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The Wheat City Roller Derby League will take centre stage in Brandon for the first time this weekend.
The league's Gang Green team, which usually plays its home games at CFB Shilo, will face the Whitewood (Sask.) League's Ring Leader Roller Girls on Saturday at the Keystone Centre's Optimist Arena at 7 p.m.
Brandon Mayor Shari Decter Hirst is expected to blow the ceremonial first whistle.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.
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Champaign County
Job Description
Job Title:
Senior Administrative Legal Secretary
State's Attorney
Reports To:
State's Attorney
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Grade Range:
Prepared Date:
August, 2009
Performs specialized and confidential administrative and secretarial duties for State's Attorney, First Assistant State's Attorney, Senior State's Attorney Investigator and Senior Administrative Assistant. Serves as Application Administrator for JANO system for the State's Attorney's Office.
include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Assists and acts in a confidential capacity to the State's Attorney, First Assistant State's Attorney and legal staff, including matters regarding the formulation, determination and effectuation of the State's Attorney's management policies regarding labor relations.
Handles all e-mails to the general State's Attorney e-mail address on the department web site. Handles phone calls from the public and media and fields calls on high profile cases.
Performs clerical duties such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, taking dictation, composing and typing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail.
Performs confidential secretarial duties: types and transcribes; prepares case management reports; prepares and sends communication and court/legal documents and faxes; schedules hearings and meetings including all relevant notifications.
Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system and accesses data and case updates by utilizing State and County computer terminals. Ensures proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
Serves as the Application Administrator for JANO system for the State's Attorney's Office.
Trains, supervises and reviews entries of secretarial employees on current and new procedures for office files in various divisions of the office and/or for specific projects.
Serves in advisory capacity to the State's Attorney in the development of new policies and procedures for office files in various divisions of the office.
Responsible for maintaining LEADS certification and running criminal history checks.
Serves as backup to Senior Administrative Assistant in preparation of the department's bi-weekly payroll and benefit changes.
Serves as primary backup for office clerical staff.
May attend meetings as representative of the department or a specialized department function.
Other duties as assigned.
Provides training and work direction to secretarial staff.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Graduation from a 2-year program with some word processing and personal computer training supplemented with five years of responsible secretarial experience; or an acceptable equivalent combination of training and experience. Requires good knowledge of the operations of the criminal justice system and court procedures. Should type error-free approximately 70 wpm.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations, legal documents, operating instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with the public and employees of the organization. Requires good knowledge of the English language and spelling.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
As required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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These authors contributed equally to this work.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Here we report that 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) agonist A-769662 inhibited hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced viability loss and apoptosis of human and mouse osteoblast cells. H2O2-induced moderate AMPK activation in osteoblast cells, which was enhanced by A-769662. Inactivation of AMPK by its inhibitor compound C, or by target shRNA-mediated silencing and kinase dead (KD) mutation exacerbated H2O2-induced cytotoxicity in osteoblast cells. A-769662-mediated protective effect against H2O2 was also blocked by AMPK inhibition or depletion. A-769662 inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation by H2O2 in osteoblast cells. Meanwhile, H2O2-induced ATP depletion was inhibited by A-769662, but was aggravated by compound C. Further, H2O2 induced AMPK-dependent and pro-survival autophagy in cultured osteoblast cells, which was enhanced by A-769662. Our results suggested that activation of AMPK by H2O2 is anti-apoptosis and pro-survival in osteoblast cells, probably due to its anti-oxidant, pro-autophagy and ATP preservation abilities, and A-769662-mediated cell-protective effect in osteoblast cells requires AMPK activation. Our study suggests that A-769662 might be further investigated as a novel anti-osteonecrosis agent.
In the pathological condition of osteonecrosis, bones become fragile and will lead to bone fracture if not treated properly. Osteoblasts are important for bone formation and remodeling. Studies have shown that osteonecrosis is associated with oxidative stress in osteoblasts. Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) (
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimer kinase composed of α, β and γ subunits. It is a member of metabolite-sensing kinase family, which plays important roles in metabolic balance [
Recent studies have confirmed other functions of AMPK activation. For example, AMPK is important for regulation of autophagy, which is an evolutionarily conserved caspase-independent process of degradation and recycling of long-lived proteins and cytoplasmic-damaged organelles [
AICAR (5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-
In the current study, we aimed to understand the potential role of AMPK in H2O2-induced apoptosis of osteoblasts, and to investigative the underlying mechanisms. Here, we mainly focused on the effect of A-769662 on H2O2-induced osteoblast cell apoptosis.
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As discussed, A-769662 is a well-known AMPK agonist [
A-769662 inhibits H2O2-induced osteoblast cell death. Cultured human and mouse osteoblast-like cell lines (MG-63 and MC3T3-E1) were pre-treated with A-769662 (10 μM) for 1 h, followed by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 50–1000 μM) stimulation, cells were further cultured for 72 h, and MTT assay was performed to test cell viability (
A-769662 suppresses H2O2-induced osteoblast cell apoptosis. MG-63 and MC3T3-E1 cells were pre-treated with A-769662 (10 μM) for 1 h, followed by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 50–500 μM) stimulation, cells were further cultured for 48 h, and Annexin V fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) assay (
A-769662-induced pro-survival effect against H2O2 requires AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation. MG-63 and MC3T3-E1 cells were pre-treated with A-769662 (10 μM) for 1 h, followed by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 250 μM) stimulation, cells were further cultured for indicated time points, and western blots were performed to test phospho(p)- and total (t)-AMPKα, p- and t- ACC (
To further confirm that AMPK activation is required for A-769662-induced pro-survival effect, we generated stable MG-63 cell lines expressing AMPKα shRNA (AMPKα knockdown cell line) or kinase dead (KD) AMPKα (T172A, AMPKα KD cell line). As shown in
A-769662 alleviates ROS accumulation and ATP depletion caused by H2O2. The expressions of AMPKα (p- and t-), ACC (p- and t-) and β-actin in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 250 μM) stimulated MG-63 cells transfected with GFP-shRNA, AMPKα shRNA lentivirus or AMPKα kinase dead (KD) plasmid (
As discussed, one main consequence of AMPK activation is autophagy, which is also cyto-protective. Here, we found that H2O2 activated autophagy is MG-63 cells, which was demonstrated by p62 degradation, LC3-II production and Beclin-1 expression (
A-769662 facilitates H2O2-induced autophagy activation. MG-63 cells were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 250 μM), cells were further cultured for indicated time points, and western blots were performed to test LC3B, Beclin-1, p62 and β-actin (
Here we reported that A-769662 inhibited H2O2-induced death and apoptosis in both human and mouse osteoblast cells. AMPK inhibition by its inhibitor compound C, by targeted shRNA-mediated silencing or kinase dead (KD) mutation exacerbated H2O2-induced death and apoptosis of osteoblast cells. A-769662-induced cell-protective effect was diminished when AMPK was inactivated or depleted. We found that A-769662 inhibited ROS accumulation and ATP depletion by H2O2, which might mediate its pro-survival effect. Further, H2O2 induced AMPK-dependent and cyto-protective autophagy in cultured osteoblast cells, which was enhanced by A-769662. Based on these results, we suggested that activation of AMPK by H2O2 might serve as a negative regulator to promote osteoblast cell survival.
Recent studies have shed lights on how AMPK mediates cell survival. AMPK activation attenuates oxidative stress-mediated cell death through promoting NADPH synthesis and limiting its consumption [
In almost all eukaryotic cells, AMPK constitutes a molecular hub for cellular metabolic control. When cells facing metabolic stress (
Autophagy begins with formation of double membrane vesicles (also known as autophagosomes) in the cytoplasm, which will "eat" cytoplasmic materials and fuse with lysosome, where the contents will be "recycled" by acidic lysosomal hydrolases. In this process, LC3B-I is cleaved and converted to LC3B-II, which is associated with Beclin-1 and other components to form pre-autophagosomal structures. In the current study, we observed LC3B-II and Beclin-1 increase in osteoblast cells with H2O2 and/or A769662 stimulation, indicating autophagy activation. The fact that autophagy inhibitors (3-MA and BafA1) enhanced H2O2-induced cytotoxicity suggests that autophagy activation is cyto-protective in osteoblast cells, and A-769662-mediated pro-survival effect could be associated with its ability to promote autophagy activation.
A-769662 was purchased from Cayman Chemical (Ann Arbor, MI, USA). Compound C and AICAR were obtained from Calbiochem (Darmstadt, Germany). 3-methyladenine (3-MA), Bafilomycin A1 (BafA1) and H2O2 were purchased from Sigma (Shanghai, China).
Anti-AMPKα1, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), rabbit and mouse horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated IgG antibodies were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA, USA). Antibodies against phospho(p)-AMPKα (Thr 172), p-ACC (Ser 79), light chain 3 B (LC3B), Beclin-1, p62 and β-actin were purchased form Cell Signaling Tech. (Denver, MA, USA).
Human osteoblast-like cell line MG63 and mouse osteoblast cell line MC3T3-E1 were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium-high glucose (DMEM) and α-MEM, respectively, supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 50 units/mL penicillin and 50 μg per streptomycin in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2. Cultures were trypsinized upon confluence and sub-cultured into 12-, 6-, or 96-well plates for further experiments.
Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assays were performed to assess the cell viability. Briefly, MC3T3-E1 and MG63 cells were planted into 96-well plates. After incubation overnight, the medium was replaced with fresh medium with or without H2O2 at indicated concentrations for various time points. Some of wells were also pre-treated with indicated inhibitors. Six wells were included in each concentration. At the end of each treatment, 20 μL of MTT (5 mg/mL, Sigma) was added for 4 h. Then the medium was discarded carefully and 150 μL of DMSO was added. Absorbance was recorded at 570 nm with the Universal Microplate Reader (Bio-Tek instruments, Winooski, VT, USA ) using wells without cells as blanks.
After treatment, cells were lysed immediately in the lysis buffer (62.5 mM Tris-HCl, pH 6.8, 2% SDS, 10% glycerol, 50 mM dithiothreitol, 0.01% bromophenol blue) for 5 min at 95 °C. Cell lysates were analyzed by SDS/PAGE and transferred electrophoretically to poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes (Bio-Rad Corp, Hercules, CA, USA). Blots were probed with specific antibodies and immuno-reactive proteins were revealed by the enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) kit (Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA). The band intensity of each blot was quantified by Image J software before normalizing with the corresponding loading controls, and the value was expressed as fold or percentage change
After treatment, the apoptosis of osteoblasts was detected by the Annexin V fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Briefly, one million cells with indicated treatments were stained with FITC-Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) (Beyotime, Shanghai, China). Both early (annexin V+/PI−) and late (annexin V+/PI+) apoptotic cells were sorted by the fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) machine (Becton Dickinson FACS Calibur, San Jose, CA, USA). The percentage of apoptotic cells was recorded.
Osteoblasts' apoptosis was also quantified by histone-DNA ELISA PLUS (Roche Applied Science, Shanghai, China) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, the cytoplasmic histone/DNA fragments from cells were extracted and bound to the immobilized anti-histone antibody. Subsequently, the peroxidase-conjugated anti-DNA antibody was added for the detection of immobilized histone/DNA fragments. After addition of substrate for peroxidase, the spectrophotometric absorbance of the samples was determined using a plate reader at a test wavelength of 400 nm.
Cellular ROS level was measured by a DCFH-DA fluorescent dye (Molecular Probes/Invitrogen Eugene, OR, USA). After treatment, the osteoblasts were incubated with 10 μM of DCFH-DA at 37 °C for 20 min and then washed twice with PBS. The cells were then analyzed for fluorescence using the flow cytometer. Cellular ROS level in the treatment group was normalized to that of the control group.
The number of dead cells (trypan blue positive) after indicated treatment was counted, and the percentage (%) of "dead" cells was calculated by the number of the trypan blue positive cells divided by the total number of the cells.
MG-63 cells were seeded in a six-well plate in growth medium. The lentiviral particles containing human AMPKα1/2 shRNA (10 μL/mL, Santa Cruz Biotech, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) were added to the cells, after 12 h, the lentiviral particles containing medium was replaced by fresh growth medium, and cells were further cultured for another 24 h. Puromycin (1 μg/mL) was added to select resistant stable colonies. The expression of AMPKα in stable cells was detected by western blots. Control cells were infected with GFP-shRNA containing lentiviral particles (Kaiji Biotech, Nanjing, China).
As previously reported [
As reported [
Statistical analyses were performed by analysis of variance (ANOVA), and
In conclusion, our study indicated that A-769662 significantly protects against H2O2-induced apoptosis of osteoblast cells. A-769662 might be further investigated as a novel anti-osteonecrosis agent.
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation of China.
Yalong Zhu, Jianhua Zhou, Rongguang Ao and Baoqing Yu carried out the experiments. Yalong Zhu, Jianhua Zhou, Rongguang Ao and Baoqing Yu participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis. Yalong Zhu, Jianhua Zhou, Rongguang Ao and Baoqing Yu conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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|From: David Van Horn (dvanhorn at cs.brandeis.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 9 16:07:38 EST 2008
This is not really a PLT Scheme question but more of a Unix question. I have a library that uses the C FFI. It uses mysql.h at compile time and libmysqlclient at run time. I compile as follows: > mzc \ ++ccf -I/usr/src/apps/mysql-4.0.13/include/ \ ++cppf -I/usr/src/apps/mysql-4.0.13/include/ \ --auto-dir mysqlclient.ss mzc v371 [3m], Copyright (c) 2004-2007 PLT Scheme Inc. "mysqlclient.ss": [output to "./compiled/native/i386-linux/3m/mysqlclient.so"] OK, now I want to use it: > mzscheme -L mysqlclient.ss foo Welcome to MzScheme v371 [3m], Copyright (c) 2004-2007 PLT Scheme Inc. load-extension: couldn't open "/local/bar/.plt-scheme/371/collects/foo/compiled/native/i386-linux/3m/mysqlclient.so" (/local/bar/.plt-scheme/371/collects/foo/compiled/native/i386-linux/3m/mysqlclient.so: undefined symbol: mysql_fetch_field) My environment has the following in it, which is where libmysqlclient.so is located: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/src/apps/mysql-4.0.13/libmysql/.libs/ LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/src/apps/mysql-4.0.13/libmysql/.libs/ And, the offending symbol is defined: nm $LD_LIBRARY_PATH/libmysqlclient.so | grep 'mysql_fetch_field$' 00006960 T mysql_fetch_field Does anyone have clues as to what incantation I need to get this off the ground? Thanks in advance, David
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A YEADON infant school is inviting parents to apply for nursery places which are still available for September 2014.
Yeadon Westfield, which has won praise from Ofsted inspectors, offers 52 flexible part-time places for three and four year olds. The school caters for young girls and boys between the ages of three and seven and has180 full-time places in all.
Children can go to five part-time, three-hourly sessions over the week. Parents are also being offered the opportunity to top-up their sessions at a cost of £10 per time including lunch.
The school received its last full Ofsted inspection in 2011, when it was rated as 'Good' with some 'Outstanding' features. It has also gained a number of awards including the Activemark, Inclusion Chartermark, the Healthy School Award, the Stephen Lawrence Standard and Investors in Pupils.
The Ofsted report said: "This is a good school where children achieve well as a result of good teaching, a strong emphasis on promoting personal development and above average attendance. Children enjoy school and are well prepared for the next steps in their education. The overwhelming majority of parents and carers say their children are happy, safe and well cared for at school."
Visit www.westfieldinfants.co.uk for further information. To request a Nursery place email email@example.com or call 0113 25 05449.


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Rent Seeking, Rent Avoidance, and Informality: An Analysis of Third World Urban Housing Dietz, Henry A. (1987)Any number of concepts and ideas have been set forth over the past two or three decades to describe and explain the various problems common to urban development in Third World countries. Perhaps foremost among these has ...


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Greater St. Clair Homes Inc. board of directors President Gilbert Hoffman asked the board of aldermen and city officials if they were willing to do anything to assist the organization after the sewer line to the senior housing complex clogged and started backing up, forcing emergency repairs to be made to it.
The city's answer was simple. "Put it in writing what you want us to do."
Hoffman addressed the aldermen during their meeting last week and said that in late October, the 6-inch sewer main leading to the housing units got clogged with tree roots and started backing up.
"We couldn't wait to get it fixed," Hoffman said. "It (sewage) could have started backing up into the units. It had to be done immediately."
So, Hoffman said Pelton Plumbing was called. Employees arrived and cleaned the system — at a cost of about $4,000.
"We would like to get this settled," Hoffman said to the board. "Greater St. Clair Homes is concerned with the expense. We want to see what the city is willing to do to help."
The senior housing complex containing 56 units is located along Park Avenue across the street from St. Clair Southern Baptist Church. The city's 8-inch sewer main connects to Greater St. Clair Homes' 6-inch main at a manhole on Redbird Lane just east of the complex.
The 6-inch main is on private property owned by Greater St. Clair Homes, City Administrator Rick Childers said.
The question became whether the city is responsible to help with or pay some or all of the costs of the emergency repairs.
"The manhole and lines were almost certainly installed by the developer," Childers told The Missourian. "It is extremely probable that at construction, the intent of the developer was to dedicate the manhole and 8-inch line to the city. The question is whether that happened, and if it did whether the city accepted the manhole and line."
Childers said current city practice is not to accept infrastructure (water, sewer, streets) that have not been installed per city standards.
"There is no way of knowing what the practice might have been (when the complex was built)," Childers said.
During the meeting, City Attorney Kurt Voss suggested Hoffman review the plats of the development to see how they were written.
"If it (manhole) was accepted formally, there should, or at least could, be an easement filed which identifies the line and manhole as accepted by the city," Childers said. "What I keep stressing is that instead of going to the time and expense of digging through records possibly as far back as 50 years, Greater St. Clair Homes should simply send us a written request for what they want done. That would go to the board. The board could reach a decision, if appropriate file and record the easement and discuss if we're willing to reimburse any part of the repair costs already spent by Greater St. Clair Homes."
That same sentiment was expressed several times during the Nov. 4 meeting by Childers, Mayor Ron Blum and the aldermen.
"The research is the responsibility of Greater St. Clair Homes," Childers said. "I'm not going to look for anything until they put it in writing what they want the city to do.
"Whether you want us to accept the manhole, help with expenses, whatever, put it in writing."
"The city doesn't pay for something that isn't ours," Ward 1 Alderman Zach Fuchs said. "The question is is it your manhole or ours? ... Put something in writing."
Hoffman responded that looking into the situation could end up being "a guessing game."
"It may be hard to determine (who owns the manhole)," he said.
However, the discussion ended with Hoffman saying he would try to look into the situation further and then possibly coming back to the board of aldermen.


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Hi ppl, here are my 2 cents (why do you say: 2 cents? :)
I agree on all that about PHP, me for example, I love m0n0 'cause it's
all PHP and a bit of XML hehe, and wouldn't like see it leaving PHP.
But to be reallystic, it has no multithreading support, all you can do
is play with fork() which in some cases can do the trick (you can take
a look at: http://www.electrictoolbox.com/article/php/process-forking/)
on the other hand, altought maybe we can't get a daemon running there
always and the WebGUI in the other hand I think we should really care
of splitting backend and frontend stuff, so for example, one could say
"I hate the WebGUI, I'll replace it with a nice super XMLRPC
interface" then he/she would only care about the frontend part leaving
backend alone. Then, it is that backend where our troubles are in,
should this backend be a separate daemon? how to comunicate a frontend
with that daemon? well... here's my small idea.
As far as I know m0n0 has a small locking system so if you open
multiple WebGUI sessions there's no trouble... then, why care of
writting a full daemon? you can leaving multithreading to the HTTP
server and make your daemon be "something" that lives on the web
server and acts as a SOAP or XMLRPC listener. For example, you say the
webui "reboot please" then, webui asks to a script on the http server
via xmlrpc "reboot please", that xmlrpc listener should then care
about file lockings and so.
What I'm trying to say is that you don't need to write a full daemon
capable of forking itself, creating and destroying threads, handling
shared memory and so on, you can leave that stuff to a web server
(that anyway, you have to run it for the webui) then you can
concentrate on the real work, which is the backend stuff itself, and
then the frontend stuff.
with that in mind If anyday somebody says "I'm a super freak, I want a
IOS like CLI!" then he/she only needs to read about the
backend<>frontend interface and code his/her CLI (how the cli is
started is something I come now).
Ok, that was the first cent, hope I almost explained a bit well. The
second cent is about 'modularity'. Maybe what you are talking about is
"I have written my super CLI, now how can I make it start and be
nicefull with the others?" there should be something, I repeat
something, like a package system just to say "I'm X, I depend on
modules Y,Z and You have to run A to start me, B to stop me, C to
reload me. My configuration specification is at D" then the backend
itself knows if it can run X (caring about dependencies), also knows
that calling D he'll get configuration specification to bring to the
frontends (remember, we could have more than one frontend, do we want
the frontend coder to write stuff for all modules or leave that for
the backend?) then start, stop, reload as on any stuff that runs on a
box ;)
I think that second cent is not really well explained... hope you understand it!
See you,
Marc Fargas


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3401 Walnut Street, Suite 232A
Video Services Studio:
Penn Video Services offers the
use of a state-of-the-art studio,
designed to support a wide range of multimedia
and communications needs.
The recording studio features three cameras, studio lighting, soundproofing and greenscreen applications. Production activity is often coordinated around the use of a TriCaster, which includes a multi-input switcher, green screen keyer, virtual set generator and real-time streaming system.
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 234A Penn Broadcast Studio:
Penn's broadcast studio was built for the President's Office and Office of Communication for instant access to Network and Cable TV via the Internet.
The broadcast studio is a remotely controlled, broadcast quality video production solution capable of capturing, streaming, and recording HD and SD video and audio over Penn's IP network. The VideoLink system feeds HD video and audio feeds to television networks, broadcast news agencies, content distribution networks, or other destinations using an enhanced IP service. This leading-edge technology does this without the technical limitations normally associated with video over IP, assuring a picture that meets the networks' broadcast standards.


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We're all hoping that spring is just around the corner, but for now, the Chesapeake Bay region is still in winter's grip. But don't let the cold weather stop you from experiencing the Bay! Check out our list of six great places where you can learn about the Bay and its rivers, wildlife and history.
Located in Solomons, Maryland, the Calvert Marine Museum offers an array of different indoor activities to keep Chesapeake Bay education alive during the winter months. Explore the museum's 29,000-square-foot indoor exhibit, which features fossils that date back 8-20 million years, a touch tank containing live Bay critters such as terrapins and horseshoe crabs, and rarely seen river otters playing in their tank!
Since tours are self-guided, you can take your time while you explore historic collections, including accounts of the region's first settlers and artifacts from the War of 1812 pulled from a local creek.
In February the museum will hold a few special events, including conversations with Chesapeake authors featuring William Poe, a "How Animals Survive Winter" program for toddlers, and a "Slavery in Southern Maryland" exhibit.
Live in the Newport News, Virginia, area? Then you must check out the Virginia Living Museum!
The museum's brand-new facility is equipped with five different galleries that highlight all of Virginia's geographic regions. Walk through the "Coastal Plain Gallery" to view a 30,000 gallon tank that houses aquatic creatures native to the Chesapeake Bay. Step over to the "World of Darkness" gallery to learn a little bit about Virginia's more mysterious critters, including pine voles, ghost crabs and moon jellyfish.
The museum also has four different Discovery Centers that display everything from working beehives to a Chesapeake Bay Touch Tank.
Located in what some consider the heart of the Chesapeake Bay, the Annapolis Maritime Museum is a piece of history itself. The museum is housed in what used to be the McNasby Oyster Company, the last remaining oyster shucking house in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Maritime Museum is known for its excellent education programs that get students out of the classroom and help them learn about Chesapeake Bay history.
Not a student? No problem. The Maritime Museum hosts a weekly lecture series that highlights topics ranging from the status of the Bay's oyster population to discussions with authors of Bay-related books. In February, you can expect to hear from underwater archaeologist Susan B. Langley about the excavation of the ship the Scorpion from the Patuxent River.
The museum's most popular events are photography exhibits that display iconic images of the Chesapeake Bay taken by locals who know it best. From February 5 through March 19, the Muddy Creek Artists' Guild will display its "Chesapeake Bay Collection."
The Great Valley Nature Center in Devault, Pennsylvania, is a great resource for teachers who are looking to bring their class to the environment or the environment into their classroom. The center offers a range of programs for varying age levels onsite during the winter. Have your class participate in the "Fur, Feathers and Fins" program to allow your students to learn about different types of animals. Or try the "Pollution Solutions" activity that not only explores the different types and sources of pollution, but how your students can help reduce it. The center even has a program on winter survival techniques of plants and animals.
Can't get your class to the center? They will come to you! The center provides all the materials as well as a speaker; all you need to provide is the audience. Your students can learn about the animals living in their backyard without having to leave their own classroom. It's the perfect way to bring the outdoors inside during the cold of winter.
Located on the banks of the Nanticoke River, the Seaford Museum was established to commemorate the history of the town of Seaford, Delaware. The museum is housed in a 1935 Post Office that the local community restored.
The museum includes more than 60 exhibits arranged in a timeline fashion. Topics range from the Nanticoke Indians to shipping and agriculture. You can even learn about one of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history, Seaford local Patty Cannon.
The Seaford Museum is located near the restored Governor Ross mansion and plantation. Here you can learn a little more about the lives of the people who lived in the Chesapeake Bay region during the 1850s and the mystery behind why their popular Governor Ross fled to England.
Want to experience what life on the Eastern Shore was really like 100 years ago? Then head to St. Michaels, Maryland, and visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The museum is known for its summer outdoor programs, but the winter exhibits are just as exciting and interesting.
Explore the museum's famous Maryland lighthouse, which has been restored to resemble what it would have looked like while fully operational in 1879. Or take a self-guided tour of the museum's 10 exhibit buildings, which feature displays on the life of Native Americans, early waterman, and animals that live in the Bay.
On Saturdays from January until the end of February, the museum hosts a two-hour Kids Club, where 4 to 9 year olds participate in hands-on games, arts and crafts, and storytelling.
The museum also has special exhibitions on artwork and artifacts from private collections. One recent special exhibition featured aerial photographs of the Bay area to demonstrating how land use has changed over time in the watershed.
What are some of your favorite indoor places to learn about the Chesapeake Bay or the environment? Let us know in the comments!
Four monitoring reports by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) show both good and poor results for the health of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries. The reports focus on the Susquehanna River and other large rivers; the West Branch Susquehanna Subbasin; the Lackawanna River; and streams that cross the New York-Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania-Maryland state lines.
Researchers with the Susquehanna Large River Assessment Project found fairly good water quality at the eight stations they assessed in the upper and middle Susquehanna subbasins and the Chemung River, located between Sidney, N.Y., and Towanda, Pa. Four of the sites were designated as "non-impaired," while three sites were slightly impaired and one site was moderately impaired. Only 4.5 percent of the water quality values exceeded their respective limits.
During the Middle Susquehanna Subbasin Year-2 Survey, researchers studied water quality in the Middle Susquehanna Subbasin, focusing on the Lackawanna River watershed. In particular, SRBC examined the effects of stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows on the health of the Lackawanna River and its tributaries. Researchers found that during storms, nutrients and suspended solids often exceeded water quality standards. Some of this pollution was likely due to the introduction of human sewage from combined sewer overflows.
Abandoned mine drainage, followed by pollution from air deposition, was the most prevalent pollution issue found during the West Branch Susquehanna Subbasin Year-1 Survey. Researchers collected samples at 141 sites and found that the percentage of impaired streams in this subbasin continued to be higher than in other parts of the Susquehanna River basin.
During the Assessment of Interstate Streams in the Susquehanna River Basin, researchers found that streams crossing the New York-Pennsylvania state line most frequently exceeded aluminum and iron standards. Many Pennsylvania-Maryland state line streams, which are located in a heavily agricultural region, had high nutrient concentrations.
The monitoring results are included in four technical reports, which are available on SRBC's website.
Today we're introducing a new blog feature called "Ask a Scientist." Each month, we'll take a question submitted through our website or Twitter (@chesbayprogram) and have a scientist from the Bay Program partnership answer it here on our blog.
Today's question is about restoring bay grasses in the Chesapeake Bay. One of our readers wanted to know if he could help restore bay grasses in his local creek by planting bay grass seeds. We turned to Mark Lewandowski, natural resources biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and member of the Bay Program's Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Workgroup, for some expert advice.
Many people who live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed do everything they can to help the environment. They recycle, compost, use rain barrels, or plant native plants and shrubs. But people always want to know what else they can do.
Culturing oysters, growing wetland plants and planting underwater bay grasses all seem like good, easy ways to help. So what's so hard about planting bay grasses? Isn't it as simple as getting some seeds, planting them in an aquarium and watching them grow?
Many people have successfully grown grasses in their aquarium. But very few people have had success planting them in the Bay because the grasses do not survive over the long term. Selecting an appropriate site to plant bay grasses requires a lot of research and information.
Water quality is the biggest factor in bay grass survival. All bay grasses need enough light to photosynthesize, so clear water is critical. Each type of bay grass has very specific physiological needs that are different for each species.
The next requirement is proper substrate.; The bottom sediment can't be too sandy or the plant won't root. It can't be too silty or the transplant will just get buried. And it can't have too much clay. In addition, plants need the correct balance of nutrients to grow. Scientists have access to the most comprehensive data available, as well as specialized analytical tools that can pinpoint the sites where grasses might flourish.
In addition to finding the right conditions, you also need a large number of plants for the grasses to take hold. Planting a few square meters of bay grasses off the end of your pier is almost never successful. Bay grasses on the outside of a bed protect the core of the bed. So the grasses that are on the fringe will die back, protecting the center of the bed from waves and animal grazing.
Restoration would be easier if we could just buy seeds from a garden center. However, our experience is that only bay grass seeds collected from grass beds in the Bay have the best chance of survival. Even this is not an ideal or easy approach, though. Collecting seeds from the Bay depletes the seed stock that naturally replenishes bay grass beds. It also requires a permit from resource management agencies and may require specialized equipment to harvest. Additionally, it's necessary to have specific knowledge of seed development to ensure that the seeds collected are mature and will germinate.
So keep doing the things you are doing to help the Bay already, but it may be best to leave bay grass restoration to the experts.
Visit Maryland DNR's website to learn more about the agency's bay grass restoration efforts.


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Mila Kunis, Taylor Swift, Pink: Hottest Star Sightings of the Day (PHOTOS)
As autumn comes, fall fashion is creeping into society and that doesn't just mean clothing — time for jazzing up accessories. Stars are spicing up their eyewear, latching onto their favorite fall handbags, and sporting chic hats.
Alias star Jennifer Garner was spotted picking up a fresh cup o' joe in Brentwood, Calif. as she donned a pair of plastic, oxblood specs — one of fall's hottest sets of shades.
What other celebs are fans of optical accessories today?
Sarah Jessica Parker's beau Matthew Broderick was seen around New York City with his daughters Tabitha and Marion, rocking black glasses and a blue trench.
Kate Middleton's sister, Pippa, looked sophisticated yet a little edgy in her jet black aviators in London with a book in hand — new season, new read perhaps?
Taylor Swift also made an appearance in London — showing off her preppy style in pearls, black sunnies, polka dot skinnies, and a camel colored leather satchel.
What other celebs got caught on camera today, and what were they up to? Click through our gallery to find out.


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Robert Albert Young Chu,

Good Morning Noisebridge community,

about 45 minutes ago, I spoke with Gavin Knight, I told Gavin that I was planning on leaving the space in about a half an hour to possibly make him feel more comftable, then right after he interjected by saying "That is not a problem, "we spoke" and we are going to ban you from the space. I am not sure who the "we" are, nor do I know the reasons; as when I asked him he said that he can't talk about it.Ā

With the conversation that transpired, I can think of some paramount issues that other community goers may have with me, but not to the level of being banned. If I've caused a problem with others, I've always been open to working toward resolution, on both an individual level, and a community level.Ā

I truly feel that there has been a lynch mob (as there usually is) who has been systematically been working toward a day like this Tuesday. In addition, the people who I feel are a part of this mob-like mentality, have never really decided to mediate, open up a channel of communication with me at all. Instead it seems like they are just taking the "Let's make this swift and kick him out approach."

Despite the select group of people who haven't yet decided to work toward any resolution with what ever problem they may have with me. In addition, I've always have been open to communication and working toward resolutions.Ā

I ask of the people who think I should be banned come and voice your opinion, and also listen to what these arguments / concerns against me, and voice if you think "If they will be just for banning me."

There are a few people who I've spoken with, who already think it isĀridiculous.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.Ā

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We've been adding a lot of new products to the website lately and we thought you might like to take a lookie!
Introducing Araucania – A Brand New, Artisan Hand Dyed Yarn from Chile
We are thrilled to be the first stockist in Ireland of "Araucania" yarns and patterns! These variegated yarns are kettle dyed to achieve unique colour combinations and tone-on-tone effects. Within the range there are currently six yarn types available and all are now on the website for your viewing pleasure! Jane Ellison has also come together with Araucania to produce a pattern book of fun, wearable garments.
Also New to TIK – The Fyberspates Range
Hand dyed in Wales by Jeni Brown. Alpaca Sock Yarn, Scrumptious DK, Blue Faced Leicester Aran in Solid Colours and Lace Weight Silk – all at very competitive prices!
And Check out our latest delivery of Lorna's Laces Yarn
We have re-stocked your favourite yarns and colours and introduced some new shades to tickle your yarny taste buds. There's lots and lots of Shepherd Sock in there to keep the tiny needles clicking (we're loving "Desert Flower", and we also have "Baltic Sea" and "Envy" for the men in your life) and plenty of beautiful Lion and Lamb for aspiring Clapotis knitters.
This is a bit of a shameless, woo-hoo moment, but we were mentioned on the Lorna's Laces blog a little while back! Scroll to the end…
Tofutsies from South West Trading Company
We have every colour in the new range of Tofutsies Sock Yarn. If you haven't tried Tofutsies yet, now is the time – you'll be amazed at how silky and comfortable a fabric it creates! Due to a change in supplier we can now offer this yarn at the improved price of €14.50 (previously €18.00 per ball). One ball is plenty for a pair of socks, some knitters with smaller feet may even get two pairs…
Panda Cotton by Crystal Palace Yarns
Another unusual sock yarn, this time with a high bamboo content and elastic nylon for stretch. As it contains no wool it is perfect for those with wool allergies, and for baby knits.
Have You Seen the New Noro Yarns?
Silk Garden Lite and Cash Island have been added to our Noro range. Jane Ellison's new pattern book "Pure Noro" show cases these new yarns and is already a firm favourite in the shop.
Debbie Bliss New Season Yarns Also in Stock.
Luxury Tweed and Rialto Aran are both set to be popular winter yarns. Here at TIK, as you know, Jacqui has already knit the divine Sofia from Rialto DK and now Lisa has cast on for the "Bluebell" Boatneck Sweater from Fitted Knits using Rialto Aran. There is a great squidginess factor to this yarn! Progress reports will be on the blog as usual…
Also, don't forget to check out the new shades for Autumn/Winter across the Cashmerino range.
The new season is now in full swing and sign ups are going very well, with people booking ahead as far as December! Book your places soon to avoid dissapointment…


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DRIVERS have been warned of delays leading to the Second Severn Crossing as two lanes of the bridge will be closed over a weekend to allow maintenance work to be carried out.
The Highways Agency said essential waterproofing and resurfacing required the lanes on the westbound carriageway to be closed from 10pm on Friday, June 27, until 10am on Sunday, June 29.
That will leave just one lane open for M4 traffic travelling from England into Wales.
Chris Pope, the Highways Agency project sponsor, said: "The Second Severn Crossing is a vital transport link between England and Wales and this work will help keep it operating safely for many years to come.
"We have planned the work carefully to cause the least possible disruption to road users and will also be taking the opportunity during the closures to carry out other work, such as gulley clearing, white lining and lighting maintenance to reduce the need for traffic management in the future.
"The work is being carried out when traffic flows are lowest but road users are advised to plan ahead and allow longer for their journeys."
The agency said if there were delays as a result, signs would be used to advise drivers to use the M48 Severn Bridge instead.


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Changes Hairstyling,
City Spa & Jake's Place
About Us
Changes Hairstyling, City Spa and Jake's Place began as a children's hair salon in 1983. We have come a long way since 1983, but we pride ourselves in being able to cater to the whole family – from the youngest to the very wisest! From the bus stop to City Spa! Many of you who have been with us for years have seen our constant growth. Thank you!
We feel very fortunate to be able to provide you the very best our industry has to offer.
- The most talented people
- The greatest number of options for both styles and services
- The most flexibility in scheduling
- The most current thinking in the field
Our position as an in-salon tester for the latest products and technologies allows us to generate resources necessary to maintain Changes' high standards – performance, products and professionalism.
We are committed to:
- Life-long Learning - the basis for growth - the contouring of the mind.
- Value Added Services - above and beyond your expectations.
- Teamwork - the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.
- Constant Improvements - pursuing perfection.
- Being Positive - encouraging each other to reach higher standards through positive support and teamwork we are able to provide our customers with not only great service, but also the best, most well-rounded professionals in the industry.
Honors, Awards and Achievements
- Norfolk's Best Award
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Top 200 Fastest Growing Salons in America by Salon Today Magazine
Three years running - 1998, 1999, and 2000 & again in 2010
- 1998 The Elite Who's Who Among Outstanding Female Executives
- 1999 Recipient of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award
- 1999 Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative National Competition Finalist
- 2000 Recipient of the Outstanding Professional Woman of Hampton Roads Award
- 2001 Recipient of the National Association of Woman Business Owners Award - Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year
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Pop Music
13 Artists Who Influenced Lorde's 'Melodrama'Many critics have proclaimed "Melodrama" the best pop album of the year so far, in no small part due to 20-year-old Lorde's growth as a songwriter and artist.
How Big-Data Remade the Music IndustryHumans are generating more information than ever before and the music industry is paying close attention: They know what you're listening to and where, how and for how long.
Zara Larsson on Hiding from Beyoncé and Male Oppression"I do low-key hate men. People haven't seen my radical side yet," says the Swedish pop star.
Alessia Cara on Feminism, Donald Trump and Taylor SwiftThe "Here" singer on why she wants to empower young girls with her lyrics and how Trump's presidency could be detrimental.
Beyoncé and Solange's Mother Recreates Album LooksTina Lawson gets into "Formation."
Lil Wayne: Black Lives Matter 'Nothing to Do With Me'The rapper says he is proof that black lives do matter to America.
Summer Sounds of August 1966 the Apex of 'Age of Pop'The Kinks 'Sunny Afternoon' captured the exhalation of a deflating boom of British pop music that ruled the charts.
Carly Rae Jepsen Releases 'E•MO•TION: Side B' EPUnreleased songs from one of the best pop albums of 2015.
A History of Pop Music Rivalries in 10 SongsSteven Hyden's new book finds deep meaning in pop music beefs.
Beyonce Attends Met Gala Without Jay ZHer solo appearance occurs two years after leaked security footage showed Solange attacking Jay Z in the elevator.
Rest in Purple, Prince: 1958–2016A remembrance of Prince, who reinvented what it means to be a pop star.
Meet Beyoncé's Protégés: What We Know About the TrioTheir boss is the biggest star on the planet - but who are Chloe x Halle, Sophie Beem and Ingrid?
Rachel Platten Takes OffRachel Platten jumped from nowhere to everywhere with her breakout hit "Fight Song."
'Fifth Beatle' George Martin Has Died at 90The legendary record producer, who was a driving force behind the Beatles' success, has died.
Janet Jackson Postpones Tour Because of SurgeryThe singer learned from her doctors that she "must have surgery soon."
Why Is Adele So Obsessed With Nostalgia on '25'?Adele is only 27. Why does she sing so much about when she was "younger and free"?
Prince Has Joined Instagram"Princestagram" has already posted to the photo-sharing app 88 times.
Madonna Talks Rebel Heart Tour, Why She Wants to Have Tea With the PopeThe pop queen dishes about her ongoing Rebel Heart Tour, future plans and religion.
Album Roll-Outs Are Getting Weirder and WeirderIt's hard to stand out from the herd of premieres in 2015.
Two Questions With Music Critic Jessica HopperThe seasoned music critic is releasing her essay collection on May 12.
'1989' Is the Big Pop Album 2014 Desperately NeedsTaylor Swift's inevitable pivot from crossover country-pop to sheer radio pop has been nothing if not well-timed.
Words The NY Times Uses to Describe '1989,' RankedHere are some adjectives from The New York Times' spry, coy and sort-of-modern review of Taylor Swift's "1989."
Billboard Turns to Twitter to Chart MusicBillboard is trying to get the beat on social media and highlight "up-and-coming" artists
Chile's Hip-Hop Heroine Goes DeepAna Tijoux brings it all back home with songs of exile, struggle and motherhood
Money, Music and Why Lorde MattersNew Zealand's biggest popstar represents a cultural turning point in a society exhausted by consumerism


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But in his chats with Lamo, Manning used AOL Instant Messenger, where his screen name was the rather juvenile BradAss87.
He Peirong, better known by her screen name Pearl, is a petite woman with a spine of steel.
That America Online made the screen name personal, which in turn made it particularly difficult to shed.
My login is my junior-high AOL screen name, which I always told people came from a nickname on the basketball team.
Firstname7lastname (7 was my high-school soccer number) continues to be my screen name … as a grown-ass professional woman.
My screen name includes the word "kitty," but I can't let it go!
But because they wanted something friendlier, they came up with the nomenclature of 'screen name.'
Spit-balling from weeds identified only by a screen name is just, well...so Republican.
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Serial bomb blasts rocked Mumbai on 11th Tuesday, 2006. Eight bombs explodes and few hundreds are dead – a sad episode indeed. Someone mailed me asking, can astrology be used to predict these events, so that the real events can be avoided! And I said, it was predicted – not precisely though.
Me & God: July 2006 Archives
There are only two outcomes when the art of Indian Astrology is used to predict events or human lives. The prediction is either right or the prediction is wrong. There are no in betweens. There are no spaces for the 'law of possibilities' or 'law of chances. Astrologers who take the path of possibilities are more successful monetarily – because there are no risks involved. They can escape by soothe saying - if you try, it will happen, if you don't try, it will not happen. The blame of failures or the glory of success is transferred to the native's laziness and efforts respectively.
I carry an ego of being a Masters in Mass Communication with 8 years of experience in the Internet Industry. I carry an ego about being a good astrologer, a tarot reader, and also a Vaasthu and Fengshu consultant (thanks to my teacher to have taught them to me at a terrific pace). I carry an ego about knowing average English, and of handling an OK blog site. What if someone clad in a white waisty, white kurta, chewing beetle leaf and with no knowledge of English make you eat dirt in just 30 minutes? What if you are made to feel that whatever you know is nothing in comparison to what you can probably know? And what if in few minutes you think – your intelligence, knowledge and information has gone to ZERO and that you know NOTHING?!
I am through with Dan Brown's latest work The Da Vinci Code. I never read fictions. This was only my second novel I read after Sidney Sheldon's The Doomsday Conspiracy. I found the Da Vinci Code – quite interesting and exhilarating – may be because of the religious connotation it carried. The work is really well researched, has an awesome pace, and gives the reader some insights into things, which we normally refuse to see or accept – for instance the painting of The Last Supper - by Leonarda Da Vinci!


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CAW strike threat delayed Add to ...
The Canadian Auto Workers union says it's extending talks with Chrysler and GM, putting off the immediate threat of a strike. But president Ken Lewenza says the union will issue 24-hours strike notice if talks stall.
- Ford Motor Co$11.270.00(0.00%)
- General Motors Co$35.570.00(0.00%)
- Updated July 25 4:00 PM EDT. Delayed by at least 15 minutes.


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The President's National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding (NSISS), signed in December 2012, confirmed that data aggregation and correlation is one of the top 10 priorities for information sharing. It's one of the priority objectives outlined in the Strategic Implementation Plan.
We are looking to develop a reference architecture for distributed data correlation and entity resolution systems, called for by the Information Sharing and Access Interagency Policy Committee (ISA IPC) and the Data Aggregation Working Group (DAWG), with cooperation from the DHS's Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T).
We have released an official Request for Information (RFI) for inputs – from industry, international partners, government, anyone! – on specific elements the reference architecture should include, how it should be written, and other details. We are eager for industry contributions to help define a future architecture to support the vision of cross-organization information sharing of correlated data and resolved entities.
We know we can't write this alone. We need to harness information and expertise that exists outside of the four walls of government to ensure the reference architecture is a useful one.
Stay tuned. We are excited about the possibilities of working on this document across governments and sectors.


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In addition to the 'American Idol' alum and the daughter of Mafia boss John Gotti, Debbie Gibson is rumored to compete on the Donald Trump-starring reality show.
More names are added to the potential cast ensemble of "The Celebrity Apprentice" season 5. After Cheryl Tiegs and Marco Andretti, runner-up of "American Idol" season 2 Clay Aiken, and John Gotti's daughter Victoria Gotti are also said to fight for Donald Trump's attention on the NBC show.
An insider additionally tells PEOPLE that 1980s pop singer Debbie Gibson will take part in the new installment of the reality series. Meanwhile, New York Daily News' sources confirm that "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Guidice is among the contestants.
NBC has neither confirmed nor denied the casting reports. The network is not expected to release the official line-up of "Celebrity Apprentice" new season until January 2012, while the show has been reported to start shooting next week.
Other names mentioned in previous casting rumors are Aubrey O'Day and Adam Carolla.


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Part Five
"Kripa hurry up, we are going to be late!" Yelled Lily from outside where she stood with Angad and Jason who were putting the luggage inside the trunk. "I am coming" Kripa yelled back from the living room where she was on the phone explaining to Shelly some last minute adjustments. After putting the phone down, she walked out with her shoulder carry bag as her luggage was already being put in the trunk. Angad turned around after fitting the last bag into his SUVs -which he only drives when he has to travel otherwise he uses different cars- he saw Kripa walking out in jeans and t-shirt and her hair tied up in ponytail for probably the first time since he met her. Every time he saw her she was always in a business dress and her hair in a fashionable sophisticated bun, this was the first time she was dressed casually.
Kripa was thinking the same thing as he was also dressed casually in a polo shirt and jeans which still screamed designer made like his expensive Italian suits he wore when ever he met with her after work. He looked nice with whatever he wore, thought Kripa walking down the steps of her house after closing the doors and waited for Lily to slide in and then she slide in and had the door closed behind her, by Jason.
Angad took the drivers seat while Jason sat in the passenger seat they had a simple conversation while driving to the airport. When they got there instead of going to the commercial flight after going through the airport terminal checks, Angad led them through a separate exit that led to a jet which was outside, and seemed to be have been waiting for them, thought Kripa to herself. The door opened when they walked to the door, where the pilot stood with the flight attendants and they greeted Angad.
"Good evening Mr. Khanna" the pilot said when they got close enough to be heard.
"Hello Roger, are we ready for the trip?" Angad asked while he pointed to Lily, Jason, and Kripa to walk up the stairs that led to the inside of the Jet. They went in , while Angad spent a few seconds talking more to the pilot and followed them inside, and saw the three of them standing inside in awe of how beautiful and spacious it was. Angad smiled and told them take the seats at the couch where they sat down in almost a trance.
"Angad, is this you're Jet?" Kripa asked, after they all sat down on the couch and fastened there seat belts.
"Yup, how else can I travel for my businesses around the world?" Angad stated.
"In a normal commercial flight." Lily replied.
"I believe in comfort and I travel a lot so why don't I buy something that makes my life easier." Angad stated, earning smiles from everyone.
The Flight took about 2 and half hours and when they reached the airport there was a limo waiting for them outside the airport and the driver met them and took their luggage and drove them to the villa which was 2 hours away. When the Girls heard this they sighed, as they were really tired and didn't get sleep in the plane as they were all chatting.
Angad sat enough lily and Jason and Kripa was sitting beside him, he saw how tried the girls were and told them to sleep and that he would wake them up when they got there.
It didn't take the girls that long to fall asleep. Jason and Angad talked about their work while the girls were sleeping and when they were near to the villa Angad told Jason to wake Lily up, who had her head leaning back to the side, and he turned towards Kripa and saw that her head was bopping and it seemed to be in an uncomfortable angle as she was trying to lean her head to the back. She seemed so innocent asleep, unlike her father, thought Angad, and shaked his emotions of. He put his hand on Kripa's shoulder and tried to shake her to wake up but she wasn't getting up. He kept trying and saw Lily from the side of his eye rubbing her eyes and frowning at Jason.
"Lily, Kripa won't wake up." Angad said.
Lily came and sat beside Kripa and shook her hard and Kripa woke up and glared at her while Lily gave an innocent look.
"You didn't have to shake so hard." Kripa said.
"But honey you know how hard it is to wake you up, you are like the sleeping dead." Lily stated.
When the car stopped, the driver got out and opened the door for them and when they all got out and went inside the huge house and saw the housekeeper and the staff of about five people waiting. Angad introduced them to everyone from the gardener to the maid and went to the housekeeper and introduced her.
"These are my friends, Mrs. Brita my housekeeper" Angad introduced. Then he took them to the rooms and showed them their rooms and told them that when they wake in the morning he will give them a tour. Kripa walked into her room and saw a beautiful burgundy room with a king size bed in the middle and to side there was the bathroom, Kripa walked in their and saw a spacious bathroom also as pretty as the room, with Jacuzzi and a shower. She walked out and saw her luggage transferred in the closet, and thought they must have worked fast. She removed her clothes and changed into a nightgown and hit the bed and was out in five minutes, and her last thought was she could get used to this house.
Kripa woke up the noise of someone yelling, she got up and went to her window and saw tennis court backyard where Angad and Jason were playing and Lily was to sidelines cheering on Angad, and not Jason. Some things never change thought Kripa to herself smiling and turned to her back to the window and went to the bathroom to change.
After twenty minutes she came out dressed in a classy skirt and a blouse and left her hair in a pony tail with some tendrils escaping. She saw everyone in the garden as the maid said they would be, and saw Lily wearing a summer lemon dress, while Jason and Angad changed from their match to polo shirts and jeans. They were all sitting down and having breakfast and Kripa after wishing them good morning went and took the available seat beside Jason.
"The plan for today is I will give you guys a tour around the villa so will go shopping and eat and tour some places." Angad said after while, as he was spreading butter on his bagel.
"I can't wait." Kripa said taking a sip of her tea.
"I can not wait to roam this beautiful romantic city and meet cute guys." Lily said with a smile to Kripa, while Angad frowned. Not liking the idea of Kripa talking and meeting cute guys.
"All the guys will run away when see you Lil." Jason said.
"Yeah right, and don't call me Lil." Lily said taking a sip of her orange juice.
"Who ever invented shopping should be beaten up." Jason stated exhausted when they all sat down at the restaurant with all the shopping bags beside him.
"I love shopping, so be quiet." Lily said not at all looking tired. Angad sat beside Kripa also clearly exhausted and was holding about ten of Kripa's bags.
"You guys rest bunch of babies while I saw something at the shoe store I liked." Lily told.
"What! We've been shopping for six hours how much more can you buy and walk with those shoes." Jason pointed to Lily's heels.
"These are nothing, and now wait we'll be back in a quickie." Lily grabbed Kripa arm and dragged her out the restaurant while the boys watched them go out and cross the street to the shoe store.
"These women are crazy." Jason stated asking the passing waiter for a drink, and waited for Angad to also state his drink.
"I know what you mean thank goodness I asked you to come, otherwise I would have been stuck doing this everyday." Angad said.
"It was your idea in the first place."
"I don't want them to ask about shopping the rest of the trip."
"Well I for one think this is a waste of time and money."
The boys sat talking while waiting for the girls and just when they were getting up to check on the girls after an hour, they saw them walking out with two Italian guys who were holding their bags and talking them a lot. Even from their vantage point from the deck they could hear Lily flirting with the short guy holding her bags to the right, while Kripa wasn't flirting with the tall guy who was holding her bag she was still talking very nice to, thought Angad taking all this in with a frown. He did not like Kripa talking to these two-faced guys and he sure as hell wasn't going to stand around here and take it, he has to protect Kripa from guys that will say sweet things to get what they want, said Angad more to himself fro reassurance as to why he was getting mad. He turned and saw Jason also frowning at Lily. At least he wasn't the only one thought Angad.
The girls waved to the guys as they went back into the store and walked towards the boys holding their own bags now.
"I am so thirsty." Lily said plopping down on the seat beside Angad, while Kripa sat beside Jason and put her bags down.
The waiter came over as Kripa signaled him, he took their orders and the boys and left. Kripa looked up and saw Angad looking at her in anger and was shocked as he never looked at her like that and saw Lily also starting at the two guys.
"What's wrong?" Kripa asked when noted the tension.
"I'll tell you what's wrong after waiting here for so long for you guys to come and the reason you guys maid us wait so you can talk to bozos." Angad said in a low voice.
"Bozos?" Lily asked
"Yes bozos, idiots, fools, same thing." Jason replied.
"Oh you mean Mario and Richie, we met at the store they work their, they helped us out." Kripa said looking at Angad as he was looking angrier by the minute.
"What kind of guys work in a shoe store." Jason sated snickering, while Lily glared at him.
"What is the problem with you guys? We're sorry for being late." Lily said getting angry now.
"No, you girls are the one with problems you don't just talk with strange guys that you just met and you sure as heck don't flirt with them." Angad stated giving Kripa a glare, while Kripa stared back confused.
"But they were nice." She said.
"Yeah so is a guy that thinks of you girls as hookers for coming on to them." Angad said angrily.
"That was uncalled for Angad they were being nice, and we were not flirting." Kripa said, also getting angry from his accusations. When the waiter came and served them they all ate in a tension silence that was so thick amongst them. They drove back in the car in silence with the guys giving them angry glares, while the girls were trying to ignore them and talked amongst themselves. After eating they went back to the villa and Angad told them in an angry voice that in the evening they were going out to fancy restaurant at the entrance of the house, and walked up the stairs and shut his door, and the rest of them also went to their doors with the maids following the girls with the bags.
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I used ttest2 on two 3D matrices. I would like to make a t distributions of the t scores of each voxel and display the ones that are significant at alpha=0.05. Both matrices are equal...
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> I used ttest2 on two 3D matrices. I would like to make a t distributions
> of the t scores of each voxel and display the ones that are significant at
> alpha=0.05. Both matrices are equal...
Sylvie, I am not sure I understand the question, but here are a few lines of
code that try to detect ways in which two random things are significantly
s = rand; % some random standard deviation
a1 = s*randn(10,10,100); % random background noise
a2 = s*randn(10,10,100); % another
a1(1:5,1:6,:) = a1(1:5,1:6,:) + s/2; % signal equals 0.5 * std dev
h = ttest2(a1,a2,0.05,'both','equal',3)
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Report said Bilson was telling her former 'O.C.' co-stars that 'it's okay for everybody to wash their hands of Mischa'.
Rachel Bilson laughs off the rumor that she called her former "The O.C." co-stars to shun Mischa Barton, seven years after the series ended. Her representative slammed the report from RadarOnline.com that Bilson is holding grudge against Barton for ruining their careers with her past antics.
According to the website's so-called source, Bilson "is the one who basically made it be known that it's okay for everybody to wash their hands of Mischa and not forgive her past transgressions. It's really sad because [Mischa's] literally trying to set up dinners to make amends and Rachel is telling everybody to 'ignore her and she'll go away'."
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Sense reacheth but to the effects and events; but reason and faith can see the First Cause and disposer of all.
He was a disposer of men: he was polished, luxurious, and happy—at their cost.
The disposer of all things sent against him the fierce Timour, of whom I have already said so much.
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He took his lot as it came to him, as a man who does the best he can and leaves the rest to the disposer of events.
At any rate, I saw her shoving her shirt into the disposer chute.
It was the first article of his faith under no circumstances to go to a fence or disposer of stolen goods, or to visit pawnshops.
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Joanne Lees arrives at the Supreme Court in Darwin yesterday.
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Joanne Lees has angrily denied that she had wrongly identified her attacker as the Broome mechanic Bradley John Murdoch, declaring: "I'd recognise him anywhere."
"At the end of the day, I was there," Ms Lees told a Supreme Court jury sitting in Darwin yesterday. "I know what happened."
The Crown has alleged that Murdoch attacked Ms Lees, 32, and murdered her boyfriend, Peter Falconio, on a dark and lonely stretch of the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory on July 14, 2002.
Murdoch, 47, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The body of Mr Falconio, then 28, has never been found.
In court yesterday, Ms Lees was bound with a tie and asked to sit on the floor three metres from Murdoch who was sitting in the dock flanked by two guards.
Wearing a singlet top and tracksuit trousers, Ms Lees, showing no emotion, demonstrated how she slipped her bound hands from behind her back to the front as she hid under a bush after escaping.
Ms Lees had earlier told the court she was threatened with a gun, punched in the head and bound with her wrists behind her back with homemade handcuffs made from cable ties. Justice Brian Martin said that Ms Lees took one to two seconds to make the manoeuvre while she was "sitting with her knees up and she moved her hands from back to front".
Ms Lees denied an encounter with Murdoch in Alice Springs on the day Mr Falconio disappeared.
Grant Algie, Murdoch's defence lawyer, questioned Ms Lees about the movements of her and Mr Falconio before they left Alice Springs to drive 310 kilometres north along the Stuart Highway where Murdoch allegedly flagged them down.
Vincent Millar testified that early the morning after the attack he saw a woman he identified as Ms Lees jump out onto the bitumen as he was driving a road train.
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But Mr Millar said as he was looking for "an arm, a leg, pieces of body or clothing" he heard Ms Lees walking alongside the driver's side of the truck.
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Mr Millar said he woke his co-driver, Rodney Adams, who was asleep in the truck cabin.
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Mr Millar said he agreed to "have a little bit of a look around". "I said 'let's go and have a look'," but then Ms Lees told him her attacker had a gun.
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Fetherston Gardens Friends met in October to celebrate the first anniversary of the re-opening of a hidden landscape in Weston, one well known to former CIT School of Horticulture students, who began establishing the arboretum and woodlands in 1973. Fetherston's cheerful and industrious community volunteers have weeded and planted, spread mulch and cleared paths. An irrigation system has been implemented through a partnership with the ACT government's Territory and Municipal Services.
A highlight of the site is the pome fruit espaliers. The first planting was in 1974 and the second in 1978. In the front row are a two Delicious apple trees and pears – a Packham's Triumph, a Josephine de Molines and three Winter Nelis. In the back row are two more Delicious apples, a Granny Smith and pears – two Beurre Bosc, a Winter Cole, a Josephine de Molines and Winter Nelis. There is also one Glou Morceau, a seldom-seen Belgian dessert pear raised in Mons in 1750. The trees fruit well with little care other than pruning to keep their shape. Birds enjoy the fruit and the volunteers have turned some into jelly.
Working bees at Fetherston Gardens, co-ordinated by Lesley Pattinson, are held on the second Wednesday and last Sunday of every month. Email contact via Weston Creek Community Council: wccc.com.au
As any keen gardener knows, there are three types of toilers: benders, kneelers and squatters. I belong to the latter. When I arrive, the working bee is well under way and lots of bottoms are in the air and I recognise, backview, horticulturist Paulene Cornish who is a bender.
Pattinson, a kneeler who uses knee pads and a kneeler to rest on "down among it all", believes a good morning tea and chat time is essential for any gardening activity. At Fetherston, it is about connecting with other volunteers while restoring a unique garden.
During morning tea under a shady arbor by a large pond, there is a discussion about each other's gardening garb.
Trevor Wilson, convenor of the Friends and his wife, Christine, became involved through the Weston Creek Community Council of which she was secretary. They thought local people needed to play a role in an effort to retain the old CIT gardens and develop them into a community facility.
The Wilsons have lived in Holder since 1972, rebuilding on site after their house was destroyed in the 2003 bushfires. They grow vegetables and fig, persimmon, lemon, cumquat and feijoa trees. Trevor is contented weeding, either bending or kneeling. Christine is a kneeler and was wearing spongy, black knee pads, made for people who do tiling or masonry work. She bought them from Magnet Mart for $30 and says they are very comfortable.
Rosemary Drabsch has on very dashing kneelers with gold plastic, patterned centres. She bought the Gel Knee Pads in February at Aldi at Cooleman Court and says they are comfortable to wear and fit any size leg. The saucer-shaped pad is kept on with an elastic strap and Velcro fastener and it makes hard surfaces tolerable and stops prickles when kneeling down weeding.
Rosemary lives in a townhouse in Weston where there is no garden space to grow fruit and vegetables so she relies on the generosity of others who share their excess – with which she makes jams, pickles and chutneys to sell and raise money for the Cancer Council ACT.
Gina Howlett is a bender in the garden, which always leaves her feeling stiff in the hips, she says. At Fetherston Gardens' morning teas she is the cake maker. Today, the treat is a lemon-syrup cake but most popular is her walnut cake made from fresh nuts bought from Alpine Nuts of Eurobin at the Southside farmers' market. The recipe is from a work colleague and the walnuts are combined with carrots, spices, sugar, flour and eggs.
Later in the season, Gina says, she could make a "protein-rich" codling moth apple cake from her homegrown fruit. Her tree is old, large and unmanageable and she has been unable to find someone to spray it for her. However, it provides screening and shade in her back yard so she guiltily keeps growing the moth-infested fruit, which she collects and gives to a friend's chooks. Their gleeful consumption relieves her guilt.
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A primary goal of the VSFS is to provide postgraduate, PhD and Masters Students with a suitable research platform. The simulator provides students with a rare opportunity to work on all aspects of a physical flight simulator. Simulation is an increasingly important and demanding field, making this project within the School of AMME very exclusive.
The potential has not been missed, with companies such as CAE and Qantas providing support and showing interest in the project.
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Teaching and Learning Effectiveness
The VSFS is currently used as an educational tool in the undergraduate aeronautical engineering degree at the university. The effectiveness of this part of the degree forms a significant area of research, with two major outcomes assessed.
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It seems that the flat out health care flip-flop performed recently by Massachusetts Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate, Martha Coakley, was too hypocritically self serving for even the very liberal Boston Globe to spin in a way to make her look good. Either it was that or the fact that that they aren't worried about how such a story would affect Coakley's chances in the special election on January 19 since it is widely assumed that a win in the Democrat primary leads automatically to a coronation in the general election in that liberal state. Whatever the case, Boston Globe writer Lisa Wangsness shines a light on Coakley's blatant political hypocrisy:
State Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic nominee for US Senate, reluctantly threw her support yesterday behind the Senate health care bill, even though it contains restrictions on abortion coverage that abortion rights groups are calling unacceptable.
During the primary campaign, Coakley said she would not have supported the House health care bill because of provisions designed to prevent federal funding of abortions that abortion rights advocates said went too far. Her stand was a major point of debate during the campaign; several of her opponents criticized her for being willing to sink the health care bill over a single issue, but she insisted that there were some things on which she would not compromise.
Except when push comes to shove in the general election:
"Let's be clear on what's principled here,'' she said at the time of her opponent, US Representative Michael Capuano. "If it comes down to this in the Senate, and it's the health care bill or violating women's rights, where does he stand?''
Stand by as Coakley places a giant chip on her shoulder:
Coakley used her stark position on abortion rights to appeal to supporters for donations; in an e-mail, she declared her decision to make her position "a defining moment'' in her campaign.
Asked last week whether she would vote against a bill that went beyond current law in restricting abortion coverage, Coakley said, "Yes, that's right.''
And now she knocks that chip off her own shoulder:
In a statement to the Globe yesterday, Coakley said that although she was disappointed that the Senate bill "gives states additional options regarding the funding mechanisms for women's reproductive health services,'' she would reluctantly support it because it would provide coverage for millions of uninsured people and reduce costs.
Somehow the phrase "self-serving opportunist" comes to mind here.
Wangsness explains the reason for the Coakley flip-flop:
But it would be extremely difficult for Coakley to be willing to be the only Democratic senator standing in the way of the party's most important priority this year.
The special election for the Senate seat left vacant following the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy in August will be held Jan. 19. Because the Senate is tentatively scheduled to reconvene the same day, whoever wins the election will probably vote on the final bill negotiated by a conference committee.
Of course. Did anyone out there really expect Coakley to have voted against Harry Reid's health care bill in the senate no matter what supposed abortion restrictions were in it? Even the Boston Globe couldn't swallow this bit of hypocrisy from the disingenuous Coakley.
The Boston Globe readers themselves were almost unanimous in their condemnation of Coakley as you can see from a sampling of their comments:
Whenever I hear a politician say "Let's be clear on something" it really means they have already been all too clear on what they said. Croakley will promise and say anything to get elected. Now she wants to side with Mr. obama.
Dear God Mass., please don't elect this arrogant buffoon. Her and her buddies at Globe think she can just sit back and glide to victory.
She is not even elected yet and the flip flopping has begun. Another typical Democrat, be for what is expedient and say anything that sticks to the party line.
What I fond most interesting after reading this story again. . . Not even the Globe could spin this to make Coakley look like anything other than a panderer and a flip flopper.
Exactly. Coakley is such a self-serving hypocritical flip-flopper than not even the Boston Globe could spin this story to make her look good. In almost any other state, Coakley would have very little chance in the general election but, hey, this is Massachusetts we are talking about here. Democrat candidates for senator aren't so much elected as automatically coronated.


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The Scot was third in his Skoda Fabia with three stages to go before being struck by mechanical failure in Perth.
McRae, who drove in the Wales Rally GB, said: "It was a good fight and we would have been either second or third.
"I think we've proved a point, but the ideal thing would have been to have had the result in the bag as well."
Belgium's Francois Duval secured his first success of his World Rally Championship career for Citroen in emphatic style.
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playing so hard he just crashed. he slept like this for 25 minutes. so funny.
first try at rice cereal. i caved and gave it to him before 6 months (JUST our personal choice), its still only given sporadically... of course he eats it right up.
Thanks for sharing these photos. He's such a cutie! My youngest son is 4 yrs now. Boy, did it go by quickly. I always enjoy your posts. Thank you! DeneReplyDelete
Sara, I just love your blog, style, faith, and sweet family! I had my baby #4 (a boy) at about the same time you had this little guy. He is 5 months now and I also started cereal and he is also coming out of the crying, whiny newborn stage! It is so great having a baby in the house again! Our kids are 7,5,2,and 5 months! I am contemplating starting homeschooling with my oldest 2 (K & 2nd grade) next year! Any advise for a busy mom of 4:) Blessings, TracyReplyDelete
Sara, I just have to say I love your blog. You have such great style, faith, and family life! My baby #4 was born around the same time as this little cutie! He is also coming out of the whiny,crying newborn stage and is eating cereal now and loving it! We have a 7,5,2, and 5 month old and I am contemplating starting homeschooling next year! Any advise for a newbie! Blessings, TracyReplyDelete
so sorry, my first time commenting on a blog...don't know exactly what i am doing;)Delete
He is so adorable. I think he looks so much like you!ReplyDelete
What an awesome, inspiring blog! We just had our 6th child in September (all boys). I homeschool and love being creative with my home , so I felt like I was visiting a dear friend's blog when I found yours. I was just talking to my mom this morning about how grateful I am that our little man is growing out of all the fussiness. I just started feeding him rice cereal as well and he is eating it and digesting it like a champ. The sweet extremes I experience being the mother of an infant have not faded in the least with each of our children. Extreme sleepiness, extreme joy, and extreme Love! I am just savoring every moment with this one as he'll most likely be it, until I get to hold my grand babies. The Lord has truly blessed me and my family. Thanks for sharing your blessings!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness!!! He is so incredibly DARLING!!! I love that shot with his little tongue.ReplyDelete


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