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A probe suitable for probing a semiconductor wafer that includes an active circuit. The probe may include a flexible interconnection between the active circuit and a support structure. The probe may impose a relatively low capacitance on the device under test.
1. A probe for testing a device under test comprising:
(a) an elongate tapered probing element;
(b) an active circuit having an input with a first impedance, of more than 1,000 ohms and less than 1,000 fF, electrically interconnected to said probing element and a second input;
(c) a flexible structure interconnecting said active circuit and a supporting structure such that when said probing element comes into contact with said device under test said flexible structure flexes and said active circuit moves relative to said supporting structure before said probing element is substantially deflected;
(d) a transmission structure electrically interconnected to said second input.
2. The probe of
3. The probe of
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application No. 11/019,440, filed Dec. 21, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,427,868; which application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional App. Nos. 60/589,346, filed Jul. 20, 2004 and 60/532,756, filed Dec. 24, 2003.
A probe suitable for probing a semiconductor wafer that includes an active circuit.
There are many types of probing assemblies that have been developed for the measurement of integrated circuits and other forms of microelectronic devices. One representative type of assembly uses a circuit card on which the upper side is formed of elongate conductive traces that serve as signal and ground lines. A central opening is formed in the card, and a needle-like probe tip is attached to the end of each signal trace adjacent the opening so that a radially extending array of downwardly converging needle-like tips is presented by the assembly for selective connection with the closely spaced pads of the microelectronic device being tested. A probe assembly of this type is shown, for example, in Harmon U.S. Pat. No. 3,445,770. This type of probing assembly, however, is unsuitable for use at higher frequencies, including microwave frequencies in the gigahertz range, because at such frequencies the needle-like tips act as inductive elements and because there are no adjoining elements present to suitably counteract this inductance with a capacitive effect in a manner that would create a broadband characteristic of more or less resistive effect. Accordingly, a probing assembly of the type just described is unsuitable for use at microwave frequencies due to the high levels of signal reflection and substantial inductive losses that occur at the needle-like probe tips.
In order to obtain device measurements at somewhat higher frequencies than are possible with the basic probe card system described above, various related probing systems have been developed. Such probing systems are designed to present a typical transmission line impedance, such as 50 ohms, to the device under test. Such systems are shown, for example, in Evans U.S. Pat. No. 3,849,728; Kikuchi Japanese Publication No. 1-209,380; Sang et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,749,942; Lao et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,593,243; and Shahriary U.S. Pat. No. 4,727,319. Yet another related system is shown in Kawanabe Japanese Publication No. 60-223,138 which describes a probe assembly having needle-like tips where the tips extend from a coaxial cable-like structure instead of a probe card. A common feature of each of these systems is that the length of the isolated portion of each needle-like probe tip is limited to the region immediately surrounding the device-under-test in order to minimize the region of discontinuity and the amount of inductive loss. However, this approach has resulted in only limited improvement in higher frequency performance due to various practical limitations in the construction of these types of probes. In Lao et al., for example, the length of each needle-like tip is minimized by using a wide conductive blade to span the distance between each tip and the supporting probe card, and these blades, in turn, are designed to be arranged relative to each other so as to form transmission line structures of stripline type. As a practical matter, however, it is difficult to join the thin vertical edge of each blade to the corresponding trace on the card while maintaining precisely the appropriate amount of face-to-face spacing between the blades and precisely the correct pitch between the ends of the needle-like probe tips.
One type of probing assembly that is capable of providing a controlled-impedance low-loss path between its input terminal and the probe tips, such as a typical transmission line impedance, is shown in Lockwood et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,697,143. In Lockwood et al., a ground-signal-ground arrangement of strip-like conductive traces is formed on the underside of an alumina substrate so as to form a coplanar transmission line on the substrate. At one end, each associated pair of ground traces and the corresponding interposed signal trace are connected to the outer conductor and the center conductor, respectively, of a coaxial cable connector. At the other end of these traces, areas of wear-resistant conductive material are provided in order to reliably establish electrical connection with the respective pads of the device to be tested. Layers of ferrite-containing microwave absorbing material are mounted about the substrate to absorb spurious microwave energy over a major portion of the length of each ground-signal-ground trace pattern. In accordance with this type of construction, a controlled high-frequency impedance (e.g., 50 ohms) can be presented at the probe tips to the device under test.
To achieve improved spatial conformance between the tip conductors of a probe and an array of non-planar device pads or surfaces, several high-frequency probing assemblies have been developed. Such assemblies are described, for example, in Drake et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,894,612; Coberly et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,116,523; and Boll et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,871,964. Similarly, such probing assembly is designed to present a typical transmission line impedance, such as 50 ohms, to the device under test. The Drake et al. probing assembly includes a substrate on the underside of which are formed a plurality of conductive traces which collectively form a coplanar transmission line. However, in one embodiment shown in Drake et al., the tip end of the substrate is notched so that each trace extends to the end of a separate tooth and the substrate is made of moderately flexible nonceramic material. The moderately flexible substrate permits, at least to a limited extent, independent flexure of each tooth relative to the other teeth so as to enable spatial conformance of the trace ends to slightly non-planar contact surfaces on a device-under-test.
With respect to the probing assembly shown in Boll et al., as cited above, the ground conductors comprise a pair of leaf-spring members the rear portions of which are received into diametrically opposite slots formed on the end of a miniature coaxial cable for electrical connection with the cylindrical outer conductor of that cable. The center conductor of the cable is extended beyond the end of the cable (i.e., as defined by the ends of the outer conductor and the inner dielectric) and is gradually tapered to form a pin-like member having a rounded point. In accordance with this construction, the pin-like extension of the center conductor is disposed in spaced apart generally centered position between the respective forward portions of the leaf-spring members and thereby forms, in combination with these leaf-spring members, a rough approximation to a ground-signal-ground coplanar transmission line structure.
A disadvantage of the probes described above is that the relatively low input impedance of the transmission lines (e.g., 50 ohms) results in the possibility that the testing operation might significantly disturb the signal at the probed pads. Further, the probes impose a relatively significant capacitance to the probed pads which tends to likewise alter the signal at the probed pads. Hence, traditional low impedance probes may have adequate electrical transmission characteristics at high frequencies but are unsuitable for many applications because of the loading as a result of the probe on the circuit to be probed.
Gleason et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,853,627, disclose a wafer probe with a high input impedance that includes a support member having an end region which is shaped to permit the end region to be brought into close proximity with a component under test. An amplifier with a relatively high input impedance is rigidly mounted on the support member at its end region. An elongate "wire-like" conductive probe element is rigidly attached to the amplifier and is electrically connected to the amplifier's input terminal. A transmission line is connected to the amplifier's output terminal, which normally has a typical transmission line impedance such as 50 ohms, for transmitting signals from the amplifier to a measurement instrument.
While the wafer probe of Gleason et al. provides a relatively high input impedance to the device under test, it imposes significant capacitance to the device under test. In many cases the probe element used for probing has approximately 1 fF per 1,000th of an inch (25.4 microns per 1,000th of an inch). The elongate "wire-like" conductive probe element of Gleason et al. is approximately 250 microns in length and accordingly has approximately 10 fF of capacitance. The amplifier has approximately another 10 fF thereby presenting approximately 20 fF to the device under test.
A probe that includes an amplifier implemented in silicon is provided by G. G. B. Industries of Gillette, N.J. as Model 34A. The probe includes an elongate "wire-like" conductive probe element that is approximately 3,000 microns in length, thus imposing at least approximately 120 fF in capacitance at 3 GHZ. The amplifier has approximately 10 fF, thereby imposing approximately 130 fF to the device under test. The probe includes a pair of adjacent lines extending partially along the probe element having a "guard potential". However, the capacitance of the 34A probe by G. G. B. Industries tends to significantly increase in capacitance as the frequency increases above 3 GHZ because the phase of the guard conductors becomes out of phase with the signal conductor (probe element).
The foregoing and other objectives, features, and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood upon consideration of the following detailed description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Active element based probes, such as those which include a high input resistance and/or low input capacitance amplifier circuit, tend to be suitable for probing circuitry where the addition of a capacitance on the order of approximately 100 fF for devices that are exceptionally small does not present a significant load to the circuitry. Most amplifier circuits include external power using a bias circuit, while passive circuitry may potentially be used. However, in some circumstances the loading of a circuit with 100 fF is simply unacceptable for effective measurements. For example, in some cases an opening is machined on the back side of a wafer that includes circuitry thereon to permit access to a conductive trace interconnecting a pair of transistor elements together, such as a pair of gates. With the continual shrinking of the size of the gate of transistors, together with the decrease in the amount of current used for switching the transistors, the loading of the circuit with a probe having on the order of approximately 100 fF presents an unacceptably large load to the circuit. The capacitive load on the circuit is sufficient that the edge transitions of signals are slowed down significantly, even to the point that the measurements obtained are nearly meaningless since the desired switching time is significantly faster than the loaded circuit can accommodate.
One technique to decrease the capacitance presented to the device under test is to significantly reduce the length of the elongate probing element. For example, the elongate probing element may be reduced from approximately 250 microns (Gleason et al.) or 3000 microns (G.B.B. device 34A), depending on the probe design, to under 150 microns or 2000 in length. This reduces the capacitance loading on the device under test a corresponding amount. Unfortunately, merely reducing the length of the elongate probing element results in a significantly stiffer probing element. The stiffer probing element has both a greater tendency to break the probe if pressed too hard against the device under test and a greater tendency to damage the device under test if pressed too hard because of its inability to bend. Accordingly, merely shortening the probing element is a somewhat ineffective solution because the resulting device has minimal compliance.
Referring to
The flexible material preferably supports traces thereon, either on the upper surface or the lower surface, from the supporting structure to the active element. The traces may likewise be encapsulated within the flexible material. Typically the supporting structure provides a type of transmission structure, such as for example, a coplanar waveguide or a strip line configuration. In order to maintain the signal integrity to the active element, the flexible material may include a transmission structure, such as for example, a coplanar waveguide or a strip line configuration. Preferably, the type of transmission structure provided by the flexible material is of the same general class as that provided by the supporting structure.
As illustrated in
The present inventors considered the existing probes that included an amplifier circuit interconnected to an elongate conductive probing element and determined that to impose a small capacitance, the traditional use of an elongate substantially cylindrical wire may be replaced by a more structurally suitable probe element having a different geometry. Referring to
The probe element may be constructed using any suitable fabrication and/or machining process. However, to create a probe element that has uniform structure shape in a repeatable manner a sacrificial substrate is preferably used, as shown in
After repeated use, the tip of the probe elements illustrated in
A couple techniques to interconnect an active circuit with a flexible material to a substrate are illustrated, although other techniques may likewise be used, as desired. The wafer probe shown in
A third microstrip conductor 40 is connected to the output terminal of the amplifier 16 by a wire 42 and extends between the amplifier 16 and the central conductor of a coaxial connector 44. The conductor 40 and the layer 28 together constitute a third transmission line. The coaxial connector is used for connecting the third transmission line to a measurement and display instrument, such as a sampling oscilloscope or network analyzer. The amplifier also has an input terminal 46, which is connected to a conductive probe element 50. The probe element 50 may comprise, for example, a wire or non-wire element that is attached to the input terminal of the amplifier 16.
In use, the illustrated probe is mounted by way of the mounting block in a probe station, and the probe is positioned so that the probe element 50 contacts a node of interest in a circuit under test. A ground connection and other power supply voltages are connected to the circuit under test by way of other probes of conventional design. Signals developed at the node of interest are applied to the input terminal of the amplifier 16 by way of the probe element 50 and are transmitted by way of the output terminal, the wire 42, traces on the flexible material, the transmission line 40 and the connector 44 to the measurement and display instrument (not shown). Through use of the amplifier 16, a high input impedance is presented to the node of interest, and accordingly the operation of the circuit under test is not perturbed significantly by the testing operation. The amplifier 16 preferably has a relatively low output impedance and accordingly is well matched to the transmission line 40.
As noted previously, the input impedance of the amplifier 16 is very high. This stems from the fact that the value of Gm*Zg for a field effect transistor implemented in gallium arsenide (where Gm is the transconductance of the transistor and Zg is its gate impedance) is high. Gm*Zg is proportional to Ft, or the frequency for unity current gain, of the transistor.
Because the input impedance of the amplifier 16 is high, the inductance of the probe element 50 does not degrade significantly the input signal applied to the probe element. Nevertheless, in order to minimize reception of stray signals by virtue of the probe element 50 acting as an antenna, the length of the probe element should be kept to a minimum. It is therefore desirable that the probe element is relatively short. Consequently, the inductance and the capacitance of the probe element is small and does not contribute to signal degradation.
Because the amplifier 16 has a high input impedance, the conductor that connects the circuit under test to ground can have quite a high impedance and therefore can be quite long. This makes it possible for the ground connection to the circuit under test to be made by way of a separate probe, rather than by way of a second probe element carried by the substrate 10.
Referring to
It will be appreciated that the present invention is not restricted to the particular probe head that has been described and illustrated, and that variations may be made therein. For example, instead of microstrip transmission lines, with the signal and ground conductors on opposite sides of the substrate 10, coplanar transmission lines may be used. Alternatively, a microstrip transmission line may be used for connecting the output terminal of the amplifier to the measurement instrument. In this case, the amplifier 16 would be mounted near the end of the microstrip transmission line and wires would be used to connect the amplifier to the bias supply 26. The by-pass capacitors 30 would be mounted near the amplifier. It is not essential to the invention that a monolithic integrated circuit be used for the amplifier 16, since a hybrid circuit may be used instead. For example, a split band amplifier may be used. Also, the active circuit may be interconnected to a co-axial cable to which the probing element is supported.
The probe disclosed above has sufficient vertical compliance when probing a pad. In many cases the probe is placed in pressing contact with the edge of the device under test, and vibration of the device under test and/or the probing element results in significant horizontal motion. The flexible interconnection having a rectangular shape tends to result in limited horizontal compliance. In addition, when attempting to make sufficient pressing contact with the edge of the device under test, especially with vibrational movement, the force imposed on the probing element is significant. In order to increase the lateral compliance and decrease the pressure exerted on the probing element when coming into pressing contact with the edge of a device under test, the flexible material includes a bend therein, as illustrated in
Another configuration that may be implemented is replacing the active circuit with a primarily resistive element fabricated on the semiconductor material (e.g., gallium arsenide, silicon). The resistive material has a resistance significantly greater than a traditional 50 ohm resistive probing element, such as for example, 500 ohms, 1,000 ohms, 2,500 ohms, and 5,000 ohms. The significant resistance lowers the current drawn from the device under test. The resistive material also presents a low capacitance to the device under test, such as for example, less than 25 fF, less than 15 fF, les than 10 fF, and less than 5 fF. The relatively low capacitance reduces the loading on the device under test. In some implementations, the resistive element may be supported by a substrate and be relatively small in value, such as for example, less than 10,000 ohms, less than 5,000 ohms, less than 2,500 ohms, and less than 1,000 ohms, while preferably being greater than 100 ohms, 250 ohms, and 500 ohms. As it may be observed, using a resistive element has many advantages, such as one or more of the following, passes high frequencies, has limited loading on the device under test; does not need a bias circuit, has no voltage offsets, and is limited by the power carrying capacity of the resistive element.
It is also noted that using a passive element, such as a resistor, also tends to reduce issues surrounding electrostatic discharge, linearity of the response, increases usable bandwidth, increases the useful voltage range, and is more readily fabricated.
Referring to
It has been observed that at relatively high frequencies, such as 40 GHz or above, that the loading of a 20:1 probe (950 ohm tip resistor) tends to be dominated by the capacitance of the tip structure, which may be for example 10 fF (1/2PI/10 fF/40 GHz=400 ohms). This impedance tends to have a somewhat predictable effect on the edge rise times. However, the direct current loading of an internal node of a device under test tends to offset the bias point, and in some circuits with a high internal direct current source impedance may corrupt the circuit behavior despite the ability of the local devices to drive the load with transient voltages.
Referring to
In some cases it has been determined that under some probing conditions, such as for probing printed circuit boards, it is desirable to include a probing element that has definable geometry other than a "wire", such as the probing elements described herein. The probing element is typically supported by a supporting structure, such as a coupon, which is in turn interconnected to a transmission structure, such as a coaxial cable. A flexible structure may be included between the coupon and the transmission structure, if included.
In some cases, the user of the probe may exert excessive pressure on the device under test which likewise typically results in excessive bending of the probe. While excessive pressure may damage the device under test, it is also likely to damage the probe itself thereby rending it inoperative. Referring to
Referring to
In some embodiments it is desirable to be able to sense the movements of a portion of the flexing of the tip portion or otherwise the flexing of a portion of the probe, as a result of the probe tip coming into contact with the device under test. Referring to
In this manner, some indication is available of when the probe makes contact with the device under test. In addition, some indication is available of the pressure exerted by the probe with the device under test. In some cases, the operator may exert excessive force by the probe on the device under test, thereby causing damage to the probe or the device under test. In order to alleviate this concern, an indication may be provided to the operator of the device pressure level so that excessive pressure is not exerted by the probe. Further, the system may include automatic controls to inhibit the ability of the probe to exceed some threshold, and thus reduce the likelihood of damage to the probe or the device under test.
Referring to
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Pope Francis has suggested that "we" need a deeper "theology of women," (itself a problematic phrase, emblematic of the usual us-them in which women are "them.") But he seems like a genuinely nice guy who's sincere about wanting to explore new territory. So, here's my idea...
Of course there are any number of books that could help Francis begin to sort out his ideas in this regard. Let's send him a starter set.
What are, say, 10 books that could help Francis in his revision of the Church with regard to women?
1. as any good feminist knows, a "theology of women," if it's adequate, is simultaneously a theology of men--men are damaged by patriarchy and sexism, too. So suggestions need not be books specifically about women or even by women, but should contribute importantly to Francis' task.
2. They need to be available in paperback. I'll spring for them and ship them, but I'm a theologian, not a venture capitalist--I can't sink my life savings (if I had any,) into this. But 10 books to send to Francis to help him think these things through? Sure. (Or perhaps Commonweal would like to underwrite? Or help underwrite? Just asking...)
3. Books can be singly authored or edited collections. For example, someone might recommend Catherine Mowry LaCugna's Freeing Theology. The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective, or some such collection that covers a lot of ground in one volume and features some of the giants of feminist theology.
4. Francis said that the Church needs a more adequate theology of women, so we can safely assume that apologetics for the status quo aren't what he's looking for. Let's aim for faithful engagements with the tradition that break new ground. For example...
My vote is for Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza's But She Said, in which she takes feminist biblical hermeneutics for a spin, resulting in chapters that are scholarly and reflective. It's a classic, both challenging and exhilarating. I hope it'll encourage Francis to read the Bible in new ways. (Of course, like many of you, I can think of dozens of books that'd be great. But this is a good, basic place to start--reading scripture.)
1. Make your suggetions here, with a brief explanation why you suggest the book you name. One book at a time, please.
2. If you like someone's suggestion, second it. Lets play Facebook--write, e.g., "Schussler Fiorenza: Like." Also like Facebook, one cannot "unlike." Just vote for what's good, and we can trust that the dotCommonweal community will sort wheat from chaff.
3. In, say, 2 weeks time, I'll add up the results. If there's a hopeless deadlock, I'll turn to some other voting methodology for the final list. I'll order them and ship them with a letter of good wishes, explaining the origin of the list, and that it's intended to be representative, not determinative of the possibilities for his project, and reflects the discernment of a community, not any individual.
4. I have no actual clue who to send them to. Perhaps the papal secretary? Is there anyone out there who knows how to actually get them to the Pope? Please let me know, either here or off-line.
Ready? Go!
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I second Mary Douglas. Her work advanced the scientific understanding of what is common among varied cultures. And she stayed Catholic to the end.
I got it!!!
As an undergrad, I had the chance to read Jo Croissant's The Priesthood of the Heart. It is an excellent book and it talks about the two-fold vocation we, as women, were given: to be priests (by our openness and therefore by teaching, evangelizing, preparing our loved one's hearts in faith), and to be lovers (to God, to our husbands, to our children -if any- and to our loved ones). The book talks about women and our priestly love, and the attitudes needed to carry out the mission that God gave us, following in the example of Our Blessed Mother Mary.
I love the book and I think it does a great job in explaining the role women play in humanity.
I second the nominations of both Theresa and Luis.
I vote for a collection of essays written by a diverse group of women scholars who attended the New Voices Seminar at Saint Mary's College, inspired by the annual Madeleva Lecture Series. "Women, Wisdom, and Witness: Engaging Contexts in Conversation" takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the significant contexts of the contemporary experiences of women. The book considers the socio-political, interdisciplinary, and dialogical complexities of women's intellectual and social praxis at the intersection of theology and ethics. A wide array of topics are addressed: poverty, sexual norms, trauma and slavery, health care, immigration, and the roles of women in academia and the church.
Ok, So I have more than10 books, actually more--hey, we're talking 1500 years of silence here, so more than 10 books is fair game in my feminist hermeneutic. We are here to give him the best of ourselves and our love in the Spirit to him. 1. Women in the Early Church: Message of the Fathers of the Church Series (Message of the Fathers of the Church, V. 13.) by Elizabeth Ann Clark (Author) , Thomas Halton (Editor) 2. Women-Church: Theology and Practice of Feminist Liturgical Communities, Rosaemary Radford Ruether, Women have specific ideas about how to eliven dead liturgy and make it count agian!! #. Beyond God the Father, Mary Daly--yes, we need to bring in the LBGTQ communities to this conversation as well., 4. When Women were Priests by Karen Jo Trojesen--my advisor at Claremont Grad U.-yes, they may not have had the title, but they led, 5. & 6 The Revelatory Text and Written that You May Believe by Sandra Schneiders, 7. Sister Of Wisdom, St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine by Barbara Newman, 8. Women in Christianity by Hans Kung, 9. Vatican III, The work that needs to be done, Editd by Hans Kung, David Tracy & Johanne Metz, 10. Catholic does not equal the Vatican by Rosemary Radford Ruether, 11. Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology by Rosemary Radford Ruether, 12. Quest for the Living God by Elizabeth Johnson, 13. Feminst Philosophy of Religion Edtd. by Pamela Sue Anderson and Beverley Clack, 14. Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theology edtd. by Mary McClintock Fulkerson and Sheila Briggs, 16. A Journey of Courage: The amazing story of Sr. Dorothy Stang, 17. & 18.Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality and Womanspirit Rising by Carol Christ and Judith Plaskow. Women have been telling our story in academia for over 4 decades now and we desire to be listened to, to end patriarchal imbalance and take our place beside our brothers in Christ and not reform our Church, but transform it into a new and better model of what it means for all of us to be Imago Dei, not less, not more, but equal. As I have said in many blogs before--our Church and all of the children of God have been cheated because half of humanity has been missing from the table in concelebration of our tradition. We will no longer, can no longer, will no longer be silent, learn who we are--not as distorted ideas, concepts, romantisizations of who and what women are and telling us what and how our spirituality should be -- we already know it and now it is up to us to teach it to all.
Someone listed "Women and the Word: The Gender of God in the New Testament and the Spirituality of Women (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality)" by Sandra, and I second this vote! It is short, yet powerful, clear, concise, very well written.
I would also like to add Ivone Gebara's "Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation (Biblical Reflections on Ministry)." Again, a great read and informative about feminist theology. Also, Gebara is from Brazil and writes about her experience with women there, so Francis might find it particularly interesting.
A soft note to fellow commentors: There is a problem with most of the above recommendations and accompanying commentary. The idea that this Pope, or any Pope for that matter, needs to be schooled by paperback-writer theologians is somewhere between questionable and absurd.
The Popes with whom I am (historically) familiar--Pius XII>, appear to have spent the better part of their respective post-adolescent lives studying, writing on, and implementing the planet's most refined and complex theological system.
It is my impression that many of the writers mentioned can best be described as narrow and resentful -- even snappish, regarding their Church. The exact opposite of what Catholicism is supposed to be and is at its heart.
It might be more helpful to expose Francis, a Jesuit priest, to the notion of "woman" away from the niggling, limited constraints of "feminist theology." Rather, aim that he consider women qua women within the broader and genuinely Catholic context of the human condition.
Thank you.
What a great idea! I think we need to remind Pope Francis that feminist theologies of women are now in at least their 3rd generation. I'll second the choices for Beth Johnson's She who is and add Quest for the Living God. Consider asking for a papal read of Just Love by Margaret Farley. Add Shawn Copeland's Enfleshing Freedom. I would also recommend a tiny Italian volume by Luce Irigaray, Il Mistero de Maria published om 2010 by the Figlie de San Paolo <www.paoline.it>. It offers a spiritual philosophical perspective on Mary that show difference that is not derived from a masculine subject.
May the project succeed and you let us know the Top Ten.
p.s. I'd send them directly to Pope Francis at his residence (not the Vatican). Who knows, he may call you to say Grazie.
@ Kenneth Ray: I'm glad that's identified in advance as a "soft note," and very glad we were not treated to any sterner stuff. The soft lobs "questionable," "absurd," "narrow," "resentful," "snappish," and "niggling" should do nicely. I do like the new category "paperback-writer theologians," though it is presumably not to be taken literally. Otherwise it would need to include not only Avery Dulles, Yves Congar, Dietrich von Hildebrand and Karl Rahner, but also John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
As for the need of Pope Francis for schooling, that may be less important than his need to have what he says taken seriously. He has been pretty clear about listening to the faithful --in the broadest sense --and learning from them. He does not seem to regard the ecclesia docens as confined to the hierarchy, with everyone else only part of the ecclesia discens.
The box-of-books project may seem quixotic, but it can claim honorable precedents, not least that of the tireless correspondent Catherine of Siena, who affctionately addressed the pope in Avignon as "Babbo," or "Daddy," and helpfully suggested that if he couldn't do what was needed he should resign. The commenters here, and the authors they suggest, have a long way to go to match that.
As for quixotism, I'm reminded of GKC's "Lepanto." Despite the triumphalism and the intolerant distortions, there's no getting around it, it's magnificent right to the end:
"Cervantes on his galley sets the sword back in the sheath/ (Don John of Austria rides homeward with a wreath.)/ And he sees across a weary land a straggling road in Spain,/ Up which a lean and foolish knight forever rides in vain,/ And he smiles, but not as Sultans smile, and settles back the blade..."
@ Mr. Irias: Thank you for the thoughtful, engaging reply. In particular your statement "...his need to be taken seriously."
Although Catholic, I am not an expert on the Papacy. But I am very encouraged by what I see in Pope Francis, as there is obviously much work to be done, inside and outside of our church and he appears especially well suited to the tasks before him.
I myself do not think the Box-of-Books idea to be at all quixotic -- it serves as a good kick-start to one's own thinking on the subject. However I do apply the same healthy skepticism to commentators like the above as I do to the Church they are targeting. Most of the works cited are insignificant (at best) books by forgettable authors.
In other words, I think that THIS particular Box-of-Books is, so far, lacking in depth, breadth, and strength. And I do not expect that this will improve over the two-week window of opportunity, The readership of this magazine is not much more than the PC subset of American Catholicism, and in the PC world conformity is valued above all else.
Again, your comments are MUCH appreciated.
Hey, who you callin' PC?
A late add: The Bell Jar. Sylvia Plath. (Should have included it above.)
@Mark Proska: Couple of possibilities. There's reference to "PC world" and to a magazine. Textual critics might discern a scribal error and some kind of beef with PC World magazine (on the part of a Mac user?). But I think Mr. Ray means you, me, all others identified here as subscribers to Commonweal, and many more. His field of fire keeps widening...
@Kenneth Ray: You thanked me twice, the second time with capital letters. You're welcome, I think. I'm still trying to harmonize "thoughtful" and "engaging" with "PC" and "conformity...above all else."
I can't say I've read all the books recommended so far, but I've read some, and they hardly deserve being dismissed collectively as "insignificant." As for "forgettable" authors, only you can decide which ones you'd like to forget (Julian of Norwich and Alice von Hildebrand? Really?). But using the term more broadly involves prediction, always very risky. Of course I may be "overthinking," as Miley Cyrus claims her critics have done. Maybe "insignificant" and "forgettable," like "PC," are just more miscellaneous "soft" missiles.
Flinging pejoratives is clearly less labor-intensive than dialogue, and it's certainly a time-honored tactic (the fault-finders in Siena used to call St. Catherine's friends "caterinati," or "catherined," those somehow bewitched by Catherine). But overuse blunts once-sharp edges.
To sustain your belief that Commonweal readers are devoted to PC conformism, you will need to avoid reading the magazine very often. It contains too much vigorous debate on a wide variety of topics, among readers as well as contributors and editors.
Again, a soft reply:
Time permitting, I will cite, one per day, a work/author from the above collection. And a brief note re. "the problem."
Tuesday: Gene Robinson. His deep, unyielding commitment to his own selfishness is literally destroying his own church. In ten years there may not be an Anglican Church as we know it today.
His is a Faustian bargain: Recreational gay sex in exchange for the destruction of a venerable and venerated Church. Not much here for Francis.
However, it does remind me that Goethe's Faust is deep, worthwhile reading. As is Marlowe's Dr. Faustus.
I vote for something non-theological, even though I 'm a total theology geek:
Men's Work by Paul Kivel
"Sexual harassment, child abuse, incest, rape, murder, war--it's impossible today to hear a news report and not be informed of violent acts perpetrated by men. Acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the problem of male violence--particularly in a world that seems to thrive on aggression and physical force--Men's Work reaches straight to its root causes. In his ground-breaking work, author Paul Kivel helps men confront the political, social, and personal forces that generate and reward misogyny, hatred, anger, and violent behavior.
Combining years of personal study and reflection with his work with men in the Oakland Men's Project, Men's Work presents an innovative and workable approach to stopping male violence. Kivel shows men how to reclaim the power and responsibility needed to unlearn the lessons of control and aggression.
Paul Kivel is a nationally known expert on men's issues. Through his work at the Oakland Men's Project, he helps men confront and change violent behaviors and teaches alternatives to violence in their relationships. He also trains teachers, therapists, probation officers, and agency staff who work with men, exploring such topics as male/female relationships, alternatives to violence, family violence, and sexual assault. Kivel resides in Oakland, California."
Wednesday's problem suggestion: Ivone Gebara, Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation.
The author seems to believe that we (the big "we", everyone) are inalienable components of a vast, integrated and fully interdependent Biomass, aka Earth, along with, say, rabbits, soybeans, and limestone. And that our need to set ourselves apart from and above animals, vegetables, and minerals is simply an extension of the human need to control, in turn an extension of the male need to control women.
Now ALL of God's creations have intrinsic value, simply because they are what they are. But only Man/Woman is created in God's image, and only he/she has a soul. We, Humans, are IN the world but not wholly OF it. We know this because (among other reasons) we are Catholic.
To contest this is to contradict one of the very basic tenets of Catholicism -- and Christianity at large.
The precepts of Gaiaism, in any form, will never fly in Rome. Not even close.
The notion is best suited for entry-level thinkers in an undergraduate seminar.
On the other hand, I am guessing that there are a number of readable works out there on Christian Stewardship. There is no stronger image in Scripture than that of The Good Shepherd.
Greetings from Seattle to my former JSTB advisor!
How about bravely going right to the subject of women's ordination? My vote is for two articles that appeared in the very pages of Commonweal. Apr. 11, 2008 and a reply to a reply Jul 18, 2008 by my friend Robert J. Egan, SJ. His arguments are erudite, concise, and totally worth a read. BTW, if you need info on him, check with Margaret O'Brien Steinfels. She and her husband Peter have known Egan since undergrad days at Loyola Chicago.
@ Lisa Fullam: I believe this closes the 2-week window of opportunity. I for one have gained mightily from introspection and personal reflection on the scope and depth of women's issues vis-a-vis the Church. The "Box of Books" challenge strikes me as an excellent heuristic device for laying out challenges facing present-day Catholicism. Throughout its 2000 year history the one thing the Papacy has never lacked is challenges.
It appears that I have a slightly different perspective on things, compared to your, say, typical respondents. I hope you see this as "good" thing -- injecting a sense of balance, or proportion, or (if I may say) common sense into the discussion.
I look forward to your next Box-of-Books project.
Thank you. KR
Dr. Fullam: Got here too late to suggest, but what did you send?
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then you must start your game i have used volfied as an example(reeeeaaaaaaly old game). after that you start ArtMoney.(sorry couldn't make in game screenshots)
Step 2: Now lets start hacking!
Step 3: Lets chance something!
note if it doen't apear to have chanced then do something with that value(die, spend money,) that is all!
and if you dont want to research every time you want to cheat yust save the table with the save button!
Any way you can hack a PS3?


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Sixth- to tenth-graders take college level courses at camp for talented youth
(Bethlehem, Pa.)—Moravian College is hosting the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Talented Youth program for the eighth consecutive year. The summer camp is attended by students ranging from sixth- to tenth-grade who mainly come from the northeast region and take advanced courses at Moravian. Some students reside outside the region, including those traveling from countries as far away as Japan.
The camp is held on Moravian's Main Street Campus in two three-week sessions. The first session is held from June 27 to July 16 and the second session from July 16 to August 6. A special closing ceremony is held on the last day of each session in the afternoon.
Approximately 250 students will attend each session. A faculty and staff of 75 will teach nineteen different classes. To be accepted, younger students (those who have completed fifth or sixth grade) had to take a standardized assessment test. Acceptance of older students is based on their SAT scores and other factors. Each student in attendance is academically gifted.
The JHU program offers a variety of courses such as "The Middle Ages," "Engineering Design," "Biotechnology," and "Math and Music" to attract youngsters of all backgrounds and interests. There are more traditional courses offered as well, including algebra, geometry, and writing.
"The JHU program offers a unique opportunity for gifted and highly motivated students to expand their academic horizons during the summer months," said Dick Claussen, director of academic camps at Moravian. "The kids want to learn, they have a real thirst for knowledge. They tell their parents they want to come here."
Some courses run seven hours a day, Monday through Thursday and five hours on Friday. Each student is housed on campus. There is also a full program of recreational and enrichment activities outside of the classroom.
For many of the youngsters the camp is the first time they will leave home. This is the 24th year of the JHU program. Moravian was chosen to join the program in 1997. Other schools such as Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and Stanford University in California also host the program.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.


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New X-Files Movie Next Summer?
The new X-Files movie will be in theatres next Summer. Read on:
At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, David Duchovny was in attendance to promote his new Showtime series Californication. During the event he was asked about the often speculated about second X-Files movie. Duchovny said that it was indeed going forward, and added that "Gillian [Anderson] is onboard."
After the event, I was among a smaller group of journalists who spoke to the actor further, and Duchovny was asked why he felt so confidant the movie was happening this time, after years of rumors about different scripts. Duchovny answered that the reason he was sure about this script was because "I'm actually supposed to see it next week! Before I would just say that [there was a movie] because they told me, but now, after talking to Chris [Carter] — he's been giving me progress reports — and he actually called yesterday, and said 'Next week, you should have something to read.'"
Asked to confirm earlier reports that the movie would be a standalone story, and not part of the larger mythology arc of the series, he replied "It should be. It should be a one-off, yeah."
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Taft was the biggest baseball fan of any Pres. I believe he even played minor league baseball. I think it's appropriate
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
So I suppose Taft and Teddy will interfere with one another, which will allow an as-yet unannounced Woodrow Wilson mascot to appear out of nowhere and overtake them both?
That Joey Votto is some kind of Man Candy!
"For them to boo me like that, it lets me know they dream about me at night. -- Brandon Phillips on Cards fans.
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We are the mediocre Presidents.
You won't find our faces on dollars or on cents.
There's Taylor, there's Tyler, there's Fillmore and there's Hayes,
There's William Henry Harrison.
I died in thirty days!
That Joey Votto is some kind of Man Candy!
"For them to boo me like that, it lets me know they dream about me at night. -- Brandon Phillips on Cards fans.
It would be fitting in 2015 just before the Allstar game to have a 1990 25 year celebration during a series against the Nationals. This of course would include a 1990 turn back the clock retro uniform as well.
The Sox traded Bullfrog the only player they've got for Shottenhoffen. Four-eyes Shottenhoffen a utility infielder. They've got a whole team of utility infielders.
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Apparently the reasoning behind the selection of Taft is that he was the first president to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game.
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Believe it or not Rene, and i've only had the app since i got my ipad mini on wednesday last week, but i havent had a single error, matchmaking fail, or anything at all that seems anything different than the experience on draw something or words with friends, could it be that this is because i haven't paid for the full version so i only have two games at a time under my GameCenter name, seems crazy, but anyway just my experience so far.
No skin in the Game Center
Speaking of successes and failures, I dislike it when it feels like I care more about an app or service than the developer or platform owner. It sets off huge warning bells and sends me looking for alternatives. Apple is starting to give me that feeling with Game Center. Since Letterpress launched, a game that depends entirely on Apple's Game Center application programming interfaces (APIs) for everything from matchmaking to gameplay, Game Center reliability has taken a nose dive. For several hours this weekend, I once again had more Game Center errors than successful turns. I've also had my iPhone and iPad mini go out of sync, with the iPad mini hours behind the iPad, and games I've simply had to abandon because turns could never be taken again.
The errors are frequent and frustrating enough now that it seems like Game Center has always had a glass jaw and this is simply the first time it's taken hit. Part of the reason for this has to be that Apple literally has no skin in the game. Apple makes not a single app, built-in or App Store, that relies on the Game Center API. Apple has nothing that hammers Game Center, nothing that creates an urgent awareness within the company of how Game Center scales and performs under load.
That means that it will always be developers who find Game Center pain points first, and that break things first, and that's a terrible situation for developers and users alike.
Dogfooding (eating your own dogfood) is a term sometimes applied to companies who intentionally make themselves dependent on their own products so they can make sure they find everything from the major problems to the rough edges before their users do. It's the ultimate form of quality assurance (QA).
I always had the feeling that, with the iPhone, if anything didn't work, Steve Jobs would be down in the labs smashing it on the floor and demanding it be fixed. I never had the feeling Steve Ballmer or Eric Schmidt cared for any Windows Mobile or Android device beyond wanting to have a screen in that space. That explained the relative usability of those two products to me.
And that's the same vibe I'm getting with Game Center. That Apple felt they needed to have it, but that they don't particularly care about it. Nintendo has Mario, Xbox has Halo, Sony Has Grand Turismo, all among many others. Their gaming platforms have first party games that are almost always among the most popular and most ambitious.
It's often said that Apple doesn't get gaming and doesn't get social, so maybe social gaming like Game Center was predestined for birthing pain. But it's also likely exacerbated by Apple not having a single shipping product that depends on Game Center being great.
No company can do everything all at once, and if Apple has to spend resources fixing and improving Game Center, they can't spend those same resources fixing, improving, and creating other things. That's opportunity cost. I get that. But social gaming is a big deal. It deserves attention. It deserves resources.
I'd like to think Phil Schiller or Jony Ive or Craig Federighi or even Tim Cook is as frustrated with Letterpress performance as we are, and is down in the labs throwing an iPad mini on the floor and demanding it be fixed. I'd like to hear that Apple is buying or launching an app that's going to showcase a newer, better, far more reliable Game Center. Something. Anything.
Maps and Siri were both recently given a press release-level hand-off to Eddy Cue. Maybe Game Center isn't as high on the priority list, but I'd like to at least see some sign that it's on the priority list.
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No skin in the Game Center
You've been lucky.
that much is apparent considering i've never before seen GameCenter as a trending topic :D
Heres to hoping my experience not only stays this way but becomes the norm. This article has inspired me to become a Janitor for apple, If every time theres a screw up a idevice or macbook winds up on the floor, ill gladly pay to replace the screen, thank goodness for solid state storage :) Anyway well written piece, I feel the Windows phone/Android reference was spot on.
I will say this, there are certain little things missing that i've come to appreciate from other entrants, such as a recent list of who youve played, the end result, and a snapshot of all the words you played for example, and most frustratingly for me, this makes it impossible to tap on someone you had a great game with and rematch them, to me, thats been the biggest peeve.
More like this please Rene. I stopped using the app after the first week because I got so frustrated with Game Center.
As much as Letterpress is an enjoyable game, it certainly brings out the flaws in Game Centre. I haven't had as many errors as described above, but I put that down to been in a favourable time zone.
The thing that frustrates me most is the way that Game Centre integrates into Letterpress. Matchmaking using Game Centre has to be one of the most frustrating systems ever, and doesn't have the "just works" feel that Apple usually aims for with their iOS range, especially compared to systems that Zynga has in place (Facebook, or username search). With any luck, Apple can work Facebook/Twitter integration into Game Centre, and we'll have a much more seamless experience.
Also, although minor, and completely irrelevant to usability, it does frustrate me that the name "Game Center" is not localised into different English spellings.
As an all in Apple consumer, sometimes I think Apple is almost parallel-universe otherworldly with their approach and conceptual leaps (maybe not first but sometimes best).
Yet at other times, I think they don't have a jack squat idea of how to benchmark the competition, and worse, sometimes these two are combined, otherworldly forward-looking leap that is half-baked (Siri & maps and lately software feature-shortcomings or just plain bugs.)
Some folks are definitely not paying attention to detail. And the risk is if the gad-fly-with-a-hammer role (jobs) dies, a company's emphasis on performance, surprise & delight slowly descends into uncoordinated disappointment and ordinary mediocrity.
Amen, but you have doogfooding cause and effect backwards.
Apple *has* skin in the game -- it is trust in the platform itself. Game Center is there to encourage developers to make the sorts of social games that benefit the platform, without having to recreate the infrastructure wheel. (Loren would probably not have made Letterpress if he had to develop and maintain that infrastructure first.) But it has to work, and work consistently. If it doesn't, customers will stop playing and buying those games, and developers will stop making them.
Microsoft, of all companies, understood this where Apple did not. They saw XBox Live as a pillar of their platform, and thoroughly tested it, both for functionality and usability, before Halo became any sort of success. Halo's explosion was a *consequence* of Microsoft's good work on XBox Live, not the *reason* for it.
If dogfooding would help Apple realize the importance of their infrastructure, than great -- but if they *only* work on their infrastructure because they have a single title that benefits, then their interest will wander in accordance with that game's release cycles, and they have already lost.
Lets face it, Rene is bitching about Apple so much these days, I'd not be surprised if he defected to Android or something daft like that.
"it seems like Game Center has always had a glass jaw and this is simply the first time it's taken hit."
Welcome to the realization. :) I've been telling people this for many months. I refuse to play any games that rely on Game Center any more because of the extreme frustration in engenders. So many people think Letterpress *caused* these Game Center issues when all it did was bring them to light. Game Center has sucked rocks from its first implementation.


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Oh, I have been so lax with the blog the past 2 weeks! So, here's my little update. I flew to San Francisco on January 19th. As always, I really loved being there. The weather was a very, very pleasant departure from the winter chill of Chicago. Apparently, I missed out on some single digit temps. Can't say I'm sad about that. In SF, it was sunny and 60-64. Perfect.
I was staying in lower Nob Hill (or technically, the TenderNob – what a terrible name!) Fortunately, it was a very pleasant, mostly downhill walk to the Hyatt Embarcadero where the conference was held. I attended a Sunday afternoon session with Gary Kraftsow: "Meditation, Contemplation, and Transformation." Then, an all-day intensive with Mr. Kraftsow on Monday: "Evidence-Based Viniyoga Therapy for Stress Management." Both sessions were incredible. He's a very, very interesting man and a captivating speaker. Having studied with both Krishnamacharya and Desikachar from the age of 19…what can I say, he's the real deal. There was very little actual asana practice, but we did several pranayama, meditation and chanting exercises. I have become incredibly enamored of chanting in the past few months, so it was right up my alley.
I think one of the things I most appreciated hearing was that "yoga is not asana." Obviously, that's part of it, but there is SOOO much more. I think in the West, so much focus is placed on asana that the rest gets neglected. Gary told us about how people talk about how they practice yoga, and they also meditate. As if they're separate. And they're not. Meditation IS part of yoga. And a wonderful part, at that!
The most fascinating exercise we did involved langhana and brahmana, along with chanting. First we were told to think of something that caused us stress or anxiety. Once we captured that thought, we were told to really feel it, evoke those uncomfortable emotions. Then, we started the pranayama practice, as Gary chanted. We repeated a pattern of inhale/retain, exhale/sustain. I have to admit, I was seriously uncomfortable. I am no stranger to long inhales and exhales, but the retain/sustain parts were no fun. After several minutes of this, we were told to return to a more neutral/slight ujayi breath, while we did a guided meditation. Then, we were asked to summon that emotion we felt at the beginning of the exercise.
This is the amazing part…it was gone. All the emotion and stress I felt the first time I conjured the memory (and it was a super fresh one…something that had actually occurred about an hour earlier) was GONE. I was able to visualize the event without any sentiment attached. And even now, 10 days later…nothing. I'm a believer.


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Our second meeting will be on the evening of Tuesday, November 13th. Our special guest speaker is Chris Ollinger, Research and Development Manager for Focus Chemical. He will present "Chemistry and Use of Polyisobutylene Succinic Anhydride (PIBSA) and Its Derivatives."


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Energy Express, an award-winning statewide summer reading program, will kick off its sixteenth summer in Mingo County on Monday June 24, 2013 for students.
The program will serve more than 250 children in Mingo County, providing two meals a day and reading-based educational activities that help children maintain their reading skills and good nutrition during the summer months.
College students and community residents serving as AmeriCorps members support the program, which will take place from Monday through Friday, June 24 through August 2, at Dingess, Kermit, Riverside, Burch, Matewan, and Gilbert.
"Many children from low-income families fall behind, both nutritionally and academically, during the summer months," said Mark Whitt, Associate Professor for WVU Extension Service. "This program ensures that they receive good nutrition and stay involved in fun and educational activities. Energy Express has been shown to help children not only maintain their reading skills during the summer, but often to actually improve them."
"We depend on support from the local community to make this program a success," said Whitt. "We need local volunteers to read with the children, to help serve meals, and to donate supplies for the program."
Major funding for Energy Express comes from the West Virginia University Extension Service, the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service, the Summer Food Service Program through the West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, and Mingo County BOE and excess levy funds.
In addition to these state partners, there is also a tremendous amount of local support for the program at each site. Whitt further states "In Mingo County this program provides free transportation and meals for our youth as well as 69 jobs by hiring college students as (mentors), teachers as (site coordinators), Community Coordinators, Teen Coordinator, Cooks, Custodians, County Contact, and Bus Drivers.
"This is made possible by a positive collaboration of the Mingo County Board of Education, Mingo County Community Action Partnership (CAPS), Mingo County 4-H, and WVU Extension Service in Mingo County. I am proud to say that these agencies work for the betterment of our youth as we continue to strive to make each and every child a productive citizen in our workforce," Whitt concluded.
For more information, to volunteer, or to donate supplies or money for the program, call Whitt at 304- 235- 2692, ext. 2, Yvonne Quinn at 304-235-1701 or visit any of the sites Monday through Friday.


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According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriffs Office:
A burglary was reported at a home on Old Pope Road in Aiken on Saturday. The owner reported electronics, clothing and jewelry missing.
A four-wheeler was reported stolen from Falcon Place in Warrenville on Friday.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Red Rock Way in Graniteville on Thursday. The vehicle had been left unlocked.
Vehicles were reported stolen in Warrenville from Simonds Street on Friday and Augusta Road on Saturday.
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