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Evan Jowers is the Head of Asia Recruiting at Kinney Recruiting and is based in Hong Kong. He has had extraordinary success in biglaw recruiting, particularly in Asia, having made more than 150 US attorney biglaw placements in Asia in the past five years, easily more than any other recruiter in the industry. His focus since 2006 has been moving US associates to Asia and within Asia, with particular emphasis on Hong Kong / China. Evan has also made partner level placements in Asia and in the US. He has been recruiting since 2003, with an emphasis on U.S. major markets initially, and his first Asia placement in 2005. He has made placements at most of the major U.S. and U.K. law firms in Asia and has also been successful in placing U.S. attorneys in various banks and funds in Asia.


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Amsterdam WiMAX provider increases download speed to 5 MbpsWorldMax, the WiMAX operator in Amsterdam, says that subscribers to its Aerea service can now enjoy download speeds of up to 5 Mbps From Muniwireless, January 19, 2009
Wellington, FL deploys municipal Wi-Fi network for wireless AMRWellington, Florida is rolling out a municipal wireless broadband network throughout its 40 square mile (103 square kilometer) area for wireless automated meter reading (AMR) and monitoring of lift stations.From Muniwireless, January 19, 2009
WiFi Rail announces execution of BART contractWiFi Rail Inc. and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) have finalized a 2-year agreement to provide high speed mobile Wi-Fi access throughout the BART transit system and on all BART commuter trains.From Wi-Fi Rail, January 19, 2009
N.Y. State Terminates $2 Billion Statewide Public Safety Network
The wireless network was planned to link public-safety agencies across the state from the tip of Long Island to Niagara Falls. From Information Week, January 15, 2009
Central Administration Provides Seamless Connectivity and Customized User Experience Across Large-Scale Metro Wi-Fi NetworkGuests and employees at high schools, hospitals and government offices of the Canton (State) of Fribourg, Switzerland, now have free, secure access to a new, large-scale metro Wi-Fi networkFrom Aptilo Networks, January 14, 2009
Firm plans WiMAX deployment covering 6 million rural U.S. residentsOpen Range Communications plans wireless Internet push with $367M in fundingFrom RCR Wireless, January 12, 2009
New York State Said to Be Close to Dropping Police Radio ProjectState officials are close to canceling a $2 billion contract to build a statewide wireless network for emergency agencies after critical tests on the network failed late last year, according to state officials briefed on the results.From New York Times, January 09, 2009
Markey to Leave House Telecomm PostRep. Rick Boucher of Virginia likely to replace him as Chairman of house subcommittee on telecom and the InternetFrom Wireless Week, January 08, 2009
Clearwire Launches Mobile WiMAX in PortlandClearwire launched its Clear-branded mobile WiMAX service here yesterday, claiming it's making Portland the fastest unwired city in the West.From Wireless Week, January 07, 2009
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WASHINGTON –A new report out today from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reveals that children younger than age 5 represent more than 75 percent of all pool and spa submersion deaths and 78 percent of pool and spa submersion injuries in the United States involving children younger than 15 years of age. Government data also show that African-American and Hispanic children between the ages of 5 and 14 are at a higher risk of drowning.
"Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children between the ages of 1 and 4 and minority children drown in pools at an alarming rate," said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "The lives of countless children can be saved this summer. Take simple safety steps today—teach all children to swim, put a fence around all pools, and always watch children in and around the water."
CPSC's Pool Safely campaign is focusing its attention on populations most at risk of drowning:
The new CPSC Pool or Spa Submersions: Estimated Injuries and Reported Fatalities, 2013 Report shows annual averages of:
CPSC Chairman Tenenbaum presented the annual Submersion and Entrapment reports for 2013 at an event today at the William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Chairman Tenenbaum was joined by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.-23); Suzy DeFrancis, Red Cross Chief Public Affairs Officer, and Katey Taylor, mother of entrapment victim, Abbey Taylor. Jesus Aguirre, Director of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, welcomed the group to the popular neighborhood pool.
"As we head into summer and families across the country are getting ready to take their kids to the pool, we must remind everyone how important it is to keep a careful watch on our children as they swim and ensure that their pools and spas have proper safety equipment," said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. "Working together, we can improve the safety of all pools and spas by increasing the use of layers of protection and promoting uninterrupted supervision to prevent child drowning and entrapment. With government programs like the CPSC's Pool Safely, people can learn simple steps to take to save lives."
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Pay to Blog…That's Low Dawg
The Channel 9 Science Fair was going on. There were big smoke rings.
And little smoke rings and lots of kids.
Here's Tom, one of the nicest Rockies fans you'll ever meet.
Gary and Alannah to the power of X
Here's LUVMYROX and her daughter.
Hosers a hosing.
Here's The Duece's home run pictures series.
It looks good.
The ball is coming in, check out Dan in the top of the picture in the blue Expos jersey.
The ball bounces right in front of this guy.
The dude quickly snaps it up. Now that I have to pay to upload pictures if anybody knows this guy tell him I have a helluva picture of him for sale🙂
Giant's Sanchez hits one foul.
Older fella realizes this is his ball.
He makes the dive for it.
Just like a baseball snagg'n stud he's victorious, get that dude a beer or maybe a stretcher.
Here's Hawaii Bob busting another fan smuggling booze inside of Coors Field. When will they learn?
Cargo has one sweet swing.
Wiggy gett'n jiggy on first base.
Here's Homeboy Helmer doing his post game desk climb. Often imitated but never duplicated.
The Cowboy signing a Cowboy hat, there's something just right about that.
The Rockies faithful showing up post-game to celebrate the Rockies sweep of the World Champion Giants.
The best part of this game was the eighth inning. Rockies come from behind to take this game two.
Looks like I'm going to have to pay to blog from here forward. As you can tell from the compressed and reduced quality pictures in this entry, MLBlogs has switched to a WordPress blog format. It's cool in some aspects but I'm not digg'n the part where I have to pay. I put a lot of money and time into my blog already and coughing up more dough for a fan blog doesn't sit well with me. Also the fact that MLBlogs neglected to mention that we would have to pay until after the fact was a total cop out.
MLBlogs, I brought you over 600000 hits in just 2.5 years, thanks for nothing.
I guess their reasoning was that the picture limit would only be a problem for a few select blogs. The Rockpile Rant just happen to be one of them. Also somewhere in the blogosphere are about 70-80 of my missing blog entries.
I'll figure this out. I'm still the Rockies #1 and I'm still having fun.
Rantics feel free to vent your feelings. I'd love to hear them.
Go Rockies…"D"
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I have some baseball items we could auction to buy storage, or we could auction off MY seats for a game. How about it? Anyone have any ideas what they would buy to help out the Ranter, I'm sure I have it.🙂
Hey D,
Pay to blog? R.I.D.I.C.U.L.O.U.S.!!!!!! Seriously, what a bunch of crap! Speaking of which, when are our bats going to start going again? It's been hard to watch our pitchers lose because the O never materialized.
Looking forward to the weather getting decent so that we can enjoy being at the stadium. Wearing a fleece hat just seems so wrong.
I would be more than happy to help support the blog, you know we luv your blog and the standings prove that.
Not cool that you have to pay to post pictures! Maybe you could move your blog to another blogosphere that allows you to post some quality pics without a fee?
Was in San Diego over the weekend and chatted with another ballhawk named PadreLeigh at the Padres-Mariners game. He asked if I knew you. I said of course and that you are the real deal, great all-around guy that loves the Rockies.
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You dudes are making it a bit akward for me to read these boards during work. My assistant handed me some doc's just as I opened up this thread. lol
Don't change anything...I'm starting to expect the added eye candy now, it goes great with a win.
anyway, lets send these raptors into extinction.
Awesome thread fam
But you gotta warn a brotha about those assess and tits, my 5 year old cousin was watching me browse through the thread. SMH
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holy ochos, those asseses gave me a pale blue dick! i can only imagine my head between those butts... gametime! the boobs and assets on these latest GT's are outta control! i love it! too bad they've all become NSFW!
as I missed most of Sixers game, here is my look back and look forward to Craptorematch:
i am amazed by Knicks defense in the Wood Son era, and impressed by Wood Son himself. i enjoy listening to his pre/post-game analysis, he says all the right things re accountability, defense, bench, etc. No wonder Knicks have turned it around... DEFENSE FIRST! KEY SUBSTITUTIONS! BENCH POWER!
I was fully prepared for Sixers to pull out win, as J-Lin had a very tough game but came thru in 4Q clutch! thank you Wood Son for leaving him in when he was looking hopeless! I can only assume J-Lin is a tad weary getting beaten up every single game the past few weeks.. he is a warrior!
I look forward to him guarding Calzone the ****er spaniard!
looks like Bayless got a hip pointer, so sad. the man is turning into a beast with minutes played, hopefully he's sidelined.
STAT standing tall! will we continue to see him break out of his first half funk? can he put the hurt on Bargmagnon man?
Tyson Chandler! that's all I can say! Tyson F*cking Chandler! the man in the middle is key. Wood Son must know what he's doing, not playing the manhandler in 4Q down the stretch vs Sixers. coach has a feel for who's hot and the lineup needed. resting the Chan man is always a good thing whenever possible. Looking forward to him DOMINATING THE PAINT vs CANADIAN BACONITES!
MELOMELOMELO wherefore art thou? will Friday be the night La La's favorite lollipop plays to his abilities and starts driving and thriving, spinning and winning, giving us 30 easy points in addition to 8 boards and 5 assists? The Craptors are the type of team to allow this to happen.
KNICK BENCH!!! although Kojak was amazingly silent vs Sixers, his contributions on D have not gone unnoticed. he needs to be set for his 3's, same with Junior Swish. ball movement is key!
good to see Baron von Davis back in action, his minutes should improve along with his effectiveness, especially with senior swish playing with him.
I hope Girafferies is OK. his defense shall be missed if his giraffeknee is not healthy.
Craptors will be angry, having lost last 2 vs Knicks, back at their sh*tty Canadian arena. Let's hope the Lin-happy asian population dominates like last time and makes Air Canada an Air Lin-gus arena.
Speaking of which, did you hear the chants of DEFENSE for the Knicks last night vs Philly? that was fanf*ckingtastic!
Go Knicks! Blow the Craptors away! can't believe i have to wait a whole day!
I actually like the Air Canada center. it's a nice facility and the crowds are usually pretty lively. It's no MSG, but it's got it's charm. All the same I expect the knicks to go after it against these guys. Toronto has talent and can actually put up some points while hanging around with better teams. They were pretty solid against Chicago in the first half the other day. They have that big kid Grey and If he got a hair cut i think he'd actually play better.
Should be another easy win for the knicks but we can't sleep on it. they gotta stay hungry.
Love your game threads 8's!
Can someone say butt-rapage?
With no vaseline.
This game is scary because of the last game vs Philly....Jefferies getting injured to
miss 2 to 4 games, plus Woody not giving Chandler/Fields any playingtime in the 4th
quarter during Philly come from behind charge....these are our top three best defensive
players along with Shump on our roster, inwhich all 4 players co-exist well on defense.
Im hoping Woody had no fallen out with these players during the 76ers 3rd qtr. come back.
This game will tell if Woody & Players are on the same-page...
Great Great Game Thread Crazy....
praying for a no letdown game. We need to keep winning. Can't believe the Celtics are still winning. Praying for a Celtic and 76ers collapse, so we win the division. Call our division weak, but we have 3 very good teams
Keep the Knicks train rollin.. Knicks by 12


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Technology is the endgame of humanity, the culmination of man's eternal drive to improve, and the embodiment of his cunning. But for the most part, it's really only there to help people put their dongs into other people, or to prevent others from getting unwanted dongs put into them. This eternal technological sex conflict is called the Great Pervert War, and here are the latest weapons:
6The Anti-Groping App
The Perversion:
The groping of asses in crowded spaces like trains and subways. Now, this isn't a phenomenon particular to Japan -- it's just a bigger problem there because of the nonconfrontational culture. A quick "Fuck off, pervert" might get the job done on an American subway, but the Japanese often find it difficult to draw any kind of public attention to themselves through conflict, no matter how justified. Unfortunately, this makes the groper's trade pretty easy to ply.
These are basically subsonic rape bullets.
The Counter:
A cell phone application designed to confront gropers directly when the actual person is unable or unwilling. The anti-groping app starts out slow, giving perverts a chance to back off. "Excuse me, did you just grope me?" it asks, via bolded words on a cell phone screen accompanied by an "angry" buzzing sound to get the groper's attention. If this doesn't throw off a pervert, the app ratchets up the pressure: "Groping is a crime." Just in case the guy doing the unsolicited touching didn't know ...
Even though there are seriously signs everywhere ...
Finally, if the groper just isn't getting the message, perhaps wondering why this uppity phone keeps telling him to back off when he hasn't even touched the damn thing, on account of he's got his hands full of its owner's ass -- the app goes for the throat: "Shall we head to the police?"
Now, you might think that's not a great tactic -- attempting to dissuade a sex offender with the power of passive aggressiveness -- but that's not what the sales suggest: In 2007, it became one of the most downloaded cell phone applications ever. It reached seventh place on a Top 10 of All Time list, presumably trailing only slightly behind the pro-groping app, which answered all of the anti-groping app's questions with "Yes," "Yes it is" and "I'd rather keep groping you instead."
One glorious day, the cell phones will do the molesting.
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The Perversion:
Upskirt shots. It's gotten so bad that, in Japan, they openly sell instructions for modifying your camera so you can take see-through upskirt shots.
Actual poster. Not a photoshop.
The Counter:
But not all the tech is pro-perv: Remember, it's a sex offender Cold War out there. When one side makes a move, the other always checks it. So on the one hand, we've got all these randy men armed with their silent IR cameras and their camcorders built into shoes, and now, on the other, we've got a special panty fabric engineered to repel infrared rays. It doesn't prevent all upskirt shots, of course; we haven't invented clothing that's impossible to photograph. It just leaves the tech-savvy upskirter with a boringly normal snap of a schoolgirl's panties, instead of the graphic, medical-quality image he was hoping for.
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2 of the rooms are smaller rooms that have a twin size beds and can accommodate only 1 person unless you want to squeeze. 1 of the rooms is bigger and has a queen size bed and can sleep two persons. he kitchen is equipped with basic equipement such as microwave, stove, fridge, some dishes and utensils.
There is NO living or dining room area. However, there is a covered porch that has a table and chairs where you can relax or dine. All rooms have AC, TV, fan, wifi, washer and dryer on property, windows, desk, chair and wardrobe. There's free parking in front of the house.
It's in a perfect location. It is 15 minute drive to South Beach and 5 minutes to downtown Miami and 10 minutes drive away from Miami International airport! Also close to all expressways. Centrally located and easy access to public transporation just off 8th Street. Lots of nice, inexpensive restaurants that offer Cuban as well as international cuisine at a walking distance right on 8th Street.
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No smoking inside the house or from windows. You can smoke outside as long as you pick your cigarette butts and throw them in the trash bins.
No pets allowed. Any pet seen in or around any unit will result in a $200 charge and will result in immediate eviction and forfeiture of all rents paid along with any damages that resulted because of pet. This rule is checked and strictly enforced.
No house parties. Other guests are not allowed.
City taxes are not included in the price.
Late-arrival check- in (after 6 pm) is available with advance notice and must be paid in full.
Late check-outs are subject to a $50.00 an hour late fee, so please check out on time.
If a problem should arise with equipment in a unit, a refund on rent will not be made. We do guarantee that repairs will be made as soon as possible based on the urgency of the matter.
If you have children, who are NOT going to share a bed with you and that are in need of separate, additional beds, there is a regular adult additional person charge.
The property has washer and dryer. If linens are not washed upon departure, $15/ set will be deducted from your deposit for laundering of linens.
There is an additional charge of $150 for cleaning the house or $50 to clean each room. If you clean the house/ room, but do not wash the linens, there is an additional charge of $15/ set to launder the linens. We do not provide cleaning supplies, rags or laundry detergents.
Upon departure, if we have provided you with keys, please leave all keys in the house and lock all doors upon departure. There is a $50 fee per lost or unreturned key.
Locked out? There is a fee of $75 if we have to come and open the door for you or you can call a locksmith and you will be responsible for payment to the locksmith at that time for services rendered. If you try opening the doors yourself and damage the locks and doors, you will be responsible for paying for the damages.
On arrival, you will find a sheet of rules etc. posted in each unit and these are important for making your stay comfortable and for keeping the peace and harmony of persons sharing the place, if any, so please respect these rules. Also, please inspect the place, and notify us immediately if there are any problems.
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What can you learn from a census record? Watch this video to find out how to read a 1930 U.S. Census record and learn how this record can help you discover more on Ancestry.com.
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The Verona girls' basketball team's dreams of going to the state tournament in Ashwaubenon ended Saturday, thanks to a scrappy Sun Prairie team.
Angie Murphy and the Wildcats were trying to beat the Cardinals for the third time this year.
But Sun Prairie had other ideas. Mckayla Yentz scores 16 points, over half her team's total to lead the Cardinals to a 30-26 win.
Late in the 4th quarter, with 3 minutes to go, the Wildcats Jenni LaCroix hit a three to tie the game at 23.
But Sun Prairie responds, as Jenna Conom knocks down a three of her own. The cardinals hang on for the upset to become regional champs and play Madison La Follette next Thursday in Sun Prairie.


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Marsha L. CoteSeptember 07,2013
Marsha L. Cote
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MORETOWN Marsha Lynn Cote, 41, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at her home in Moretown.
She was born May 6, 1972, in Berlin, Vt., the daughter of Carlos Marshall Gray Jr. and Johanne (Demingware) Gray. She graduated from Harwood Union High School in 1990, and later attended Champlain College.
On July 13, 2000, she married John R. Cote Jr. in Waterbury.
She worked as a psychiatric technician for the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, Middlesex, and Morrisville.
She was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the Boston Red Sox.
She enjoyed camping at the ocean.
Survivors include her husband, John Raymond Cote Jr. of Moretown; a son, John Raymond Cote III of Moretown; a stepdaughter, Heidi Latour of Barre; three grandchildren; her parents, Johanne and Carlos Marshall Gray of Moretown; a brother, Christopher Gray of Moretown; her maternal grandmother, Gloria Demingware of Moretown; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Guare and Sons Funeral Home, 30 School St., Montpelier.
Memorial contributions may be made to a special account for her son, John Cote. Donations can be made to: Johanne Gray, 1290 Ward Brook Road, Montpelier, VT 05602.MORE IN ObituariesFrederick A. Full StoryBonnie L. Full StoryRichard E. Lemery
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I've been gone way too long. But summer is coming to an end (hallelujah!) and my baking responsibilities will be picking up again, so I thought I'd do a quick photo-heavy wrap-up of what I've been baking this summer.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies from The Cookie Dough Lovers Cookbook. This is definitely my new favorite cookbook. I've made so many things from it (there will be photos of more in this post) and everything so far has turned out great.
Have I mentioned my sister-in-law is getting married on Friday?!? In June, the other bridesmaids and I threw Megan's bridal shower and her maid of honor and I baked everything but the cake for her dessert table. I brought chocolate-dipped merengues, spiced sugar cookies and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles! The truffles are from The Cookie Dough Lovers Cookbook and are quite possibly the most addicting and delicious thing ever. And there's no baking at all!
Last month, the other bridesmaids and I threw Megan's bachelorette party and I baked cocktail-inspired cupcakes. The party was great! We even got upgraded to the Presidential Suite at the Roosevelt Hotel! The cupcakes looked so at home in that lavish suite.
Non-Alcoholic Moscow Mule Cupcakes
Non-Alcoholic Screwdriver Cupcakes
July 4th Red, White and Blue Vanilla Cupcakes
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough-Stuffed Cupcakes (Can you guess where this recipe is from?)
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Thumbprint Cookies (Again, from The Cookie Dough Lovers Cookbook)
And that's it! There have been a few other items that I didn't photograph, but I'm getting back in the swing of things now. I'll be providing baked goods for the first Largehearted Lit event of the season at Word bookstore in Greenpoint on Wednesday, September 19th. The book/music event is free, so come check out some great authors, music and cookies!


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Transition Programs
Welcome to Tarleton!
Tarleton State University offers various programs to help ease the transition into college life for its students. We have set up a three-step orientation process to provide you with the tools necessary to succeed academically and socially, and to help you attain your ultimate goal of graduation. Beginning with your first year at Tarleton, Transition and Family Relations serves as a hub to connect you with peers, faculty, staff, and parents. Our programs are designed to prepare you for the unique Tarleton experience and to connect you to your new Tarleton family. Welcome home!
Each month we will be posting a question in order to better prepare Tarleton State University to welcome you. Click the question, and let us know what you think!
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Step 1-Texan Orientation
Orientation conferences provide new students and their families a quick glimpse into the Tarleton experience. Students are required to attend an Orientation session before registering.
Step 2-Duck Camp
This three-day event provides students with the opportunity to meet their new classmates, learn about Tarleton traditions and to have a lot of fun in the process.
Step 3-Texan Transition Week
This week provides students with the tools necessary for a successful transition into college life at Tarleton. Students will begin their requirements of the First Year Seminar course during this week.
Family Weekend
Tarleton prides itself on being a family and this weekend is the perfect opportunity for those closest to our students to share in that bond. Parents and families are encouraged to join us for food, fun and, of course, football!
New Student Connection Day
Hosted each spring by Transition Mentors, this event helps new freshmen and transfers familiarize themselves with campus and the Stephenville community. This day will make students glad they "upgraded" to Tarleton.
This event is intended for new students entering Tarleton in Spring 2016.
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Tarleton State supports building lasting, quality relationships between students, parents and the university. Parents and families are encouraged to utilize the resources designed to connect them with the university.
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Jim Warkentin says personal reasons led him to resign as chief of the North Liberty police force.
The Gazette reports that Warkentin didn't elaborate on those reasons in a press release issued through the city on Wednesday. His resignation was effective on Friday.
North Liberty Mayor Tom Salm and City Administrator Ryan Heiar have declined to comment on Warkentin's resignation, saying only that that Warkentin was no longer employed by the city. The eastern Iowa city has about 13,400 residents.
Warkentin worked for the department from Aug. 9, 1999, until Friday.
Lt. Diane Venenga has been named acting police chief.


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In the tradition of Kate Mosse, a swiftly-paced mystery that stretches from modern London to Tudor England
In modern-day London, architectural historian and recovering alcoholic Annie Kendall hopes to turn her life around and restart her career by locating several long-missing pieces of ancient Judaica. Geoff Harris, an investigative reporter, is soon drawn into her quest, both by romantic interest and suspicions about the head of the Shalom Foundation, the organization sponsoring her work. He's also a dead ringer for the ghost of a monk Annie believes she has seen at the flat she is subletting in Bristol House.
In 1535, Tudor London is a very different city, one in which monks are being executed by Henry VIII and Jews are banished. In this treacherous environment of religious persecution, Dom Justin, a Carthusian monk, and a goldsmith known as the Jew of Holborn must navigate a shadowy world of intrigue involving Thomas Cromwell, Jewish treasure, and sexual secrets. Their struggles shed light on the mysteries Annie and Geoff aim to puzzle out—at their own peril.
This riveting dual-period narrative seamlessly blends a haunting supernatural thriller with vivid historical fiction. Beverly Swerling, widely acclaimed for her City of Dreams series, delivers a bewitching and epic story of a historian and a monk, half a millennium apart, whose destinies are on a collision course.–Description from Goodreads
Anyone who has studied religious history will clearly see how much reality is presented in this fictional tale. The author has done her research for this book and that made it a very enjoyable and ultimately unforgettable read.
I really liked the main character Annie. She was on point throughout the book and even though she found herself in a difficult to believe situation, she didn't waste chapters self-doubting and trying to ignore what was plainly in front of her. Okay, so she is aware that there is the apparition of a dead monk in her flat, but she keeps moving. That's my kind of heroine.
The romance in this work is evenly paced and believable and something that felt natural as the pages turned. I liked the male lead and thought the author did a good job of giving him traits and qualities that made him a good hero.
The dual time periods the author deals with make this a more interesting read than if all of the story had been told in only the present. I like the way she chose to shift between present and past and never felt lost or confused by the transitions.
In the end, this is a book that I would read a second time. I liked the overall story and didn't have any trouble staying up late to finish this. I would recommend it to other readers who enjoy their fiction to be of mixed genres.
This review is based on a digital ARC from the publisher.


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As gift-givers shop for that perfect toy this holiday season, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is emphasizing the importance of shopping safely. Knowing your ABC's of toy safety will make for happy holidays: (A) awareness, and knowing the (B) benefits, for (C) consumers – (Awareness Benefits Consumers).
Awareness is not only knowing there is a CPSC and what the agency does to protect consumers but also being aware of what poses the greatest risks. The leading causes of toy-related fatalities include choking and aspiration of toy parts.
The increased scrutiny of toys and the CPSC has led to B, or benefits, to consumers. CPSC has increased the agency's inspections of toys and is taking the action needed to remove violative products from the marketplace. More companies are testing their products and reporting possible safety problems.
The Chinese government has signed new agreements to conduct pre-export inspections to prevent lead painted toys and other unsafe toys from being exported to the U.S.
"CPSC recalled 61 toys involving more than 25 million product units in 2007, underscoring CPSC's daily commitment to keeping consumers safe 365 days a year," said Acting CPSC Chairman Nancy Nord. "Toys today are undergoing more inspection and more intense scrutiny than ever before."
Finally Consumers should stay informed and be aware of recalls by signing up to receive direct e-mail notification of recalls at www.cpsc.gov. CPSC has launched a "Drive to 1 Million" to sign up at least 1 million consumers to receive this direct notification.
Consumers can also be more aware by shopping with CPSC's Top Safe Shopping Tips for this year:
- Ride-on Toys – Riding toys, skateboards and in-line skates go fast and falls could be deadly. Helmets and safety gear should be sized to fit.
- Small Parts – For children younger than age three, avoid toys with small parts, which can cause choking.
- Magnets – For children under age six, avoid building sets with small magnets. If magnets or pieces with magnets are swallowed, serious injuries and/or death can occur.
- Projectile Toys – Projectile toys such as air rockets, darts and sling shots are for older children. Improper use of these toys can result in serious eye injuries.
- Chargers and Adapters – Charging batteries should be supervised by adults. Chargers and adapters can pose thermal burn hazards to children.
To choose appropriate toys for children:
- Be a label reader. Look for toy labels that give age and safety recommendations and use that information as a guide.
- Select toys to suit the age, abilities, skills and interest level of the intended child. Look for sturdy construction, such as tightly-secured eyes, noses and other potential small parts.
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- Immediately discard plastic wrappings on toys before they become dangerous play things.
- Keep toys appropriate for older children away from younger siblings or neighbors.
- Pay attention to instructions and warnings on battery chargers. Some chargers lack any device to prevent overcharging.
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Civil Discourse Forum Brings Together Opposing Experts to Discuss Economic Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing in Pennsylvania, April 17th at Beth Sholom Congregation
Elkins Park, PA – January 20, 2014 – The Bernard Wolfman Civil Discourse Forum announces the topic and speakers for its 2014 Forum. This year, the Forum will present two opposing experts on hydraulic fracturing, discussing the economic impact of the practice in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The Forum takes place on April 17th, a month before a gubernatorial primary in which policies about fracking are center stage. This free public forum will model civil discourse and promises to provide participants with insight into this highly divisive issue and meaningful ways to become involved.
William Freeman, principal of Freeman Astor and past chair of the Natural Gas Use Committee of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, will discuss his support for fracking as a means to long-term job creation. Deborah Lawrence Rogers, founder and director of EnergyPolicyForum and a former Wall Street financial consultant, will challenge the viability of the economics of the industry.
Hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as fracking – enables the extraction of natural gas and oil from shale rock formations thousands of feet beneath the earth's surface. A mix of water, sand and chemicals at high pressure create or restore fissures in the shale rock from which the natural gas flows. The Marcellus Shale, one of the largest shale gas areas in the U.S., is partially located in Pennsylvania. Proponents of fracking cite the need for energy independence and the potential to create jobs in multiple industries. Opponents cite concerns about environmental impact and question its economic model.
For the second year in a row, Chris Satullo, director of news and civic dialogue at WHYY and co-founder and co-director of the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Project for Civic Engagement, will moderate. In writing about last year's Forum, Satullo jested, "A liberal and a conservative talked health care for two hours…and no one killed each other…but many learned that, beneath the shouting, scholars who really grasp the issue share a lot of common ground."
According to Satullo, the way to achieve the forum's objective of modeling civil discourse is to move from a framework of debate to one of exploration, to shift the focus from winning to problem solving.
The Bernard Wolfman Civil Discourse Project was launched in 2012 to memorialize former University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor and Dean and Harvard Law Professor Bernard Wolfman, a champion of civil rights and renowned scholar of legal ethics and tax law. It hosted its inaugural forum in March of 2013.
"Civil discourse is engagement in conversation to enhance understanding," says Dina Wolfman Baker, Professor Wolfman's daughter and chair of the Project's trustees. "Intelligent, well-meaning people can have differing, reasoned positions about the economy, environment, healthcare, foreign policy, and how or whether they pray. There is no reason for name-calling. There is no reason to despise members of one's community, merely because they hold opposing views."
The Project draws upon the Jewish traditions of Tzedakah (justice) and Talmudic debate (seeking truth through listening to divergent truths), prohibition of Lashon Hara (an evil tongue), and the tradition of activism shared by most of the world's mainstream religions.
The event, which celebrates freedom of speech, political activism and respectful dialogue, takes place during the Jewish holiday of Passover, which celebrates the Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom.
Beth Sholom Congregation is located at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park.
The April 17th event is free, but requires pre-registration.
For more details or to register for the forum, please visit www.CivilDiscourseProject.org [3]
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What Could Have Been, and What Is.
Before I start endlessly analyzing and fretting over the Hot Stove rumors, I want to talk about what is right before us: the League Championship Series. We have plenty of time to talk about the former–the void between the end of the postseason, and Spring Training. I have enjoyed watching these series even though the National League Championship Series didn't end the way I wanted it to.
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Good point about whomever would win the WS this time from the three teams would win 2 this decade, I hadn't caught that. I enjoyed your blog. I can't wait to see tonight's game! -Saundra
Don't feel bad about not liking the Phils – I don't like the Red Sox in the same way ;O) But as true baseball fans, we all get along, which is the wonderful part of a friendly rivalry :O)
hi, this is my first time posting a comment here… i've always pass around here… but never said a word… (i'm a huge red sox fan, and i think i'm the only one in Chile… yes… the country)
since we know already that the world series it's going to be the "pinstripes" series… i'm putting my money on the phillies… and not because i'm a red sox fan (ergo… always rooting against the empire) is because i saw the series against the dodgers and the rockies… and they are "solid" as undercover brother…
the yankees practically "bought" their ticket to the world series, acquiring guys like mark texeira (not so good on playoffs, i might add), cc sabathia (who clearly forgot '07 ALCS) and aj burnett (key word… irregular) they sure have a great lineup, but i think charlie manuel experience is going to be more important over joe girardi's
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While I'm a little dismayed that you rooted for the Sith, it's a free country and a freeway series would have been kinda cool. If the Angels won. But it's east coast, reasonable times, etc (why are they calling it a Liberty Series? Don't they know the Statue is in New Jersey?) so that's nice for all of us fans who want to get some sleep. Unless it goes into extra innings…
You know it is interesting – the Dodgers & the Angels both swept their opponents in the DS and then they lost in CS. Go figure! I would have loved to see Torre in the WS – I always respected him. And who am I rooting for in the WS? Pedro when he pitches!
Sorry the Angels didn't make it through (for your sake; I was thrilled). But now we have an interesting matchup with the Yankees versus the Phillies. Putting aside the team I'm rooting for, I think both clubs are playing well and the series should be an exciting one. I'm getting nervous already.
I'm gonna roll with the Phillies, though it hurts to say it. *Suffering*
Elizabeth, at least root for Pedro, like Julia!🙂 Personally I'm glad it's an East Coast series – I'm not a morning person anyway, and if I stay up late watching the games too many nights in a row, I can be downright cranky! Haven't heard the "Liberty Series" moniker that Caroline mentions, I suppose that's referencing the Liberty Bell in addition to the Statue. Of course the Bell was made in the good old USA, unlike the Statue which came from France. Then again, the Bell does have a rather large defect🙂.
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Elizabeth, Which dugout will you root for??? It all starts pretty quick.
Hot stove doesn't being for me. I think this season will go on forever after this season is over. Basically the Yankees cut Joe Torre's salary and he chose not to take the paycut. The "Subway Series" term in baseball will always be within New York and not anywhere else, however, you are right about the first geographical series possiblity between the Dodgers and Angels, that would be a nice one.
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I think that there are five teams that may have a chance at the team of the decade: the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, Angels, and Cardinals. I think the Angels and Cardinals are probably out, and the winner of Yankees-Phillies will have a chance along with the Red Sox.
I thought that the Cardinals were going all the way too! I pegged Carpenter as the horse that was going to take them there. Looks like Lee might be actual the horse I was looking for, lol.
even though its been an exciting world series i would have much rather seen the Dodgers represent the national league. i do think they underachieved.
Are you rooting? There's still time to pick a side.. 2-1 NY. Root for the fave.. or the dog : )
Tonight is Game 4 of the World Series, and I wonder how the Phillies will fare. The fact that they took one in NY was important, but they gave it right back in Philly. The Yanks are bringing back CC after three days rest, but Philly doesn't want to do that with their counterpart (he's never pitched on three days rest). Philly relies to much on the long ball and not enough on "small ball". They need to take advantage of their speed on the bases, but granted that is tougher when Petite is on the mound because of his ability to hold runners. Tonight is a MUST WIN for Philly, no excuses.


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Man allegedly makes threats
A 27-year-old Mabie man remained incarcerated on a $50,000 cash-only bond Tuesday after allegedly threatening to kill everyone inside an Elkins tattoo parlor.
Cody Trevor Harris was charged with five felony counts of attempted malicious assault Saturday following an incident in which he allegedly threatened to injure five people inside Roxie's Tattoo Parlor in Elkins.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Randolph County Magistrate Clerk's Office, Patrolman B.D. Tice and Sgt. S.R. Judy with the Elkins Police Department were dispatched to Roxie's Tattoo Parlor, where Harris was allegedly wielding a knife outside the store.
When Tice, the investigating officer, exited his patrol vehicle, Harris began walking toward him and Judy. Tice draw his weapon and ordered Harris to lie down. Harris first refused and instead reached into one of his pockets, removed a green-handled knife and threw it on the ground. Tice again told Harris to lie on the ground, and he complied, the complaint states. Judy searched Harris for other weapons and placed in him a patrol vehicle.
Once inside the vehicle, Harris told Tice that someone inside the tattoo parlor owed him $20 and he'd come to collect it. Harris said the person who reportedly owed him the $20 refused to give it to him, spurring Harris to pull out his knife and threaten to stab that person, the report states.
Inside the tattoo parlor, Judy secured a video recording of Harris allegedly "waving the knife and pacing back and forth in close proximity of the individuals involved." Judy obtained written statements from five people who claimed that Harris "threatened to kill them all, and (threatened) to harm their families as well," the complaint says.
As Tice was driving Harris to the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, Harris allegedly repeatedly said, "When I get out, and I will be out tomorrow, I will be back to that place to handle this," according to Tice's account. When Tice asked Harris what he meant by that statement, Harris declined to say anything further and told the officer he needed to secure an attorney first.
Nevertheless, "During the entire transport to TVRJ, (Harris) was making the same or similar comments about 'returning to take care of business,'" Tice wrote. Tice also noted that Harris' eyes were glassy and his pupils "pin point." However, neither officer detected an odor of alcohol on Harris' breath, according to the complaint.
Magistrate George M. Riggleman set bond at $50,000 cash only, and Harris remained in the TVRJ as of presstime.
The penalty for attempted malicious assault is imprisonment for a term of one to three years in the state penitentiary, or confinement in the regional jail for a term of six months to one year and a fine of up to $500.
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Local man denies threat with knifeAugust 14,2014Local man denies
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A West Pawlet man has denied using a knife to threaten his brother during an argument.
Mark M. Prevost, 55, pleaded innocent Wednesday in Rutland criminal court to first-degree aggravated domestic assault with a weapon.
Prevost was released on court-ordered conditions, including that he not possess or drink alcohol.
Vermont State Police arrested Prevost after his brother, Keith Prevost, told police Mark hit him with a stick and threatened him with a knife Tuesday night, court documents state.
Police said the brothers, who have been sharing the home on Route 153, had been drinking alcohol when they began to argue over living conditions.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 2017 will be available Dec. Full StoryWHITE RIVER JUNCTION A Vermont National Guard member has denied a charge of sexually... Full StoryRutland City is getting $20,000 to tweak its zoning laws. Full Story
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You might have heard of Microsoft's Silverlight technology. It's a rich internet application (RIA) framework positioned to rival Adobe's Flash. Unlike Flash however, it's only available for Windows and Mac, not Linux. This is where Moonlight comes in. Moonlight is a project to create a Silverlight plug-in for the Mono environment, which will run on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Silverlight 1.0 was very much an early-stage implementation and, at the time of writing, is in release candidate stage. Though 1.0 is exciting in itself, many developers are waiting for Silverlight 1.1, widely seen as the serious release, as it introduces the ability to use managed code under the .NET runtime. This 1.1 version, currently in alpha release, is the one I'll reference in this article when making statements abou t functionality and compatibility. Moonlight targets compatibility with both 1.0 and 1.1 releases of Silverlight.
Silverlight is designed as a web browser plug-in that delivers richer interactivity and control than HTML plus scripting will allow. Effectively, it's Microsoft's answer to evolving the capability of the browser. Silverlight offers the expressive power of desktop GUI platforms, along with network awareness. So far, just like Flash. The difference from Flash is that Silverlight does this in languages you probably already know, as opposed to Flash's ActionScript.
The GUI layer is expressed in XAML, a simple markup language for user interfaces. Here's "Hello, World!"
<TextBlock>Hello, World!</TextBlock>
The control in Silverlight applications is provided by either a precompiled C# or Visual Basic.NET assembly or dynamically, by a scripting language such as JavaScript. Thanks to Microsoft's Dynamic Language Runtime, there's a choice of scripting languages available to program Silverlight in. You will be able to choose Python or Ruby, as well as JavaScript. (In Silverlight 1.0, you're restricted to JavaScript, as there's no .NET runtime support.)
Rather than being monolithic, a Silverlight application is a bundle of files, most typically being the XAML description of the UI plus a script file to provide the behavior. Through the Silverlight APIs, applications have access to a broad spectrum of functionality, covering widgets, network access, and multimedia. Additionally, Microsoft's ASP.NET technology provides convenient integration APIs on the server side, though Silverlight can interact with any server via Ajax.
Just in case you were concerned that Microsoft expects people to code all this stuff by hand, don't worry. There's a whole tool suite called Expression that you can look at. It won't surprise you to find that Expression is positioned squarely in the same product space as Adobe's Creative Suite. The neat thing, of course, is that you can create Silverlight applications by hand, which lowers the bar for general adoption, integration, and source code sharing.
Technically, Silverlight is a hybrid of some of Microsoft's existing platform technologies: the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), .NET runtime, and ASP.NET on the server side. This puts the Mono project in a great place to get started on Moonlight, as many of the required components exist already in Mono.
Figure 1. Screenshot of Sprawl game, one of the Silverlight sample applications
Moonlight emerged after a remarkable 21-day hackathon staged by the Mono project. Faced with an invitation to demo the then only-talked-about Moonlight at the REMIX'07 conference in Paris, Miguel de Icaza challenged Novell's Mono developers to a hack-a-thon. Their starting point was less than encouraging. Miguel described their initial state: "Other than the rectangle (that is currently not even rendering) and the video (without audio) I got nothing."
Miguel assembled a small team of expert Mono hackers, and over 21 days they committed more than 24,000 lines of C++ and 13,000 lines of C# into their subversion repository. The result was a partial Silverlight implementation and a collection of demos, including a working demo of the Surface application Miguel could show at the conference. You can see screen captures of their progress hosted on the Mono web site.
From such energetic beginnings, Moonlight has three aims: to enable Silverlight applications to run on Linux, to create an SDK, so that Silverlight applications can be developed on Linux alone, and to reuse the Moonlight engine to enable desktop applications.
This last aim is intriguing, and in the context of the Mono project at the moment, makes a lot of sense. It's a very tough game playing catch-up with Windows, and there's not much chance of Mono implementing the entirety of the Windows presentation subsystem. At the same time, GTK+ isn't a very satisfying cross-platform GUI toolkit, and it is certainly very strange for Windows developers coming over to Linux.
So, it would seem that Moonlight offers a promising route to creating lightweight graphical applications on Linux. If that doesn't grab you on the desktop, stop and think about all the neat little devices that now have Linux embedded in them. Moonlight on Linux could be seen as an alternative to developing for the iPhone, for instance.
Under the hood, Silverlight 1.1 is an extended subset of the .NET 2.0 framework. Many features have been trimmed, to leave those that make sense in a browser environment and some additional specialized APIs have been added. This in itself presents an interesting challenge to the Mono project. They don't really have the resources to manage multiple branches of the runtime, but want to be able to provide multiple incarnations of the package. A web user does not want to drag down 27 MB worth of Mono just to run a small applet.
The solution turned out to be Cecil, a library for operating on compiled CIL bytecode. A linker based on Cecil is able to create multiple profiles of the same libraries, creating appropriate Moonlight libraries after all the compilation has been done. This tuning process not only removes unneeded parts of libraries, but also adds in required attributes, avoiding large amounts of intrusive
#ifdef macros in the original source. The current estimate is that Moonlight will be about eight or nine megabytes to download, about a third of the size of Mono.
In addition to the reduced API size, hosting Moonlight in the browser offers another, significant challenge: security. Applications delivered over the network and running in the browser must be subject to security that is both tight and easily understood. For Silverlight itself, Microsoft deprecated their previous .NET security mechanism, Code Access Security (CAS), using instead something called the CoreCLR security model (the CoreCLR being the reduced-footprint runtime powering Silverlight).
As with removing the obligation to implement all of WPF, not having to implement CAS in its entirety is a huge boon to the Moonlight project, although a subset of CAS functionality is available. At its most simple, Moonlight security comes down to three levels of access for code:
Transparent code
Safe critical APIs
Critical APIs
Transparent code is what all Silverlight applications are composed of; it is verifiable, meaning that the runtime is able to inspect the bytecode and ensure it doesn't attempt unsafe actions. The safe critical APIs provide a bridge between the Silverlight application code and critical APIs. For instance, accessing the filesystem would be considered a critical operation, as it requires native system calls. The safe critical API enforces the sandbox rules for filesystem access, wrapping the critical API, and only permits operations if the rules are satisfied.
Interestingly, once this model is implemented, it has advantages beyond embedding Mono in the desktop browser. As Miguel de Icaza observes, the CoreCLR security model is very similar to that required for the embedding of Mono in Second Life.
The obvious use of Moonlight is to run Silverlight applications in the browser, of course. Given the current state of play, it will likely be some time in the next year before you can do that securely. However, there's a really interesting application you can put Moonlight to right away: desklets.
Desklets, also known as widgets, are small applications with a dedicated purpose. If you've not seen any before, check out Mac OS X Dashboard, Yahoo! Widgets, or gDesklets. They're attractive, easy to use, and lightweight.
Following the hack-a-thon theme, the Moonlight desklets work was started as part of Novell's hack week, an exercise inspired by Nat Friedman where Novell employees got a week to work on a new project of their choice.
Figure 2. Example Moonlight desklets in action
Desklets are implemented simply as a directory containing a XAML file and the logic to drive it. To see desklets in action, view this YouTube video and read more about how they work in Miguel's blog.
Also thanks to Novell's hack week, Mono's IDE (Monodevelop) is also getting some support for developing Moonlight applications. Jackson Harper's hack week work was focused on allowing Monodevelop to import Silverlight projects and to create new ones.
First, remember that Moonlight is an experimental implementation of an unreleased technology. The real fun with Silverlight itself will start when version 1.1 is finalized. So, you should limit expectations of what you can do to experiments for now. If you're not comfortable with compiling, patching, or begging for help on IRC, waiting a while is the best policy. That said, the Getting Started notes on the Moonlight home page give you instructions on how to start working with Moonlight now.
According to the Moonlight team, the Moonlight development tools will ship with Mono by the end of the year, or early 2008. They hope to soon publish a more formal roadmap of deliverables.
Moonlight Factfile
XML for UI, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, C# or Visual Basic.NET for code.
Optimized for the Web: built in Ajax functionality.
Through a web page in Firefox or via a desktop runner.
Linux, Mac, Windows. Theoretically, anywhere Mono runs.
Mono's Moonlight tools, Monodevelop IDE.
Mono, Mozilla, Cairo, GTK+, FFmpeg, ALSA
Microsoft worry factor
Microsoft seems to be actively helping Miguel's team in building Moonlight. After all, its ubiquity is to their advantage, and it's hardly the same as a full .NET 3.0 implementation.
Moonlight home page on the Mono wiki
A Mono Developer's Guide to writing XAML by hand. Get stuck in and write your own "Hello, World."
Gnash is the GNU Flash Player. Their documentation makes for some interesting comparisons with Moonlight, in terms of toolkit choice and approaches to embedding.
The Silverlight architecture overview from Microsoft provides a high-level understanding of how it all fits together.
Microsoft's Silverlight Developer Center is a good starting point for most Silverlight resources.
Edd Dumbill is co-chair of the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. He is also chair of the XTech web technology conference. Edd conceived and developed Expectnation, a hosted service for organizing and producing conferences. Edd has also been Managing Editor for XML.com, a Debian developer, and GNOME contributor. He writes a blog called Behind the Times.
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WHEELING – Trailing 6-2 after four innings during Saturday's OVAC Class 2A Championship against Wheeling Central on Lisa's Field, and needing two to tie heading into the bottom of the seventh, Steubenville Catholic Central received some help in the form of two errors and went on to score three times for an 8-7 victory.
Micca Mirabella's bunt was overthrown to second and the ball rolled all the way to the center-field wall, allowing both Tori Knight and Mirabella to score and tie the game at 7-7 with two outs. Sammi Giannamore followed with a double and scored the winner as Maddy Gulan laced an 0-2 pitch into center, setting off a wild celebration at home plate.
It's the second consecutive come-from-behind victory in tournament play for the Crusaders (16-3), and this one denied the Maroon Knights (16-8), the No. 1-ranked Class A team in West Virginia, their third straight OVAC crown.
"We haven't lost a close game all year long," Steubenville Catholic coach Jim DiCarlo said. "The three games we lost were not close and we've won about five or six really close games.
"Our kids believe. They believe we'll find a way whether it's 1-0, 10-9 or 8-7."
Wheeling Central had freshman Crusaders pitcher Alex McComb's number early as back-to-back, first-inning triples by Cara Stahl and Allie Cook made it 1-0. The Knights tacked on two more before the inning ended on consecutive RBI singles by Sydney Bennington and Sarah Henry.
The Crusaders got two back in their half of the first as Gulan tripled home a run and McComb drove another in with a single. But Wheeling Central made it 5-2 in the top of the second thanks to two of the Crusaders' four errors in the initial two innings. Ashley Gast made them pay with a two-run single.
"They could have folded up early because we were hitting the ball very hard and shutting them down," Knights coach Rick Magruder said of the Crusaders. "But they keep battling.
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Consecutive two-out singles and a walk by Bennington had the sacks full of Knights in the fourth. Henry came through again with a single into left-center for a 6-2 advantage, but Central left the bases loaded.
"We had a lot of runners on and if we score some more runs you don't have to worry about it," Magruder said.
But the tide changed dramatically in the top of the fifth. With one on and two out Mirabella ripped a ball over the head of Wheeling Central's left fielder, who was playing in. Mirabella quickly circled the bases for a two-run, inside-the-park homer to cut the deficit to two, 6-4.
"Micca's speed is unbelievable," DiCarlo said. "That ball she hit over the outfielder's head sparked us."
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Not to be denied, the Crusaders made the Knights pay for two of their three errors on the day in the bottom of the inning, to win it.
"That's one of the best-hitting teams in the valley," DiCarlo said of the Maroon Knights. "But I thought we hit the ball well and I knew sooner or later we would find some holes and get a break or two, and we did.
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