in natural dyed tiles of ochre, terracotta and blue.Read more
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The 2009 Ford Focus lineup features a sporty new coupe version. This comes on the heels of a reworking of the Ford Focus lineup for 2008. And all models benefit from the availability of electronic stability control for 2009.
Ford reworked the Focus for 2008, giving it new styling inside and out, while maintaining the same platform and basic size. The design shares a family look with Ford's other cars, distinguished by a two-bar version of the company's characteristic razor-blade grille.
The 2009 Focus comes in four-door sedan and two-door coupe body styles (hatchback and wagon models are not available).
Ford's Sync entertainment and communications system is available on the Focus. Developed with Microsoft, Sync provides a hands-free link to cell phones and MP3 players through a series of voice commands. This system recognizes your cell phone's address book. It can even read text messages to occupants through the stereo system.
The 2009 Ford Focus Coupe gains a more distinct identity from the sedan with its own front and rear bumper fascias, a dark chrome grille, and fog lights. A roof spoiler and 17-inch dark chrome aluminum wheels come on the Focus Coupe SES. Focus sedans and coupes with manual transmissions gain a few horsepower (to 143 hp) for 2009; and Focus Coupe SES automatics get quicker gearing. Yet no loss in fuel economy.
Inside, the Focus is aesthetically pleasing. It looks better than the pre-2008 model, with nicer graining on the plastics that continue to dominate the cockpit.
We found the Focus handles well. We experienced lots of road feel with little body lean in corners while driving an Focus SES with its a sportier suspension. That road feel can make the ride a bit harder than some might prefer, but it isn't harsh and we appreciated the handling response.
The Focus has decent power for most needs, but passing on a busy two-lane road requires some space. Fuel economy is quite good, with and EPA-rated 24 mpg in the city and up to 35 mpg on the highway.Model Lineup
The 2009 Ford Focus is offered in two-door coupe and four-door sedan body styles. The sedan is available in four trim levels: S, SE, SES and new SEL. The coupe comes in SE and SES trim only. The lone engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 143 horsepower when coupled to the standard five-speed manual transmission or 140 hp with the optional four-speed automatic ($815).
Focus S sedan ($14,995) comes with cloth upholstery, air conditioning, AM/FM/CD/MP3 player with four speakers and auxiliary input jack, four-way adjustable driver's seat, 60/40 split folding rear seat, tilt steering wheel, a tire inflation kit, antitheft system and P195/60R15 all-season tires on steel wheels with hubcaps. Options for S include Sirius satellite radio ($195), daytime running lights ($40), and an engine block heater ($35).
Focus SE coupe and sedan ($16,180) add power windows, locks and heated mirrors; remote keyless entry; Sirius Satellite Radio; and a rear stabilizer bar for more balanced handling. Sedans upgrade to 15-inch aluminum wheels while coupes roll on 205/50R16 tires on 16-inch alloy rims. SE options consist of the Driver's Group ($415) with cruise control, auto-dimming rearview mirror and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant audio and cruise controls; cruise control alone ($215); Sync in-car communications and entertainment ($395); Ambient Interior Lighting ($295) that uses LED lights to illuminate the front cupholders and front and rear footwells with the driver's choice of seven different colors; Power Code remote starter ($435); and other minor items. Fog lights are standard on the coupe but optional ($355) on the sedan.
Focus SES coupe and sedan ($17,570) come standard with Sync and the Driver's Group, and add bright interior trim and fog lights. The sedan gets 16-inch aluminum wheels while the coupe comes with 215/45R17 tires on 17-inch wheels; 17-inch wheels are optional on the sedan ($580). The Moon & Tune Package ($795) combines a power glass sunroof with a premium stereo and six-disc CD changer. Leather upholstery with heated front seats are optional ($810).
Focus SEL sedan ($17,970) adds leather upholstery, heated front seats, and chrome door handles.
Safety features that come standard consist of dual-stage front airbags; torso-protecting, seat-mounted front side airbags; head-protecting side curtain airbags; tire pressure monitor; and LATCH-style child seat anchors. Four-wheel antilock brakes with traction control and electronic stability control are optional for all models ($745).Walkaround
The Ford Focus was restyled for 2008, giving it a Ford family look while not greatly changing dimensions. For 2009, the coupe benefits from further freshening.
The Focus front end is dominated by a two-bar version of the three-bar, razor-like grille that first appeared on the Fusion. The grille is flanked by headlights that wrap around to the sides and follow the curve of the hood toward the windshield.
The Focus sedan features a bright chrome grille, and the air intake below the bumper is divided into three rectangular sections, with space for black-bezeled fog lights at the extreme ends.
For 2009, the coupe gets its own face, with a darker chrome grille and a single, large opening beneath the bumper that narrows slightly toward the top. Fog lights are tunneled directly into the fascia on either side; above them, the fascia is cut away, almost like a step. It's all a bit more interesting to look at but doesn't reduce the bumper's visual mass.
The sedan's sides feature a chromed triangular applique at the back of each front fender that looks like tacked on ornamentation. This piece, which looks like an F on the driver's side, is the starting point for a pair of character lines that flow back. The bottom line leads to the rear wheel well, while the top line rises from front to rear and teams with a high tail to give the Focus the appearance of motion.
Here, the 2009 coupe drops the bright ornament and allows the character lines to flow more subtly and naturally from behind the curve of the front wheel arch. The 17-inch alloy wheels of the SES feature a dark, turbine-blade look that nicely complements the dark grille.
The rear of the coupe roofline stays almost as high as the sedan's, which makes it look a bit clunky on the SE, although this is relieved somewhat by the new roof spoiler on the SES. Both styles look best from the rear, where the simple angular shapes seem to work. The 2009 coupe adds a bit of blackout trim at the bottom center of the bumper fascia, but if anything this only seems to emphasize the bumper's mass.Interior
Inside the Ford Focus is an aesthetically pleasing cockpit. The dashboard is dominated by a shiny plastic silver inset that covers the middle of the dash and leads into the center console. This is surrounded by black plastic top and bottom. There are no soft-touch materials here, but the graining looks nicer than it did in the previous-generation model. The center console is deep, though not especially wide.
On top of the dash is a hooded cutout that displays trip computer, radio, and, when ordered, Sync information. The instrument panel has two large gauges, the speedometer and tachometer, and two small gauges, the fuel gauge and water temperature gauge. With markings every 20 mph that light up with a turquoise hue, it can be hard to judge your speed at a glance.
Thanks to Sync, the center stack has more controls that you'd expect to find in an economy car. Along the top are buttons for 10 radio station presets. When Sync and Sirius satellite radio are ordered, drivers can store up to 60 stations: 20 FM, 10 AM and 30 Sirius.
Below the stereo presets are a group of controls that include the volume and tuning knobs, as well as six buttons around a four-way central pad, all of which control the Sync system. Or simply hit the steering wheel's voice control button and use voice commands. An easy-to-use set of climate controls is located below the stereo and Sync controls. We found these buttons easy to identify and reach.
At the base of the center stack is a nice rubberized tray. This area is important because it is where drivers keep phones and iPods when they use the Sync system. We found Sync to be genuinely useful and fairly easy to use. When an MP3 player is plugged in, Sync charges it and has access to the complete playlist. The driver can tell Sync to play a specific song, artist, or genre of music from his MP3 player. Sync will also stream MP3s wirelessly from a source like a phone/MP3 player enabled with Bluetooth technology. When a Bluetooth-enabled phone is in the car and paired to the system, Sync can access its phonebook. It can even play back incoming text messages through the speakers and allow the driver to respond with one of 15 predetermined messages, all while the driver keeps his or her hands on the wheel. Voice commands can be challenging at times, however. And in general, the system is a bit tricky to learn.
The front seats are comfortable, with plenty of head and leg room. Thanks to large mirrors and small rear pillars, the driver's seat affords a good view to all corners. The rear seat has decent room with shorter people up front, but leg room disappears as the seats are moved back for taller front seat occupants. Head room is decent in the sedan, but a bit lacking in the coupe.
The trunk is fairly large at 13.8 cubic feet. That's as big as or bigger than some midsize cars. The second row seats fold mostly flat to allow loading long, flat packages. The trunk lid uses struts, not large sickle-shaped hinges that can crush packages.Driving Impressions
The Ford Focus has been known as a car that offers good handling since the 2000 model. This Focus, though different in appearance, is basically that same car, and it still handles well.
The Focus SES sedan we drove communicated a lot of road feel through the steering wheel. There is little lean in turns; after an initial shift, it takes a nice set. All models except the base S now benefit from a rear stabilizer bar for sharper handling. We have not driven the S model but would expect it to understeer more in corners.
Good road feel means the ride quality is a bit harder than some might prefer. But the Focus isn't a penalty box. It's not harsh over bumps.
Antilock brakes do not come standard, and we strongly recommend opting for them, especially with electronic stability control added to the package.
The 2.0-liter Duratec four-cylinder delivers good fuel economy. With the manual transmission the Focus produces 143 horsepower and gets an EPA-rated 24/35 mpg City/Highway. With the automatic, it rates 140 horsepower and 24/33 mpg.
The 2.0-liter is competitive with most engines in this class. It has decent power for most needs, but passing maneuvers will require plenty of space. The automatic transmission downshifts quickly to give you what power the engine has. For 2009, Coupe SES automatics come with a 4.2:1 final drive ratio (instead of the standard 3.3:1) for quicker off-the-line acceleration.
Cars in this class tend to be buzzy and allow a lot of ambient sound to enter the cockpit. While the engine does whine under heavy throttle, it is no louder than most competitors. Likewise, road noise and wind noise are noticeable, but not out of line for an economy car.Summary
The redesigned Ford Focus offers decent handling and miserly fuel economy. The Ford Sync system offers the latest in entertainment and hands-free communications and technology.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Kirk Bell filed this report from Chicago. John F. Katz in Pennsylvania reported on changes to the 2009 coupe.
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-This article was originally published at Hot Air.
With Congress in recess, things are kind of slow this week. So when I ran across a Bloomberg op-ed with exaggerated attacks on the Tea Party, and two typical Think Progressblog posts, I thought I'd have a little fun taking them down.
First, the Bloomberg piece. The author's basic thesis is that the Tea Party is going to shut down Congress, and it's only the extremist, "virginal" Republican conservatives who are winning in Senate Republican primaries. She cites the Texas run-off election, the Connecticut Senate race, and the Nebraska and Indiana Senate races. Of course, she seems to forget that Rep. Akin (R-MO) — no moderate or liberal, but not backed by the Tea Party or Sarah Palin, either — won the Republican Senate primary in Missouri. Did she miss Senator Hatch's (R-UT) victory, or former Senator George Allen's in Virginia? I guess she must have missed those races as well.
Of course, the author's summary of criticisms against former Rep. Chris Shays in Connecticut and David Dewhurst in Texas is pretty simple — they reached across the aisle! They associated with leadership! Never mind that Dewhurst was bashed for being part of a corrupt system in Texas, and for supporting amnesty and a wage tax. Also, never mind that the author's "across the aisle" example for Shays was campaign-finance reform…meaning she thinks it's a good idea to support a candidate who voted at least once for a very unconstitutional law.
Onto Think Progress. They say Rep. Akin has a long history of "extremist, inflammatory" positions, mostly on issues related to homosexual marriage and related issues. However, they also bash him for thinking the 17th Amendment should be repealed and for opposing Medicare; for wanting to leave the United Nations; and for saying the student loan debate is part of America's decline to "stage three cancer of socialism."
Only one problem with these criticisms: Akin's views pretty much line up with conservative philosophies and principles. Which means Akin isn't extreme. Rather, Think Progress is either so liberal or so intellectually dishonest its writers refuse to admit what conservative philosophies actually are. It would be like me saying liberals who want to raise taxes are extreme — their position is flat-out wrong, but it's well within the principles of their movement.
In their other blog post, Think Progress bashes the Chairman of the RNC for calling Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) a liar over his Romney tax comments. From the post, with the second emphasis added (Think Progress added the first bolded section):
PRIEBUS: As far as Harry Reid is concerned, listen, I know you might want to go down that road, I'm not going to respond to a dirty liar, who hasn't filed a single page of tax returns himself, complains about people with money, but lives in the Ritz-Carlton here down the street. So if that's on the agenda, I'm not going to go there. This is just a made-up issue. The fact that we're going to spend any time talking about it is just ridiculous.
Assuming Priebus meant to say that Reid has not publicly released his tax returns, it is worth noting that given the level of the office, most successful presidential nominees have released their tax returns since the 1970s. The same tradition does not apply to those in Congress and Reid has never been a presidential candidate.
Reid, citing an anonymous source, claimed this week that Romney may not have paid any taxes for 10 years.
On Friday, Romney himself dismissed Reid's attacks, lamenting the tone of the campaign. He said "I had hoped it would be a debate about the direction of the country. What we're seeing instead is one attack after the other — misleading, false attacks."
I have to ask — does anyone actually think Priebus was talking about Reid being a liar over his tax returns? 'Cause I sure don't. I think he was talking about the unsourced accusation that Mitt Romney didn't pay taxes for ten years.
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The following books and articles on the Widen Coal Strike of 1952-53 can be found at the West Virginia Archives Library.
Stewart, C. C. Strike Duty: A State Trooper Recalls Trouble in
the Coalfields, Goldenseal Magazine, Charleston, West
Virginia, Division of Culture and History, Volume 21, Number 4,
Winter 1995.
Cul 1. Gol 1. 4:21.
West Virginia Legislature. Journal of the House of Delegates
Fifty-First Legislature of West Virginia, Report and Proceedings of
Widen Strike Committee, Appendix, 1953, Charleston, West
"350 Employees on Strike at Widen, Local Grievance Given as
Reason," Clay County Free Press, 10-2-1952.
"Widen Strike Continuing; Mine Violence Short-Lived," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-3- 1952.
"Widen Pickets Hurl Train-Stop Threats," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-4-1952.
"Miners Continue Strike at Widen," Clay County Free Press, 10-9-1952.
"Railroad Bridges Blown Up at Sand Fork, Robinson Thursday," Clay County Free Press, 10- 23-1952.
"2 Clay Co. Rail Spans Blown Up; Fresh Violence Isolates Widen,"Charleston Daily Mail,10- 23-1952.
"Troopers Sent to Strike Area," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-23-1952.
"Blast Wreck 2 Rail Spans, Charleston Daily Mail, 10-23-1952.
"Reign of Terror Isolates Widen Threats to Federal Men Probed," Charleston Daily Mail, 10- 24-1952.
"National Guard May Get Call," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-24-1952.
"Reign of Terror Grips Entire Widen Mine Area," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-24-1952.
"Judge Moore Eyes Abuse of 2 Officers," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-24-1952.
"Dynamite Leaves Two Bridges Masses of Twisted Wreckage Near Widen," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-24-1952.
"Camera Shows Damage in Dynamiting of Clay Railway Spans," Charleston Daily Mail, 10- 24-1952.
"Widen Power Station Blast Fails," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-25-1952.
"Power Blast Hoax Widen Sector Quiet," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-26-1952.
"Bullet Hits Car at Widen," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-27-1952.
"New Violence Brings Plea for State Help," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-27-1952.
"Clay Prosecutor's Ouster Urged," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-28-1952.
"UMW Okehs Plan to Hold Widen Ballot," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-28-1952.
"Duty Neglect Laid to Eakle," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-28-1952.
"FBI Finishes Widen Probe," Charleston Daily Mail, 12-1-1952.
"West Virginia is Top Coal Producer, Widen Leads County with 687,063 Ton," Clay County Free Press, 2-5-1953.
"Fire Destroys Barn Owned by Widen Picket, Estimated Damages $1,000," Clay County Free Press, 2-5-1953.
"Miner's Auto Wrecked by Blast," Clay County Free Press, 2-19-1953.
"Miner's Tractor Wrecked by Blast," Clay County Free Press, 2-26-1953.
"Widen Resident is Arrested for Power Line Cut," Clay County Free Press, 4-16-1953.
"Widen Miner Killed, Two Wounded," Clay County Free Press, 5-7-1953.
"Oran H. Given, Deputy Sheriff Mauls Striking Miner," Clay County Free Press, 5-7- 1953.
"4 Widen Miners Shot in Ambush; One Victim Dies, Police Arrest 40," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-7-1953.
"Bullets Riddle Workers' Cars," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-7-1953.
"Quartet Shot From Ambush," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-7-1953.
"Death Ambush Climaxes Clay Terrorism, Charleston Daily Mail, 5-7-1953.
"Widen Killing Charges Due Soon," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-8-1953.
"Some Suspects Admit Ambush," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-8-1953.
"That Shot at Widen Was Heard Around the State, an Editorial," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-8- 1953.
"Widen Suspects Get All Night Grilling by Police," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-8-1953.
"46 Face Ambush Crime Charge, Troopers Grill Mine Strikers," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-9- 1953.
"A Slight Case of Murder," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-10-1953.
"50 Charged in Widen Ambush," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-10-1953.
"Crowd Jeers at Clay Jail," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-10-1953.
"Quick Hearing Asked in Widen Killing," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-11-1953.
"25 Shooting Suspects Put in Jail Here," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-11-1953.
"Widen Ambushing Suspect Confers with Counsel," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-11-1953.
"Company Men Shot First, Says Picket," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-11-1953.
"48 Waive to Grand Jury at Clay," Charleston Daily Mail, 5-13-1953.
"Striking Miners Waive Hearing," Clay County Free Press, 5-14-1953.
"Clay County Jury Refused to Convict Striking Miners; Braxton Men Called," Clay County Free Press, 6-18-1953.
"Newlyweds Delay Honeymoon for Widen Mine Trial," Clay County Free Press,7-30- 1953.
:Widen Miners Trail Continues; Defense Claims Convoy Started Fight; Marland, Blizzard Called, Clay County Free Press, 7-30-1953.
"Defense Attorneys Rests Case Wed., Widen Murder Trial May End Today," Clay County Free Press, 8-6-1953.
"Blizzard Takes Stand in Trial," Clay County Free Press, 8-6-1953.
"Jury Hears Final Arguments, Clay County Free Press, 8-13-1953.
"Braxton County Jury Convicts Bail, Attorneys Ask Sentence Be Set Aside," Clay County Free Press, 8-13-1953.
"Stay of Execution Granted Bail in Widen Mine Trial," Clay County Free Press, 8-27- 1953.
"Circuit Court Set For Oct. 5," Clay County Free Press, 9-24-1953.
"Circuit Court Now in Session," Clay County Free Press, 10-8-1953.
"Validity of Conspiracy Indictments May Be Challenged Attorneys Said," Clay County Free Press, 11-5-1953.
"UMW Gives Up at Widen Pickets Quit in Lost Cause," Charleston Daily Mail, 12-29- 1953.
"Principal Figures in 15-Month Old Strike," Clay County Free Press, 12-31-1953.
"Strike Against Elk River Coal and Lumber Company Called Off," Clay County Free Press, 12-31-1953.
"Cleveland Financier Inquires about Purchase of Widen Mine Operations," Clay County Free Press, 1-7-1954.
"Special Term of Circuit Court Scheduled Here For April 19th," Clay County Free Press, 2- 25-1954.
"Mose Boiarsky Counsel for UMW," Clay County Free Press, 3-25-1954.
"Indictments Against Strikers are Dismissed by Federal Judge," Clay County Free Press, 4-15- 1954.
"Widen Cases are Continued to October," Clay County Free Press, 6-17-1954.
"Complaints Filed Against Widen League of Miners," Clay County Free Press, 6-24- 1954.
"Large Docket Faces Circuit Court Convening Here Monday, Oct. 4th," Clay County Free Press, 9-30-1954.
"Court Delays Bail Hearing," Clay County Free Press, 1-20-1955.
Attorney Charges Unfair Jury Trial; Case Now Before Supreme Court," Clay County Free Press, 1-27-1955.
"Bail Faces Second Trial in Killing," Clay County Free Press, 6-16-1955.
"Bail Trial Continued Until February Term of Court," Clay County Free Press, 10-13- 1955.
"Jurors Won't be Called for This Term of Court," Clay County Free Press, 2-9-1956.
"Case Postponed to October Court," Clay County Free Press, 6-7-1956.
"Pittson Co. Officials Arrived in Widen Monday for Tour of Property Acquired From Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.," Clay County Free Press, 12-15-1958.
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