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Iowa Past to Present Teacher's Guide: Chapter 2: American Indians, The Earliest People in Iowa
- Sauk Women and Children, c 1880
- Chief Keokuk (1810?-1848)
- Indian Tribes of Iowa
- Ioway
- Burial Mounds
- The Marching Bear Effigy Mounds
- Woodland Rocker-Stamped Pottery
- Only Sioux Remained in Iowa
- Black Hawk Treaty
- Black Hawk Speaks to His Followers
- Keokuk Pleads With Black Hawk
Black Hawk Treaty
Return to Iowa Past to Present Teacher's Guide: Chapter 2: American Indians, The Earliest People in Iowa
On September 21, 1832, the entire nation of Sauk and Mesquakie Indians gathered on the site of present day Davenport to witness the signing of the famous "Black Hawk Treaty."
Where as under certain lawless and desperate leaders, a large portion of the Sauk and Fox nations left their country and in volition of treaties commenced an unprovoked war upon unsuspecting and defenseless citizens of the United States…General Winfield Scott, for the United States Government…
…accordingly the confederated tribes of Sauk and Fox hereby cede the United States forever, all the lands to which said tribes have title or claim...
Keokuk and Pashepaho for the Sauk, Wapello and Poweshiek for the Mesquakie, Antoine LeClaire, interpreter.
...in great extent of the cession, the United States agrees to pay to the said confederation tribes, annually for 30 years, the sum of 20,000 dollars...
As a reward for his loyalty Keokuk was granted a 400 square mile parcel of land, including the village he resided in at the time. But only four years later, the Keokuk Reserve was given up in another treaty. Black Hawk was eventually released from prison to live out the remainder of his days among his people. He had lost his homeland and soon after the signing of the Black Hawk Treaty, white settlers flocked into the area.
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Think back to your days in high school or college, to the girls or fellas that you dated. There were the ones that made you stay up at night, heart racing. You may have even written poetry or songs for them. Then, there was the moment that things got weird and you parted. You fell in love again, usually with someone new, married, and your former flame is long forgotten.
For a lot of fans, Hunter Pence was the player that got their palms sweaty and blood pumping. He was a handsome-yet-clumsy throwback to the 1970's – a player whom writers used words reserved only for the most awkward-yet-talented, and oddly usually Caucasian, players. Writers called him a gritty gym rat and a hustler. Last year, the Phillies fell well out of contention and, frankly, things got weird. Pence and his penchant for eating after scoring game winning runs were sent to San Francisco where he won a World Series.
Since then, Domonic Brown has become an All-Star outfielder but there is a hole left unfilled in right field. There is one player that is likely available who can fill that hole – while I am one of the many who believe the steep cost of his acquisition may become one of the worst trades in Phillies history, that player's name is Hunter Pence.
Why it Would Work
First and foremost: Pence is a clear upgrade over Delmon Young. Pence has contributed positive value on both defense and the basepaths adding to the value found in his .264/.307/.452 line with 13 HR and 13 SB line as of the time of writing. Pence's fWAR stands at 2.3, already 0.7 wins higher than his total last year and 2.7 over Young's fWAR.
Secondly, the Giants are in the middle of a tailspin the likes of which haven't been seen by a team expected to contend since, well, last year's Phillies. The defending champs sit 10 games under .500 as of the time of this writing, six and a half games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks with the entire NL West either tied or ahead of them. They currently sit ahead of only the Marlins and the Brewers in the standings. It is a rough year when the Cubs catch up to you.
Third, Pence is a free agent at the end of the year. If the Giants chose to go the route of keeping Pence until the end of the year and obtaining a compensatory draft choice, at a present salary of $13.8 million, a qualifying offer would likely be in the neighborhood of a $15-16 million for the Giants. If Pence did not get a satisfactory long-term offer, he may be inclined to take that offer.
Fourth, Pence is currently mired in a prolonged slump and his value couldn't be lower. In his last 24 games, Pence's average has dropped 34 points and has hit just .168/.200/.263 with two homers and 22 Ks. This is a pretty ideal buy-low opportunity for the suddenly-believing Phillies.
Fifth, it likely wouldn't take a whole lot to re-acquire Pence. Acquired last year for Tommy Joseph, Seth Rosin, and Nate Schierholtz, Pence's trade value is likely even lower this season. Joseph was and is a non-top 100 prospect, Rosin projects to be a fifth starter in the Major Leagues, and Schierholtz had played his entire career until this year like a platoon outfielder. Duplicating that sort of haul could look like Cameron Rupp, Ethan Martin, and Freddy Galvis or Cesar Hernandez, Leandro Castro, and Rosin. Those groups may be enough to get it done – would you do it?
And finally, other than the trade that brought Pence to Philadelphia, General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has been reasonably successful playing the percentages. With one very large, notable exception (Hey! Did you see Jarred Cosart is making his Major League debut Friday night?).
The group that went to Cleveland for Cliff Lee? That turned out to be two role players, a starter who has a 5.47 Major League ERA and was again demoted, and a lottery ticket arm that flamed out almost as soon as he joined Cleveland's organization. How about the group that was traded to Toronto for Roy Halladay? Travis D'Arnaud is now 24 – once a sure-fire prospect, injuries are now clouding his future. Michael Taylor has played in just 26 Major League games, hitting .135, and Kyle Drabek, well, I feel really bad for all of the issues Drabek has had. I would agree that the verdict is still out on the Roy Oswalt acquisition, although Jonathan Villar and Anthony Gose have the potential to turn that deal into a loss. Prospects rarely actually become the players they are promised to become – that's why teams get two or three of them when trading established veterans.
Why I Would Hesitate
But for all the wonderful things this hypothetical exercise brings (its plausibility and the "upgrade over Young" factor), there is legitimate reason to hesitate. Take for instance the fact that Pence is a free agent after 2013. Unless Pence would agree to some sort of reasonable long term deal before the trade, I don't believe it is wise to deal for Pence for this reason alone. With Chase Utley's future uncertain, dealing either of Hernandez or Galvis would be a pretty gutsy move. Even with Castro's recent success at Lehigh Valley, it is safe to say the Phillies currently do not have anyone in the pipeline to play right field. Trading something of value to plug a hole for half a season is the behavior that got the Phillies into the pickle they are in right now.
For those who say "Well, Pence may come cheap. Brian Sabean once gave up Zack Wheeler for Carlos Beltran," my retort is their acquisition of Pence for pennies on the dollar, picking up Pat Burrell for nothing in 2010 and their two shiny World Series trophies in their display cases from 2010 and 2012. I'd also probably hit you on the other side with the trade that sent Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Domingo Santana, and Josh Zeid to Houston, too. The percentages are usually in the favor of the team acquiring the star but the first Pence deal was bad enough to sour my thoughts on Amaro's ability to make a solid deal.
With the Phillies trying to move away from players in their thirties, how much sense does it make to acquire a player like Pence, who is now 30+, to sign him to a three, four, or even five year deal? The Phillies would be setting themselves up to duplicate their current problem instead of addressing it in more creative ways.
Ultimately, despite the fact that the Phillies could likely pull a trade off for Pence by giving up a few currently expendable pieces, I would not go that route but I would call. The price in prospects would have to be very low (a collection of 101-250-ranked guys) and Pence would have to agree to some sort of reasonable two year extension for me to pull the trigger if I were GM. The first part is doable, the second part is highly unlikely. It is fun to dream, but for now, I think we'll have to let the old flame burn out.
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(well, maybe. depends on the price. if he's cheap (he won't be) then in theory I'd take him as an upgrade over Delmon Young)
Granted that Delmond, every Phillies fan's favorite pinata, has a stone glove. But neither was Hunter Pence regarded as the next Roberto Clemente. I don't know all the numbers, but over the past 4-6 weeks or so, Delmond has delivered at the plate. (Over the 10-game stretch not including today, he was 11 for 34, including an 8-game hitting streak. Unfortunately, his power stats sucked as he had exactly one extra base hit.)
At least for now, Delmon fills a void, provides a badly needed RH bat, and if he could get more of his 240-lb frame into the ball … who knows.
If we paid even a modest price for Pence, once we figured out the total price for getting him, letting him go, and then getting him again we'd probably kill ourselves. We should hold our collective noses, go with what we have, and go shopping in the off-season.
Ian and I discussed this jokingly last night and we both came to the same conclusion.
1. He'll ALREADY BE IN PHILLY ANYWAY ON 7/31!!
2. I don't see them offering him a QO. They didn't chance it with Pagan, and I don't see em doing it with Pence, either, so if they see no QO, and not resigning hi, they let him walk for nothing (other than a WS win last year)
I don't think it happens, but if my choices are a lesser give for Pence and the chance to extend him for three years vs a bigger haul for Alex Rios, and paying him 12mm in 14 and 15? Its something to consider. that said, the Phillies would have to go something like 8-4 minimum to be in the poistion to think about something like this between now and the break (deadline)
Could we buy low in Pence and trade Delmon to Baltimore for a RP?
No, lets go for Castellanos or Pederson. Utley part of a trade for Joc Pederson, or Castellanos as value for Papelbon. I think we go for major league ready talent, under 25. If we obtain a right fielder, such as the two named earlier, Delmon Young would have to be exited. Pence, while very good, may be older than the Phils want to go right now. I'm not saying Pence is old at all, just go for players with a 10 to 12 year future, not 3 or 4 years.
I don't like the idea of trading Martin or Hernandez.
@Sgokdwasser, I agree w u
No. Pence isn't that good a player and he has a big contract. His RBI total is the same as Ryan Howard and he hits behind Buster Posey whose OBP is .392. Let's face it. His acquisition didn't help the Phillies the first time around. If the Phillies had kept Schierholtz, they might have actually gotten the better of that deal.
IMO- This team should not be a buyer, they're playing well right now with what they have, so play it out. See if they continue to play well. If so, in August look for a waiver pick up on a reliever, -maybe. If they don't continue to play well, sell some parts for prospects.
And sell Papelbon NOW. We were talking about Lee missing spots yesterday, this guy hits only about 60% of what Chooch puts up there, watch the next time he pitches. It's what happens to guys that are losing their velocity, they try to overthrow, and can't hit the mitt anymore. In a year, maybe sooner maybe longer, that's going to spell disaster, better that it happen to some other team.
Spot on Lefty! this little up tic in winning right now is a muse. I'd stay pat though for another week and a half just to be safe. And if they go into one of their funks again. Well if I was running the show the gloves would come off and big changes would be made. I'd go for prospects and call ups and prepare for the future.
Ryne thanks for your comment, nice to see you around pal. I don't advocate a total blow up, I don't think that could work well here. It worked in Boston last year as they already had a strong farm system in place, unfortunately from everything I read, we don't. (disclaimer- I know nothing about the minor leagues, I don't follow them, only what I read)
I wouldn't be adverse to selling Pap but who would close for us? Certainly not Bastardo…he is more of a nailbiter than Pap.
this would be my preferred course of action, with one addition, I'd trade Mchael Young too.
From what little I know about hitting (just going with offense right now), Pence is a mess.
Sure he has some power but doesn't it seem like he winds up to swing based on nothing?
It looks like he swings from the heels regardless of where the ball is thrown, swinging as hard as he can, corkscrew motion and he gets lucky once in a while..
I think he's wild, not a fan.
IMO – do not get him back.
Right on Brooks. I couldn't take two months of that corkscrew undisciplined swing again.
Lefty – if the Phillies are to contend ( and the feeling is that they think they will) then they need to at least TRY and ADD a piece to the bullpen…not get rid of one. Just who would be the closer?? Bastardo?? Unless they are 10 games under or 10 games or more out at the break I can't see them trading away Papelbon.
Reasonable question. Now you know why no one has ever hired me to run their ball club!
Honestly, I would go with closer by committee and see if someone breaks out. I kind of like JC Ramirez, and wouldn't mind giving Stutes another try again because he has a proven track record, and seems to perform best when under pressure. Of course Bastardo is an option too.
If you wait until waivers, there's a guy on the Angels that I don't believe has ever pitched for them, he's been injured the whole time he's been there! Maybe, just maybe, they are losing patience with him. He's now on his rehab assignment, some guy by the name of Madson.
That's fine, I get that. But I really don't think they should or will do that unless they are really far out of it. Let's face it…if they go on another 7-3 run they will be sitting pretty. A lot will be determined after the Cardinals and Tigers series.
I like Ramirez, too. I remember Jayson Stark talking about him a few years back when that trade was made and said that Ramirez was the guy that they were really high on and to keep an eye on him. Cause let's face it…I don't think Aumont will ever get it together to be successful and Gillies, while playing better, is probably not gonna be someone that's will go very far.
Speaking of the Cardinals I remember them winning a WS with a bullpen that looked sketchy at best in mid season. We were beating Jason Motte pretty easily, and then he went on a tear, along with Alphabet soup guy, and some old guy that I remember Andrew complained over and over and over for years that struck out Howard 🙂
It's possible for a conglomeration of a bullpen to come together, it's just not something you can count on. I see all the signs in Papelbon that I saw in Doc, and I want out of the Paps business ASAP. Doc's contract is up, he's no problem if he can't pitch, (I love Doc, I hope he can) but if Paps can't, that's a lot of payroll dedicated to dead weight for two years.
I'm kind of surprised no one is mentioning Brian Wilson.
Brian Wilson's been mentioned a couple times on this blog. It t really doesn't even have to do with worrying about how effective he is, which one can assume is pretty much so or the topic won't come to pass.. It has to do with his signability. Money aside, what is the appeal to him? There might be one hidden in his background, but no Philadelphia connection is apparent. Like if we were talking Andrew Bailey, with his home town roots, you could discuss it.
The other "problems" with Wilson include how interested he is in a setup role, and the point at which the money is negotiated. You could conceivably deal Papelbon for potential strength elsewhere, and maybe cover the closer role with Wilson, but that seems like water cooler exercise. It just doesn't seem like a Phillie move. Besides, not that my projection matters in the scheme of things, but I don't see the interest in Papelbon matching the frequency of rumor reports. I suspect if the market dictates setup, Brian would take it. Obviously, high bid could offset any lack of Phillie interest/connection. But no less than division rival Atlanta, not to mention among others would seem to do well with an extra pen arm, and the standings might be a lure to him toward Dixie. Maybe he liked the south while at LSU.
Decent exploration mission. Longshot.
I didn't read down far enough to see someone already asked my question
That happens to me frequently.
Great analysis, Ian. Well done. As to the question, I'm sold that the Phils should concentrate on the future.
Pence would be more harmful than helpful, because he'd cost too much for his abilities. There's also usually a reason when someone's "trade value is likely even lower this season."
And by the way, Ian, Schierholtz is still really a platoon player, despite his decent numbers. Almost all of his at bats have been against right handers.
You are right that Schierholtz is only a platoon player, but he's on the more often used side of the platoon as ~70% of PA's are vs. RHP's. A good fielding, LHB platoon player is a valuable commodity, especially if he costs ~$1.5M and remains under team control for the following season(s). Giving him away was a mistake as a Schierholtz / JMJ platoon would have provided great value in RF this year.
I don't trade any of those 5 players to get pence… I like pence,i wouldn't mind having him back especially over delmon young…
however I'd rather call up Castro or Gillies and see what they can do at this level…
I wouldn't give alot to get pence back though, maybe give them rosin back, and Jim Murphy and a ptbnl if we had to, but I think that's still an over pay
You know here's another thing to consider. When they traded for pence they were a game ahead of the dodgers in the west and 4 off the wild card. They also had just lost melky. They were desperate for an OF. They likely overpaid for pence.
Interesting to think that they overpaid. Because if they did, then the previous year……
Personally I think JMJ Jr. is an upgrade over Delmon Young. All it would cost us is to write his name in the lineup.
We should be conservative buyers. We have 2/3 of a good young outfield. Perhaps Hernandez can be converted to complete the trio. I'm okay with our infield and as I understand it help is on the way next year.We need bullpen help, I think that's where we should concentrate our efforts.


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Weekend FunSaturday, June 11th, 2011
Today, Lizzy and I went to the Academy of Music and got student rush tickets to La Fille Mal Gardee. It was Lizzy's first time going to the ballet, and she really loved it. It was also very easy to get student rush tickets, something I had never done before.
We also walked around near City Hall while waiting for the doors to open. I had never seen City Hall up close before: it is quite a cool building. Currently, the centre courtyard is under construction, and they have hidden the work behind murals.
One of the things I like about living in Philly, I've decided, is the huge variety of things to do in our spare time. I think the real problem is getting to do them all!


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Hallelujah! My power finally came back on Monday night! Happy to be alive and have a roof (still) over my head, I'm grateful. But I confess, the Lady Sandy truly tested me. I missed those little things—like electricity, heat and a phone. And TV? It isn't a necessity (I suppose)… but the Internet? How else can a person stay in touch with the outside world, living as I do on the very fringes of society?
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Enterprise Java applications often move data back and forth between Java objects and relational databases. There are several ways to do this, ranging from manually coded SQL to sophisticated object-relational mapping (ORM) solutions such as Hibernate. Regardless of what technique you use, once you start persisting Java objects to a database object identity becomes a complex and difficult-to-manage topic. The possibility arises that you will instantiate two different objects that represent the same row in the database. To handle this, you must properly implement the
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unsaved-value="null", that tells Hibernate to use the
id field to determine whether a
Person object has been previously saved or not. ORM frameworks must make this distinction to know whether they should save the object with a SQL
INSERT or
UPDATE statement. In this case, Hibernate assumes that the
id field starts out null on new objects and is assigned when they are first saved. There is also a generator tag that tells Hibernate where to get an
id to assign to the object the first time it is saved. In this case, Hibernate is using a database sequence as a source of unique IDs. Finally, the version tag tells Hibernate to the use the
Person object's
version field for concurrency control. Hibernate will enforce an optimistic locking scheme, whereby it checks the object's version number against the database's version number before saving changes to the object.
What's missing from our
Person object is an implementation of
equals() and
hashCode(). Since this is a persistent object, we don't want to rely on the default implementation, which can't distinguish between two different instances that represent the same row in the database. A simple and obvious way to implement these methods is to use the
id field for the
equals() comparison and to generate the
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || !(o instanceof Person))
return false;
Person other = (Person)o;
if (id == other.getId()) return true;
if (id == null) return false;
// equivalence by id
return id.equals(other.getId());
public int hashCode() {
if (id != null) {
return id.hashCode();
} else {
return super.hashCode();
Unfortunately, there is a problem with this implementation. When we first create a
Person object the
id is null, which means any two
Person objects are considered equal if they haven't been saved yet. If we were to create a
Person and put it in a
Set, then create a completely different
Person and put it in the same
Set, the second
Person could not be added. That's because the
Set would conclude that all unsaved objects are the same.
You may be tempted to implement an
equals() method that uses the
id only if the
id is set. After all, if two objects haven't been saved yet, we can assume they're different objects since they will be assigned different primary keys when they're saved to the database.
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || !(o instanceof Person))
return false;
Person other = (Person)o;
// unsaved objects are never equal
if (id == null || other.getId() == null)
return false;
return id.equals(other.getId());
There is a hidden problem here. The Java Collections framework needs
equals() and
hashCode() to be based on immutable fields for the lifetime of the
Collection. In other words, you can't change the value of
equals() or
hashCode() while the object is in a
Collection. For example, this program:
Person p = new Person();
Set set = new HashSet();
p.setId(new Long(5));
The second call to
set.contains(p) returns false because the
Set can no longer find
p. The
Set has literally lost our object! That's because we changed the value for
hashCode() while the object was inside the set.
This is a problem when you want to create domain objects that hold other domain objects in
Maps, or
Lists. To do so you must provide an implementation of
equals() and
hashCode() for each of your objects that is valid both before and after saving the objects and does not change while the objects are in memory. The Hibernate Reference Documentation (v. 3) provides this suggestion:
"Never use the database identifier to implement equality; use a business key, a combination of unique, usually immutable, attributes. The database identifier will change if a transient object is made persistent. If the transient instance (usually together with detached instances) is held in a
Set, changing the hashcode breaks the contract of the
Set. Attributes for business keys don't have to be as stable as database primary keys, you only have to guarantee stability as long as the objects are in the same
Set." (Hibernate Reference Documentation v. 3.1.1).
"We recommend implementing
hashCode()using Business key equality. Business key equality means that the
equals()method compares only the properties that form the business key, a key that would identify our instance in the real world (a natural candidate key)" (Hibernate Reference Documentation v. 3.1.1).
In other words, use a natural key for
equals() and
hashCode(), and use a Hibernate-generated surrogate key for the object's
id. This works as long as you have a relatively immutable natural key for each of your objects. However, you may not have such a key for every object type, and you may be tempted to use fields that don't change often, but could change. This is consistent with the idea that business keys don't have to be as stable as database primary keys. It is "good enough" if they don't change for the lifespan of the collection the object is in. This is a dangerous proposition, as it means your application probably won't break, but it could break if someone updates the right field under the right circumstances. There really should be a better solution, and there is.
Don't let Hibernate manage your
All of the problems discussed so far derive from trying to create and maintain separate definitions of identity for objects and database rows. These problems all go away if we unify all forms of identity. That is, instead of having a database-centric ID, or an object-centric ID, we should create one universal entity-specific ID that represents the data entity and is created when the data is first entered. This universal ID can identify one unique data entity regardless of whether it is stored in a database, as an object in memory, or in any other format or medium. By using entity IDs that are assigned when the data entity is first created, we can safely return to our original definition of
equals() and
hashCode() that simply uses the
public class Person {
// assign an id as soon as possible
private String id = IdGenerator.createId();
private Integer version;
public String getId() {
return id;
public void setId(String id) {
this.id = id;
public Integer getVersion() {
return version;
public void setVersion(Integer version) {
this.version = version;
// Person-specific fields and behavior here
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null || !(o instanceof Person))
return false;
Person other = (Person)o;
if (id == null) return false;
return id.equals(other.getId());
public int hashCode() {
if (id != null) {
return id.hashCode();
} else {
return super.hashCode();
This example uses the object
id as the definition of
equals() and to derive
hashCode(). This is much simpler. However, to make this work we need two things. First, we need a way to ensure every object has an
id even before it is saved. This example assigns the
id a value as soon as the
id variable is declared. Second, we need a way to determine if this is a newly created object, or a previously saved object. In our original example, Hibernate checked whether the
id field was null to determine if the object was new. Obviously this won't work anymore since our object
id is never null. We can easily solve this by configuring Hibernate to check whether the
version field, rather than the
id field, is null. The
version field is a much more appropriate indicator of whether your object has been previously saved.
Here is the Hibernate mapping document for our improved
Person class.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE hibernate-mapping SYSTEM
<hibernate-mapping package="my.package">
<class name="Person" table="PERSON">
<id name="id" column="ID">
<generator class="assigned" />
<version name="version" column="VERSION"
unsaved-value="null" />
<!-- Map Person-specific properties here. -->
Note that the generator tag under the
id has the attribute
class="assigned". This tells Hibernate that we're assigning the
id in our code, rather than letting it assign the
id from the database. Hibernate will simply expect the
id to be there even for new, unsaved objects. We've also added a new attribute to the version tag:
unsaved-value="null". This tells Hibernate to look for a null version (rather than a null
id) as an indicator that the object is new. We could just as easily tell Hibernate to look for a negative value as an unsaved indicator, which is useful if you prefer to use an
int for your
version field instead of an
We've gained several benefits by moving to a pure object,
id. Our implementation of
equals() and
hashCode() is much simpler and easier to read. These methods are no longer error-prone and are guaranteed to work with
Collections both before and after the objects are saved. Hibernate is also a bit faster, since it no longer needs to read a sequence value from the database before saving a new object. Furthermore, the new definition of
equals() and
hashCode() is universal for all objects that contain an object
id. That means we can move those methods to an abstract parent class. We no longer need to re-implement
equals() and
hashCode() for every domain object, and we no longer need to think through which combination of fields is both unique and immutable for each class. Instead, we simply extend the abstract parent class. Of course, we don't want to force our domain objects to extend from a parent class, so we'll also define an interface to keep things flexible.
public interface PersistentObject {
public String getId();
public void setId(String id);
public Integer getVersion();
public void setVersion(Integer version);
public abstract class AbstractPersistentObject
implements PersistentObject {
private String id = IdGenerator.createId();
private Integer version;
public String getId() {
return id;
public void setId(String id) {
this.id = id;
public Integer getVersion() {
return version;
public void setVersion(Integer version) {
this.version = version;
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if (this == o) return true;
if (o == null ||
!(o instanceof PersistentObject)) {
return false;
PersistentObject other
= (PersistentObject)o;
// if the id is missing, return false
if (id == null) return false;
// equivalence by id
return id.equals(other.getId());
public int hashCode() {
if (id != null) {
return id.hashCode();
} else {
return super.hashCode();
public String toString() {
return this.getClass().getName()
+ "[id=" + id + "]";
We now have a simple and effective way to create domain objects. They extend
AbstractPersistentObject, which automatically gives them an
id when they're first created and properly implements
equals() and
hashCode(). They also get a reasonable default implementation of
toString() that they can optionally override. If this is a test object or an example object for a query-by-example the
id can be changed or set to null. Otherwise it should not be altered. If for some reason we need to create a domain object that extends some other class, it can implement the
PersistentObject interface rather than extend the abstract class.
Person class is now much simpler:
public class Person
extends AbstractPersistentObject {
// Person-specific fields and behavior here
The Hibernate mapping document has not changed since the last example. We don't bother to tell Hibernate about the abstract parent class, and instead just make sure that every
PersistentObject mapping file includes an
id (with an
"assigned" generator) and a version tag with
unsaved-value="null". Astute readers may have noticed that an
id gets assigned every time a persistent object is instantiated, which means that even when Hibernate is reading an existing object from the database it will get a new
id when Hibernate creates an in-memory instance of the saved object. That's OK; Hibernate will then call
setId() on the object to replace the newly assigned
id with the saved
id. The extra
id generation is not a problem as long as our
id generation algorithm is cheap (i.e., it does not need to contact the database).
So far so good, but we've left out one critical detail: how to implement
IdGenerator.createId(). We can define some criteria for our ideal key-generation algorithm:
What we need is a universally unique identifier (UUID). UUIDs are 16-byte (128-bit) numbers that adhere to a standard format. The
String version of a UUID looks like this:
The characters are simple hexadecimal representations of the bytes, while the dashes delimit different portions of the number. This format is simple and easy to work with, but at 36 characters it is a bit long. The dashes are always located in the same place and can be removed to reduce the size to 32 characters. For a more compact representation you can create an object that holds the number as either a
byte[16] array, or as two eight-byte
longs. If you're using Java 1.5 or later, you can use the
UUID class directly, though this is not the most compact in-memory format. For more information, see the Wikipedia UUID entry and the JavaDoc entry for the UUID class.
There are several implementations of UUID-producing algorithms. Since the final UUID is in a standard format, it doesn't matter which one we use in our
IdGenerator class. We can even change the implementation at any time or mix and match different implementations, since each
id is guaranteed unique regardless of the algorithm. If you're using Java 1.5 or later, the most convenient implementation is the
java.util.UUID class:
public class IdGenerator {
public static String createId() {
UUID uuid = java.util.UUID.randomUUID();
return uuid.toString();
For those not using Java 1.5+, there are at least two external libraries that implement UUIDs and are compatible with earlier versions of Java: the Apache Commons ID project and the Java UUID Generator (JUG) project. Both are available under the Apache License (JUG is also available under the LGPL).
Here's an example implementation of
IdGenerator using the JUG library:
import org.safehaus.uuid.UUIDGenerator;
public class IdGenerator {
public static final UUIDGenerator uuidGen
= UUIDGenerator.getInstance();
public static String createId() {
UUID uuid
= uuidGen.generateRandomBasedUUID();
return uuid.toString();
What about the UUID generator algorithm that is built into Hibernate? Is this a suitable way to get UUIDs for object identity? Not if you want object identity to be independent of object persistence. While Hibernate does have the option of generating UUIDs for you, we're back to the same old problem: your objects will not receive an ID at the time of creation, and will have to wait until they're saved.
The major drawback of using UUIDs as database primary keys is their size in the database (rather than in memory), where indexes and foreign keys compound the size increase. Here you have to make trade-offs. With a
String representation, the database primary keys are 32 or 36 bytes. The number can also be stored directly as bytes, which cuts the size by half but is harder to understand when directly querying the database. Whether these approaches are feasible for your project depends on your requirements.
If using UUIDs as primary keys is not acceptable for your database, you may want to consider using a database sequence, but always assign IDs at the time new objects are created rather than letting Hibernate manage your IDs. In this case, your business objects that create new domain objects can call a service that uses a data access object (DAO) to retrieve the
id from a database sequence. If you can use a
Long datatype for your object
ids, a single database sequence (and service method) will suffice for all your domain objects.
Object identity is deceptively hard to implement correctly when objects are persisted to a database. However, the problems stem entirely from allowing objects to exist without an
id before they are saved. We can solve these problems by taking the responsibility of assigning object IDs away from object-relational mapping frameworks such as Hibernate. Instead, object IDs can be assigned as soon as the object is instantiated. This makes object identity simple and error-free, and reduces the amount of code needed in the domain model.
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WEDCO to widen broadband in Wayne
June 8, 2011 —
Now that its efforts to build the new business park are launched in Sterling Township, the Wayne Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO) is now able to focus on another major business advantage: establishing broadband Internet service.
In order to get this initiative started, WEDCO has established a committee of key business people and technicians to dig into the issue.
"It's way too early to put a dollar figure on it," said Mary Beth Wood, executive director of the business group. "We're really just starting this initiative because there's certainly a need in Wayne County for it."
Right now, most of the southern portion of the county is well served with broadband capability. This effort will focus on establishing the service throughout the county. If the county wishes to attract modern businesses with modern requirements, this service is a must, Wood said.
Broadband Internet Access, often shortened to just "broadband," is a high data rate connection to the Internet—typically contrasted with the slower dial-up access using a modem. Dial-up service is very limited in speed and requires use of a dedicated telephone line.
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Jason Ahola, an associate professor of beef production systems at CSU, was the only Colorado professional recognized as a 2011 Top 10 Industry Leader by The Cattle Business Weekly, an agricultural newspaper based in Philip, S.D. Cattle Business Weekly cited Ahola's work as faculty adviser to the CSU Seedstock Merchandizing Team, which gives rising beef-industry professionals hands-on experience in the cattle business. Under Ahola's guidance, the team of about 10 animal sciences students work almost the entire academic year to ready 50 purebred Hereford, purebred Angus and Herford-Angus crossbred cattle for a spring sale, which is attended by about 500 buyers.
Jane Goff, a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, was voted president-elect of the National Association of State Boards of Education. Goff will begin her term of office as president-elect in January 2013 and then serve as president of the association in 2014. Goff, of Arvada, was elected to the Colorado State Board in 2008 following a 34-year career as a classroom French and Spanish teacher and director of Jefferson County Public Schools' World Languages and International Student Exchange programs.
Drahota, a Fort Collins-based general contractor, announced Joe Jones as the new director of operations. Jones has almost 30 years of experience in the construction industry and was previously the vice president of operations for TCD Construction, prior to his tenure with Drahota.
John Heddens, CFP, ChFC, CLU, a financial professional with AXA Advisors LLC in Fort Collins, successfully completed the AXA Advisors Institute program, hosted on the Harvard University campus. The AXA Advisors Institute program provides financial professionals with a deeper understanding of asset allocation, wealth advisory strategies, portfolio management and the development of effective client relationships.
Banner Health Clinic in Greeley announced the hiring of Dr. David R. Blatt, who specializes in surgery to treat diseases of the brain and spine, brain tumors, neck problems, back problems, herniated disks, sports injuries to the spine and several other conditions. He uses minimally invasive techniques when possible. Blatt earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.
Eric Kearns has joined the New York Life Insurance Co.'s Fort Collins branch as an agent. He has completed the company's training program and will be working from the office on Harmony Road.
Amy Shoemaker has joined the Trebuchet Group of Fort Collins as director of leader strategies. She has more than 25 years of experience in human resources and training, and 18 years experience as a vice president. Shoemaker's focus areas are executive and human resource coaching, leadership and management development, leading change, designing performance management systems and compensation programs, and executive recruitment. Her education includes completion of the Human Resources Executive program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and she participated in an inclusive workplace conference at Cornell University.
At the Everitt Real Estate Center conference, held at the Fort Collins Marriot on Oct. 24, Allen Ginsborg of New Mark Merrill was awarded entrepreneur of the year, while Nathan Klein and Blaine Rappe of Loveland Commercial were both given the EREC hall of fame award.
Comcast announced that Mike Spaulding has been named area vice president of the Mile High region and Northern Colorado area. As area vice president, he will oversee a team of more than 500 employees who serve in the region, which stretches from North Metro Denver to Fort Collins and Greeley and west along the I-70 mountain corridor.
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San Francisco, California is world famous. Tourists come from all over the globe to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, ride a trolley and people-watch at Pier 39. San Francisco is a thriving city with an amazing nightlife and very interesting culture; many consider the city a center for art. With an endless list of things that make San Francisco so great, it's easy to see why it's such a popular city.
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Issues continue to arise in connection with goodwill impairment testing. A new AICPA guide provides guidance and illustrations related to goodwill impairment testing.
In November 2013, the AICPA's Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) issued the AICPA Accounting and Valuation Guide Testing Goodwill for Impairment (the Guide). The Guide, which was developed by the AICPA Impairment Task Force, provides nonauthoritative accounting and valuation guidance and illustrations for preparers of financial statements, auditors, and valuation specialists regarding goodwill impairment testing.
The Guide consists of four chapters as well as appendices and a glossary. Chapter 1 focuses on fair value measurements and discusses the assumptions and techniques used to value a reporting unit when testing goodwill for impairment. Chapter 2 addresses accounting considerations when testing goodwill for impairment. Chapter 3 discusses and illustrates the optional qualitative assessment in determining whether or not the first step of the goodwill impairment test should be performed. Chapter 4 describes how to measure the fair value of a reporting unit and includes a comprehensive example of the two step goodwill impairment test. The appendices include: disclosure example and a summary table of the responsibilities of management and the external valuation specialist.


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My 4-month old hasn't been nursing since she was 1.5 months old due to illness. She is healthy now, eating enough and gaining weight well.
In the last two weeks I've been trying to switch her back to breastfeeding. She agrees to nurse only in the morning, only when she is still sleepy. Otherwise she refuses the breast and cries (she is a very calm baby otherwise). I have been trying to use a nipple shield (I got it from an LC at the hospital 3 months ago) but it didn't make a difference.
When she does nurse in the morning, she'll be at one breast for 10 minutes and then fall asleep, and nurse again after 1.5-2 hours at the other breast for 10 minutes. Then I supplement with a bottle (she typically takes in another 1 oz from the bottle after nursing). (When she doesn't nurse, I pump around 3 oz from each breast in the morning).
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I am exhausted by the constant pumping... and I'd love to switch back to exclusive breastfeeding (she will however have to get BM in a bottle when I'm at work).
Is it possible at all for us to re-establish breastfeeding? How do I get her to like it again?
For the bottle feeding, I've been using Playtex slow-flow latex nipples - is there something better, that resembles the breast more?
Since she was ill and tube-fed for 10 days, she's been taking a pacifier. Does that interfere with my attempts to get her to nurse again?
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January 6, 2003: NASA Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has given astronomers their clearest view yet of the dust disk around a young, 5-million-year-old star. Such disks are expected to be the birthplace of planets. The star, called HD 141569A, lies 320 light-years away in the constellation Libra and appears to be a member of a triple-star system. The image at left shows the star and disk as it appears in space. The system is slightly tilted when viewed from Earth. The photo at right portrays the system if astronomers could view it from above.See the rest:
The ACS reveals that the disk's structure is much more complex than previously thought. The disk is actually a tightly wound spiral structure. The outer regions of the disk reveal two diffuse spiral arms, one of which appears to be associated with the nearby double-star system HD 141569BC, seen at upper left. The apparent connection between the disk and the double star suggests that an interaction with the double star may be responsible for the structures seen in the disk.


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By Barbara Floria, Pure Matters
When you're pregnant, it's vitally important to take good care of yourself. You'll need to schedule regular visits with your health care provider, who can monitor your baby's development. He or she can discover early on any health issues you or your child may have, when they're easiest to treat.
Following your doctor's orders and these guidelines from the National Women's Health Information Center can help.
Follow a nutritious diet
When you're pregnant, a healthy diet is important. You also need adequate amounts of folic acid, a B vitamin that helps guard against birth defects. It's difficult to get all the folic acid you need from food alone. Your health care provider will likely recommend a prenatal vitamin supplement that contains the nutrient.
Exercise regularly
Staying fit while you're pregnant will help you deal with the demands pregnancy places on your body. It also may make labor and delivery a little easier. But don't overdo it. Working out too hard and getting overheated can affect blood and oxygen flow to your baby. Discuss your exercise plan with your doctor before you begin.
Don't smoke
Smoking makes your developing baby grow more slowly. It also can affect your child's learning potential. Mothers who smoke also have an increased rate of preterm labor and miscarriage. If you live with someone who smokes, steer clear of the secondhand smoke, which also can affect your baby.
Abstain from alcohol
You should not drink any alcohol while pregnant. Heavy drinking can cause fetal alcohol syndrome. This includes facial deformities and severe behavioral and learning difficulties. Drinking any alcohol may result in a milder condition called fetal alcohol effect.
Respond to abuse
Domestic violence often begins or increases when a woman is pregnant because she's more vulnerable and dependent and is an easier target. At the first sign of abuse, call the toll-free National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 and get help.
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Women Warriors
The right to fight has itself been a well-fought battle
By Ellen Snortland 02/07/2013
"Do feminists really feel that women should be on the front lines of combat?" asked my friend, who isn't sure about how he feels about the subject. Ambivalence is rampant as we all picture our mothers, daughters, sisters, granddaughters and nieces mired in sweat and blood.
First of all, there is no "official position" for feminists on anything. There is no Pope of Women, no Pope Ellen the III residing in some Vaginal City, surrounded by sacked and commissioned works of world-class art. I am, alas, fallible. There are no papal decrees and no "correct" feminist line, not even darling little red shoes for her little papist feet. (And who doesn't love red shoes, really?) Feminism is as individual, in many ways, as the women and men who have the gonads to call themselves feminists.
It is not easy to dub oneself a "feminist," since the term has been so adulterated, convoluted and polluted by the mainstream press. When someone uses the label feminist, the interpretation can range from "you baby killing, family destroying witch" to "you civil rights hero" and everything in between. The only other PR hatchet job on a word that has been as successful and insidious is the demonization of the moniker "liberal." But I digress.
My answer to the combat question is that, as a liberal feminist, I'm ambivalent as well. I don't want men in combat, so why would I want women to be maimed or die for their country? But I'm not a pacifist. The late, great Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the only person in Congress to vote against EVERY war, even including the so-called "good" war: World War II. Rankin I ain't. I want an effective military until we all lay down arms. And to have an effective military, I want the brains of a lot of women in top positions. Not just token women; I want there to be enough women to have them be represented in ALL of their various views and life experiences. I am not ambivalent about wanting the genius and skills of women in all aspects of life and living in the modern world.
To have it otherwise is to have one more excuse to exclude people based on gender from their pursuit of whatever dream they might have; if a little girl dreams of becoming a soldier, and then a general, then why would I support policies that prevent that dream from ever coming true? Similarly, why would I back a policy that disallows boys from dreaming of being the "at-home" parent in a family?
The whole notion of combat has shifted. For decades, movies featuring combat scenes showed opposing battalions of infantry squaring off with their various weapons (swords, muskets, light sabers) or hand-to-hand fighting, where upper-body strength has an advantage. That rarely happens anymore, and the superiority of brawn over brain is largely anachronistic.
I want more people in the military with the obsessive drive and attention to detail of Carrie Mathison from "Homeland" or Maya from "Zero Dark Thirty." Is obsession a gendered talent? Who knows, but the country was better off for it in each case, both fictional and real. Regarding "Homeland" and gender, you can see how much intelligence a woman can gather from other women, especially within gender-segregated societies. In one episode, Carrie did not need to employ torture to get information from an abused wife about her cruel terrorist husband.
Do I think women are better than men? Or saints? Nope. They are just as profoundly human as their brothers, but I want the sisters to have the quality and quantity of opportunity their brothers have.
There have always been women in war, as refugees, victims and as active, courageous participants: the cross-dressing women who were better at fighting than staying at home, distinguished, promoted and decorated … and finally discovered to be women only after their deaths; the camp followers, nurses, prostitutes, laundry women and servants. They were allowed to die; they simply weren't allowed to make any decisions.
The anonymous quote, "No Guts, No Glory," doesn't apply to women; they had only guts and no glory. The open acceptance of women in all parts of the military is a way to get some glory for the already integral work they do for our country.
That all said, I'm sick of military force as the first, rather than last, approach. I long for sanity, diplomacy and leaving civilians out of the tragic mess of war. Women and child non-combatants are the primary victims of war and post-war, but women are largely missing from the negotiating tables that broker peace! My dream is that "feet on the ground" female soldiers will help end the gender apartheid that currently exists in times of war and of peace.
Finally, we need not protect women from matters of blood. Up until the turn of the last century, childbirth was frequently fatal, as it continues to be in way too many countries around the world. We are not sissies when it comes to life and death, and never have been.
Ms. Snortland teaches writing in Altadena. Reach her at snortland.com. At 2 p.m. Saturday, she will be performing in a solo show, "Now That She's Gone," at Backstage at the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena. Tickets are $15 at the door or can be purchased online at http://tinyurl.com/CG-02-2013.
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i was put in for the medal of honor in may of 1969 in nam for carrying one by one 5 wounded comrades 50 yards to saftey and created a safe perimiter under heavy fire until help arriived . my m o h was down graded to a silver star. i know a women could not have acomplished same. lets have common non political sense dialoge while we INTEGRATE our military
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Billz comes thru and my Locos Azules are Blue!
Woohoo! the pride of Defiance, Ohio, Chad Billingsley came thru with the first win of the season.
But guys (Padillia, Kershaw, Billingsley) , we do need someone to go beyond 5 1/3 innings! Let's hope Kuroda can give us at least 7 innings to give the pen some rest.
Belly (Belliard) went 3-5 with four RBIs' and a Homerun.
Reed Johnson who has an MLB Blog here Reed Between the Lines went 3-4 with two RBIs!
Locos Azules, My MLBlog Fantasy Baseball team
I joined the MLB Baseball fantasy team this year. Thanks Julia! Thanks Chris!
Among the players I have in my team Los Locos Azules are:
Albert Pujols! Yeah!!!
Andre Ethier! Woohoo!
Clayton Kershaw! My baby will come back strong!
Vicente Padilla. Tengo fe Nica! (I have faith in you Nica!)
Jonathan Broxton! Another one of my favorite Dodgers!
Tulo!!! Tulo!!!
Because Kuo is on the DL, I got Monasterios! I am excited about this Dodger rookie!
Four days till Opening Day at Dodger Stadium! In the meantime the Boys in Blue will play the Marlins starting tonight for a three game series!
Lets go Dodgers! Let's go Locos Azules!
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LOL Emma love your avatar with her glasses and Dodger Cap. Well hope you have fun in Fantasy Baseball and those guys on your team help you win. GOOD LUCK!
Thanks Msdodgerrule! I forgot that I had her in my pictures!
I missed playing baseball fantasy baseball last year so I am glad I have a team this year!
Congrats on the win – feels great to get the first one out of the way, doesn't it? – and good luck with your fantasy team.
Emma, I like your avatar too! Dodger Blue is a really fascinating color.
BTW, I'm here to appreciate your interest and contribution to Baltimore Ice Cream Helmet Project. We've done it!
Good Luck with the fantasy team… and have your Dodgers keep beating up on the Fish all weekend long…
Phillies Outside
I suck at fantasy baseball…more power to you for having a go at it! Good luck :O)
I don't know about Padilla being worthy of faith. He must be one of the biggest Opening Day Starter surprises in years. I will say, though, that if he has a good year along with Billingsley and Kershaw then you guys have a great shot at the division–and YOU"LL have a great shot at a fantasy championship!!
Pretty good picks Emma. Not sure about Monasterious though. I don't think he'll get enough action.
Wanna know something weird, I log on to Facebook and one of my "friend suggestions" is Anthony Jackson… I'm like who?….
Then I thought about it, Duh….. Tony.
But how did Facebook know this? Kinda creepy
Thanks Jane! Padilla who is in FB team did not do well :0(
Blue is a beautiful color indeed! Most of clothes sport that color!
Woohoo! helmet ice cream at Baltimore! Congratulations!
But is still fun to play right?
Padilla failed me for a second time. He better get it together when he comes back! I'll have a talk with that boy!
I picked up Monasterios to replace Kuo who went on the DL. He could be a good surprise. He is lso a rule-5 player.
Is one of your friends probably that has Tony Jackson as a FB friend. I had emailed a couple of weeks ago asking him if he was in FB and Twitter. He gave the twitter address and told me that for FB it would be easier if he found me and so he did.
Birthday boy Andre Ethier comes thru as a PH.
Happy 28th birthday Andre!
Matt Kemp no doubt about it homerun makes it 6-4.
bases loaded in the 9 for the fish and then @#$%&* &*
Thanks Cubfanful, I'll go check out your blog.
You Loca you! I watched the spanking you put on the Pirates. Ouch!
mike BTB
Hey Mike!
Only two more day till Opening Day! I can't wait. I got a surprise coming up.
Man! Wish I had Charlie Haeger instead of Padilla. 7 strikeouts so far!
Hi Emma! Well it is almost home opener time for you. I'm assuming you'll be there? Today is the Phils' home opener, but I'll have to settle for watching it on TV. Good luck with your fantasy team!
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
got a little scared there when the Pirates almost swept the Dodgers! :O but glad that y'all got a couple of wins in there too😉
As for my angels… well we aren't starting off very well but it's only the beginning!
I'll be at the Dodger Stadium with bells on! lOL.
Happy Opening day to you!! I hope it was a beautiful day! It will be a little overcast for us but that is OK, it will just be perfect with a little cool weather.
We were only able to get one from the Bucks and one from the Fish.
I saw where Scioscia was not happy with the record, but this is marathon so packing allowed in April!
No time for another post because I've been getting ready for this day!!
Is Opening Day at Dodger Stadium!! woohoo!!!!!!
I dropped all my Dodger players from my fantasy team (except for Kershaw) because I just couldn't take the stress of it. To see them start off badly against the PIRATES! It hurt, ugh. But perhaps the bats are coming around in time for our interdivision games. I hope you are doing well!
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An ancient Chinese curse says 'May he live in interesting times.' Like it or not, we live in an interesting time. As Charles Dickens said in a Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…"
We live while technology redefines our lives, mostly for the better, on a daily basis. It has improved health care, but we can't afford to pay for it. It's a time when economic crises half way around the world impact us like never before.
We also live in a so-called post-racial society where a black man can be elected president, does a mediocre job and yet his opposition struggles to provide a replacement.
That brings us to the cast of characters vying for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012. During one of the worst economic times in American history one might think providing a challenger to oppose President Obama would be a simple task for a party that gave us both Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. It has proven to be anything but that.
Regardless of political persuasion, one has to admit that Republicans have provided us with a stunning example of how interesting these times really are.
Let's go back to the beginning. Almost a year ago, Sarah Palin seemed like a contender. She flirted with the idea, fell behind in the polls and has, for the moment, faded from the fray, although there are still Palin supporters calling for her to run.
Real estate tycoon 'The Donald' Trump also seemed to be considering running for president, but appears to have decided not to leave the relative sanity of the private sector.
Michele Bachmann stepped out strongly momentarily, until several gaffes and a startling photo in Newsweek magazine overshadowed her message. From not knowing where John Wayne was born — to saying the founding fathers ended slavery — Bachmann engineered her own descent.
Then, in steps Texas governor Rick Perry, whose own apparent lack of knowledge and intellect makes Bachmann look smart. Just this week Perry seemed not to know the U.S. voting age or the date of the 2012 election.
Ron Paul's positions on unions, the EPA and the military could alienate many voters. He hasn't received much attention because he isn't controversial enough to make the tabloids. Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman, having struggled to gather support, are almost afterthoughts at this point.
Herman Cain emerged as a possible formula for Republican success in 2012. The former Godfather's Pizza CEO seemed affable, had a 9-9-9 catchy economic solution and held his own in the debates. But Cain has had his own mental lapses and has become a subject of too many women making too many allegations. No campaign can survive that much question.
Now the current GOP race is probably down to Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.
Gingrich has already dealt with his own rattling skeletons, but is a dichotomy. He's the best known, but also the most divisive candidate. And now he has questioned deporting illegal immigrants. Romney could be a strong opponent against Obama but may not get the nomination. His Massachusetts health care plan still haunts him. And the impact of his Mormon religion on voters can't really be quantified.
What a mess. Someone from the Republican party must take the reins and run the race or Obama will be able to sleep walk through the campaign and can leave his teleprompter at home.
It is indeed a very interesting time.


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I just don't think he should have moved so many players. Ok Gardner is not amazing but Meli Gardner or Meli foster would have been alot better than Eastmond Meli.
I think Potter just does not know his best team, even 2 years into the job, with 1 game to go.
Every man and his dog knows Meli is a better centre than winger. Everyone knows Eastmond is prone to injury. Puletua is wasted at loose forward. Just look at the size of the guy.
We had Graham, Hargreaves, clough and Emmitt at prop.
When it could have been Graham, Puletua, Soliola and Hargreaves. Clough, wilkin, dixon to rotate the 2nd row, flannery at loose.
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I'm fairly new to all this and I'm putting together a site that will advise if a certain resource is free. So lets say there's twenty desks in the office, people can log into them when working on them so others can see what hotdesks are available when coming into the office.
I have a database called 'hotdesk, a table called 'booking' which contains colums 'Ref', 'Deskref', 'Booked', 'Name', 'From' and 'To'.
I have a form which updates the table appropriately when people log into these desks, the database is working fine. However I'm now trying to put together a query which will show which desks are free. This is the php query:
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<?php if($row_Booking_System['Ref'] == "1" && $row_Booking_System['Booked'] == "Y") echo ": Not Available"; ?>
<?php if($row_Booking_System['Ref'] == "2" && $row_Booking_System['Booked'] == "Y") echo ": Not Available";
<?php if($row_Booking_System['Ref'] == "3" && $row_Booking_System['Booked'] == "Y") echo ": Not Available";
The first query works, however the second doesnt, I've figured out that the data is only being returned for the first row in the table. So "1" can be found but eveyr other row is not returned. I put the following in and can confirm that it only returns the first row.
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echo "HELLO: " . $row_Booking_System['Ref'];
My database connection info is:
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<?php mysql_select_db($database_hotdesk, $hotdesk);
$query_Booking_System = "SELECT * FROM booking";
$Booking_System = mysql_query($query_Booking_System, $hotdesk) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Booking_System = mysql_fetch_assoc($Booking_System);
$totalRows_Booking_System = mysql_num_rows($Booking_System);
Can anyone advise me what I've done wrong and why my query only works for the first row!?
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Last season was a bitter disappoint for the Frogs, dominating the majority of regular season but collapsing at the end with some neck-to-neck loses by some quality clubs.
Los Coqui plan to terrorize the league with stealth waiver moves, big time draft picks, and a Soviet Union attitude towards negotiation on trading my cherished ball players.
Expect hell from me, I promise to take names and dismiss every single one of you. It's no longer a game now...metrocard millionaire is here to reign supreme.
How many teams should we use? I'd like to 16 teams and have two divisions.
Let's organize this early, because I have some guys I know personally that are interest in participating...of course mostly important we need the same people from last season to come back since everyone was so damn brilliant.
Here's the League Info
League ID: 25554
Custom League URL: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
League Name
Knicks Online League
League Type
Draft Type
Live Online Standard Draft
Unique League Name
Draft Time
Tue Oct 16 9:00pm ADT
Scoring Type
Yes, (2 divisions)
Max Teams
Draft Time Per Pick
1 Minute, 15 Seconds
Trade End Date
March 14, 2013
Allow Draft Pick Trades
League Start Week
Week 1 (Oct 30)
Point Guard (PG) 1
Shooting Guard (SG) 1
Guard (G) 1
Small Forward (SF) 1
Power Forward (PF) 1
Forward (F) 1
Center (C) 2
Utility (Util) 2
Bench (BN) 5
15 Total Players per roster
I'll list the participants for the 16 teams here.
1. metrocard
2. Knicks4Life_1985
3. StEpHoN_mArBuRy
4. My Boy Zach
5. Crazy8s
6. CoolCyde
7. iSaYughh
8. smokes
9. rady
10. ronoranina
11. p0nder
12. My boy Mason
13. My boy Roman
14. Dzwon
16. DCinNY
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4 teams in so far! I'm going to fill in the blank spots with some of the regular heads that I know will be joining.
Do you guys want to do it 2 Division style or make 4 division style?
Thanks for the invite early. Not playing games this year either I was tardy for the party not this time lol
I'm straight with 2 divisions. Wouldn't mind 4 if that's the consensus tho
5 spots left, I reserved the other spots for the regular fantasy players! Please reply back to this thread to confirm though.
If you guys want more teams, let me know also...send your suggestions, let's make this league popping.
I did a practice mock draft.
Look at the team I got
PG - Wall
SG - Mayo
SF - Anthony
PF - Love
C - McGee
If we get a **** load of non regulars Maybe 18 teams max could do. Too many teams would lead to watered down fantasy rosters
That's true. 18 should be the max then. We'll keep it 16 for now and see if the demand gets crazy and we'll let two in.


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As a huge fan of the original campy horror movie that came out in 1985 I knew I had to see it. Then I learned David Tennant from Doctor Who was taking the role of Peter Vincent it was a done deal.
It seems like either you love or hate 3D and I have to say that I loved it for Fright Night's new remake — or rather I loved it after I told the theater workers to fix the projection since it was off during the previews. I firmly believe 3D is best served when used in horror movies.
That said, it isn't the kind of movie you can only watch in 3D.
The basic plot is the same as the original. Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) believes his neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a vampire. He seeks out the help of a supposed vampire expert, Peter Vincent, to kill said neighbor. The humor fell flat for the most part, but I did giggle some (not nearly as much as the original). That said as funnier as the original was I loved the new direction of this film and was glad they went darker. It was a heart-pounding adrenaline rush. I am glad I didn't watch the trailer for the film. Do yourself a favor and skip the trailer.
Seeing Colin Farrell was a happy surprise for me as I didn't look into the film that much before going. He could have made or broke this film, but he blew me away. Having someone that good-looking in the film also a nice change from the original. Instead of it being campy or cliched Farrell gave one of the best performances of someone truly disturbing that I have ever seen. He was not so much a vampire as much as he was a serial killer that happened to be a vampire, a thing far more terrifying than any creature alone could be. Jerry is insanely attractive and charming so knowing what he is doing and that he can still pull off being attractive is frightening in and of itself.
Tony Collette was also amazing as the single mom. She gave a bit more depth to the story that added a level of terror just due to the believability of her performance.
As always David Tennant was fantastic and brought range to what could have been a pretty static character. Peter Vincent in the 2011 version is a bit of a Chris-Angel-esk Vegas act. Tennant brought some humor to what could have been an unfunny movie (although that Ebay line was horrible and forced, I think we all can admit that) and was able to manage to make this role his own.
All in all, I would recommend this movie as long as you expect it to be darker than the original. While it wasn't as funny as Zombieland, if you were a fan of that film you should check this out. And if you haven't seen the original Fright Night just don't expect it to actually be frightening…at all.
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