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Radio Helsinki
You arrived here at 00:25 Helsinki time Wednesday 3.9.2014
Many Finns travel long distances to spend Christmas with relatives
About 800,000 Finns cram into trains, hit the road, or fly to the south
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This is the busiest period of the year for the Finnish Railways, VR. Today and tomorrow, a total of 50,000 passengers a day will travel from Helsinki towards the north.
"The trains are crammed. The Christmas traffic actually began on Monday", estimates a conductor in the Helsinki Central Railway Station.
On Tuesday evening
, there are still a few seats available on the Intercity train to Oulu.
cousins who are also travelling on that train bought their tickets in time - two months ago - but they only just managed to catch the train.
What makes their progress difficult is a suitcase that is almost as big as the women themselves.
"The airline lost my suitcase in Paris. I only got it back today", pants
Suvi Acuna Virtanen
, who lives in Spain.
In their home district, the women will celebrate not only Christmas, but also the wedding of a relative.
All their gifts and fine dresses are in the suitcase that they almost lost.
Now they can already sigh with relief. It will take four and a half hours for the train to reach Pietarsaari.
"We could go to the restaurant car. I fancy some glögi ["mulled wine"], suggests
Emma Virtanen
The loudest compartment
on the train is on the upper deck of Carriage 7. Shouts of joy can be heard from the slide upstairs.
"We managed to get the last adjacent seats", says
Mari Mäkinen
, a mother from Espoo.
Four persons and three generations have squeezed in beside each other on two seats: in addition to Mäkinen, her mother and two children are on the train.
The family with children open their meal box right away. After the Pasila railway station, a bare few kilometres from Helsinki, maize crisps and plastic spoons are already dropping on the floor.
Mäkinen has started her Christmas in the same way all her adulthood, watching the station signs. Helsinki-Tikkurila-Riihimäki-Hämeenlinna, and then Toijala.
In Tampere they change trains, and a local train will take them to their home district in Pori.
This year, people started
to buy train tickets for Christmas earlier than usual, VR estimates.
The reason for this is the new system: a ticket is cheaper if it is bought a week or more prior to the trip.
The most popular train leaves for Oulu on the day before Christmas Eve at 3:30 pm.
It is no longer possible to buy a standard ticket for the train.
However, one can enter the train if he or she can put up with standing for several hours and paying a surcharge of five euros.
All night trains to Lapland are crammed full, even though they were provided with 7,000 extra beds.
The heaviest traffic on the roads
will be experienced on Friday December 23rd, even though some people start off already on Thursday.
The Finnish Transport Agency estimates that during Friday's rush-hours, a total of around 5,900 cars per hour will leave Helsinki for the north along Highways 1, 3, 4 and 5.
The forecast for Friday's weather predicts rainfall, sleet, and snow, from the afternoon onwards. The temperatures are expected to vary above and below zero.
The returning traffic will peak on Boxing Day between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
On the rails
, the peak times are expected on Thursday and Friday.
On night trains from Helsinki to Lapland, all passenger seats and car spaces have almost been sold out.
Only some scattered seats are available for the night trains to Rovaniemi.
Most Pendolino and IC trains to the north and east for example in the afternoon on Thursday are fully booked.
The returning traffic from the north will become heavier on Boxing Day, but there are still tickets available for trains.
At Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport
, traffic is expected to peak in the morning hours of Thursday and Friday. Passengers are advised to arrive in the airport in time.
No congestion is expected at other domestic airports.
Finnair will reduce its services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The holiday air traffic will continue through Christmas. It is possible to avoid the queues by checking in on the Internet or using a mobile phone already on the previous evening.
Should anything happen
on the road, travellers are advised to dial the emergency number 112.
The Road Service of Autoliitto (The Automobile and Touring Club of Finland) will help all motorists in urgent cases (
tel. 0200-8080
The services are subject to a charge.
Motorists are advised to make sure that there is enough petrol in their car. Warm clothing is also recommended.
And the most important advice is: keep calm! Delays are part of the equation at this time of year.
The weather prospects
for the festive season can be found from the Finnish Meteorological Institute site linked below.
Finnish Transport Agency: Road Web Cameras
Finnish Railways, VR
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Autoliitto (The Automobile and Touring Club of Finland)
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Missiles and explosives found in ship in Kotka
Two children on home visit from foster care killed in Vantaa along with their mother
Many Finns travel long distances to spend Christmas with relatives
Finnish woman got dangerous breast implant in Estonia
Initiative to ban instant loans by text message getting support in Parliament
Search still on to find replacement for Malmi Airport
Christmas shoppers are defying recession
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Break your bad habits at the spa
Most of us first consider the spa a destination for when we want to indulge, but it's also a place where you can begin to correct some of your worst habits. It starts from a simple place: Relaxation is key.
"Sometimes some of these bad habits and addictions that we have are based on anxiety and deeper feelings that we have," says Beth Trachtman, owner of The Massage Studio in King of Prussia. She's a practitioner of Reiki, an ancient therapy.
"The practitioner simply lays their hands on you and helps conduct the energy through themselves and into the client and what that does for you is open up some of the chakras," she says. "So in helping to open up some of the blockages that are going on, it could help to relieve some of those anxieties."
While Reiki doesn't promise to get you to quit smoking, the deep relaxation can help, as Trachtman puts it, "get past that barrier that's been holding you back."
But if your problem is something like bad posture, then myofascial release and deep tissue massages, performed regularly, can help you stop slumping. Myofascial release is a special soft tissue massage meant to treat problems with bodily structure. "First we work on the muscles to get them back where they're supposed to be, and then we teach the person stretches and just that they have to become more mindful of what they're doing," says Juliana Pires of Republic of Wellness in Quincy, Mass.
Pires' spa practices a combination of the deep tissue and myofascial release. If you are looking into this kind of massage, make sure to inquire about the training of the masseuse.


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Today is Feb. 26. Here are five things to know:
1) Partly sunny, warmer
Looks like a pretty nice day today. According to the National Weather Service we can expect partly sunny skies with a high near 42 degrees. Snow likely tonight. Otherwise mostly cloudy with a low around 30 degrees.
2) Public meetings
The Woburn Planning Board is meeting at 7 p.m. in the Woburn City Hall, Council Chamber. The Woburn Redevelopment Authority is meeting at 5 p.m. in the Woburn City Hall, Committee Room. The Woburn Retirement Board is meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the Woburn City Hall, Engineering Conference Room, Basement Floor.
3) Fine Art Trivia Night
Woburn Memorial High School is holding a Fine Art Trivia Night tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. According to the school's site "The Woburn Memorial High School Chorus and the Woburn Memorial High School Acappella Choir will perform selections of American Folk Music. The concert will be coupled with an art display featuring works created by sophomores, juniors and seniors in Art 2 and Art 3. Interspersed throughout the program will be a trivia contest in which questions will be posed to the audience regarding American Folk music and art. This is a fun, entertaining evening for both trivia fans and those who love music." Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students and free for children under 6.
4) Wear your Bruins gear
Scoreboard Sports Bar & Grill is offering 15 percent of you bill if you dine while wearing your Boston Bruins gear on game days. The Bruins are playing the Islanders at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
5) Pilates
Zen Muscular Therapy & Wellness Center is holding a Pilates class at 5:45 p.m. this evening for people of all levels of experience. The exercises, which focus on proper alignment, improve flexibility and strength to the abdominal and back muscles. Please bring a mat. Cost is $14.


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Pinnawala is located 90km away from Colombo in Sabaragamuwa province of Sri Lanka.
Reaching Pinnawala
Pinnawala village can be reached by main Colombo-Kegalle-Kandy (A1) Road. Pinnawala is not connected by a railway line.
Pinnawala Elephant Orphange
The main attraction at Pinnawala, is of course, popular Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, home to 84 orphaned elephants.
Elephant breeding in captivity at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Daily Activities at PinnawalaElephant Orphange
08.00 am: the baby elephants are fed with milk and allowed to roam free in the 12 acres of grassland of the orphanage.
10.00 am and 02.00 pm: all elephants are walked 400 meters to the River Maya Oya for a two-hour bath.
04.30 pm - 06.00 pm: all are taken to their stalls and tethered for the night.
Enjoying at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Accompanying elephants to river to view their antics
Bottle feeding baby elephants with milk
Feeding adult elephants (of course, in the presence of mahouts) with Jackfruit, Coconut, Kitul palm, Tamarind and Juggery.


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I would be banging my head against the wall and thinking to myself, "What can be done today to salvage this season?" Let's face it everyone, this season is on life support. It is sitting on a ventilator, pumped full of sedatives, and wasting away. Reese needs to be the doctor that comes in and does something to bring it back to life, cause the coaches clearly cannot.
First things first, the o-line needs immediate help if we want our season to live. The hour is probably too late to find someone to fill in on the offensive line. Then again, anything is better than what we saw last night. Finding a free agent tackle and/or guard right now probably will not be better than our starters or depth. That does not mean not to look. Bring people in for workouts. If they look good, awesome. If not, hopefully it lights a fire under the butts of our current line.
Second, smack Coughlin upside the head, punch Fewell in the face, and poke Gilbride in the eye. Why? Cause they looked like the 3 stooges. Your coaching staff has to adapt. It seemed Fewell had no idee what to do last night. Do I run zone? Nope, got torched. Do I run man? Nope, got torched. I know, I will rush 2 and drop 9 into coverage. No, PF, you come up with some crazy blitz scheme or something. If it doesn't work, at least you tried. Only rushing 3 DOES NOT work! I am not in favor of firing coaching staffs mid-season, cause that can kill a season. But, I am warming up to the idea of firing Fewell to set an example. I have been a HUGE opponent to Gilbride. I cannot stand his play calling or scheme, yet I am asking for Fewell's head right now. I think Coughlin just doesn't have anything left in the tank. His time may have run out, but I would rather see him finish the year and go out the proper way.
Third, one or two more losses, especially in division and conference, and the plug will get pulled on the season. At that point, make sure the coaching staff gets playing time to the younger guys, while saving the older, brittle ones from injury. Then, start a list for the draft. My list would read this for the draft: 1. OL, 2. LB, 3. OL, 4. TE, 5. OL, 6. RB, 7. S. For FA, I would go after the biggest, meanest, nastiest OL available. Maybe another veteran LB.
I do not envy JR today. There are tons of questions with no answers. I am not getting on JR's case right now. I love JPP, Amukamara, Cruz, Nicks, who are all JR's guys. He now needs to address the coaching flaws.He needs to be the doctor now for this season. Cause right now, I hear the beeps on the cardiac machine of this season. Pretty soon, going down this course, it will flatline.


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Officials say the cause of an electrical fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in July may never be known.
Cost of cleanup and replacing electrical systems has topped $10 million so far.
Supervisors were told Wednesday that damage to electrical components in the courthouse basement was so severe it may be impossible to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire.
Don Tyler, the county's director of administrative services, told a County Board committee "There's not that much left to investigate."
Tyler says insurance investigators have not told the county anything so far about the cause.
The last upgrade of the courthouse electrical system was done in the 1960s. According to a February inspection report, the system was in need of substantial upgrades.


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The Intex 58601 R is a compatible replacement for the following pool and spa filters:
The Intex 58601 Comp. Replacement Pool Filter has a diameter of 5 3/4 inches, and a length of 12 1/8 inches. This pool filter has both an open top and bottom, with both having a diameter of 2 inches. This pool filter cartridge will keep the water in your pool or spa clean and clear.


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Sarah Nickole 'Nikki' Adkins
Sarah Nickole "Nikki" Adkins, 36, of Oak Hill, died March 26, 2012, at Bowers Hospice House after a courageous battle with Hodgkins lymphoma.
Nikki was born June 13, 1975, at Beckley, the daughter of Brenda Kay and Randall Gillman of Gatewood. She was an awesome daughter, loving mother, wonderful sister, and caring friend to others. She was always laughing or smiling. Nikki is sadly missed by her family and others who knew her.
She graduated from Oak Hill High School, and worked as cashier at a Co-Mac convenience store.
She graduated from Mountain State University with a degree in Occupational Therapy Assistance.
Surviving: her mom and dad, Brenda Kay and Randall Gillman of Gatewood; her son, Jakob Elijah Cox of Gatewood; her brothers, Jackson David Adkins III of Oak Hill and Joshua Adam Gillman of Gatewood; and her grandparents, Vonn and Junior Gillman of Gatewood.
Funeral service was April 7, 2012, at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill, with Pastor Michael Kees officiating. Burial followed in Gillman Cemetery, Gatewood.
Condolences may be sent at www.highlawnfuneralhomechapel.com.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill.
Helena Mae Barnett
Helena Mae Barnett, 77, of Maplewood, died April 8, 2012, at her daughter's home in Danese, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born Feb. 13, 1935, at Sewell, she was the daughter of the late Armick and Carmel Cox Malay. She also was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Wayne Barnett; a brother, Lorenzie Malay; and sisters, Margie Hizer and Arlene Bottomly.
Helena attended Chestnut Knob Baptist Church of Layland, was a homemaker, and was of the Baptist faith.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She touched the lives of so many people. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Surviving: her husband of 60 years, Porter "Buddy" Barnett; daughters, Belva Sheaves and husband Gary "Michael" of Danese, Jeanette Newman and husband Wayne of Rupert, and Gina Ferrell and husband Jeremy of Layland; a son, Mark Barnett of Lewisburg; a stepson, Loren Malay of Hico; a brother, Bob Malay of Oak Hill; grandchildren, Rodney Sheaves, Johnny Sheaves, Kelley Justice, Brandon Holcomb, Kerri Martin, Gracie Ferrell and Grant Ferrell; stepgrandchildren, Brad, Lori and John Malay; great-grandchildren, Travis, Peyton, Ashleigh, Bailey, Brianna, Whittney, Brittney, Jaycob, and Dylan; step great-grandchildren, Dylan, Chasey and Olivia; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Chestnut Knob Baptist Church of Layland, with Pastor Floyd Bolen officiating. Burial will follow in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Rainelle.
Roger Kenton Bess
Roger Kenton Bess, 81, of Fayetteville, died April 7, 2012.
There will be no public service for Mr. Bess; his ashes will be interred at High Lawn Memorial Park.
Online condolences may be sent at www.highlawnfuneralhomechapel.com.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill.
Carolyn Sue Bryant
Carolyn Sue Bryant, 59, of Ansted, died April 3, 2012, at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hilltop.
Born Oct. 21, 1952, in Ansted, she was a daughter of the late George Marion Bryant and the late Hattie Belle Suttle Bryant. She also was preceded in death by her sisters, Rosa Mae Hundley and Amy Marie Morehead; her brother, James Lee Bryant; nephews, Gary Jones and Gary Morehead; and nieces, Kim Morehead and Martha Morehead.
Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Ansted where she loved working in the community, such as at Wellmans Super Market, Sam's Market, and in the housekeeping department at the Ansted Center.
She was an avid country music fan and enjoyed sitting out on the mountain feeding the wildlife with her longtime companion, Bobby Haga, and her dog, Blackie.
Surviving: her longtime companion, Bobby Haga; a sister, Helen Jones of Clio, Mich.; nieces and nephews, Albert and Michelle (Bryant) Neff of Saginaw, Mich., Connie and Tom Fox of Oak Hill, Larry Morehead, Denise and Tim Knorr, Marilyn Kauffman, Bill and Nancy Jones, Mike and Sharon Jones, and Lisa Jones, all of Clio, Mich., Teresa and James Shahan of Maryland, Rose Ann Middleton of Maryland, Becky and Chuck Tilley of North Carolina, Mike Hundley of Fayetteville, Roger Morehead, Donna and Billy Kelley, Karen and Jim Neal, Mark and Melody Morehead, Terry Morehead, Clifton and Lisa Morehead, all of South Carolina, Ray and Carol Morehead, and Linda Carte and her husband, all of Cleveland, Ohio; several great-nieces and nephews; and her best friend, Brenda Holtsclaw.
Funeral services were April 6 at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel, Ansted, with Pastor Russell Hayes officiating. Burial followed in the Suttle Cemetery, Lansing.
Those wishing to make a memorial contribution may send their donations to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, Inc., PO Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25802-1472.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted.
Sarah Hazel Hambrick
Sarah Hazel Hambrick, 89, of Oak Hill, died April 7, 2012, at her home.
Born July 9, 1922, at Cannelton, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin Scott and Elizabeth Pearl (Mooney) Scott. Sarah also was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Jackson Hambrick Jr.; sons, Douglas Alfred Hambrick and Teddy Lowell Hambrick; brother, Frank Scott; and sisters, Daisey Massey and Roxie Malette.
Sarah was a homemaker, devoted wife, and mother.
Surviving: son, Edwin Ellis Hambrick Sr. of Mt. Hope; daughter, Susan Lynn Epperly and her husband, Randy, of Oak Hill; grandsons, Edwin Ellis Hambrick Jr., Frank Dean Hambrick, Randy Thomas Epperly III, Timothy Alfred Epperly; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 1435 East Main Street, Oak Hill, with Rev. Kenny Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of the service on Wednesday. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park.
Online condolences may be sent at www.highlawnfuneralhomechapel.com.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill.
Hilda 'Kitty' Aldridge Hanson
Hilda "Kitty" Aldridge Hanson, 77, of Rainelle, died April 3, 2012, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, following a long illness.
Born April 18, 1934, in Corliss, she was a daughter of the late Harry Arch Aldridge and Clara Elizabeth Ashley Aldridge. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Mattie Sevy; and brothers, Lawrence and Harold Aldridge.
Kitty was a homemaker who spent many hours sewing for all of her family. She was a member of the Minnie Belle Baptist Church, Corliss.
She was raised in Corliss and then spent 20 years traveling with her beloved husband, "Swead," while he was in the Navy. After retiring from the Navy, they returned and made Rainelle their home. Kitty spent many happy years sewing, gardening, and canning.
She was also co-owner of Bunny Lane Rabbitry. Kitty and Swead traveled all over the East Coast for many seasons showing their rabbits at shows and making many close friends along the way.
Kitty only had one child, but she always had a special bond with her nephews and nieces.
Surviving: her husband, Roy C.A. "Swead" Hanson; a daughter, Martha "Libby" Hanson of Martinsburg; brother, Herbert Aldridge of Corliss; grandsons, Robert Meadows and wife Katie, and Nathaniel Meadows; and great-granddaughters, Ivy and Tandyn.
Graveside services were April 7 at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, with Pastor Gene Bennett officiating.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Rainelle.
William James Holt Jr.
William James Holt Jr., 49, of Dinwiddie, Va., died suddenly on April 4, 2012.
Born Feb. 15, 1963, in Delaware County, Pa., he was the son of William James and Carole Dianne Donaghue Holt of Wilmington, Del.
William was a free spirit, a talented musician, a wonderful poet and songwriter.
Surviving, in addition to his parents: his wife, Deborah Bentzley; daughter, Emily; stepdaughters, Allison and Olivia; sister, Melissa; and grandmother, Violet.
Mr. Holt was cremated.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Betty Jean Jackson
Betty Jean Jackson, 76, of Oak Hill, died April 4, 2012.
Graveside rites and burial were April 10 in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Annapolis, Md. There will be no local service or visitation.
Online condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com.
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Doke Carl 'D.C.' Rapp
Doke Carl "D.C." Rapp, 89, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., formerly of Oak Hill, died April 4, 2012, at National Healthcare Center in Garden City, S.C.
Born Jan. 24, 1923, at Harvey, he was the son of the late Doke C. and Minnie Heath Rapp. His wife, Gloria Mae Williams Rapp; and a sister, Nancy Potter, also preceded him in death.
He was a retired postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Mr. Rapp was a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church and a World War II U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving: sons, David B. Rapp of Oak Hill and Mark S. Rapp and wife Teresa of Huntington; a sister, Alice Bragg of Maryland; grandchildren, Luke, Amelia, Jason, Jessica and Brett; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were April 7 at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill, with Dr. Charles D. Miller officiating. Entombment was at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Gary Allen Sharp Sr.
Gary Allen Sharp Sr., 62, of Minden, died April 8, 2012, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, from burns received in an accidental fire at his home.
Born June 24, 1949, at Charleston, he was the son of Jean D. Vanover Sharp of Oak Hill, and the late Allen Ray Sharp. He also was preceded in death by his twin sister, Gail Sharen Sharp; grandparents, William and Pearl Potter Terchek; and his best friend, Matt Jones.
Gary was a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam era veteran. He had worked as a machinist in California.
He loved the outdoors, riding his Harley, was a member of the Chubs Brothers Harley Club and was an avid NASCAR fan.
Surviving, in addition to his mother: his loving wife, Angela Sears Sharp; son, Gary Allen Sharp Jr. and wife Robbin; daughter, A. Juanita Jones; brothers, Darrell Sharp, Bill Sharp, and Michael Sharp; sisters, Annetta Sharp and Pearl Baxter; grandchildren, Gary Allen "Tre" Sharp III, C. Matthew Dalton Jones, William Wyatt Sharp, and A. Miranda Danielle Jones; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and friends.
Mr. Sharp was cremated. A memorial services will be held Sunday, June 24, at 2 p.m. at the Sharp residence in Minden.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Wilcie J. Skaggs
Wilcie J. Skaggs, 90, of Glade Springs, Daniels, died at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley April 4, 2012, following a short illness.
Born Sept. 25, 1921, at Ansted, he was the son of the late Nelson Skaggs and Cora Cantrell Skaggs. Mr. Skaggs was the last surviving member of his immediate family, having been preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.
Mr. Skaggs was a retired employee of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation as a plant protection official.
He was a member of the Perry Memorial United Methodist Church, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having participated in the Battles of the Bulge and the Ardennes.
Mr. Skaggs was a member of the Beaver Lions Club, where he was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow and the Leonard Jarrett Award. He had also served as the president of the Beaver Lions Club.
Prior to enlisting in the Army, he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
While residing at Ravenswood, he was a member of the city council for eight years, and he and his wife Vivian served as chairpersons of the Ohio River Festival for many years.
He was a master Shriner, 32nd Degree Knight Templar Mason, and also served on the National Board of the 80th Army Division, and had past served on the Board of the American Cancer Society. Mr. Skaggs was a member of the American Legion Post #32 in Beckley.
Surviving: his wife of 64 years, Vivian Smith Skaggs; son Jerry Skaggs and his wife, Mary, of Franklin Lakes, N.J.; grandchildren, A.J. Skaggs and his wife, Trish, of Williamsburg, Va., Jerry A. Skaggs of Little Rock, Ark., Kim Schulte and her husband, Dan, of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Dana Marrs and her husband, Gerry, of Pleasanton, Calif., and John Aspromonte and his wife, Bernadett, of Fort Lee, N.J.; and great-grandchildren, Kayleigh Skaggs, Madison Skaggs, Amanda Schulte, and Jacob Schulte.
Funeral services will be conducted to Celebrate The Life Of Wilcie J. Skaggs on Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Perry Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Eric Milam officiating. Burial followed at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity. The American Legion Post #32 honor guard conducted military graveside rites.
Donations may be made to the Perry Memorial United Methodist Church or to the Beaver Lions Club in memory of Mr. Skaggs.
Online condolences may be sent to at www.roseandquesenberry.net.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Shady Spring Chapel, Shady Spring.
Ora A. Toney
Ora A. Toney, 92, of Canandaigua, N.Y., formerly of Oak Hill, died April 4, 2012, at MM Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua.
Born Dec. 2, 1919, in Oak Hill, he was the son of the late George W. and Minnie Smith Toney. Two sisters, Beatrice Marie Toney Walton and Beulah Vada Toney Lawhorn; and a brother, Hobart Shelton Toney also preceded him in death.
He was a retired coal miner.
Surviving: several nieces and nephews and other family members.
Funeral services were April 7 at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill with Pastor Lum Toney officiating. Burial was at Bibb Cemetery, Gatewood.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Juanita Walton
Mrs. Juanita Walton of Mansfield, Texas, formerly of Mount Hope, died April 5, 2012.
Arrangements by Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Calvin Edward 'Eddie' Wooldridge
Calvin Edward "Eddie" Wooldridge, 54, of Smyrna, Tenn., formerly of Fayetteville, died April 3, 2012, following a short illness.
Eddie was born May 18, 1957, in Ansted, the son of Calvin Curtiss Wooldridge of Fayetteville and the late Wanda Belle Sewell Wooldridge. In addtion to his mother, Wanda Sewell Wooldridge, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marvin E. and Gladys Hypes Sewell and Orange D. and Mary G. Newman Wooldridge.
Shortly after graduating from High School in 1977, he moved to Nashville, Tenn. Throughout the years he was employed at Zayres, Walgreen's, Opryland and TNN. He later moved to Smyrna where he worked at Compton's Foodland and Jr's Foodland.
He attended Parkway Baptist Church in Smyrna.
In life he was such a giving, caring person. His giving continued after death. He was an organ donor and was able to give both kidneys and liver to help someone else have a full life.
Surviving: his father, Calvin Curtiss Wooldridge; sisters, Pamela G. and husband Wayne T. Yonkelowitz of Fayetteville and Sandra L. and husband Terry Williams of Oak Hill; his companion, Cindy Watson of Smyrna; and niece and nephews, Jeffrey Atha, Melissa Wilson, Matthew Wooldridge, Robbie Williams and Phillip Williams.
Funeral services were April 10 at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Ansted with Pastor Harry Fuller officiating. Burial followed in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, WV.
Online condolences may be sent at wallaceandwallacefh.com.
Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace of Ansted.
Juanita June Mathews Vernagus
Juanita June Mathews Vernagus, 90, of Sanford, Fla., a native of Prudence, died March 29, 2012.
Visitation and services were April 4 at the Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel, Sanford, Fla. Interment followed at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.
Please view and sign the family guestbook at www.baldwinfairchild.com.
Arrangements by Baldwin Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel.


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These pictures were taken from Dictionnaire encyclopédique Trousset, also known as the Trousset encyclopedia, Paris, 1886 – 1891. They can be found online at Old Book Illustrations (http://www.oldbookillustrations.com/), which has a nice collection of public domain illustrations. These are just a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
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I'm on record, many times, saying there's no such thing as momentum in baseball. Or as Earl Weaver put it, "Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."
I have long believed that, and I still believe it.
Well, except for this: Momentum -- or something that looks very much like it -- does seem to play a big role in October. The numbers are just overwhelming. Last week, when the Tigers lost the first three games of the World Series, Al Yellon wrote about what's happened to other teams that did that. Those numbers are dramatic, and of course Game 4 added yet another data point.
Just for fun, I tossed in the League Championship Series, too. Those numbers aren't as dramatic ... but they suggest the same thing: Teams play differently when one of them has a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven postseason series.
There have now been 33 best-of-seven series in which one team won three games while the other team didn't win any (which includes a couple of tied games).
If all the teams were equally skilled, we would expect the winning teams to win around half of the next games, maybe 16 or 17 of 33. But let's instead assume -- because it's probably true -- that the teams that win three games were probably, you know, the better teams. In that case, we would expect the winning teams to win around 55 percent of the next games: around 18. Which is an overly precise prediction, so let's say 16-20 of 33.
They've won 27 of 33.
The results are even more striking in the World Series, with the leading team going 21-3 in the next game ... and then 3-0 in the game after that. All things being equal, we would expect the losing team to win 12 of the next games, and in six World Series to win another; that is, even with one team taking a 3-0 lead in the World Series, we would expect six of those World Series to last at least six games. Instead, none have.
But the results haven't been as lopsided in the League Championship Series. There have been nine best-of-seven LCS's wherein one team took the first three games. Six of those resulted in sweeps. But in two of them, the losing team won Games 4 and 5 before falling in Game 6. And in in one incredibly memorable series, the losing team somehow won the next four games to become (and remains) the only team in major-league history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series.
Maybe the stakes in the League Championship Series just aren't as high, which changes the psychological equation. Or maybe nine League Championship Series just aren't enough to tell us much. The more data the better, which is why I prefer to lump all best-of-seven series together.
And you gotta admit, 27-6 is pretty impressive.
Could that be chance? Yes, it could be. So could 28-5, or 33-0. But 27-6 is some standard deviations from what we would expect, and points me to the possibility that yes, for a few weeks in October momentum really does exist.
So for the moment, let's assume that it does. What would account for it? It's often said, after a team completes what seems an unlikely comeback, that the players were loose, figuring that they didn't have anything to lose. But of course most comebacks don't actually happen, because they are unlikely. In fact, we might guess that teams just one game from elimination -- and knowing they have to win not just one game, but four straight games, are the opposite of loose.
Conversely, it's also possible that teams with a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series are particularly loose. Nobody except maybe the starting pitcher feels much pressure; everybody else knows that even if they lose this one, they'll have plenty more chances to win.
Maybe there's something in one of Malcolm Gladwell's books about the psychology of losing; if so, I haven't been able to find it. But I wonder if there really is a difference between the regular season, when losing just means you'll fight again tomorrow, and Game 4 of a postseason series, when losing means you're dead.


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MONTREAL– Montreal Canadiens manager Marc Bergevin announced Tuesday the acquisition of right winger Michael Ryder and the third round draft pick from the Dallas Stars, in return for right winger Erik Cole.
Michael Ryder will be back in a Habs uniform, possibly Wednesday night against the Leafs, after being traded Tuesday for Erik Cole. Ryder began his NHL career with Montreal back in 2003/04 and spent four seasons with the Habs before signing with the Boston Bruins after the 2008 season. Ryder twice scored 30 goals in his stint with the Habs but had a disastrous year in 2007/08 and the Canadiens did not re-sign him. Ryder's goal production fell to 14 goals that year and was basically run out of town. What wasn't well known back then was that Ryder's brother Daniel, an upcoming Calgary Flames prospect, was having severe depression problems and had been sent to a psychiatric hospital, which had a lot to do with Michael's poor play. Ryder, from Bonavista, Newfoundland, bounced back the next year with the Bruins scoring 27 goals, and ended up with a Stanley Cup ring in 2010/11. Ryder signed with the Dallas Stars last season and finished with 35 goals and was plus 17. Erik Cole finished last year with 35 goals as well but has been struggling this year. Cole has always been a notoriously slow starter, but this year seemed different somehow. He seemed to be struggling a bit more than usual this year. Perhaps it was his comments at the beginning of this year that seemed to hint at his possible retirement at the end of the year.
Cap wise, this is a good deal for the Habs. Cole is at $4.5 million this year and has two more years on his contract. Ryder is at $3.5 million this year and is an unrestricted free agent (UFA) at the end of the year. With the cap set to go down to $64.3 million next year, from $70.2 million this year, the Habs have put themselves in a good position going forward. Scott Gomez' $7.5 million will be gone, Tomas Kabele's $4.5 million should be gone as well (I'm assuming he will be bought out) and now Cole's $4.5 million. This leaves a lot of room to pick up some free agents this summer. Both Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry of the Ducks are UFAs at the end of the year. How good would Corey Perry look in a Habs uniform?
Hockey wise, you'd have to call it a saw-off. Ryder's younger by two years at 32. He's a little smaller but is a pure sniper, something the Habs power play could use. Cole's a little bigger and plays a more physical style, although that style may be catching up with him. Great in the dressing room and a fan favourite but realistically, how long can he remain a power forward, crashing the crease for his goals?
In the end, I think there's something else brewing. This move did not have to be made now, they could have waited until the end of the season. The Habs are only saving a prorated million dollars this year plus, Erik Cole had a no-trade clause in his contract, so he had to OK the deal. Perhaps the Habs are now looking at trading for Ryan O'Reilly from Colorado. I don't think Marc Bergevin is done yet.
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You listed a posting on Jennie that she may have been married to Charles E. Williams, so Williams is her first married name and not her middle name. I have information that she married Charles Roger Williams in 1906. She is the daughter of Henry Faulkner and Matilda Wheeler, who are both buried in Spring Cemetery. I don't know yet, but Eaton must have been a second marriage.
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Bishop Liutprand of Cremona, whose Antapodosis treats papal history from 886 to 950, left a remarkable picture of the vice of the popes and their Episcopal colleagues, maybe with a little jealousy:
"They hunted on horses with gold trappings, had rich banquets with dancing girls when the hunt was over, and retired with these shameless whores to beds with silk sheets and gold-embroidered covers. All the Roman bishops were married, and their wives made silk dresses out of the sacred vestments."
Their lovers were the leading noble ladies of the city, and "two voluptuous Imperial women", Theodora and her daughter Marozia, "ruled the papacy of the tenth century" (Antapodosis, ibid.). Renowned Vatican historian Cardinal Caesar Baronius (1538—1607) called it the "Rule of the Whores", which "really gave place to the even more scandalous rule of the whoremongers" (Annales Ecclesiastici, folio iii, Antwerp, 1597).
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He had no principles in his diplomatic, political or private conduct. He spurned Theodora and enticed the charming young daughter of Hugh of Provence into his papal bedroom. Spurned, Theodora then married Guido, Marquis of Tuscany, and together they carried out a coup d'état against John X. Theodora died suddenly by suspected poisoning, and John X entered into a bitter quarrel with Marozia and the leading nobles of Rome. John had brought his brother Peter to Rome, raised him to the rank of nobility, and heaped upon him the profitable offices which the elder nobles had come to regard as their preserve. It was an internal struggle for power.
The nobles, led by Marozia, drove Peter, Pope John and their troops from the city. The pope and his brother increased their army and returned to Rome, but a body of Marozia's men cut their way into the Lateran Palace and murdered Peter before the pope's eyes. John was captured, declared deposed in May 928 and smothered to death with a pillow in the Castel Sant' Angelo.
Marozia and her faction then appointed Leo VI (928) the new pope, but replaced him seven months later with Stephen VIII (VII). He ruled for two years and then Marozia gave the papacy to her son, John XI (c. 910—936; pope 931—35). He was illegitimately fathered by Pope Sergius III, as "confirmed by Flodoard, a reliable contemporary writer" (The Popes: A Concise Biographical History, ibid., p. 162).
Sergius had previously taken the papacy by force with the help of Marozia's mother, Theodora. Both Theodora and Sergius took a leading part in the earlier outrage on the corpse of Formosus, and Sergius was later accused of murdering his two predecessors. The Church defended itself, but in doing so revealed that he wasn't the only pope sexually involved with Marozia:
"It is commonly believed that Pope Sergius, although a middle-aged man, formed a union with the young Marozia and by her had a son, the future Pope John XI. Most of the information we have on the career of Marozia and the Roman scandals in which she and a series of popes were involved is derived from hostile sources and may be exaggerated."
With sacerdotal dictatorship, Marozia ruled Christianity for several decades from the papal castle near St Peter's, and dealt with everything Christian except routine matters. She could not sign her own name, yet she was the head of the Christian Church—a fact known to historians who have at least an elementary acquaintance with the papal record. She was amorously aggressive, callous, densely ignorant and completely unscrupulous. She appointed ruthless warrior-bishops to strengthen her factions, and she triumphed in her rule over opponents.
To translate the words of the Roman people literally, they called her "The Pope's Whore" and she was directly responsible for selecting and installing at least four popes. Modern-day apologists say her promotions were "scandalous", but those popes are now accepted by the Church as "legitimate" successors of St Peter. At the time, however, large bodies of good folk deeply resented the obscene farce the papal religion had become and turned upon it with disdain and anger.
Later in his papacy, Pope John XI took ill and Marozia temporarily installed an elderly monk in the papal chair. He subsequently refused to resign and was forcibly removed to a prison cell to be starved to death. John XI then resumed his position and exhausted his remaining wealth hiring soldiers to restore order in Rome. The city was heavy with a feeling of revolt against the Church and the appalling clerical morals that existed throughout Italy. John XI then set out to recover and secure the rich temporal domains of the papacy, but in 936 he died. Thus, in this condensed description, we learn with amazement of the days when loose women ruled the Holy See and a Christian doctrine had not yet been developed.
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Ducati has just announced that Casey Stoner will miss the GP this weekend at Brno, as well as the next two races. The decision was made by Stoner and his medical staff back in Australia, who have been trying to track down the reason for the rider's chronic fatigue.
Stoner will return to MotoGP racing in October, at the Portuguese GP. Until then, Mika Kallio will replace Stoner on the Ducati Marlboro factory bike, and WSBK rider Michel Fabrizio will take Kallio's spot on the Pramac Ducati satellite team.


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The City of Sioux Falls is asking its citizens: "How are we doing?" A survey is giving 3,000 randomly selected residents the chance to answer that question.
Mayor Mike Huether and City Council Chair Michelle Erpenbach announced Monday that a citizen survey is being conducted.
Over the next few weeks, 3,000 randomly selected Sioux Falls city residents are receiving the questionnaire. Participants will be asked about their attitude and opinions regarding the City. Participants will be asked to create their satisfaction with various City services and quality of life characteristics of the community.
Mayor Mike Huether said the survey results will help measure past progress and chart the future direction of City programs and spending priorities.
"Listening to your customers is important in any business and it's even more important when you serve the public," Mayor Huether said in a press release.
This scientific anonymous survey is being conducted by the National Research
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"The survey provides us with the opportunity to hear from citizens who may not come to meetings but do vote, pay taxes, and make decisions about where to live and build their businesses," City Council Chair Michelle Erpenbach said in a news release. "I strongly encourage survey recipients to provide us with their honest and valuable feedback by completing and returning the survey."


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A former Jones County sheriff passes away
Published On: Sep 04 2013 01:25:14 AM CDT
Updated On: Sep 04 2013 01:27:48 AM CDT
Updated On: Sep 04 2013 01:27:48 AM CDT
A former Jones County Sheriff has passed away.
Reynolds Mason died Monday afternoon in Lillington from natural causes.
Mason worked for the State Highway Patrol for 25 years.
He also served two terms as Jones County sheriff.
A stroke forced him to retire in 1998.
Mason will be buried Thursday, which would have been his 77th birthday.
The Highway Patrol Honor Guard will be at the funeral.
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Blog Post: Everybody Needs Local SEO
Awesome post Greg. Always love the way you write and use images in your posts.
Greg talked about how the algo is just mathematical. One of the things I teach is that the local algo is like a kindergartener playing a match game. She amazes you at how smart she is, then amazes you again at how easily she can get confused!
So you need to make it easy for her to make a match! In local there are over 300 ranking factors and whoever has the most puzzle pieces in the right places wins and gets to be on top. (In extremely over-simplified terms.)
If your client has broken puzzle pieces, like violations on the G+ Local side of the house or mismatched NAP then you won't rank in blended. There are even violations of unwritten rules, that can cause a blended ranking penalty and lock you out of the pack. If that happens, even if you rank at the top in organic - you won't get in the pack.
It's critical to understand the local rules and equally important that she can match up the NAP on the G+ L page and the NAP on the site. Then the organic and local listings will blend and your client will rank in the 7 pack - where those precious customer converting reviews show up
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Frost on Cotton
Keith Edmisten - Extension Cotton Specialist
Many of you have had a frost and may be wondering what effect this will have on the cotton. A light frost will often help open bolls and defoliate the cotton. Once you get down below about 29 degrees the frost can have a negative effect on the cotton depending on the length of the frost and the age of the leaves and bolls. Younger bolls and leaves are more likely to stick as they have a higher mosture content than older leaves and bolls. By sticking I mean leaves will dessicate and stick on the plant for quite a while. For bolls that means they will not open.
A few days after a frost you can usually start smelling frost damged bolls when you cut them open. Hopefully this was a light enough frost for most of you and it will not harm harvestable bolls but help open them.
What do we do about defoliation and boll opening after the frost?
First defoliation:
As noted earlier the frost may cause leaves to defoliate (especially older ones) or cause them to dessicate and stick (especially younger ones). I would not waste money on defoliants until you can tell what the frost has done. Shortly after the frost you will be able to tell if the frost had an effect. After 5-8 days you should be able to go out a thump leaves to see if the frost stuck them. If they fall of when you thump them then they will fall of naturally. If not they are probably stuck. Many times a frost will do different things to different portions of the plant. For example it may stick the leaves at the top, defoliate some of the top and middle and leave some leaves (not damaged by frost) in the bottom or the middle of the crop. In thiscase the producer will need to decide if enough non-frost damaged leaves are left to justify defoliation. Like deciding wether or not to pick through regrowth this can be a difficult decision. If they decide to pick through some remaining green leaf they can reduce the risk of color damage by using trailers, waiting until the cotton is dry and by using an oil based spindle wetting agent as opposed to a surfactant based agent. DO NOT WASTE DEFOLIANTS ON LEAVES THAT THE FROST TURNED TO CRISPY CRITTERS.
Boll opening:
Hopefully most all the harvestable bolls were open. If you see the frost turn the bolls brown then there is no use in trying to open them with Starfire. They may only turn brown on the tops of the bolls but this is where the Starfire would have affected anyway.The frost has already done what starfire could have done (good or bad). Likewise, I see no use in trying to open frost damaged bolls with Prep. If you had a frost it either helped you or hurt you in terms of opening bolls and there is nothing else to do.
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Mary Miley Theobald to discuss her new book 'The Impersonator' at Twin Hickory Library
August 30 2014 - , 1 p.m., Free
Historian, author and mystery writer, Mary Miley Theobald, will discuss her new book "The Impersonator" at 1 p.m. at Twin Hickory Library, 5001 Twin Hickory Rd. Theobald will share little-known facts about Prohibition, why the 1920s mark the real start of women's liberation, and why it is the perfect decade in which to set a mystery. For details, call 290-9200 or visit http://www.henricolibrary.org
Henrico County Community Author Showcase continues at Tuckahoe Library
September 04 2014 - Shannon Weisleder will share her book 'Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God', 7 p.m.,
The Henrico County Community Author Showcase, a new program that connects writers and readers in the community, will begin at 7 p.m. and continue on Thursdays at various libraries. Shannon Weisleder will share her book "Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God: 73 Women on Life's Transitions" at Tuckahoe Library, 1901 Starling Dr. For details, visit http://tinyurl.com/authorshowcase
Celebrating 106 years
YMCA breaks ground for aquatic center
Rotary donates to 'Bright Beginnings'
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Enjoy the final days of summer with comedian Guy Torry, the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour or mystery writer Mary Miley Theobald at Twin Hickory Library. Another great way to welcome the beginning of fall is to check out the UR Spider Football season opener with man's best friend. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Bottoms up
The restaurant and craft brewery opened in early June and features 10 beers made by female brewmaster Becky Hammond (pictured). This is the restaurant's second location in Virginia; the first is in Arlington. Behind glass walls, customers watched the beer brewing in massive steel barrels. For our up-and-coming beer region, it makes sense that Short Pump would jump on board.
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Cultural Arts Center announces 2014 fall class schedule
The center will offer more than 100 classes for children and adults, covering topicssuch as culinary arts, fiber arts, visual and performance arts and more. Instruction is structured to appeal to a wide range of abilities, from beginners to experts of all ages. Class sizes are kept small to ensure maximum benefit for participants with generally no more than 15 students. > Read more.
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I was excited to share about the carmen library link application that is used in Ohio State Universities. I could talk for hours about this, so I decided to write a blog post with more information. If you were not there, to clarify, Carmen is Ohio State University's Learning Management System (Desire2Learn). This application allows librarians to create subject/resource guides to be delivered within Carmen and stores all content in a REST API. I will be managing an Open Source release of this application sometime in the future (sooner depending on the demand!).
Presentation from LITA lightning talks session 2: http://prezi.com/qw9l0jsy1bvv/
Example of Carmen Library Link "widgets" re-used as Subject Guides on our website: http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/ (click on one of the subjects)
Carmen Library Link v2 Beta screenshots:
Key points:
- Allows anyone (non-technical) users to create items, widgets, pages very easily (drag and drop interface)
- Modular Design and a decentralized design (API + any web services client)
- API is separate from Editor (the editor can be thought of as a web services client to the API)
- Can host/manage content locally
- API is secure (more details available by request)
Carmen Library Link v2 is built with:
- Symfony PHP framework
- Doctrine Object Relational Mapper (ORM)
- Custom build REST api plugin for symfony/doctrine
- Ext JS 3.0 javascript framework
About the REST api:
- Every single item/widget/page/resource/librarian/user/org/(etc) has its own URL!
- Every URL can be used in a "create/read/update/delete" (CRUD) context using POST/GET/PUT/DELETE
- All data is available in multiple formats: json, XML, html (just by adding extension to URL)
- MVC infrastructure which allows for even more formats (mobile format, iGoogle gadget)
Possible Uses for this reusable content
- Any item (item, widget, page, librarian profile, library information) can be embedded in any website
- Pull into Content Management System
- iGoogle / Netvibes / Other Portal
- Mobile Subject Guides
- Course Management / Learning Management System
- Data is free and accessible in a granular level (via unique URL)
Example API response for an Item: GET /user/8/items/674.json
{ "success": true, "data": { "id": "674", "librarian_id": "1", "type": "CarmenLink", "title": "net.TUTOR: Finding Articles", "description": "this is cool!", "url": "http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/articles/", "created_at": "2009-09-18 10:18:46", "updated_at": "2009-09-28 14:55:44", "created_by": null, "updated_by": "email@example.com", "html": "\nnet.TUTOR: Finding Articles this is cool! \n", "librarian": { "id": "1", "email": "firstname.lastname@example.com" }, "widgets": [ { "id": "376", "name": "my widget", "publiclabel": "my widget", "type": "findArticles", "librarian_id": "1", "created_at": "2009-09-18 10:18:40", "updated_at": "2009-09-18 10:18:40", "created_by": null, "updated_by": "firstname.lastname@example.com" } ] } }


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Giada de Laurentiis welcomes bikini season with light summer dishes.Watch Video
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These light, sweet and tangy cookies make great gifts for any occasion.
When in San Francisco, you NEED to try KNEAD Patisserie's perfect pastries.
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Rockaway Township got 14 inches of snow, Chatham had 13 inches and Boonton came within a few flakes of that number, based on National Weather Service figures. These amounts are before any additional evening snow.
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Introducing the "K Index"
July 30, 2014|
The Kardashian Index reflects how a scientist's social media presence stacks up against her citation record.
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The Kardashian Index reflects how a scientist's social media presence stacks up against her citation record.
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A new analysis finds is no link between a researcher's citations and Twitter mentions of her scientific research.
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Twitter can help scientists build networks, develop ideas, and spread their work, report says.
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A humorous Twitter hashtag helps paint a picture of what science initiation rituals might look like.
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Fraudulent journal editor?; fat cells detect temp, generate heat; the importance of social media in science communication; functional livers from iPSCs; antibiotics damage mitochondria
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The lines between scholarly and traditional forms of popular communication are fading, and scientists need to take advantage.
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The day of the Boston Marathon bombings scored lower on the index than any other day since measurements began nearly 5 years ago.
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A trending hashtag on Twitter lets researchers reveal the lighter side of scientific methodology.
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The Chef's Take: Winter Greens Salad, Caroline Fidanzaby Kitty Greenwald in Chefs and Restaurants, March 5, 2014
With her out-of-the-box approach to salads and sandwiches, all of which put seasonal vegetables to delicious use, Caroline Fidanza has earned a cult following among the food world's cognoscenti in New York City, where she is based. At Saltie, her Brooklyn sandwich shop, wholesome creations like the Clean Slate, a sandwich where hummus, bulgur, pickled vegetables and yogurt get held between Indian naan bread, are as tempting as the sinful sandwiches, like the Balmy, which pairs chicken liver pâté with sliced ham and mayo.
"Mainly, I think about what I want to eat," she says of her culinary process. "Sometimes that falls within the healthy category, sometimes not so much. Over the past five years, though, I've definitely thought more about vegetables. As I've moved along as a chef," Fidanza says, "I have thought more about healthy foods."
At Little Chef (in the new Gotham West Market), where salads are the focus, Fidanza's evolution has resulted in dishes that have clients lining up well before the lunch hour rush. This recipe, a winter staple, pairs tart radicchio leaves with wilted, warm greens, crisp pears and pickled raisins. Crunchy, spicy, sweet and savory, it's a dimensional yet simple salad that provides insight into the playful, lively handling of vegetables for which Fidanza is known.
Winter Greens Salad
Serves 4
1 bunch treviso radicchio
Walnut oil or another nut oil, to season
Maldon sea salt, to season
Sherry vinegar, to season
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small bunch kale, stems removed and torn into bite-size pieces
½ cup strained pickled raisins (recipe below)
2 ripe pears, thinly sliced
½ cup toasted and roughly chopped hazelnuts
Wash and thoroughly dry the treviso. In a large bowl, lightly toss with walnut oil, sea salt and a small splash of sherry vinegar.
Set a heavy, medium skillet over high heat. Slick pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil and add kale to pan. Sauté until greens just start to soften, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Transfer sautéed greens to bowl with treviso. Toss in pickled raisins, pears and chopped hazelnuts. Drizzle extra nut oil over top and sprinkle with salt.
Pickled Raisins
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
¾ cup water
1 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked off
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
Toast the mustard seeds in a small pan until they pop. Add the water and then all of the other ingredients. Simmer on low until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Either use right away or let cool and store in refrigerator.
Kitty Greenwald is a Brooklyn-based food writer and recipe developer. She eats a lot for work and pleasure. Her column Slow Food Fast appears in the Wall Street Journal.
Photo by Miranda Van Gelder
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I was at the Tropicana today to see some friends who were involved in the weekend festivities celebrating the official designation of the Trop poker room as the Jamie Gold Poker Room.
I played in a cash game for a few hours. I was surprised to learn that they have had some rule changes. When Gold started playing there on salary, they instituted special rules for his games. Those rules have now been extended to all $1/2 no-limit hold'em games played in the room.
These include:
1. Straddle for any amount from any position. Action starts to the left of wherever the straddle is. I don't know how they resolve it if more than one person wants to straddle, as I never saw that come up.
2. If all betting is complete because players are all-in, they can agree to run the board (or whatever remains of it to be put out) twice. I assume three or four times is also OK, though I didn't ask that specifically.
3. Players are more free than usual to discuss their hands during play, though it's not clear to me exactly how far they have moved the boundary on this point.
4. No chopping the blinds. (I think this was actually not a Gold rule, but was put in place to address the lack of action when they started the pay-players-by-the-hour promotion. However it originated, it is now the standard.)
If today was any indication, these rule changes make for some wild games. Sitting down in the first one was like being yanked off my feet by a tornado. A couple of very aggressive players were trading off straddling every hand for $15 or more, then following that up with a big raise over any callers. Players frequently were all-in before the flop with hands that in a normal $1/2 game would have gotten no more than one standard raise.
My guess is that if they keep these rules in place for the long haul, the Trop poker room will develop a deserved reputation that its $1/2 NLHE game, while nominally the same as is spread in all of the other 50+ rooms in town, is actually an entirely different animal. If you decide to try it out, bring a lot of cash for rebuys, and prepare for maybe the highest variance you've ever encountered.
Another change: One of the dealers there, Shannon, heads up a "dealer's-choice" game on many weekends. They will now be standardizing that to every Monday night. That makes a lot of sense, since that tends to be a quiet night for other poker. It also won't conflict with the Sunday night mixer at Imperial Palace or the Tuesday night HORSE tournament at M Resort or the Wednesday night HORSE tournament at Green Valley Ranch or the two weekend HORSE tournaments at Orleans. In other words, mixed game enthusiasts can now find their favorite form of poker on a regular, scheduled basis almost every day of the week now.


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The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue
a staged reading on Monday, October 12, 2009
In June 2008, members of Tectonic Theater Project returned to Laramie, Wyoming to explore how the town had changed in the ten years since Matthew Shepard's murder. What they found defied their expectations. The result is a new play about how we construct our own history. This is the continuing story of an American Town.
Directed by Michael Cadden and Mara Isaacs. Performed by members of the Princeton University community.
Written by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber.
Made possible through the generous support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Co-sponsored by Lewis Center Program in Theater and McCarter Theatre Center.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore drew cheers and a standing ovation Friday after giving his message at the Pierce County Prayer Breakfast, concluding days of controversy leading up to his appearance.
Moore warned the crowd of 1,400 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall that a spiritual battle is raging across the country over acknowledging God.
"God is sovereign over our government, over our law," Moore said.
"When we exclude him from our lives, exclude him from our laws, exclude him from our courts," Moore said, "then they will fail."
Moore made no mention of his opposition to gay marriage and his support for a constitutional amendment banning it. "That wasn't what I planned to talk about," he said afterward.
Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland chose not to attend the breakfast and give the customary greeting because of Moore's stand against gay marriage. No Tacoma City Council members were in attendance.
Moore said afterward that he wasn't offended by Strickland's decision.
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy did attend and welcomed the crowd gathered "to celebrate the power of prayer."
McCarthy told the audience that Moore "can certainly be described as provocative, which is putting it mildly for some."
"There's probably not a lot that we would agree on," she said. "I welcome civil discourse."
Because of the criticism ahead of Moore's appearance, the event's organizers hired security for the breakfast for the first time in its 36-year history. But the event -- from the scrambled eggs to the closing prayer -- went off without a hitch. About 100 more people attended than last year.
Emcee Maurie Laufer set the tone by asking the crowd to turn the breakfast "from an event of controversy to an event of love."
In his half-hour message, Moore outlined the rise and fall of government's acknowledgement that the United States is "one nation under God." When it added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, Congress distinguished between religion as an institution and belief in a sovereign God, Moore said.
"I will continue to acknowledge God because it's not only part of our country, it's a part of our law," Moore said. "It's a part of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution."
Moore, 67, said the country is suffering because prayer was removed from public schools.
"It is God who will heal our land," Moore said. "It isn't a governor, it isn't a president, it isn't a chief justice, it isn't representatives of your court. ... It's God."
Moore mentioned his refusal in 2003 to follow a court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lobby of his state's judicial building. Later that year, Moore was thrown off the bench by a judicial ethics panel for having "placed himself above the law."
Moore, a Republican, was re-elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012.
"It wasn't about a monument," Moore said. "It was about acknowledgement of the sovereignty of God.
"We've forgotten that God is intimately connected with this nation," Moore said. "Without God there would be no freedom to believe what you want."
If people turn to God, Moore said, their sins will be forgiven. If they don't, he said, reciting his own poem: "You'll see a sad but holy God withdraw his hand from thee."
Several people interviewed afterward were enthusiastic about Moore and his message.
Tony Ginn, 65, of University Place, praised the guest for showing that "overcoming adversity and having obstacles put in front of you makes us stronger Christians."
Kevin Thompson, 55, of Puyallup, said he "appreciated the strength, the boldness of his convictions and the sovereignty of the truth that he presented."
"I loved him," said Amy Small, 56, of Gig Harbor. "He really made it clear how important it is keeping God in our country's consciousness."
"He showed how we have veered off from the truth of the matter," said Lynitra Jackson, 59, of Tacoma. "The people that didn't come (Friday) I think they missed something great. I feel very inspired to have been here."
Steve Maynard: 253-597-8647


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Selena Roberts, formerly a columnist for the New York Times, is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. She lives in Connecticut.
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