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Dock, Rumex crispus, appears in the garden in large spreading groups, and is characterised by coarse, battered leaves. It spreads via seed produced by tiny brownish-green flowers, which appear in abundance in summer and are loved by seed-eating birds. While gardeners are less fond of this plant, it is useful to soothe the sting of a nettle when rubbled on the skin.
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Documents that President Ernesto Zedillo turned over to the Mexican Congress confirm that millions of pesos were channeled to the long-governing Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) during the 1994 presidential and Tabasco gubernatorial elections.
Until now, Zedillo had refused to release the documents, saying this would compromise Mexico's banking-secrecy laws (see SourceMex, 1999-09-15). But Zedillo changed his position after Mexico's highest court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, SCJN) ruled that the government was obligated to release the documents (see SourceMex, 2000-09-06).
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Carlos Cabal Peniche, former owner of Banca Cremi and Banco Union, who is in Australia fighting extradition to Mexico, has admitted playing a role in laundering campaign contributions for Zedillo and Tabasco gubernatorial candidate Roberto Madrazo Pintado in 1994 through FOBAPROA (see SourceMex, 1999-06-09).
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John, another veteran parent, tells a story of a birthday alternative gone awry. When his daughter was 5, he and his wife talked to her about how little use she got from the presents she'd gotten at her last birthday. "She was open to a do-gooder type of party," he said. Asked for a good cause to support, she picked the David Suzuki Foundation. John continues:
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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 5.5.0
Fix Version/s: 5.7.0
Component/s: JMS client
jdk 1.6.0_23 for Linux 64 bit, Ubuntu 11.04
Tomcat 6.0.32
Spring 3.0.5
Every time when restarting web application in Tomcat Manager I get messages:
SEVERE: The web application [/sms] appears to have started a thread named [ActiveMQ Task-3] but has failed to stop it. This is very likely to create a memory leak.
With every restart PermGen space is increased and finally i got OutOfMemory error for PermGen space.
I use Spring DefaultMessageListenerContainer, and it's shutdown method closes properly receivers threads. What is "ActiveMQ Task-3" thread and how to close it properly ?
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AMQ-4033 AMQ Broker - Uses custom RMIServerSocketFactory class which cannot be unloaded due socket reuse
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I created AMQ-4033 for the issue with the embedded AMQ broker. The JMS client now shutdown all the threads, and can be unloaded by the classloader etc.
About the AMQ 5.7 release, then this should be discussed at the AMQ mailing list such as either the dev or user.
We tried the 6th September build and our issues with ActiveMQ task runner threads have been fixed.Thank you.
When can we expect the official version of ActiveMQ-5.7 to be released ?
Also could anybody please comment on
Okay got further on the embedded broker side. Got a classloader leak fixed due a spring introspection cache, needed to be explicit cleared.
The tomcat manager console now says there is no leaks. And all activemq and camel classes is fully unloaded when stopping the app.
One last thing would be a JMX thread not being shutdown on the broker side.
Okay got the JMS client leak fixed and committed to trunk. No leaks reported by Tomcat, and the WebappClassLoader did not have any strong references to any classes anymore. So seems we can fully undeploy/redeploy without leaks now.
AMQ-4026 is now committed, so we have a better API for shutting down thread pools. Will work on getting the patches in the codebase, so the JMS Client work well in Tomcat when re-deploying apps.
A fully embedded ActiveMQ broker in Tomcat has a number of more pools and other parts in the works, eg such as JMX and whatnot that can cause a bit pain, eg to ensure all JMX stuff is properly unregistered and whatnot.
First priority is the JMS client though.
First part of patch is committed to the code base. The connector/transport code need a bit more love, as they tend to either create the pools in ctr / start or stop lifecycle methods. The code could possible be more consistent among them.
I discovered a leak in Camel, when JMX is enabled.
Patch with transport connections fixes. I also attached the core JAR for people to give a try. The other SNAPSHOT jars are in maven snapshot repo, where you can download them. As no fixes has yet been committed to the codebase.
With an embedded AMQ broker I still get this
> The following web applications were stopped (reloaded, undeployed), but their
classes from previous runs are still loaded in memory, thus causing a memory
leak (use a profiler to confirm):
Okay got as far with a JMS client in Tomcat now not reporting any leaks from its console, when I stop the app or redeploy it.
No web applications appear to have triggered a memory leak on stop, reload or undeploy.
Thank you very much for working on this issue.I'll check the builds page.
Patch with more fixes. Only the transports to go now.
The ASF CI server will once in a while deploy a new SNAPSHOT you can download. Keep an eye on
The attached patch only fixes on the broker side, there is still all the transports. I am continuing on the patch, taking one step at a time. Currently testing with 2 more fixes for discover agent and another place. Then next is the remainder 7 transports using it.
Hello Claus,
Would it be possible to attach the updated ActiveMQ jar please.Also let me know which version of ActiveMQ are you using.
I am trying the 5.7.snapshot since it has the new DefaultThreadPools.getDefaultTaskRunnerFactory().shutdown(); method but still Tomcat7 fails to shutdown cleanly.
I have attached a patch to fix the part that is used by the broker, to use the executor the broker itself provides.
Anyone see a problem with that? The unit tests passes, and a brief spin of running a standalone broker seems fine.
The org.apache.activemq.thread.DefaultThreadPools seems to be used in 2 areas
- by the broker a bit
- transports
The code for the broker, can be refactored to use a broker specific executor, so when the broker shutdown, those threads will be shutdown as well. That should be doable
The transports can be used by JMS clients as well, so I wonder as Gary says, can we use a dedicated thread pool (executor service) per transport?
If that would be doable, then we have start|stop callbacks on the transports, where we can ensure the thread pool is setup / shutdown properly.
If people only run 1 broker in the JVM, we could as a temporary fix, add some flag/option/whatever to tell the broker, to shutdown these thread pools when the BrokerService is shutdown.
Its of course a bit tricker when its a JMS client, as that would be some stop logic in a ConnectionFactory or the likes, to get a callback when to shutdown.
When can we expect a solution to this issue ? We are facing the same issue on Tomcat7 as well.
The issue is more fundamental than your patch. Those threads are created by the default task runner factory and this factory is created once and then never shutdown throwout the life time of the process.
Adding a shutdown of the default task runner will remove this issue but will raise another issue when using the shared classloader of the application server with multiple containers.
The default task runner should be associated with the broker server and not a self contained static class. This should resolve the case of its use within the broker side code but will not resolve this issue within the client side issue. That needs a little more work on getting this to work properly.
I have tried to shutdown the default task runner factory fix but when I hot deploy the container again. It raises a rejected exception when trying to add a task to the runner since this executor has been shutdown already.
I tried a fix to associates a default task runner factory to the broker and that resolved the issue I was initially seeing.
I still have an issue with the client code that uses the default task runner factory. This still needs work on my end and will probably require a different fix that would provide a similar solution. I was thinking about using WeakReferences associated with a ReferenceQueue. Whenever the remove method is called the task runner factory can be shutdown. This might work. I just need to implement this.
I have downloaded the application from https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-ZFcczN9qxYZmh5dDdoMFVCUkE, and analyzed the heap dump.
I don't see any memory leaks related to threads, the only memory leak with your web application is
My situation is described at http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/Old-issue-Memory-leak-after-stop-web-application-in-Tomcat-tp4653959p4654028.html with a simple web app. Would you like to try to see if you can see the same problem like me? Eclipse Memory Analysis looks a good tool, will try it.
I you didn't put ActiveMQ lib in tomcat shared lib, then I don't understand why you have a memory leak, because when I package ActiveMQ libs to WEB-INF/lib, then I don't have any memory leaks except
You need to deploy your web application, then stop it in Tomcat Manager, then use Eclipse Memory Analysis tool, take a heap dump, open histogram, group by clasloader, then find paths to GC root for WebAppClassLoader. When done, you will know for sure the cause of the memory leak.
No, I didn't put ActiveMQ Lib in tomcat share lib directory. So your solutions work, right? If yes, really appreciated. I'll try soon!
Is the solution is one of bellows?
1. Killed all sessions, wait more than 30 secs, then thread pool will kill himself.
2. Use patch.txt
Attached a patch which cleans the thread's context classloader and inherited security context.
I have tried the patch below
Index: activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/thread/TaskRunnerFactory.java
— activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/thread/TaskRunnerFactory.java (revision 1366667)
+++ activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/thread/TaskRunnerFactory.java (working copy)
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
Thread thread = new Thread(runnable, name + "-" + id.incrementAndGet());
+ thread.setContextClassLoader(null);
return thread;
Still have memory leak, now because of inherited access control context, see the screenshot.
Ok, I will try to set tccl to null and then will run the memory profiler again.
hmm, ok. so it sounds like a sensible fix is to clear and reset the tccl in the thread factory such that it is not inherited by the activemq task runner threads.
I just wonder if that behavior will break any clients, am thinking cxf and jaxb or in servicemix etc. It may need to be configurable via a system property just incase.
fancy taking a stab at a patch?
Yes, I understand the nature of the reference. When ActiveMQ thread pool creates a new thread, then the thread inherits the current thread context classloder. When the client web application is creating a JMS connection, then the context classloder is Tomcat WebAppClassLoader. As long as the thread is alive, it references web application classloader. The thread can be re-used by another web application while still holding a reference to the undeployed web application which created the thread.
@Sergey this is great information
So the crux seems to be the classloader reference, if the pool is to be shared then it must not refer to an app specific loader. Do you understand the nature of that reference?
The alternative approach is to remove the use of the statically defined default task runner factory from client side code and use one per connection factory.
The problem is in org.apache.activemq.thread.TaskRunnerFactory#executor. The thread pool's keepAliveTime is 30 seconds. If you have a single web application in Tomcat which uses JMS, and
you re-start (or re-deploy) your web application in an interval less that 30 seconds, then the thread is not terminated and re-used, the thread references the undeployed web applicaiton classloader and JVM cannot collect undeployed application and free PermGen memory area.
Whether you have a memory leak or not depends on how fast you re-load or re-deploy applications and how intense ActiveMQ is used by other web applications on the same tomcat. Sometimes "ActiveMQ Transport" or "ActiveMQ Task" thread is terminated by inactivity, and in that case you don't have a memory leak. Most of the time you have a memory leak when deploying ActiveMQ to Tomcat shared libs.
You can't call org.apache.activemq.thread.DefaultThreadPools#shutdown when ActiveMQ libraries are in Tomcat shared libs, because calling that method will shutdown the shared thread pool, and all other web application deployed to the same Tomcat will be unable to send any JMS messages. You can do that when ActiveMQ libraries are packaged into web application only.
However, when I removed ActiveMQ libraries from tomcat shared libraries and packaged them into WAR, the problem has gone because each web application now has its own ActiveMQ thread pool.
Attached a screenshot with profiler which clearly shows a memory leak.
The problem is that when you put ActiveMQ libraries into Tomcat shared "lib" folder, then ActiveMQ thread pool becomes shared between all web applications. When a web application sends a message, then a transport thread is created by a web application, then the thread is returned to the pool. Then the web application is undeployed, the thread remains alive in the pool and can be re-used by another applicaiton. In results into a memory leak, because the thread is still alive after undeployment of web application and references the web application context classloader.
Thanks for reply. Directly call below method in my stop() still can't work.
((PooledConnectionFactory) springHelper.getBean("pooledJmsFactory")).stop();
Please refer to http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/Old-issue-Memory-leak-after-stop-web-application-in-Tomcat-tp4653959p4654084.html for details.
@liny, thanks for that test case war. Peeking at the code, I think the problem is related to the code in com.foo.MainApplication#stop
That closes the connection, (returns them to the pool), but does not stop the connection pool. It does however stop the executors, and this prevents the real close of the connections when the spring context calls the custom stop destroy method. This is evident from the ERROR o.a.a.transport.tcp.TcpTransport - Could not stop service: tcp://foo.com/18.104.22.168:61616. Reason: java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException exception.
So you can explicitly call close on the connection pool, like:
((PooledConnectionFactory) springHelper.getBean("pooledJmsFactory")).stop();
or somehow arrange it such that the calls to shutdown() are done when the spring context is destroyed. So after the connection pool is successfully destroyed.
I crated a war to reproduce this issue. Please refer to http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/Old-issue-Memory-leak-after-stop-web-application-in-Tomcat-tp4653959p4654028.html. Hope this is helpful.
I have same issue after stop my application by Tomcat.
I don't know why ActiveMQ team doesn't fix it for a long time.
Have you got a workaround to solve this issue ?
Same problem, using Active MQ 5.5.1. Tried with "closeAsync=false" which didn't seem to make any difference.
Looked at some similar issue, and it seems to me it's just Tomcat doesn't like threads created for async closing of activemq connections. Try using URLs like
and see if it helps.
For me the following seems to work:
Interrupt the TCP transport socket handler daemon thread:
Index: activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java
— activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java (revision 1214868)
+++ activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java (working copy)
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@
if (serverSocket != null)
+ this.socketHandlerThread.interrupt();
+ this.socketHandlerThread = null;
Shutdown the task runner factory in a servlet context listener:
public class CleanupAmqThreads implements ServletContextListener {
public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce) {
public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce)
I have the same issue in Activemq 5.5.
I tried :
but it doesn't change anything
In my case the message appears regardless of the queue(s) being empty.
Using activemq 5.5 with camel 2.8 and spring 3.0.5 deployed to tomcat 6.0.32
Broker is set up locally using activemq camel component.
and BTW i have tested this on tomcat 5, 6 and 7 with activemq 5.5.0
The situation happens only when there were messages on the queue and messages where being processed inside onMessage of a listener. If there are no messages on the queue, it shuts down properly if we call connection close etc in cotextDestroyed.
I am having similar issue where tomcat does not shut down properly because of activemq threads.
I tried above solution org.apache.activemq.thread.DefaultThreadPools#shutdown, it does not help. I called this inside my contextDestroyed in tomcat, and it makes no difference to the situation.
does calling: org.apache.activemq.thread.DefaultThreadPools#shutdown work for you? I guess it would need to be part of a javax.servlet.ServletContextListener or called as part of the shutdown of your message listener container.
I guess we would need to include a little helper class to make it easier to configure.
Linked a similar issue, not sure if this is a duplicate.
Duplicate of https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-2852
My connection factory is declared in web.xml
<!-- Standalone ActiveMQ -->
<Resource name="jms/connectionFactory" auth="Container" type="org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory"
description="Repository JMS Connection Factory" factory="org.apache.activemq.jndi.JNDIReferenceFactory"


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Today, ladies and gents marks the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my website! What a trip it has been and how time flies. Back on January 26th of last year, I posted my introduction article to the online world to gold makers. Here is an excerpt of that post:
So here I am. My name is Profitz (aka: Wireddreamer), and I've been playing World of Warcraft for about 6-7 years. And yet finally, I'm entering into the gold making adventure in World of Warcraft on a new realm and also for the first time. Albeit, I dabbled in gold making before and made about 200K but nothing to the extent that I set my reaches out for now, gold cap at a pretty 1 million on a new realm.
Not knowing, or even imaging I would now be involved in many aspects of online gaming and entertainment including podcasting and live-streaming. I was honored to be invited as a guest on several shows including: PowerWordGold #57, ChaosPortal #16, LowPopWow #4, Happy Hour Round Table #1, Eviscerated #48, World of Darkness News #6, and WoDCast #3. I would not be where I am today without all of you. Those who have taken the time to help me, the list is TOO long to mention. If you are reading this, you are one of those people who have helped me continue on. Every single reader, podcaster, blogger, live-streamer I appreciate. Thank you
I have also had the privilege of interviewing the following on my own Cross-Realm Podcast which came to light with its first episode on Valentine's Day back in February 14, 2013. Interviewees from the earlier shows included: Erogroth, Elvine, Cynful, GoblinRaset, PhatLewts, Jules Burt, Rez, Lonedraction, Harlequin. I learned a great deal from many long time podcasters (I could write many posts on just this but you all know who you are – thank you and much respect) who took the time to teach me the basics, get me up and running, and also integrate with iTunes, Stitcher, and more for expanding the listener audience. To those who liked my podcast, it has not died, I have a few folks on my want-to-interview list and scheduling the time to get those out there. Stay tuned!!
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In my quest to who knows where I will be going, I have ALWAYS taken the time to get to know people, who I consider virtual close friends today. I have also made a point to support and continue to support all those who I come across in my travels, one way or another. Some I have donated gear/microphones too, others I have donated monetarily, others time and dedication to assist in troubleshooting issues and fine tuning podcasts and recording, cross-promotions, graphical images/banners, and simply being a loyal and trustworthy friend/supporter/and clown. All of which it was my pleasure to meet such great people. I am truly inspired by the hundreds of folks I call friends today all because of that first step I took back on January 26th of 2013.
Honestly, I do not know where I want to be in 2014, 2015, or beyond. Unlike my gold-making endeavors to the million gold cap, I and just enjoying the trip. I am finally enjoying myself doing what I like to do: gaming, socializing, and entertaining people. I look forward to continuing to grow my live-streaming channel a lot on Twitch.tv. Thanks to ALL my gold making friends (new and old alike) who have helped with my MEGA 2014 Giveaway which was amazing and still to this date, I am in awe on the support! Even with this endeavor, I am stopping along the way and cross-promoting with a weekly Profitz' Pick. Sending folks to low viewer streams to Support UP! In the end, hell, maybe I will be streaming full time on Profitz TV! Regardless, I considering myself the Godfather of 'middle-age' gaming and will always have my priorities in order: Family First over everything else.
Until next time my friend, I wish you all the best and thanks for your continued support.
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Dining Booster Seats Reviewed: The Yay to the Nay
When Mazzy turned two, she started to complain about her high chair. We responded by letting her sit in a regular chair which meant she was either on her knees or standing on the chair during meals.
In retrospect, this seems like a very bad idea if you'd like to develop good habits— like sitting still at the dinner table. Something Mazzy has never mastered. Not that she's tried, of course.
My daughter has what medical professionals call, "Ants in the Pants" and she finds complicated tasks like "sitting in a chair" near impossible.
A few weeks ago, Mazzy saw a dining booster seat at a friend's house and was immediately intrigued. By "intrigued" I mean that she started screaming and crying when I told her she couldn't sit in it because the owner of said dining booster seat, a three-year-old named Ella, was currently occupying it.
That's when I had the RADICAL idea of getting Mazzy her OWN booster seat. (It's my first kid, sometimes I can be a bit slow.)
I looked at two options: a sleek modern OXO Seedling Youth Booster Seat ($40) that would look perfect in our dining area and a pink plastic Disney Princess Booster ($15) that would clash with everything.
I decided to get both and see which Mazzy liked better, since my main goal was to increase her motivation for sitting at the table.
I set them both up side-by-side while Mazzy was napping.
The Oxo was easy. You just flip the cushion down and place it on the seat. The bottom has rubber grips so it won't move. It also has the added advantage of folding up so you can transport it easily to a restaurant or stick it in a closet when you are not using it. But it actually blended in so nicely with my kitchen chairs (it's white with either an orange, green, purple or gray cushion) that I wouldn't mind leaving it on at all times.
The Disney Princess dining booster needs to be strapped to the bottom and the back of the chair. It's still pretty simple but once you put that thing on you are not removing it any time soon.
Mazzy woke up from her nap in a pissy mood and she was crying as I brought her out of her room. Her demeanor brightened a bit when she saw the two booster seats.
"Do you want to sit in the booster?"
"Yes," she said through tears.
"Which one?"
"THE PRINCESS ONE!" she sobbed.
I strapped her in and there she sat happily perched, drinking her milk for about fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes is a long time in Mazzy's world. Total success.
When dinnertime arrived, Mazzy asked to sit in the Disney Princess Booster again but I suggested she try out the OXO seat. She obliged.
"Squishy" she announced happily, pressing on the OXO cushion. The Disney seat is 100% plastic.
The OXO is not as high as the Disney seat, plus there are no straps so Mazzy was easily able to climb into it herself, as opposed to me having to pick her up and strap her in.
Of course, the disadvantage is that Mazzy can also climb out easily and didn't have as high of a vantage point on the table, so she wasn't compelled to sit quite as long as she did in the Disney Booster.
At this point, I was split. Clearly, the OXO dining booster looked nicer but the Disney dining booster chair actually held her in place.
My decision was made for me at breakfast the next morning.
"Which dining booster seat do you want to sit in?"
"This one!" Mazzy pointed to the OXO. "That one is for babies!" she added pointing to the Disney booster.
I guess she figured out the thing about the straps as well. She's a pretty smart kid.
So here's my final assessment.
I believe Mazzy would have gone for whichever booster I had brought home if she wasn't been given the choice. And both improved her experience sitting at the dinner table, my ultimate goal.
So, it's up to you decide:
If you care more about keeping your kid strapped down, go for the Disney Princess Booster Seat. It comes in a Cars theme as well if your kid isn't into the princess thing. Also, if your kid is especially small, the higher seat might work better for you. Plus there is no denying the incredibly better price.
If you want something that looks really nice at your table, has a comfier seat and is easily portable, get the OXO Seedling Youth Booster Seat. And to make yourself feel better about the higher price, think of the lower seat and lack of straps as longer longevity, an investment. Your kid will definitely outgrow the Disney seat first. (Mazzy outgrew it in less than a day.)
Officially, I am giving both boosters a YAY.
Last week, I reviewed maternity jeans and there were a lot of great suggestions in the comment section for big brands like Gap, Old Navy, and Target that I hadn't reviewed.
If you have a different booster seat that you highly recommend, please tell me about it below. Obviously, I can't try everything!
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Alissa Jul 20 at 7:00 pm Reply
I have a fabulous contraption called a Kaboost (found it on Amazon). It attaches to the legs of your chair to lift the entire chair up higher. So child sits high enough to reach but still sits on a regular chair. Totally love it!
Angela Jul 22 at 5:29 pm Reply
We used the boosters with trays instead of a standard high chair, then ditched the tray when the kiddos were old enough to sit at the table (in other words, use a plate rather than eat finger food off of the tray). My girls are on the shorter side, and have that "ants in the pants" issue too, so they have been using a booster through age 5. We have a Safety 1st chair that's been in pretty much continuous use for nearly nine years. (My advice – the fewer bells and whistles the easier it is to clean!)
Like this one, ours has two different heights for use as kids grow:
danielle Jul 22 at 9:54 pm Reply
fisher price healthy care deluxe booster. its name sounds fancy pants, but it's very basic and simple. and only $22-$30. it has buckles, so I've used it since six months till now with my 2 1/2 year old. actually we now have two – I have a 14 month old, too. not as cool looking as your oxo but a six month old wouldn't fly in the oxo. no high chairs, just the booster. cleans well. travels easy. this is my once and done purchase – or at least one per child I guess. =)
Myriam Jul 23 at 9:01 am Reply
I have this one two, passed down for my SIL who now has a 7 year-old. I never used a high-chair, there was no need for one, as this seat works well with a 6 month-old who can sit down with a little support. I never really used the removable white tray, as my baby would tend to grab the outer side and pull, causing a real mess!
Autumn Jul 22 at 11:12 pm Reply
I have a keekaroo for regular use, and a fisher price booster for travel/back up when friends with kids visit. I went with the keekaroo cause it's adjustable (holds up too 250 lbs but you better have a skinny 250 lb butt) to grow with the kid. And it looks great in our dining room. But I have been very happy with the fisher price. Folds down small for storage/travel, cleans easily, long straps to buckle to a variety of chairs. And cheap too.
IrishCream Jul 23 at 9:48 am Reply
My two-year-old loves the Prince Lionheart seat. It's "squishy" and has a modern, more grown-up look, like the Oxo, but it also has straps. My daughter can climb up and buckle herself in, but can't yet unbuckle herself — the perfect combination!
I don't have any advice on this topic, my daughter is only 10 months but I do have a theory on the "ants in the pants". It's because her feet aren't touching the floor (I'm assuming by looking at that photo).
Ever try to eat dinner perched up on a barstool without a place for your feet?? Same thing.
wendy Aug 12 at 1:07 pm Reply
when my 12.5 yr old was a toddler, we went with the junior chair at ikea that puts the kid at table height. it was $20 or less. their current model is a bit more pricey at $50, but not having straps to contend with (we have a booster like that too, for visiting friends/family) and enabling child to get in the chair themselves and sit properly in a chair seat worked really well for us.
our 3yr old just graduated to it from her high chair, so, it was worth the investment (even though at the time, it didn't cost any more than the booster seats). here's the link to the ikea one: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10099897/
Cheryl Jul 08 at 9:53 am Reply
Perfect! These are the 2 I was stuck on! Except I was looking at a John Deere plastic one. Since my son is still pretty young I'll go with the plastic one! Thanks!
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Fifteen startups launched on the Disrupt Europe stage. From enterprise data companies to consumer electronics, the mix ably represented the best of Europe's exploding startup scene. But Germany-based Lock8 won it all and will keep the Disrupt Cup here in Berlin. If nothing else, Disrupt Europe was a great melting pot of entrepreneurial spirit. Startups from more than 80 countries… Read More
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Kansas native Mark Gardiner is a major success story in genetic bull breeding. That's actually an understatement.
Since 1987, the Gardiner Angus Ranch (GAR) in southwest Kansas has been perfecting its embryo transfer program, and currently serves as one of the most successful pedigree bull breeding ranches in the country.
But prior to that, the GAR was one of the pioneering developers of database selection for cattle breeding. Currently, the GAR breeds over 1,500 female head of cattle, all of which, whether registered or commercial Angus, according to GAR's own website, "are settled by either embryo transfer or artificial insemination within a 60-day breeding season, without the use of clean-up bulls. During calving season at GAR, more than 1,000 baby calves will hit the ground within a 45-day period."
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Family photo time.
You get your cute little 2.5 kids in candy cane sweaters and hair bows, you pack into your sedans and waltz into the local photo studio at the mall and get your family photos done. Everyone is sitting up straight, they have all of their teeth, you're having a good hair day, the kids don't have any black eyes and everyone is so happy and smiling so adorably you'd swear you saw a freaking twinkle on their teeth.
Such is not the case for a family of eight.
It is an ordeal. It takes weeks of planning. And even then, something falls through the cracks. So I thought I would give some survival tips, even though I am by no means an expert in this area.
1. Choose a day. I understand wanting to get a jump on things but it shouldn't be during the summer because then everyone will be sunburned to a crisp. And no one wants a photo with you wearing a sweat mustache. So choose wisely.
2. Coordinate outfits. I like to choose a color scheme and work from there. Nothing too matchy-matchy, but keep the color thread going. The kids should be able to wear the clothes again, or else I can't see the point in buying something new. This year, I am thinking purple. Sounds weird but I think we can pull it off.
3. Consider the photographer and venue. We've gone the traditional route in the past, but I've found that having pictures done outside of a studio gives you more creative options. You don't have to drive far, just find a local spot that you think would provide a cool background for your shots. And thank goodness, I have a ton of really cool, photographer friends.
4. Is everyone ok? No one should have any visible injuries. Or bruises. My daughter fell off her bed and scraped underneath her eye the night before we took photos one year. Aargh. I put concealer on it and we were good to go. Photoshop works, too.
5. Is the gang all here? If you're part of a blended family, then you'll have to schedule your pictures on a weekend when all the kids will be home. We made it a rule to not take family pictures without my stepson. This means we haven't had a formal family portrait done in three years. But I am definitely changing the rule this year and I'm looking forward to it.
6. Schedule your pictures early in the day. This way, the kids will have less time to unravel. And they won't be ravenously hungry. Oh, and bring snacks. You can toss goldfish crackers at them just like they do for the trained animals at Sea World, or the zoo.
7. Snail mail or by e-mail? That is the question, definitely. You can always post them on Facebook or Flickr and there will be no additional cost. Or you can get them printed and mail them out, like they did in the olden days which is actually kind of nice.
8. Prepare yourself. Now is the time to utilize any meds you have access to. Either that or have a strong beverage in a flask at the ready. On picture day, I am a woman possessed. A lunatic. They are fearful for their lives, Daddy included.
9. What will you wear? I try to find something cute/flattering/comfortable/camouflaging for me to wear. I've found that my best accessory is a gaggle of handsome children sitting all around me. Then you won't pay attention to my fat butt.
10. Don't forget to smile. When you are an old woman, you'll have forgotten how hard it was to wrangle your family into taking pictures. They will just be a beautiful memory. So enjoy them while you can.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
A stroll through the hallways of Bush Elementary in Fulton on any given school day may not be as quiet as one would expect for an educational institution. But make no mistake: Despite all the noise — perhaps the sound of 20-plus pairs of hands clapping together to imitate the snapping jaws of a shark, perhaps the voices attached to those hands yelling out the answer to a question in unison, but always, the sound of students having fun — there most definitely is learning going on.
With a growing number of teachers and classrooms joining in each year, Bush School has been trying a new method of instruction over the past several years known as Whole Brain Teaching.
Fifth-grade teachers Tiffany Fitzpatrick and Ashley Miller first came across Whole Brain Teaching and did a training workshop over the summer to learn how to use the interactive method in which teachers assign gestures to concepts to help students remember them.
During a recent science lesson in Fitzpatrick's classroom, for instance, students were given a series of gestures for the definition of speed. Speed (pumping the arms as if running) is how far (looking into the distance with hands over the eyes) a thing travels (more motions to indicate moving) in a certain period of time (tapping the wrist where a watch would be).
Fitzpatrick repeated the definition and motions several times, the students then mirrored it back to her before turning to a partner or partners and repeating it to one another to "teach" each other the concept.
Every student in the room was up watching, listening and then participating throughout the entire lesson.
According to Fitzpatrick, those three key elements — watching, listening, doing — are what make Whole Brain Teaching effective.
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Elizabeth Futral donates performance to promote opera at the Lyric
Elizabeth Futral, the dynamic soprano who starred in several productions during the closing years of the Baltimore Opera Company, will donate a performance this month at that company's old home base, the Lyric (more properly known now as the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric).
Futral's free recital is being billed as an "intimate musicale" in support of "bringing grand opera back to Baltimore."
The soprano will be accompanied by pianist James Harp, the director of opera and education at the Lyric, where large-scale opera productions are set to return under the Lyric's own auspices next season.
The recital is "open to the public and free of charge, other than a cash bar," says Kathleen A. Grayson, the Lyric's director of external relations. "People should simply call 410-900-1163 to make reservations.
"One purpose of this event is to reach out to the former BOC subscribers and patrons who lost ticket money in the bankruptcy. This goodwill effort is an opportunity to wet the appetite of our opera loving community and announce our upcoming 2011-2012 season." Grayson says. "In March '11 we will offer another similar event which will preview the upcoming season..."
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Lyric Opera Baltimore, launched by the Lyric Foundation, will debut in November 2011 in the substantially renovated opera house with Futral singing the lead role in Verdi's "La Traviata." Productions of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" and Gounod's "Faust" are scheduled in 2012.
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Stuttgart Housing Office takes two Army awards
April 10, 2007
STUTTGART, Germany - The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Housing Office recently earned two service-level awards.
Mary Scott, Stuttgart's chief of military housing, was selected as the Army's Senior Housing Manager of the Year, and the entire USAG Stuttgart housing team was honored as Outstanding Housing Team of the Year.
"I'm extremely proud of Mary Scott and our housing team," Col. Kenneth G. Juergens, USAG Stuttgart commander. "They have set the standard for customer service in our community, and their efforts have resulted in direct improvements to the quality of life of our community members."
"This team works together better than any team I've ever seen," Scott said. "They consistently come up with creative and innovative ways to do things - and [the Installation Management Command] is picking up on their ideas and spreading them throughout the Army."
The nomination packets submitted for Scott and the housing team placed a premium on effective communication and "above and beyond the call of duty" service. Highlights included the following:
Aca,!Ac To address an increased need for off-post housing (resulting from major renovation projects on area installations), the housing team initiated a campaign to solicit additional off-post listings and improve communication with host-nation landlords.
Aca,!Ac The housing team created a "Beautification Voucher Program" that allows on-post residents to enhance their homes with flowers and plants from local florists and nurseries.
Aca,!Ac Weekly staff meetings for each housing team and a monthly meeting for the entire housing operation enhance internal communication and improve teamwork and camaraderie.
"Ms. Scott's ability to empower her team members gives them a sense of pride and belonging," said Emma Watson, chief of the housing office's customer service branch. "She inspires us to look for ways to better serve our customers."
"We're not perfect," Scott said. "But our team cares deeply, and we're aiming for perfection."


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In Atlanta, Harris was arrested in June 2004 on a felony marijuana possession with intent to distribute charge. According to court records, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge and was sentenced to three months in jail.
Fulton County jail records show Harris spent about two weeks in jail in February 2008 after a misdemeanor battery arrest. The outcome of that case was not immediately clear Monday.
In Las Vegas, investigators say Harris was driving a black Range Rover SUV when he fired shots into a Maserati before dawn Thursday, killing an aspiring rapper and causing a crash that killed two people when the Maserati slammed into a taxi that exploded in a fireball at the heart of the Strip.
Police said several other people were with Harris in the SUV as it fled the scene of the six-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Bally's and Flamingo resorts.
Jones and police homicide Lt. Ray Steiber said they were confident that Harris was the only shooter. They didn't say whether police intend to prosecute anyone else in the SUV.
But, "To anyone who is aware of his location or is assisting Ammar Harris in any way, you will be arrested and prosecuted," Jones said. "You may think you're being a friend, but keep in mind Ammar Harris is wanted for the murder of three citizens."
The SUV was the focus of an intense search before it was found Saturday parked in the garage of a gated apartment complex just a couple of blocks east of the Strip. Harris wasn't found at a nearby apartment where he was believed to have been living.
Kenneth Wayne Cherry Jr. was mortally wounded when the dark gray Maserati he was driving was peppered by gunfire from the SUV. Taxi driver Michael Boldon, 62, of Las Vegas, and passenger Sandra Sutton-Wasmund, 48, of Maple Valley, Wash., died in the taxi.
Police say the triple homicide stemmed from an altercation between Cherry and Harris in a valet area of the upscale Aria resort a block south of the crash scene at Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road.
A passenger in the Maserati was wounded in the arm, and four people from four other vehicles were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the crash.
Las Vegas police sought help during last week's search for the Range Rover from local and federal authorities in Nevada and neighboring states of Arizona, California and Utah.
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Nitrates at 10-5ppm, is my cycle done? Please help
Hi I started my tank a little while ago and have been waiting for ammonia spikes, and the rest of the Nitrate cycle to happen.
I've been testing everyday, sometimes twice, for ammonia and haven't gotten any readings yet. But today I tested my Nitrates and they are at 5-10 ppm.
Has my tank cycled already?
Can I have Nitrates, without Nitrites / Ammonia first?
Thanks guys, appreciate it.
I should probably add that this is a 20 gal tank with an ample amount of live rock. The tank is about a week old, and I did not have anything in it until yesterday when I added a Clown fish.
PS I really did not want to add a fish for my cycle but after I talked to a very knowledgeable person, I caved.
I think your cycle is complete. However, you need to wait a week or so to be safe, now that you have added a fish.
Keep in mind, the cycle is only a small part of the maturity of an aquarium. You should use other factors to determine when your aquarium is ready for fish. You should be testing for pH, alkalinity, and calcium and dosing to achieve stable levels. You should experience a diatom bloom and see it receed, begin to see coraline algae growth, and have an abundant population of copepods and amphipods. These are more accurate signs of a mature aquarium and a better way to determine if you are ready for more livestock.
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Alchemistfaraany3k | Sept. 1, 2011 | See all faraany3k's reviews »
Skyscraper is an interesting mix of FPS and RPG genre. Though RPG element only limited to combining chemicals and make bombs to throw at enemies. It is an interesting take on standard FPS genre. Game tried to be different from its rivals like CounterStrike and Half Life by introducing a little RPG stuff into the mix. But fells horribly flat. Story is pretty stupid and gunplay is not very engaging. Perhaps game tried a to be a little too ambitions. Graphics are also pretty old now and its hard to recommend this game now. But if you want to check out one of the more ambitions titles of the yesteryears Skyscraper is one for you . Its cheap and its different.
A bad version of CounterStrikerascallion | June 6, 2011 | See all rascallion's reviews »
This is a first person shooter/puzzly type game where you play a chemist turned gunman named Chris Wilson who finds himself in a terrorist fight type incident. You have to run around the building using your knowledge of chemicals to make bombs while attempting to kill terrorists. Although this sounds like quite a fun and crazy game, it's not fun. The controls are all over the place, the story is frankly stupid, and the graphics don't work for me. If you're bored and are looking for a quick FPS to play, then buy it. It is only a fiver.
A film directed badlyJackFive | June 3, 2011 | See all JackFive's reviews »
Good plot, it is like a movie, but it doesn't distract attention from the many flaws of this game, like an AI almost non-existent, an old and ugly graphics and some bugs which affect the gaming experience. If you can continue playing, despite numerous flaws, take it, otherwise move on.


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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 0.1.0 (incubating), 0.2.0 (incubating), 0.2.1 (incubating)
Fix Version/s: 0.2.2 (incubating), 0.3.0 (incubating)
Component/s: Search
Query normalization is supposed to scale all scores uniformly by a simple
multiplier, but the child nodes in complex queries are presently getting
"extra" normalization applied to them. This has the effect of scaling
different subqueries by different amounts, changing the balance of the
subqueries within a complex query, interfering with IDF weighting and subtly
degrading relevancy.
|Time In Source Status
|Execution Times
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And sorry for bitching on the wrong ticket.
Yeah, I've fixed the issue with scores here.
That snippet shows a problem with highlighting, which is almost certainly
related to
LUCY-182 rather than this issue.
The test failure in question also includes score differences, which
are indeed likely a result of the changes made in this issue. However,
scores should be more accurate now, so there's shouldn't be a need
to reopen. The downstream test failures are regrettable, but the exact
scores generated by Lucy are not part of our public API.
In contrast, it looks like we're going to have to reopen
The fix seems to have broken something else. See this test failure, especially this:
# Failed test 'Should have results for simple search'
# at t/base.t line 274.
# Structures begin differing at:
# $got->{hits}[0]{excerpt} = 'This is the pair README file. Here you will find all thingds related to pair, including installation information'
# $expected->{hits}[0]{excerpt} = 'This is the pair README file. Here you will find all thingds related to pair, including installation information'
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|Fixed [ 1 ]
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The supplied "normalize.patch" file adds a boolean "subordinate" parameter to
Query_Make_Compiler() which defaults to false and indicates whether a Query is
a child of another. If "subordinate" is indeed false (because the Query is a
top-most node), then Query_Make_Compiler() implementations are now supposed to
invoke Compiler_Normalize() on the newly created Compiler object.
Giving Make_Compiler() an extra parameter and responsibility for invoking
Normalize() is technically an API change, but it should have little impact on
code in the wild. The only query types with ranking affected by this bug are
those with child nodes, such as ANDQuery, ORQuery and RequiredOptionalQuery,
but I'm unaware of anyone who has subclassed those. Single-node Query
subclasses (e.g. LucyX::Search::WildCardQuery) will need to have their
normalize() calls moved from their Compiler constructors to make_compiler(),
but IDF for a WildCardQuery is an imprecise notion to begin with.
This patch is also safe for any existing Searcher subclasses or other classes
which currently invoke Make_Compiler() – the default value of "false" for
"subordinate" is correct for such situations.
The patch applies cleanly against both trunk and the 0.2 branch; I plan to
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Why am I always COLD?
Since I've become pregnant, I get cold VERY easily and it takes forever for me to warm up or I have to take a warm shower. I have become very sensitive to drafts and air conditioning. Why do I get so cold now? I thought pregnant women were always HOT?!
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Posted: November 5, 2012 05:32PM
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ECS is holding an overclocking competition on HWBOT, the Trinity Challenge. This competition is targeted at users of the AMD FM1 and FM2 platforms. The online competition runs until November 30 and is split into two stages. The first stage will be open to users of ECS motherboards with the FM1 platform and is looking for the highest 3DMark06 score. The second stage is for users with any brand of FM2 motherboard and uses the 3DMark Vantage benchmark. Prizes for the competition include an ECS A85F2-A Golden motherboard, AMD A10 APU 5800K, and a Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Pro keyboard.


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State Department Never Requested Military Backup the Night of the Terror Attack
Ambassador Stevens, Tyrone Woods, and Glenn Doherty asked and waited for military back up … IT NEVER CAME! So now we know know that the State Department screwed up by denying Ambassador Stevens extra security when he stated, "the consulate could not withstand a coordinated attack." Now we learn Obama and the military failed to provide any help for those begging for assistance.
On the night of the 9/11 anniversary assault at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, the Americans defending the compound and a nearby CIA annex were severely outmanned. Nonetheless, the State Department never requested military backup that evening, two senior U.S. officials familiar with the details of military planning tell The Daily Beast.
"The State Department is responsible for assessing security at its diplomatic installations and for requesting support from other government agencies if they need it," a senior U.S. Defense official said. "There was no request from the Department of State to intervene militarily on the night of the attack."
The president, however, would have the final say as to whether or not to send in the military. By 11 p.m. Benghazi time, 90 minutes after the assault began on the U.S. mission, Obama met with the National Security Council to discuss the attack. NSC spokesman Tommy Vietor said the president "ordered Secretary Panetta and Chairman Dempsey to begin moving assets into the region to prepare for a range of contingencies" at that meeting.
With such a clusterf*ck in Benghazi before during and after it is simply amazing that no one has resigned their post. One would think that some one would do the honorable thing or one would go forcibly. As Powerline states, at the very least, Hillary Clinton, Sec. of State must go.
Posted November 2, 2012 by Scared Monkeys
2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Benghazi-Gate, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Epic Fail, Hillary Clinton, Obamanation, Presidential Election, State Department, Terrorism, War on Terror, WTF | 5 comments
Surveillance Video Captures Moments Before the Murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings in Bulah, FL
Surveillance video captured the entire crime and murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings.
Surveillance video captured the grisly moments before the Florida couple Byrd and Melanie Billings were murdered in their Beulah home on July 9, 2009 as their children slept. A judge has ruled that the video cannot be released as it is part of an ongoing investigation. According to Sheriff David Morgan, "it was apparent again from the tape, when you viewed the tape that they meant business from the moment they entered that home".
Dark, grainy surveillance camera images from inside the home of a slain Florida couple show the moments before their deaths as gunmen dressed in black storm their house. The images, taken at the home of Byrd and Melanie Billings, were shown Thursday to representatives from several news organizations. The Beulah, Florida, couple, known for adopting special-needs children, were shot to death in their home July 9.
Eight people have been arrested with regards to the murder including 56 year old Leonard Gonzalez Sr, Leonard Gonzalez Jr, Wayne Thomas Coldron, Gary Lamont Sumner, Fredrick Lee Thornton, Donald Ray Stallworth, an unidentified 16 year old juvenile, and Pamela Long.
Authorities are investigating the surveillance video for further clues. Investigators are working with the FBI to enhance the images an identify the suspects more clearly.
Posted August 29, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
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Leonard Gonzalez, Jr Double Motive? Was the Murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings a Robbery … a Murder for Hire Contract Hit? Or Both?
Double motives in the murders of Florida couple, Byrd and Melanie Billing?
Was the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings a home invasion robbery or murder for hire? Florida authorities have yet to rule out that the deaths of the Billing's couple could have been a murder for hire hit. Sheriff David Morgan responded Friday night to contract hit reports.
Leonard Gonzalez, Jr … Robbery or Contract Murder?
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office previously had refused to address whether the home-invasion shootings of Byrd and Melanie Billings may have been murders-for-hire. The couple, known for adopting special needs children, were found dead July 9.
It has been nearly one month since the double murders of the Florida couple, Byrd and Melanie Billings. The two were found dead in their Beulah, FL home on July 9, 2009 believed to be the victims of a home invasion. It was not long before there were arrests made in the double homicide.
First, 56 year old Leonard Gonzalez, Sr. was taken into custody and arrested for tampering with evidence. Then, the Escambia County, Florida Sheriff's Office announced two more arrests; that of Leonard Gonzalez, Jr. and Wayne Thomas Coldiron. The arrest head count in the double murder case then came to seven as Gary Lamont Sumner, Fredrick Lee Thornton, Donald Ray Stallworth, and an unidentified juvenile were taken into custody. Then finally, Pamela Long was arrested as an accessory after the fact.
According to unidentified sources, there were double motives for the crime: robbery and contract killings. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan would neither confirm nor deny at a Friday night news conference whether the report was accurate.
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office had said it believed robbery was the prime motive, but that it would explore all avenues.
Posted August 1, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Arrest, Bizarre, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Conspiracy, Crime, Murder, WTF | 3 comments
Byrd and Melanie Billings Funeral: Couple Laid to Rest as Double Murder Investigation Continues … Rest in Peace
Byrd and Melanie Billings, the Florida couple known for their compassion for adopting 13 special needs children will be laid to rest today. The couple was murdered last Thursday in a double homicide, home invasion robbery. Let us not forget in all of the news dominated by the horrific crime against Byrd and Melanie Billings, which these people were inspirations and heroes. The compassion and caring that these two showed in opening their home and hearts to special needs children is never to be forgotten.
Byrd and Melanie Billings, Rest in Peace
Family and friends gathered Thursday night for a visitation for the couple at Liberty Church west of Pensacola. A funeral was set for Friday at the church.
Posted July 17, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Byrd and Melanie Billings, Crime, Deceased, heroes | 12 comments
Pamela Long, Eighth Suspect Arrested in the Double Murders of Florida Couple Byrd and Melanie Billings
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrested Pamela Long on Wednesday as a person of interest in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings. She is the 8th individual arrested in connection with the Billings murders and the first female. Long was located and arrested in Orange Beach, AL by the Orange Beach Police Department. She is being charged with accessory after the fact, which is a felony.
Pamela Long, charged with accessory after the fact
Long was originally a person of interest in the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan says Long was found inside a boat at an Orange Beach marina.
Posted July 15, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Arrest, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Crime, Murder | 11 comments
Seven Suspects Now Arrested in Murders of Florida Couple Byrd and Melanie Billings
More arrests have been made bringing the total to 7 with more possibly to come.
There have now been seven suspects arrested in the double murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings during the home invasion robbery that obviously went terribly wrong. The suspects, some dressed as ninjas,stole a safe and other items during the break in Thursday. One of the seven taken into custody was a 16 year old boy.
The suspects ranged in age from 16 to 56, and several were day laborers who knew each other through a pressure washing business and an auto detailer they worked for. One, Donnie Ray Stallworth, was with the Air Force Special Operations Command with an aircraft maintenance squadron at Hurlburt Field near Fort Walton Beach. It wasn't clear how he knew the others.
The seven suspects names are as follows from Sheriff David Morgan. Morgan told reporters Leonard Gonzalez, Jr. was the "organizer" of the crime. It's just a matter of time, if they have not already, that the suspects will be looking to point the finger at others and cop a plea deal to save their skin in the double murder.
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 35
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Sr., 56
Wayne Thomas Coldiron, 41
Gary Lamont Sumner, 30
Fredrick Lee Thornton, 19
Donald Ray Stallworth, 28
An unidentified juvenile, 16
7 Suspects Held in Slaying of Fla. Couple
Posted July 15, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Bizarre, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Crime, Murder | 5 comments
One, Two, Now Three Arrests Made in the Murders of Florida Couple, Byrd and Melanie Billings
More Arrests Made …
There have been three arrests made in the double murders of the Florida couple, Byrd and Melanie Billings, who where killed in their home last Thursday.
Leonard Gonzalez Sr.
First, 56 year old Leonard Gonzalez Senior was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with tampering with evidence in a murder investigation. Leonard Gonzalez Sr. is accused of trying to paint over and hide damage on a red van caught on the Billings' surveillance video.
The Escambia County, Florida Sheriff's Office has now confirmed that there have been two more arrests. 41 year old Wayne Coldiron and Gozalez's son, Leonard Gonzalez Junior have been arrested in connection with the Billings' double homicide. They have been charged with murder.
The two newly arrested suspects mug shots can be seen below.
Posted July 13, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Arrest, Bizarre, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Crime, Deceased, Murder | 9 comments
Arrest Made in the Double Murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings … Tampering with Evidence … More Arrests Expected
According to WKRG, there has been an arrest made in the double homicide of Byrd and Melanie Billings. According to the Escambia County, Florida Sheriff's Office, 56-year old Leonard Gonzalez was taken into custody as is being charged with tampering with evidence. Leonard Gonzalez Sr. is accused of trying to paint over and hide damage on a red van.
The Billings' were murdered Thursday in their Beulah, FL home in what is initially being reported as a home invasion
Byrd and Melanie Billings
He is being charged with tampering with evidence related to a murder investigation. Sheriff David Morgan says Gonzalez changed the appearance of the van believed to be used in the murders and is one of the two men brought in for questioning Saturday. Sheriff Morgan did not release any information involving the motive of those responsible for the murders. Morgan says the investigation into the murders is getting more complex and, in his words, "reads like a movie script."
The big break in the case came this weekend when a tip lead them to the van captured in surveillance video leaving the Billings residence.
Investigators got a big break in the case this weekend when tips led them to a 15 passenger van believed to be linked to the murders. The van was found at a home on Palm Court.
The discovery led to an arrest Sunday.
According to Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan at the press conference, more arrests are expected.
Posted July 12, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Arrest, Bizarre, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Child Welfare, Crime, Deceased, Murder | 5 comments
Byrd and Melanie Billings, Couple Who Adopted 12 Children, Murdered in Beulah, FL … BOLO for Red Van
The unthinkable happens to a couple with a big heart …
A couple known for adopting children who were developmentally disabled, Byrd and Melanie Billings were murdered in their Beulah, FL home in what is initially being reported as a home invasion. The Billings were shot to death as their 8 children slept. The bodies of 66 year old Byrd and 43 year old Melanie Billings were found Thursday night after a neighbor called 911. Police are looking for 3 men dressed in black in a late 1970s or early 1980s red van.
"He said that Bud and Melanie had, both of them had been murdered," Markham said.
Three men dressed in black were seen on surveillance video approaching the property in a late 1970s or early 1980s red van about 7 p.m., authorities say.
Emergency personnel and police went to the home Thursday after receiving a call just before 8 p.m. about shots being fired, Roy said. An employee of the couple found their bodies, he said.
Byrd and Melanie Billings had 16 children, 12 of which were adopted. At the time of the shootings, 8 of the children were in the home; however, none of the children were harmed.
The Billings' home had an extensive video surveillance system that had cameras in most every room as well as the driveway. Video surveillance was able to capture the following pics of the red 1970s or early 1980s van as well as suspects dressed in black approaching the victims' house.
Be On the Look Out for a red 1970s or early 1980s van
UPDATE I: Cameras at slain Fla. couple's home recorded crime
UPDATE II: Two People Being Questioned in the Muder of Byrd and Melanie Billings
Pensacola, FL (AHN) – Police in the Florida panhandle are questioning two people in connection with the killing of a couple who adopted more than 10 children, several with special needs.
Posted July 11, 2009 by Scared Monkeys
Bizarre, Byrd and Melanie Billings, Child Welfare, Crime, Deceased, Murder | 11 comments