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While not part of the SCA Model proper, Service Data Objects (SDO) are the de facto SCA data architecture. SDOs are based on the concept of disconnected data graphs. The SDO architecture maintains a tree or graph of data objects that can be accessed via APIs. The architecture allows both strong-typed and weak-typed data models, thus supporting static and dynamic data access strategies. The SDO architecture makes no assumptions about the query languages involved. Instead it relies on its base API to access nodes. Intended to separate application code and data access code, the architecture encourages the use of Data Access Services (DAS) to manipulate graphs (incubator.apache.org/tuscany/das_index.html). By adding metadata, SDOs also support runtime exploration of the data graphs. Since the architecture was designed with XML in mind, it provides a rich mechanism for manipulating XML. In fact, for practical purposes, the underlying data structure for SDOs may well be XML documents. At this writing, the SDO specification is in Version 2.1.
SCA attempts to create a simple, robust programming model based on SOA concepts. Its value lies in a conceptually simple, declarative approach to assembly and QoS. Through assembly-time and runtime wiring and loosely coupled policies, SCA addresses the issue of creating a service without foreknowledge of the underlying components. This, in turn, lets service component and integration developers act independently. Combined with SDO, a vendor-neutral approach to SOA is possiblethe model designers appear to have learned from weaknesses of earlier modelsby providing a clean separation between assembly and QoS. If the Apache Tuscany Project is an indication of SCA's viability, then the outlook for a straightforward (though not necessarily simple) way to implement SOA is promising (cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TUSCANY/Home).


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I just got my cable modem hooked up so we should be up and running again this week. We expect to have an update later tonight or tomorrow evening.
Also, I just wanted to pass on a note we received.
Please onsider the fact that this is a free service that the Tomahawk Leader has invested money to setup and maintain and is updated by two members of the Tomahawk Leader staff simply because we feel the service is important and we occasionally enjoy doing it.I don't know what type of operation you have up there, but you sure shouldn't have a web page, as you never seem to have it up to date. Here it is a week later, and you haven't last week's page as of this date.
This is awful.
Need I say more.
However, notes like this are not encouraging to a non-profit business unit. We update this site only because we want to. We suffer no great loss by discontinuing this service. It would actually probably save money and a considerable amount of time.
We have no intention of ending our service anytime soon. All I'm asking is that people think a little before sending a note like this one. The Leader is basically volunteering this service to the community. As volunteers I feel we do occasionally deserve a break and in Kathy's case a much needed and deserved vacation (and hopefully more to come). I personally kind of enjoy hearing from users when we don't update the site. It reminds me that people are reading it and do enjoy what we are doing so please keep those comming but be considerate when you do it.
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Finally, now that I have a decent internet connection again I hope to push out a few new features at some point. Don't expect too much, I do work during the day, but we have a few ideas and things we may consider adding to the site.
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Pilot Program 2008 Evaluation Results
Program Description
In 2006 the Oklahoma State Legislature directed the State Board of Education to establish a
pilot infant and toddler program (hereafter called "Pilot Program") funded through private
donations and state funds to serve at-risk children and their families in at least one rural and
one urban area of the state. The Request for Proposals (RFP)developed by the Oklahoma State
Department of Education (2006) specified varying levels of educational preparation for
classroom personnel, family support services with specified caseloads, and continual
professional development. Community Action Project of Tulsa County (CAPTe) was awarded
the grant contract and during fiscal year 2007 (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007) they collaborated
with 5 other early childhood agencies to implement high quality infant and toddler services in
13 sites across Oklahoma.
The Pilot Program reached 90 classrooms in June 2007 and 139 in June 2008. Currently, these
classrooms are distributed across 15 agencies operating in a variety of communities across
Oklahoma. These providers offer services to 1,204 infant and toddlers from families whose
incomes are 185% or less ofthe federal poverty level. Ten of the participating providers are
non-profit organizations (seven of whom operate Early Head Start and/or Head Start
programs), four providers are private/for-profits, and one is a Tribal government.
Program Evaluation
CAPTC,as the lead grantee for the Pilot Program, had dual goals for program evaluation: To
inform continuous program improvement and to document child and family outcomes. To
achieve these goals, CAPTCcollaborated with the Early Childhood Education Institute at the
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa to design and implement a three-phase evaluation.
For Phase I evaluation which is ongoing, all Pilot Program sites programs report on grant
requirements such as teacher qualifications, teacher-child ratios, and hours of operation. These
reports are submitted monthly to CAPTe.
The focus of Phase II evaluation, implemented with Pilot Program sites in their second year of
operation, is to assess program quality and to use this data to inform action plans for
continuous program improvements. The major evaluation question is: What is the quality of
Pilot Program-funded classrooms?
To answer this Phase II evaluation question concerning program quality, Early Childhood
Education Institute evaluators randomly selected and administered tools commonly used to
assess quality in infant and toddler classrooms. A specially trained observer spent at least 3
hours of observation time per classroom while administering these measures.
Evaluation Results for 2007-08: Overall Classroom Quality
In the Spring of 2008,46 (77%) of the 60 classrooms in their second year of participation in the
Statewide Pilot Program where observed for 3 hours and assessed using the Infant/Toddler
Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition or ITERS-R(Harms, Cryer, & Clifford, 2003). The
ITERS-Rhas 35 items divided into seven subscales (Space and Furnishings, Personal Care
Routines, Listening and Talking, Activities, Interaction, and Program Structure) that assess
overall quality of programs for children from birth to 30 months of age. The anchor ratings
associated with the ITERS-Rscores are: 1=lnadequate, 3=Minimal, 5=Good, 7=Excellent.
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Overall, as displayed in the table above, the average ITERS-Rscore was 5.08. This rating is
considered good and is similar to the results found in the Early Head Start National Study
(Administration for Children and Families, 2006). Scores of 5 (good) or greater were evident on
5 ofthe 7 subscales. Ofthe 46 classrooms observed, 23 scored above 5 on Space and
Furnishings, 6.4% scored above 5 on Personal Care Routines, 93.4% scored above 5 on Listening
and Talking, 95.1% scored above 5 on Activities, 89.1% scored above 5 on Interaction, 45.6%
scored above 5 on Program Structure, and 69.4% scored above 5 on their TotaIITERS-R score.
Thus, many programs demonstrated indicators of high quality programming for the infants and
Because a rating of 5 is considered good, the number and percentage of classrooms scoring
below 5 is of interest when targeting quality improvement efforts. Ofthe 46 classrooms
observed, 37% scored below 5 on Space and Furnishings, 93.6% scored below 5 on Personal
Care Routines, 6.6% scored below 5 on Listening and Talking, 4.9% scored below 5 on Activities,
10.9% scored below 5 on Interaction, 54.4 %scored below 5 on Program Structure, and 30.6%
of the classrooms scored below 5 on their Total ITERS-Rscore. These results have been shared
with program administrators and were used to drive professional development programming.
Evaluation Results for 2007-08: Teacher Sensitivity
In the Spring of 2008, 46 (77%) of the 60 classrooms in their second year of participation with
the Statewide Pilot Program where observed for 3 hours and assessed using Arnett Caregiver-
Child Interaction Scale or Arnett (Arnett, 1989). The Arnett is a 26-item scale that assesses the
quality and content of the interactions between teacher and child. The items measure the
emotional tone, discipline style, and responsiveness of the caregiver in the classroom. When
using the Arnett, the observer rates the extent to which the caregiver exhibits the behavior
described in the item on the following 4-point scale: 4=Very much, 3=Quite a bit, 2=Somewhat,
l=Not at all.
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Overall, as displayed on the previous table, the staff were rated as "sensitive" with a rating of
3.69 on the 4-point scale. Staff were rated "not at all" harsh or detached, with mean scores of
1.17 and 1.35 respectively. Again, the mean rating of 3.69 on sensitivity is consistent with the
means of 3.4 to 3.5 found in the Early Head Start classrooms that participated in the Early Head
Start Research and Evaluation Project (Administration for Children and Families, 2004).
Scores of 4 (very much) and 3 (quite a bit) on the Harsh and Detached subscales and scores of 2
(somewhat) and 1 (not at all) on the Sensitive subscale were targeted for quality improvement
efforts. Again, these results were shared with program administrators to inform future State
Pilot Program professional development.
Evaluation Results for 2007-08: Conclusions
Taken together, these two measures suggest high program quality in the Pilot Program sites.
Both measures of overall classroom quality (ITERS)and teacher sensitivity interactions (Arnett)
indicated good quality.
As noted, although positive, these results did drive Pilot Program professional development. In
conjunction with the Pilot Program professional development experts, a plan was implemented
to use the ITERS-Rand Arnett results to inform and focus individual mentoring and large group
trainings. The professional development experts delivered feedback to the observed sites that
was based on their unique ITERS-Rand Arnett results. The overall results will impact the
content of future large-group seminar-style trainings.
Next Steps
A new evaluation component, added as Pilot Program sites enter into their third year of funding
and operation, will examine child outcomes and specific program characteristics. The Phase III
evaluation will be a quasi-experimental design using comparison group methodology and
random sampling of children.
The child outcomes and program information produced during Phase III will be of interest to
audiences including the State Department of Education, funders, and state-level governmental
officials. Due to the anticipated scope of this phase of the evaluation and the inclusion of a
comparison group, the results will also be expected to impact a wider audience including the
early childhood education profession and national-level policy forums.
Administration for Children and Families (2004). The role of Head Start Progroms in addressing
the childcare needs of low-income families with infants and toddlers: Influences on child
care use and quality. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Administration for Children and Families (2006). Early Head Start Research and Evaluation
Project: Research to Practice-Child Care. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
Arnett, J. (1989). Caregivers in day-care centers: Does training matter? Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 10, 541-552.
Harms, T., Cryer, D., & Clifford, R. (2003). Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised.
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Yesterday, we looked at A Violent Society as one element of the new gun control push under the banner of eliminating mass shootings. Today we'll consider the second element of the three prong argument being used to define this wider action ostensibly intended to curtail – or at least cut back on – such acts of mayem: the sad state of mental health care in the United States. But first, as promised, a brief update on the treacherous, shifting sands which lie under the feet of any 2nd Amendment supporters who are taking part in the "reasonable discourse" between the sides following last Friday's tragedy.
I began this series in part by featuring comments made in a lengthy statement on the subject by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. For purposes of demonstrating the rapid "evolution" in attitudes taking place, I'd first like to focus on a different, brief snippet from Monday's discussion. (Emphasis mine.)
But the symbols of that ideological struggle have since been shattered by the harvest sown from violent, mind-numbing video games and gruesome Hollywood movies that dangerously desensitizes those who struggle with mental health challenges. Add military-styled weapons and high capacity magazines to that equation and tragedy can never be too far behind.
That was, as I said, Monday morning. The discussion was focused on "military styled weapons" (referring to the Bushmaster or other, similar AR-15 style rifles) and "high capacity magazines" such as the ones which hold 30 or more rounds. Fast forward to to later that day and the vocal proponents of the Left were already up with this:
Fifty-four percent of Americans support stricter gun control laws, while a little more than half are in favor of a ban on semi-automatic handguns, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday.
That's a shift from "military style" weapons to a semi-automatic handgun in less than a day. That's one of the most common and useful choices for home defense, sport target shooting and more, usable by both genders and people of less than Olympian build. And suddenly it's being put on the same shelf as the real "military style" weapons which purportedly spurred this. If you were still somehow feeling sanguine about this entire, "Oh, we don't want to take all the guns", and you're not getting nervous yet, you should be. I received a very serious response on Twitter from one gun control activist who answered my question of which weapons should be banned. I was told, you can have a muzzle loading rifle. That's what the constitution gives you a right to.
So when Michael Bloomberg goes out on the trail, as he did on Morning Joe yesterday, and assures us that he's not interested in taking your guns, I, for one, am not willing to believe him for a minute. For more on this, read Matt Lewis on how Slippery Slopes are Sometimes Real.
But with that, let's move on to today's topic.
The Black Hole of Mental Health
There are a variety of thus far anecdotal reports claiming that the Newtown shooter had "mental problems" of some sort. Monday morning
quarterbacks psychologists have attributed it to everything from Asperger's Syndrome to manic depression. And perhaps this will turn out to be true, though we would need to hear from someone with direct knowledge of his medical history, treatment and medication. Conversely, it may turn out that there was a lot of conflict in his family and he was prone to anger issues and loud outbursts. We don't know yet, and we may never know.
But there is no question that there are many, many Americans suffering from severe mental health issues. And while treatment for at least some maladies is available, not everyone can afford it and perhaps even more don't seek it out because of the societal stigmas attached. I will also stipulate that there are quite likely a vast number of individuals who are more borderline in their imbalances, skimming along under the surface, neither seeking nor receiving any professional help.
Is there any one of us who "wants crazy people to have guns?" I would certainly hope not. But just as with yesterday's question about violence in movies, games and society in general, we should feel fully justified in asking precisely what remedy is currently being offered and how some sort of gun control legislation contributes to a solution.
Even in the case of those with proven records of mental illness, violent (but not yet criminal) behavior and significant treatment programs, there is an uncomfortable question as to precisely who will be gathering and tracking this information and how it will be disseminated to firearms distributors. I'm aware that in a number of states, including New York, the courts can issue an injunction regarding individuals who have committed acts of violence and declare them a risk to themselves or others. Such individuals could certainly wind up on "a list" without upsetting many people. But are we now to consider adding a speed lane for entrance to such a list and lowering the bar for membership?
Is this a list we want the government keeping? Is this a list we want being distributed to the kid at Dicks' Sporting Goods, popping up on his computer screen when one of your relatives attempts to purchase a box of ammo? I'm not saying there isn't a problem to be addressed here, but these are serious questions which deserve an answer before we leap into some legislative solution.
And what of the vastly greater number of people who might be unstable enough to snap at some point? What of the people I referenced above who may or may not have some lurking instability, but have yet to ever commit a violent crime? We all know somebody with a bad temper, a tendency to speak loudly or are quick to anger. Is each and every one of them now suspect and undeserving of their constitutionally assured rights? We also deserve to know how the people engaging in this "reasonable conversation" today propose to identify and act upon such individuals. I suppose we could flood state and local police offices with reports from friends, neighbors, co-workers and relatives every time somebody notes "something odd" about Uncle Frank. But does Frank now show up on a list someplace, even if the report was made by his brother-in-law who is still angry about Frank's dog doing his business on their lawn?
Returning to the Scarborough clip linked above, when his colleague reads reports of possible mental health issues on the part of the shooter, relating this to the fact that the mother had legally purchased weapons in the home, we hear this.
Joe Scarborough: I don't understand. I just… don't… understand this part of the story…
Mika: Why would you have those guns? You can have them legally, but with a child that is challenging, that perhaps has a disorder of some type, by all accounts he had Asperger's or something else
If nothing else, this should demonstrate how easy it would be for some all encompassing lists to sweep up people and families who may not benefit from any such intrusion.
I think you can sense the general theme developing here. Mental health issues are a very real and serious problem in the United States, and certainly more could be done to help the afflicted. But the moment you attempt to address even a portion of this problem by crafting a legislating "solution" which will ensure that the afflicted can't buy a gun, you've opened up a massive can of worms in terms of our societal liberties.
The new horizon of gun control, Part 1. A Violent Society
MSNBC host Chuck Todd on gun rights: "That's a different America"
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Actress TORI SPELLING has given birth to her fourth child.
The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star and her husband Dean McDermott welcomed a baby boy, Finn Davey McDermott, on Thursday (30Aug12).
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Bulk of Blues' roster returning after huge step forwardby Dave Lozo
After a 109-point season, the St. Louis Blues spent the summer locking up the talent that made it happen instead of making changes after a second-round playoff exit.
30 in 30: St. Louis Blues
Six questions facing St. LouisBy Dave Lozo - NHL.com Staff Writer
The St. Louis Blues could just be getting started on a run of success, so what do they need to do to prove last season was not a fluke? READ MORE ›
Blues general manager Doug Armstrong signed forward David Perron to a four-year deal, then followed that by securing forward T.J. Oshie with a five-year deal. Perron, 24, and Oshie, 25, had arguably their best offensive seasons as professionals. Oshie had a career-best 54 points in 80 games, and Perron's 42 points were nine short of a career high, but he reached that number in just 57 games after returning from a concussion.
"With both David and T.J., those are two players that we've spent quite a bit of time cultivating and ... it was important for our organization to keep these players through the prime of their careers," Armstrong told Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "Both of these players, especially David Perron at such a young age coming into the League, he'll be right in the middle of his prime years when his contract is up in four years. T.J. Oshie is a little older and signed up for a longer time.
"It's important to have these guys that we believe can be a large part of the solution signed up."
It's not just Oshie and Perron who are back -- it's almost everyone.
Of the Blues' 18 leading scorers, only Jason Arnott (17-17-34) and Carlo Colaiacovo (2-17-19) won't be back this season. Both are unrestricted free agents who have yet to sign with a new club.
The biggest addition to the Blues' roster is 6-foot, 200-pound Vladimir Tarasenko, the team's first-round pick at the 2010 NHL Draft who has spent the previous four seasons in the KHL. The 20-year-old winger amassed 100 points in 176 games in a career that began as a 16-year-old.
"He's obviously a right winger coming off the off wing, and I think he needs to play with people who have the ability to play a similar style," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said of left-handed Tarasenko to the Dispatch. "For him to be effective, he's got to play in the top nine. I don't think we're thinking that he's a 20-year-old. I think we're thinking that he's a young guy that's had great experience that's really going to help him. I've talked to people that have coached him. They know age-wise he's not an older player, but experience-wise he is."
While the Blues didn't make any big splashes this summer, they can look for a boost by simply having their best offensive players remain healthy this season.
The Blues scored just 2.51 goals per game in 2011-12 to rank 21st in the League. A lot of that had to do with key offensive players missing time. Perron (24 games, concussion), Andy McDonald (57 games, concussion, shoulder), Alexander Steen (39 games, concussion) all had extended absences at varying points of the season.
How big of a loss was it? Perron, McDonald and Steen combined for 92 points in 125 games, an average of 0.74 points game. To give an idea of what the Blues were missing from their lineup on most nights, Rick Nash averaged 0.72 points per game for the Columbus Blue Jackets last season.
Additions: D Jeff Woywitka, D Taylor Chorney
Subtractions: RW B.J. Crombeen
UFAs: D Carlo Colaiacovo, C Jason Arnott, D Kent Huskins, LW Chris Porter
Promotion candidates: RW Vladimir Tarasenko, C Jaden Schwartz, D Cade Fairchild
There's no guarantee those players exceed their totals in points and games played this year, but if they do, the Blues could be the most dangerous team in the League.
"I think you score in the NHL by committee," Hitchock told the Dispatch. "The formula for winning is the same. It's three competitive center-icemen, good depth on defense and great goaltending. That's what wins in the NHL. You look at all the teams that did well this year, that's what they've got. We've got it within our group. If we're healthy, it's sitting there in our group."
Forward B.J. Crombeen (three points in 40 games) was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for draft picks. Defenseman Kent Huskins, who missed 46 games with a fractured left ankle, remains an unrestricted free agent.
The Blues boast one of the best blue-line corps in the League along with a deadly goaltending duo of Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott. If this young team can grow, stay healthy and learn from last season's sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings, they have a chance to raise the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.
"Every player that I've talked to feels that there's another gear in us, and we can get to that gear now that we have that experience," Hitchcock told the Dispatch. "I think what really showed in the playoffs was that we were inexperienced at the level of commitment necessary to win against a really good team. The temperature of the games went up and we hadn't been involved in anything like that before. It was like 'on-the-job training.' Now we know what it's like and our players won't be surprised by it."
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text: Westeros #1 Posted May 21, 2011 After years of dearth and destruction, with festivities few and far between, Dorne is free, no longer chained to the Iron Throne, and a mood of celebration has slowly returned. Why it took so long for the Prince of Dorne to sponsor a tourney, who can say? Feasts there have been, certain frolics, hunts… but not a tourney, though in the past Prince Marence had not stinted. Some whisper it was because the prince found playing at war distasteful for a time. Others that it was to spite his brother who had done well enough in the days before the war. And there are others still that say it was the state of the treasury that was behind it. But the wealth has slowly grown again, and a prince must show largesse, and not only through feasts and gifts.And so the tourney, thrown in honor of Princess Ariana's 17th name day, though rather belatedly—the tourney for such an occasion could not go on without her father, after all, and Ser Quinlan had lately retired to a private estate north of Sunspear, for reasons unknown… but much speculated. But return he did, and the tourney took place, and it was a grand affair with over thirty knights in all their pagentary, with lords among them, a mystery knight calling himself the Lord of the Bones, and Prince Rhodry, the Sand Dog Ser Laurent Dalt, bold Tamlyn Toland, Ser Joris Yronwood, Ser Valerin Dayne of the prince's guard, the Lord Bailiff Ser Galwell Dalt, Ser Darion Fowler from distant Skyreach…... but it was not, in the end, their day.Instead, it was a knight only lately returned to court after a long sojourn in the west, in Starfall and thereabouts: Ser Aidan Dayne, the Knight of the Twilight. He defeated all before him, driving the infamous prince from the saddle, unmasking the Lord of the Bones as Lord Aryard Manwoody of Kingsgrave, sent his cousin Ser Tamlyn hurtling to the ground, and in the end defeated the Sand Dog to collect the purse of 2,000 golden suns worth of precious stones, and the crown for the Queen of Love and Beauty which he delivered, most gallantly, to Princess Ariana.For some, such as Ser Tamlyn's twin and certain other of the hostages, the result was practically a foregone conclusion. But for others… As interesting as the contest was, the wagering in the stands among the courtiers was fully as captivating, as many coins passed hands back and forth. Darius of Valin, notably, wagered hugely, using the wealth of his orphan kinsmen with remarkable freedom, and losing it with a consistency nearly as remarkable. Mavros Uller's bastard daughter won herself a rich amount betting against the prince, and Caitrin Blackmont enriched her purse quite well, though in her final wager to determine the number of lances broken she was made to pay a forfeit: a kiss on the cheek. At least, that's what Darius if Valin stipulated… but Lady Caitrin, grown great with child, had other ideas, and kissed Darius the Chaste in a most unchaste way, before the gathered courtiers. Some swear Darius whispered to a factor that he had made a grand mess for himself, since her husband Ser Laurent is the influential castellan of the Planky Town… Afterwards there was a feast, for nobles and smallfolk alike. Some gossiped of light matters, of affairs and paramours, of duels in alleys and quarrels between boundaries. And others? They spoke of larger topics, of pirates in the Stepstones, on bandits in the Boneway. And that last led to other discussions, of the Yronwoods and the Wyls. Coran Wyl was not present for the tourney, having made excuses, something some made light of, much as they made light of the fact that he wasn't a knight. A matter of some illness, some said, and others thought that a thin excuse for a man so obviously healthy and fit. Prince Marence has kept Wyl as a guest much longer than many expected… and in the meantime, Lord Wyl has avoided enflaming matters in the Marches, putting an end to the rare skirmishes between his men and those of the Dondarrions and other marcher lords. But some note that he still seems to harbor Red Rhys of the Scourge whenever that robber knight happens by, and he and the Witch Alyx Sand seem to do what they do with impunity.And Lady Yronwood? She's worse, with some saying some of the robbers that accost merchants on the Boneway are her own men, with their badges of allegiance hidden or removed, and others say she's arming more men for a raid on the Marches.Will a marriage between Lord Wyl's heir to Princess Ariana be enough to turn the Wyls fully to Sunspear, so that might hold the Boneway against such madness? So do some wonder…Visit the Site! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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All homesteads, heretofore purchased out of the trust or restricted funds of individual Indians, are hereby declared to be instrumentalities of the Federal Government and shall be nontaxable until otherwise directed by Congress: Provided, That the title to such homesteads shall be held subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance except with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: And provided further, That the Indian owner or owners shall select, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, either the agricultural and grazing lands, not exceeding a total of one hundred and sixty acres, or the village, town, or city property, not exceeding in cost $5,000, to be designated as a homestead.
25 U.S. Code § 412a. Exemption from taxation of lands subject to restrictions against alienation; determination of homestead
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(June 20, 1936, ch. 622, § 2, 49 Stat. 1542; May 19, 1937, ch. 227, 50 Stat. 188.)
1937—Act May 19, 1937, substituted "All homesteads" and "individual Indians" for "All lands the title to which is now held by an Indian subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance except with the consent or approval of the Secretary of the Interior" and "said Indian", respectively, and inserted two provisos.


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How research into the glow of fireflies led to a breakthrough in medical testing will be the focus of the annual Gentile Lectureship presented in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend at Hope College.
Dr. A. Paul Schaap, a 1967 Hope graduate who went on to a career as a research chemist and business leader, will present "Chemiluminescence and 1,2-Dioxetanes: From Fireflies to the Detection of DNA" on Friday, Oct. 9, at 3:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Schaap graduated from Hope with a major in chemistry and received a doctorate in organic chemistry from Harvard University in 1970. He joined the chemistry faculty at Wayne State University in that year and attained the rank of professor in 1979.
His research at Wayne State focused on the study of dioxetanes (high-energy chemical compounds which can be triggered to generate chemiluminescence or light). While continuing his teaching and research efforts at Wayne State, Schaap founded Lumigen, Inc. in 1987 to commercialize the dioxetanes which had been developed in his research laboratory. Lumigen began marketing its products in 1989. The dioxetanes are now distributed worldwide by major corporations because of their sensitivity, versatility, and stability as chemiluminescent detection reagents in life science research and medical diagnostics.
While at Wayne State, Schaap directed the study of 18 Ph.D. students and published over 100 papers in refereed research journals. He served as a visiting professor in 1975 at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and in 1978 at the University of Sussex, England. In 1980-81 he served as a liaison scientist with the United States Office of Naval Research in London, England. At Wayne State, Schaap received an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, the Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was elected to the Academy of Scholars and served as its president from 1992 to 1994.
In 2000, he retired from his position as chemistry professor to become full-time president of Lumigen. The Southfield company was acquired by Beckman Coulter, Inc., a major immunodiagnostic company, in 2006 and Schaap retired from Lumigen in 2007. He remains, however, very active serving on several boards including the Board of Directors of the Wayne State University Foundation, the Board of Directors of Tech Town in Detroit, and the Board of Trustees at Hope.
The A. Paul Schaap Science Center at Hope is named in recognition of a leadership gift he made on behalf of the project. Hope presented him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006.
The Gentile Interdisciplinary Lectureship at Hope was established in 2005 by faculty colleagues, former students and friends of Dr. James Gentile. Gentile joined the Hope faculty in 1976 and served as dean for the natural sciences from 1988 to 2005, when he became president of Research Corporation, a private foundation in Tucson, Ariz., that supports basic research in the physical sciences.
The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.


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QuoteSometimes, they can even help them see.Ha! Yeah right. Everyone knows that's what contacts are for. Glasses are for the appeal.
Sometimes, they can even help them see.
Anyway, back to Tina. Anybody have a fav skit she wrote/performed? I remember she had a great Mike Tyson joke, I can't quite recall the exact wording, but it had something to do with Mike raping a reporter -- which is funny no matter how you slice it.
Yes!! So true.She also writes the majority of all the other sketches, doesn't she?
Do they make good money on SNL? 'Cause it seems like a very high-stress job, albeit superfuckingcool, but that's gotta wear on people. And you certainly can't have that long a shelf life...How old is Tina, anyway?
I wanna co-write a comedy with her.But I will be blushing the whole time...


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Philanthus sand wasps mating.
California, USA
Eucharitid wasps mating. Insects of this family are parasites of ant brood.
Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Hyalophora cecropia
The feathery antennae of male cecropia moths are so sensitive that they can detect a few molecules of female pheromone.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
A pair of Hyalophora cecropia moths mating on the female's empty cocoon.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Close-up of silkworm moths mating.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Dindymus versicolor
This common southeastern Australian insect is fondly called "the sex beetle" for its conspicuous pairings. Tower Hill Reserve, Victoria, Australia.
In a laboratory cage, two male Rhagoletis walnut flies joust over access to females. University of Arizona.
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Apterobittacus apterus - wingless hangingfly
Courtship in hangingflies involves the male (bottom left) capturing a prey item and presenting it as a gift to the female. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California.
Courtship in hangingflies involves the male (bottom left) capturing a prey item and presenting it as a gift to the female. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California, USA.
Acromyrmex versicolor
Male leaf-cutting ants congregate above the desert floor, awaiting virgin queens who fly into the swarm to mate. This species flies during the Arizona summer monsoon season, early in the morning after a soaking rain.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
A mating ball of desert leaf-cutter ants. These balls form after a young,unmated queen flies to a swarm of male ants and drops to the ground in a competitive frenzy of potential mates.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
A female arboreal camel cricket consumes a male's spermatophore after mating, a resource-rich secretion that helps her create more and healthier eggs. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California, USA.
Cimex lectularius
Bed bugs have an unusual style of mating called traumatic insemination. Males, instead of aiming for the female genital opening, pierce her armor and inject sperm directly into the body cavity. This behavior causes some damage to the females but is thought to help males outcompete each others' sperm. Laboratory culture at the University of Kentucky.
Bed bugs mating. Laboratory culture at the University of Kentucky.
A male and a blood-engorged female bed bug mate in a lab culture at the University of Kentucky.
Loxocera cylindrica
A pair of mating rust flies.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Nephrotoma sp.
A pair of Nephrotoma crane flies (Tipulidae) mating in a midwestern meadow. The female is above.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Anisomorpha ferruginea
A mating pair of two-lined walking sticks. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
Diapheromera femorata
Northern Walking Stick, male and female. Note the clasping organs at the tip of the male's abdomen.
Illinois, USA
Tenodera sinensis
A mating pair of Chinese Mantids, Tenodera sinensis. Contrary to popular belief, the female does not always- or even often- consume the male during copulation. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Timema californicum
A male California Timema rides the back of a female, presumably to dissuade other males from mounting her. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California, USA.
A 10 minute night exposure in a restored Illinois prairie reveals the signals of several different species of fireflies, each with a unique pattern attractive to females of their respective species. Homer Lake, Illinois, USA.
Photinus pyralis
A male big dipper firefly signals in an ascending line. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Mating fireflies. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
A small male Photinus pyralis firefly mates with a female. Small males aren't as luminous or easy to see as large males, but they are more agile. Field studies have shown that small males are more successful at mating than large males when many males are present.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
The sex lives of aphids during most of the year are unusually dull: female aphids are parthenogenetic, cloning themselves without mating at all. This strategy allows aphids to build their numbers very quickly. Sexual reproduction occurs at the end of the season, after winged forms are produced.
Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Aedes aegypti
Two male mosquitoes attempt to mate with a female. Laboratory culture at Rockefeller University.
Rhinoceros Beetles, female (left) and male. This sort of dimorphism is common when males compete for access to females. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Oberea flavipes
Phlox stem borer beetles (Cerambycidae), mating.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Sandalus niger
Female (left) and male cicada parasite beetles, Sandalus niger.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Hemisphaerota cyanea
Palmetto Tortoise Beetle- mating pair.
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Acropyga epedana
Mating root-aphid ants, the queen carrying a mealybug in her mandibles. Acropyga live nearly entirely by consuming secretions of root-feeding mealybugs, and the mealybugs depend on the ants for dispersal and protection. When young queen ants leave the nest to mate and start new colonies, they take a mealybug with them.
Portal, Arizona, USA
Prenolepis imparis
Prenolepis imparis is the first ant to hold mating flights every year in temperate North America. Alates wait out the winter and emerge on the first warm spring days. This photo was taken in early March.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Rover ants mating. This species is introduced to the United States from South America.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Eumenes fraternus
A mating pair of potter wasps. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Male brentid weevils are often considerably larger, with a disproportionately longer snout, than females. This is a mating pair.
Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Neoclytus acuminatus
A male red-headed ash borer (top) guards a female. Mate-guarding is a common male strategy among many species.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
A male Abedus water bug carries hatched and hatching eggs on his back.
Stebbins Reserve, California, USA
Tabanus sp.
Two male horseflies face off in a territorial skirmish atop a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada.
A pair of fungus gnats (Sciaridae) mate in mid-winter on a eucalpyt leaf. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.
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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Fisher, Collins & Carter Fired Longtime Employees for Diabetes And Other Medical Conditions, Federal Agency Charged
BALTIMORE – An Ellicott City, Md., surveying company will pay $77,000 and furnish other remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to EEOC's suit, Fisher, Collins & Carter, Inc. engaged in unlawful disability discrimination when it fired Robert Gray and Wayne Seifert shortly after it discovered, through a questionnaire on employees' health conditions, medical issues and medications, that they both had both diabetes and hypertension. Gray had worked for the company for 15 years starting as a rodman (a surveyor's technician) and was a party chief at his termination. Seifert had been employed since 2000 as a rodman. Both had demonstrated successful performance throughout their employment there.
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against a qualified individual because of a disability, a record of a disability or perceived disability. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 10-cv-02453) in U.S. District Court of Maryland after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.
Along with the monetary payment to both Gray and Seifert, the consent decree settling the lawsuit requires that Fisher, Collins & Carter institute and distribute a written policy to all employees on disability-based discrimination and its commitment to maintain employee medical information in accordance with the confidentiality requirements contained in the ADA. Additionally, the firm will provide three hours of anti-discrimination training to all management and human resource personnel, post a notice affirming its commitment to all federal equal employment opportunity laws and submit reports on disability-based discrimination to the EEOC for the agreement's three-year duration.
"Many people, including Robert Gray and Wayne Seifert, have demonstrated their ability to perform their jobs just fine regardless of diabetes and hypertension," said EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence. "Both worked many years for Fisher, Collins & Carter and were able and willing to continue to do so. The EEOC will continue to vigorously enforce laws against disability discrimination."
In fiscal year 2010, private sector workplace discrimination charge filings with the EEOC hit an unprecedented level of 99,922, which included a record-high number of disability charges (25,165) – an increase of 17.3 percent in disability charges over the prior fiscal year.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws against employment discrimination. Further information is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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by Dawne
Everyone has done it … you look so forward to that genealogical research trip, whether it is here to the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, or to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, or to the local courthouse and cemeteries in the area where your ancestors lived … that you don't want to waste a moment of your precious time for mundane things like eating!
But regular breaks, especially for meals or snacks, actually may help your research because they keep your mind fresh and your body fueled.
When you come to Fort Wayne, pick up a flyer of "Downtown Eateries" when you stop at the Ask Desk in the Genealogy Center. The restaurants within walking distance of the Allen County Public Library include fast food (Taco Bell, McDonald's, Arby's), ethnic choices (J.K. O'Donnell's Irish pub, Toscani's Pizza, Double Dragon) and local favorites (Cindy's Diner, the Dash-In, the Loaf & Ladle). The library also has a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant right in the building with more offerings than just doughnuts – such as flatbread sandwiches, egg and cheese wraps, bottled water and juices.
If you choose to bring your lunch when you come to ACPL, tables are available on the library's plaza for al fresco dining in good weather. Patrons may not eat or drink in the Genealogy Center, nor have food or drinks visible, but you may pack lunch and snacks in a closed bag or cooler and take them to other areas of the building to eat.
In Salt Lake City, pick up a guest pass at the Information desk in the lobby of the Family History Library for a generous meal at a low price at the LDS church office building cafeteria. In addition, the Family History Library has a lunch room with vending machines and a microwave for those who would rather eat in. J.B.'s family-style restaurant is right next door and there are other nearby choices.
Librarians and courthouse employees in the towns where your ancestor lived probably will have suggestions of favorite places to dine in their local areas.
Do take breaks to clear your head and don't skip meals when you embark on those research trips this spring. No one wants to get home and discover a research blunder that was the result of the "low blood sugar blues!"