diff --git a/Services/core.rb b/Services/core.rb
index e8e74c5..cd18d35 100755
--- a/Services/core.rb
+++ b/Services/core.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Gem::UserInteraction
 	def terminate_interaction(exit_code = 0)
 		# Suppress the instruction to exit ruby:
 		# ui.terminate_interaction exit_code
-	  end
+	end
 end
 #
 class Object
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ core_service.on(:at_start, {:description => "System Service Layer Startup", :usa
     ::GxG::Engine::determine_loads()
   end
 end
-core_service.on(:at_stop, {:description => "System Service Layer Shutdown", :usage => "{ :at_stop => (service-object) }", :public => false}) do |service|
+core_service.on(:at_stop, {:description => "System Service Layer Shutdown", :usage => "{ :at_stop => (service-object) }", :public => false}) do |service, credential|
   # ### Stop Services
   ::GxG::Services::stop_order().each do |the_service_moniker|
     unless the_service_moniker == :core
@@ -1838,16 +1838,6 @@ core_service.on(:at_stop, {:description => "System Service Layer Shutdown", :usa
     end
     #
   end
-  # ### Startup Scripts
-  Dir.entries("#{::GxG::SYSTEM_PATHS[:system]}/Startup").each do |entry|
-    if File.extname(entry) == ".rb"
-      begin
-        require "#{::GxG::SYSTEM_PATHS[:system]}/Startup/#{entry}"
-      rescue Exception => the_error
-        log_error({:error => the_error})
-      end
-    end
-  end
 #
 end
 # ### Provide Universal Resouce Access
@@ -1890,6 +1880,17 @@ Signal.trap("HUP") do
   exit(0)
 end
 #
+# ### Startup Scripts
+Dir.entries("#{::GxG::SYSTEM_PATHS[:system]}/Startup").each do |entry|
+  if File.extname(entry) == ".rb"
+    begin
+      require "#{::GxG::SYSTEM_PATHS[:system]}/Startup/#{entry}"
+    rescue Exception => the_error
+      log_error({:error => the_error})
+    end
+  end
+end
+#
 unless ($0 == "irb" || $0 == "jirb" || Module.constants.include?(:IRB))
   # ### Place-holder loop for running in the background
   while true do
diff --git a/Services/federation/federation.rb b/Services/federation/federation.rb
index 201f244..8bba0c1 100644
--- a/Services/federation/federation.rb
+++ b/Services/federation/federation.rb
@@ -20,24 +20,26 @@ federation_service.on(:resume, {:description => "Federation Service Resume", :us
 end
 # ### Define Internal Service Control Events:
 federation_service.on(:at_start, {:description => "Federation Startup", :usage => "{ :at_start => (service-object) }"}) do |service, credential|
-    # ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION = {:title => "Untitled", :uuid => nil, :available => {}, :connections => {}}
+  # GXG_FEDERATION = {:title => "Untitled", :uuid => nil, :access_url => nil, :available => {}, :connections => {}}
     ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION_SAFETY.synchronize {
       ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION[:uuid] = federation_service.configuration[:uuid]
       ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION[:title] = federation_service.configuration[:title]
+      # ::GxG::SERVICES[:www].configuration[:relative_url]
+      ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION[:access_url] = federation_service.configuration[:access_url]
     }
     #
     {:result => true}
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:at_stop, {:description => "Federation Stop", :usage => "{ :at_stop => (service-object) }", :public => false}) do |service|
+federation_service.on(:at_stop, {:description => "Federation Stop", :usage => "{ :at_stop => (service-object) }", :public => false}) do |service,credential|
     #
     
     #
     {:result => true}
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:connect, {:description => "Federation Connect", :usage => "{ :connect => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data|
-    #
+federation_service.on(:connect, {:description => "Federation Connect", :usage => "{ :connect => {:uuid => (uuid), :username => String, :password => String} }", :public => false}) do |data, credential|
+    # {:uuid => localuuid, :title => localtitle, :access_url => localaccess, :bridge_challenge => @bridge_challenge}
     if ::GxG::valid_uuid?(data.to_s.to_sym)
       ::GxG::CHANNELS.create_channel(data.to_s.to_sym)
       ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION_SAFETY.synchronize { {:result => {:uuid => ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION[:uuid], :title => ::GxG::GXG_FEDERATION[:title]}} }
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ federation_service.on(:connect, {:description => "Federation Connect", :usage =>
     #
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:disconnect, {:description => "Federation Disconnect", :usage => "{ :disconnect => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data|
+federation_service.on(:disconnect, {:description => "Federation Disconnect", :usage => "{ :disconnect => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data,credential|
     #
     if ::GxG::valid_uuid?(data.to_s.to_sym)
       ::GxG::CHANNELS.destroy_channel(data.to_s.to_sym)
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ federation_service.on(:disconnect, {:description => "Federation Disconnect", :us
     #
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:operation, {:description => "Perform Operation(s)", :usage => "{ :operation => (Hash/Array) }", :public => false}) do |data|
+federation_service.on(:operation, {:description => "Perform Operation(s)", :usage => "{ :operation => (Hash/Array) }", :public => false}) do |data,credential|
     # operation(data)
     result = {:result => false}
     if data.is_any?(::Array, ::Hash)
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ federation_service.on(:operation, {:description => "Perform Operation(s)", :usag
     result
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:channel_exist, {:description => "Does a channel exist?", :usage => "{ :channel_exist => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data|
+federation_service.on(:channel_exist, {:description => "Does a channel exist?", :usage => "{ :channel_exist => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data,credential|
     # channel_exist(the_uuid)
     if ::GxG::valid_uuid?(data.to_s.to_sym)
       the_channel = ::GxG::CHANNELS.fetch_channel(data.to_s.to_sym)
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ federation_service.on(:channel_exist, {:description => "Does a channel exist?",
 end
 #
 #
-federation_service.on(:next_message, {:description => "Get a message", :usage => "{ :next_message => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data|
+federation_service.on(:next_message, {:description => "Get a message", :usage => "{ :next_message => (uuid) }", :public => false}) do |data,credential|
     # next_message(the_uuid)
     if ::GxG::valid_uuid?(data.to_s.to_sym)
       {:result => ::GxG::CHANNELS.next_message(data.to_s.to_sym)}
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ federation_service.on(:next_message, {:description => "Get a message", :usage =>
     #
 end
 #
-federation_service.on(:send_message, {:description => "Send a message", :usage => "{ :send_message => {:uuid => (uuid), :message => (message)} }", :public => false}) do |data|
+federation_service.on(:send_message, {:description => "Send a message", :usage => "{ :send_message => {:uuid => (uuid), :message => (message)} }", :public => false}) do |data,credential|
     # send_message(the_uuid, the_message)
     if ::GxG::valid_uuid?(data[:uuid].to_s.to_sym)
       {:result => ::GxG::CHANNELS.send_message(data[:uuid].to_s.to_sym, data[:message])}
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ unless ::GxG::Services::service_available?(:federation)
     # Set Configuration Defaults
     federation_service.configuration[:title] = "Untitled"
     federation_service.configuration[:uuid] = ::GxG::uuid_generate.to_s
+    federation_service.configuration[:access_url] = nil
+    # ::GxG::SERVICES[:www].configuration[:relative_url]
     federation_service.save_configuration
     ::GxG::Services::install_service(:federation)
     ::GxG::Services::enable_service(:federation)
diff --git a/seeds/gxg-framework-current.gem b/seeds/gxg-framework-current.gem
index 7123162..5c49826 100644
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