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J2EE-based applications have become very successful in the enterprise market, despite the notorious complexity of both the J2EE platform (the application server) and its proposed programming model (Enterprise JavaBeans, or EJB). Thanks to modern notions like inversion-of-control (IoC) and aspect-oriented programming (AOP) represented in lightweight containers like the Spring framework, the programming model for J2EE can be made a lot simpler and more elegant. Nevertheless, even with these tools, the application server still remains an important source of complexity and cost. This article proposes a further simplification of J2EE, by showing a way to eliminate the overhead of the runtime platform: the application server. In particular, this article shows that many applications no longer need an application server to run. As a result, J2EE applications become:
The unnecessary complexity of J2EE has been a show-stopper for many projects and teams. Today, this complexity can often be avoided by the approach outlined in this article. In addition, it is possible to preserve or even improve the typical services like transactions and security. J2EE programming has never been more fun!
To illustrate our point, we will develop and install a complete sample application: a message-driven banking system. We will do this without the need for EJBs or an application server, while preserving the same transactional guarantees and with (thanks to Spring) an improved programming model based on "plain old Java objects" (POJOs). In a later section, we will generalize from message-driven architectures to others, like web-based ones. Figure 1 shows the architecture of our demo application.
Figure 1. Architecture of the message-driven bank
In our scenario, we will process incoming bank orders from a Java Message Service (JMS) queue. The processing of an order involves updating the account database via Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). In order to avoid message loss or duplicates, we will use the Java Transaction API (JTA) and JTA/XA transactions to coordinate the updates: consuming a message and updating the database will happen in one atomic transaction. See the Resources section for more information on why we need JTA/XA.
The application will consist of two simple Java classes:
Bank (a data access object or DAO) and
MessageDrivenBank. This is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Classes for the message-driven bank
Bank is a data access object that encapsulates the database access. The
MessageDrivenBank is a message-driven façade and delegates to the DAO. Unlike with the classical J2EE approach, there are no EJB classes involved.
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The source code for
Bank is relatively straightforward JDBC, as shown below. I should point out that cleaning up resources and exception handling have been kept to a minimum for reasons of clarity.
package jdbc;
import javax.sql.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class Bank
private DataSource dataSource;
public Bank() {}
public void setDataSource ( DataSource dataSource )
this.dataSource = dataSource;
private DataSource getDataSource()
return this.dataSource;
private Connection getConnection()
throws SQLException
Connection ret = null;
if ( getDataSource() != null ) {
ret = getDataSource().
return ret;
private void closeConnection ( Connection c )
throws SQLException
if ( c != null ) c.close();
public void checkTables()
throws SQLException
Connection conn = null;
try {
conn = getConnection();
Statement s = conn.createStatement();
try {
s.executeQuery (
"select * from Accounts" );
catch ( SQLException ex ) {
//table not there => create it
s.executeUpdate (
"create table Accounts ( " +
"account VARCHAR ( 20 ), " +
"owner VARCHAR(300), " +
"balance DECIMAL (19,0) )" );
for ( int i = 0; i < 100 ; i++ ){
s.executeUpdate (
"insert into Accounts values ( " +
"'account"+i +"' , 'owner"+i +"', 10000 )"
finally {
closeConnection ( conn );
//That concludes setup
//Business methods are below
public long getBalance ( int account )
throws SQLException
long res = -1;
Connection conn = null;
try {
conn = getConnection();
Statement s = conn.createStatement();
String query =
"select balance from Accounts where account='"+
"account" + account +"'";
ResultSet rs = s.executeQuery ( query );
if ( rs == null || !rs.next() )
throw new SQLException (
"Account not found: " + account );
res = rs.getLong ( 1 );
finally {
closeConnection ( conn );
return res;
public void withdraw ( int account , int amount )
throws Exception
Connection conn = null;
try {
conn = getConnection();
Statement s = conn.createStatement();
String sql =
"update Accounts set balance = balance - "+
amount + " where account ='account"+
s.executeUpdate ( sql );
finally {
closeConnection ( conn );
Note that there are no dependencies on EJB, or anything else application-server-specific. Indeed, this is pure Java code that can run in any Java Standard Edition (J2SE) environment.
You should also note that we use the generic
DataSource interface from JDBC. This means that our class is independent of the actual JDBC vendor class. You might be wondering how this is tied to your particular database management system (DBMS) vendor's JDBC implementation. This is what the Spring framework does. The technique is called dependency injection: the datasource object is supplied by Spring when it calls the
setDataSource method during the startup phase of our application. More information on Spring follows in the next sections. If we were using an application server, then we would have to resort to Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) lookups instead.
Instead of accessing JDBC directly, we could also use Hibernate or a Java Data Objects (JDO) tool to do the persistence for us. Again, this would be free of any EJB-related code.
We will use the Spring framework to configure our application. Spring is not strictly necessary, but the advantage of using it is that we will be able to declaratively add services like transactions and security to our Java objects. This is similar to what the application server allows for EJB, only in our case it is going to be a lot easier. Spring also allows us to decouple our classes from the actual JDBC driver implementation: it is the Spring utility that will configure the driver (based on our XML configuration data) and supply it to the
BankDAO object (the dependency injection principle). This keeps our Java code clean and focused. The Spring configuration file for this step is shown next.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN"
<bean id="datasource"
<property name="user">
<property name="url">
<property name="driverClassName">
<property name="poolSize">
<property name="connectionTimeout">
<bean id="bank" class="jdbc.Bank">
<property name="dataSource">
<ref bean="datasource"/>
This XML file contains the configuration settings for two objects: the
DataSource needed to access the database and the
Bank object that uses this datasource. The following are some fundamental tasks taken care of by Spring:
id attribute in XML) so we can refer to them later. The id also allows our application to retrieve the configured objects it needs.
setXXX method in the referred class.
Note that in anticipation of our next step, we have chosen to configure a JTA-enabled datasource (supplied by Atomikos Transactions, the enterprise-capable and J2SE-compatible JTA product we will use for our application). For simplicity of the demo, the underlying DBMS is HypersonicSQLDB, which does not require any special installation steps--it runs from within its .jar file just like the JTA and Spring. However, for increased reliability, it is strongly recommended that you use an XA-capable DBMS and JDBC drivers. Without XA, your application will not be recoverable after a crash or restart. Check out the Resources section for a link to more information on transactions and XA, and in which cases you need them. As a practical exercise, you could try to switch HypersonicSQLDB to FirstSQL, an easy-to-install, XA-compliant DBMS. Alternatively, any other enterprise-ready and XA-capable DBMS will do as well.
Let's test our code, then. (Extreme programmers would write the tests first, but for the sake of clarity, we delayed this step until now.) A simple unit test can be found below. This test can be run from within your standard IDE; no application server is involved. The unit test is designed as a mini-application on its own: it uses Spring to retrieve a configured
Bank object to test (this is done in the
setUp method). Note that the test uses explicit transaction demarcation: a transaction is started before each test and rollback is forced at the end of each test. This is a handy way to minimize the effects of testing on the database data.
package jdbc;
import com.atomikos.icatch.jta.UserTransactionImp;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory;
public class BankTest extends TestCase
private UserTransactionImp utx;
private Bank bank;
public BankTest ( String name )
super ( name );
utx = new UserTransactionImp();
protected void setUp()
throws Exception
//start a new transaction
//so we can rollback the
//effects of each test
//in teardown!
//open bean XML file
InputStream is =
new FileInputStream("config.xml");
//the factory is Spring's entry point
//for retrieving the configured
//objects from the XML file
XmlBeanFactory factory =
new XmlBeanFactory(is);
bank = ( Bank ) factory.getBean ( "bank" );
protected void tearDown()
throws Exception
//rollback all DBMS effects
//of testing
public void testBank()
throws Exception
int accNo = 10;
long initialBalance = bank.getBalance ( accNo );
bank.withdraw ( accNo , 100 );
long newBalance = bank.getBalance ( accNo );
if ( ( initialBalance - newBalance ) != 100 )
fail ( "Wrong balance after withdraw: " +
newBalance );
We will need JTA transactions to make sure that both the JMS and the JDBC are performed atomically. In general, you should consider JTA/XA whenever two or more connectors are needed, such as JMS and JDBC in our case. Spring doesn't offer JTA transactions by itself; it needs a JTA implementation and normally delegates to an application server to do that. However, we are using an embeddable JTA implementation that works on any J2SE platform.
The resulting architecture is show below in Figure 3. The white boxes represent our application code.
Figure 3. Architecture for the test
As you can see, the following happens when we run our test:
BankTest starts a new transaction.
bank from the Spring runtime. This step triggers Spring's creation and initialization process.
bank's method(s).
bank invokes the object named
datasource, which it has received from Spring via its
setDataSource method.
datasource is JTA-enabled and interacts with the JTA implementation to register with the current transaction.
rollback for the transaction.
datasource and instructs it to roll back.
Spring allows us to add declarative transaction management to any configured Java object. Suppose we want to make sure that the bank is always called with a valid transaction context. We do this by configuring a proxy object on top of the actual object. The proxy has the same interface as the actual object, so clients can use it in exactly the same way. The proxy can be configured to wrap each
BankDAO method call in a transaction. The resulting configuration file is shown below. Don't be scared by the apparent volume of XML--most of the content can be reused by copying and pasting into your own projects.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN"
Use a JTA-aware DataSource
to access the DB transactionally
<bean id="datasource"
<property name="user">
<property name="url">
<property name="driverClassName">
<property name="poolSize">
<property name="connectionTimeout">
Construct a TransactionManager,
needed to configure Spring
<bean id="jtaTransactionManager"
Also configure a UserTransaction,
needed to configure Spring
<bean id="jtaUserTransaction"
Configure the Spring framework to use
JTA transactions from the JTA provider
<bean id="springTransactionManager"
<property name="transactionManager">
<ref bean="jtaTransactionManager"/>
<property name="userTransaction">
<ref bean="jtaUserTransaction"/>
<!-- Configure the bank to use our datasource -->
<bean id="bankTarget" class="jdbc.Bank">
<property name="dataSource">
<ref bean="datasource"/>
Configure Spring to insert
JTA transaction logic for all methods
<bean id="bank"
<property name="transactionManager">
<ref bean="springTransactionManager"/>
<property name="target">
<ref bean="bankTarget"/>
<property name="transactionAttributes">
<prop key="*">
PROPAGATION_REQUIRED, -Exception
This XML file tells Spring to configure the following objects:
datasource needed to connect via JDBC.
jtaTransactionManager and
jtaUserTransaction objects have been added to prepare for Spring's configuration for JTA transactions.
springTransactionManager object has been added to tell Spring it needs to use JTA.
BankDAO has been renamed to
bankTarget (for the reason explained below).
bank object has been added to wrap transactions around all of the methods of the
bankTarget. We configured the
bank object to use the
springTransactionManager, meaning that all transactions will be JTA transactions. The transaction setting is
PROPAGATION_REQUIRED for each method, and rollback is forced on any
Of all of these objects, you can easily copy and paste
jtaUserTransaction, and
springTransactionManager to other projects. The only application-specific objects are the
datasource, the
bankTarget, and the
bank. The
bank object is interesting: it is in fact a proxy to the
bankTarget; it assumes the same interface. The trick is the following: when our application asks Spring to configure and return the object called
bank, Spring will actually return the proxy (which looks exactly the same to our application) and this proxy will start/end transactions for us. This way, neither the application nor the
Bank class itself needs to know JTA! Figure 4 illustrates what we get at this stage.
Figure 4. Architecture with declarative JTA transactions in Spring
Things now work as follows:
bank. This triggers the Spring initialization process and the proxy is returned. To the application, this proxy looks and behaves like an instance of our
Bank class.
springTransactionManager to create a new transaction.
springTransactionManager was configured to use JTA, so it delegates to the JTA.
Bank, named
bankTarget uses the
datasource it received from Spring.
datasource registers with the transaction.
commit. Otherwise, it will be
How about testing at this stage? We can reuse the
BankTest with its explicit transaction demarcation: because of the
PROPAGATION_REQUIRED setting, the proxy will execute with the transaction context created in the
In this step, we will add the JMS processing logic. In order to do this, we merely need to implement the JMS
MessageListener interface. We also add the public
setBank method to make Spring's dependency injection work. The source code is below.
package jms;
import jdbc.Bank;
import javax.jms.Message;
import javax.jms.MapMessage;
import javax.jms.MessageListener;
public class MessageDrivenBank
implements MessageListener
private Bank bank;
public void setBank ( Bank bank )
this.bank = bank;
//this method can be private
//since it is only needed within
//this class
private Bank getBank()
return this.bank;
public void onMessage ( Message msg )
try {
MapMessage m = ( MapMessage ) msg;
int account = m.getIntProperty ( "account" );
int amount = m.getIntProperty ( "amount" );
bank.withdraw ( account , amount );
System.out.println ( "Withdraw of " +
amount + " from account " + account );
catch ( Exception e ) {
//force rollback
throw new RuntimeException (
e.getMessage() );
Here we configure our
MessageDrivenBank to listen on a transactional (JTA-aware)
QueueReceiverSessionPool. This gives us the same message guarantees as EJB (no message loss nor duplicate messages), but with simple POJO objects instead. When a
MessageListener is plugged into the pool, the pool will make sure that messages are received within a JTA/XA transaction. Combined with a JTA/XA-capable JDBC datasource, we get reliable messaging. The resulting Spring configuration can be found below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN"
NOTE: no explicit transaction manager bean
is necessary
because the QueueReceiverSessionPool will
start transactions by itself.
<bean id="datasource"
<property name="user">
<property name="url">
<property name="driverClassName">
<property name="poolSize">
<property name="connectionTimeout">
<bean id="xaFactory"
<property name="brokerURL">
<bean id="queue"
<property name="physicalName">
<bean id="bank" class="jdbc.Bank">
<property name="dataSource">
<ref bean="datasource"/>
<bean id="messageDrivenBank"
<property name="bank">
<ref bean="bank"/>
<bean id="queueConnectionFactoryBean"
<property name="resourceName">
<property name="xaQueueConnectionFactory">
<ref bean="xaFactory"/>
<bean id="queueReceiverSessionPool"
<property name="queueConnectionFactoryBean">
<ref bean="queueConnectionFactoryBean"/>
<property name="transactionTimeout">
default license allows only limited
concurrency so keep pool small
<property name="poolSize">
<property name="queue">
<ref bean="queue"/>
<property name="messageListener">
<ref bean="messageDrivenBank"/>
Because this article needs a JMS service that is easy to install, we will use ActiveMQ here. If you are using another JMS implementation, then you should still be able to apply the techniques outlined in this section. Next to the familiar
datasource and
bank objects, the following object definitions have been added:
xaFactory: A connection factory for establishing JMS connections.
queue: This represents the JMS
Queue we will use, configured the way ActiveMQ requires.
queueConnectionFactoryBean: A JMS connector that is JTA-aware.
queueReceiverSessionPool for JTA-enabled message consumption. Note that we also specify an initialization method (i.e.,
start) to be called; this is again a Spring feature. The
start method is defined in the session pool class, and it is being referred to in the XML element of the Spring configuration file.
messageDrivenBank is responsible for processing the messages.
You may ask yourself where the transaction management has gone. Indeed, the objects that were added in the previous section have again disappeared. Why? Because we now use the
QueueReceiverSessionPool to receive messages from JMS, and this class also starts a JTA transaction for each
receive. We could have left the JTA configuration as it was and merely added the JMS elements, but it would have made the XML file a little longer. The session pool class now assumes the role of the transaction management added in Step 5. It works similar to the proxy approach; only this class needs a JMS
MessageListener to add transactions to. With this configuration, a new transaction will be started before each message consumption, and this transaction will commit whenever our
onMessage implementation returns normally. If there is a
RuntimeException, then the transaction will be rolled back. The architecture is shown in Figure 5 (some of the JMS objects have been omitted for clarity).
Figure 5. Architecture for message-driven applications in Spring
The architecture now works as follows:
bank object and initializes the database tables if necessary.
queueReceiverSessionPool, thereby triggering a call of the
start method to begin listening for incoming messages.
queueReceiverSessionPool detects a new message on the queue.
queueReceiverSessionPool starts a new transaction and registers with it.
queueReceiverSessionPool calls the registered
MessageListener (the
messageDrivenBank, in our case).
bank uses the
datasource to access the database.
datasource registers with the transaction.
queueReceiverSessionPool terminates the transaction. Unless there is a
RuntimeException, the desired outcome is
Since we don't use a container, we merely provide a Java application to bootstrap the entire banking system. Our Java application is very simple: it suffices to retrieve the configured objects (wired together by Spring during the read-in of the XML file). This application can run on any compliant JDK (Java Development Kit), and does not need an application server to run.
package jms;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory;
import com.atomikos.jms.QueueReceiverSessionPool;
import jdbc.Bank;
public class StartBank
public static void main ( String[] args )
throws Exception
//open bean XML file
InputStream is =
new FileInputStream(args[0]);
//the factory is Spring's entry point
//for retrieving the configured
//objects from the XML file
XmlBeanFactory factory =
new XmlBeanFactory(is);
//retrieve the bank to initialize
//alternatively, this could be done
//in the XML configuration too
Bank bank =
( Bank ) factory.getBean ( "bank" );
//initialize the bank if needed
//retrieve the pool;
//this will also start the pool
//as specified in the beans XML file
//by the init-method attribute!
QueueReceiverSessionPool pool =
( QueueReceiverSessionPool )
factory.getBean (
"queueReceiverSessionPool" );
//Alternatively, start pool here
//(if not done in XML)
System.out.println (
"Bank is listening for messages..." );
That's it! Isn't J2EE easy these days?
In this section we look at some additional concepts that are important in many J2EE applications. We will see that an application server is not really necessary for these, either.
Robust enterprise applications typically need cluster capabilities in order to scale up and down. In the case of message-driven applications, this is easy: we automatically get the inherent scalability of JMS applications. If we need more processing power, then we just need to add more processes that connect to the same JMS server. A useful measurement of server performance is the number of outstanding messages in the queues. In other situations like web-based architectures (see below) we can easily use the clustering ability of the web environment.
One of the classical arguments in favor of EJB is the ability to add method-level security. Although not shown in this article, it is possible to configure method-level security in Spring, in a manner similar to how we added method-level transaction demarcation.
The platform we have used can easily be integrated into any J2EE web application server, without needing to change the source code (except the main application class). Alternatively, the back-end processing can be invoked via JMS; this keeps the web server responsive and independent of the latency caused by back-end processing. In any case, an EJB container is not needed in order to do container-managed transactions or to have container-managed security.
Existing and proven technologies such as JDO or Hibernate don't necessarily need an application server, either. In addition, these tools already dominate the managed persistence market.
J2EE is easy without an application server, and possible today. That being said, there are certainly applications that can't be implemented without an application server (yet): for instance, if you need general JCA (Java Connectivity API) functionality, then the platform we propose is not enough. However, this is likely to change since the benefits of not having to use an application server to develop, test, and deploy are simply too great. More and more, people are convinced that the future of J2EE is in a modularized "pick-what-you-need" architecture, as opposed to the monolithic application-server-based approach of today. In such a scenario, J2EE developers will finally be freed from the restrictive harness that the application server and EJB impose.
Guy Pardon is the chief architect at Atomikos, where he leads the development of both traditional and modern (web-service oriented) transaction technology.
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I have a 7 week old who has been EBF with an occasional bottle while I run errands, etc. But I'm careful to pump to remove milk whenever she is going to get a bottle, just to keep my supply up. I have been pumping once per day for almost a month now, and usually get anywhere from 3-5 ounces per session. I've amassed quite a little stockpile for my return to work next month. I usually pump at 9 or 10am and have had no issues, and she nurses 8-10 times per day and is generally content.
But today I have pumped three times (once after each daytime feeding) and only have a little over ONE ounce to show for it! I think I've had enough milk to satisfy her, she's had 3 BMs and 5-6 wet diapers today, and has seemed happy after feedings. She weighs over 11 pounds, up 2+ pounds since birth. But if I can't keep pumping more milk each day, how am I going to go back to work and keep her on breast milk? (I'm a nurse, I will only be working 2-3 days per week, 8 or 12 hours each time.)
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Manual Therapy for Neck PainSkip to the navigation
Topic Overview
Manual therapy includes:
- Massage, which applies pressure to the soft tissues of the body, such as the muscles.
- Mobilization, which uses slow, measured movements to twist, pull, or push bones and joints.
- Manipulation, which uses pressure on a joint. It can be done with the hands or a special device. The careful, controlled force used on the joint can range from gentle to strong, and from slow to rapid. Sometimes other joints of the body are also worked on to help treat the spine.
Chiropractors, osteopathic doctors, massage therapists, and physical therapists sometimes use manual treatment.
Manual therapy is sometimes used for neck pain. A review of multiple studies shows that exercise and mobilization, either separate or used together, are likely to be helpful in the treatment of nonspecific neck pain. (Pain is "nonspecific" when its cause isn't clear.) A combination of exercise and manual therapy is likely to work the best.footnote 1 And manual therapy may be better than medicine for relieving nonspecific neck pain.footnote 2
Manipulation is not recommended if you have nerve-related problems that are very severe or getting worse.
Before you try manual therapy for neck pain, think about the following:
- First, try home treatment, like heat, ice, pain relievers, and mild exercise or stretching. These things may help your neck pain the best.
- If you have severe pain or your symptoms are getting worse, or if you're getting new symptoms, consider talking to your doctor. Manipulation may not be the right treatment for you.
- Good manual therapy will include information on self-care and strength exercises.
- If you choose to see a health care provider who does manual therapy, find one who is willing to work with your other health care providers.
Do your research. Not all manual therapy is the same. And there isn't a good way to tell what will be helpful and what won't. If you decide to try it, talk to a couple of different manual therapy providers before you choose and get treated by one.
Related Information
- Binder A (2008). Neck pain, search date May 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
- Bronfort G, et al. (2012). Spinal manipulation, medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 156(1, Part 1): 1–10.
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Other side of the storyAugust 17,2013
Other side of the story
Well, its amazing some of the issues that get front page isnt it?
There are always two sides to every story. Here is the other side for you.
My wife and I did purchase a house that abuts the backyard of the Cook residence in Barre City late fall last year. The house we purchased was empty and in need of being updated new windows, new roof, updated wiring, new kitchen, all new finishes throughout.
We recognized that the house had great potential and needed someone to invest some time and money in it to bring it up to todays standards and turn it back into a nice home for a family to live in. We knocked on the door of the neighbor to the back of the lot, Mrs. Cook, a charming women in her late 80s who kept her property spotless perfectly manicured lawn, flower beds, shrubs etc. Unfortunately, this past spring, Mrs. Cook passed and the house was left to her son, who immediately moved in and turned the place into a dump trailers, campers, and junk all over the place, with grass that wasnt cut for weeks at a time.
After looking at all of the junk in Mr. Cooks yard, it was obvious that we werent going to sell our house with his messy yard abutting ours. We simply decided to put a fence up.
We didnt know the city had an ordinance that required the neighbor with the unsightly yard gets to look at the beautiful side of the fence. Get this: A neighbor thats unwilling to take care of his yard gets to look at the nicest side of the fence that we pay for. The folks that take pride in their property are forced to look at the unfinished side of the fencing while the neighbor with the dumpy yard gets the nicest side. Yes, I would agree the city ordinance needs adjustment in language.
One last point: Our fence was put up and within six weeks we got a notice of violation from the city about our fence. Look around the city, there are many fences in the city that have been installed exactly the same way that ours was with the unfinished side facing the neighbors, or even in some instances the street, yet no enforcement action taken against them.
Some might wonder if my position as a elected official in the town has brought us enforcement action while leaving other instances of violation to exist for much longer periods of time with no action taken.
The article in the paper states that I threatened the city employee. I didnt threaten her, but I did indicate that I expected anyone else that has the same violation as us to receive the same treatment as us. Drive around the south end of Barre and you will see that others with the same violation have not received violation letters or notice of violation notices, while the violations clearly still exist.
We have enjoyed buying houses in the city and spending thousands of dollars improving them and making neighborhoods nicer (increased tax valuation). After this experience, we most likely will look to another community to rehab houses.
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Joint Penrose / Chapman Conference
Society of Sedimentary Geology
Geological Society of London
|Follow-Up Documents
|Bullet Points
Coastal Processes and Environments Under Sea-Level Rise and Changing Climate: Science to Inform Management
1419 April 2013
Galveston, Texas, USA
- John B. Anderson
- Dept. of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA;
- Margaret Davidson
- Coastal Services Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Charleston, South Carolina 29412-9110, USA;
- John W. Geissman
- Dept. of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021, USA;
- Gary J. Hampson
- Dept. of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK;
- Denise J. Reed
- The Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825, USA;
- Torbjörn E. Törnqvist
- Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans 70118, Louisiana, USA;
This joint conference is intended to increase scientific and public awareness of the realities of global change and its impacts on coastal environments. This will include talks describing short-term and long-term impacts of accelerated sea-level rise, climatically induced alteration in sediment delivery to coasts, increased frequency of severe storms, and anthropogenic exacerbation of coastal change.
|Aerial view of Galveston. Photo by John Anderson (click on image to enlarge).
The five-day schedule includes an afternoon field trip on day three.
Day 1: Factors Influencing Coastal Evolution
- Sea level rise, past, present and future;
- Natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment supply;
- Numerical models for predicting coastal response to accelerated sea-level rise and variations in sediment supply; and
- Natural versus anthropogenic influence on coastal subsidence.
Day 2: Coastal Response to Accelerated Sea-Level Rise and Variations in Sediment Supply (Case Studies)
- Deltas;
- Wetlands;
- Bays and lagoons;
- Barrier islands;
- Tidal inlets and deltas; and
- Reefs, atolls; and other carbonate settings.
Day 3: Morning Session Focusing on Gulf Coast Issues in Preparation for Afternoon Field Trip
Day 4: Using Combined Field Results and Numerical Models to Predict Coastal Change at Decadal and Century Time Scales
- Global change and impacts on severe storm formation and magnitude;
- The sedimentary record of severe storm frequency and magnitude;
- Other impacts related to climate change and anthropogenic influence; and
- Bridging models with field studies.
Day 5: Reaching Scientific Consensus and Conveying Science to Policy Makers
The registration fee will cover hotel lodging for five nights (double occupancy), breakfast and lunch for five days, handouts, and transportation for the field trip during the meeting. Airfare is not included, and participants must make their own travel arrangements to Galveston, Texas, USA. Registration fees have not been finalized. The registration fee is estimated at US$1500-$1800 per person. Please check this page and/or AGU websites later for more information.
Participants should plan on arriving in Galveston on Sunday, 14 April. The conference will conclude midday on Friday, 19 April. There are two airports in Houston: George Bush Intercontinental Airport or Hobby Airport. Shuttle service is available for both airports; the shuttle cost is not included in the registration fee.
Application deadline: 23 January 2013
Registration deadline: 28 February 2013
The conference is limited to 80 participants. Participants will have to commit to attending the full five days of the conference.
To apply: please contact the conveners via with a letter of intent that includes a brief statement of interests, the relevance of the applicants recent work to the themes of the conference, the subject of a proposed presentation, and contact information. Interested graduate students are strongly encouraged to apply. Once you have been selected to participate, you will be sent registration information.
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Jelena is a very sexual girl who loves to masturbate often and gets off when people are watching her. She's not much into other girls but surely loves getting screwed by a man who knows how to use what he's got.
In our high definition scene called "So Much to Cum Over" she is shown outdoors wearing a nice red, white and blue bra with some cut off shorts. Of course the clothing doesn't last for too long as she puts that fabulous body on display. Her healthy pale skin is unmarked by tattoos but she does have a nice navel piercing. Of course her big tits look fantastic but when she kneels and bends over she shows the great curves of her ass too.
Ms. Jensen is an outspoken woman who doesn't tolerate rude people in her life, so if you get a chance to meet her your best bet is to be polite and well mannered.
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- How old were you when you first tried a vibrator? Did it feel good?
- 19 .... yes it did.
- When and where did you have your first orgasm?
- I don't remember the first actual one but I do remember the first really strong one. I was 15 years old and I was in doggy position .
- What is your sexual fantasy that hasn't come true yet?
- I've done everything I've wanted to do.
- What is your favorite position?
- On my right side with my men above me..
- Did you ever try sex with a girl? Do you like girls more, or boys? Why?
- I've had sex with a girl twice and I did'nt like it either time. I'm 100 % hetersexual ... I enjoy cock too much.
- What kind of lingerie do you like to wear?
- I like glamourous lingerie that's made of love.
- What is your opinion of porn films and magazines?
- I know too much about the industry for films / magazines to turn me on.
- When was the first time you masturbated?
- I believe I wa 7 years old.
- When and where did you lose your virginity? Did you enjoy it?
- I was 13 years old and it was with my boyfriend at the time. We did it in my best friend's brother's bed. It hurt too much to enjoy it. I made him stop.
- Where was your wildest sexual experience? What was the most thrilling experience you had?
- It's hard to choose just one. I've had sex at aChristmas party in front of a bunch of people, I'vehad sex on a yacht (in the yacht bathroom) and I've had sex on live cam in front of hundreds of people.
- Do you like oral sex? Do you like when men cum on your face?
- Yes ... I love oral sex and I like having cum all over me.
- Do you like anal sex? Did it hurt for the first time?
- I'm not a fan of anal sex.
- Did you ever try sex with 2 boys? Was it better than with 1 boy?
- I've had threesomes but only prefer doing it whern I'm single. When I'm in a relationship I do not share... I only want to have sex with my men..
- Do you like older men? Why?
- I only date older men because they tend to be more maturethan men my age. I've never dated someone younger..
- Do you like black men?
- I've found some black men atractive but I've never dated one..
- What size of penis you like? Have you ever had a penis that was too big?
- I do like it larger than average.8 inches is the perfect size to me. I've had too big before and it makes sex uncomfortable.
- Do you have any secret sexual desires?
- Yes ... and that's why is secret!.
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she is my fantasy, I´d fuck her all the time
Two words, sex appeal.
Here's a woman i wouldnt take my dick off...Holy Viagra!
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Pitching Machine
Winter is my least favorite season of the year. Besides not being able to enjoy baseball, because I live in Pennsylvania, I have to brave snow and cold temperatures for at least three months of the year. However, this winter has been much milder than I can remember. We've had some light snowfalls, but nothing that's caused any transportation problems. In fact, many districts in the area haven't even had a two hour delay yet this year.
Yesterday the high temperature reached 61 degrees. The normal high for the end of January is in the mid-30's. I decided to take advantage of the weather and take some swings.
The last time I hit was in early to mid December and I hadn't picked up a bat in weeks. I wanted to practice a little bit so when the summer comes I won't be awful.
For my birthday last year Amy bought me a pitching machine. It pitches golf ball sized wiffle balls at speeds of up to 60 MPH.
The machine can also do soft toss, or throw curves, sliders, and cutters. I used it to train for the Pirates in door batting practice session by putting it about 30 feet away, setting it at 60mph, and just trying to make contact. As a result, in the cage later that day, I didn't miss a pitch.
I tried to pick up where I left off, setting up the machine maybe 30-40 feet away.
I used the corner of the tennis court as my home plate.
The first round didn't go so well. I took mighty swings, trying to hit the ball over the fence that would be equivalent to left field.
But I was too rusty and the machine was too fast. In fact, my swing felt like a mess. I'd spent the winter lifting weights, so my swing didn't feel fluid anymore.
I turned the pitching machine down to a lower speed, and began to finally began to make some solid contact.
Ater about 2.5 rounds and 250 swings later, I packed up the stuff and Olivia, Amy and I went for a walk through the park to enjoy the nice weather.
Including Olivia's first ever experience of seeing a stream.
I hope the rest of you are enjoying the warm weather, since most of the country has had a really mild winter.
There's only 64 more days until Opening Day, 17 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, and 4 more days to win this Matt Wieters shirt.
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Pittsburgh weather has indeed been weird, and I am glad that you got some swings in. Which tennis court was that out of curiousity? I hope you get your swing back, but muscle memory is a hard thing.
I know it was a gift, but do you know where she got that? That's actually a good idea to set it up on a tennis court
Working on your swing for spring training?……Still posting for that orioles jersey!
That is a nice pitching machine. I agree with Stephen and am wondering where she got that.


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However, you're absolutely correct to be wary about certain sites and/or web-based information. Not all complementary therapy (or even general health) sites feature credible content. While researching online, keep asking yourself these simple questions about online resources:
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- CAM on PubMed, which lets you search easily for scientific studies on the use of complementary therapies for various conditions.
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Crispy Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Time Prep: 10 minutes
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings Total: 6 servings
What You Need:
1 whole roasting chicken (3-1/2 lb.)
1 pkt. Shake 'n Bake Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix
1-1/4 Lb. sweet potatoes (about 3)
1/4 cup Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing
2 Tbsp. Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It:
HEAT oven to 400ºF.
COAT chicken with coating mix; place in 13x9-inch pan. Bake 30 min.
MEANWHILE, prick each potato several times with fork. Microwave on high 2 to 3 min. or just until sliceable but not soft. Cut into spears; toss with dressing and cheese.
ADD potatoes to baking dish with chicken. Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF) and potatoes are tender.
1 whole roasting chicken
Shake 'n Bake Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix
Sweet potatoes
Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing
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Save the Left Fielder…Save the world.
My buddy Matt at Mets Blog is reporting that rumors abound that Omar Minaya's not only showing interest in keeping Cliff Floyd on board, but has even made him a "proposal." Is this true? Or just another fancy GM smokescreen? Ah, we civilians must remain in the dark for now. But Cliff Floyd is Zoë's hero, so in true Heroes fashion, she tells Omar:
Save the left fielder. Save the world.
Many more fans than not want to see Cliff remain a NY Met next season. The man has so much heart, he should be nicknamed Valentine's Day. And after his last Achilles surgery in 2003, that mixture of heart and renewed health led him to some pretty great numbers. Add in Cliff's clubhouse presence, his honest and jocular way with the media, and his penchant for calling David Wright "boy!" and I think you'll agree with me that seeing Big Cliff go would be sad indeed.
Do we need to keep Endy in order to keep Cliff? Well, it certainly wouldn't hurt. (What's going on with Endy, anyway? I don't even know if we've got him for next year or not.) But I'll just say this: I'll take a player who gives 200% every time he's on the field over a hyped up, overpaid megastar any day. And twice on Valentine's Day.
Omar! Keep Cliff!
Come on, folks. Let's show our big guy some love.
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Dear Omar:
Please keep Cliff. We need him to give Wright and Reyes endless h e l l for that GQ photoshoot.
Mets Grrl
Mets Grrl is so right-no pun intended. Can't you just see Cliff photocopying the pictures and stickingthem all over the clubhouse? Okay, maybe that's a little juvenile. I'd love to hear what Cliffy has to say about that article.
Save Mr. Valentine!
oh and Endy, too
love the reference!
Save Cliff and his big heart. He is a fan fav and I know most people don't just like him, they LOVE him as you point out Zoe. He is in part what kept this clubhouse loose. So I just want to say…"Save The Left Fielder…Win The World Series"
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In the article titled Towns reach compromise on oversight in the Aug. 21 edition of The Times Argus, Calais Select Board member John Brabant was quoted as saying, Barre Town (EMS) got too big for their britches. The article reports he made comments describing Calais previous provider, Barre Town, as an example of an ambulance service growing too big and not being able to do its job properly as a result.
When the Calais and East Montpelier Select Boards decided to back East Montpelier Fire Departments plan to start an ambulance service, no one claimed BTEMS was not doing its job properly. Financial reasons were given for starting the EMFD ambulance service.
Barre Town EMS employs 12 dedicated, well trained full-timers. Twenty-four hours per day, year-round there are two two-person teams on duty. Each team includes one paramedic. Two auxiliary crews split 40 hours, adding a third crew on the busy weekdays. Other part-time staff, including paramedics, back up the full-time and auxiliary crews. Five ambulances equipped for the high level of care provided by the paramedics are available for the multiple crews.
With its resources BTEMS answers an average of 3,200 calls per year, of which typically 250 are mutual aid calls (calls for service in another ambulance services territory). These mutual aid calls cover all of Washington County and parts of Orange County. On the other hand, BTEMS requests mutual aid only about 20 times per year, usually due to a car accident involving multiple patients. BTEMS also provides paramedic intercept services to 18 towns outside of its five-town service area.
Barre Town EMS is capable of and does fulfill its obligation to the residents, visitors and health care facilities in its service territory. Moreover, BTEMS benefits other ambulance services and their patients by providing a higher level of care at critical times.
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Septic subjections; Townships say policy will reduce land values
DAMASCUS TWP & BERLIN TWP, PA — The supervisors in Damascus and Berlin townships have sent letters to the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) objecting to a proposed policy regarding the installation of new on-lot septic systems in high quality and exceptional value watersheds.
Under the proposed policy, in areas with exceptional value and high quality waters, septic systems could not be placed closer than 150 feet from a body of water, or 30 feet from a stream. There also would be a requirement for underground septic systems to be surrounded by a barrier to prevent the effluent from traveling underground. This would be done to prevent nitrates from getting into the water.
The DEP's proposed policy states that septic systems have been implicated as a cause or contributor of nitrate contamination, especially when installed in high density residential development areas. But the supervisors in Damascus insist the problem does not exist and is "extremely unlikely" to exist in the foreseeable future.
"The Township of Damascus prides itself on its pristine streams and its high quality waters, which have been confirmed by testing, and by federal, state and local conservation agencies/offices," the letter states. "The Township of Damascus does not have a nitrate problem, nor is one likely in the future. In fact, we can find no science supporting a nitrate problem; to the contrary, the draft policy states, 'nitrates in ground water is trending downward overall.…'"
If the DEP's new policy is put into place, the most valuable land—that which is adjacent to lakes and streams—will become unbuildable, undevelopable and unusable for most purposes, according to Damascus and Berlin supervisors' letters. "This circumstance could result, and probably will result, in decreased land values due to restrictions on the use of the land. The most likely result would be a decreased tax base that will burden municipalities, counties and school districts," the Damascus letter states.
In Berlin's letter, supervisor/secretary Cathy Hunt noted that the current on-lot septic system practices in place in northeastern Pennsylvania have worked. "The water quality is proof," she wrote.
Among the current practices are site-specific soil analysis, inspection repair programs, replacement systems, proper siting and other site-specific requirements.
Hunt also noted that the DEP's proposed policy seems to contradict itself, as it reads in part, "In the soil absorption field, organic compounds are degraded and impurities are filtered out in the soil matrix. A septic system that is properly designed, located, installed and maintained through periodic pumping of the septic tank can treat sewage safely and effectively for decades."
"These are your words," she wrote.
In addition, Berlin expresses further concern because it says the proposed policy makes no specific suggestion on how to deal with all of the previous lots that have been subdivided and sold as buildable lots. "This policy also excludes the current practices that have been used successfully in northeastern Pennsylvania," according to Berlin's letter.
The new policy also would create administrative burdens for the townships because they would have to track the best management practices required on each property, according to the supervisors. "All of this burdensome action is to prevent a problem which does not exist," the Damascus letter said.
The proposed policy also states the townships must have a sewage management program, which would cost each residence about $500 per year, in addition to administrative costs, according to the Damascus letter.
"We are certain the combined efforts of local planning and zoning, as well as having a qualified SEO (sewage enforcement officer), working with DEP guidance have created a record of improving ground water in our township," the Damascus supervisors stated in the letter.
Berlin's letter said the proposed policy could cause many residents to leave Pennsylvania for a "more friendly state to live in." The letter added, "This will also cause many of our young people to leave Pennsylvania because they would not be able to afford a home."
The DEP has extended the public comment period on the policy and will continue to accept comments through June 3.


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I looked at my three older kids and could see they are still babies at a year. And I was not about to just stop doing something that brought them great comfort and happiness just because they were 12 months old.
I'll tell you this, though, BFing at the breast is MUCH easier than pumping and giving milk that way. And even more so when you have a toddler. A toddler might need to just nurse for a minute or two for comfort and gets health benefits in the process, but if you offer milk in a cup, you are taking away the comfort aspect, tying yourself up for 15-30 minutes to pump that milk...that they might not finish!
I nursed all of mine until they were almost two. They self-weaned because I was pregnant again and lost my supply. The third one last nursed on Thanksgiving day.
As soon as they stop nursing, the constant colds begin and the ability to resolve a tantrum easily ends


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Criticize what? watching the ole Denver Nuggets....
ha ha ha ha ha ..... if memory serves me right the ole first-round Denver Nuggets with PG-Miller, SG-JR, SF-Melo, PF-K.Mart, Camby, ha ha ha ha .... Melo take 30 shots n JR take 20 shots....swept in the first round.
Kenyon Martin gets a team-fine for calling headcoach George Karl a no-strategy playoff coach, who coach a playoff series like a regular season game....the same exact Melo plays (30 shots) and JR inconsistent outside shooting.
Fields no longer need teammates or coaches confidence....JR has always been the switch-player u sub on offense/defense in the 4th qtr..
CA7....the Knicks have many fans whose only focus on how well a player score, yet these same fans are lost on how to create plays for a trio of scorers (Stat, Melo, JR) to score, plus play defense in the same lineup.
All our rookies under Dantoni's training were trained to shoot their way out of the NBA with 3-ball shots....this type of Knicks practice session had so many fans over-lookin all the other talents Wilson Chandler came to the NBA to show case.
Wilson Chandler skills belong as our Starting/Finisher SF.
PG-Shump & SG-Fields should be the tandem guards the final 7 minutes of each game .going small sometime by adding Davis or JR with Shump/Fields in the final quarter is for offensive-scoring ONLY .on defense that 3-guard lineup get scored on 2 out of 3 chances vs .500 opponents.
Fields type of talent in this Knicks rotation should be....
1st qtr. - first 5 minutes of the game then take out.
2nd qtr. - last 7 minutes
3rd qtr. - first 5 minutes
4th qtr. - the final 8 minutes of the game....equal 25 minutes of playingtime per game.
We played the Heat pretty well considering we were short handed and still geling with each other and the new coach.
The Heat is a team that has not only come together quickly, but reached the finals in their first try with a whole new team. If we had another scorer on the block in this game... we win this game. I can take these kinds of losses, we played hard and almost pulled it out. If only we can keep this team together for another whole year...no more trades...just give us time to feel each other out so we can play with more confidence and at a much higher level.
At the game they did not show a replay of Chandlers flagrant foul on Lebron....
does anyone have the clip ...
was it a flagrant ?
and do you think chandler did it for a reason ? or just caught up in the play...
Jorts should of played a few minutes since Landry played like total dung. We could have used the extra rebounds.
Real Talk
Chandler is playing hurt. In a normal season, he would not be playing. But since every game is crucial, he's toughing it out. He's not the only one, there are many players playing hurt due to the shortened season.
It's not for lack of effort.
Originally Posted by Newbie
I'm assuming you're directing your post towards what I posted
about Melo?
Are you implying that we can't have differing opinions, and that
we can't post them on this forum?
game without feeling like I'm going to be criticized for it. But, I suppose
it's just a normal thing. (Perhaps, if someone said the same thing about
Lin, I would object, too, I really don't know.)
I didn't think I actually said anything bad about Melo, just what I "thought"
I was witnessing. (And, I did say in another post that I think he's been
playing wonderfully and playing the hardest in the past couple of weeks.)
With that said, I'm trying to learn the game and the strategy. And,
whether it was Melo scoring all those points in the game or Lin or Amare,
I felt that towards the end of the fourth quarter, other players could
have stepped up, and I also saw that Novak was open a couple of
times. But, he wasn't given the opportunity to shoot.
Enough said, I've said enough.
Last edited by Newbie; Apr 16, 2012 at 18:18.
"Winner of the coveted "Chink in the Armor" award!"
Melo is a great individual basketball player, but not a good leader. He doesn't know how to motivate his team or show any leadership. I like Melo and all but it irks me I see him smiling when they're down, losing, or lost a game.
Him and Baron are not good leaders, especially Baron yelling at his teammates when he's the one who makes the mistakes. Amare is not a good leader either.
Chandler and Jefferies are great at motivating their team, but they have to play second fiddle to the superstars... sad.
That is why the Knicks won't win a championship any time soon. You need a great leader with a lot of heart to win. Melo & Stat won't cut it.
Also SMH at the white man regulated to 3 point shooting now-a-days...
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If there ever is such a thing as a "good loss," this game would count as one. The most encouraging thing was how well the Knicks defensed up the Heat, especially with the on-ball pressure. Very impressed with the fact that LeBron and D-Wade were harassed into committing a combined twelve turnovers. How many other teams this year have done that against the Heat?
I wonder if the Nets fans feel the same way losing to the Heat 101 - 98 with the Nets holding a big lead over the Heat throughout the entire game....the closing 6 minutes were NBA vs NCAA.
Melo and STAT are the captains
Melo is our best player he leads by example and lately he has, Melo is essentially the face of the team so he's our QB-Eli Manning quiet guy just goes and plays doesn't let the media bother him
Tyson is our emotional leader, he gets after guys and is like our Ray Lewis
STAT is the media guy like a Bart Scott
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I have had two c-sections and two completely different experiences (two different hospitals).
Find out what the hospital policy is on where baby goes after it is born. With my last c-section my daughter stayed with me the whole time. In the OR hubby was with her as they took her vitals and cleaned her up a little bit as I was being stitched up. Then in recovery she stayed with us and the nurse helped get her latched (this within the first hour).
The only time she left me was to get her first bath. This is normally done in the recovery room, but something was wrong with the sink. So hubby went with her and the nurse to another recovery room. Gave her a bath and brought her back to me which took less than 5 minutes. This is when we got her latched. She then stayed with me in our room...Then she got jaundice...whole different thread. LOL
Oh and I did get flat nipples (normally they aren't...but did because of the fluids they give you during surgery) so with the help of the LC we got a nipple shield. I only used that a couple of times. Then my nipples went back to normal.
I had her 5:30 Monday night and my milk came in on Thursday.
Now with my son I had him in another hospital. After he was born I didn't see him for 3 hours. This was the hospital policy. They took him (with my husband) to the nursery and did all his testing there. So it was 3 hours before we could get him latched. Which turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare.
The hospital had terrible LC support and none of the nurses were of any help. Needless to say I developed PPD and ended up pumping for him for a year. I never could get him to latch even after having an LLL lady come to my house. She was of no help and I was too upset and depressed to seek further help.


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George West Longhorns
The George West Longhorns are pegged as the No. 2 choice in District 15-2A DI behind the tough Marion Bulldogs. The 'Horns will be experienced with nine starters back on both offense and defense. The GW boys finished 7-5 on the year and got to the area finals in 2011.
Head coach Tim Holt will rely heavily on QB/FS Brady Jones and running back Bobby Torres to help the Longhorns return for a deep playoff run again this year.
Three Rivers Bulldogs
The Bulldogs are the third choice in District 15-1A DI. The Three Rivers boys will have to fight through and ambush the Shiner Comanches and Ganado Indians to capture the district title, according to Campbell. The Bulldogs finished at 7-5 last year and made it to the area finals. With seven returnees on both offense and defense, the Bulldogs will have some bite this upcoming season.
Head coach Randy Palmer will get a boost from returning QB Hagan Johnston and running back Wesley Guzman in leading the Bulldogs who are dropping down to class 1A this year. Lineman James Lee will anchor the front for the 'Dogs.
Beeville Trojans
The Beeville Trojans were picked to finish fifth in their new 30-4A alignment with Calallen, Port Lavaca, Gregory-Portland and Victoria East ahead of them. Only last year's win-less Tuloso-Midway Warriors and the Victoria West Warriors, who must replace almost all of their starters, are behind the Trojans.
In 2011, Beeville finished 6-6 on the year but was soundly defeated in the area round by the newcomer to the district this year, Calallen. The Trojans have six starters back on offense and seven returnees on defense. Strong play up front from an experienced line should be the Trojans' strong suit.
The Trojans will use their rushing game to produce points. A new backfield will be a question mark, but running behind the likes of Tevin Wilson, Aric Gamez, Graham Traylor and Tyler Byrd along the front line should help the Trojan runners put points on the scoreboard for head coach Troy Moses.
Refugio Bobcats
Topping the list at No. 1 in the state are the defending state 2A Division II champions, the Refugio Bobcats. The Bobcats went undefeated last year, a perfect 16-0, and are picked to repeat by the prognosticators. The Bobcats return six starters on both offense and defense from last year's title team and should once again rule District 16-2A DII.
Head coach Jason Herring will have speedy Draigon Silvas back at running back and all-state and offensive MVP Travis Quintanilla back at QB to lead the Bobcat offense which should again keep the scoreboards in South Texas busy.
Falls City Beavers
The Falls City Beavers, with new coach Steve Marbach coming in from district rival Pettus, are the top choice in District 14-1A DII and are ranked No. 3 in the state in their division. The Beavers have seven offensive starters back and nine defensive starters from a team that went to the Region IV finals and finished with a 10-3 overall record.
Marbach will have plenty of experience with QB Cameron Soto back as his signal caller. Running back Phillip Lyssy is also back and will be looking to top the 1,000-yard mark this year for the Beavers.
Pettus Eagles
The Pettus Eagles, under new head coach Dan Garza, are ranked second in district but Garza will have to replace a very strong graduating class of seniors from last year's area finalist team. The Eagles finished 9-3 in 2011.
Pettus has four returnees on offense and six starters back on defense.
Coach Garza will have one of the area's top receivers back at a wide-out spot in Casey Jones. QB prospects Matt Gonzales or Dylan Lopez will step into replacing the big shoes of last year's starter Ryan Beck.
Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats
The Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats will be under new head coach Russell Joy in 2012. The 'Cats are picked as the fourth-place team in District 16-2A DII with Refugio, Banquete and Taft ahead of them. The S-T boys will battle for a playoff spot with eight returnees on offense and nine defensive starters back from a 5-5 team from last year.
Coach Joy will use a pro style I formation but will feature a stout running game with sophomore Andrew Casarez leading the way.
Karnes City Badgers
Karnes City is picked as the number three squad in District 15-2A DII race this upcoming year. The always tough Poth Pirates and Stockdale Brahmas are Campbell's picks to finish one-two in the district title chase. The Badgers will have seven starters back on offense and eight returnees on defense to put the Badgers right in the thick of things for the hunt for a playoff berth. The Badgers fell to a 3-7 record last year but should rebound for a good season in 2012.
Head coach Jim Wood will move last year's QB, Kenneth Glenn, to RB along with running mate Garrett Liska. Both should help provide the offense for the Badgers along with wide receiver Phillip Vaughan.
Kenedy Lions
The Kenedy Lions are projected to finish right behind the TR Bulldogs in District 15-1A DI in fourth place. The Lions coach Lin Havron will have seven offensive starters back and five on defense to help them challenge for a playoff spot. Kenedy finished 6-5 last year, getting to the bi-district round of the postseason.
Havron will expect big things from an experienced offensive line led by Sheldon Hons, Isaac Cruz and Ray Jay Garza.
Woodsboro Eagles
The Eagles from Woodsboro also find themselves selected to be the fourth team in their District 14-1A DII race. Falls City, Pettus and Louise are ahead of them, according to Campbell. But with an experienced group of returning starters (eight on offense and nine on defense), the Eagles should be competitive with anyone.
First year head coach Wade Miller will have starting QB Tyler Quesada, fullback Dillon Starr and running back Jonathan Flores back to help the Eagles make a run for a playoff spot.
Goliad Tigers
The Goliad Tigers will have their hands full in District 15-2A DI with Marion, George West, Luling and Jourdanton all vying for playoff berths. The Tigers are selected fifth in their district but do have a wealth of experience back in the fold for 2012. Nine starters on offense and seven on defense will help new head coach John Mares field a competitive squad in a competitive district. The Tigers fell to 2-8 on the season in 2011. This will be the Tigers' first season back in the 2A division.
Mares will look to returning QB Dalton Sturm and the Ohrts, Denton and Davis, to provide the leadership for the Tigers.
Runge Yellow Jackets
The Runge Yellow Jackets have been selected as the fifth team in a five-team race in District 14-1A DII. The 'Jackets were 2-8 last year for coach Ken Wallace. Seven starters are back for the Yellowjackets on both offense and defense, which should bode well for second year coach Wallace. A year in his program will help the Runge boys compete for their first playoff spot since 1997.
Wallace will look to get a full season from QB Rob Molina and improved line play with the addition of transfer Josiah De Souza.
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June 19, 2003
Bluefield State College
Board of Governors
June 19, 2003
Members Present:Mr. Norris Kantor, chair, Mr. John Barnes, Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Dr. Steve Bourne (via phone), Dr. Lyn Guy, Mr. Burt Clark, Ms. Carol Baldwin, Mr. Frank Wilkinson, Ms. Ann Crowe, The Reverend Garry Moore
Guests/Staff: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. Jim Nelson, Mr. John Cardwell, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Kathy Epperly, Dr. Skip Sullivan, Ms. Vivian Sidote Mr. Tom Hanna, Ms. Cochran, Mr. Phil Lafferty
Board Chairman Norris Kantor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
The motion was made second (GMoore/LGuy) to approve minutes of the May 15, 2003 Board meeting as submitted. Motion carried.
The Board of Governors and the Role of the Chairperson
Mr. Kantor gave a report on the role of the chairperson as he felt it was appropriate to give this report because of the requirement of the Board of Governors to elect a chairperson at the June meeting for a one-year term and would limit the chairperson to two consecutive terms. Mr. Kantor said for those chairperson elected to the Board in 2001, they would be ineligible for election to chair for the next year.
Mr. Kantor said the role of the chairperson are:
Do not just preside at meetings for the Board of Governors.
He said other than the president of the college you are leading spokesperson for the college
you are also the president confidant, sounding board and sometimes chaplain.
He said the faculty and students look to you to help save the school from unwarranted legislative administrative actions and to assist the president and his staff in all of their response to such legislative and administrative action.
By virtue of this position you are automatically appointed to the Boards of Bluefield State's Research Development Corporation and the WV Access Committee for Higher Education. He said each of these boards meet on a quarterly basis.
In addition, by virtue of this position you will be an ex-officio member of any research development corporation committee.
You will also be a member of the Board of Governors Governmental Relations Committee.
When the legislator is considering bills for higher education you can expect to attend called meeting in Charleston to address legislative issues.
You will be respectfully invited to attend workshops sponsored by Jerry Messatesta, Chair of the House Committee on Education with the next meeting scheduled at 4:30 p.m, Sunday, August 3, 2003 in Charleston.
Additionally you will be invited to special meetings with the Governor and higher policy committee such as the one held on June 4 of this year with representatives from the National Center for Public Policy for Higher Education.
You will also be appointed from time to time to serve on special committees at the College such as the committee for the duty of having our accreditation renewed by the North Central Association.
You will also be asked to participate in various school functions such as graduation ceremonies, banquets, etc.
When Legislator is in session you may find it necessary to travel to Charleston to meet with various delegates, state senators to discuss the legislative effect on BSC and lobbying for or against a particular piece of legislation.
You will also be requested from time to time to submit a article for one of the schools publications
You will be without pay, a public relations expert for BSC
Election of Officers A motion was made and second (FWilkerson/LGuy) to elect John Barnes, Chair and Norris Kantor, Vice Chair. A motion was made and second (Gmoore/LGuy) to close the nominations. Motion carried. The secretary position would remain with Vivian Sidote.
Financial and Administrative Affairs Report
Shelia Johnson said that we have reviewed the institution policies. She said we have not completely reviewed all of them, but the ones that were given to you have been reviewed by the faculty, staff, president's staff, and submitted to the college council. Shelia said this fall the last of the policies will be reviewed. Steven Bourne had a question regarding Policy A600 dealing with Faculty Emeritus Status. Ms. Johnson said the only item taken out of Faculty and Classified Emeritus Status is the internet excess. She said now there is a charge for internet excess. Burt Clark had a question concerning Policy 400 Student Conduct Code, page 6, section b, paragraph 1 which states, "During the hearing(s), with the student, no party present shall be accompanied by legal counsel. There was a lengthy discussion concerning this. Mr. Clark made a motion to accept all policies excluding C400 to be sent back to College Council for review. Because of lack of a second to that motion the motion died. A another motion was made and second (JCaffrey/FWilkinson) to approve all of the policies. There 10 yes votes, and 1 no vote by Mr. Burt Clark. Motion carried.
Programs transferred to New River Community and Technical College
Dr. Smith said at the last meeting he presented a request to approve specifically moving of AS and certificate programs to be transferred to New River Community & Technical College. His proposal was That the A. A. In Business and the A. A. In General Studies currently in place at Glenville State Community and Technical College be accepted and adopted at NRCTC as the general equivalent of BSC's A. S. General Business and General Education programs. There was a lengthy discussion concerning this. Mr. Kantor asked that he make up a committee with someone from GCCC, Beckley, and NRC& TC to review this item and bring back their recommendation to the next Board meeting. Dr. Bourne recommended that Dr. Debbie Halsey-Hunter be included on this committee.
Dr. Smith second proposal to rescind the board action of May 15, 2003 to transfer the A. S. Corrections and Law Enforcement programs from BSC to NRCTC. Mr. Kantor said this would be treated the same as the first proposal.
Logo for New River Community and Technical College
Mr. Nelson gave out one page document with several Logos printed in color for the Board to see and review. Mr. Kantor said this was very well done. Mr. Caffrey made a recommendation to change Welch to McDowell County. A motion was made and second (JCaffrey/LGuy) to approve the logos with the one change. Motion carried. Mr. Barnes complimented Mr. Nelson for job well done and coming back with information that they asked for.
Legislative Update
Mr. Nelson brought up the policy on full-time and adjunct faculty and full-time and part-time classified employees. He said in HB2224 on page 60-61 it indicated that the policy needs to be approved by the Board of Governors by July 1. There was discussion concerning both policies. It was mentioned that both policies was developed with the same scope. After much discussion, it recommended that the second paragraph under policy on the role of adjunct faculty to delete No precise mathematical formula exists to determine the appropriate number of full-time faculty. A motion was made and second (Jcaffrey/FWilkinson) to accept the policy with the change. Motion carried.
Executive Session
A motion was made second (LGuy/JCaffrey) to go into executive session at 8:10 p.m. to discuss personnel matters.
A motion was made and second (GMoore/BClark) to go into regular session at 9:07 p.m.
Mr. Kantor said the members of the Board whose terms have expired have to stay on the Board until there position has been replaced. He said that the Governor's office has required that every state college/university to send to them a list of board of members with date of appointment, etc. He said they are reviewing these and deciding what to do and ultimately that is a decision that the Governor will have to make. Mr. Kantor said by statute that you can be reappointed for an additional term.
Selection of New River Community & Technical College Provost
A motion was made and second (LGuy/ FWilkinson) to hire Dr. David Perkins as the new provost of New River Community & Technical College at a salary commensurate with the position. Motion carried. Mr. Barnes suggested that Dr. Perkins be called tonight and offered the position.
Certificate Presentation
Mr. Kantor said by operation of law that we have three individuals who graciously go off of the Board. They are: Faculty representative, Staff representative, and Student representative and strictly held by election and do not have the ability to let you succeed yourself. Mr. Kantor on behalf of Board of Governors presented Dr. Steve Bourne, faculty representative, Mrs. Carol Baldwin, staff representative, and Mr. Burt Clark, student representative with plaques to thank them for their service on the Board of Governors.
Meeting Date
The next meeting date will July 17, 2003
Mr. Kantor talked about the meeting that he attend at the request of Delegate Messestta who is chairman of education. Mr. Kantor said this meeting turned out to be a work session and in attendance was Delegate Duell and Ms. Kay Goodwin, governor representative and at the end was senator Plymer. He said one of the things that they ask the chair of the governing board to bring back is to come up with what our five top priorities from a governance stand point and what does impact our Board and more particularly our relationship with higher policy commission. Mr. Kantor suggested that at the July meeting to give Mr. Barnes some pertinent suggestions that he could discuss at the next board meeting.
Mr. Kantor said another thing that they are also working on is for all of us to consider that they want content standards at all of the colleges and community colleges, on what they consider core courses. He said they want to make sure that all core courses at all eleven colleges and universities are transferrable and accepted automatically. They suggested that a good model as an example of statewide content standards is to look at Computer Science.
Drug Testing
Mr. Burt Clark brought up the student perspective on drug policy. He said first and foremost the testing policy could be conceived as invasion of privacy and there is concern from students to have to pay for these services. He also said there was concern in the criteria that is used in selecting the students that will undergo testing.
Mr. Kantor said it is becoming mandatory for every hospital in the state and nation to have anyone coming into the hospital to undergo drug testing. He said the students going into health science programs i.e. nursing, radiologic technology, etc. must take the drug testing before they can complete their program.
There was much discussion concerning this policy.
Mr. Kantor said this is not an action tonight, but before it does become an action item we would like faculty and staff to have for us the actual specific policy of hospitals, laboratories where we send our students for clinics. He said if the institutions say that is their policy we will either have to live with it or send the students some where else.
Student Election
Mr. Burt Clark said that he had student representatives from Bluefield State College to bring up the issue of how students is appointed to the Board of Governors for Bluefield State College. Mr. Kantor ruled it our of order because that decision is already made for this coming year and by this time next year he felt that this would not be a problem because there would be a different structure. He said if it would appear to be a problem that it should be taken up before it ever becomes a voting issue for the students of the student government association. There was discussion concerning this. Mr. Kantor again said that according to Robert Rules of Order, he ruled Mr. Clark out of order. He said Mr. Clark can appeal the ruling of the chair by getting a majority vote. Mr. Clark made a motion to overrule the chair, since Mr. Clark did not get a majority vote, Mr. Kantor than made a motion to abstain the vote of the chair. Motion carried.
With no further business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Norris Kantor


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Roggensack announces Supreme Court re-election bid
Roggensack is part of conservative majority on Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack said she is running for re-election.
Roggensack announced her re-election campaign Wednesday. She said as a justice, she has "called the balls and strikes" as each case has required.
Roggensack also notes she is the only justice with the court who previously served as a state appeals court judge.
Roggensack is part of the conservative majority on the high court. She was elected to a 10-year term in 2003 and faces re-election next year.
Lemon law attorney Vince Megna, who in recent months has posted videos lampooning Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, has said he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi and Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone also said they are considering entering the race.
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Residence Life and
Housing Services
West Chester University
202 Lawrence Center
West Chester, PA 19383
|Cable Television:
|Each room is wired for cable television. The cost of basic cable television is included in the rental price of the room.
|Computer Facilities:
|There are 8 computers located in the 3rd floor Study Lounge.
|There is one elevator located in the center of the building.
|There is one kitchenette located in the basement.
|Laundry Rooms:
|There are 10 washer machines, and 10 dryer machines in the laundry room located in the basement.
|Located in lobby of building.
|ResNet is the computer network provided to students living on campus. ResNet is a student's access to the university network and the World Wide Web.
|Study Rooms:
|There is a study room in the 2nd and 3rd Center floors.
|Television Lounges:
|There are 2 TV lounges, located in the lobby (27" TV) and basement (60" TV)
Killinger Hall was named for Coach and Dean of Men W. Glenn Killinger. The hall was erected in 1959.
Killinger Hall employs a Graduate Hall Director, a Graduate Assistant,6 Resident Assistants, and 7 Desk Assistants.
|Ms. Jahmai Fisher
|Graduate Hall Director
|Mr. Patrick Pike
|Graduate Assistant
Killinger Hall is set up in a typical residence hall layout with two students per room and community bathrooms. Each room comes equipped with a bed, dresser, desk, and closet space for each student. Killinger Hall rooms are approximately 13' X 12' with a window measuring 59" high by 69" wide. Each room in Killinger Hall has two built-in closets, two-moveable 5 drawer dressers, two separate, but bunkable beds with 80" mattresses, two desks with removable bookshelves, and two under-bed storage units. All rooms have air conditioning units.
The phone number at the front desk of Killinger Hall is: 610-436-2422
Click here to access the Killinger Hall Website
You will be issued a mailbox and combination when you check into your room. Mail is picked up from and delivered to the residence halls and apartments Monday through Saturday. There is no mail delivery on Sundays or holidays.
Please advise your family and friends to address mail to you as follows:
Student Name
Killinger Hall Room Number
West Chester University
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2013 bald eagle mid-winter survey
January 23, 2013 —
Around the 10th of January, a number of people throughout the country brave the cold and go out in the field to count eagles. The counting can be done from a fixed location, or by traveling a route by car, aircraft, or even by boat in ice-free areas. The counts are collected by state or federal agencies and the results are compared with previous years.
The middle of winter is when many Canadian migrant eagles come to winter in our region in order to feed on fish from the ice-free flowing waters of our rivers. During the earlier counts, most of the eagles counted were migrants; there were very few resident breeding eagles in this region.
Thanks to folks like Pete Nye, who worked to re-introduce bald eagles into New York State in the late 1970s, there are once again many breeding pairs in the region and throughout the state. Other states followed up with their own re-introduction programs and have likewise had success. New York's numbers for breeding territories was just a couple of nests in 1980 but increased to 192 in 2010.
The re-introduction effort as well as other improvements to eagle habitat, contaminant control, etc., has shown to be beneficial to eagles, as reflected by the trend of the mid-winter survey counts. New York statewide totals increased from just 29 in 1980 to 393 eagles in 2010; a significant increase with more of the eagles counted being resident breeders and resident offspring.
So what of the 2013 survey? Compilation of data is still going on, so it is too early to get figures. The day I participated was mild for January and sunny. The lower portion of the upper Delaware was ice free (an increasing trend over the last several years for the mid-winter survey). I saw five eagles on my designated route, which is about normal. In the 1970s to early 1980s, it was extremely rare to see an eagle along the river; now, it is extremely rare not to see an eagle along the river.


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Sorry Karin, I've had quite a day with miss thing so I just got to post this now.
Karin's needing a little help increasing her milk for Me'la. She's 10months and gets 2 bottles per day. Karin's feeling like she has no more milk. She does compressions when she nurse and only gets about 3 ozs when she pumps. She does feel a letdown when pumping but not while nursing. Me'la does not want want to nurse. Any ideas for Karin? TIA.


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