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Good morning, Washington. So, icepocalypse? (Or, as one of our contributors dubbed it last night, icepopalypse? Adorable.) Whatever you want to call it, it’s cold and the region’s experiencing a lot of slipping and sliding today. Both the federal and D.C. governments have announced that they’ll open under a two-hour delay this morning, so that workers can take their time getting into the office. Many schools have followed that lead, and other local public services agencies — like the D.C. DMV (whose branches will open at 10:15 a.m. today) and the D.C. Courts (who will open up at 10) — are also taking things a little bit slower than usual this morning. It’s tough luck for those of you who depend on Capital Bikeshare to get around, though: the bike-share temporarily shut down at midnight last night due to the rough weather, and will reopen “when conditions are safe for operation.” We’re also getting word that some of the District’s sidewalks are near impassable, so if you decide to hoof it around side roads, please be careful; same goes for those behind the wheel, as there are a large number of flashing traffic signals out there. As a reminder, if the ice is has caused you to lose power this morning (and you’re reading this on a mobile device), you should call Pepco at 1-877-737-2662 to report the outage.

Barry To Retake Control of Committee Today: More than ten months after he was censured and stripped of oversight due to accusations of corruption, Marion Barry’s authority over a D.C. Council committee will be restored today. Barring an unexpected diversion, Barry will head up the Council’s Committee on Aging and Community Affairs, and according to the Washington Times, he’s looking forward to the citywide nature of the job, as it returns to him to his so-called “natural constituencies.”

D.C. Jail To Fingerprint Visitors: Freeman Klopott reports that the D.C. Department of Corrections will soon begin digitally fingerprinting all visitors to the city’s jail. Currently, the jail only asks for identification from visitors and doesn’t check that against current arrest warrants; this process, paid for by a grant from the federal government, will change that. The jail is also apparently looking into installing retinal scanning stations for inmates to “ensure positive identification of individuals committed to or released” from the facility.

Briefly Noted: Burning track insulator at Tenleytown causing Red Line delays…Man found dead at Farragut North on Saturday was not a Metro employee…No Moco murders as a result of domestic violence in 2010…Here come the mayors…Nationals make trade, re-sign starter Lannan…East Falls Church redevelopment plan nearing completion…Teens investigate King legacy by visiting the streets which bear his name, including the District’s prominent avenue.

This Day in DCist: Last year, Metro claimed that it would like to offer more refunds; in 2009, the Inauguration brought a perpetual line to Ben’s Chili Bowl, and we told those with tickets to the Inauguration parade to ditch the attitude.