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In the past, Manhattan's East Side had an edge over the West Side when it comes to open spaces, parks, and greenery. But a new report, reports the Wall Street Journal, proves the tides are changing, and that the East Side is facing some open-space problems.
Two-thirds of residents don't live within walking distance of a large park and the existing spaces are "overburdened and disconnected," claims the report. The city is now making a bigger effort to make more open space--for example, by transforming the area's waterfront into a continuous string.
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The reason for the lack of space is due to the fact that the East Side is largely built up, barring an undeveloped industrial relic like the High Line or the Hudson River's piers. The East Side waterfront is narrow, set between the FDR Drive and a river.
In one district in the Upper East Side, east of Third Avenue, there is less than half an acre of open space per 1,000 residents, compared to the 2.5 acres that the city uses as a guideline in its environmental review process. And the parks that do exist are becoming more crowded, and much of the waterfront is poorly maintained.
The stretch from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 38th street is largely accessible, now. But the stretch from East 38th to East 60th is more difficult, and the only way to have continuous open space is to build over the water.
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Ligonier Conference Live Webcast
from Chris Larson Mar 19, 2009 Category: Events2009 National Conference - Watch Live via Webcast. Keep Reading
The "New" Calvinism
from Chris Larson Mar 12, 2009 Category: ArticlesIt's interesting when major media pick up on a story that Ligonier has been living for several decades. Time Magazine's forthcoming cover story on "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now" notes Calvinism as number three. Keep Reading
Ligonier's Eleven
from Chris Larson Feb 23, 2009 Category: Events(...or 11 reasons I'm looking forward to March 19) Next month I get to spend three days with 11 of my heroes. It's hard to look over the line-up for Ligonier's upcoming national conference and not pause to give thanks to God for these men. They are valiant-for-truth and imitators of Jesus. As such, they are men worth reading, hearing, and knowing. Keep Reading
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from Chris Larson Feb 14, 2009 Category: Reformation TrustDr. Michael Haykin recently stopped by Ligonier's offices to record an interview regarding his new book, The Christian Lover (Reformation Trust, 2009). This interview was featured in our Renewing Your Mind broadcast yesterday. Listen here. Keep Reading
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from Chris Larson Dec 25, 2008 Category: Ministry NewsIt's been a pleasure for the team at Ligonier to serve the web community here on our blog. We launched last March and have been overwhelmed by the thousands of readers and kind words through the comments (we read each one). Thank you. We're encouraged to see how these posts enable you to proclaim in your own spheres of influence the holiness of God to as many people as possible. Keep Reading
Thankful for God's Intimate Involvement
from Chris Larson Nov 27, 2008 Category: Articles...irresistible grace glorifies the entire Trinity by proving how intimately involved God is in every conversion. It reminds us that when we speak about God's grace, we do not mean that God sits afar and cuts sinners a little slack by giving them a second chance. Rather, God places His holy hands on our filthy hearts. Keep Reading
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from Chris Larson Nov 25, 2008 Category: Articles"We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we are certain to persevere. The decrees of God concerning election are immutable. They do not change, because He does not change. All whom He justifies He glorifies. None of the elect has ever been lost." Keep Reading
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Mercy for the Impetuous
from Chris Larson Nov 21, 2008 Category: ArticlesPeter didn't just blow it, he blew it badly. "Though they all fall away...I will never fall away" (Matt. 26:33). Peter's resolution we admire for its confidence and bravery. But it is a statement relying on one's own strength and it is doomed for shipwreck. A few hours go by and we find him alone and weeping (Matt. 26:75). Keep Reading
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LA Maids Review - Premium Domestic Cleaning Service
As a landlord, I got some good news and some bad news. The good news was that the very day I showed my vacant rental to a perspective tenant she wanted to rent it starting that very day! The bad news is my former tenants had left behind a filthy home. I needed to get the home really clean like NOW. I considered having my employees do the cleaning but soon realized we needed a professional crew to clean it properly. So, off to Google I went and found LA Maids and boy am I glad I did!
I phoned LA Maids and was glad a real person answered the phone, a very pleasant woman who, once told of my need to have my 2 bedroom, 2 bath cleaned that very day, put me on the phone with Paul, the LA Maids owner. Paul said he would see what he could do and would phone me back. Soon, Paul called back and said he could have a crew over to clean my place in two hours. I got a call from the LA Maids crew when they were 10 minutes away to make sure all was on schedule. When they arrived, the crew from LA Maids arrived they were ready and eager to get to work. They unloaded their van and brought in all their cleaning supplies. The cleaning crew consisted of 3 professionals named Bernarda, Estela and Anddy. Each of them had their own assigned roles and began to tackle the job at once. Bernardo cleaned the upstairs, Estella the down stairs and Anddy tackled the floors and carpets.
And speaking of carpets, years of experience have taught Paul important lessons. For example, when applying the spot remover, Paul uses his fingers to run the solution into the carpet instead of a brush that could harm the carpet. He also knows to vacuum the stain remover up right away so it will not harm the carpet. Paul uses various forms of expert cleaning at LA Maids including "External Extraction"® This method is often called "Warm Water Extraction", "Hot Water Extraction" or "Steam Cleaning" and is the cleaning method nearly all carpet manufacturers and carpet fiber producers recommend. This is the only cleaning method classified as "deep cleaning".
All the others are considered "light surface cleaning" because they are incapable of removing soil deep in the pile. Also, all other methods leave large amounts of cleaning agent in the carpet after cleaning. The maintenance brochure published by the world's largest carpet manufacturer, Shaw Industries, recommends this method, because its own research indicates that it provides the best capability for cleaning. This method is frequently called "steam" cleaning due to the fine spray of water used to force dirt out of the carpet which is sucked up by the vacuum slot immediately in front of the spray. Seldom is real live steam used, however. This process consists of spraying a solution of water and detergent into the carpet pile and recovering the water and soil with a powerful vacuum into a holding tank.
When they were finished they came and asked me if there was anything else that needed to be done and if we were happy. We were more than happy we were ecstatic and finally the place was ready for my new tenants. The difference, before and after in the look and feel of the home was amazing. LA Maids is definitely the place to call when you need your place cleaned the right way first. I am so thankful I found LA Maids.
LA Maids brings all of their own supplies including a commercial-strength vacuum. However If you require specialized equipment, such as tools to clean vaulted ceilings or special polish for stainless steel appliances, please inform them prior to your service so they may provide your crew with the necessary equipment. There services includes but is not limited to cleaning all kitchen surfaces, complete sanitization of bathrooms, window Pains, Sills, blinds, floors, walls, under and behind furniture and appliances, dusting desks and bookshelves.
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Human rights organizations urged Egyptian authorities Sunday to release a leading liberal sociologist, calling his arrest "a kind of terrorism," reported The Associated Press.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a sociology professor at the American University in Cairo, was detained Friday night with three of his assistants and later ordered detained for 15 days and transferred Cairo's Liman Tora prison, said the agency.
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights said in a statement Sunday that the arrests are "generally connected to the state's desire to silence all establishments that are trying to participate in the country's public life."
The human rights group "has strong suspicions that the state is practicing a kind of terrorism against civil societies to stop their initiatives in the field of defending human rights or supporting democracy, or participating in economic, social and political development," said the agency.
The Cairo-based Arab Organization for Human Rights called for Ibrahim's immediate release, saying it fears his imprisonment is related to his ideas and work, the AP said.
While Egyptian authorities often detain rights activists, it is rare that an academic of Ibrahim's standing is arrested.
A quiet-spoken champion of human rights, Ibrahim runs the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, a Cairo think tank, and is often interviewed and quoted by foreign journalists. He is also on the board of directors of the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a government-funded think tank.
For years, Ibrahim has criticized Arab governments for their lack of democracy and discrimination against minorities.
In Egypt, he called for greater opportunities for the country's Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the country's 64 million people, according to the agency - Albawaba.com
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New Jersey Dispatch: Cherry Grove Farm in Princeton
Not long ago, a farmer explained to me that one of the important roles that animals play in agriculture is converting seasonal foods, like grains and hay, into year-round items, like meat, cheese, and eggs. It was a powerful argument not only for small-farm raised meat, but also for off-season shopping at farm markets and farm shops. This isn't as easy as it sounds. In the Garden State most people go to farm stands to buy corn and tomatoes, not lamb or cheese, and when those vegetables are gone the stands usually close and the farmers go away.
Luckily, a few stalwarts stay open and offer their meat, eggs and cheese. Easiest to find—it's a few minutes south of downtown Princeton—is Cherry Grove Farm, a lively operation with almost a hundred cows, 800 chickens, 75 lambs, and a small, on-the-farm shop that offers their output 12 months a year.
The man in charge at Cherry Grove is Kelly Harding. A lifelong farmer from western Maryland—with a mountaineer accent to prove it—he came to New Jersey eight years ago looking for an opportunity to make a difference as a farm manager. It was a smart move: Cherry Grove's owners wanted to take the land out of rental and turn it into a real showpiece for the community and Kelly was able to pull it off. Surrounded by sprawling suburbia, corporate headquarters, and at least one large university, he turned Cherry Grove into a classic grass to retail operation.
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No tomatoes or bell peppers are grown here—instead, there's grass to feed the cattle, which are then either raised as grass-fed beef or milked to be turned into cheese. Chickens are free-range (inside a giant tent in the winter) and everything is certified organic.
So what's worth getting in the dead of winter? First and foremost is cheese. Cherry Grove is the youngest of New Jersey's three artisan cheese makers. They've been producing it for three years now. Currently, there are four varieties; Toma, Asiago, Gouda, and Brie, with a fifth—a blue cheese—coming soon. (Okay, not too soon—blue cheeses ripen slowly.) In my experience, Cherry Grove also offers some of the state's best eggs. All come from those free-range chickens out back in the big white tent and have rich, almost red, yolks.
Last but not least is meat. Cherry Grove is Princeton's local butcher with beef, pork, and lamb. In the freezer case, you'll find everything from porterhouse steaks to liver with a few bones thrown in for good measure. There are also some terrific sausages. As with the eggs and cheese, it's all produced right there and certified organic.
This all leaves me a bit dazed. Princeton—a town once known for its sad, bland food scene is blossoming into a sort of artisan Mecca. With some cheese, meat, and eggs from Cherry Grove, gelato from Bent Spoon, a pain au chocolat from The Little Chef, exotic and organic bulk items from Whole Earth Center ("Dispatch" in progress), and produce from Terhune Orchards, not only could a person live there, they could cook and eat there as well.
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Trust Alabama to go full-on crazy.
A quick recap.
Since Windsor was handed down just over a year and a half ago, judge after judge has struck down same-sex marriage bans throughout the country (the exceptions being Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the Sixth Circuit)*. Some states like Pennsylvania and Oregon quietly accepted the decision and went about their business. Some officials in other states ranted and fumed and continued appealing to the Supreme Court, but backed down after that failed, even in the most retrograde states like Oklahoma and Utah.
Following the Supreme Court's clear signal that it had no intention of stopping the lowers courts from striking down marriage bans, even more bans fell. Arizona, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wyoming. All these states were in circuits that had ruled in favor of same-sex couples, all their bans fell, and the Supreme Court refused to hear any of them.
The Sixth Circuit, in contrast to all other Circuits that heard the issue, upheld the bans in four states and that decision was appealed to the Supreme Court. While those cases were pending a certiorari decision, a judge in Florida struck down that state's marriage ban and, although there was a stay, it was finite. The 11th Circuit would not continue the stay, and then, another shock, neither would the Supreme Court–the first time it allowed a stay to lapse before the appropriate Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case. That too gave further ammunition of those observers who believed the Justices were preparing to rule in favor of nation-wide marriage equality.
Which brings us to Alabama. A few weeks ago a federal judge** struck down Alabama's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The stay was to expire on February 9th, just enough time to allow the state to appeal to the 11th Circuit and, if need be, the Supreme Court. The 11th Circuit refused to extend the stay, and this morning, as the stay was set to lapse, the Supreme Court weighed in. Or rather it didn't weigh in. The Justices denied the stay request. This is all the more significant because the four cases out of the Sixth Circuit have been granted cert, and in such cases issuing a stay to other like cases is almost pro forma. By not acting, the Supreme Court's message is loud and clear: marriage bans are doomed. Certainly Justice Thomas (and Justice Scalia) believes that. In fact what he wrote was that not extending the stay "may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."
Whereas previous negative reactions from state officials to federal courts striking down marriage bans in their states have largely been sound and fury signifying nothing, Alabama has gone completely off the rails. On February 8th, knowing that the stay in the Alabama case would expire the next morning, the lunatic, fanatical-Christianist, already-removed-from-office-once, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered all the probate judges in the state to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Officials in 52 of Alabama's 67 counties have thus far complied with Moore, even though in denying the stay request, the Supreme Court clearly undercut him. So Alabama is in complete chaos right now.
If this sounds familiar to you, well… obviously.
No doubt the good people of Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery (where same-sex marriages are taking place without problem) are embarrassed and thinking to themselves, "Not again." And they can't even take comfort in Mississippi being an even bigger embarrassment because the decision striking down Mississippi's ban is currently stayed pending appellate review. (But if the Fifth Circuit rules in favor of same-sex couples before the Supreme Court does, then we'll see if Mississippi can out-Alabama Alabama.)
So thank you, Alabama for the needless drama which you will ultimately lose. Way to shore up that reputation!
* The Louisiana decision looks likely to be struck down by the Fifth Circuit, the Puerto Rico decision is pending First Circuit review, and the Sixth Circuit decision will be heard by the Supreme Court this spring.
** Who, fittingly enough, is the granddaughter of Richard Rives of the "Fifth Circuit Four," four southern federal judges who the vanguard in the legal battle for equality during the Civil Rights Era.


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Hello guys, it's been a while. Ryoko revived me from the dead so I can do the yearly xmas scenario together with you.
This year I'll co-lead together with Ryoko, which actually is not something new. Ryoko has always assisted me at the end
to put it all together. Last year he made the last maps, betatested, wrote terminals, and merged the whole thing.
Now, I've not forgotten anyone on last years team. Shadowbreaker and Drictelt made a couple of large levels, which
belonged to the main meal. Shadowbreaker suprised me positively when he submitted a second large level. Both mappers'
levels were in short great additions to the scenario. If you're around this year, you know I want you on the team.
There was also a less experienced mapper on the team, Sinjid, who created two smaller levels. He did good job, and I appreciated
his somewhat smaller and different levels. We got Sinjids approval to polish the looks so they got up to par with the other maps.
His maps turned out very well at the end in my opinion. This is another mapper I'd be glad to have around. He had the right spirit.
Phobus Rombolus created the chapter screens. New for Xmas2. You're welcome back to create
chapter screens. I still remember you were more happy than me that you did the chapter screens. When someone thanks
you for joining your project you know you have a dedicated team member.
Simon Dupius helped out with editing the shapes. One has only to look at sigma to see he's a good man for the job.
Dcbob helped out a little with the betatesting, and was supposed to make a map, but he didn't quite make it in time. He was still
included in the credits because he's a good friend of mine. I know, but it's ok
For those who are new to the xmas scenarios, here's the deal. If you want to join the team, we'll pick you up. Everyone is welcome.
Mapping is the most valuable skill you can contribute with, and if this is the only thing you can do, we're more than happy.
There's a deadline to this project, and it's christmas eve, 24th december. We're roughly talking about 3-4 weeks to create
Let me know if you're interrested to be on this year's team and if you're planning to map. I'll decide in the comings days if Ryoko and
I can create xmas3 together with you (alone the two of us can't do it). One mapper is usually equal to one map. Therefore I'm looking
to have atleast 3-4 more mappers on the team.


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Revolutionary rallies from last to win $300,000 Pimlico Special
Revolutionary ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.99
WinStar Farm's Revolutionary launched an extended and thrilling rally to register a narrow victory in Friday's $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3).
The Todd Pletcher-trained 4-year-old was slow to get into stride over the racing surface that was turned 'sloppy' by 2-1/4 inches of rain that fell during the morning hours but was upgraded to 'fast' shortly before the 44th running of the Special.
"That was a good win. He came from way, way off it (the pace). We didn't anticipate being that far back, but I felt a little better when the fractions were as fast as they were. Once they threw up 46 (seconds)-and-change, I felt better. Turning for home he was right in the mix. I think he showed last year and as a 2-year-old that he was a really good horse. He won the Louisiana Derby and he was third in the Kentucky Derby. The time off we gave him after the Belmont Stakes (June to January) did him well. This was a big effort for him," Pletcher said.
After trailing the nine-horse field by open lengths heading into the backstretch, the son of War Pass leveled off under jockey Mike Smith and steadily made progress heading into the far turn, where he began to circle the field.
"I didn't realize I was going to be so far back. I even asked him a little bit coming out of the gate. I was a little concerned and I thought, 'They've got to be flying out there.' I started picking up horses about the 4 1/2-pole. Going past the five-eighths, he really started to level off and I felt very confident that he was going to run well. I didn't know if he would get by all of them, but at the quarter-pole I was pretty confident," Smith said.
Revolutionary loomed as a wide threat at the top of the stretch and kicked in with a determined bid to catch Prayer for Relief at the wire by a neck. Cat Burglar finished another 1 1/4 lengths back in third.
Revolutionary ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.99 as the 2-1 betting choice in the historic race on a card that included the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2), a race Pletcher also captured with Stopchargingmaria.
Assistant trainer Tammy Fox (Prayer for Relief, 2nd): "Coming into this race he trained super over this surface. I knew he was going to run a big race, which he did. Johnny (Velazquez) said that he really didn't want to pass the horse in front and then when he did, he was just as surprised when Revolutionary came up to him. He ran a great race. You can't take anything away from him."
Jockey John Velazquez (Prayer for Relief, 2nd): "I had a perfect trip. I was where I wanted to be. I was close. I got to the eighth pole and my horse did not want to pass the horse on the lead. He just hung in there and hung in there and finally put his head in front of the horse. He went to running, and then he went to pull up, and sure enough, the other horse nailed him because he wanted to wait for the other horse. He never saw him until the other horse passed him on the outside."
Trainer Bob Baffert (Cat Burglar, 3rd): "We got a great trip. I love the way Rosie had him in a great spot. It looks like he'll be able to run with these top handicap horses. I was trying to find out more about him today. They were going pretty fast and for him to keep on running at the end, I feel that he'll be better as we go along."
Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Cat Burglar, 3rd): "I had a pretty good trip on the inside. I just tried to find a way through at the quarter pole and had a ton of horse all the way. We ran really tight down the lane. My horse showed a lot of class and a lot of grit and I really love him. I'm excited to see where he goes next."
The on-track attendance was 34,736 with the 13-race program generating a handle of $11,346,688
"I am very happy with the day considering where we were this morning," Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas said. "At 5:30 it was raining sideways and you couldn't see. The card got pulled apart with six races coming off the turf creating a lot of scratches which made it difficult. But overall I am pleased. My team did a great job and worked hard under adverse conditions. The track was fast by the end of the day and we will be good to go on the turf tomorrow."
The Ultimate Girls Day Out festivities also included an infield concert with the Counting Crows, The Fray and Annie Bosko and a keynote address by Academy Award-nominated actress and author Mariel Hemingway at the inaugural Morgan Stanley Women in Business networking event & luncheon in the Preakness Village. Proceeds benefited the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Baltimore-based Suited To Succeed.
Revolutionary, who paid $6.40 to win, earned $180,000 for his fifth victory in 12 lifetime starts. Last year, the Kentucky-bred colt won the Withers (G3) and the Louisiana Derby (G2) before finishing third in the 2013 Kentucky Derby. He had not won a race since capturing an allowance test at Gulfstream Park to start 2014 and most recently finished second in the Oaklawn Handicap (G2).


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An insider's view of what is really happening in the Harris County Criminal Courts
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Judge Mike Anderson on Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt, March 8, 2012, Judge Mike Anderson from HCCLA on Vimeo.
47 comments:
Todd Dupont is a sexy beast.
- March 11, 2012 at 3:03 PM
"We are eager to show the public all the evidence in this case." - Patricia R. Lykos (2/1/12)
"The Harris County District Attorney's Office has long been eager to share what we know with the public. Now that the grand jury's proceedings have ended, we will be responding—vigorously.
In the days to come, our website—HarrisCountyDA.com—will feature a new section devoted to setting the record straight." (source: www.harriscountyda.com).
Ms. Lykos:
Good day to you, ma'am. We hope it is a great one. We just love this time of year. Spring is in the air - and with it, a fresh start. Speaking of Febreze...
Idea: Let's dust off those boxes of evidence and release them for all to see.
Excellent chat. Thanks for listening. Oh - don't ignore low-lights, you have the bone structure to pull it off.
- the public
- March 11, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Question not related to this but related to an article I read on khou regarding two cold cases being dismissed due to speedy trial act. Doesn't the speedy trial act give you the right to speedy trial once you are in custody? Last I heard murder doesn't have a statute of limitations so if you don't get caught until 30 years later shouldn't the victims family still receive justice. From what I read these cases were dismissed because the criminals were not caught swiftly enough. This seems like it is setting a precedent that if you get away with something long enough you can't be punished. I'm only familiar with what I read on khou and not specific facts of the cases. Just wanted people's takes on the judgments.
- March 12, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Authorities must have been looking for you and you must have been hiding to make is a prosecutable case years and years later. If you simply skipped bond, moved to another state, lived a normal life and the police never really pursued you, they can't re-invigorate the case 6-10-18 years later. Lykos was told that by a number of her chiefs...that this was a waste of resources and that the cold case folks should go after cases that are 2-5 years old instead, but those aren't nearly as sexy as the really old ones and wouldn't have garnered the media's attention, so she ignored the advice (as usual).
- March 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM
To 11:59 :
Good question. Once a case is indicted the statute of limitations is tolled (and as you noted, murder doesn't even have a stat of lim) but the law says after indictment, law enforcement (sherrif) must show due diligence in trying to find and arrest defendants or else the case is dismissed. Due diligence is defined by case law. Basically the prosecution must show there was some effort to find defendant every year or so or at least show his vital statistics were put in law enforcement data bases so if he arrested on some minor charge (traffic ticket) he would be noticed and arrested. Our sherrif apparently is lax in requiring his warrants dept to enter this information.
This is one reason the DA Office in the past did not assign employees specifically to arrest fugitives. It was tried in the '80's but discontinued when determined that DA personnel needed in areas of DA responsibility and didn't have luxury of assigning DA personnel to do Sherrif's job.
- March 12, 2012 at 1:26 PM
This is in answer to the question posed by anonymous 11:59 a.m. I assume that KHOU's purported "legal expert" was misquoted in the posting. Texas has not had a Speedy Trial Act (C.C.P. 32A.02) since 1987, it having been held unconstitutional on separation of powers [see Meshell v. State, 739 S.W.2d 246 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987]. The provisions of tha act were repealed and essentially replaced with the provisions of 17.151, TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC. dealing with bail. There is a 6th Amendment right to speedy trial as well as a due process right. I asssume that these cases were dismissed on that basis, namely the lack of diligence of the State in arresting and bringing to trial and the trial court then applying the four-prong Barker v. Wingo, 407U.S.514 (1972) analysis. Lack of diligence in arresting is a constitutional basis for a speedy trial dismissal. See Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 1992); Orland v. State, 254 S.W.3d 560 (Tex. App. - Fort Worth 2008, pet. ref'd). I suspect that many of these cold case prosecutions ballyhooed by Lykos are subject to dismissal for the same reason, that is lack of diligence in arresting once charges have been filed.
Calvin A. Hartmann
- March 12, 2012 at 2:01 PM
what about right to a speedy trial once arrested and indicted? How long does the state have to try you or can they hold you in jail without trying you? I saw an inmate in the HC jail who had waited 3 years charged with murdering 3 separate individuals, he just wanted his trial and had no idea what was happening on his case against him. This was on the news a couple of years ago and I've always wondered how long one must wait once charged.
- March 12, 2012 at 11:37 PM
RE: March 12, 2012 11:37 PM AKA: "I saw an inmate in the HC jail".
Just being factual and not argumentative. Question: "How do you know what think you know? Your tone seems to suggest a little defense bend. This is only relevant because more times than not it is the Complainant / victim families who are usually the ones pushing for a quick trial resolution – especially on such a serious charge as you mention.
I'll bet this was a Capital murder (based on the multiple death comment) Just FYI: From a defense standpoint there is an old saying around criminal courthouse circles: "A continuance in a criminal case is just as good as a not guilty until the real trial comes".
The State's case gets handed back and forth to different prosecutors; memories fade; officers retire; police lab problems surface - all to the advantage of the accused. Who all signed all those reset forms and how many were for trial or motions? How many actual trial dates were reset at the Defense request?
If, however, you do not know the difference between a NOT GUILTY verdict due to reasonable doubt and factual innocence this may not make any sense to you.
Nonetheless, if you ARE a defense family member or friend, a good lawyer knows to say NOTHING to you unless specifically allowed and waived by the client.
- March 13, 2012 at 9:58 AM
I see that Rusty Hardin has been appointed 'special prosecutor' in the Morton case out of Williamson County. Any news on the pro tem requested by the Rangers for Lykos?
- March 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Anon 11:05 I heard they are talking to Kelly Seigler and Mac Secrist. I can only imagine how those 2 would roast Patsy.
- March 13, 2012 at 3:37 PM
- March 13, 2012 at 4:52 PM
No need to shout Roger Trinkle. But maybe you shout because you know no one here is listening to you...and you'd be right.
- March 13, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Anon 11:05
I also heard that Jay Ethington, Dallas has been mentioned.
- March 13, 2012 at 8:47 PM
9:58....thanks for addressing my question, I think. Maybe I wasn't clear in my post. I didn't see an inmate myself, I saw a report on the local news in where an inmate charged with serial murder (three elderly women) and he asked the media to come speak to him, not regarding his case or whether he was guilty or innocent, but he wanted to draw the punlics attention to the fact he had sat in the jail for 3 years waiting or a trial.....my question was, and still is, isn't there a time frame in which a trial is required to be held on a case once an individual is charged. I'm not asking about any specific case, just in general. If someone committed a crime against me, I'd hope to get justice quickly, and if I were the inmate (especially if I were innocent), I would like to have my day in court and my opportunity to prove that. You sound condescending in your reply, I am sorry if I struck a nerve or offended you, I was just trying to learn something about our justice system.
- March 13, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Cold cases - why is the DA's Office now trying to do the Sheriff's job? Remember in the 80s when we tried this? Came up with the same results.
- March 14, 2012 at 11:16 AM
To 3-13-12 10;51:
Good ques. but the answer is not simple. I'll attempt but ask Hartmann to clean up my attempt. Speedy trial rights before arrest have been explained earlier in comments to this post. You are asking about speedy trial after arrest. Most of the Texas speedy trial statute was declared unconstitutional or neutered in some way several yesrs ago but I think some remains, however, all the state must do to avoid problem is show there was something reasonable causing the delay - i.e. crowded dockets etc. I think if it can be proven that prosecution is refusing to go to trial after several years and the defense is not complicit, there would be a constitutional cause of action to allow/require the judge to discontinue prosecution. The judge also has the discretion to announce the state ready and force them to trial which would result in an acquital if no evidence presented by state.
It is extremely rare that a defendant really wants a speedy trial and 99% of the time, the defense is requesting continuances for as long as they can come up with reasons.
The prosecution normally should be pushing to get the cases tried as quickly as possible since it usually provides a strategic advantage.
- March 14, 2012 at 12:41 PM
So the talk of the court house is that Jim Leitner turned in his notice. Other than the fact he is working for the devil and has been demeaned and has demeaned others in ways he probably never imagined (because he is working for the devil), why on earth would he resign now?!
- March 14, 2012 at 3:56 PM
"Isn't there a time frame in which a trial is required to be held on a case once an individual is charged?" The short answer to your question is "No". Once a case is filed in Harris County the subsequent setting and trial of that case is essentially controlled (frequently at times the whim) by one or more of four possible people: the trial judge, the court coordinator, the prosecutor, and the defense attorney. Each of these people have different motives in the setting and trial of the case. They can include its complexity, who the particular litigators are, the nature of the offense, the possible duration of trial, the time the charges have been pending, other litigation of the participants, and availability of witnesses and or evidence testing. Obviously the "no" answer thus has become complicated. That aside, if the defendant wants a speedy trial it is the obligation of his or her attorney to file a motion requesting same. As noted in a prior post there is a "oonstitutional" test for ascertaining whether a case should be dismissed for lack of a speedy trial, namely one looks at: the reason for the delay, length of the delay, assertion of the right, and prejudice to the accused resulting from the delay. The court balances these four in addressing speedy trial dismissal requests. I assume this answers your question.
Calvin A. Hartmann
- March 14, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Just wanted to say thank you to 12:41 and Mr. Hartmann. I guess its a complicated subject as is everything in our justice system. Very interesting.
- March 14, 2012 at 11:13 PM
March 13, 2012 11:05 AM
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Anon 11:05 I heard they are talking to Kelly Seigler and Mac Secrist. I can only imagine how those 2 would roast Patsy.
March 13, 2012 3:37 PM
- March 15, 2012 at 2:33 AM
Dear Mr. Trinkle,
If the little light is lit up on the top largest key positioned to your left as you type, titled "caps lock",just tap it once for the last plane to Jonestown Guiana. I hear the punch is great thero
- March 15, 2012 at 2:43 AM
- March 15, 2012 at 2:50 AM
TO: You sound condescending in your reply, I am sorry if I struck a nerve or offended you, I was just trying to learn something about our justice system.
March 13, 2012 10:51 PM
No offense taken. I think the word that might more aptly apply to your response is coy.
Maybe this case is too close to home for you to be objective? I mean seriously, how many "bleed it leads" stories are in the paper every day and you just happened to care about this one where your sympathies - again are defense leaning. Did you or your relative ever get their trial? Leave your phone number and I'll give you non-defensive (psychologically speaking of course) legal advice for a fee.
- March 15, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Anon 2:33 AM a/k/a sister of class envy:
It's almost 3 in morning and you can't sleep so you decide to play the victim and shout at your computer. OMG!
Do Kelly and Mac intimidate you that much? Really?
Neither you nor I know whether either of these great trial lawyers ever considered looking into all the bullshit but what we both know is that Kelly and/or Mac would do an outstanding job.
So continue feeling sorry for yourself and dwell in your angry little corner knowing that you will never measure up to greatness yourself.
- March 15, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Dear 8:16 AM. My comments have nothing to do with trial ability or envy. WTF? Obviously Mac & Kelly are (A+++++) trial lawyers. I know them both very well.
Here's the rub: Aside from just rumor has it type assumptions, think about what you are truly saying regarding Kelly. MY post was directed more at Kelly than Mack, but when you linked them together - THAT - is what truly made me think you are politically and common sense deprived, or just really a good customer for a carnival game row: "step right up".
Ok here, let me spell it out for you: 10 Mac alone or with anyone else fine - good choice and very plausible. But after the Judge Susan Brown rush to formation of that prosecution team (that should have been more detached politically than the two very competent lawyers chosen) do you honest believe any idle gossip Judge Belinda Hill would appoint Lykos' for chief runoff political opponent as Special prosecutor? Really - ?
Whomever is chosen, no doubt Judge Hill will be choosing (Yes possibly Mac) and or someone else with or alone who is very politically removed from the 2008 election fiasco.
- March 15, 2012 at 9:36 AM
"Dear 8:16 AM. My comments have nothing to do with trial ability or envy. WTF? Obviously Mac & Kelly are (A+++++) trial lawyers. I know them both very well."
--anon 9:36
Your clarification is appreciated.
I agree that the appearance of conflict precludes having Kelly appointed as a Special Prosecutor in this circumstance.
My issue was with the lack of specificity in your earlier comment and the general lack of appreciation most commenters have for the great sacrifice Kelly made for the office.
Mike won't have to fight the Rosenthal factor or multiple candidates forcing a blue haired run-off like Kelly did yet if Mike does not succeed I suspect you people won't appreciate his effort either.
As a good friend once told me, the HCADA motto ought to be, "never expect gratitude and you won't be disappointed".
- March 15, 2012 at 3:20 PM
For god's sake Murray please get back from spring break and post something to shut these morons up.
- March 15, 2012 at 6:22 PM
Judge Belinda Hill has appointed Eric Nichols as Special Prosecutor in the case being investigated by Texas Rangers.
- March 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM
For all you "type A's out there going through (M.S.A. or Murray Seperation Anxiety) Until Murray gets back...
Get into "the lift" -(Insert Elevator Music Here) - Go find a large building, ride it to the top but don't get out. Push the Lobby button and then do it all over again.
Relax, enjow, and listen to the MUZAK. And now for your educational pleasure Murray's voice interrupts the music and reads the following to help you "come down" from his writing absense:
"Elevator music refers to instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for playing in shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), cruise ships, airports , doctors' and dentists' offices, and elevators. The term is also frequently applied as a generic term for any form of easy listening, smooth jazz, or middle of the road music, or to the type of recordings commonly heard on "beautiful music" radio stations.
The Muzak Holdings Corporation is a major supplier of business background music, and was the best known such supplier for years. Since 1997 Muzak has used original artists for its music source.
Elevator music is typically set to a very simple melody, so that it can be unobtrusively looped back to the beginning. In a mall or shopping center, elevator music of a specific type has been found to have a psychological effect: slower, more relaxed music tends to make people slow down and browse longer.[citation needed] Elevator music may also be preferred over broadcast radio stations due to the lack of lyrics and commercial interruptions.
Now get back to work!
- March 16, 2012 at 3:26 AM
Who is Eric Nichols?
- March 16, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Mr. Nichols appears to have the bonfides:
Eric J.R. Nichols - Partner
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Eric Nichols rejoined Beck, Redden & Secrest in February 2011, and has resumed his private practice in the areas of civil and criminal litigation. His practice centers in part on representing companies and individuals in business and commercial disputes, including during pre-litigation counseling, the prosecution and defense of civil cases filed in court, the defense of civil claims pursued by government agencies, and trials in courts and arbitrations. He also focuses his practice on representing companies and individuals during white-collar criminal investigations and proceedings, in both the federal and state criminal justice systems.
Eric represents clients who work or operate in various industries, including energy, financial services, high tech, and manufacturing. He also represents clients who work or operate in various professions, including accounting, engineering, and law.
Eric rejoined Beck, Redden & Secrest in 2011 after serving for four years as Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice for the Office of the Texas Attorney General. While overseeing the Attorney General's Criminal Justice Divisions, which include over 500 prosecutors, peace officers, and other criminal justice professionals, he remained actively engaged in trial and appellate practice. For example, Eric has in recent months completed seven cases as lead prosecutor for the State of Texas, including five jury trials, in which men have been convicted of sexual assault of children at the YFZ Ranch in Schleicher County.
He is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Eric has been selected by his peers, as published in Texas Monthly and Law & Politics, as a "Texas Super Lawyer," from the time the annual survey began in 2003 through 2009. He has been included in annual rosters for the national publication The Best Lawyers in America. He was profiled in 2001 by the Texas Lawyer as one of "40 Under 40" judges, lawyers, and law professors "across the state whose accomplishments distinguish them among their peers." His work on behalf of clients in private practice has been profiled in the National Law Journal, among other publications.
Eric previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he prosecuted white-collar federal criminal matters, including fraud cases relating to health care, banking, investments, customs enforcement, bankruptcy, tax matters, and government procurement.
Eric obtained a J.D. Degree with honors in 1989 from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Law Review. He holds a B.A. degree, with distinction, from the University of Virginia.
Following his graduation from law school, Eric served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable David Hittner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
He has has authored several publications on trial practice and procedure for legal journals and law reviews, and actively writes and lectures for various continuing legal education programs throughout the United States.
- March 16, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Nichols is a former AUSA and also worked in the Criminal Division of the Texas AG's office. Great, smart lawyer. He worked at Beck Redden before he went to the AG's office. He's back in private practice but I don't remember where he went.
- March 16, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Attention all Judges having the authority to appoint "Special / Pro-Tem" (whatever name one wants to refer to) - THIS is the exact type qualified lawyer to look for in pursuing a criminal investigation of one of the top 5% D.A.'s Offices in size in the U.S.A.
- March 16, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Is this Nichols the same guy representing Judge Ken Anderson in the Williamson County court of inquiry?
- March 16, 2012 at 9:53 PM
To Mark W. Stephens
Thanks for the info on the Special Prosecutor appointment by Judge Hill.
And congrats on your story! You've been all over the news. CBS, Inside Edition, Nightline. Did I miss any?? lol Good Job Mr. Stephens!
- March 17, 2012 at 3:38 AM
Yes, Nichols is representing Anderson in the Court of Inquiry in Wilco. Changing hats so fast will be difficult.
- March 17, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Anon 2:07, I am so glad you mentioned the HCDAO is one of the top 5% DA offices in size, because where it used to be one of the top DA offices in prestige, it has lost that position with the election of Lykos and the appointment of the "leadership team".
- March 17, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Maybe Nichols can learn a few things from Rusty Hardin as to how to cook goose. Hope he's not a sell out.
- March 17, 2012 at 10:58 PM
You guys might also be interested to know that it was Eric Nichols who was the supervisor in charge of the SEVEN different assistant AG's who handled the Anthony Graves case. Would be interesting to see how he reconciles his explanation for pulling his people from the Graves case "because Graves wouldn't take a life sentence and we didn't think it was an appropriate death case anymore" alongwith the decision to try and convict Graves with "new" dog scent evidence and to never venture an obvious opinion that Graves was in fact innocent. Ask Anthony Graves and his attorneys about how much "fortitude" or gumption Eric Nichols has.......and ask them about the fact that even one of Nichols most trusted investigators told him Graves was innocent and still he did nothing. Except withdraw from the case. Sound like courage or politics, as usual?
- March 18, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Word is getting out.
- March 18, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Excuse me. A question..... What about THE VICTIM????? It DOES NOT MATTER how many years have passed, but trust me, THE FAMILY IS COUNTING..... The family must be enraged by the comment "This is a waste of Time" Shame on those who made this statement and shame on those who listened!
The wrath of Justice will be served when a lawmaker feels the sting of a rigid system
There is something to be said about the ladder of life and success......It is that we should ALL be consciencous of who we kick on our way up, because there is no doubt we will surely pass them on our way back down!
- March 19, 2012 at 1:39 AM
Word at 12:30,
Not a good idea to cite the political groopie "Ali4newt".
This kid who supports your boy Mike Anderson writes quite an odd piece. First she is mad and blames Judge Lykos for not helping an autistic Alief kid who she feels did not get an appropriate special needs public education based on racism. Although the DAs office was involved since 2007(2 years before Judge Lykos was sworn in as the elected DA)and neither Rosenthal nor Judge Lykos did anything for this special needs kid it is all Judge Lykos' fault. Second since Judge Lykos is being investigated by the Texas Rangers and FBI Judge Lykos must be guilty. Third unlike Big Jolly who interviewed both Judge Lykos and Mike Anderson she never met or talked with Mike Anderson. She instead believes hearsay, rumor and innuendo are sufficient to draw the conclusion that "he (Mike Anderson)had her from hello". OMG what an incredible childish source to highlight.
- March 19, 2012 at 8:11 AM
Former Williamson County district attorney Ken Anderson will face a court of inquiry to examine allegations that he violated state law by withholding evidence that could have spared Michael Morton from a wrongful conviction and almost 25 years in prison, a district judge ruled on 2/10/2012.
Anderson's lawyer ERIC NICHOLS said "the incident showed that Morton's lawyers (RUSTY HARDIN et al) had indulged in baseless accusations that besmirched Anderson's name and reputation."
Anon 11:52,
Eric Nichols has more in common with Eric Holder than Kelly Siegler.
Anon 10:58,
Don't expect Eric Nichols to be anything like Rusty Hardin.
And all you ADAs holding out hope that Eric Nichols is a stand up guy for justice---simply put, I'm afraid he'll never be of the same caliber as Kelly and Rusty and I hope the voters don't now confuse Ken Anderson with Mike Anderson.
- March 19, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Yes, sadly, Nichols looks like a sell out and a cover up artist. I hope I get to apologize after he indicts Lykos.
- March 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Hope Springs Eternal @ Anon 6:00:
AND I hope to win the Powerball Lottery, get a 5 yr $100MM K to play pro ball, get inducted into the Rock & Role Hall of Fame, fly to the moon and be the sole escort for the models of Victoria Secret's world tour.
- March 20, 2012 at 7:52 AM
What's with the recent 2 hour time differential on comment post times lately? This started on Grits' blog also.
- March 20, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Murray Newman said...
Anon 8:48,
I have no idea. The blog does that every once in a while. I think Grits uses Blogger.com as well.
- March 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM


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There are 226 calories in 1 serving of Pad Beef Basil.
Calorie split: 25% fat, 27% carbs, 48% protein.
Arugula Skirt Steak Salad
A salad of arugula steak and red onion.
Per serve - Energy: 468kcal | Carb: 12.36g | Prot: 30.44g | Fat: 32.64g
Lean Meatloaf
Use lean 93/7 hamburger mince.
Per serve - Energy: 206kcal | Carb: 14.14g | Prot: 19.67g | Fat: 7.72g
Cheeseburger Casserole III
Casserole that uses meat, bacon, eggs, heavy cream and of course cheese.
Per serve - Energy: 816kcal | Carb: 7.33g | Prot: 43.93g | Fat: 68.33g
Taco Tuesday
Having a preschooler means taco Tuesdays are in demand.
Per serve - Energy: 688kcal | Carb: 73.53g | Prot: 32.42g | Fat: 31.34g
Paleo Crockpot Chili
Simple one pot chili.
Per serve - Energy: 243kcal | Carb: 22.15g | Prot: 14.64g | Fat: 11.05g
Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Low carb/keto meal using spaghetti squash.
Per serve - Energy: 504kcal | Carb: 13.15g | Prot: 33.20g | Fat: 34.33g


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I am looking for an experienced Rhinoscript or Python script person to write a poly-lofting tool for Rhino. I will need a few other tools as well but the poly-loft tool is most important. I am a professional user of Rhino and this will be a paid project.
In order that we may consider properly you for this task, please be able to provide a list of other scripts you have written for Rhino. Experience with polygon based tools/scripts preferred.
If interested, please contact me through the Rhino community site or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — An Emmitsburg woman is using Facebook to expose cyberbullying by a Pennsylvania man who used the social media website to ridicule her 5-year-old daughter.
Sherry Myers said Thursday that she started the "Justice for Jayden" page after an East Berlin, Pa., firefighter posted pictures of her daughter that he shot in the waiting room of a doctor's office in nearby Gettysburg, Pa., on Saturday.
Firefighter Dave Fritz also wrote messages ridiculing the girl's shoes and questioning her gender.
Fritz took down the pictures and apologized to Myers after she contacted him later that day. He says his actions were in bad taste.
Myers says she was stunned at such behavior by an authority figure that she teaches her children to respect.
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If the god of the bible existed
Could I really perceive Him as true?
When I see all His qualities listed
Is that something that mortals can do?
Can I tell that a god is omniscient
As opposed to just smarter than me?
Could He just be some guy who's efficient
And can google or wiki to see?
Can I know He's omnipotent, truly?
And not merely a really strong guy?
Do I think him immortal unduly,
If He's still hanging 'round when I die?
All His qualities pass comprehension
They exceed what a man may perceive
Yet the truth, that I hardly need mention,
Is that billions and billions believe.
In some of yesterday's arguing, it became quite clear that there are different standards for knowing stuff for science and religion. It's amusing, really, that things we can observe and agree upon, we admit we have uncertainty about, and express our observations in terms of probability levels. But for one particular construct, the characteristics of which are beyond our ability to measure, there is no uncertainty at all. It is known as a fact that god exists, and has particular characteristics. It might be a bit annoying that these certain known facts, these universal constants, vary from believer to believer… but at least they know them to be true.


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Bonn, April 7, 2016 - The Paris Climate Change Agreement opens for signature on 22 April 2016 during a high-level ceremony convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, marking an important international push on the way to the agreement's timely entry into force.
Over 130 countries have confirmed to United Nations headquarters that they will attend the signing ceremony, including some 60 world leaders, amongst them President Francois Hollande of France.
One wonders why the greenies are not voicing a strong protest against this high carbon footprint tourism paid for by ordinary taxpayers in "over 130 countries"? ...


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Stothert sends 2014 budget plan to City Council
Mayor Jean Stothert presented her proposed fiscal year 2014 budget to the city council Tuesday.
Stothert's plan calls for just under $793 million in total appropriations, about $341 million of which would come out of the general fund.
Among the departmental specifics:
- A 2.37% budget increase for the police department; the mayor's plan calls for a new radio system for OPD next year, but also would delay a recruit class by several months.
- A nearly 10% increase for the fire department; the mayor originally had called for OFD to hit an $83 million target as OFD administrators requested $96 million; she later compromised with a $90.6 million target and is still discussing specifics with administrators and the union as to how the department will reach that -- but says she'd insert a plan to lay off probationary firefighters, idle trucks, and remove several assistant chiefs if the two sides can't come to an agreement on a different path.
- A 12.6% bump for the library budget; there are no closures or hour reductions under the mayor's plan.
- The convention and visitor's bureau's general fund budget would decrease 20% -- but that department already has an existing surplus of $2.2 million to fall back on.
- The mayor's office budget would fall just over 11% ( 11.08% )
Among other budgetary highlights:
- A bump in expected restaurant tax revenues -- up 8% to a forecasted $27.7 million next year.
- A jump in the predicted LB 775 sales tax refunds the city would have to pay out -- to an estimated $12 million.
The city says with the elimination of extraordinary items, including the Tobacco Tax agreement, general fund expenditures would increase 3.3% from this year's totals.
At an earlier media briefing, the mayor and city finance officials said health care costs are among the largest areas of growth in the budget. Total health care costs included in the mayor's FY14 proposal are about $59.5 million -- as opposed to about $54 million budgeted for FY13. The mayor has said she will work to get all city employees onto one health care plan in order to save money.
Stothert said she and her department heads have put forth a lot of effort on getting the budget proposal together.
"Over the past several weeks since I've been in this office, we have been working pretty much full-time on this budget," Stothert said Tuesday. "I have been working very closely with the City Council," she said.
Stothert said she's met with each council member multiple times on the budget to get their input.
Stay with KETV.com for the latest on this story.


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Gambler Made $100,000 Betting The Rams Would Score Only Three Points
By Bill Galluccio
February 6, 2019
The Los Angeles Rams' failure to score a touchdown in Super Bowl LIII earned one Las Vegas gambler a massive payday. The gambler placed a $250 bet that the second-best offensive team in the NFL would only manage a single field goal against the New England Patriots. The wager had 400-1 odds and when the game ended, the gambler walked away with $100,000. The bettor was likely holding his breath as the Rams attempted a 48-yard field goal with just eight seconds left. Greg Zuerlein pulled the ball wide left, securing the New England Patriot's sixth Super Bowl championship, and a nice payout for the man who placed the bet.
Sunday's game was the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history with the New England Patriots winning the defensive battle 13-3. The first and only touchdown of the game came late in the 4th quarter.
The lucky gambler wasn't the only person to win big betting on the Super Bowl. Three other people correctly bet that the final score would be 13-3. That bet had 500-1 odds, but it is unclear how much money those people wagered or how much they ended up winning.
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The lyrics can be found here. You can listen to the song below:
"DLZ" ('Deals') by TV on the Radio is a song that deals with "evil" and how it spreads. The first half of the song describes how a loathsome protagonist rises in power; the second focuses on his impact. Right away, the song hits you with a massive scale of sound, a crooning arriving from the highest dimensions of the cosmic sphere – the song is profound long before learning what's being sung. This elaborates the scale of the protagonist's misdeeds, as if to suggest this is a dictator, high-end arms dealer or Walter White from Breaking Bad. When the song closes, all that's left is a quiet chanting: "This is beginning to feel like the dawn of a loser forever". While every human is mortal, one's impact lives on longer than their life – good and bad. If we take up "loser" characteristics, they may be passed on, forever.
Indirect metaphor is painted over "DLZ"'s lyrics like a coating. Taken as a whole, however, all these symbols paint but one color – an angry crimson. Furthermore, the paint is being thrown in frustration against the canvas, as if the painter has been remaking the same painting over and over, growing weary in the process. Indeed, the first line of the song, "Congratulations on the mess you made of things," is sung with condescension and jest, summing up the song's tone in half a sentence.
"To reconstruct the air" is impossible and the protagonist fails in his attempted reconstruction (making a "mess of things"). Oxidation is a process in which electrons are lost – this may seem out of place until making the connection that the song is describing the loss of the soul in three sentences. For going against what's natural ("reconstructing the air"), you've dug yourself into a hole from which you cannot escape (the "mess you've made" / "compromise you owe") and now you've lost your soul (the soul representing the electrons lost in oxidation). Ironically, it's beginning to feel like the dog (the loathsome protagonist) wants a bone (is starting to feel guilty / wants a break).
If the first verse provided exposition into how the protagonist turns evil, the second describes why he remains evil. He "forces his fire" then "falsifies his deeds" – his malicious wishes are subjected to the world and when it's time to answer consequence, he covers up ever being involved in the first place. The song implies not only does the protagonist avoid accusation; he becomes rich off of his misdeeds.
Unfortunately, no amount of fortune could ever fill the vacuous void of his soul; regardless, the protagonist still tries to satisfy this emptiness with further wealth and power. This is the beginning of the end, the point of no return – when evil becomes impossible to sustain with a sane mind ("This is beginning to feel like the dog's lost her lead"). Again, the song is implying the protagonist has found great success, perhaps even admired by many, but has lost the spark (oxidation/soul) which made him admirable in the first place.
It is now when Tunde cries out "This is beginning to feel like the long-winded blues of the never" – this is beginning to feel like there is no going back. There is no hope, escape or plan-B. The protagonist is so consumed by greed that he's essentially dying ("curling up slowly") and now looks to bring the rest of the world down with him ("finding a throat to choke"). He descends down this self-made spiral so fast and with such reckless abandon, it could be compared to a train running itself off the tracks ("barely controlled locomotive").
At this point, the only thing in his future is downfall – with a tunnel-vision, he ignores all outside perspective and hope ("consuming the picture"). Again, the song references the protagonist's desire ("static explosion") to pass along his disease to whomsoever gets in his way ("devoted to crushing the broken") so that they too will suffer in the same hell ("shoving their souls to ghost").
What's the result? Eternal admiration; his likeness objectified into stone ("eternalized; objectified"). His "sights" were set powerfully upon the top and the song has revealed the extent of his success. However, this is where he begins to face criticism, as Tunde once again observes, "This is beginning to feel like the bolt's busted loose from the lever" – he's gone mad with power. Unhinged, derailed, insane – the public is catching on.
The narrator now enters the song as a second character, the antagonist in this case, and asserts how impossible it would be to ever fall victim to the protagonist's evil nature ("Never you mind, death professor! / Your structure's fine; my dust is better!"). This insult about "dust" seems to say "Regardless how massive or complex these structures are ("eternalized; objectified"), there's more substance to be found in the dust from my footprint, however small it's impact may be." Additionally, in the same stanza is a jab toward those who are "weak" enough ("your victims") to be swayed by the promise of power, to the point where they give everything to reach it ("fly so high") only to realize that at the lowest pit of hell, there's nothing to do but drag others down with you ("all to catch a bird's eye-view of who's next").
Swept away in hatred for the protagonist, the narrator continues preaching upon his soapbox. "Love is life! My love is better!" Tunde declares. It's emancipation from any remaining connection the narrator has to this narrative of evil. He theorizes if more people weren't "confused with who's next", our "eyes could be the diamonds" – our transcendent focus would astound all, the same way a diamond's shine would catch anyone's attention.
He elaborates — "Your shocks are fine – my struts are better" – while power's hypnotism is profound, the ability for the narrator to cast it aside allows him to rant ("strut") with superior ease. Still, there's another reference to how many are swayed by twisted promises ("Your fiction flies so high") and how these people are past the point of self-correction, for they are tumbling down the spiral ("Y'all could use a doctor / who's sick? / who's next?")
Pen-ultimately, the narrator sings how his love is electric, crystalizing into the psyches of everyone whom experiences it. Thus, the impact will last longer than any statue or monument. Promising how "all could be the diamond fused with–" the narrator interrupts himself: "—who's next?" Does he question who is next to rise, or fall? The song ends soon after.
Though filled with abstract metaphor, the song's overall tone is quite simple to grasp. From here, you can translate this general narrative into something much more specific. It is easy to fixate on the song's phonetic title, "Deals", as if to say this is a song about the power structure in our society and how TV on the Radio have an antidote – musical expression ("electrified – my love is better!"). However, the song is as applicable to trust issues in a relationship as it is to a critique on organized religion. Regardless what you choose to read into and what you choose to exclude, the ending of the song is very much about liberation and the mentality one develops when freed. What you are being liberated from, is up to you as a listener to decide.


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Unofficial Opinion 94-1
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
When a superior court transfers the question of custody determination to a juvenile court pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b), the juvenile court may make a temporary custody determination pending the outcome of the divorce action; only if the divorce is entered can it then make a permanent custody determination.
This is in response to your request for my opinion as to whether a juvenile court is required to make a determination of permanent child custody when the question is transferred from a superior court in a pending divorce action.
The authority of a superior court to make custody determinations flows from O.C.G.A. § 19-9-1(a) which provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
In all cases in which a divorce is granted, the party not in default shall be entitled to the custody of the minor children of the marriage. However, in all cases in which a divorce is granted, an application for divorce is pending, or a change in custody of a minor child is sought, the court, . . . after hearing
both parties, may make a different disposition of the children, placing them, if necessary, in possession of guardians appointed by the judge of the probate court.
When construing the legislative history of this statute and its predecessor (former Ga. Code Ann. § 30-127), the Georgia Court of Appeals has concluded that "the legislature intended only to provide authority for the issuance of temporary and not permanent custody orders in those circumstances where 'an application for divorce is pending.'" Rowe v. Rowe, 195 Ga. App. 493, 495 (1990) (emphasis in original).
Where child custody is the subject of controversy, except in those cases "where the law gives the superior courts exclusive jurisdiction, . . . the juvenile court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to hear and determine the issue of custody and support when the issue is transferred by proper order of the superior court." O.C.G.A. § 15-11-5(c). Although superior courts are vested with exclusive jurisdiction "in divorce cases" by the Georgia Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. IV, Para. I, the Georgia Supreme Court has held that this "does not include the determination of custody of minor children." In the Matter of J.S.S., 175 Ga. App. 361, 363 (1985), quoting Wilbanks v. Wilbanks, 220 Ga. 665, 666 (1965).
In order to "provide specific authorization for the transfer of questions concerning custody and support to the juvenile court in those cases over which the superior court otherwise would exercise exclusive jurisdiction," In the Interest of D.N.M., 193 Ga. App. 812, 813 (1989), the legislature enacted O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b), which provides as follows:
Courts of record, in handling divorce, alimony, or habeas corpus cases involving the custody of a child or children, may transfer the question of the determination of custody and support to the juvenile court for investigation and a report back to the superior court or for investigation and determination. If the referral is for investigation and determination, then the juvenile court shall proceed to handle the matter in the same manner as though the action originated under this article, in compliance with the order of the superior court. At any time prior to the determination of such question, the juvenile court may transfer the jurisdiction of the question back to the referring superior court.
When deciding what custody issues may be transferred by the superior court and decided by the juvenile court, it is necessary to read, and harmonize if possible, statutes such as O.C.G.A. §§ 15-11-6(b) and 19-9-1 in para materia. Bennett v. Wood, 188 Ga. App. 630, 631 (1988). Thus, although the superior court clearly can transfer to the juvenile court the issue of child custody determination, the type of determination to be made depends upon the stage of the divorce proceedings in the superior court. If the divorce action is still pending, the superior court can only transfer that quantum of custody determination which it itself could make, i.e., temporary custody. Once the divorce is finalized, however, the superior court could either make a permanent custody determination itself or refer it to the juvenile court for determination. "If the referral is for investigation and determination, then the juvenile court shall proceed to handle the matter in the same manner as though the action originated under [the Juvenile Court Code], in compliance with the order of the superior court." O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b). "That means the juvenile code substantive and procedural rules . . . must be followed." Hancock, supra, at 293.
In response to that aspect of your question which focuses on whether the juvenile court is "required" to accept custody determination transfers as described above, you will note that O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b) specifically states that "[a]t any time prior to the determination of such question, the juvenile court may transfer the jurisdiction of the question back to the referring superior court." Obviously, the plain meaning of that statute is that the juvenile court can exercise its discretion and transfer the matter back to the superior court, if need be. However, I would point out that the Georgia Supreme Court, in broadly interpreting provisions of the same statute, has emphasized that "[o]ur concern is that no shackles be placed on the power of a superior court to protect the welfare of children caught up in litigation before the court." Hancock, supra, at 293. The juvenile courts of this state have exclusive original jurisdiction over children who are alleged to be delinquent, unruly, deprived or in need of mental health treatment, O.C.G.A. § 15-11-5(a), and, as a consequence, have developed some expertise in dealing with child custody and other juvenile matters. Therefore, I would think that the juvenile court should accept and determine such custody transfers in conformance with the superior court order to the extent possible under the law, before exercising its judicial discretion to transfer the matter back. In the particular case you brought to my attention, the juvenile court first could have made a temporary custody determination pending the outcome of the divorce action, and then, when the divorce was entered, could have made the final, permanent custody determination.
In conclusion, it is my unofficial opinion that when a superior court transfers the question of custody determination to a juvenile court pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b), the juvenile court may make a temporary custody determination pending the outcome of the divorce action; only if the divorce is entered can it then make a permanent custody determination.
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Senior Assistant Attorney General
The term "divorce cases" has been broadly interpreted to include contempt proceedings brought to enforce the provisions of a divorce decree. Hancock v. Coley, 258 Ga. 291, 293 (1988).
"Custody and support" have also been given a broad interpretation so that they include termination of parental rights, Hancock, supra, at 293 and visitation, In the Interest of D.N.M., supra, at 813.
"The provisions of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6(b) are permissive only. The superior court is not mandated to issue such a transfer order and the refusal to do so is not reversible error." In the Matter of J.S.S., supra, at 365 n.2.