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Fulcrum is a Cyber Security leader providing cutting-edge services across the Federal Government. We deliver business/cyber solutions that integrate seamlessly into business processes and metrics. Our solutions manage risk, optimize security resource allocations, and thereby assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business processes and information.
Fulcrum analyzed the market space, acquired, installed, and successfully demonstrated a solution to monitor the current security posture of the Department continuously and subsequently developed a concept of operations, architecture, and roadmap to guide the implementation of an automated continuous monitoring solution for all Departmental endpoints in accordance with Federal Government guidelines. Fulcrum developed all the necessary product requirements, product analyses, architectures, processes, use cases, and schedules for implementing an enterprise solution that meets Departmental requirements, federal policy, and industry best practices, as well as conforms to the Government's recommended reference architecture.
Fulcrum also provided requirements gathering, requirements analysis, market analysis, product testing and product analysis to inform the selection of an enterprise Data Loss Prevention solution that addressed data exfiltration issues; supported continuous monitoring, incident handling, and response; and computer forensic analysis for the Department.
Fulcrum is providing a solution to aggregate cyber security sensor data and cyber intelligence data into a fused cyber awareness solution that depicts a risk profile for the NRC. We then allocate the risk profile across the organization and using business metrics, between organizational entities. The tasks accomplished include consulting, requirements collection, architecture, and engineering support to implement an enterprise continuous monitoring solution that integrates existing cyber security capabilities with the Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostic and Monitoring program.
Fulcrum supports the Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Futures Directorate in the design/implementation of new infrastructure to update its current Defense Common Ground System – Army (DCGS-A). Fulcrum's cyber related duties include the ongoing certification and accreditation of the system and staffing a 24x7x365 network and security monitoring facility. As part of our IA responsibilities for this effort, we routinely monitor, assess, test, and apply Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) for the system.
Fulcrum provides support to the unified combatant command, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in its mission to train and equip the Special Operations Forces (SOF) to perform its wartime missions anywhere in the world.
Fulcrum assists in the monitoring of the overall network, resolving enterprise system faults and implementing approved security policies and procedures. We provide customer support 24x7x365, perform real-time bandwidth load management, and manage enterprise-wide performance. Fulcrum maintains security awareness via continuous monitoring of Special Operations Command (SOCOM) networks and responding to network intrusion, virus, malicious code attacks, or change of Information Operations Condition (INFOCON). We also perform vulnerability analyses and network audits, as well as security testing of all new or upgraded software or hardware.
This program is a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 project, utilizing ISO 9001:2015, ITIL, and Project Management Institute (PMI) principles--all of which are Fulcrum capabilities.
Fulcrum supports the Navy Systems Support Group (NSSG) and the SUPervisor SHIP Building (SUPSHIP) Automated Information Support Center at the Norfolk Navy Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia by operating and maintaining the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Shipyard corporate network and the SUPSHIP data center infrastructure. The program also requires Fulcrum to provide the administration and management of the Shipyard Application Development environment and the Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP) planning and execution applications.
Fulcrum is a valued member of the Corporate Server Configuration Control Board for determining guidance, direction, and strategies for all shipyards with regard IA issues, policies, and configurations. Fulcrum monitors, analyzes, and implements Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts/Bulletins (IAVA/IAVB) configuration changes mandated for securing networks against malicious attack. This work requires proactively analyzing the network environment to identify security vulnerabilities, monitor network activity for unauthorized intrusions, and notify Government managers about recommended solutions. Fulcrum researches, evaluates, tests, and implements router, firewall, and other network configuration changes to achieve and maintain DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) compliance and maintain an appropriate level of security for the network.


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Lily Collins shows off her long legs while heading to the stage for her appearance on Extra on Wednesday (March 27) at The Grove in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old actress was joined for the afternoon appearance by her The English Teacher co-star Michael Angarano.
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Despite a difficult start, the article reports how, after a couple of weeks, it becomes easier to achieve a 'stillness of mind', and let go of thoughts and anxieties, even if only for ten minutes. Keeping up an activity such as this everyday does require discipline, but the results will mean you'll find it easier to get on top of problems, as well as being able to give yourself some space from them when you need to.
Overcoming and dealing problems makes up a huge part of life coaching, and meditation can be an important technique to master.


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11,964 total views, no views today I've seen tons of posts about okay google not working on android. I tried all the suggestions and just could not get it to work at all. It always worked before I upgraded from 4.4 to 5.0. If you are having a similar problem where you cannot even train your voice for the okay google recognition do this. Go to settings and accessibility and turn off whatever apps have accessibility turned on. For me it was my line launcher permissions to open the notification drawer….Read More
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11,297 total views, 5 views today Beware of myMail. If you use the my.com myMail app you may be interested in this. With most email clients for POP and IMAP your phone or pc / tablet your device will connect directly to your mail provider and retrieve or send your messages. When you use myMail your phone connects to the myMail servers which then login to your mail provider. At first I just thought it was a proxy, for whatever reason they force you to use their proxy was beyond me but…Read More
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4,044 total views, no views today If you use S-Note and ever tried to add home screen shortcuts to your notes you might have noticed this bug. If you add a note to your home screen named Shopping for example it will work fine but when you try to add a second shortcut to a different note you'll likely encounter an error. It will say Shortcut already exists for S-Note even though the note has a different name. I've used tons of different apps that use multiple home screen shortcuts with no problem…Read More
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8,500 total views, no views today Starting My HIV Meds Again. Last week I Was admitted to the hospital after being sick for 2 weeks and not getting better. It turns out I had sinusitis and thrush in my esophagus. So they put me on antibiotics for both of those things, and started me back on my HIV medicine all at the same time so it's been a little rough. The three medicines I'm Taking now for the HIV are Tivicay, Truvada, and Prezcobix. Thankfully I don't have to do the injections…Read More
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Gary spent a number of years serving as a trial attorney and later as associate chief counsel for the FDA's Bureau of Veterinary Medicine and as deputy chief counsel for administration. While at the FDA, he also spent two years as director of the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Review in the Bureau of Drugs where he received the FDA's highest award, the Award of Merit, for his legal and administrative work.
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I started with a flourish and ended in a fail.
At the beginning of the summer, I thrilled with the idea of joining hundreds of other teachers as we practiced writing. I read the prompts and joined in questions and answers, and I penned more thoughts, feelings, and ideas than I had in months. Then, like the old cliche', "Life got in the way."
I tried to back out gracefully, telling others that things had gotten too difficult. Many sent good wishes. Some with good intentions said, "Write anyway. 10 minutes can make all the difference." Yes, maybe that's true. For some.
I've heard that writing can be cathartic. I even believe it. I've used that line with students.
But here's the thing– writing takes energy. Energy that I quite simply could not muster. Mine was all being used keeping emotions in check and family moving forward.
Nothing prepares you for the decline of aged parents. Nothing prepares you for the cruelties of Alzheimer's.
Even when I had 10 minutes, I could not write. I could barely think. How could I create characters or outline plots or string sentences together in a way that made any kind of meaning?
Emotions can rock you and drag you under. Life really can get in the way.
And now I know how Maggie felt when her parents divorced in the middle of the year. I know how Nicole felt when her grandfather died, and she couldn't write that essay I assigned. I know why Amy couldn't think or work or complete anything when her beloved dog died. I understand why Marcos needed more time to "get his act together" when his feet flew out from under him.
It's not that I didn't want to understand. I did. Mostly. I've always tried to err on the side of the kid– whatever the excuse or conflict. But now I really "get it."
And getting it — when it comes to due dates and deadlines and excuses — will make all the difference when I relate to the people I call students.
So when it comes to Teachers Write and the plans I had for writing this summer? I failed.
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Design and Analysis of an Automated Assembly Process for Manufacturing Paint Brush Knots
Gorbashev, Aleksandr Borisovich
Thamire, Chandrasekhar
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Title of Document: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PAINT BRUSH KNOTS Aleksandr Borisovich Gorbashev, M.S. 2011 Mechanical Engineering Directed By: Chandrasekhar Thamire Department of Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing process for paint brushes requires handling and assembling of flexible and delicate filaments and can be cumbersome in manual assembly processes. Common issues resulting from such manual assembly process include variations in filament density, deviations in filament straightness, and issues due to right and left handed bias in assembly operations, resulting in poor quality of the end products. Coupled with operator fatigue and health problems, these issues provide an excellent motivation for refining the process. The primary objectives of this study were to develop an assembly system that will 1) increase product quality, and 2) improve the production rate. The secondary objective was to develop a set of design guidelines for handling flexible elements such as synthetic filaments within provided housings. In order to develop the automated assembly process, needs analysis and product design specification exercises were performed first, followed by functional decomposition of the process at the first level. Designs for individual subsystems were developed next using functional decomposition at lower levels, concept generation, concept evaluation, feasibility testing, testing for design parameters, design through solid modeling, strength analysis, concept testing using physical prototypes and subsystem refinement. In order to assess the response of filament assemblies when subjected to external loading and moving relative to the housings, experiments were designed and conducted. For a range of factors, tests were conducted to establish limits of pulling force required to displace filament bundles within the housings. Correlations relating filament motion to applied loading were developed for a variety of housing geometries and material types. Design guideline related to motion of filaments within housings was developed. In light of the testing performed, design guidelines for development of gripper-plates used for gripping of bulk filament bundles were also established. It is expected that these guidelines will be useful in the manufacturing automation industry, involving manufacture of toothbrushes, hair brushes and fiber-optic elements. Upon successful completion of the feasibility tests, full-scale prototypes using the final concepts of subsystems were fabricated. Tests were conducted to determine the reliability of the process and quality of the brush knots. Results indicate that the quality of the brushes was much higher than the traditional hand-made brushes and that the productivity would nearly double. Upon delivery of the system to the company sponsoring this research, it is expected that the system developed would be able to produce up to 3 million brushes per year.


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It's time for more Rubber Ducky magic! This time we made tags for Pat for her Birthday - Butterfly Princess Theme.
Dawn Free
Gail Scase
Jane Price
JoAnn Salmon
Judy DiScipio - Me
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Michele Templeman
Nicole LaJeunesse
It is so fun to see what everyone comes up with. These tags have all been very impressive. There have to be many hours spent making these.
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From the official rhetoric of the Albanian-Greek relations, it would be easy to miss some important dimensions of both sides' real perceptions about each other. Sashenka Lleshaj, who co-authored a recent report (PDF) on the subject, looks between the lines. Although it is not news that mutual stereotypes are a modus operandi in Balkan citizens' … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
(3/3) Words made flesh – Russia, the West… and Ukraine
In the final instalment of this three-part series, Paul Hansbury argues that whilst Russia may be winning the propaganda battle, this may well lead to it losing the war. One indicator of a state's power is its ability to mobilise the masses. Indeed, Russia has demonstrated a major strength in this respect; the Kremlin has … Continue reading
(2/3) Words made flesh – Russia, the West… and Ukraine
In the second of a three-part series, Paul Hansbury says that the ongoing propaganda battle about Ukraine is being won by a Russian narrative that has effectively shifted attention from the domestic to the international stage. A regional rivalry has been globalised. Throughout the cold days and nights of December and January the protestors in … Continue reading
Words made flesh – Russia, the West… and Ukraine
Whilst television continues to be the major news source for citizens in both Russia and the West, the internet age provides both new tools and new pitfalls for those trying to influence our interpretation of events. The first part of this three-part article by Paul Hansbury looks at the terminology used in the propaganda battle. … Continue reading
The German Occupation of Hungary: A Controversial Memory
Hanna Kereszturi explores a controversial monument in Viktor Orbán's Hungary. At the beginning of this year, the Hungarian government announced plans for the building of a statue on Szabadság Tér, a square in central Budapest, in order to commemorate the victims of the 1944 German occupation. It is to be dedicated to both Jewish and … Continue reading
Analysis: Putin's Direct Line
In his annual question and answer session, Russian President Vladimir Putin tackled 81 questions from citizens of Russia, residents from Crimea, as well as representatives of the US, Germany and Hungary. Television and radio stations throughout the Russian Federation broadcasted the nearly four-hour live session, and to Kimberly St Julian, who filed this report. According … Continue reading
Send them away – the Olympic banishment of prostitutes
Last month, Putin erected a "security ring of steel" around Sochi, host city of a heavily-policed Olympics. Leandra Bias believes the scenario reminds us of the Games in 1980, when prostitutes and other suspect-characters were sent away from Moscow. English is not the only language that uses understatement. "Girls of a joyful behaviour" is what prostitutes … Continue reading


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Stuart S. Smith, a shareholder, practices complex civil litigation, serving as trial counsel in commercial, insurance coverage, personal injury, civil rights, professional malpractice, enviornmental toxic tort, healthcare law, real estate, employment and products liability, disputes in the State and Federal Courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Smith represents various businesses including product manufacturers, construction companies, dry cleaners, franchisees, and professional practices.
Mr. Smith has been selected as one of Pennsylvania's "SuperLawyers" (as recognized in Philadelphia Magazine) every year since 2011, based on a statewide poll of Judges and lawyers selecting the top 5% of all Pennsylvania lawyers.
He is a member of the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and the Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Smith also serves as an arbitrator in Delaware County and Montgomery County and has litigated complex litigation matters before the American Arbitration Association, and numerous alternative dispute resolution forums.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Montgomery Bar Association, the Delaware County Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is a former member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the Defense Research Institute, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, the Project Management Institute, the Delaware County Guy G. DeFuria American Inns of Court, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. Mr. Smith previously served on the Professional Liability Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and served as a Delegate on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Association to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates. He served as President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Delaware County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division.
Mr. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University where he was nominated for inclusion in the Senior Colloquium, a tradition since 1869, where "College faculty nominate their best and brightest graduating students to share their thoughts and words with the Wake Forest community." Mr. Smith graduated from the Widener University School of Law with a juris doctorate degree.
A native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith now resides with his family in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he dedicates time to his son's sport teams as well as local civic and community organizations. He is also a veteran of over 49 marathons and 50ks in 44 states and Washington, D.C.


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Food to avoid for weight loss
Some foods are worse offenders than others when it comes to packing on the pounds. We know what to eat on the three day Military Diet, but what about your days off? Or if you're trying to prevent weight gain after losing weight on the Military Diet? Below are some of the worst suspects for weight gain… Obviously it's okay to treat yourself now and then, but for long term weight loss, avoid these foods in your every day diet.
Hats off to anyone who can eat just a handful of potato chips. There's actually well funded science behind why we crave and consume potato chips in unhealthy doses. Manufacturers create products that are 'hyper palatable', meaning they are the perfect combination of fat, sodium and sugar, engineered to light up all the pleasure centers in our brain that makes us want to keep eating.
Plain old boiled potatoes are actually healthy, but once you turn potatoes into french fries, they become very high in calories and fat. If you don't want to wear your potatoes on your hips, consider mashed potatoes as a healthier alternative to fried potatoes.
By now you've probably heard that soda is one of the unhealthiest foods on the planet. Drinking can after can of liquid sugar will definitely cause weight gain in the short term with more disastrous effects like diabetes in the long term. If you are serious about slimming down, forget about soda forever.
Sure white bread tastes great, but it also has almost no nutritional value. And after eating heavily refined carbs, the sugar that enters your bloodstream is stored as fat in your body. Remember, it's not just the loaf of Wonder Bread that causes trouble – baguettes and bagels and croissants are the same too.
Candy bars may give you the afternoon lift you crave, but you come crashing back down for a reason. You get a nice serving of calories but you also get massive amounts of sugar, oil, flour, fat, corn syrup. Gram per gram, candy bars are the worst thing you can eat when you're hungry and they don't fill you up anyway! Opt for an apple or a handful of nuts.
If you're trying to steer clear of soda, you might mistakenly pat yourelf on the back for choosing 'healthier' fruit juice. Most juice you buy in the store has very little in common with the actual fruit it came from after processing because juice is loaded with added sugar. Usually as much as a soda! Do yourself a favor and eat an orange instead.
Does anyone really think they're doing their coworkers a favor when they bring donuts to the office? These ridiculously tasty fried wonders are loaded with sugar, flour and trans fat. Donuts also take your blood sugar on a roller coaster ride and make you hungry again right away. A donut has around 300 calories, more than a bag of chips or most cookies. Next time, just step away from the donuts.
Beer drinkers get beer bellies for a reason, especially men, because their fat is stored differently than women. All alcohol is empty calories, but beer gets more blame for midsection fat because a typical beer has 150 calories. If you down four beers, you might as well have just eaten a Big Mac. Alcohol adds belly fat because when you're drinking, the liver is busy burning alcohol instead of fat.
Pizza is everyone's favorite food for a reason, but commercially made pizzas are also very unhealthy with their high calorie combination of fat, refined flour and processed meat. The first slice of pizza lights up your brain's pleasure center like pinball machine, but we all know it rarely ends at one slice. And a large slice of pepperoni pizza contains 311 calories, 14 grams of fat, and 700 milligrams of sodium. We don't really need to tell you why pizza is bad for weight gain…
Whatever happened to a good old black cup of Joe for a buck? Drinking plain coffee can help you lose weight, but don't confuse it with those sugary coffee drinks like frappuccinos with more calories than a large order of fries. The sugar content alone is going to crash you back down to earth an hour later. Black coffee boosts your metabolism and encourages fat burning, so why pay $5 for a drink that is as fattening as a soda or a donut?
Many breakfast cereals are marketed as healthy when they are in fact the furthest thing from a healthy way to start your day. Most cereals have sugar listed as the second or third ingredient, meaning a few hours later, your blood sugar will crash leaving you hungrier than when you started. If you can't live without breakfast cereal, read the ingredients before buying and make sure it is low in sugar and high in fiber. Don't forget to top it off with some protein as well.


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Posted: Apr 18, 2019
READING, Pa. - The Hood College baseball team scored five runs in the first inning and put the game out of reach with six in the eighth to defeat Albright 14-4 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action.
Inside the Box Score
- Jordan Patterson went 4 for 6 with two doubles and four runs batted in.
- Joe Kroeger finished 3 for 4 and was just a home run short of the cycle. He drove in two.
- Brady Ward homered among his two hits, his fourth home run of the season.
- Trent Copenhaver, Dylan Beck, Andrew Wenner and Alex Staton all had two hits in the game.
- The Blazers had a season-high 19 hits in the game.
- Brad Sawyer walked three times and Nathan Kessler and Copenhaver both drew a pair of bases on balls.
- Nate Luscombe improved to 4-1. He allowed four runs on 10 hits over six innings, striking out four.
- Des Grimes and Connor Henniges combined for three shutout innings to close out the contest.
How it Happened
- Kessler, Copenhaver and Sawyer all walked to load the bases with one out in the first. A wild pitch brought in Kessler and back-to-back-to-back doubles off the bats of Patterson, Wenner and Kroeger made it 4-0.
- Kroeger tripled in the top of the third to drive in Patterson before the Lions answered in the bottom of the inning. Albright put together three doubles with two-base hits by Logan Pennypacker, Jimmie Gentry and Logan Adams pulling Albright within 6-3 after three innings.
- The Lions scored again in the fifth to make it a two-run game before Hood began to pull away.
- A sacrifice fly by Wenner made it 7-4 in the sixth and Ward led off the seventh with a solo home run for a four-run edge.
- In the eighth, Staton, Copenhaver, Beck and Sawyer all had RBI singles before a two-run double by Patterson made it 14-4.
- Hood improved to 21-9-1 overall and 12-4 in the MAC Commonwealth.
- Albright dropped to 10-19 and 5-11.
- Adams had four hits for Albright and Gentry added three. Two of Gentry's three hits were doubles.
- Will Tokarski took the loss. He allowed six runs in three innings.
Up Next
The two teams have pushed their MAC Commonwealth doubleheader back one day to Saturday, April 20 at noon.


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The Suri Cruise effect? Designer Michael Kors is now selling three-inch heels for girls as young as six
High-end designers like Michael Kors are now making heels for little girls, and parents are buying them.
After Suri Cruise was seen wearing a pair of gold, low-heeled shoes for the first time three years ago, it seems heels for little girls outside the dress-up box are becoming increasingly popular.
Now Michael Kors, just one designer making heels for tiny tots, is selling three-inch wedges that could easily be seen on any urban teenager.
Too trendy? Michael Kors sells three-inch wedges for young girls which could easily been seen on any teenager
While the shoes are advertised as being for toddlers and youth, the size chart correlates to girls aged between six and ten years old.
His children's boho-style, espadrille wedge with a three-inch heel priced at $74 are part of a collection which also includes glittered and leopard-print two-inch heels for $66.
Trend-setter: Suri Cruise often wears children's heels, which is becoming increasingly popular among young girls
However Michael Kors isn't the only label marketing heels to young girls.
Target currently sells espadrilles with 2.25 inch heel to kindergarten-aged girls, which are found under the 'trendy' section of its website for $20.
Jessica Simpson Kids and Kenneth Cole Kids also sell heels for young girls, slightly lower at just under two inches.
Interestingly, many mothers with small feet are buying the shoes for themselves, as well as their daughters, who aspire to look like their well-heeled mums.
One young reviewer of the Michael Kors three-inch wedge wrote in the comments: 'These shoes are so cute. Unfortunately my mom said that I cannot get them as I am not allowed to wear heels.'
Suri Cruise has been pictured a number of times in public with heels and lipstick in what her mother, Katie Holmes, claims is just a harmless dress-up game.
However, health experts warn the shoes can damage feet and posture.
Sammy Margo of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said putting a child into even slightly higher shoes shortens muscles in the calf while lengthening others.
Designer heels: Michael Kors espadrille wedge with a three-inch heel sells for $74, while the glittered and two-inch heels cost $66
Chain-store following: Target currently sells espadrilles with 2.25 inch heel to kindergarten-aged girls, found under the 'trendy' section of its website for $20
The high heels are also part of a raft of products said to be sexualising young girls, including a first make-up kit for girls of five and T-shirts for toddlers emblazoned with 'Future footballer's wife'.
Katie Holmes has defended her daughter's outfits. She told a U.S. TV show: 'Like every little girl, she loves my high heels.
They are actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids. I found them for her and she loves them.'
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The borrower is not required to pay back the loan until the home is sold or vacated. As long as the borrower lives in the house he or she is not required to make any monthly payments towards the loan balance. The borrower must remain current on property taxes, homeowners insurance and homeowners association dues (if applicable).A reverse mortgage is a type of home loan for people over 62 that requires no monthly mortgage payments.
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FUN! You'll also find support, information and meet other people dedicated to living successfully with stuttering.
The workshop format includes presentations, small discussion groups, panel presentations and group activities. Children, teens, siblings, parents and speech-language pathologists attend sessions geared specifically toward their individual needs.
Children's programming is activity-based and focuses on feelings about and strategies for dealing with stuttering. This programming is facilitated by speech-language pathologists and members of the adult stuttering community.
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The FRIENDS one-day conference is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and learn about stuttering while meeting other people who are dealing with similar struggles.
For Parents
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For Children
- Meet others who stutter
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- Learn about stuttering
- Increase your confidence communicating
The FRIENDS one-day conference is also a fantastic place for speech-language pathologists and students to learn more about stuttering, current treatments and the support available to people who stutter, while earning 0.5 ASHA CEUs.
This activity is offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area)
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At the completion of the conference, participants are able to:
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- Identify specific social and clinical strategies for supporting children who stutter and their families.
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As a growing stuttering department, we felt this was an excellent way to open our doors to the stuttering community in central Indiana. Families of children who stutter, community SLP's and local Universities were able to come together setting the foundation for future collaboration in helping those who stutter in Indiana!
Most impactful, however, was the privilege of having both Sara MacIntyre (conference coordinator) and Dr. Heather Grossman (guest speaker) lead our Indianapolis One Day Conference (February 2015). Sara was integral in organizing a successful day, from helping with ideas for our kid's break-out sessions to gathering an inspiring panel of adult speakers who stutter. A person who stutters herself, Sara innately offered comfort to families that their own child can be a confident and successful communicator just like Sara-despite struggling with a stutter!
Dr. Grossman's enlightening presentation set the stage for bountiful discussion from the parents and community SLP's who attended. She clearly expressed the complexities associated with a stuttering diagnosis in a straight-forward manner which was appreciated by the audience. This allowed for honest discussion throughout the remainder of the conference, creating a rich and powerful day for each participant.
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- Williams news
Head to leave Formula One duties
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Patrick Head will leave the Williams Formula One team to take up responsibilities with Williams Hybrid Power.
Head, who has been with Williams Grand Prix Engineering since it was founded in 1977, announced at the Brazilian Grand Prix that it would be his last race with the team as the recent restructuring had left no real need for him to continue in his current role of director of engineering. At 65-years-old rumours had surfaced this season that he would retire at the end of the year, but Head insisted it was merely a change of focus and that he'd still have a large interest in the Formula One side of the company.
"Even going back a long time - when we were winning championships - I didn't go to all the races," Head told GP Week. "There was usually somebody else, like Frank Dernie, Adrian Newey, who did half the races and I did the other half. In recent years I've been doing less than half the races, anyway.
"My focus is going towards Williams Hybrid Power, which is another growing company with about 30 people in it at the moment, doing some very interesting projects away from the Formula One side, but I'm still a shareholder in the F1 team, so I will be keeping an eye on how they're getting on."


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During the 1700s, there was a great craze for books teaching 'correct' grammar, pronunciation and spelling. Many scholars, teachers and fuddy-duddy old men felt that the British should follow strict rules when it came to the English language. They thought that all people should learn to use the language 'properly', and many books were published outlining new sets of rules.
Samuel Johnson published his famous dictionary in 1755. The dictionary took over eight years to compile, required six helpers, and listed 40,000 words. In Johnson's view the English language was in a terrible mess, and was in great need of discipline. He hoped that his dictionary would help stabilise the rules governing the English language. Johnson did recognise, however, that new words, pronunciations and spellings are constantly appearing, and that it is impossible to stop a language from changing and evolving - rules will always be bent and broken.
Johnson was a very pompous man and, in the process of compiling his dictionary, he decided that many words were not good enough for the book - words such as bang, budge, fuss, gambler, shabby and touchy. Imagine that you were creating a dictionary. You have decided only to include the words you like. Which words would you put into the dictionary, and which would you leave out?


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Despite a limited number of holiday releases, industry experts expect high revenues
Only five films were shown in movie theatres during the Eid Al-Fitr break, three of which were made and produced by the El-Sobky family.
Many in the movie industry expect this season to witness high revenues due to the small number of films released.
The low number of new films is thought to be the result of producers' fears based on the current turmoil and political circumstances, particularly after 30 June.
Mohamad Salih, manager of a movie theatre in Cairo, said: "the current season will witness the highest revenue rates we have seen since 2010, particularly those targeting youth from ages 15 to 30. The film Lion Heart has so far grossed EGP20m in revenues."
He added that film writers and producers cater to specific age groups when making their films, particularly that of college-aged youths and younger, which may help to revive the movie industry.
Salih said this age group is responsible for most film revenues, particularly for action films that cater to their preferences in terms of modern music and songs.
Mohamad Sadiq, a movie theatre box office employee, said revenues should increase commensurate with advertising and the ability of companies to promote films, particularly in provinces located in Upper Egypt and along the Red Sea.
Salih said: "provinces in Upper Egypt and the Red Sea coast will play a large role in helping companies achieve high revenue rates, particularly for films that appeal to youth and touch on issues that people in the region can relate to."
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Like my sister Kelly, I'm on the move to a new blog home at Wordpress. My new blog is a work in progress and I'm not fully unpacked and arranged. Almost as time-consuming as a non-virtual move!
Blogger is great, but, I like mixing things up, so I'm trying out a new home. This will probably be my last NEW post in this home, so I hope you'll add my new address to your favs or feeds:
Thriving in the Chaos!
Come on over and visit, but excuse the disarray!
Thriving In The Chaos
Here's a small corner where I share bits and pieces of my life, internal and external frustrations, joys and ramblings that float to the surface of my days.
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These two creatures who have locked up my heart will be front and center in this little corner of blogosphere!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
I'm in Transit! Moving!
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Dog Days of Summer!
It's HOT! That about sums it up in my neck of the woods!! The dog days of Summer are in full force. Speaking of dog days, I thought I'd share a few photos of the pack chilling in the backyard. I use the term "chilling" loosely.
Smokey loves to sun.....but...this is almost torture!
Mac says it's never too hot to chase those annoying squirrels!
And here's my little poser. He has limited tolerance for the heat....
Unless there's a bone to chew, that is...
Can we go in now?
As for the rest of us.... Trish has a new job that looks really fun and promising. Connor, morphing into typical teenage behavior, rarely ventures out if his room except to eat, swim (once) and visit a friend.. Sam is opting for indoor activities during this triple-digit heat bubble. We took a few cute photos of the 5th grade Luau that marks the end of elementary school at Wyatt.
Limbo, Hula Hoops and Snow Cones ushered him out of elementary school and into Summer. Me, I'm catching up on things I haven't had time for during the school year, and beginning to mark things off my Summer To-Do List.
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Goodbye Elementary School!
How time does fly! Last night Sam graduated from 5th grade. The soon-to-be middle schooler was so nervous he dropped and crushed his glasses pre-lineup and survived the ceremonies half-blind. I hate to say it but the broken glasses probably enabled him to not pass out from anxiety while on the stage. He rocked!
This fall he will join Connor at middle school, and the only elementary schooler left will be moi as substitute teacher. That's my niche so I'm being held back.....forever! :)
We're very proud of Sam. He had a much better school experience this year and is actually looking forward to next year.
Sunday afternoon Bryan graduates from high school in San Antonio. I'm very proud of him, also. I hate missing the chance to see him as he walks across the stage, but the timing made it too difficult for me to get down and back for the last day of school here. Monday is our 'snow day'.
Congratulations to both my graduates! I'm a very proud grandma!
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Friday, May 6, 2011
How quickly they Grow!
I got the boys' Spring school photos this week and I'm struck with how much they've grown and matured this past year. I suppose that since Connor turned 13 last November I shouldn't be surprised that with puberty has come maturity and changes.
Sam is beginning to show signs of a burgeoning maturity, in some ways, also. With the help of therapy and the right medication we are seeing longer stretches of the sweet boy that he is, at heart. Kind, loving, bright and truly funny, it makes me smile and warms my heart to see these signs that the 'old' Sam is still there and coming to the surface. It's been a long, challenging, frustrating and often frightening couple of years with him emotionally and medically speaking. His anxiety and his severe ADHD are co-existing with less anger,aggression and volatility. There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. I see it every day now in that sweet smile.
In a few weeks Sam graduates from 5th grade. The elementary school days will be behind us. Sam will join Connor in middle school this fall and there will be new challenges to meet. I'm ready for summer. It's going to be a somewhat bittersweet time. My oldest grandson Bryan graduates from high school, Connor will enter his last year of middle school this fall and Sam is about to graduate from elementary school. Time marches on, as it should; but, I can still see the sweet babies that they were ....only yesterday.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Picnic Pasta
Recipes and cooking are more my sister Kelly's purview than mine. My daughter Trish is also a fan of cooking and trying new recipes. Last week, however, I saw the title recipe in the Dallas News and it sounded like a winner to my taste buds.
It did not disappoint. In fact, Trish made it for the second time this morning before she left for work. I'm sharing it because it's not only yummy, but also easy and not too shabby on the health charts.
Picnic Pasta
4 cups assorted grape and cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered, depending on size
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely minced
3/4 cup red onion, peeled and chopped very fine
12 large basil leaves, washed, dried and finely chopped (about 1/3 cup when chopped)
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
1 1/2 finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2/3 cup olive oil
Juice from 1/2 lemon, strained
1 pound bowtie or fusilli pasta
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 1/2 to 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken (optional) We love it both with and without!
Place the tomatoes, garlic, onion, herbs, SALT, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice in a large bowl. Stir to combine (may be left at room temperature for several hours before combining with pasta).
Boil the pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain the cooked pasta and combine it with the tomato mixture. The salad may be prepared to this point several hours before serving and kept at room temperature, loosely covered. When ready to serve, toss with feta and chicken, if using.
Serves 6
Note: It's important to chop the onion very fine and to mince the garlic so that they integrate or meld with the other flavors.
It's great! I just finished a serving for lunch an hour ago.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
You've Come a LONG way, baby!
Wednesday evening Connor was inducted into the Junior National Honor Society at Rice Middle School. Only a year ago we would have never imagined this event for him. Due to his having Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and High Functioning Autism he has been, for 4 years, in a BSU (Behavioral Structured Unit) in the elementary and now middle school he attends.
The school setting has never been a comfort zone for this child (excuse me...YOUNG MAN) as he was easily frustrated and such an outsider when it came to his peers. It wasn't until he was in about 4th grade that the developmental differences (due to his Autism) really made us realize how significant the gap between Connor and his peers really was. Social Skills are still an uncomfortable and difficult landscape for him to navigate. Progress in this realm is still in the baby-step stage.
Over this past summer Connor began to mature and grow. As he hit the magic teenage milestone his voice had changed and puberty began to set in. He's taller than both his mom and me. And, he began to blossom academically in spite of himself.
His teachers (our heroes!) gently moved him into several "out" classes, and there will be more next year. Suddenly, the boy that hated school and had no motivation to even be in the classroom setting began to actually care about his grades and become more frustrated when he didn't make the grade he wanted than when he had to 'work'. He is now able to do homework without major meltdowns (for the most part) and he has discovered (surprise, surprise) he likes much of what he's learning. School is no longer a battle ground.
There are still struggles, and he's by no means ready to be tossed into the general education arena totally or without safety nets and life preservers. Perhaps that day will come. Right now he's stable and it's the Autism quirks that give him the most trouble. Most of his moodiness is more the puberty bugaboo than bipolar related. This is major progress.
So, what a proud family we were when we watched him be recognized for his academic achievements this week! It's been a long and difficult struggle to reach this milestone in his academic and personal life. We're looking forward to the coming challenges and progress as he continues to navigate the remainder of his academic years.
Congratulations Connor Reeves!! We love you and we're beaming with pride!
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Snow Dreams Realized!
OK, this is an amazing turn of events! My snow dreams have come to pass! This morning I woke to a winter wonderland!
Tuesday brought a major sleet storm and deep freeze to my little corner of the world. Monday was the first and last day of school of this week. The ice virtually closed down the area. As the temp. stayed in the teens and low 20s the ice stood its ground, didn't budge. Last night the forecast called for a light dusting of snow here to top the ice. And then......
This morning I woke to a winter wonderland!! It is simply unreal! The world around me is white and fluffy and absolutely beautiful!! Yes, it's also treacherous, since beneath the fluffy white is a dangerous layer of stubborn ice. Slip, sliding is the name of the game. Spanky loved the ice and loves the snow! I can't keep him inside. Every few minutes he barks at the patio door wanting out to romp, eat snow, play with the ice and pester the birds at the feeders. He races around the yard like a crazy dog!!! He's fun to watch!
This is not good news for Jerry's World and the impending Super Bowl and related activities. The natives are restless and a bit stir crazy with cabin fever. It's been PJ days most of the week since we're unable to get out and about.....beyond the front or back yard that is.
Tomorrow the temp will climb beyond the freezing mark and the thaw should begin. Meanwhile, I'm loving this realization of my fondest dreams. I'm locked in a beautiful winter wonderland!
And here he is wanting me to come out and play with him. Look as this face! The caption for this photo is "Look at ME!!"
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IF you happened to be walking in Midtown Manhattan last weekend, you could be excused for having a flashback. A crew of blue-suited skygirls marched into the Roosevelt Hotel outfitted in the familiar Pan Am uniforms that exist now only as airline history.
Some 600 women from all over the world had flocked there for a convention of former Pan American World Airways flight attendants, a gathering they have held each year since 1970. Roughly age 45 to their 70's, they reminisced about bygone days and wore bygone uniforms.
One of them, Marie Tango, wore a skirt suit, white gloves and stockings, and an elegant pillbox pinned to her hair. Another, Lea Sarlande, wore a powder blue jacket over a white Pan Am blouse she first wore in 1958. Pinned to her jacket was the heavy brass pin that identified her as a purser, or chief stewardess.
Other guests at the Roosevelt did double takes as the anachronistically outfitted airline alumnae milled about. One man asked if Pan Am was back in business; another began a blushing reminiscence about a Pan Am stewardess he once surreptitiously dated.
No, Pan Am, which went out of business in 1991, has not been revived, but its golden years -- the 1950's and 1960's -- remain vibrant in the memories of its former flight attendants, who make up World Wings International. This philanthropic group of former stewardesses all worked the skyways before stewardesses became flight attendants, before the women's movement, before airborne luxury was edged out by low fares and frequent flier miles. Then, flying commercial was elegant, elite. Passengers were well dressed and well coiffed and left their crying babies at home, and the stewardesses who pampered them were glamorous.
Before the 747 and the DC-10, long before the Concorde, Pan Am operated Clippers and Stratocruisers. The Clipper had dressing rooms, a bridal suite, overnight beds and a dining salon and lounge. The Stratocruiser, in operation from 1947 to 1960, offered spacious luxury. A spiral staircase led to a plush sit-down bar in the belly of the plane.
The deluxe first-class service, called the President's Special, offered seven-course meals with china and table linens, caviar and hors d'oeuvres. Lamb chops or Dover sole were prepared in galley ovens. Hot carts were wheeled down the aisle and stewardesses cut slices of prime rib at passengers' seats.
''I was a small-town girl from Massachusetts,'' recalled Anne Sweeney, who began working for Pan Am in 1964 on its 707's. ''I had never eaten a multicourse meal.'' Suddenly, she was getting a crash course in fine dining. Meals were prepared from recipes provided by Maxim's.
Mrs. Sweeney, who owns a public relations company in New Jersey and is working on a novel she calls ''Out of the Blue: The Memoirs of a Pan Am Flight Attendant,'' fondly recalled visiting countries like Cambodia, Iran and Lebanon before they were opened up to tourism.
Applicants came from small towns or cities in the United States, or Europe and Japan. Many of them had never flown. A college education was required, as was fluency in a language beside English. Stewardesses were expected to be young, beautiful and single. There were strict appearance requirements. Women had to be at least 5 foot 2. (The only exceptions were Hawaiian women, who were desirable for their exoticism and ability to speak Hawaiian.) A 20-year-old woman who was 5 feet 4 could weigh no more than 130 pounds. Stewardesses were allowed to gain a few pounds as they approached the mandatory retirement age: 32.
Mrs. Sweeney recalls being exactly 5 foot 4 and weighing 112 pounds when she applied. She earned $7,000 her first year, she said, more than any member of her college class.
Stewardesses could not be married or have children. Sylvia Farrington of Manhattan, began at Pan Am in 1951. She married in 1957, she said, ''and that was the end for me. They gave me six months' notice and told me I couldn't wear my wedding ring while I was working.''
Pan Am uniforms were made by top designers, including Pucci, Adolfo and even Edith Head. Rita Kaiser, who began working for Pan Am in 1963, arrived at the convention in a uniform from the 1980's designed by Adolfo, down to the red, white and blue scarf.
''They had to make them loose enough to reach to the overhead compartments,'' she said, and she much preferred the suit to the uniforms of the early 70's: knee boots and short skirts or hot pants.
No stewardess cold wear more than one ring. The uniform had to be crisp, lipstick the specified hue of red and hair cropped above the shoulders. Girdles were required.
''When you fly, the air pressure could make your belly swell,'' Mrs. Kaiser explained. ''They didn't want that.''
The uniforms and other Pan Am memorabilia -- china, flatware, glasses, menus, photos and flight bags -- form a popular genre for collectors. One such collector, Kelly Cusack of New York, a former Pan Am employee, gave a presentation at the convention, showing off his silver tea sets and other items. A porcelain demitasse from Pan Am's flying boats is worth $550, he said. ''If you need one piece with a particular pattern to complete a dinner set it can cost $1,000,'' he said. Suddenly spotting a group of women handling his rare commemorative plates, he dashed off to protect them.
For all of Pan Am's stringent rules in their day, the women at the convention were overjoyed to have the job, they said. Suddenly they had the prestige and cachet approaching that of a model or actress today. ''We were the original über-models,'' Ms. Sweeney said. ''There was this image that, on every important man's arm was a beautiful stewardess. When you got the job, you got your picture on the front of the papers. You'd spend a week in Africa, a week in India. When you told somebody you were a Pan Am flight attendant, they were all like, 'Wow!'''
Sheila Riley recalled serving the Beatles and Winston Churchill. ''I remember once when Danny Kaye was flying with us, he got up with us and was cooking meals in the galley,'' she said.
Mrs. Sarlande who was hired from Paris in 1958 and worked until 1965, said she regularly served Charles Lindbergh. ''I'd bring him breakfast and put a blanket on him,'' she said. ''He didn't drink and he didn't smoke and he didn't talk to anyone.''
Many of the attendants used their connections and experience to start second careers after Pan Am. Some became travel agents, designers, restaurateurs and executives.
Mrs. Sweeney and others said they preferred the good old sexist days to more modern flying when aisles meant hawking headsets and minibottles of liquor and keeping the peanuts-per-passenger ratio as low as possible. The days before the concerns were shoe bombs and stun guns.
While most of the job was luxury travel, it could have a more serious side. Pan Am occasionally volunteered planes and crews for government missions, including evacuation flights and relief and outreach programs.
''In those days, things weren't all automated; they gave you a hug and a kiss and said, 'Just get the plane back safe,''' recalled Kerstin Parlander, a native of Sweden who began working for Pan Am in 1965. ''You were on your own, and it was a huge adventure all the time.''


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In a statement, the organisation said it had taken the offer to put its weapons beyond use off the table.
The IRA, which denies claims it was behind the £26.5m Belfast bank raid, said the British and Irish governments had "tried its patience to the limit".
Last year, the IRA said it would complete the decommissioning process within weeks and move into what it called a "new mode".
A Downing Street spokesman said they were not surprised by Wednesday's statement, passed to the An Phoblacht republican newspaper.
"The fact remains that it was the IRA that did carry out the Northern Bank robbery and as the prime minister and the taoiseach said on Tuesday therefore it is the IRA that is the sole obstacle to moving forward," he said.
However, the spokesman made it clear the government does not interpret the statement as a threat to return to terrorism.
BBC correspondent Mark Simpson said the statement was "more of an IRA tantrum than anything more significant".
The IRA has denied any involvement in the £26.5m Northern Bank raid in Belfast last December.
Wednesday's statement said: "Our initiatives have been attacked, devalued and dismissed by pro-unionist and anti-republican elements, including the British government. The Irish government have lent themselves to this.
"At this time it appears that the two governments are intent on changing the basis of the peace process. They claim that 'the obstacle now to a lasting and durable settlement is the continuing paramilitary and criminal activity of the IRA'. We reject this."
DUP leader Ian Paisley said the statement proved the IRA never had any intention of decommissioning in a credible, transparent and verifiable way.
"They never had any intention of giving up their criminal empire," he said.
"The IRA had better realise that we will not be bullied or threatened and we will accept nothing less than the complete and utter end of all terror and criminal activity and the decommissioning of all their illegal weaponry in a transparent manner."
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said the statement was "evidence of a deepening crisis", one which he very much regretted.
"The two governments have opted for confrontation. They are engaging in the sterile politics of the blame game without any regard for the consequences," he said.
"This negative approach has effectively scuttled the enormous work done in persuading the IRA to undertake the unprecedented initiatives which they publicly outlined in December."
Senior Sinn Fein negotiator Martin McGuinness said he did not see a threat in the statement.
However, senior Ulster Unionist assembly member Michael McGimpsey said the statement was "a thinly veiled threat".
"It is now up to those who support the democratic process, including the prime minister and taoiseach to stand shoulder to shoulder and face this threat down."
SDLP deputy leader Alasdair McDonnell said the statement offered nothing new from the IRA.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Tony Blair said that ongoing IRA activity was the "obstacle to a lasting and durable settlement in Northern Ireland".
He was speaking after meeting Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at Downing Street to assess their political options in the wake of the 20 December raid.
Last November, the IRA agreed to allow a Protestant and a Catholic churchman to witness any future decommissioning of its weapons as part of proposals to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland.
However, the plan was abandoned after the Democratic Unionist Party demanded photographic proof of decommissioning, a demand deemed "unachievable" by republicans.


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Anna and the Swallow ManBook - 2016
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A historical fiction set in WWII, a man and a young girl wander in and out of urban and rural Poland trying to survive. This book is filled with a fog mysteries and uncertainty, which was intriguing and kept the plot escalating, yet the climax and conclusion are slightly disappointing. Overall a great story, a leisure read.
This is a reserved, soft-spoken war book, a tale of survival in the midst of horror that chooses its words as carefully and elegantly as the meticulous Swallow Man of the title, communicating much of its story with silence and allusions. It is a story of abandonment and isolation and one of tentative connection. It is quietly, deeply moving.
People are dangerous. People are necessary.
When seven-year-old Anna's father disappears from their German-occupied Polish home near the start of World War II, she is alone. When she and an odd stranger recognize something kindred in each other, he reluctantly agrees to take her in. Or, more precisely, to take her out. His survival strategy is constant movement through the wilderness, nameless and forgettable. He teaches Anna his ways, and for four years they wander the countryside with as limited human contact as possible. Danger is everywhere, though, and ultimately unavoidable, and neither escapes the experience unscathed.
The author's alluring writing style drew me into this haunting and at times bizarre story but when I was finished, I wasn't quite clear on what I had just read. Was it a fairy tale? Historical fiction? Or a bit of both with magical realism added? In any case, suspension of disbelief would be the proper mindset with which to read and enjoy this debut novel.
Mature themes would make this book suited to young/older adults.
A memorable read, that had me afraid to pick up the book in the last chapters. There was a genuine sense of dread but I still wanted to finish the story...
What a sad story. Anna's young life is turned upside down, when her father is taken away by German soldiers. As a 7-year-old she doesn't know what to do. No one claims her. When a man speaks to her, she sees him as the adult she needs and follows him. Reluctantly he takes her along as they roam Poland during World War II. The reader never learns the Swallow Man's name, only that he loves birds. Anna ages as the war progresses. The story gets darker and after the death of a Jewish rabbi they befriend and a doctor makes Anna strip in order to get medicine, the loss of innocence in war is made clear. This story is one that would make a good book club choice. There's a lot of meaning that could be pulled from the literal text.
I am always surprised at how much I enjoy Young Adult books. They offer a lot, make you think, and offer insight into history from a very impressionable age.
As far as I am concerned, we can never get enough about a time in our history in which the world was turned upside down by war. Germany's elimination of certain segments of society, especially towards the Jews, and what it did to family, communities, etc., is something which we need to be continually reminded of, so we do not repeat it again, which unfortunately, continues to happen, in many varied ways.
This is a well told story of a young girl who father is taken into custody never to be hear from again. A young girl who now finds herself, terribly alone and alienated, because she is a Jew. She mets and befriends a total stranger who come together under stressful circumstances and the journey of survival that ensues throughout the rest of the story. In so many ways, she is so innocent and naive, and yet exposed to the worst mankind has to offer. Then there is a stranger, by happen stance, brings them together, who sole purpose is survival.
The story is told from her perspective; her feelings, and understanding, in which innocence is lost, trust is out the window, and so many other experiences we take for granted. The man whom she reluctantly and many times unquestionably places her trust in, and at other times is in conflict with. but together, their struggle just to survive day by day is starkly revealed.
I was not pleased with the ending, because I believe, Anna has matured throughout the story and that maturity changes the perspective in which their former roles had been established as well as her awakening in adulthood. The author used this change and her development at the end, which I found awkward. In addition, you are left with the main characters roles altered, but not finished.
This was an insightful and engaging read which I enjoyed a lot. It was the ending and its awkwardness for me that lowered my rating from four (4) stars to three (3).
I spent most of this book trying to figure out its intended audience. Marketed for teens with a child protagonist and dense, often heavy-handed prose, it fell a little flat for me. While the writing is beautiful at times and I definitely think it will appeal to many adult readers, I don't see it gaining much traction with a teen audience.
A lovely little book full of quiet power. Great teen/adult crossover book that had me thinking days after. Subject matter reminded me slightly of "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.
This book was so touching! It kept creeping back into my mind for days, even weeks after I read it. It was definitely very deep and philosophical, so not a light read, despite the length. It was a little disappointing that so many things were left unexplained. At the same time, it felt like the author wanted the reader to make their own assumptions, and interpret it in their own way.
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SMT Software, a subsidiary of SMT SA, has won the tender to build, among other things, a portal integrated with a ePUAP platform and Electronic Document Flow System for Krakow City Hall.
The contract is the continuation of the construction and implementation of the System of Electronic Public Services (SEUP) in the City Hall. The project amounts to a gross value of PLN 3.2 million, and its implementation is expected to last until 31st March 2015. SEUP aims to increase the number of services that residents will be able to recieve electronically.
An Electronic City Hall portal is integrated with the ePUAP platform, enabling the execution of tasks related to the provision of electronic services. The Electronic Document Flow System is software for performing office activities in local government units, which provides support for electronic and paper documents, correspondence flow and issues of workflow mechanisms within the City Hall, archiving, and exchanging documents within ICT systems.
As a part of the contract, SMT will also create six domain systems, i.e. applications to support processes and procedures in specific areas. New applications will replace the previously used tools and enable a more efficient and smooth operation of City Hall.
The project is implemented under the Malopolska Regional Operational Programme for 2007-2013, Action 1.2: The development of the information society. The system is designed to implement administrative issues via the Internet. It will also help in the daily work of employees of Krakow City Hall.


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Short opening stage concludes in expected bunch sprint at the Tour of HainanSat 28 Oct 2017
The 12th edition of the Tour of Hainan got underway in Wanning for Mitchelton-SCOTT this morning with a short and fast 88.3kilometre first stage that predictably ended in a tight bunch sprint.
With attacks coming directly from the flag drop and continuing throughout the stage there came no respite and a high, frantic pace was maintained.
Numerous small groups went clear only to gain a few seconds advantage before the peloton brought them back with the bigger sprinters teams controlling the charge.
As the race hit the final three kilometres it was all back together with a compact group battling for position into the home straight, Jon Aberasturi (Team-UKYO) got the early jump and took the stage victory from the bunch sprint, just ahead of riders from Willier-Selle-Italia and IsoWhey-Sports.
Australian's Robert Stannard and Jai Hindley were the team's best finishers in 43rd and 46th place respectively.
"We had both Jai and Rob off the front with a group over the only categorised climb with around 13kilometres to go," said sport director Neil Stephens. "But as with all of the moves today, it was brought back by the bunch.
"Rob clipped off the front again ahead of the finale with a rider from Bardiani-CSF, but they were also caught and we weren't up there at the sharp end of the sprint.
"It was a super fast, explosive start today and tomorrow's stage is much longer at 230kilometres with a bit more of a rolling parcours before another flat final. It's hot and there's a strong chance of crosswinds, but we will still probably be looking at another sprint.
"It suits us to have it together for the first few days, allows us to settle and look ahead to the later stages and the climbing days where we will be looking to be more on the front foot."
Tour of Hainan stage one results:
1. Jon Aberasturi (Team-UKYO) 01:50:50
2. Jakub Mareczko (Willier-Selle-Italia) ST
3. Michael Freiberg (IsoWhey-Sports) ST
43. Robert Stannard (Mitchelton-SCOTT) ST
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The Missing Ron Howard
Published Feb 01, 2004It's a thriller, it's a Western, it's a family melodrama, it's large-scale Hollywood entertainment complete with grandiose crane shots, horse chases, wild frontier gore and Injuns kidnapping white women. But it's a modernised cowboys'n'Indians story, with a tough white lady doctor (Cate Blanchett), her brassy ten-year-old daughter (Jenna Boyd) and a stoic, native-wannabe dad (Tommy Lee Jones) in place of cowboys, and the Apache villains are actually renegade U.S. military scouts led by a mysterious evil mystic (Eric Schwaig). PC Western rules dictate that you've got to have honourable natives running with the good guys, each one a warrior with a minor in basic healing powers (most of whom meet gruesome ends), and a few Caucasian scumbags consorting with the bad guys. The conventions may be cornball and the plot thin doctor reunites with estranged dad to retrieve kidnapped daughter but the clichés and predictable conclusions are overshadowed by the film's tight, fast pace, effective camera work, cinematography and outstanding performances by Blanchett and Jones. In the end, it's a satisfying, suspenseful romp with a comfortable family-first moral, and one of Howard's best films by far. And how 'bout them special features? The DVD's second disc holds five meaty "making of" featurettes, 11 deleted scenes offering insights into the characters and brief but noteworthy plot tangents, and three Western shorts "Ronnie Howard" made when he was a Hollywood brat (after sneaking onto a studio's Western backlot on a weekend). On the duller side, the alternate endings are just re-edits (no 28 Days Later shockers here), the two-minute flub montage is pure filler and Howard's monologues about the filmmaking process and the importance of editing are superficial and obvious, although the spiel about his background in the Western genre, including a brush with the Duke, plays okay. (Columbia/Sony)