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To many rural Iowans, the stock market crash on New Yorkas Wall Street in October 1929 seemed an event far removed from their lives, even though the effects of the crash became all too real throughout the state. From 1929 to 1933, the enthusiastic faith that most Iowans had in Iowan President Herbert Hoover was transformed into bitter disappointment with the federal government. As a result, Iowans directly questioned their leadership at the state, county, and community levels with a renewed spirit to salvage family farms, demonstrating the uniqueness of Iowaas rural life. Beginning with an overview of the state during 1929, Lisa L. Ossian describes Iowaas particular rural dilemmas, evoking, through anecdotes and examples, the economic, nutritional, familial, cultural, industrial, criminal, legal, and political challenges that engaged the people of the state. The following chapters analyze life during the early Depression: new prescriptions for childrenas health, creative housekeeping to stretch resources, the use of farm aplayletsa to communicate new information creatively and memorably, the demise of the soft coal mining industry, increased violence within the landscape, and the movement to end Prohibition. The challenges faced in the early Great Depression years between 1929 and 1933 encouraged resourcefulness rather than passivity, creativity rather than resignation, and community rather than hopelessness. Of particular interest is the role of women within the rural landscape, as much of the increased daily work fell to farm women during this time. While the women addressed this work simply as amaking do, a Ossian shows that their resourcefulness entailed complex planning essential for familiesa emotional and physical health. Ossianas epilogue takes readers into the Iowa of today, dominated by industrial agriculture, and asks the reader to consider if this model that stemmed from Depression-era innovation is sustainable. Her rich rural history not only helps readers understand the particular forces at work that shaped the social and physical landscape of the past but also traces how these landscapes have continued in various forms for almost eighty years into this century.One contended the recent stock market crashes would benefit the local bond market; another remained convinced land investment would ... 46 Despite optimistic predictions, no simple conclusions could be drawn from the recent stock market crash in late 1929. ... In the April report from the United Statesa#39; secretary of labor, approximately four million citizens remained part of athe unemployed problem.
|The Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933
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We're getting extra excited for award-winning, CBC Radio 3 Top 10 hitting, alt-folk singer-songwriter Christa Couture to take the Melody Bar stage tomorrow night at 9pm.
A major stop on her cross-Canad tour, Christa will be presenting her long awaited new album The Living Record with Vancouver roots/rock/pop duo Redgy Blackout opening the night and joining Christa for her set.
The Living Record is ultimately an album about living – the aftermath of the loss of her infant son interwoven with new wisdom and experiences.
Despite being super busy on tour, Christa was kind enough to give us a quick interview:
Q. What's your favourite instrument to play on stage? And, what's your fave to play at home?
A. Both on stage and at home my favourite is the piano. Though on the road that means my Yamaha keyboard, and nothing compares to the warmth of my old upright at home.
Q. What's the best part about touring across the country?
A. The scenery – really this country is so beautiful, I feel lucky to get to explore so much of it. That and getting to make music every night. Oh and the people. Seeing old friends and making new ones. Can I have three bests? 🙂
Q. What's the one thing (besides the obvious gear necessities, instruments etc) that you cannot tour without?
A. Scotch. Some people start with a vocal warm up, I sip a single malt.
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How cute is this? I was excited to be asked as a Kraft Tastemaker to try my hand at holiday baking. I love making Christmas recipes with Kora and Logan and thought this was a great way to get into the kitchen with them. Baking together is such a fun way to share holiday memories and they are wonderful little chefs who enjoy measuring, pouring, mixing, rolling, decorating and more.
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We had fun making this recipe and were happy to find it is incredibly easy. My one big tip is to keep a close eye on the white chocolate. If you microwave it even just a bit too long it gets hard and loses its ability to cover the cookie ball or drip over the edge as melted snow. I also used a fork to dip the cookie ball, I didn't poke it but rolled it around in the chocolate and then scooped it up letting the excess drip back into the bowl. Then I took a spoon and dribbled a bit around the bottom of each cookie ball for the melted snow.
Next we placed the chocolate sandwich cookie bites as hats and then used decorator's gel for the faces. I was right about this recipe. Kora and Logan loved making it! Here's a video of them decorating the snowmen faces.
We really enjoyed this recipe and found it festive and fun. These cute little snowmen would be adorable at a holiday party or in a cookie exchange. We've added them to our list of holiday favorites and we hope you enjoy them too!
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Prep Time: 30 minutes • Cook Time: 2 hours • Serves: 48
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
24 peanut butter sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
3 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S White Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted
48 mini chocolate sandwich cookies
2 Tbsp. decorating icing
MIX cream cheese and cookie crumbs until well blended.
SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls; place in single layer in shallow pan. Freeze 10 min. Dip balls in chocolate; place in shallow waxed paper-lined pan, allowing excess chocolate to pool at bottom of each ball. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo.
REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
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Reception: Wed., Apr. 17, 6-8 p.m.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., noon-7 p.m.; Sat., noon-5 p.m.; closed Sun. and Mon.
Info: 415.355.9670
This is the first large-scale institutional exhibition of work by the Lebanese writer, poet, and painter Etel Adnan, spanning six decades of her artistic practice. It is the thesis exhibition of the graduating students in the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice.
Born in Beirut in 1925 to a Christian Greek mother and a Muslim Syrian father, Adnan has spent her life between places -- Beirut, Paris, and the Bay Area -- negotiating their different cultures and language as well as her distinctive position among them.
This experience of displacement deeply informs her work, which similarly ranges between mediums and formats. Her recent exhibitions include dOCUMENTA (13) (Kassel, Germany, 2012) and the Serpentine Gallery Map Marathon (London, 2010).
The exhibition explores Adnan's complex negotiation between verbal and visual forms of expression. Some of the featured paintings include elements of geographical specificity, whereas others are more ambiguous depictions of "nonplaces." Adnan's leporellos, or folding books, offer a compelling fusion of written texts and painted or drawn images.
The exhibition also includes selected articles written by Adnan for the francophone daily newspaper Al-Safa as well as film and video works by Chris Marker, Rabih Mroué, and the Otolith Group that relate directly or obliquely to Adnan's practice.
Marker's eerie footage of sculptures at the fringe of San Francisco Bay; Mroué's conflations of destruction and construction, future and past in an unspecified city; and the Otolith Group's portrait of Adnan reading her own poetry in her Paris home all present a melancholic counterpoint to Adnan's work, deepening the exhibition's logic of place and displacement.
See wattis.org for a schedule of accompanying public programs that include poetry readings, workshops, film screenings, and lectures.
Founding support for CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts programs has been provided by Phyllis C. Wattis and Judy & Bill Timken. Generous support provided by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund and the CCA Curator's Forum.


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Making stuffed mushrooms is a great way to put stale bread to use. I served soup the other night and we had 2 leftover rolls, so I decided to make a plate of these savory treats. To start, I sautéed a few vegetables, including zucchini, bell peppers, celery and carrots. You can use whatever you want, but it's a good idea to choose colorful ingredients. Once the vegetables were cooked, I added the bread, a little vegetable broth and fromage blanc. In case you were wondering, the fromage blanc helps keep the top moist even after the stuffed mushrooms are baked. To complete the dish, I topped the mushrooms with sharp Cheddar cheese.
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I boosted the flavor of the stuffing with parmesan cheese, sliced almonds and crème fraîche. To smooth out the texture, I incorporated some crème fraîche to the stuffing and brushed the mushrooms with tomato sauce and tomato paste as well. Once each button mushroom is filled with stuffing, sprinkle on some more parmesan, bake, and they're ready to serve!
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The [http://dutchhug.nl/ Dutch Haskell Users Group] is hosting a combined event for Haskell enthusiasts: an informal conference and a weekend hackathon.
The [http://dutchhug.nl/ Dutch Haskell Users Group] is hosting a combined event for Haskell enthusiasts: an informal conference and a weekend hackathon. is Dutch HUG Dayfollowed by Utrecht Hackathon, or ...
Dates: '''April 20 - 22, 2012'''
Location: '''Utrecht, The Netherlands'''
'''April 20 - 22, 2012'''
'''Utrecht, The Netherlands'''
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The Dutch Haskell Users Group is hosting a combined event for Haskell enthusiasts: an informal mini-conference and a weekend hackathon. It is the Dutch HUG Day followed by Utrecht Hackathon, or more concisely ...
|DHD >>= UHac
|April 20 - 22, 2012
|Utrecht, The Netherlands
Quick links:
- Register (not yet available)
- Local Information
- DHD Program
- UHac Project Information
1 Introduction
The DHD and UHac are two events held over a long weekend and organized by the Dutch HUG.
1.1 Dutch HUG Day
The DHD will be on Friday, April 20. We invite people from all backgrounds to speak about their hobby projects, their research, or anything else related to functional programming.
This will be the second time the Dutch HUG has hosted such an event. The first Dutch HUG Day was held on April 24, 2010. It was a great success and brought together people from all over the Netherlands, as well as Germany and Belgium.
We intend to make this year's DHD just as successful and open it to an even wider audience by binding it to a hackathon, which usually attracts people from all over Europe.
1.2 Utrecht Hackathon
UHac immediately follows the DHD and lasts from Friday, April 20, to Sunday, April 22. In the now-grand tradition of Haskell hackathons, UHac will be an international, grassroots collaborative coding festival with a simple focus: build and improve Haskell libraries, tools, and infrastructure.
Haskell hackathons have been held every year since at least 2006. In 2009, Utrecht hosted its first hackathon. This year will be Utrecht's second hackathon.
1.3 Dutch Haskell Users Group
The Dutch HUG is an informal group with monthly meetings that often include talks on novel applications of functional programming. Sometimes, we just gather for drinks at a pub. The group was founded on April 19, 2009, at the end of Hac5, the first Utrecht hackathon. In April, 2012, we will be celebrating the 3rd year of the group's existence.
2 Call for speakers
We are looking for speakers for the Dutch HUG Day. The topic can cover anything in the functional programming or Haskell world. It may be your latest pet project, current research, or simply a demonstration of something novel that you discovered. We are flexible about the time: it can be a lightning talk of 5 minutes, a full talk of 20 minutes, or even a longer hands-on tutorial.
If you would like to give a talk, please send a title and abstract to Sean Leather (firstname.lastname@example.com).
3 Schedule
We have combined two events in the hopes that people interested in one might also take the opportunity to check out the other. Thus, it's much easier if the events are juxtaposed. In that light, here is a preliminary schedule to help you plan your time here.
|Friday, April 20
|9:30 - 15:30
|DHD (see the very preliminary program)
|16:00 - 19:00
|UHac at the BBL
|Saturday, April 21
|9:00 - 19:00
|UHac at Newton
|Sunday, April 22
|9:00 - 19:00
|UHac at Newton
4 Registration and Attendees
Registration allows us (the organizers) to determine the number of participants (for logistics such as seating, lunch at the DHD, and rooms for UHac) and gives us a means to contact them. Please register before April 1, 2012.
In addition to registering, it is often helpful to arrange things (such as accommodation, transportation, etc.) with other participants. Please include some information about yourself in the list of attendees, so that others may contact you to coordinate.
5 Project information
Have plans for a project to work on during UHac? Want to find out about other people's projects? Check out the project page for details.
6 Local arrangements
Refer to the local information page for the latest on everything related to the location.
7 Organisation
DHD >>= UHac is organised by:
- Sean Leather (email@example.com)
- Jurriën Stutterheim (firstname.lastname@example.com)
If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact us.


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My current understanding is this - pre runs before the first test run, post runs after the last test run and interim runs between runs (if the are multiple runs). If that is the case, the question arises: If there is no interim.sh, what happens in between runs? Is post.sh executed, or does nothin happen at all?


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Delhi still far off for Modi: Congress
The Congress and the BJP today crossed swords over Modi's attack on Rahul Gandhi's 'beehive' remark with three ruling party leaders saying it did not need lessons on patriotism and also that Delhi is still far off for the Gujarat chief minister. Mother India not a beehive: Modi | Rahul Gandhi talks businessdelhi Updated: Apr 08, 2013 01:24 IST
The Congress and the BJP on Sunday crossed swords over Narendra Modi's attack on Rahul Gandhi's 'beehive' remark with three ruling party leaders saying it did not need lessons on patriotism and also that Delhi is still far off for the Gujarat chief minister.
In a sharp attack on Modi, I&B minister Manish Tewari asserted that metaphors denoting cohesion and unity were beyond the comprehension of "self appointed jingoists" while his ministerial colleague Kapil Sibal said the BJP strongman should not be in a hurry to come to the national capital, saying "Dilli dur ast" (Delhi is still far off)".
Another Union minister Rajiv Shukla said the Congress did not need lessons from patriotism from BJP as none of its leader "had fought for the freedom of the country".
BJP spokesperson Balbir Punj sarcastically said the Congress vice president's comparison of the country to a beehive is correct if assessed from the ruling party's point of view and went on to talk about lives of bees.
"The comparison made to a beehive is correct according to the Congress. What is there in a beehive? There is a queen bee, and all the other bees toil and gather honey, the taste of which is taken by the others and the queen bee does not do any work," Punj said.
Stating that the Congress has only this imagination about this country, Punj said, "What or who is the queen bee here? But the ordinary bees here are the country's common people for sure."
Without naming Rahul, Modi said on Saturday that he was "deeply shocked and very pained" to hear a Congress leader describe the country as a beehive.
"Is this the way the Congress thinks? I want to tell my Congress friends that they may think of this nation as a beehive but for us this nation is a mother," Modi had said.
He "pleaded" with the Congress not to insult the "mother". "If you (Congress) don't understand India, then learn from others but don't insult the country," he said.
Targeting Modi in a post on 'twitter' Tewari said, "Amusing-Metaphors denoting energy diligence cohesion and focus unity of purpose completely go over the heads of some self appointed jingoists."
"He (Modi) is talking about Bharat Mata. I mean not even a single BJP leader fought for the freedom movement for Bharat Mata," Shukla said.
He also added that Modi was giving lessons to someone whose father and grandmother had died for the country.
"What is he talking about? First he should learn how the sacrifices are made for Bharat Mata. There has been no sacrifice from any BJP leader so far for the country. It's clearly lip service that he is doing. And I don't think we should even respond," Shukla said.
Sibal also hit out at Modi saying that Delhi was still far off.
"There are two things needed for politicians who want to come to the Centre. One is that they should talk sense and the second is to not show too much hurry for coming to Delhi, Dilli dur ast (Delhi is still far off)," Sibal said in response to reporters' questions on Modi.
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The Bachelorette's Jillian Harris is speaking out once again against the cheating allegations leveled against her fiance, Ed Swiderski. In a new interview with her hometown newspaper, The Province, Jillian admits to "tearing up" over USWeekly's very incriminating cover story.
"I'll admit, I was tearing up with my dad this morning," Jillian, 29, said Thursday. "I would never do anything mean-spirited in my life. I'll never say a mean thing about one of those girls even though I'm very confused why they would do something like this…. I just don't really get it, but that's part of what I signed up for and I just need to hold on tight and get through it."
Jillian however is still denying Ed was two-timing her with Lindsey Johnson and Bethany Steffen.
"It's actually very sad for me and for Ed and I'm sure for the two girls involved, who I'm sure are very regretful for saying these things that aren't true," she says.
Jillian goes on to say she feels sorry for Ed's exes, "I feel very sorry for the girls who are broken-hearted, because I know how that feels. The way that they have dealt with it, to bring up things from the past that don't apply to my relationship with Ed, it's making them, I believe, look a little bit foolish…." she goes on.
Despite admitting to "tearing up," Jillian reaffirms that she still plans on moving to Chicago next month to live with Ed.
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The biggest thing I miss about report cards? The little comment footnotes that teachers could add to your grade:
1 Works well with others
2 Speaks in clear sentences
3 Eats too much play-dough
An entire marking period worth of homework and tests, summed up in four words pounded out by a secretary on a type-writer. Nothing could mar an A or A- like a little notation that said "Assignments incomplete" or "Talks too much in class." Here at the Daily News, we like to think we pay a little more individual attention. And while any offseason is ultimately judged on a Pass/Fail basis -- the moves a team made either led to a World Series or didn't -- here is a look at how we view the Phillies' '09-'10 thus far:
Rotation - B+
Getting Roy Halladay to agree to a three-year, $60 million was a major coup, and there is no question the Phillies somehow found away to upgrade the top of their rotation. But the move resulted in a net loss of organizational pitching depth, as the Phillies shipped Cliff Lee to Seattle and top prospect Kyle Drabek to Toronto. This leaves the Phillies an injury away from trouble, as the fifth spot in their rotation is already a question mark with injured veteran Jamie Moyer and righthander Kyle Kendrick the top two competitors for the job.
Amaro has said he would like to add more depth to the back of the rotation, and while there aren't a heck of a lot of reliable options out there, the Phillies made it more than two months last season relying on a combination of Antonio Bastardo and Rodrigo Lopez to fill in for the injured Brett Myers.
Yankees righthander Chien Ming Wang is not a likely possibility. Veteran righthander Pedro Martinez is still an option, although the price would have to be right.
The addition of the Halladay move cannot be overstated. And, on paper, the Phillies received more upside in the package of prospects they obtained for Lee than the package of prospects they dealt (in the first Lee deal). As early as last spring training, club President David Montgomery was insisting that the Phillies were not in a position to adopt a business plan in the model of the Yankees, trading prospects for established talent and using free agency to make up for the resulting lack of organizational depth. That was evident this offseason, as the '09 World Champion Yankees swung a trade for Braves righthander Javier Vazquez, who will be paid $11 million and become a free agent after this season, adding to a rotation that already features high-priced (and, in the World Series, highly effective) starters C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. The Phillies, meanwhile, traded Lee away, banking on a rebound season by Cole Hamels and another solid campaign out of lefty J.A. Happ.
Look at it from this perspective: If the Phillies had traded for Halladay after 2008, when Hamels was coming off a dominant postseason, would anybody have been clamoring for them to trade even more prospects and add even more salary for Cliff Lee?
The Phillies still view Hamels as No. 1 starter, and think he and Halladay will provide a 1-2 punch this season that will prove the retention of Lee would have been a luxury, not a necessity.
Only time will tell. In trading both Lee and Drabek, the Phillies put a lot of faith in Hamels and Happ. If both players pitch up to their potential -- Hamels throwing like the World Series MVP he was in 2008 and Happ throwing like he did last season -- the front office will have some serious evidence in support of trading both Lee and Drabek. But if Hamels' struggles from last season continue, or if Happ encounters a sophomore slump, the Phillies could once again find themselves in need of starting pitching at the trade deadline.
Bullpen - B
Almost as important as the moves the Phillies made were the ones they didn't: They didn't overpay for Brandon Lyon or Fernando Rodney, and for little more than the estimated $3.5 million they were willing to pay Chan Ho Park they got both Danys Baez and Jose Contreras. While there are several question marks, the Phillies didn't really have a realistic chance of eliminating them with more than $15 million locked up to Brad Lidge and J.C. Romero. It would have been difficult to convince players like Mike Gonzalez and Jose Valverde to join a bullpen in which they would have entered the season as a distant No. 2 closer option behind Lidge. And, the fact remains, the Phillies owe Lidge more than $22 million over the next two years, and sparking a closer controversy would not have been a good way to get him back on track.
Although Contreras' numbers may not show it, he has the potential to be a huge addition to the bullpen. He has a big arm, with stuff that could play up as a reliever in a similar manner to Park's. And Baez improved throughout last season, his first since elbow surgery.
But the most significant addition might not be an addition at all - rather, it might be the Phillies' decision to keep a spot open for a young prospect like Antonio Bastardo, who has the stuff to be an impact major league reliever, and who has averaged more than 10 K/9 in the Dominican this winter.
Bench - B+
Ross Gload is an upgrade over Matt Stairs and Brian Schneider is an upgrade over Paul Bako. But one of the key weaknesses that was exposed in the World Series last season was bench production from the right side of the plate. And unless you count light-hitting utility man Juan Castro, the Phillies did not address it.
They could have used a player like Jerry Hairston, a right-handed bat who can play third or second or even short, rather than Gload, who is a good pinch-hitter and defensive first baseman and can play outfield, but who hits left-handed (like fellow reserve Greg Dobbs, who can also play first and the OF, and starting first baseman Ryan Howard).
But this is still an area that could be addressed in spring training or during the season. Dobbs, who performed much better as a starter than in a reserve role last season, could be an attractive trade option for a team who can give him a larger number of regular at-bats.
That said, overall, the bench is vastly improved over last season. Back-up catcher Brian Schneider will provide a steady veteran influence and capable bat, while OF Ben Francisco performed well in the second half of the regular season after joining the Phillies in the Lee trade.
Third Base - A-
The Phillies raised some eyebrows by giving a three-year deal to Placido Polanco. But there is no doubt he provides a much-needed contact bat for the top of the order, and his presence could drastically balance the identity of this power-heavy line-up. And all reports from Detroit are that he is a tremendous figure in the clubhouse.
Could the Phillies have waited and tried to get Mark DeRosa at cheaper rate or Adrian Beltre on a one-year deal? Sure, but I don't think they could have afforded to do so. Amaro found a player that he liked, knew what he was willing to pay for him, and when there was reciprocity, he struck.
Besides, I really think Polanco fits this Phillies line-up better than the other candidates.
Arbitration - A
The club achieved some much-needed cost-certainty for the next three seasons, during which time Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard are both scheduled to become free agents. Francisco and Dobbs are the only two players with likely spots on the Opening Day roster who will be arbitration eligible next year. Happ won't reach arbitration until after 2011, while righthander Kyle Kendrick could be eligible for Super Two status after 2010 if he spends the entire year on the roster.
Overall - B+
They've upgraded their rotation, their line-up, and their bench, which by any measure spells success. Depth issues - on the right side of the plate and in the rotation - prevent this from being a perfect offseason. But even the more debatable decisions the Phillies made -- trading Lee, giving a third year to Polanco, signing Gload over other bench options -- came as a result of obvious roster upgrades.


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ST. PAUL (AP) - The national debate over guns has come to Minnesota's Capitol as lawmakers begin marathon hearings on a dozen proposed changes to state gun laws.
A huge crowd turned out Tuesday at the House Public Safety Committee's first of three days of hearings on gun bills. The first to be discussed were universal background checks for gun buyers and more mental health screening for handgun permit applicants.
A National Rifle Association lobbyist testified against both those proposals.
St. Paul Democrat Rep. Michael Paymar plans to merge a number of gun proposals into one bill he says the full House will vote on later in February.
Gov. Mark Dayton says any changes to gun laws will need backing from rural lawmakers to get his support.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Police investigating the slayings of eight people clubbed to death inside a mobile home brushed off tips about alternate suspects and lost track of a bloody martial arts weapon found near the scene days after the crime, the defense attorney for the man on trial for the killings said Thursday.
Guy Heinze Jr., 26, faces the death penalty if he's convicted of killing his father and seven extended family members in their cramped home just outside Brunswick on Aug. 29, 2009. On the third day of his trial Thursday, the judge granted Heinze's lead attorney a new opening statement to jurors based on new information lawyers on both sides learned only since the trial began.
Defense attorney Newell Hamilton Jr. said the manager of the mobile home park where the slayings occurred told lawyers at the courthouse this week that she found a bloody pair of nunchucks — short clubs connected by a chain — in an old tire outside the victims' trailer less than two weeks after the slayings. The phone call she made to police to report the weapon was recorded, Hamilton said, but police never logged it into evidence or disclosed its existence to prosecutors in the case.
"That's how Glynn County law enforcement respects the rights of this man," Hamilton said, pointing to Heinze sitting in the courtroom. "Their treatment of the victims, the members and loved ones of Mr. Heinze's family, is they don't pick up evidence that can be extremely relevant."
Heinze's lawyers have made allegations of shoddy police work and a rush to focus on Heinze as the lone suspect as key aspects of their defense. Earlier Thursday, Hamilton pressed a Glynn County investigator on why he followed up on a tip that others had threatened the slain family more than four years after police got the initial call.
Investigator Roderic Nohilly told the jury that on Oct. 1, a supervisor asked him to interview a man named Calvin Hudson. He said Hudson told him one of the slaying victims, 44-year-old Rusty Toler Sr., had been threatened by two men who told him: "What goes around comes around. We'll kill your whole family."
The tipster identified only one of the men by his full name, Andy Anderson, who had an address listed at the same mobile park where the killings occurred. Nohilly said he soon found out that Anderson had been jailed in neighboring Wayne County at the time of the slayings. He said his inquiry stopped there. Police never interviewed Anderson or tried to find the second man, identified by the tipster only as Dwayne.
Hamilton said neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys knew anything about a martial arts weapon being found until Gail Montgomery, who managed the New Hope Plantation trailer park, asked prosecutors and police at the courthouse earlier this week: "Whatever happened to the bloody nunchucks?"
Heinze's lawyers were notified and a search of police phone records turned up a recording of a call Montgomery made in September 2009 in which she spoke to police investigator Mike Owens. Hamilton said the jury will get to hear the phone call in which Owens tells Montgomery, "That sounds like something we'll be interested in."
Owens, who has since left the police department, told attorneys in the case he can't remember whether he sent an officer to collect the nunchucks or what became of them, Hamilton said. Police have found no record of the weapon, he said.
Prosecutors gave no rebuttal to Hamilton's account, and jurors may not hear more about it until the defense opens its case next week or later. Prosectors have already told jurors police never found the suspected murder weapon. Heinze told police there were two shotguns kept inside the mobile home. Police found one of them in the trunk of the car Heinze drove, and only the broken headstock of another inside the trailer next to one of the victims. Prosecutors said police suspect the barrel of the missing shotgun was used to beat the victims.
Dr. Edmund Donoghue, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner who performed autopsies in the case, testified Wednesday parallel marks on several victims seem to indicate they were struck with a long, thin object such as a gun barrel or a pipe.
Heinze's father, 45-year-old Guy Heinze Sr., was among the dead. Toler was killed along with his four children: Chrissy Toler, 22; Russell D. Toler Jr., 20; Michael Toler, 19; and Michelle Toler, 15. Also slain was the elder Toler's sister, Brenda Gail Falagan, 49, and Joseph L. West, the 30-year-old boyfriend of Chrissy Toler. Her 3-year-old son, Byron Jimerson Jr., ended up the sole survivor but had such severe head injuries that prosecutors said he was unable to assist with the case.


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The LEONIDUS Saga
Stood he upon the doorstep of Valhalla. The Valiant one, the slayer of daemons. The gate was shut, he called the sentry.
Let me in! Let me in! For I, Leonidus seek entrance to your feasting halls.
But reply came there from the wall;
I know you not. Nor have I heard your name; Tell me then, what deeds upon the mortal wheel do you claim as entrance-rights?
I have taken up the sword and the rifle against those of the frozen worlds. As well, I have taken for mine own the spoils of a hundred raids. Upon the world of Zulu I did stand, with five brave men under my command. And quarreled we against the undead there. Upon the earth where the old one was visited, I did fight against the daemons. In all my trials I did prevail, save the final daemon; for my runes were cast. And the fates decided that my mortal roam should end that day. Therefore, let me in! For even the gods are bound by their oaths. And have ye not heard 'Every valiant man, every stalwart soul, every worthy warrior. Shall enter and shall feast there in the halls of Odin. And never shall they perish, until the days of Ragnarök, when even the gods shall pass away.'
But from the wall:
We know neither your face nor your name, but the deeds of which you speak. Give name then, to those you stood with upon the Zulu sphere.
And said the Daemonsbane:
Ulf and Bragg, the sons of Thorkell stood with me and still I hold their oaths. Janni also, son of Wodal and his oath-brother Snorri son of Tyrson. And Bjorn there was also, son of Freydahl. He had a heart like the bear and strength also. And all their oaths I hold, as their commander and as their brother in arms.
And the sentry quoth:
We know all you spoke of, and we shall ask them if your claim is true or if it is false.
So waited the Strike-Thane, for entrance to the immortal halls of the Aesir. And came upon the wall the guard and also the five whose names he did utter. At once Ulf fell to his knee, and Bragg also knelt, and Janni did honor his commander. Snorri and Bjorn did testify to everything that the champion boasted. So the book of deeds did the sentry did consult, and found not the name of him who waited. For after his end, the body of the Valiant one had been corrupted by the hells. So cast down from the dwellings of the gods was the Daemonsbane. Cast into the very hells against which he had struggled. And by their oaths, he dragged the men which he commanded. Into the burning pit.
Came the fallen one unto the shores of hell. Came he with warriors five, and fire was in their eyes. And they wandered along that infernal scape. Now, a certain daemon there was whose name was Zytheros. And it was his duty to make an account of those who came to the forsaken shores. Said he:
What is thy name O fearsome one? And why does thou have about thee the countenance of the brave? Does thou not know that hither reside only the timid? And those who would break their oath?
Replied Leonidus:
Leonidus I am. Son of Thorvald. And mighty am I, even after my mortal vessel has fed the pyre. And wroth am I, for I was cast out of Valhalla.
But spake the daemon:
Thine body hath not been put to flame O mighty one. Behold! Thy name is known and feared in these lands.
And thus the daemon fell upon his face before the Mighty one. And cried out begging to be spared. But no mercy was there in the heart of the Daemonslayer. And the daemon he did kill, and for his trophy it's head he took. Now said he unto his bondsmen:
Come. For I now know that mine body is corrupted, and that I may yet redeem it.
And they did search for their leader's corpse. And many daemons did come against them, but each of these they slew. And from each daemon they drank, a goblet each of that daemon's blood. (For a daemons blood has powers and authorities in it). And it came about that Leonidus and his band did grow in power. And they became known throughout the hells, and the daemons did tremble at their names. And the daemons came unto their lord, saying:
Something must be done about this man and his soldiers. For they are slaying many of us, and their fury is terrible to behold.
And the lord of that level, whose name was Talzyreth; said unto them:
How came these unto my shores? Also, what do they seek here?
But none in the court could answer, so a search was made. And there came unto them a daemon, who had been left alive as a caution. And he was brought before the lord, and made to speak. And he spake thus:
My lord, I know these men, for I have quarreled with them, and they did defeat me. Yet alive I was left, as a warning and a messenger. As for what they purpose, Leonidus did tell me. They search for their leader's body, which hath been corrupted, and to reclaim it.
And the lord decreed thus:
He who hath corrupted the body of Leonidus, must stand to account. So shall he face and make war upon Leonidus, and he shall overcome Him.
So this daemon was brought before the council, and he was made to seek out Leonidus. And to challenge him in single combat. And he departed to seek out and to slay the Valiant one. And he came upon them as they were quarreling with some daemons, and they set upon him, for he wore still the armor of the Fallen one. But he cried out, demanding single combat, for it was his task to slay the Strike-Thane. And the Mighty one did agree. And they struggled against each other mightily. But the daemon could not overcome the Warrior, and he was quartered by Him. And Leonidus did raise the Hellblade to smite the daemon. But the daemon cried out and begged for his life. And the Commander spake unto him, saying:
What right have ye to ask for quarter?
And the daemon quoth:
I have the right, for I am a prince in this land.
So the Warrior said:
Very well, since ye are a prince in this land, and because you did fight well, I shall spare your life for a little while yet. But thou has caused me to be cast out of the halls of mine fathers. And thou has stolen from me that which I toiled for all the days of my life. Therefore, tell me dark one; how is it that I may regain entrance to those halls?
And the daemon prince spake thus:
You can never enter that hall. Unless thou should change thy name and go out once again unto the mortal wheel. And thou must earn again the right to enter the halls of your fathers.
And this angered the Fearsome one. And the daemon prince trembled at the sight of his countenance. And he begged once more for his life. So the Fallen one took hold of the daemon prince, And he bound him into His armor, that he should still live. And he took for His own the Hellblade as spoil. And he did then depart from those burning hells to walk again the mortal realm.


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An attorney for 30-year-old Kimberly Phelan was granted his request by a judge Thursday in Hancock County court.
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Jack Hoffman's family experienced a mild setback Wednesday with some disappointing news in Boston, but the family had an uplifting experience Thursday night. The Hoffman family watched the Kansas City Chiefs outlast the Cincinnati Bengals, 41-39, at Arrrowhead Stadium. Jack wore a Bengals' jersey to honor No. 33, Rex Burkhead, his friend, role model and inspiring buddy. Burkhead rushed for 21 yards on five carries, including one run for nine yards. Andy Hoffman, Jack's dad, said the experience was a special treat for Jack the day after a tough diagnosis in Boston.
Oh Wednesday, the family was "humbly reminded that when your child has an inoperable brain tumor, anything can happen at any point in time," Andy wrote on Jack's CaringBridge website. "Despite Jack's tumor being declared stable and in remission last October, we learned today that is no longer the case. While we left Boston in April with the knowledge that there was a spot of concern, we remained optimistic that it was nothing."
In July, Jack helped Uplifting Athletes raise $30,000 for pediatric brain cancer.
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For the Hoffmans, Wednesday was a full day of appointments that included an MRI and discussions with a neuro-surgeon and neuro-oncologist. "Doctors informed us that Jack's brain tumor has grown since the April MRI," Andy said, adding that the tumor reoccurrence will require some type of therapy. Resection is possible and "surgery is now an option," Andy said. "Other options include a third neurosurgery and/or a second round of chemotherapy."
Among the chemotherapy options to consider is a clinical trial in Boston and a therapy which would target a specific genetic mutation. "Jack's tumor was tested for this after his 2011 surgery at Boston Children's Hospital," Andy said. "Like other cancer treatments, this poses a secondary cancer risk and has side effects. Plus, it would involve extensive travel, so we're checking on availability of the same trial in Denver."
Jack and buddy Rex Burkhead were invited to visit the White House.
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On Thursday, Jack's team of doctors will analyze the options and make a final recommendation. "Regardless, it will include a second round of chemotherapy," Andy said before thanking Jack's worldwide prayer supporters.
"Jack is doing great," Andy emphasized. "This is a mild setback and everyone remains optimistic for Jack, including and especially his mom and dad. We love you all and can't thank you enough for your support."
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Not much has been made of the revelation that the toxin found in cat and dog food that sickened and killed pets across the United States came in on wheat gluten from China.
But this is not a rant about China and a possible lack of Chinese oversight into what goes into edible products. Or maybe it is.
But it could have been any other nation with safeguards that fall far short of what we expect in this country. The implications frighten me.
Fast forward about two decades, to a time when more of the United States food and fiber production has been outsourced to developing countries, nations without benefit of EPA, FDA, USDA and other safeguards we sometimes complain about and usually take for granted.
Assume that an increasingly urban-focused Congress and budget-minded USDA continue to trim farm program budgets, snipping benefits, adding burdensome (and sometimes needless) regulation, and forcing agriculture into the clutches of multi-national corporations and onto subsistence farms that provide little hope of making more than a bare-bones living.
Consider that in 20 years most of the farmers active today will be either retired or deceased and that their offspring decided years ago that the pressures and uncertainties of farm life offered too few advantages to pursue as a career.
Assume that the United States is at least partly dependent on other countries to feed and clothe its population. And imagine that career bureaucrats and political appointees staff food inspection services.
Instead of tainted pet food, your morning bowl of rice crunchies, grown, harvested, processed and shipped from Lower Monoslavakia, contains toxic levels of rat poison, salmonella, or E.coli. Or even worse, even more frightening and equally imaginable, what if the terrorist group of the moment decides to taint a shipment or two of a popular food, beverage or fabric with some lethal, fast-acting poison?
Sounds like stuff of a Robert Ludlum thriller, but, based on what occurred with pet food, how far-fetched is it?
I've never considered myself much of an isolationist and believe trade among nations is crucial to the economic and cultural well being of not only the United States but also of Planet Earth. With trade, needed goods pass from one country to another, but so does knowledge of cultures, peoples and ideas, some of which enrich our lives and broaden our perspectives.
But trade agreements, farm programs, and government policies that make it increasingly difficult to maintain a viable, profitable, and sustainable domestic agriculture chip away at our food independence. We can't afford that, even if self-sufficiency requires some level of protectionism. Maintaining a vibrant farm sector plays as important a role in national security as does a strong standing army, a fleet of fast and lethal submarines and squadrons of stealthy bombers.
Jobbing out food production makes no sense and crippling our farm economy creates a dependency on foreign agriculture that we can never sanction. Watching a beloved pet die a needless death is bad enough. Watching a family member die from tainted food because we failed to protect our most valuable resource is unthinkable.


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Good Presentation
Ashley Aitken
I find it a bit unfortunate though that people (including the presenter) aren't willing to (or cannot) precisely define ESB (the presenter shows some product marketing text and an attempt by Gartner).
A definintion can be general enough to include variations that are still ESBs.
Something along the lines of "an extra layer in an Enterprise architecture to provide additional abstraction of the underlying services as well as additional functionality, such as (but not limited to) transformation and translation of request)."
Now, I didn't even watch the full presentation but that seems like a good starting point for me.
Re: Good Presentation
Floyd Marinescu
I find it a bit unfortunate though that people (including the presenter) aren't willing to (or cannot) precisely define ESB (the presenter shows some product marketing text and an attempt by Gartner).Ashley, if you're interested in discussions on the definition of an ESB, you've GOT to check out the debates InfoQ hosted on this subject a couple of months ago:
ESB Roundup Part 1: Defining the ESB and Usecases for an ESB. Other ESB content can be found at infoq.com/esb.
Re: Good Presentation
James Strachan
ESB is like many other things in IT, its rapidly lost most of its meaning like object, component based, even SOA. Though I like the presenters approach to the issue, by focussing clearly on the capabilities people need from an ESB rather than trying to come up with a single paragraph that accurately describes a complex and powerful set of quite different capabilities.
I think the 10 capabilities Mark mentions in the talk are a pretty good definition of what an ESB is.
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Re: Good Presentation
Ashley Aitken
I must say my statement about definitions was mostly a general whinge though - I am not a fan of those who say that some things just can't be defined when usually it means they don't want to spend the effort trying or even worse they don't understand the domain well enough. Without reasonably clear definitions useful communication becomes rather difficult.
I actually thought that the presenter had given me a good understanding of what an ESB was but I didn't see/hear him provide a definition. I don't believe it was due to either of the points I mentioned enough (he clearly understands what he is talking about and put a lot of effort into his presentation). I think it may have been more like "Gartner had tried and hadn't got very far so who am I to try ..."
Again, no offence to Mark, I enjoyed the presentation and I am grateful to InfoQ, Mark and NFJS conference for sharing that.
Re: Good Presentation
Mark Richards
I purposely did not provide my own *formal* definition of an ESB. Too many times in this industry we get carried away with buzzwords and their definition, and that leads to a more confusion than clarity. This was precisely my point of the whole session - if we understand something, we don't need a formal, written definition. The actual definition comes from an *understanding* of the concept rather than from a vendor website.
One of the fun things I do in the session is show various definitions - notice how they are all different and have a different spin on things? And I only show 4! Imagine if I showed them all...It is all a matter of context and perspective and spin.
Glad you enjoyed the presentation. It was a challenge to do that one in a little over an hour!
Re: Good Presentation - Followup
Mark Richards
Article on ESB
Satadru Roy
Re: Good Presentation
Dave Macpherson
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Re: Good Presentation
Ashley Aitken
Thanks for your post (and the seminar as I said before).
I am happy to agree to disagree but I do disagree that one shouldn't define terms. I agree that the vendor definitions were full of buzzwords and lead to more confusion than clarity - but that is their goal, they are using the definitions to assist their sales.
On the other hand (from what I saw) I think you went very close to providing a nice and neat definition of ESB - as an extra layer of abstraction that provides various functionality in a Service Oriented Architecture. I think such a definition (without buzzwords, assuming now that people have a clear definition of SOA).
Just because the vendors put context, perspective and spin on their definitions, it doesn't mean that everyone has to.
I guess it is the part academic in me ;-)
Best regards,
Re: Good Presentation
James Strachan
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do u hava text for the presentation?
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Ability to separate Business Services from Service Implementation
Peter Bona
For me, the main 'take away' was the answer to the 'why do we need ESB at all?'. You are saying that with ESB we are able to 'separate Business Services from Service Implementation', so we can still provide the same Business Service while we can change the underlying implementation. But isn't the business service that changes frequently? If so, we have to change not only the implementation but the business contract. Then is the usefulness of ESB justified?
Re: Ability to separate Business Services from Service Implementation
Mark Richards
Excellent presentation, thanks.
But isn't the business service that changes frequently? If so, we have to change not only the implementation but the business contract. Then is the usefulness of ESB justified?
Tough question - while it is true businesses are in a constant state of change due to mergers, acquisitions, industry trends, regulatory requirements, etc., generally the underlying technology implementation changes more than the business service. For example, in an insurance company biz services might be "CreateQuote", "CreatePolicy", "ProcessClaim". Regardless of changes, the company is still going to need these services. Now, yes, you are correct that one of the biggest challenges is the service contract. However, in my experience this has not changed nearly as much as the contract between implementation services. Also, please see the section on "Message Enhancement" in the presentation (about half way through). Here, the ESB can actually make changes to the incoming message to actually supplement data that would otherwise require changes to the client contract. Your point is well taken though, and just goes to show that there is no "Silver Bullet".
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Travis Carlson
I enjoyed your presentation very much, I found it was very thorough and presented all the aspects that are generally desired of an ESB.
I would like to set the record straight on Mule, however. It is completely untrue that you need to write code in order to use Mule. The full distribution includes dozens of standard transports and protocols out-of-the-box and ready to use for integrating your systems. Indeed, the illustration on the front page of the Mule website (mule.mulesource.org) looks amazingly similar to the ESB illustration from your presentation. There is even preliminary support for using jBPM and JBoss Rules with Mule.
Refer to mule.mulesource.org/wiki/display/MULE/Transport... for a listing of transports/connectors available or
mule.mulesource.org/wiki/display/MULE/User+Guide for the general Mule Users Guide.
Other than that, a fantastic presentation!
Re: Mule misinformation
Mark Richards
I enjoyed your presentation very much, I found it was very thorough and presented all the aspects that are generally desired of an ESB.
I would like to set the record straight on Mule, however. It is completely untrue that you need to write code in order to use Mule.
When the presentation was recorded, I was really referring to Mule 1.0. I found it was a very fast messaging framework, but at that time it really wasn't referred to in the marketplace as an *ESB* (too bad!). I also found that as a messaging framwork I had to write many of the traditional *ESB Capabilities* myself. However, you make a valid point that the most recent version of Mule (1.3) has many more out-of-the-box features than the first release, and is much more sophisticated as well. Actually, now that things have increased in complexity in the open source ESB market, I rather miss the initial release of Mule! (Simplicity Rules!)
Thanks for the clarification - glad you enjoyed the talk.
JBI and ESBs going forwards
Peter Walker
Readers may also like to access the following...
The spec thru jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=208 and our open source impl at open-esb.dev.java.net/
I'd love to get your and others thoughts about where JBI should go next. What additions do you think JBI 2.0 should include? Feel free to get in touch directly too.
Peter Walker
Co-speclead, JBI (JSR 208)
TLA exhaustion
Nick Sharman
Re: Good Presentation
imran basha abdul hameed
I am imran from INDIA, can u please send me the document or materials regarding Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
Please let me know if you need further details!..
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Neat presentation.
Shankar Vaithianathan
is process choregraphy part of ESB
Kalimulla Shariff
It was a lovely presentation. I have worked on ebXML MHS and to my understanding process choreography must stand out of ESB. is this a right thought?
Re: is process choregraphy part of ESB
Sudha Durairaj
I have worked on ebXML MHS and to my understanding process choreography must stand out of ESB. is this a right thought?
Mark, Its an excellent presentation and presented lot of details of an ESB, especially the capabilities are great!
One point though, I see Process Choreography as feature of Business Process Management tool rather than as ESB's feature.
I see Kalimulla has the similar question and would really appreciate your comments on this.
Re: is process choregraphy part of ESB
Mark Richards
ESBs on the market
Frederic Sullet
thanks for this clear and efficient presentation, it opened me the door of the architecture world ;)
Would you consider Java EE server as an ESB ? I doubt it but still it came to my mind while reading Java EE 5 Tutorial (java.sun.com/javaee/5/docs/tutorial/doc/), particularly figure 1.1 on page called "Distributed Multitiered Applications" in chapter 1.
trivial process choreography ~= Message Processing ?
Doug Whitehead
I found the presentation very useful. Thanks you.
You mention vendors tend to put the process choreography engine between the ESB and the client, and that the best strategy is to make the ESB route to the process choreography engine. However, in your prefered arrangement, you need a "Message Processing" step to handle the client thread, etc.
I would suggest that a trivial process choreography workflow IS, in effect, your "Message Processing". I would further suggest the reason process choreography engines are slow and ESB is fast, is a function of what it is trying to do. A typical process choreography engine needs to log its state to survive failure, be managed externally, etc. It is unclear whether these services are required for your "Message Processing" (my guess is probably).
Your point about not wanting to create BPEL just for initiating a request is a good one. I don't know if reusing a standard client request BPEL would work, but this kind of reminds me of the whole EJB home/remote interfaces horse-hockey before they figured out how to make the developer's life easier with annotations.
ESB coded in other language than Java.
Patrice Magnan
ESB Presentation
Paramesh Renoldo
Re: Good Presentation
Jafar vali shaik
Re: Good Presentation
Jafar vali shaik
Re: Good Presentation
Amanpreet Kaur
It is all about BizTalk
Leo Gan
Unfortunately it is not modular. I'd like to see the "modular BizTalk". It is for some level but... But all other stuff. Mediators, routing, ...? All on the place.
Thanks! Great presentation. Highly recommended
still relevant!
will mason
I can't help but wonder that this is the case because people still have a fuzzy idea of what "it is". I imagine a blog or wider circulation of the slides and this information over the last 6 to 8 years would help in the rest of the decade ... One thing in today's trends seems to be slotting in an ESB like approach with a reactive model. Both have their place, and it is up to practitioners, the industry and researchers to define those niches, imho.
Regards, Will


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Last week we heard from authors Kristina Riggle and Susan McBride about how Robin Gold's Once Upon a List has inspired them to think about their own bucket lists. Today Robin Gold shares her own bucket list - read on!
As a child, I had two primary dreams. First, I desperately wanted to be Annie, which led to a horrific hair cut that left me – with my naturally curly, flaming orange locks – looking like a scary cross between Ronald McDonald and everybody's favorite singing and dancing orphan who belts the virtue of "Tomorrow." (I still can't pass a "Cost Cutters" without a chill tingling down my spine.) Second, I yearned to be allowed to eat hotdogs every single day.
My parents always encouraged me to believe that anything and everything is possible. No matter what. Period. Never once in my life have they suggested that I cannot accomplish something that I set my mind on. (With the exception of becoming Annie addicted to hotdogs.)
As a result of my parents' positive philosophy, I actually grew up believing I could achieve most personal goals. A helpful factor when it comes to bucket lists! I successfully rode a 100-mile bike race, taught myself how to sew my own clothes, flew in a fancy-pants private plane, learned sign language and how to play the cello, built a gingerbread house from scratch, moved to New York City and got a pretty decent job in the film industry.
But as the decades passed, and I became jaded – as adults often do – self-doubt crept in. I no longer believed that anything is possible. At a low point, I decided to pursue on a professional level the one thing that had always made me happy: writing. I figured that if "Operation Author Girl" failed, I could always fall back on competitive hotdog eating. When I told my parents I was going to write a novel, they smiled and said they knew it would be wonderful. They didn't say, "How the heck are you gonna pay your bills?" Or "I sure hope you like Ramen noodles!"
I can't deny it. Over the years, I've wondered if my mom and dad are nuts. I've asked myself, are they sniffing glue? Why don't they ever doubt me? I doubt myself all the time! When I questioned my parents about their unwavering support, my mom shrugged and replied, "Someday, when you have a child of your own, you'll understand."
Now that I've met and married the love of my life and we have a 13-month-old baby, Archie, my bucket list is filled with all sorts of unexpected new ambitions and dreams. I want to bathe and have enough time to wash my hair and shave my legs. I want to take Archie to Disney World. I want us all to ride our bikes together in Europe past fields of sunflowers made famous by the Tour de France (sure, I realize Archie will have to learn how to walk first). I want to give him a sibling. I want to stick his first poem on the refrigerator with a magnet. I want to dress up as the tooth fairy and sneak into Archie's bedroom the night he loses his first tooth (I may be chubby, but oh, can I rock a tutu!). I want to attend his college graduation. I want to see him fall in love and dance at his wedding. I want to let him eat hotdogs every single day (but I won't).
Most of all, I want to do everything I can to help Archie believe "the sun will come out tomorrow" and his own dreams can come true. Because anything and everything is possible.
Robin Gold is the author of Once Upon a List, now available as an e-book, and The Perfectly True Tales of a Perfect Size 12. She resides near Chicago with her husband, Greg, whom she finally found and who was well worth the wait; their baby, Archie; eleven bicycles; and a bunch of boxes in the basement that will probably never get unpacked. Odds are high that she has a Cheerio stuck somewhere on her body and doesn't know it.


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GOV. NIKKI Haley's latest argument for replacing the Budget and Control Board with a new Department of Administration controlled by governors is that we need a muscular information technology division that can make sure state agencies protect their records from cyber attacks.
When she talked with editorial writers last month, she said requiring her Cabinet agencies to adopt more aggressive security measures not only protects those agencies, but also reminds legislators that "this is all I can do."
In fact, it's not.
We agree entirely that the governor should control the state's central administrative agency, and that the agency should oversee the state's information-technology network, rather than simply serving as a vendor. But like her three predecessors, Gov. Haley has significantly more power over state government than she acknowledges.
Governors have always been able to replace the members of a ridiculous number of agency governing boards once their terms expire. But one of the least-appreciated changes in the 1993 restructuring law allowed them to replace most of those people at any time, for any or no reason. That means that while the governor can't fire the director of, say, the Department of Mental Health, she can tell her appointees to the agency's governing board that she will replace them if they don't fire the director. Or if they don't see to it that the director carries out whatever policies she wants carried out.
It's a bulky, difficult-to-execute sort of power, and needlessly so. And as Gov. Mark Sanford discovered when he tried to make the most limited use of it — not to directly influence policy but simply to replace some board members before their terms expired because that was what he wanted to do — the Legislature doesn't like for governors to exercise it. (Lawmakers stripped governors of the power to replace their appointees to the Ports Authority and Santee Cooper when Mr. Sanford had the nerve to actually do that.)
But it's power nonetheless. And while it obviously needs to be used judiciously if the governor wants to avoid further alienating the Legislature — and this is something she should want to do — it's power that needs to be used from time to time. Like, for instance, when the state has discovered in the most embarrassing of ways that it has been far too lax about computer security and there are obvious steps that need to be taken.
When the governor ordered her Cabinet agencies to use the Division of State Information Technology's 24/7 computer network monitoring services, which can spot unusual uploads or downloads and malicious programs within minutes, she also "encouraged" other state agencies to do likewise. And that is in fact all she can do with colleges and universities and handful of other agencies that are completely outside of her reach.
But she can and should make it clear to her appointees to the governing boards of most state agencies that she expects those agencies to take action as well, or else they should expect to be replaced. It would be a nice little test run of governors' unacknowledged power over a large swath of state government.
We can't imagine any legislator objecting to the governor using her removal authority in order to achieve that particular policy goal. And we have a feeling that the voters would deal harshly with any who did.


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Do you have a "cool uncle?" The one on a never-ending mission to prove he's "with what these young kids are about," and spends the entire family reunion telling stories about how he used to get after it in back in his day—even though you're just trying to eat some damn ham and get through this hangover? This album reminds me of that, in a good way. You get to see someone with supreme confidence and zero filter wax poetic about sex, drugs and the finer things.
An elder statement of ignorant party rap (if there's a Mount Rushmore of the sub-genre, it's Juicy, Too $hort, Uncle Luke and Kool Keith), Juicy continues to pave the way with this, his first album since joining Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records. "Stay Trippy" shouldn't be taken for more than it is: A compilation of sonic assault (a good thing), drug endorsement (a bad thing, unless you're responsible about it) and stripper appreciation (throw your money wherever you see fit; this is America).
No stranger to big beats from his days producing for Three 6 Mafia, you will never be able to say that a Juicy J record doesn't have great production. Mike Will Made It (who provides the smashes "Bandz A Make Her Dance" and "Show Out"), Lex Luger, Timbaland and Chicago's own Young Chop all lace Juicy J with the kind of thump that should make you buy some good speakers already. J even takes matters into his own hands on The Weeknd-sampled "Smokin' and Rollin.' "
This album is chock-full of guests, from 2 Chainz to Jeezy to Big Sean to the late Pimp C. A guest roster that size would usually lead to the main artist being overshadowed. J takes an approach that other less-than-lyrical artists should follow: Talk about what you know and have fun doing it. He spits legit laugh-out-lines ("Your baby mama is not a 10, but when I'm drunk, she's close enough") and never tries to fight above his weight class. After listening to this album, I made it a personal life goal to party with Juicy J. (You may call it aiming low, I call it managing my expectations.)
The Justin TImberlake-featured "The Woods" is a misstep, a oasis of clarity in a desert of depravity. Other than that, this is a bonafide big-budget thump-a-thon. This is the music you should make bad decisions to, and I'm sure some of you already have—but I ain't one to gossip, so you ain't heard that from me.
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WASHINGTON — Members of Congress cautiously applauded new policies announced at the Pentagon on Thursday that are intended to improve the legal system for victims of sexual assault in the military, but the changes do little to alter the way those crimes are adjudicated.
Under pressure from Capitol Hill and from victims' groups, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said his department would extend a pilot program giving victims of sexual assault their own legal representation and would consider allowing them more influence in the sentencing phase of trials.
Some of the plans reflect legislation already before Congress, including a bill to provide victims with legal counsel co-sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, and Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire.
"I was pleased to see Secretary Hagel has put priority on its implementation," Ms. Murray said in a statement. "Providing legal advocates for victims is a major step forward in reversing this awful trend and establishing the necessary means for these men and women to take action against their attackers through what is a deeply personal and painful process."
Other new provisions that mirror proposed Congressional measures include those that would help victims of sexual assault transfer to a new unit, away from assailants. The provision also standardizes new rules that would set parameters for interactions between recruiters and recruits.Continue reading the main story
But the provisions do not change the power commanders have to decide which cases to try, to select juries and to unilaterally overturn convictions. Some military justice experts and lawmakers say that some or all of those powers should be transferred to military prosecutors.
After praising Mr. Hagel's efforts, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, the New York Democrat who is seeking to remove the authority of commanders over sexual assault cases, said the Pentagon's steps were "not the leap forward required to solve the problem."
Under the provisions, a panel will review whether commanders should continue to overturn convictions, a rare occurrence that enrages victims and their advocates.
Representative Jackie Speier, Democrat of California, was unimpressed with the Pentagon's actions. "I continue to be underwhelmed by the military's baby steps on this issue," she said in a statement. "The Pentagon has missed yet another opportunity to fulfill its promises of zero tolerance and improved justice."
A Pentagon survey this year found that an estimated 26,000 men and women in the military were sexually assaulted last year, up from 19,000 in 2010. At the end of the last fiscal year, Sept. 30, there were roughly 1,600 sexual assault cases in the military either awaiting action from commanders or the completion of a criminal investigation.
The department has been under fire for months to address the problem, and it has run into further trouble with prosecutions in recent weeks over so-called unlawful command influence.
Since May, when Mr. Obama said at the White House that sexual offenders in the military ought to be "prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged," lawyers in dozens of cases have argued that his words as commander in chief amounted to "unlawful command influence," tainting trials and creating unfair circumstances for clients as a result. This month, Mr. Hagel attempted to beat back that problem with a memorandum asking military commanders to use their own judgment in cases and to not be influenced by Mr. Obama's remarks.
When Congress resumes next month, the issue is almost certain to return to the fore. The full Senate will debate Mr. Hagel's plans and various sexual assault measures this year as part of a broad defense bill.Continue reading the main story


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Developer Of Bookmaking Software Gets Full Kim Dotcom Treatment For 'Promoting Gambling'
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However, this latest story shows just how ridiculous some of these efforts are, and just how far they can go in creating chilling effects. It's the story of the arrest and criminal charges against Robert Stuart, his wife and his brother-in-law for the work they did for their company, Extension Software. The company provides infrastructure to companies that do sports bookmaking, but they were careful to only license the software to companies in countries where such things are legal.
For their troubles they got "the full Kim Dotcom treatment" according to a writeup in Wired:
The case began in February 2011, when Stuart says he and his wife got the Kim Dotcom treatment after about 30 local Arizona law enforcement agents wearing SWAT gear and camouflage dress — some of them with bushes attached to their shoulders to blend into the woods around his house — descended on his home and threatened to send him and his wife to prison for 35 years if he didn't cooperate.Yup. They sent in a SWAT team to deal with... a software developer. Because some companies who use his software might possibly have used it to allow gambling in New York (the state that's behind the charges against him). And the warrant itself is sealed, so he doesn't even know why. Then the story gets even worse. In typical law enforcement fashion, they pressured him into doing a plea deal, in which he would have been forced to install backdoor code into his software, and then hack into his own customers to retrieve information on their users any time law enforcement wanted it. He initially agreed to the plea bargain based on bad advice from what he calls "rent-a-lawyers" he found on the internet. However, before it could go before a judge, he wisely backed out.
The search warrant used in the raid said Stuart and his wife were engaged in money laundering, operating an illegal enterprise and engaging in the promotion of gambling. Stuart has tried to obtain a copy of the affidavit used to get the search warrant, but it's currently sealed.
The NY's DA has defended this effort claiming that it was all perfectly aboveboard and legal to send a SWAT team to threaten a software developer into hacking into his own customers' data for the sake of law enforcement:
Although Daniel R. Alonso, chief assistant in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, was reluctant to discuss the terms of the confidential plea agreement or how his office planned to implement them, he insisted there was nothing unlawful about what was proposed.Eighteen months went by... and then last fall he was criminally indicted -- though all of the original charges used in his initial threat had disappeared (because they were bogus) and all the NY DA could come up with was a single charge of "promoting gambling in the first degree." Yes, because he supplies software in places where it's completely legal.
"The provision you have questioned is perfectly consistent with the obligations of all law enforcement officials to follow state and federal law to secure evidence of criminal conduct," Alonso said in an e-mail statement. "The staff of the Manhattan District Attorney's office involved in this case, both prosecutors and investigators, have behaved ethically and consistent with their obligation to seek justice in every case."
If you think secondary liability issues are important (and I do!), this case should be a major concern. The guy here just developed some useful software and sold it where it was legal to do so. That should not lead to a SWAT team descending on your house, or facing criminal charges and possible jail time. Blame the users of the software if they broke the law, but nothing that these guys did involved "promoting gambling" in areas where it was illegal. It was about providing legal infrastructure (not promotional) software. The whole thing is a shame, and shows how law enforcement's aggressiveness in trying to show themselves as being "tough on crime" can have serious implications.
Stuart notes that he's lost a bunch of his customers since the indictment, which may destroy his business entirely. And this can only lead to greater concern for other software developers as well. If they license software for completely legal purposes, but the software is then used in commission of a crime, are they suddenly (1) going to be threatened at gunpoint to hack into their customers' accounts and (2) then charged on trumped up charges as well?


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I love the album, and I appreciate it for being different. Can't stand it when artists are content to stagnate. Some of the tracks are as memorable as others, but overall I'm very happy.
When I said different I meant different in the context of Daft Punk or of one particular artist, that is. As in they don't continue to ape their own style until it falls out of favor.
HEY I KNOW YOU.And yes, I agree. My tastes have changed a lot over the years, and I've really started to shy away from wanting "more of the same thing," no matter how good what it used to be was. Predictability is borrrrring.


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I realize theres probably numerous clones of this thread buried a few pages back, but we all love "new and updated"!
So just a fun social thing, post any recent accomplishments for your Samurai.
(I admit I have a hidden agenda for starting this thread, so I'll start ._.)
Obtained Justice Torque.
I was happy, though my LS wasn't >.< No pop item for JoL, figures.
Anyway, I can now finally sell my spike necklace which I have owned since I was a subless level 21 monk.
Why..is that..? Yes, I do think the sky is falling.