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AnyEvent::FDpasser - pass file descriptors between processes using non-blocking buffers
use AnyEvent;
use AnyEvent::FDpasser;
my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new;
if (fork) {
open(my $fh, '>>', '/tmp/fdpasser_output') || die;
syswrite $fh, "This line is from PID $$\n";
undef $fh; # don't close() it though
} else {
$passer->push_recv_fh(sub {
my $fh = shift;
syswrite $fh, "This line is from PID $$\n";
AE->cv->recv; # AnyEvent main loop
This module provides an object oriented interface for passing filehandles between processes. Its primary goals are API simplicity, portability, and reliability. It is suitable for use in non-blocking programs where blocking in even exceptional circumstances is undesirable. Finally, this module should be efficient enough for nearly all use-cases.
This module currently works on BSD4.4-like systems (*BSD, Linux, Mac OS X) where it uses the
SCM_RIGHTS ancillary data feature over
AF_UNIX sockets, on BSD4.3-like systems (Solaris, IRIX?) where it uses
msg_accrights field of
msghdr over
AF_UNIX sockets, and on SysV-like systems (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX?) where it uses the
ioctl(I_SENDFD/I_RECVFD) feature of STREAMS pipes.
Note that a passer object is "bidrectional" and you can use the same object to both send and receive filehandles (each side has a separate input and output buffer).
After sending a filehandle, the sending process will automatically destroy it and you shouldn't close it yourself. Forgetting all references to it is what you should do so that the underlying descriptor is actually closed after it is sent. The exception to this is when you also wish to keep the handle in the sender. Usually you will only do this for sockets that you
accept() from.
- my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new([ fh => <handle(s)>,][ dont_set_nonblocking => 1,][ on_error => $cb->(),])
## Both of these are the same my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new; my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new( fh => [ AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_socketpair ] ); ## Make sure filehandles are AF_UNIX sockets (BSD) or STREAMS pipes (SysV) my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new( fh => [$fh1, $fh2] ); ## No i_am_parent or i_am_child required in this case: my $passer = AnyEvent::FDpasser->new( fh => $fh, );
When creating a passer objects with two filehandles, it is assumed you want to fork. After you fork you are then supposed call
$passer->i_am_child. Creating a passer object with zero filehandles automatically creates a socketpair (or pipe on SysV systems) for you after which you should also fork and call
If you don't plan on forking and instead wish to establish the passing connection via the filesystem, you should only pass one filehandle in. If you only need to support the BSD interface, this filehandle can be created as a normal
AF_UNIXsocket. If you wish your code to also be portable to SysV systems, see the
fdpasser_accept, and
fdpasser_connectfunctions described below.
The AnyEvent::FDpasser constructor will set all filehandles to non-blocking mode. You can override this by passing
dont_set_nonblocking => 1,in. Even though this module will only attempt to send or receive descriptors when the OS has indicated it is ready, some event loops deliver spurious readiness deliveries on sockets so this parameter is not recommended. However, if you are creating passers often and your sockets are known to already be in non-blocking mode,
dont_set_nonblockingwill provide a slight performance improvement in that it avoids a couple syscalls.
An error callback can be passed in with the
on_errorparameter. If an error happens, the passer object will be shutdown and the callback invoked.
$@will be set to the error reason or will be undef in the event of an orderly shutdown.
- $passer->i_am_parent
If forking the passer object, this method must be called by the parent process after forking.
- $passer->i_am_child
If forking the passer object, this method must be called by the child process after forking.
- $passer->push_send_fh($fh[, $cb->()])
After calling
push_send_fh, the filehandle passed in will be added to an order-preserving queue. Once the main event loop is entered the filehandle will usually be sent immediately since the peer is a local process. However, if the receiving process's socket buffer is full it may not be sent until that buffer is drained.
In any case, the
push_send_fhmethod will not block. If you wish to perform some action once the socket actually has been sent, you can pass a callback as the second argument to
push_send_fh. It will be invoked after the descriptor has been sent to the OS and the descriptor has been closed in the sending process, but not necessarily before the receiving process has received the descriptor.
This method is called
push_send_fhinstead of, say,
send_fhto indicate that it is pushing the filehandle onto the end of a queue. Hopefully it should remind you of the similarly named
push_writemethod in AnyEvent::Handle.
- $passer->push_recv_fh($cb->($fh))
In order to receive the filehandle, the receiving process calls
push_recv_fhand passes it a callback that will be called once one is available. The filehandle will be the first argument to this callback.
Note that you can add multiple callbacks with
push_recv_fhto the input queue between returning to the main loop. The callbacks will be invoked in the same order that the filehandles are received (which is the same order that they were sent).
This method is called
push_recv_fhinstead of, say,
recv_fhto indicate that it is pushing a callback onto the end of a queue. Hopefully it should remind you of the similarly named
push_readmethod in AnyEvent::Handle.
- AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_socketpair()
This function returns two handles representing both ends of a connected socketpair. On BSD systems it uses
socketpair(2)and on SysV systems it uses
pipe(2). Note that this function doesn't work on windows so it's not really useful as a fully-generic socketpair. See
AnyEvent::Util::portable_socketpairfor a windows-portable socketpair (but these handles can only be used with AnyEvent::FDpasser if using the BSD interface).
- $listener_fh = AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_server($path[, $backlog ])
This function creates a listening node on the filesystem that other processes can connect to and establish FDpasser-capable connections. It is portable between BSD systems where it uses
AF_UNIXsockets and SysV systems where it uses the
connldSTREAMS module.
- $passer_fh = AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_accept($listener_fh)
Given a listener filehandle created with AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_server, this function accepts and creates a new filehandle suitable for creating an FDpasser object. It is portable between BSD systems where it uses the socket
accept(2)system call and SysV systems where it uses
- $passer_fh = AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_connect($path)
This function connects to a listening node on the filesystem created with AnyEvent::FDpasser::fdpasser_server and returns a new filehandle suitable for creating an FDpasser object. It is portable between BSD systems where it uses the socket
connect(2)system call and SysV systems where it
open()s a mounted stream.
Userspace buffers
Because the underlying operations only transfer file descriptors, it is undefined whether any data in userspace buffers like IO::Handle or AnyEvent::Handle will have been written to the file descriptor at the time it is transfered. You should always flush userspace data before you initiate a transfer, and not write more data afterwards. This is why the synopsis uses
syswrite to bypass userspace buffers.
You should remove all IO watchers associated with the descriptor before initiating the transfer because after the descriptor is transfered it will be closed and watchers should always be destroyed before closing their respective filehandles. Also, if data comes in and is read by a read watcher before the descriptor is transfered, that data will be lost.
This module itself never calls
fork(), but many use-cases of this module involve the application program forking. All the usual things you must worry about when forking an AnyEvent application also apply to this module. In particular, you should ensure that you fork before sending or receiving any descriptors because these operations create AnyEvent watchers and doing so will start the event loop. Since both the parent and child require a running event loop to drive FDpasser, in this configuration the event loop must be reset in the child process (see the AnyEvent documentation).
Creating a passer object before forking is fine since doing this doesn't install any AnyEvent watchers. Also, using the filesystem with
AF_UNIX sockets (or more portably,
fdpasser_accept, and
fdpasser_connect) obviates the need to worry about forking.
Control channels
A useful design is to have a "control channel" associated with each passer that sends over data related to file descriptors being passed. As long as the control channel is a synchronised and ordered queue of messages, each message can indicate how many descriptors it is sending along on the FDpasser channel.
With both the BSD and SysV APIs it is possible to use the passer filehandle to transfer control data but this module does not support this in order to keep the API simple. However, instead you can use a separate socket connection as your control channel. How to synchronize passers and control channels? One way is to connect to a passer server and pass the control channel socket in as the first file descriptor.
In order to use the SysV interface, set the
FDPASSER_SYSV environment variable when running
$ FDPASSER_SYSV=1 perl Makefile.PL
Currently the default is to always use the BSD interface. It will attempt to figure out which interface is appropriate (BSD4.4 or BSD4.3). Currently Solaris uses 4.3 and everything else uses 4.4. Patches and/or portability reports are welcome.
Any system call that creates new descriptors in your process can fail because your process has exceed its NOFILE resource limit. Also, it can fail because the system has run out of resources and can't handle new files or (more likely on modern systems) it has hit an artificial kernel-imposed limit like
kern.maxfiles on BSD.
In order to pass a file descriptor between processes, a new descriptor needs to be allocated in the receiving process. Therefore, the
recvmsg and
ioctl system calls used to implement descriptor passing can fail unexpectedly. Failing to create a descriptor is especially bad when transfering descriptors since the outcome is not well specified. Linux doesn't even mention this possible failure mode in the recvmsg() man page. BSD manuals indicate that EMSGSIZE will be returned and any descriptors in transit will be closed. If a descriptor is closed it can never be delivered to the application, even if the full descriptor table problem clears up.
So what should we do? We could silently ignore it when a descriptor fails to transfer, but then we run the risk of desynchronising the descriptor stream. Another possibility is indicating to the application that this descriptor has failed to transfer and is now lost forever. Unfortunately this complicates the error handling an application must do, especially if the descriptor is linked to other descriptors which must then be received and (if they make it) closed. Finally, we could just give up, call the on_error callback, destory the passer object and punt the problem back to the application.
None of the above "solutions" are very appealing so this module uses a trick known as the "close-dup slot reservation" trick. Actually I just made that name up now but it sounds pretty cool don't you think? The idea is that when the passer object is created, we
dup a file descriptor and store it in the object. This module creates a pipe when the passer object is made, closes one side of the pipe and keeps the other around. This "sentinel" descriptor exists solely to take up an entry in our descriptor table: we will never write to it, read from it, or poll it.
When it comes time to receive a descriptor, we close the sentinel descriptor, receive the descriptor from the sending process, and then attempt to dup another descriptor. Because we just cleared a descriptor table entry, there should always be a free descriptor to create.
If duping fails, we stop trying to receive any further descriptors and instead retry at regular intervals (while not interrupting the event loop). Hopefully eventually the full descriptor table issue will clear up and we will be able to resume receiving descriptors.
Note that a descriptor could be created between closing and receiving if your program uses asynchronous signal handlers or threads that create descriptors, so don't do that. Signals that are handled synchronously (like normal AnyEvent signal watchers) are fine.
This trick is similar to a trick described in Marc Lehmann's libev POD document, section "special problem of accept()ing when you can't," although the purpose of employing the trick in this module is somewhat different.
All the following tests should work with BSD4.4, BSD4.3, and SysV interfaces (where available).
A passer is bidirectional and can be used to both send and receive descriptors, even simultaneously.
There are tests (basic_socketpair.t and basic_filesystem.t) to verify this.
A process may initiate push_recv_fh on a passer and this process will not block while it is waiting for the other end to call push_send_fh (and vice versa).
There are tests (recv_before_send.t and send_before_recv.t) to verify this.
FIFO ordering
The order descriptors are sent with push_send_fh is the same order that they are received on at the other end with push_recv_fh.
There is a test (buffer_exercise.t) to verify this and some other basic buffering properties.
Preserves blocking status
After a fork, the non-blocking status of a descriptor is preserved so if you are doing a socketpair followed by a fork it is acceptable to set the non-blocking status of both descriptors in the parent.
Also, the non-blocking status of a descriptor passed with this module is preserved after it is passed so it is not necessary to reset nonblocking status on descriptors.
There is a test (non_blocking_fhs.t) to verify this and some other assumptions for any given system.
Passing passers
Passing a descriptor and then using this descriptor as an argument to the existing_fh mode of this module to construct another passer is supported.
There is a test (send_passer_over_passer.t) to verify this assumption for any given system.
Descriptor table full
Even when the descriptor table fills up intermittently, no descriptors being passed should be lost.
There is a test (full_descriptor_table.t) to verify this.
The AnyEvent::FDpasser github repo
This module gets its name from File::FDpasser which does roughly the same thing as this module except this module provides a non-blocking interface, buffers the sending and receiving of descriptors, doesn't lose descriptors in the event of a full descriptor table, and doesn't print un-silenceable messages to stderr from the XS code.
Socket::PassAccessRights is another module similar to File::FDpasser. It supports BSD4.3 and BSD4.4 interfaces.
Sprocket::Util::FDpasser is an example of a non-blocking interface to File::FDpasser. It is based on POE whereas this module is (obviously) based on AnyEvent.
A related module is Socket::MsgHdr which provides complete control over ancillary data construction and parsing and is therefore useful for more than just passing descriptors. However, this module does not provide a non-blocking interface or buffering, and only supports the BSD4.4 interface (so it doesn't work for passing descriptors on Solaris).
This module doesn't support windows. Theoretically windows support could be added with some annoying combination of
DuplicateHandle and
WSADuplicateSocket but I don't care enough to implement it at this time.
If there are multiple outstanding filehandles to be sent, for performance reasons this module could (on BSD4.4 systems) batch them together into one
cmsg and then execute one
sendmsg() system call. Unfortunately, that would make the close-dup trick less efficient. Maybe there is a sweet spot?
It would be nice to auto-detect the best interface (BSD4.4/BSD4.3/SysV) to use for a given system.
Doug Hoyte,
Copyright 2012 Doug Hoyte.
This module is licensed under the same terms as perl itself.


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Chapter One
The Call of Beauty
Thy light alone --
Gives grace and truth to life's unquiet dream.
Percy Bysshe Shelley, 'Hymn to Intellectual Beauty'
Every life is braided with luminous moments.
I was with a friend out on Loch Corrib, the largest lake in the West of Ireland. It was a beautiful summer's day. Time had come to rest in the silence and stillness that presided there. The lake slept without a ripple. A grey-blue haze enfolded everything. There was no division any more between earth and sky. Reaching far intothe distance, everything was suffused in a majestic blue light. The mountains of Conamara seemed like pile upon pile of delicate blue; you felt you could almost reach out your hand and pull them towards you. No object protruded anywhere. Trees, stones, fields and islands had forgotten themselves in the daze of blue. Then, suddenly, a harsh flutter as near us the lake surface split and a huge cormorant flew from inside the water and struck up into the air. Its ragged black wings and large awkward shape were like an eruption from the underworld. Against the finely woven blue everywhere its strange form fluttered and gleamed in absolute black. She had the place to herself. She was the one clear object to be seen. And as if to conceal the source as she soared, she left her shadow thistling the lake surface. This was an event of pure disclosure: a sudden epiphany from between the worlds. The strange beauty of the cormorant was a counterpoint to the dreamlike delicacy of the lake and the landscape. Sometimes beauty is that unpredictable; a threshold we had never noticed opens, mystery comes alive around us and we realize how the earth is full of concealed beauty. St Augustine expressed this memorably: 'I asked the earth, I asked the sea and the deeps, among the living animals, the things that creep. I asked the winds that blow, I asked the heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars, and to all things that stand at the doors of my flesh ... My question was the gaze I turned to them. Their answer was their beauty.'
Beauty Is Quietly Woven through Our Days
When we hear the word 'beauty', we inevitably think that beauty belongs in a special elite realm where only the extraordinary dwells. Yet without realizing it, each day each one of us is visited by beauty. When you actually listen to people, it is surprising how often beauty is mentioned. A world without beauty would be unbearable. Indeed the subtle touches of beauty are what enable most people to survive. Yet beauty is so quietly woven through our ordinary days that we hardly notice it. Everywhere there is tenderness, care and kindness, there is beauty. Despite our natural difficulties with our parents, each of us has in our memory moments of deep love we shared with them. Perhaps it was a moment in which you became aware of some infinite tenderness in the way your mother gazed upon you, and you knew that her heart would always carry you as tenderly as it carried herself. Or it might have been a phrase of affection that has continued to sound around your life like a bright circle of blessing.
In Greek the word for 'the beautiful' is to kalon. It is related to the word kalein which includes the notion of 'call'. When we experience beauty, we feel called. The Beautiful stirs passion and urgency in us and calls us forth from aloneness into the warmth and wonder of an eternal embrace. It unites us again with the neglected and forgotten grandeur of life. The call of beauty is not a cold call into the dark or the unknown; in some instinctive way we know that beauty is no stranger. We respond with joy to the call of beauty because in an instant it can awaken under the layers of the heart a forgotten brightness. Plato said: 'Beauty was ours in all its brightness ... Whole were we who celebrated that festival' (Phaedrus).
Beauty does not linger, it only visits. Yet beauty's visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm, it calls us to feel, think and act beautifully in the world: to create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful. A life without delight is only half a life. Lest this be construed as a plea for decadence or a self-indulgence that is blind to the horrors of the world, we should remember that beauty does not restrict its visitations only to those whom fortune or circumstances favour. Indeed, it is often the whispers and glimpses of beauty which enable people to endure on desperate frontiers.
Even, and perhaps especially, in the bleakest times, we can still discover and awaken beauty; these are precisely the times when we need it most. Nowhere else can we find the joy that beauty brings. Joy is not simply the fruit of circumstance; we can choose to be joyous independent of what is happening around us. The joyful heart sees and reads the world with a sense of freedom and graciousness. Despite all the difficult turns on the road, it never loses sight of the world as a gift. St Augustine said: 'The soul is weighed in the balance by what delights her. Delight or enjoyment sets the soul in her ordered place. Where the delight is, there is the treasure.' Perhaps this is why there is such delight in beauty. In the midst of fragmentation and distress beauty draws the soul into an experience where an elegant order prevails. This brings a lovely tranquillity and satisfies the desire of the soul. When the Beautiful continues on its way, the soul has been strengthened by a delight that will further assist her in transfiguring struggle.Continues...

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26/04/2012 - 04/11/2012
The once respected, massively influential and lucrative newspaper industry is in crisis. Rocked by ongoing allegations of corruption, bribery and illegal practices, the media has become the story. Behind the headlines, newspapers circulation figures continue to spiral downward, with the knock-on effect of ever-decreasing advertising revenue and redundancy now common place across all levels of the industry. At the same time, the explosion of digital media and the possibility and expectation of instant, free, news 24 hours a day has completely wrong footed the industry and left it reeling.
No one would argue that the revelations and reverberations of the past five years have been anything less than extraordinary, but the question no one can answer is whether there will even be a newspaper industry in another five.
"We are not facing a momentous crisis in journalism. We are already in a crisis that is putting the central public service aspect of our role in jeopardy.'
Roy Greenslade, September 2009
Blending fact, anecdote and passionate opinion, Enquirer is a site-specific piece of theatre performed in an empty media office block. This promenade production has been created as rapid response to the unfolding events in the newspaper industry. The show will be updated throughout the rehearsal and performance period to reflect the current state of play.
Leading figures from the following newspapers have given interviews to date: The Daily Express, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Record, The Daily Star, The Guardian, The Herald, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, The Observer, The Scottish Daily Express, The Scottish Sun, The Scotsman, The Sun, The Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Times, The Times and The Telegraph.
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A former Pennsylvania schools superintendent at the center of a racist text message scandal received more than $40,000 after his resignation, according to documents obtained by NBC10 Philadelphia.
Last September, the Coatesville school board accepted the resignations of Coatesville Area School District Superintendent Richard Como and Director of Athletics and Activities Jim Donato. Como and Donato resigned from their posts after an IT staffer who was fixing Donato's phone discovered text messages containing the N-word.
The messages, first reported by The Daily Local of West Chester and later obtained by NBC10, were uncovered by the district IT employee before the start of the school year, according to officials. That employee brought it to the attention of the school board on Aug. 18, prompting Como and Donato to later resign. Chester County prosecutors eventually launched a criminal investigation and asked that more than 100 pages of transcripts be turned over to detectives.
U.S. & World
"All should just have whatever first names they want...then last name is N-----! Leroy N-----, Preacher N-----, Night train n-----, Clarence n-----, Latoya n-----, Thelma n----- and so on," read one message sent from Donato's phone on the night of June 4.
"Great idea! Joe n----- bill n----- snake n----- got a nice ring to it," Como replied.
"hahahahahahahahahahahaha could have whole homerooms of N-----," came another message from Como's phone.
"hahahahahahahahaha! Will N----- report to office, pardon the interruption but will N----- report to nurses office. N----- to lunch now!" Donato said.
Amid the racist messages were also conversations about district money.
"Gonna give them til Aug 1st to raise coin still want district to give at least 40k on top," wrote Donato in one of the texts.
NBC10 found documents revealing that Como was paid $13,200 for 330 unused sick days and $27,691.70 for 30 unused vacation days. We also discovered that he received the payout on September 6, 18 days before the school board voted to accept his resignation. Stu Deets, one of the two new Coatesville School Board members, says Como should have only received his payment after his resignation was accepted.
"I would certainly like to hear the story about why they let that happen," said Deets. "Why would they pay it out before it was even approved?"
NBC10 asked that question to officials at the Coatesville school board headquarters. They have not yet responded however.
Alphonso Newsuan, a Coatesville resident, believes that the fact that Como was paid at all sends a dangerous message to the community.
"I think it rewards a person that's a racist," Newsuan said. "When a person disgraces the institution, disgraces the people he's supposed to serve, he's supposed to pay the consequences."
NBC10 also discovered that Donato received a cash payout of $600 for one vacation day.
State officials confirmed Como recently applied for his pension which he is legally entitled to since he hasn't been charged with a crime.
Despite this, officials are still undergoing a criminal investigation into the text messages and other potential financial issues at the district.
Acting Assistant Superintendent Dr. Teresa Powell, one of two employees who discovered the text messages, publicly stated during a meeting on October 8 that she was offered a promotion if she would remain quiet about the texts. Powell also claimed that then acting superintendent, Angelo Romaniello, who has since been replaced, was the mystery "third texter" who took part in inappropriate exchanges with Como and Donato. Finally, Powell claimed tens of thousands of dollars was missing, related to football team rings.
Romaniello denied the allegations against him.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan told NBC10 Philadelphia that prosecutors have spent several months looking at whether Como and Donato were skimming district cash.
Sources say concerned parents went to prosecutors four months ago asking officials to look into potential financial wrongdoing in the district. The discovery of the text messages came months later.
"There are references in these texts about financial improprieties of missing money," Hogan said.
Hogan also said an electronic forensics team was deployed to look for additional evidence, but would not elaborate further citing the on-going investigation.
On October 21, Hogan announced that the Coatesville Area School District had not cooperated with their investigation. Hogan accused the school board as well as its solicitor, James Ellison, of trying to "obstruct, evade, and delay" the criminal investigation.
"They have delayed or refused to produce basic documents," Hogan said. "They have attempted to block CASD employees and representatives from providing information to the Commonwealth.They have taken steps to harass, intimidate and bully the whistleblowers who initially reported wrongdoing. None of this conduct will derail this investigation but it gives the appearance to all involved that CASD and its Solicitor have no interest in allowing the truth to be uncovered."
Hogan also announced that Ellison as well as his law firm are now being investigated for potential criminal conduct. Questions surround whether Ellison overbilled or illegally billed the district for services going back to 2010, during which his law firm collected $4 million in legal fees.
"This investigation includes the issues of obstruction of justice and whether CASD and Coatesville taxpayers were defrauded through the payment of improper legal fees and expenses," Hogan said.
"The Solicitor and his law firm have billed CASD for millions of dollars of legal fees over the past few years."
Hogan says the commonwealth will ask for the school board to produce all of the documents regarding legal bills and expenses paid to Ellison and his firm. He also stated that while the investigation is taking place, Ellison's firm will not be allowed to represent the school district due to a conflict of interest.
"CASD must appoint independent counsel who can assist CASD and Coatesville taxpayers in uncovering any unlawful conduct that took place in the School District," Hogan said.
Ellison denied allegations of employee intimidation and possible tampering last month while speaking to the Delaware County Times. Ellison attended Tuesday's public meeting and faced angry residents who called for his resignation.
"Mr. Ellison should be relieved of duty immediately," said one attendee.
Ellison refused to comment on the allegations against him when confronted by NBC10.
Neil Campbell, the Coatesville School Board President, also responded to Hogan's allegations.
"We did not realize the District Attorney felt that information wasn't turned over fast enough," Campbell said. "We turned over the cell phone records and paperwork that he requested. We look forward to providing whatever else he requires and look forward to getting this behind us and moving forward for the students."


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Dodgy Scandinavian accents, a pair of acrobats in baby jumpsuits and a heavily pregnant woman who extracts a pair of slippers from a wooden cow's behind: it can only be a night of experimental theatre in London
Summary: Theatre group Shunt have taken over a disused biscuit factory in Bermondsey to put on a show called The Architects, part inspired Jorge Luis Borges's retelling of the myth of the minotaur in The House of Asterion.
Upon entering the factory, visitors are made to walk through a maze of corridors and rooms, some with TV screens showing that they are being filmed, others with clues and motifs from the evening's show. They then enter a room decked out like the restaurant of a vintage cruise ship, complete with portholes and a real bar.
This is where the 'Architects' take over - a group of four Danish holiday reps, there to provide 'the trip of a lifetime' but whose regular updates become steadily more absurd. Musical interludes from a live rock band, acrobatics and an unexpectedly sinister finale all add to the mix.
Highlights: Shunt are well practiced in modifying unusual spaces, and one of the main highlights here is exploring a location that is usually out of bounds.
The earlier you arrive, the more time you have to explore the labyrinth between the entrance and the performance space. The cruise ship is also very believable, with art-deco-style furnishings and the functioning bar which remains open throughout.
And be sure to take a trip to the toilet before the performance begins – only for the experience of walking through a cavernous, almost pitch-black warehouse with just a dim fibre-optic cable providing light and leading you the right way.
Low points: Towards the beginning of the performance, one of the 'Architects' recites a spirited speech by Daniel Libeskind discussing his 17 words of architectural inspiration, which makes you imagine at first that the show will be devoted to a discussion of architectural theory.
However, apart from inferences you may draw from the use of space itself, the performance doesn't touch on architecture again. Which is perhaps a blessing to others in the audience, but a let-down for those actually interested.
Producer's comment: 'A wildly disorientating performance chasing the tail of myths, memory and misanthropy; and the vague hope that among you there might also be a hero.'
Final word: If you're the type of person who likes films or performances where everything is tied up at the end, then you won't like this. If you leave feeling bemused by the comical cabaret which makes up most of the evening, baffled by the evening's plot and unsettled by the show's dark climax, then Shunt's members will feel they have succeeded.
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{Color Conundrum}: Combining Shades of Pink + Blue?
{Fuchsia, Navy Blue, Powder Blue, Camel + Ivory}
Gorgeous, chrissy!! This doesn't look like a baby shower at all!
xoxo, Jenna
I love the idea of using deeper shades of pink + blue. Brilliant!!
Gorgeous palette!
~ Lena
OOOO, now THIS is pretty!
Do I like it? No! I LOVE IT!!
Happy Tuesday! Kylie
YES! This is a beautiful combo and so far from feeling like a shower! Gorgeous!
Oooooh this is one of my favorite posts of yours yet, darling!
And now I need some sorbet!
Loove this post, and the inspirations! :) When I think blue and pink, I think nautical//New England//preppy. So yeah, definitely doable w/out the baby shower feel.
Gorgeous palette, chrissy! You always know just the right way to blend colors. Love this eye candy.
xo, Lisa
Looks like you did a great job! Good colors! Great choices~
okay, this is amazing!!!!!! I need to come back here more often for my party planning for October!
I love that pinK!
Such a great color tip! The darker shades definitely have a more elegant look. I love it. :-)
love this, chrissy!!
What a gorg blog! Thanks for visiting me today!
This is absolutely stunning! The navy/raspberry combination is perfect!
The colours just work so well together. Love!
excellent combinations. As a professional clasher, I love reading these posts and learning what I have been doing wrong in my wardrobe... there is a reason at my wedding my tux was black and white.
LOVE this color combination! The deeper shades mixed with some neutrals is absolutely beautiful! And I would have to agree - that sherbet picture looks just perfect!
You know, I obviously KNEW it was pink and blue, but I didn't even THINK baby shower when I saw this board! I guess you did your job well! ;) It reminds me of summer berries...more of a preppy color palette too, in my opinion :)
Loving how the pink and blue hues work together!
Sigh. I am totally in love with navy these days :)
Gorgeous colors! Love fuschia and navy together. xo style, she wrote
It's as if you knew I was have a color conundrum! I am wanting to go something more along the pink, and my fiance would like to do something with more blue. I haven't been sure how to combine the two colors without making it look like a baby shower. I love how you combined the colors! Thank you so much for the ideas!
I did a wedding last October with this color palette...it really is lovely. You could even throw some light pink in to accent the fuschia...LOVE!
I love the use of the bold navy and fuchsia with the soft neutrals. It's a good balance, and a good way to make those colors feel sophisticated.
i would never have though to combine these two colors but goodness, does it work! gorgeous
Palette is adorable! I want to marry cause your site. :-) But, what color palette and idea is the best, that is difficult to decide. :-)


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COLIN COOPER is leaning on the experienced professionals at Hartlepool United in the temporary absence of an assistant manager.
After Craig Hignett left Pools for Middlesbrough this week, Cooper's backroom team is a man down.
While the manager wants to get the next two games - at Wycombe tomorrow and Accrington on Tuesday - out of the way before fixing his thoughts on a replacement, he has already had plenty of interest in the position.
And he's also got the older heads in the dressing room taking a grip of the situation.
"I've noticed from the players, a kind of recentering and focus, from the older players especially,'' he insisted yesterday.
"It (Hignett's exit) spreads me thin, I left training on Tuesday for a meeting, then went to the reserve game at Hull, and there's an afternoon session the lads have to do with the strength and conditioning coaches - the older players took it on board to make sure it was very good and very professional.
"I met the players on Tuesday morning and put a bit of onus on them, older players especially. We are a bit thin staff-wise, so it's up to them to put a little bit more of themselves out there.
"No extra pressure, but if my eyes and ears can't be everywhere then we have older players in there to keep things in check.''
And Cooper is out to continue the good work he and Hignett put in as a duo to keep Pools in the play-off hunt in the coming weeks.
"We hope it's going to be a very exciting end to the season and we can't look at what's happened as an excuse,'' he said.
"I will take my time, there's no rush to appoint. Craig was good at the job he did and I will be looking for someone equally as good. I've had messages, the club has had messages and it's positive that people want to come in and join in the work we are doing.
"There's people I know, people I've never worked with before in football, who have acknowledged that I must be doing something right for those to throw their hat into the ring and want to be part of it.
"With us having a busy week, we don't have time to do stuff so over the next week, two weeks, we will assess and look at it properly.''
Which direction Cooper takes in appointing a new right-hand man remains to be seen. He secured Hignett last summer to form a managerial team despite the pair not being close friends beforehand.
And, following Boro's approach, Cooper admits it shows he must be doing something right at Victoria Park.
"From Middlesbrough's point of view, I would suggest of the players we have had - two have been called back because of how well they have done for us. Christian (Burgess) is still here and in eight months, he is a hell of a lot better player than when he came in here, so that's very good for Middlesbrough.
"Craig had not been given a chance in full-time football and I gave him that opportunity.
"Down the line for Middlesbrough to come knocking again shows that I am actually decent at the job I do.
"The timing of it is crap to be honest, we still have plenty of things to play for, but these things happen. Timing isn't always great and, while I wish them all every success, I have to concentrate on Hartlepool.''
Pools will again be without Neil Austin (toe) and Michael Duckworth (leg) for tomorrow's game.


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Welcome to The Banjo Philes, a website for the Twang-Tone-obsessed. In this space I share what I have learned about my favorite subject..... Banjos! Like so many others, I am fascinated by that illusive Gibson Mastertone sound that is associated with the rare pre-WWII flathead Mastertone banjos. All produced in the 1930's and early 1940's, these rare banjos were chosen by the pioneers of
bluegrass music in the late 1940's and 1950's, most likely due to the volume and growling tone they produce when used with the driving, 3-finger picking style. Ever since, the pre-war Gibson Flathead banjo has been THE axe of choice for the bluegrass banjo player.
It is my goal to provide a resource for people interested in
the history of vintage banjos and also the re-creation of that desired "old" banjo tone, focusing on recordings of various banjos with different components and setups. There are numerous offerings in the marketplace today, all of which claim to be the secret to that "prewar" tone, driving the need for an objective source to sift through
all of the "snake oil" and "voo-doo" and hear for yourself!
This is one of my favorites..... a 1934 PB3 Flathead
Mastertone. It sported it's original plectrum neck for 71
years.... here it is with a 5-string neck I finished for it, along with
an original 5-string presto tailpiece that I found on an old TB11.
Here are some more pics:
Additional Flathead 3 Pics
Opinions (mine and others') on the Pre-War Gibson Mastertone Banjo Mystique
There is craftsman in the Czech Republic who is making some incredible banjos in the same format as the vintage mastertone banjos. His name is Jaroslav Prucha.
A fine example of his work...
TB-1 Page
And... an RB-1
The 1940's weren't so bad, either... look at this RB100
The Gibson Mastertones of the 1950's were constructed with about the same specifications and quality levels of the
1930's and 1940's. Unfortunately, they discontinued the Flat Head Tone Ring by the end of the 40's. The archtop ring
produced in the 1950's was the same dimension as the Pre-war version, but for some reason they drilled only 4 holes in
it. Check out the Bowtie Page:
Here is a sweet 1934 Granada Tenor from about 1934:
Many eyebrows take a slight upward tilt when someone mentions the possibility of a Prewar
Flathead tonering that has turned up without a banjo.... Well, here is the genuine article - a High
Profile, full weight, engraved and gold-plated pre-war flathead tone ring:
Update: Here is a Florentine Flat-head Tone Ring:
Flo Flat Ring
New Gibson serial-number database information!
I have been collecting information on old Gibson banjos for about 20 years.... and started loading it into a database bout 6 years a
Post-war Gibson Banjo database.. bowties!!
Go to Post-War listing "Bowties"
go. Here is a compilation of what I have found. I am attempting to include links to history and pictures of some of the extra special entries. I hope you enjoy this information. If you have corrections or additions, please
by sending me an email:
Email Me
If you have an old banjo and have
about its history, I would be happy to provide whatever information I can.
Email Me
Repairing a Broken Banjo Headstock
Instruments for sale
Have any comments, contributions, or questions?
Here are some pics of a minty Pre-War TB-1:
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The RB-250 Bowtie Page
Prewar Tone Ring, Style 18
Index to Gibson Serial Numbers
An awesome trio... 9580-6, 807-1, and 9524-7
Check out this database of old Gibson banjo serial numbers and descriptions:
Pre-war Gibson Banjos
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – With a three-game winning streak going into the weekend, the Georgia Southwestern Lady Hurricanes were looking to improve their already hot hand. The chance to improve was delayed a day after their Saturday doubleheader at Flagler College was postponed due to inclement weather. The one-day wait took the winds out of the Hurricanes' sails as they were swept by #10 Armstrong Atlantic (35-8, 11-1 PBC) 6-1, 7-1 on Sunday afternoon.
GAME ONE: Georgia Southwestern-1 #10 Armstrong Atlantic-6
When a team is ranked among the best teams in the nation, and they have leading hitter in the nation, they usually will threaten early and often. Right on cue Armstrong came out of the gate strong. Their three runs, three hits and three stolen bases in the inning showed their nationally-ranked might.
GSW starter Casey Burns would settle down in the second inning, which saw the senior keep the Pirates off the board. The scoreless hiatus would end in the next inning as Armstrong would tally two runs via a Celia Blome sacrifice fly and a Lauren Wilcox single. The third inning would be the last for Burns who would be spelled by Katie Maddox. Burns would concede five runs on seven hits with one walk over her three innings pitched.
On the other side of the pitching duel, Armstrong's Megan Barnwell would stymie the Georgia Southwestern hitters. The right-hander would only give up two hits, one walk while striking out six in her scoreless opening five innings of work.
The Blue & Gold hitters would get to Barnwell in the sixth inning beginning with a Jessica Chewning lead-off double to left center. Two batters later Mason Moreland would score Chewning on a single to center to break-up the shutout attempt from Barnwell.
The Lady 'Canes would threaten again in the seventh inning as they got another lead-off double, this time off the bat of Avery Purser. A Rachel McElroy single would put runners on the corners with one out, but GSW would not cut any further into the 6-1 Armstrong lead.
GAME TWO: Georgia Southwestern- 1 #10 Armstrong Atlantic-7
Mason Moreland, the catalyst of GSW offense, would again kick things off for the Lady Hurricanes. Her lead-off walk was followed by an Armstrong throwing error. Moreland would advance to third before scoring the game's first run on a RBI by Avery Purser.
The Armstrong response would come in the second inning as Jessica Martin would work her way into a bases loaded jam with no outs. She would begin to close the door with back-to-back strikeouts, but wouldn't be able to shut the door completely. A wild pitch and a single would give Armstrong a pair of runs to take the 2-1 lead.
The scoring action in the third inning would happen on the final out. With runners on first and second, Lauren Wilcox would single scoring one on the play. An error at the plate between Chewning and Martin would allow a second run to score as Wilcox rounded second base. As the ball trickled towards the Armstrong Atlantic dugout, Wilcox would push her luck and attempt to advance to home, but she was put out at the plate by Gabby Buck. By inning's end, Armstrong had pushed their lead to 4-1.
The wildness would continue in the fourth inning as April Jowers would attempt to bunt with Shelby Duff on single. Moreland and Purser would be unable to connect successfully as Jowers would advance to second and third on the error. Duff would score and while attempting to do the same Jowers would slip rounding third and get caught in a rundown on the rare 9-6-2-5-1 put out.
Armstrong Atlantic would tack on insurances runs to push their lead to 7-1. The lead would be more than enough for Armstrong's Caitlin Campbell. The lefthander would pitch all seven innings in the win. She scattered three hits and struck out six in the complete game effort.
Mason Moreland would safely reach base in both games on Sunday. The sophomore has now reached base safely in twelve straight games. It's the second time this season that Moreland has successfully reached in twelve consecutive games.
The pair of losses puts the Georgia Southwestern record to 16-24 (1-11 PBC). The Lady Hurricanes will travel back to St. Augustine to make up their postponed double header at Flagler College. First pitch is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, April 2nd at 3 p.m.


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1954 Ford F-100 - Santa Express
Wishes Can Come True!
As a small-business owner, Frank Fambrough was not a big fan of the holidays. Frank owned an auto parts store and high-end machine shop in Atlanta and Christmas only meant that his business slowed to a virtual stop. Finding the classic truck of his dreams under the tree had always topped Frank's wish list, but instead, reality brought employee bonuses, year-end inventory, accounting, endless paperwork, and taxes to pay.
Well, wishes can come true. Frank married Sue Anne and his holidays brightened when they retired to Punta Gorda, Florida, where together, they began to build the Santa Express.
Long before Frank owned the 1954 Ford F-100, he was intimately familiar with its engine. He had worked on it twice for a customer who ultimately put the project on hold. Frank offered to purchase the truck sight unseen, but the owner just wasn't ready to sell.
Years later, Frank received a call. The owner was moving and if Frank still wanted the truck, he could have everything for $2,000. Since Frank had already been paid $1,500 for the previous engine work, he considered it a pretty sweet deal!
Frank stored the major components at his private machine shop in Punta Gorda. Then he and Sue Anne began the engine work in their home garage so they could conveniently work any day of the week, anytime day or night.
The 351 Windsor was completely torn down again, bored 0.040 over and now boasts Roush FMS heads, a Holley 750-cfm Dual Line carburetor, SRP flat-top forged pistons, Total Seal rings, March Performance pulley system, and King main bearings all cooled by an aluminum Be Cool radiator.
Frank credits Sue Anne for assembling the engine. She also became an expert with the glass beader and completely finished the bed, including nine hand-sanded coats of polyurethane.
Frank built the chassis with full independent suspension, an Auburn E-Tech differential (with dash-mounted switchgear), four-link rear suspension, coilover shocks, and BFGoodrich radials at all four corners. The power gets to the rubber through a four-speed AOD Monster Tranny and disc brakes all around bring it back under control.
The entire chassis is powdercoated satin black. Frank says, "Make no mistake. Santa Express is no trailer queen. I drive it and when it gets dirty, I just get under it and wash it."
When it came time to register the truck, Frank had no title—just a bill of sale. It took six months and a title search in all 50 states before it could be registered in Florida. Turns out it was originally a Georgia "farm truck" used to haul produce to farmers markets. It was considered a "tool" and the truck was never registered. So in an interesting twist, it turns out that the numbers on the frame and body match, the original ID plate is in the glovebox, and Frank is the first registered owner of this 59-year-old F-100!
The body was really rough. It was home-sprayed yellow over the factory blue and the roof and hood looked like they had gone through a hailstorm (probably dented by all the corn thrown at the truck in the fields) so the chassis and body parts went to Classic Auto Restoration Specialists in North Ft. Myers (C.A.R.S.) for fabrication, assembly, paint and final finish work.
While it was there, Jeff Kozar from Amped Up created the one-of-a-kind interior. The seats were pulled from Sue Anne's 2001 Jaguar XJ8 and reupholstered to match the uniquely sculpted interior. Vintage Air A/C was installed and a myriad of tiny details incorporated. Even a vintage ashtray drawer that Frank located on the Internet became a dual cell phone charger.
The absolutely perfect paint is a brilliant Coca-Cola red with a surprisingly subtle medium metalflake—applied and clearcoated in-house by C.A.R.S. master artisan, Matt May.
The C.A.R.S. crew made sure that Frank and Sue Anne stayed involved and informed throughout, right up to the day of delivery. When Mike Case, owner of C.A.R.S., handed over the keys, he also presented the Fambroughs with an original painting of the Santa Express by automotive artist, Bill Kreutz.
So, after all this time, Frank Fambrough is finally enjoying the holidays and driving the custom classic truck of his dreams. In fact, he and Sue Anne are now affectionately known as Mr. and Mrs. Claus and they plan to use Santa Express to deliver toys and donations to help others enjoy the holiday season as well.
Sue Anne says, "See what can happen if you believe in Santa?"


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Happy Holidays from me to you! And Mandlebrot wishes you well too. Isn't that right?
"I'm not going out in this."
Aw, come on. I went through all that effort to get you dressed up!
"You made me walk across Orgrimmar and open some presents."
And now you don't want to show off your present to all the nice people out here? What kind of Christm— I mean, Winterveil spirit is that?
"A sensible one."
Oh my, whatever will Xaviera say when she hears you didn't want to cooperate?
"Sigh. Fine."
Now that's the spirit!
"Can you please get me some pants?"
What's wrong with the ones you have?
They have good stats for your level.
And you have such fine, manly legs.
"Tuxedo pants aren't that hard to get."
But they have no stats!
"But… But I just sell auctions…."
"… Sigh. Could I at least wear the tabard again?"
I guess. But you got to say the line again, with more vigor!


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Well I am using the NetBean 6.9 Desktop appliction builder and am stuck with getting to paint an image into a jPanel. I have it code right I think but for some reason it does not show up in the pannel do I have to set it to visable or something?
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Bilingual New Testament, Plain English - Portuguese
Paperback, 566 Pages
Price: $29.95
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Derived from a plain English revision of the 1901 American Standard Version and the João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada. Example John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. João 3:16 Porque Deus amou o mundo de tal maneira que deu o seu Filho unigênito, para que todo aquele que nele crê não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna. Related keywords: Bible Portuguese Plain English, Bible Bilingual Portuguese, Bíblia Português Inglês Simples, Portuguese Plain English Bible
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All about Barack Obama.
Barack Obama (Democrat) Birth: Aug. 4, 1961; Honolulu Home city: Chicago Family: Wife, Michelle Robinson (1992-present); children Natasha (2001) and Malia Ann (1999). Religion: United Church of Christ Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1983; Harvard University, J.D., 1991 Campaign Web site: www.barackobama.com Read all about him: "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" (1995); "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" (2006) Career: 1990s: Practiced civil rights law and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School. 1997-2005: Illinois state senator, representing the 13th District. 2000: Ran for a U.S. House seat but lost primary to former Black Panther Bobby Rush. July 27, 2004: Delivered keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. November 2004: Won the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, defeating Alan Keyes. It was the first time in history a Senate general election race was between two African-American candidates. Sources: CNN.com, VoteSmart.org


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The Steering Wheel Decade Rosary was created to provide you with a practical and beautiful way to pray the rosary in your car. Pray as you slowly turn the beads or simply pull the magnet and run the beads through your hand as you pray. The magnetic clasp makes it very easy to snap on and off of your steering wheel.
The two stones in this decade rosary are made from stones taken from Apparition Hill in Medjugorje.
Features a dangling St. Christopher medal and crucifix.
Can also be used around a rearview mirror or gear shift.
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I joyfully and prayerfully design and hand-string each rosary here. All of my rosaries and wire-strung which makes them unlikely to tangle and break like traditional chain rosaries. These rosaries are NOT blessed. However, you may bring yours to your priest and ask him to bless it for you if you wish.
Printable Art and Inspirational Gifts are included here as everyday items to celebrate the rosary, Our Lady, and our faith in every moment. I hope you enjoy the selection of items I have designed and hand-selected to complement your rosary purchase.
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Cancer isn't funny. I have learned however that wonderful, funny, intelligent, beautiful people are diagnosed every day. It does change and affect their lives, but it doesn't rob anyone of these special qualities. If anything, it reveals even greater qualities that haven't been needed before.
I have had the blessing of this phenomenon. I think a breast cancer diagnosis allowed me to discover character I may never have found otherwise. In fact, I have used humor to truly hurdle me over some of the toughest times during treatment and to help me build new relationships and rebuild those that had begun to wane.
I have better friends, probably because I have learned to appreciate them and the strength they have lent me. My family has become a greater source of joy, and I am counting my blessings daily - sounds corny? Well, I have decided corny isn't so bad.
Cancer first infected my life when my father was diagnosed with it in 1986. A couple of years later, my niece was diagnosed at the age of 4. Following her treatment and remission, my mother discovered she had breast cancer. Through all of that, our family laughed and grew and failed in many areas, but we all survived. My father succumbed to cancer in 1996, and my mother went on to battle lung cancer as well. My own breast cancer diagnosis came during her treatment in 2003. I am determined that cancer, although a formidable foe, will not be a triumphant one. It will not destroy my spirit!
I have experienced lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemotherapy, positive genetics testing for BRCA2, oophorectomy (ovary removal), a metastasis scare which turned out to be arthritis and now reconstruction. Quite a battle, but believe me I have found the humor in each experience and have had some wonderful family and friends to laugh with me.
The definition of a cancer survivor I have adapted from a source I can't quite remember is "that the moment you are diagnosed, you are a survivor." My joy is in hearing about others' victory in battle and encouraging them in the fight. I have been empowered by personal research and a yearning to know more. In the cancer fight, knowledge is a powerful weapon, as is faith. The journey is never over. It is part of living. I have the wonderful opportunity through HealthTalk to share my journey with you, and more importantly to have you share your journey too. I look forward to our trek together.
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I had a nice surprise from Betty Tartas of Washington State yesterday. She informed me that she went through all the names in my online family tree, and matched up many of them with her own family tree. In looking at our shared colonial immigrant ancestors she found that we shared 111 ancestors!
This is an incredible amount of ancestors to share, and it took Betty an incredible amount of work and effort to pore through the records matching up names. Please take a moment to look at her post "Surname Saturday: New England Ancestors Shared with Heather Wilkinson Rojo" at this link
You can also peruse her very interesting blog. She has a very interesting genealogy blog called "Betty's Boneyard" with a lot of New England genealogy stories, as well as ongoing African American posts, DNA genealogy information, and ethnic European genealogy from Switzterland, the Netherlands, Scotland, etc. She describes herself as "a retired elementary school teacher with a passion for research and a love of history. I have been actively researching my family tree for ten years."
Betty's Boneyard http://bettysgenealogyblog.blogspot.com/
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Public safety officers from as far away as Idaho, the California cities of Tustin, Brentwood and Belmont, counties as far away as Fresno, Alameda, and El Dorado, as well as a large contingent of police from Eugene, Ore., joined Mendocino County in honoring fallen comrade Ricky Del Fiorentino yesterday at the memorial service held at Fort Bragg Middle School"s Cotton Auditorium.
They were joined by family, friends, state and local dignitaries, and citizens in celebrating the life of the brave Mendocino County deputy sheriff, killed in the line of duty by gunman Ricardo Antonio Chaney on March 19 on a quiet lane in Cleone, just north of Fort Bragg.
The honor convoy gathered at the county fairgrounds in Ukiah at dawn, and stretched for miles along Highway 101 and Highway 20 en route to Fort Bragg. While the convergence of an estimated 1,000 public safety vehicles was an extraordinary sight for a town of 7,000 souls, it was a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man whose daily presence was as enormous as was his sacrifice.
What the world now knows is what many county residents already do; the community has lost a big man with a bigger heart, a hero who did not hesitate to put himself in grave danger in order to protect his community.
Bagpipes keened in the background as the family was escorted into the packed 850-seat auditorium. Outside sat rows of police vehicles four-abreast, filling six blocks of North Harold Street.
Amid tears and words of tribute were stories of uncommon kindness and generosity shown by Del Fiorentino during his 26 years wearing a badge, both as a Fort Bragg police officer and as a county deputy sheriff. He was a big presence wherever he went, and his big laugh will be remembered by many.
Through tears, Del Fiorentino"s wife, Beth, thanked the community for its help and support over the past week.
She said, "No words can describe my loss. Ricky was my best friend, the love of my life and a perfect husband these past six years, and I would not trade them for anything."
Sheriff"s tribute
Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman spoke for many when he said, "Ricky was a good man, father, husband, brother and an excellent police officer and deputy sheriff. At work he was known as a mediator and a peace keeper. His gentle smile was enough to calm most situations, his size was usually enough to calm the rest. His love of the job set him apart from most. Ricky did his job with flair."
Off duty as well as on, he served the community, offering his help as a middle school and high school wrestling coach, and volunteering with local Police Activities League activities. His final act was the culmination of a man dedicated to service.
Allman described a day when Del Fiorentino was at work with a 102-degree fever, but refused to go home because he would not leave his partner alone. On another occasion, Del Fiorentino saved the life of a co-worker by noticing that he looked ill, and forced him to go to the hospital where his partner then had a heart attack that he only survived because he was in the emergency room when it struck.
Said a visibly shaken Allman, "No peace officer gets into this business intending to give up his life. He laid his life down because of a very dangerous man. He saved the lives of many innocent people from a monster who was determined to do them harm. The word "hero" has to be his legacy."
Allman concluded, "Ricky was a friend to hundreds of us, and taught hundreds of kids how to fish and play ball. We pledge he will not be forgotten. Ricky, you made us laugh many times. Today you made us cry."
Allman also paid tribute to three officers who arrived to intervene and render aid immediately after Del Fiorentino was killed: Fort Bragg Police Lt. John Naulty and Chief Scott Mayberry, and Mendocino County Sheriff"s Lt. Greg Stefani.
Editor"s note: Please visit the Media Center on our website (below) for a slideshow of the memorial and Tuesday night"s vigil. Click on the photograph to launch the slideshow. The videotape of the memorial can be viewed and downloaded at www.mendocinoaccess.org.


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Os designers de todo o mundo estão enviando designs criativos para mtstudios na categoria de design de página da web - custom.
We require a graphics only template for a new online shop selling mirrors, wall art and small tables. We have included a few product images for inspiration. These products have been selected by the client as they embody the 'feel' we are looking for.
Suggestions welcome
Desired Color Scheme:
Coffee / Chocolate Browns
Desired Style:
Classic, Classy, Stylish, Modern, Metropolitan
Accepted File Formats:
Layered PSD, Layered AI (for any logos)
This contest is for a design of a new website http://www.RoomBeautiful.com.
The website will use our in house e-commerce system, examples of current sites using it include: thelittlelavenderpatch.com, thecakeplace.co.uk, tacklesupermarket.com and evening-belle.com.
There is currently no logo or tagline so we will offer a bonus of $50 or so if the right one pops up in any of the designs. The client has identified that they like the idea of a serif font similar to Americana XBdCn BT.
The prefered colour scheme is a palette of coffee or chocolate browns.
We are looking for a classic feel, a classy design that compliments the conventions and features of an online shop (seen at the website above) - i.e. when a customer arrives they should instantly know that
- they are in a shop
- it's a classy place
- it's all about mirrors, wall art, small furniture.
The design should be based on three columns with the left and right column fixed and a central fluid column as per the example sites above.
Page elements include (as per example sites):
- Logo
- Top Navigation
- Breadcrumb
- 'Department' / 'Category' Navigation
- Search
- On-Screen Shopping Basket
- Gift Certificate Design
- A Few Products
Some Terms:
We reserve the right not to determine any winner, (but hope we do).
Payment will be made by PayPal. Other methods may be considered.
The winning design is to be owned by mtstudios ltd. Winning designer may not publish the design on their website / in their portfolio.
All graphic elements included must be royalty free.


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Crosswater Belgravia Crosshead 4 hole bath set BL440DC
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- Water pressure: HP1
- Height: 254mm Projection: 166mm
- Swivel spout
Crosswater Belgravia Crosshead 4 hole bath set BL440DC
Crosswater Belgravia Crosshead 4 hole bath set BL440DC
Belgravia Crosshead bath 4 hole set with kit
Average delivery time is 2 – 3 working days
Crosswater are a British bathroom Manufacturer based in Dartford London.
Together with Crosswaterand Simpsons they are part of one of the largest bathroom brands here in the Uk.
With many innovotive designer taps and shower ranges with notable designer collaborations such as Kelly Hoppen,
who has designed her own range of taps and shower valves in the collection that have a uniqye style which makes them stand out from the crowd.
We are not sure if the collective word for a group of taps is a crowd (well if it is not then we have just invented it) but her bathroom brassware ranges do stand out for sure.
The company hub at Dartford contains the warehouse, design team, sales and customer services team all under one roof and is open 24 hours a day.
Inside the bemouth warehouse there are over 5,000 stock lines and it is simply huge. A lot of the order picking is done at night for next day delivery to the shops.
We were very impressed when we visited as the staff can have lunch overlooking a lake (we have Garratt Lane in Wandsworth SW18).
Crosswater taps and showers are made from high quality brass and plated in Polished Chrome.
They come with a 15 year guarantee for everything but the cartridges which come with a 5 year guarantee.
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Step 1:
I'm sure with most code editors the first program you will ever see is this fun little > 10 line chunk of code here:
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cout << "Hello world!" << endl; return 0; }
As simplistic as this "program" is, I thought this was the coolest thing ever when I saw it for the first time last semester. I made my computer talk with a pop up window on my desktop! What else could I make my computer do?
Step 2:
Now let's go a step further. Let's do some math!
- To begin take out your cout hello world line....
- Replace that line with
cout << "Enter two numbers you want to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on:" << endl;
Not much has changed. You are still telling the your program to output text with "cout <<". Except this time, we are asking the user to do something. We want them to input two integers to begin our arithmetic. How do we save those responses? Well...instead of outputting information with cout....we could TAKE IN information with cin >>.
-Right below your new cout line, place this code.
double x, y; cin >> x >> y;
- We have told our compiler that the user is inputting two double numbers, x and y.
- A double number is taken out multiple decimal places (great for division).
- Take note that the above is the same thing as:
double x; double y; cin >> x; cin >> y;
- Notice how much more efficient the first code was. Why waste time typing all of that (2nd code)?
Step 3:
Now we need to perform our operations with the numbers provided to us. How do we add, subtract, etc? This is a good time to introduce functions. Think of a C++ program as a house; inside that house are rooms with shut bedroom doors and living rooms. Think of the living rooms as the main () function and the bedrooms as our other functions. Inside of those bedrooms there are instructions doing their own thing and don't care what their housemates are doing outside their room. Let's see what is going on in the addition room.
-Above the main function but below using namespace std; Type the following:
double add(double a, double b) { double r; r = a + b; return (r); }
- double is the "type" of our function
- add is simply the "name" of our function
- the items inside of the (....) are our parameters (allow us to pass arguments to the function when it is called)
What does that stuff inside the {} mean? Well, we are saying that a double (integer) r exists. We are also saying that r is equal to a + b. I.E one number plus another number. Finally, we are saying, "spit out the answer" with return r; when we ask for it. I bet you can think of what we are going to do for subtraction and the rest.
Step 4:
Below the addition function finish up by coding in the other functions:
double subtract(double a, double b) { double r; r = a - b; return (r); } double multiply(double a, double b) { double r; r = a * b; return (r); } double divide(double a, double b) { double r; r = a / b; return (r); }
-Inside all of these other rooms you may notice it is the same kind of setup as our addition. Only our logic (arithmetic) has changed.
Step 5:
Let's get some answers! Alright, now remember the metaphor about the bedrooms? Let's pretend we are writing down some numbers (x, y) on a piece of paper and sliding them under the door to our functions. Once inside the room our scribbled down numbers are being manipulated by the instructions. Keep in mind the final instruction in each "room" was a return statement. That means that the function will slip our paper under the door back to us in the living room with an answer when it is finished!
-Type this code inside our main function below our cin >> line where we first asked for our two numbers (x, y).
cout << "The result of addition is:" << [b]add(x, y)[/b] << endl;
-We called our add function by "calling its name from the living room". We also slid it some numbers under the door. Notice how our call is similar to "add (double a, double b)"? The function is using our new numbers (x, y) as (a, b) so that they may be manipulated.
- The process to call the other functions is the same.
Step 6:
The final program....
#include <iostream> using namespace std; double add(double a, double b) { double r; r = a + b; return (r); } double subtract(double a, double b) { double r; r = a - b; return (r); } double multiply(double a, double b) { double r; r = a * b; return (r); } double divide(double a, double b) { double r; r = a / b; return (r); } int main() { cout << "Enter two numbers you want to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on:" << endl; double x, y; cin >> x >> y; cout << "The result of addition is:" << add(x, y) << endl; cout << "The result of subtraction:" << subtract(x, y) << endl; cout << "The result of multiplication is:" << multiply(x, y) << endl; cout << "The result of division is:" << divide(x, y) << endl; return 0; //This tells our program to GTFO we are done with it. }
I hope I did not bore any viewers. The reason I drug this out so much was because, being a beginner, I know it is necessary for some people to need to see a program come together with explanations instead of slapping them with a finished product saying "here it is, learn" when they have no idea what is going on inside. Any thoughts from professionals are welcome and please feel free to add suggested changes as I'm sure somewhere it could have been coded more elegantly. Though, for a simple program, I feel it is sufficient to learn some basics.
Happy coding!


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Renowned Israeli saxophonist Jaroslav Jakubovic has an eerie similarity to Zoot, the sax player for The Muppet Show's Electric Mayhem orchestra. But this is no fluke – Czech-born Jakubovic, working in the US during the seventies with Carly Simon, Bette Midler and Paul Simon, ran in the same circles as Jim Henson, creator of The Muppet Show who molded Zoot in his friend's image.
Zoot in a photo taken in the late 1970's on the set of The Muppet Show.
Jaroslav Jakubovic in a photo taken in 1999 for his 'Intimate Sax' CD.


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Plaza Mayor square
The Plaza Mayor, the Gran Via, the Puerta del Sol and adjacent streets make up the oldest shopping area in Madrid where there are myriad small shops specialising in all kinds of traditional, typical and craft products. In this, the neuralgic centre of the city, you can buy craft work, ceramics, pottery, leather products, fans, guitars and other musical instruments, flamenco dresses, accessories and foodstuffs, together with all kinds of clothes, CDs and books.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. has started using the land route through Pakistan to pull American military equipment out of Afghanistan as it draws down its troops in the country, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday.
The U.S. moved 50 shipping containers into Pakistan over the weekend, said Marcus Spade, a spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The containers were the first convoys to cross into Pakistan as part of the Afghan pullout, he said.
Pakistan will be a key route for the U.S. to withdraw tens of thousands of containers of equipment out of landlocked Afghanistan as it pulls most of its combat troops out by the end of 2014.
Pakistan closed the route for nearly seven months after U.S. airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani troops at a post along the Afghan border in November 2011. Islamabad reopened the route in July 2012 after Washington apologized for the deaths.
During the closure of the Pakistan route, the U.S. had to use a longer, more costly path that runs north out of Afghanistan through Central Asia and Russia. The U.S. has also used that route to withdraw equipment.
It's unclear what took the U.S. so long to begin withdrawing equipment through the Pakistan route, which runs south out of Afghanistan to the Pakistani port city of Karachi. Supplies have been flowing into Afghanistan since the route reopened in July 2012.
Twenty-five containers that originated from a base in the southern Afghan district of Kandahar entered Pakistan through the border crossing at Chaman in southwestern Baluchistan province on Saturday, said Ata Mohammed, a shipping official.
Another 25 containers entered Pakistan on Sunday through the other major Afghan border crossing at Torkham in the northwestern Khyber tribal area, said Mohammed Yousuf, a local political official.
The U.S. still has about 66,000 troops in Afghanistan, down from a high of over 100,000. As it pulls out of the country, the U.S. will have to move an estimated 50,000 vehicles, as well as about 100,000 metal containers — each about 20 feet long.
There are also about 40,000 troops from other NATO countries in Afghanistan that will have to withdraw supplies and equipment as well.
The top U.S. military official, Gen. Martin Dempsey, said Sunday that the U.S. will aim to balance the protection of its forces and the achievement of its objectives in Afghanistan as it draws down its troops.
Associated Press writers Riaz Khan in Peshawar, Pakistan, Matiullah Achakzai in Chaman, Pakistan, and Patrick Quinn in Kabul, Afghanistan, contributed to this report.
US starts using Pakistan route for Afghan pullout
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. has started using the land route through Pakistan to pull American military equipment out of Afghanistan as it draws down its troops in the country, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday.


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Get ready to welcome back a bare-faced Ben Affleck.
The "Argo" director and star, who captured our hearts during his Oscars acceptance speech last night for Best Motion Picture, has decided to part ways with his lucky beard, E! News confirms.
It was while celebrating the film's win during an Oscar after-party last night at Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood that Affleck made the bold move to shave off his facial hair.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
"Argo" wins Best Motion Picture
A source tells E! News, "He did it to mark the end of a chapter. It had that ceremonial quality to it." (He does know that mustache March is right around the corner, right?)
The proud star--who was snubbed by the Academy for Best Director--gave an emotional acceptance that included numerous thank yous, admiration for his wife Jennifer Garner and lessons he's learned in Hollywood since getting into the industry at a young age.
"You have to work harder than you think you possibly can. It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life because that's going to happen. All that matters is you have to get up."


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Completed Task B for Challenge 6 – Joined Findagrave and added 12 memorials and 19 pictures.
Completed Task D for Challenge 3 – added 7 photos to iPhoto for a total of 21, added 4 photo folders on iPhoto, and moved photos into those folders.
Added 10 new source citations (Challenge 1).
Completed Task B for Challenge 4 – created a timeline for my great-great grandmother Emily Tarrant Moore at TimeToast and posted it on my blog (after figuring out why it wouldn't post the timeline).
Completed Task C for Challenge 5 – preposted a total of three articles (Last installment of "Mystery Normans" will appear tomorrow).
This leaves preparation of a comprehensive backup and security plan for Challenge 2 to get a bronze and adding 17 more sources for Challenge 1 to get a platinum.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Day 8 of the GeneaBloggers Games
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Keep up the great work Greta. I do want you to know how you have helped me---first, I didn't know about those additional pages we could add to the blog before I read your blog awhile back and also thank you for sending me where to find the place to post date a blog. THANK YOU.ReplyDelete
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The purported sex tape of former presidential candidate John Edwards and his mistress will be destroyed within 30 days after a lawsuit over who owned the tape was settled Thursday.
Rielle Hunter sued former Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife in 2010 over the tape and other personal items the couple said she left in a box of trash while they were helping her hide out as the former North Carolina senator ran for the White House. Hunter lived with the Youngs while she was pregnant with Edwards' baby, and Young initially said he was the father.
In the settlement, the Youngs agreed to give up their claim on the tape and other property, which has been held in the vault of a North Carolina courthouse. Hunter has long wanted the tapes destroyed.
"We are very pleased that this settlement achieved all that she had ever hoped to achieve with this lawsuit," said Allison Van Laningham, one of Hunter's lawyers.
A lawyer for the Youngs said they were pleased with the settlement.
"There were no 'winners' as such, in that each side had returned back to it that which it believed was its own property, although it was mutually agreed that certain materials should, per the court's order, be destroyed," lawyer David Pishko said. "Notably, notwithstanding the outlandish efforts of Ms. Hunter's legal counsel to try to paint Mr. and Mrs. Young as liars and thieves, nothing could be further from the truth -- as is unequivocally evidenced by this settlement agreement."
The Youngs also agreed not to talk publicly about the tape or the other items, which include photos of Hunter in a bikini as well as picture of her with her child. There is also a tape of Frances Quinn Hunter's birth. She turns 4 years old on Monday.
The items also included a handwritten list of male names titled "The Slut Club." It was not clear in the settlement what the list was referring to.
The tape shows Edwards in a sexual encounter with a pregnant Hunter, who filmed the tape.
According to testimony in the lawsuit, the ribbon of tape had been pulled out of the cassette in an apparent attempt to destroy it. Andrew Young manually wound the tape back into the cassette so he couple play it in Hunter's video camera, which she had also left.
Young said he kept the tape as security and proof of his story while declining large financial offers for the video.
"There's a reason nobody's ever seen the tape," Young said in February 2010 outside a courthouse after a hearing.
The settlement does not address a pending contempt of court case against the Youngs and two of their attorneys for providing copies of items that had been under seal to federal officials investigating Edwards for campaign finance violations. The Youngs' lawyers have said they turned over the items in response to a grand jury subpoena.
In the settlement, the Youngs pledged to seek the destruction of any copies of the sex tape that may now be in the possession of the federal government.
Hunter was hired as a videographer by Edwards' political action committee 2006. After she became pregnant, Andrew Young claimed paternity of the unborn baby and resigned from the campaign. Hunter then moved in with the Youngs at their home near Chapel Hill. After tabloids suspected Edwards was having an affair and photographers staked out the neighborhood, Hunter and the Youngs fled, staying in luxury homes and hotels while traveling in private jets while Edwards continued on the campaign trail.
Prosecutors have accused Edwards of using nearly $1 million from two wealthy campaign donors to pay for Hunter's care and travel while she was pregnant. He was indicted in June on six felony and misdemeanor campaign finance charges. He has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is on hold because he needs treatment for a heart condition.
Edwards dropped his White House bid in early 2008 as the sex scandal engulfed his campaign. He admitted the affair with Hunter but denied fathering her child. Only months later, did he acknowledge the baby was his.
Edwards' wife, Elizabeth Edwards, separated from her husband and died in December 2010, with her husband reportedly at her side.
Andrew Young is expected to be a star witness for prosecutors at Edwards' upcoming criminal trial.
Young's lawyer said nothing in the agreement will prevent him from taking the witness stand.
"It has been suggested that one purpose of this lawsuit was an effort to intimidate and harass Andrew and Cheri Young who are expected to be witnesses in the criminal prosecution of Ms. Hunter's paramour, John Edwards," Pishko said. "If that was in fact the case, it has failed miserably."
AP interactive: http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/edwards
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Welcome to Adams & Chittenden
We manufacture laboratory glassware and glass tools for scientific and industrial uses of all sorts. Our primary medium is borosilicate, or Pyrex glass. Our capabilities include the fabrication of standard laboratory glassware and all types of custom designed glass apparatus. We are manufacturers of OEM glass parts as well, in quantities of hundreds or thousands as required.
We are known for our ability to execute customers' designs skillfully, as well as to devise intelligent solutions for customers' problems, from concept to glassware. Our location in the heart of one of the world's most vibrant centers for research and technology has given us lots of specific experience with glassware relating to biotech, biofuels, pharmaceutical, electrochemical, medicinal, and general chemistry applications. We provide cost effective solutions for your glassware needs, and are committed to maintaining outstanding quality and service.
We are happy that borosilicate glass continues to be a unique and viable material for all kinds of research, testing, and production and we'd like to keep it that way! These pages are intended to introduce you to us and to scientific glassblowing, and to help you make good choices for your glassware. In a global marketplace, our success depends on satisfied customers.


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Colbert: I'm first lady of France!
Stephen Colbert has a new valentine: French president François Hollande.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm the first lady of France! Merci!" Colbert declared Wednesday on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."
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Tuesday night at the State Dinner, Colbert was seated next to Michelle Obama. That seat is traditionally reserved for the foreign first lady, but since Hollande went stag, Colbert scored that coveted spot.
"Nation, this is so much responsibility," Colbert said.
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"Every first lady has her initiatives," he said, and his will be "reviving the guillotine and finally bringing Jean Valjean to justice."
Colbert said, "it was a magical evening" showing off his table place card and the menu decorated with the official White House seal.
"I also stole the gravy boat," he admitted, brandishing the boat.
"My new role as première dame de la France will not impact 'The Report,'" he said, although the show will "now be made with even more butter."