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INSPORTS Challenge Cup netball semi-finals on today
The semi-finals of the Inaugural staging of the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Challenge Cup High School netball championship will be played at Manchester High netball court today.
In the first semi-final to begin 2:00 pm, May Day High, the winners of the Rural Area preliminary round, will go up against St Catherine High, who were the runners-up in the Urban Area preliminary round.
Gaynstead High, the winners of the Urban Area preliminary round, will take on Rural 'A' preliminary-round runners-up Manchester High in a scheduled 3:00 pm start.
The Challenge Cup serves as a warm-up for next month's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) High schoolgirls urban and rural netball competitions.
May Day will be relying on shooters Petagaye Smith and Odeaka Johnson to come good, as well as the support of Serena Simpson and Shaunagaye Smith to provide the scoring chances for the shooters.
St Catherine, on the other hand, have shooters Tahice Redwood and Felicia Smith, along with Chevelette Thompson to push the team to victory.
Janet Hunter, coach of May Day High, said the players are in good shape and are going for the win against St Catherine High.
"We are not thinking about whether our chances are good as the players are going out there to win. We have not seen our opponents in action but we are in a good frame of mind. The girls are just waiting for this opportunity and ready for the challenge," Hunter told the Jamaica Observer.
Dalton Hinds, coach of former Urban Senior League champions Gaynstead, said his semi-final match against Manchester High should be very tough one, but that his players are ready to take on their opponents.
"I am looking for the team to come out with the win as the players will have to step up their game, be positive, concentrate, and execute well and try avoiding too many mistakes. But it could broil down to the team that wants it most should win," said Hinds.
Goal shooter Amanda Pickney with Kelsey Jones Latavia Spence and Dejauna McIntosh should be the key to victory for Gaynstead.
Twin sisters Moya-Lee Laidlaw and Danielle Laidlaw, along with Chantal Smith, Shantal Brown, and Kelzeika Rattray, will have the bulk of the pressure on their shoulders to pull off victory for Manchester.
The final is scheduled to be played on Friday at the Leila Robinson Courts, beginning at 3:00 pm. The teams will also be involved in a rally that should start at 1:00 pm before the final.
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OPM Faces Increased Backlash Against FERS Annuity Supplement Changes
Last week, the Office of Inspector General at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a report confirming assertions made by an organization representing law enforcement – the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association – that OPM had surreptitiously modified the 30-year-old rule governing retired federal law enforcement officers' Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) Annuity Supplements, had done so without appropriate notice, had, according to the IG report, caused "significant and immediate financial hardship" to the retired federal law enforcement officers impacted by the ill-advised policy change, as well as having disturbed "previously litigated state court orders that effected a division of marital property."
Following the IG investigation, OPM requested the report not be made public. The Inspector General responded that it "declines to accept OPM's request that the OIG forego publication," noting that OPM's decision "is a highly significant change" to "a program that has particular significance for thousands of Federal law enforcement personnel."
Nathan R. Catura, National President of FLEOA, was responsible for the letter prompting the investigation. He said the IG report "confirms that the Office of Personnel Management has, in effect, quietly inserted itself into federal retirees' private divorce proceedings" and that "OPM has decided, as if by fiat, and without any judicial or Congressional input, that divorced federal retirees must part with a larger portion of their hard-earned retirement funds."
As reported by the Washington Post, the change has had a dramatic impact on some retired federal employees, quoting Eric Simon, a former postmaster from Ohio, as saying, "Because of this, I have returned to work as a security guard earning $10 per hour working three days a week," which once again allows him "to live day to day" after his retirement in 2012 and the subsequent OPM annuity change.
Particularly damaging appears to have been OPM's decision to make the change retroactive, creating an immediate debt due on the part of some retirees. The IG's report notes another employee who was forced to repay $28,389.96 to his former spouse as a result of the change.
OPM has maintained that the change is consistent with the law's "express and unambiguous language," rejecting each of the recommendations made by the IG report. In a follow-up letter sent yesterday to Acting OPM Director Kathleen McGettigan, FLEOA notes that the acting director has refused a meeting with the organization to discuss the matter and asks that the agency "take immediate and public steps to implement the OIG's recommendations."
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In September, the company installed a sleeve sealer and shrink tunnel into the Harwich-based factory of Premier Labellers.
Premier Labellers are not only the UK's leading manufacturer of labelling machinery, but also provide contract packing solutions with over twenty years of industry experience. Their expertise has meant that they are the trusted go-to supplier for many household name brands including Brewdog. The company have packaged millions of different products for their customers through a range of methods, of which shrink wrapping is a popular choice.
In September, Premier Labellers approached YPS looking to replace their existing shrink sleeving equipment that had become too slow for their requirements. The equipment offered by YPS was a semi automatic sleeve sealer and shrink tunnel with gravity conveyor. Premier Labellers took advantage of the shrink wrapping suppliers' flexible three month hire scheme where the rental costs can be deducted from any following purchase. Within just two days of agreeing the hire, Premier Labellers were up and running.
The introduction of YPS shrink wrapping equipment has delivered the increased reliability and speeds that Premier Labellers desired. In turn, it has maximised their potential to win new contracts and new customers.
'What most impressed us was the efficiency with which Yorkshire Packaging provided the solution to our needs. After placing our order on a Thursday, the sleeving line was delivered to our site on the Friday and was commissioned the following Monday. As a result of the new equipment, our co-packing operation is much more reliable and has given us absolute peace of mind. Thank you.' Alex Tolescu, Business Development Executive at Premier Labellers.
Jonny Braithwaite, Director at Yorkshire Packaging commented 'It was a real pleasure to work with Premier Labellers because our businesses have many synergies. I'm very pleased that they have seen a real return on their investment and I look forward to helping them with any further shrink wrapping requirements in the future.'
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Don't get all huffy by the fact that I'm offering Brussels on a Monday. I PROMISE, this is not mushy stinky bitter awful Brussels that we used to have. Not "we," my parents would never dream of such a thing.
What IS it about these little guys? Everyone on the earth seems to be inundated with a serious PTSD-esque memory of them, and then now all of a sudden they're all over trendy restaurant menus, but they're crispy or baconed-up or whatevs.
Raw is your new favorite way to eat them, promise. Because, when all is said and done, Brussels are cabbage, right? Raw cabbage = slaw. This is basically slaw with Caesar dressing and sexy fried capers on top. Let's get after it.
You obviously need brussels sprouts. You need onion and capers, too. For the dressing, olive oil, lemon, salt/pepper, garlic, anchovy paste, and parmesan round out the list. You'll notice here that there are two kinds of parm: I use the jarred kind for the dressing and the fancy stuff for garnish, but you can use just one kind – whatever you have on hand will taste great.
First, let's make the dressing. Add the parm, anchovy paste, olive oil, and garlic to a small blender or food processor. Then zest the lemon directly into the mixture.
Squeeze in the juice of half the lemon, too!
Now, add a pinch of salt and pepper and we're ready to blend. Whir the dressing all together and taste it: if you'd like a tangier dressing add a little more of the lemon juice, and adjust any of the other flavors to make it taste exactly like you think Caesar dressing should taste! If you don't want to use a machine to make the dressing you can also mince the garlic really finely and whisk everything together – up to you.
Let the dressing sit while you fry the capers. Add them to a skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil, and fry away! The capers will sizzle in the hot oil, cook them for 3-5 minutes until they've darkened just a little bit.
Let the capers drain on paper towels while you assemble the rest of the salad.
For the brussels, I like to take off the little end, then peel off the outer layers like little lettuce leaves – they're so pretty! Then, when I get to the inside of the sprout I just halve or quarter what's left to make little bite sized sprout pieces.
Now, we've got dressing, capers, sprouts, and onion. Salad time. Add the onion and sprouts to a big bowl.
Then pour a leeetle bit of the dressing over top – just a tablespoon or two at first.
Toss the salad together and taste it: add more dressing if you'd like at this point.
Now, we serve. Top the whole mess with extra parm and the crispy capers, and GO. TO. TOWN.
You will absolutely love this, guys. It's nothing like cooked Brussels, so more like a slaw that tastes like Caesar which is SO good.
- 2 pints brussels sprouts
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
- Caesar dressing, your favorite brand or from the recipe below
- extra parmesan cheese, for garnish
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 small garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more of needed
- For the dressing, combine all ingredients in a small food processor or blender. Use half the lemon juice at first. Taste the dressing, and adjust salt, pepper, and lemon juice to your taste. If dressing is too thick, add a splash of water or olive oil.
- To fry the capers, add the capers and a drizzle of olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry for 3-5 minutes until darkened, then drain on paper towels.
- To prepare the brussels sprouts, trim off the ends and separate the outer leaves. When the leaves become too teeny to peel off, halve or quarter the insides of the sprouts to bite sized pieces.
- To make the salad, combine the sprout leaves and cores, the onion, and 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Toss to coat the veggies in the dressing, adding more if you'd like. Garnish with extra parmesan and the crispy capers.


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FAIRFIELD, Conn – In a rematch of last year's NEC Championship game, the Sacred Heart Pioneers head to Smithfield, Rhode Island this weekend for a four-game set against the first place, Bryant Bulldogs. Sacred Heart sits second in the Northeast Conference standings, a full four games behind the Bulldogs, who have won nine games in a row.
Bryant defeated SHU in last season's NEC Championship game to deny the Pioneers of a third consecutive conference title. SHU took three of four from Bryant at Harbor Yard during the 2013 regular season, snapping a Bryant 19-game win streak in the process.
The Pioneers split with the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds last weekend in its last home series of the season. The Pioneers bats exploded in game one of the weekend, pounding out a season-high 17 hits on the way to a season-high 12 runs and a 12-1 win. Senior right-hander Kody Kerski (Waterbury, CT) once again handled things in game one, allowing just one run in six innings to earn his seventh win of the season. Kerski continues to lead the NEC with a 1.32 earned run average, on top of a 7-1 record.
After being swept on Saturday, SHU answered back in the series finale with a 10-4 win on "Senior Day". Senior Derick Horn (Valatie, NY) knocked in three runs, while junior Nick Morrissey (Howell, NJ) earned the win to improve to 3-3 on the season.
Freshman Zack Short (Hurley, NY) continued his stellar rookie campaign last week, going 7-for-20 in five games, while senior Conor McEvoy (Watertown, CT) also knocked a team-high seven hits. Short is now batting .307 and ranks second in the NEC with 27 walks.
Junior Matt Charmello (Rossmoor, CA) has also emerged as another offensive threat for Sacred Heart. A usual outfielder, now seeing time at DH, Charmello is batting .341 with a .512 slugging percentage in 41 at-bats.
The Pioneers struggled in a mid week doubleheader at Fairfield, dropping both games to the Stags. The lone offense for the Pioneers came from a solo home run off the bat of sophomore Jayson Sullivan (Charlton, NY), his third of the season. Sullivan leads the Pioneers with 22 RBI this season.
Bryant, winners of nine straight games, come into the weekend fresh off a four-game sweep of the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. The Bulldogs outscored MSM 37-12 over the four games, including 12-run outings in each nine inning game. A.J Zarozny was named NEC Player of the Week for his efforts against the Mount, going 8-for-16 at the dish with two home runs and four RBI. Zarozny is the reigning NEC Rookie of the Year. On the mound, Bryant has been led by seniors Craig Schlitter and Vaughn Hayward who have combined to go 15-1 with a 2.27 ERA.
The four-game set will begin Friday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
Projected Pitching Match-ups:
Friday- Kody Kerski v. Kevin McAvoy
Saturday (Game one)- Jeff Stoddard v. Craig Schlitter
Saturday (Game two) – Jason Foley v. Vaughn Hayward
Sunday- Nick Morrissey v. Kyle Wilcox


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Being prepared is not an option anymore. Even if just the electricity went out and you happen to have an all electric home .would you be able to survive? Do you have enough food to last you for a few days? What happens if all the stores are closed?
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April 1, 2017 rate action for California Individual Grandfathered plans
Beginning April 1, 2017, Anthem will adjust the base rates for existing business on all CDI grandfathered medical plans with an April 1, 2017 effective date. Members will also receive an adjustment for age changes. The base rates for members on DMHC grandfathered medical plans, that were effective April 1, 2016, are not scheduled to change in 2017. DMHC members will receive an adjustment for age changes. Click here for a copy of the updated Grandfathered Rate Sheet. It includes the plan names, contract codes and base rates effective April 1, 2017 for CDI plans and effective April 1, 2016 for DMHC plans.
- CDI Member Letter 2.2017 Version
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Notice: This notice of renewal is required by the Department of Health and Human Services.
- CA DOI says rates are not reasonable, but Blue Cross will use them anyway – Sample Letter
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Judges are bent on giving every case fair consideration and only very sparingly use their powers to strike out unmeritorious claims without a full hearing. That point was clearly made by one case in which a businessman claimed that a bank had lured him into becoming involved in a failed property transaction.
The businessman alleged that he had been induced to participate in raising finance for the transaction by false representations made by one of the bank's employees. He claimed to have forfeited a Euros 8.25 million deposit and suffered other substantial losses when the deal fell through. It was also claimed that the bank had failed to honour the terms of a guarantee.
The bank applied to strike out his claim, or to have summary judgment entered in its favour, on the basis that he faced insurmountable hurdles in proving his case. It was said, amongst other things, that there was no evidence that the deposit had in fact been paid or that there was any contractual basis for its forfeiture. On the basis of evidence thus far disclosed, the bank argued that his claim was doomed to fail.
The High Court noted that the bank had several times tried to get the businessman to disclose documents and to state his case with clarity. On the current state of the evidence, he faced undoubted difficulties and his claim was likely to fail. However, in rejecting the bank's application, the Court was not prepared to find that his prospects of success were merely fanciful.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Miami Beach Farmers Market
When visiting Terry's friend Elaine Pasekoff, I wandered on my own to the Farmers market down the street from the Miami Beach condos. I just found out today, while in France, that Elaine's sister passed away from Parkinson's disease. She was far too young. About a dozen tents were set up in the Miami Beach park offering fresh fruit and produce. I sketched from a bus stop which offered shade from the intense Florida heat. We were visiting for Art Basel which is a huge art fair that happens every December. I'm getting excited and making plans to report on Art Basel again this year possibly in partnership with The Daily City. Gears are turning.
I didn't actually buy anything at the farmers market. I just needed to get a sketch under my belt before joining the assembled entourage on a day's social outing. There was some Egyptian looking odelisk in the public park where the market was staged. I believe the market is open the same day each week. Art Basel is a walking marathon and I need to remind myself to schedule a little time each day do just sketch. Last year, convincing the public relations people at Art Basel that I was press was a real chore. This year I hope to get a jump on all the required paper work. Sometimes getting the sketch is the easy part. Getting in is the challenge.
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Founded in 1984, Sage Hospitality set out to be the best hotel owner and operator in the business. Through 35 years of creating valued partnerships with internationally recognized hotel brands, Sage grew a portfolio focusing on running successful select and full-service hotels. Sage became recognized as a preferred management company for industry leaders such as Marriott International, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt. But the growth didn't stop at hotel brands, Sage owns and operates experiential, independent hotels across the country and has more in development right now.
In 2006, Sage Restaurant Group was created using Sage's hotels as the original traffic driver and expanding to local exposure, driving new customers and aggressive results on the food and beverage side of the experience. Eleven years later, Sage Restaurant Group owns and operates 11 unique restaurant concepts with more coming nationwide.
Our Hotel Brands
Also in 2006, Sage made its first mark in the creative branding field with the Nines, part of Starwood's Luxury Collection in Portland, Oregon. Sage created a vision for the Nines, atop the redeveloped Meier and Frank building, on the ninth floor. The space is appointed to the Nines, the vision reflecting that of a jewel box. Stepping into the Nines after an elevator ride up, the guest experiences something special. With the results and reviews pouring in from Sage's first flagship in branding, the team was hooked, the bar for experiential travel was set high. Sage began to look for more creative opportunities—taking a dive into creating modern luxury experiences, which led to The Curtis Hotel in Denver, The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station and The Logan, Philadelphia's Hotel.
Continuing an aggressive growth strategy with creativity and results, Sage aims to expand in both its restaurant and hotels divisions. Targeting hotels focused on modern luxury—creating places that people go to and not through. Taking places that have become tired and adding an energy to them through innovative design, art infusion, strong leadership and creative solutions, Sage Hospitality continues to grow and lead the hospitality industry in development, investment and management.
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What is Prefetching
Link Prefetching is a concept introduced by Firefox and Google as late as 2005, but still many people do not know much about it. Link Prefetching actually is a mechanism through which Firefox utilizes some of its idle time to prefetch web pages, which it thinks your are likely to visit next from the currently open web page. After the current web page has finished loading and some idle time has passed, Firefox starts link prefetching and silently loads the next probable page in its cache. The purpose of Link Prefetching is to enhance your user experience by quickly load your next page by serving it quickly out out of Firefox Cache.
Google has been supporting Link Prefetching, and when you search for any keyword in Google through Firefox, the first link displayed gets prefetched to your browser cache.
But, Is Link Prefetching always Good ?
Link Prefetching feature of Firefox looks nice on the face of it, as it speeds up your Browsing speed by utilizing your idle time.
But there is a lot of criticism against Link Prefetching by Firefox. Some of the issues are…
- Users who pay for the amount of bandwidth they use find themselves paying for traffic for pages they might not even visit.
- Webmasters who pay for the amount of outgoing traffic on their sites, are forced to pay for traffic generated by people who may never actually visit their sites.
- Advertisers pay for viewed ads on sites that are never visited (non-compliant prefetching)
- Browser usage statistics may get skewed towards browsers that implement prefetching.
- Search engine referer statistics may get skewed towards search engines that implement prefetching.
- Web site statistics may become less reliable due to registering page hits that were never seen by the user.
- Users may be exposed to more security risks – by downloading more pages, or from un-requested sites (additionally compounded as drive-by downloads become more advanced and diverse).
- Users may find themselves at legal risk if illegal content is prefetched. So, the choice is yours.
If you prefer to Disable Link Prefetching, then proceed as follows.
How to Disable Link Prefetching in Firefox
Firefox has the Link Prefetching feature ON by default, and there is no option in the Firefox properties Dialog Box, which allows you to disable Link Prefetching. You have to do it manually by editing the about:config entries. Follow these steps for that.
- Open the Firefox browser
- Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter
- Scroll down the resulting preference list to network.prefetch-next
- Double click network.prefetch-next so the value is set to false.
- Close Firefox and restart it to enable the change.
How to Enable Link Prefetching for all Links on a webpage
In case, you are an ardent supporter of Link Prefetching, there is a nice Firefox Extension. You can use Fasterfox, which has an option to enable the prefetching of all page links by the browser.


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A Clever Loom
I spotted this video while looking at Saori weaving videos earlier. It's an infomercial for a rigid heddle-type of loom made by the Clover (Hana-Ami) Company from Japan. I've seen similar rigid heddle looms where the heddle rotates or rocks and looks like a block of wood. What strikes me the most is the efficiency in warping. The loom has a built-in warping board that keeps the warp in place and under tension. It's simply rolled onto the warp bar after the ends are snipped. I wonder if this type of thing could be adapted to other rigid heddle looms. The board/pegs would need to fit in the frame of the loom and also have enough pegs for a decent length of warp. It makes me think!
Great Tutorials on Warping a Table Loom
The Ashford loom company has some wonderful how-to videos on warping a multi-harness table loom. There are three sections: one on winding the warp, the second on transfering it to the loom and using a raddle, and the third on sleying and tying on. I picked up a ton of great tips by watching them.
So, the question is, why would I be watching tutorials on multi-harness table looms? Hmmmm…
Stay tuned for the answer! (And if you're trying to guess, the answer is not an Ashford… )
In the meantime, enjoy these videos:
- Winding the Warp: http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/tutorials/video-tutorial-winding-a-warp
- How to Put a Warp on Your Table Loom, Part 1: http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/site-pages/video-tutorial-how-to-put-a-warp-on-your-table-loom
- How to Put a Warp on Your Table Loom, Part 2: http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/site-pages/video-tutorial-how-to-put-a-warp-on-your-table-loom-part-2


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(source: www.digitalgov.gov/category/code/api/)
|An Application Programming Interface, or API, is a set of software instructions and standards that allows machine to machine communication—like when a website uses a widget to share a link on Twitter or Facebook.
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|A catalog is a collection of datasets. Data.gov has one catalog for all types of datasets at http://catalog.data.gov. The catalog contains both geospatial and non-geospatial datasets.
(source: ckan.org)
|CKAN stands for Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network, an open source data management system that is the basis of the Data.gov catalog, as well as the open data catalogs of approximately 50 data hubs around the world.
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|A comma separated value (CSV) file is a computer data file used for implementing the organizational tool of the Comma Separated List. The CSV file is used for the digital storage of data structured in a table of lists form. Each line in the CSV file corresponds to a row in the table. Within a line, fields are separated by commas and each field belongs to one table column. CSV files are often used for moving tabular data between two different computer programs (like moving between a database program and a spreadsheet program).
(source: Federal Enterprise Architecture: Data Reference Model)
|A value or set of values representing a specific concept or concepts. Data become "information" when analyzed and possibly combined with other data in order to extract meaning and to provide context. The meaning of data can vary depending on its context.
|Data Extraction Tool
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|Data extraction tools allow a user to select a data basket full of variables and then recode those variables into a form that the user desires. The user can then develop customized displays of any selected data.
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|A dataset is an organized collection of data. The most basic representation of a dataset is data elements presented in tabular form. Each column represents a particular variable. Each row corresponds to a given value of that column's variable. A dataset may also present information in a variety of non-tabular formats, such as an extended mark-up language (XML) file, a geospatial data file, or an image file.
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|Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML-based language schema for expressing geographic annotation and visualization of existing or future Web-based, two-dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers.
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|KML files are very often distributed in KMZ files, which are zipped files with a ".KMZ" extension. When a KMZ file is unzipped, a single "doc.kml" is found along with any overlay and icon images referenced in the KML and any network-linked KML files.
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|Metadata describes a number of characteristics or attributes of data; that is, "data that describes data". (ISO 11179-3). For any particular datum, the metadata may describe how the datum is represented, ranges of acceptable values, its label, and its relationship to other data. Metadata also may provide other relevant information, such as the responsible steward, associated laws and regulations, and the access management policy. The metadata for structured data objects describes the structure, data elements, interrelationships, and other characteristics of information, including its creation, disposition, access and handling controls, formats, content, and context, as well as related audit trails.
(source: ESRI Shapefile Technical Description)
|A shapefile stores non-topological geometry and attribute information for the spatial features in a dataset. The geometry for a feature is stored as a shape comprising a set of vector coordinates. Shapefiles can support point, line, and area features.
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|XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages. It is classified as an extensible language, because it allows the user to define the mark-up elements. XML's purpose is to aid information systems in sharing structured data especially via the Internet, to encode documents, and to serialize data.
(source: Project Open Data http://project-open-data.github.io)
|Human-readable name of the asset. Should be in plain English and include sufficient detail to facilitate search and discovery.
|Human-readable description (e.g., an abstract) with sufficient detail to enable a user to quickly understand whether the asset is of interest.
|Tags (or keywords) help users discover your dataset and should include terms that would be used by technical and non-technical users.
|Last Update
|Most recent date on which the dataset was changed, updated, or modified.
|The publishing agency.
|Contact Name
|Contact person's name for the asset.
|Contact Email
|Contact person's email address.
|Unique Identifier
|A unique identifier for the dataset or API as maintained within an Agency catalog or database.
|Public Access Level
|The degree to which this dataset could be made publicly available, regardless of whether it has been made available. Choices: Public (is or could be made publicly available), Restricted (available under certain conditions), or Private (never able to be made publicly available).
|Data Dictionary
|URL to the data dictionary for the dataset or API. Note that documentation other than a data dictionary can be referenced using "related documents" as shown in the expanded fields.
|Download URL
|URL providing direct access to the downloadable distribution of a dataset.
|End Point
|Endpoint of the web service to access a dataset.
|The file format or API type of the distribution.
|The license with which the dataset or API is published.
|The range of spatial applicability of the dataset, which could include a spatial region like a bounding box or a named place.
|The range of temporal applicability of the dataset (i.e., a start and end date of applicability for the data).
|Release Date
|Date of formal issuance.
|Frequency with which the dataset is published.
|The language of the dataset.
|Level of granularity of the dataset.
|Data Quality
|Whether the dataset meets the agency's Information Quality Guidelines.
|Main thematic category of the dataset.
|Related Documents
|Related documents, such as technical information about a dataset or developer documentation.
|The size of the downloadable dataset.
|Homepage URL
|An alternative landing page used to redirect a user to a contextual, Agency-hosted "homepage" for the Dataset or API when selecting this resource from the Data.gov user interface.
|RSS Feed
|URL for an RSS feed that provides access to the dataset.
|System of Records
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I have a Playroom designed to keep my 2 1/2 y/o locked in and safe if I need to get house/yard work done. But it does depend on her mood of whether or not I can get stuff done. I typically wait till her nap and take the monitor with me. If I'm doing something noisey, it has a "vibrate" feature that comes in very handy. It really does depend on your child...if they are notorious for getting into trouble, than no. But my kids are usually self-sufficient and are able to be left alone for a bit. Afterwards, I reward them by playing a game or doing something they enjoy. However, some things can wait till the other parent is home and able to help
Is it okay for your child to be alone inside while you're doing yard work? What are your safety tips for when they are inside alone?
She's happily taking a nap or watching an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba and the grass is threatening to overtake the sidewalk outside. Is it okay to leave your child alone inside for a short time while you mow the lawn or pull a few weeds? What's your take, moms?
Yes, especially if I'm mowing the lawn. A lawnmower or a whipper snipper (which I use as well) is loud machinery and I can't hear if my kids are behind me when using it. Woud you allow your child outside while you were moving the car? No. Same should go for machinery. Case in point: very sad incident when a man was using a ride-on lawnmower, his four year old ran out to say hello, the man had out it in reverse at the same time and ran over his son. Horrific injuries to boy's abdomen and groin, it's touch and go for this little one. Heavy machinery + kids= never! To the mum who was locked outside, this is what spare keys in a fake stone, etc were made for! I have one hidden for various emergencies, including if my twin 4 year olds decide to play monkey and lock mum outside. Hey, at least they have a sense of humour! I'm a single mum so have no-one to stay with my kids so I can't 'get things done' and child care is not an option. I don't cotton-wool my kids, they've been taught what they are allowed to and not allowed to do/touch, etc.
It all depends on the child(ren). Some kids are into everything, where some kids are great for a little while by themselves. We have our house really baby proofed and set up so that they can play safely. They both do well by themselves, alone, or together, for up to 10 or 15 minutes by themselves. They are only 2 and 4, but they are great kids. I also feel that by doing this, it has helped to teach our children to be independent and responsible for themselves, and their actions. They both are very well behaved for being 2 1/2 and 4. We do let them be kids though. They play a lot, we take them to the park and outside as much as possible.
It would depend on the age of the child. Under 7, I would say, no. Second or third grade and up, if the child has demonstrated an ability and desire to only do those things that Mom says are ok to do and Mom is willing to check on him/her periodically, OK. Its far better to be safe than sorry. My inclination is to have my child/children out in the yard 'helping' me. Not as much gets done but any shared task that can be enjoyed builds self confidence. And in my book, that's a lot more valuable than a well groomed yard!
It depends on a number of issues. Age of child. Typical behavior of child. Distance you are from house. How often you check on the child/children. And the neighborhood or area you live in.
Depends on your child, You guys are all talking about kids being unpredictable. I go out and wash the car or do the gardening etc and my son (28 months) comes to see and asks what I am doing, He helps for a bit and if he gets bored he potters back inside..he knows not to play with doors, and has been taught what he is allowed to play with and what he isn't. Obviously your house is child-safe..if you can hear them etc and your close to house I don't see why not.
Not to mention, Do you leave your child alone when you shower?
Absolutely not! Too many things can happen. What if they choked on something? What if the house caught on fire? I don't think any child should ever be left unattended.
So, what you're saying is, no child should be out of your sight, even for a minute, EVER? Because that's how long it takes for a fire to start or a child to choke. I guess you sleep in the same room with them, too, huh? How do you drive - if you're supposed to be looking at traffic ahead, but your kid is in the back seat? We're getting too "helicopter-y", ladies.
please keep in mind if something does happen [as Joan pointed out it only takes mins for a child to choke to death.] you would not only lose your little one you could be sent to jail for death by child neglect.Is it worth taking the chance? I think not ! No child under 7 should be left alone period !! I have 3 home grown children, 1 adopted child ,and have had 43 foster children . I know what I am talking about .Don't give me this helicopter-y nonsense. Tell it to the judge if something does happen because you left a small child alone in a house .Don't do it !
I agree with some of you... it does depend of the child. With my son (he is 5 years old now), I make him stay inside when I am using the lawn mower and he knows that if he needs me, he stays on the porch and waves his arms (and sometimes yells) to get my attention. Then I can stop the machine I am using and he can some to me safely or tell me what he needs. He is usually good on his own, but I do not leave him for long periods of time. I am a single parent myself, and when I need to get things done.... I do them, unless there is something else that I need to do with my son. So, to answer the question: It really depends on the age, situation, and the child themselves. If it was my son was still a baby... I would take my monitor out while he was sleeping and mow the lawn.... like one of the mother's on here said.
Apsolutely not! Well I suppose its ok if you dont care if your child gets hurt or kidnapped.. I would say up until maybe the age of 6, the child should NEVER be left alone to go outside to do yard work. Remember it may only take you 15 minutes to do your duty, but it only takes one second for something bad to happen. Say They happen to pick something up somewhere and put it in their mouth and start chocking, that leaves them 14 minutes before you are there to help them. By then it will be to late! Work can wait till your partner is home or maybe when you have company. Take the baby outside with you if need be and put them in a play pin.And even our children who seem to be " Good" kids can and will do things when we are not there to guide them. Its better safe than sorry with our precious childrens lives. Not to mention what all else can happen.. I mean if your running to check the mail or something real fast thats a different story.
I would say around age 7 and up I have been comfortable with leaving my child in the house alone while I was outside - And if my child has wanted to be inside alone in the past at a younger age I have set up a baby monitor so I could still hear kind of what was going on if I was still concerned.... which works very well!
-Dawn Miller
I think not for any Toddler.
For me it depends on the disposition of the child and his/her tendencies. I'm a mother of two (3+ son and 1+daughter) and while my son tends to he hyper active, he also cant resist his favourite cartoons or the feeling of being a big brother. I have left them indoors alone on a couple of occasions to go spread clothes on the line, bring in clothes in a storm's threatening. I don't have a lawn so mowing doesnt come up but if i did have a lawn, i believe i can leave them alone provided i slot in a mickey mouse cartoon to calm my son and surround my daughter with her favourite stuffed animals. the key for me would be: keep the windows open so i can hear them and check on them periodically and to ensure that no potentially dangerous object is left lying around.
Maybe I'm a too-trusting mom, but I've let my 6 yo twins and 7 yo be inside alone for short periods of time. I trust they will not try to run a bath or mess with the stove or lock me out, etc. They are pretty responsible as far as that goes. They are content to read or play or watch TV if I mow or get the mail. I've never left them home while I was away from the house (ie drove somewhere else). I think where we live a child must be 12 yo before they can be left home alone for any amount of time. As always kids are different and you have to use your best judgement...do you always have to run after them to keep them out of dangerous things and situations??
I am a stay at home mom of 4 kids that range from 2 - 7 years old. My kids are very well behaved and have always been taught what they can & can't do. This comes in handy because to do laundry in my building, I have to go outside, go around the building to the complete opposite side and go up a flight of stairs and then down the hall. You can just imagine how much laundry a family of this size goes through. I have to do laundry, there's just no way around it, but taking the kids with me on that trek is just ridiculous especially in the winter months. I try to start the laundry when my youngest is napping (which doesn't happen very often anymore I might add.) and my 4yr old is just playing. I'm lucky that I can trust the ppl in my building too. Since laundry is free, if my stuff is in the washer & they need it, they put it in the dryer for me and vice versa. Long Story short. I know my kids. I know that I can trust them for the few minutes it takes to do the laundry, or shovel the driveway. Or as I recently found out, to string Christmas lights. You have to know your kids, you have to correctly assume how much time you'll need and you need to know their environment. For example, as much as I love to multi task, I would never try to do any outside task while there was something in the oven, or something on the stove, or anything else equally adept at bringing the pessimist out in you. You have to learn to trust your kids and they need to learn that you DO trust them. They need to be given the opportunity to succeed, but, according to their age, limit their ability to Fail. Boost their self condidence, boost their awareness in the world around them, show them pride in responsibility. We are our childs best teacher.
I found that because my daughter hasn't had a nap in the day since she turned one it has been very difficult to leave her without wondering if she would escape or hurt herself so I decided to get her involved .... Mmmmmm, difficult to begin with but now she's nearly four she is very helpful and very clever.... I think children spell love TIME ...... They don't care what it is they are doing along as its with you ! Xxx
Ah, some children DON'T like to "help" or be with their moms every moment... My 5YO is extremely bright, and would MUCH rather be inside, doing puzzles or reading books or playing on his PC. If I try to get him involved in yardwork or housework - he goes out of his way to cause trouble or slow me down. If I force him to come with me, he misbehaves intentionally so that I am forced to send him inside. Those moms here who say "house/yardwork can wait" must have maids or landscapers or something.... 'Cuz if I don't get it done - it will NEVER get done.
It is also good to teach children how to exit the house in case of emergency. Have a family exit plan and a meet up point as well.
Depends on the kiddo. How long? How old? How safe is the enviroment in the house? Too many variables to answer here.
It does depend on how many children you have, their ages, and the temperaments of each one. I have a 7 year old, 4 year old, and 2 1/2 year old. I will not mow the lawn while home alone if my 2 1/2 year old is awake. I always wait for my husband to be home or for her nap time (with a child lock on her door). I've often taken the baby monitor outside with me while I do yard work so I can listen for her. If it's just small yard work like weeding, watering, etc., then it's different. However, if using the mower, it is too difficult to watch and listen for your young child. If my older two are around, I keep the windows and doors open so I can easily check in and listen to what's going on.
If you have a young child wouldn't it be alot easier to set up a playpen in the shade so they are with in view, safe and enjoying the fresh air also???
I have an 8 yr old son. Often I would go and hang the washing out, do some work in the back yard. I would ensure the front door is locked. I would tell him I am going to be at the back. If anyone rings the doorbell, he must call me and not open. If he needs anything he must come nad ask. Often he would say he would like to help. He has been quite good, would watch telly, read or play. I would often pop my head in the window just to check if all's well.
it all depends how big your garden is!
Beware at any age I went to get the dog off the porch and left the door open, and within seconds shut behind me and locked. My son was 3. So scary!
I would say no. Kids are unpredictable, even if you really think that you can trust that your child will be sitting and watching tv, in a split second she may think of taking a bath or something and that's how fast an accident can occur. I would not leave them asleep either. At least if they are asleep, go check on them like every 5 min. It only takes them a secondto get into things and at young ages, there mind does not know the obvious danger in things. So my answers would be NO.
if im outside my children dont have to come with me, but i think it depends on if you can trust your child.
1] depends on the age of the child, This is most important! 2] trust level you have with the child about getting into things.
when i leave my 6 year old inside (if i have to take out the garbage or shovel the walk), i give some simple rules - like come get me if there is a problem…my daughter is a good listener but she is only 6, so i check in periodically.
Of course!
I usually wait until she is napping, its easier that way, but if I do need to go outside, we have a huge window in the front of the house and she is tall enough to look outside at me, we wave at each other and I just make sure I'm quick about it. She will be 2 soon and I don't have to worry about her too much.
I don't see that harm in it. As long as she knows where you're at, letting her know that she can get you if there is a problem.
i have a almost 7 yr old boy and an almost 2 yr ol girl..i live in an apartment and we have our garage around the building. its cold here and im pretty much a single mother 5 days a week. so i have to do EVERYTHING myself with no help. My son is at school during the day and thats the only time i can get crap done ie take out garbage, take stuff to garage or otherwise im breaking up fights all night after he gets home. so i leave my daughter in the apt alone to do that stuff weather shes awake or not. I lock the door and do my stuff. I come back in and shes waiting at the door for me..its not possible to take her with me to do those things cuz one its cold or rainy and two while my arms are full i cant keep hold of her. in my opinion its ok to leave toddlers alone for a few mins like that and then when shes sleeping i can go to the garage and do cleaning or bbq or whatever. my building is securly locked and so is my only door into the apt itself.
door is open so i can hear if she gets up and moves around, also i'm always yelling "Hey hows it going." mine is 7 though
I have a 6 and 7 year old, and when yardwork needs to be done, or a neighbor stops me in the front yard to chat, I don't mind leaving them inside for a short while. When my youngest was 4, and my oldest 5, I started stepping outside for little pieces of time. I would, and still do, check on them periodically, to make sure they are behaving. I have never had a problem with either of them. They know the house rules, and they know what they can and can't do. And if they want to come out and join me, that works as well.
To the single mom who mentioned having a spare set of keys...I had to LOL! When my son was 3, my husband and I stepped onto the back porch just to sit down - there are windows where we could watch the kids inside. My son came to the door and sure enough locked us out...he didn't know how to unlock it. We had to bang on the window for his older sister to come let us in. After that, we always grabbed the keys anytime we stepped outside...just in case! :) You do have to have a sense of humor about it. It was a lesson learned!
I can't hardly leave my kids inside the house, beause they are curious about everything! Even if I were to walk from one room to another they both are into my jewelry box, or in the bathroom drawers!!! so I honestly can say I can;t do it :) but I enjoy remembering back on the other times while cleaning up the new messes they make.
Yes, only if you have a baby monitor with u.
Like some other moms I think it depends much on the individual child...when my son still took naps I would things outside and bring the monitor with me. Around 31/2 his naps were sporadic, so whether or not I did things without him by my side depeded on a couple factors...I'd put the monitor in the living room and bring the other piece out so I could hear any signs he's getting into trouble; I'd make sure he was fed and had a cup of juice/water so he didn't feel the need to get into the fridge; I'd put the gate on the stairs and the kitchen so his only area was the living room (though if he really desired he could've climbed over the gate so checking in every 5-7 min. is needed); I have birds and a dog so I wouldn't leave the animals in the room with him so he couldn't experiment on them; I would make sure he had things that would occupy him; and of course all child safety devices like switch covers, secured shelves, etc. were in place. I definitely agree with the other mom who said if at all possible I bring my son with me to do most things...doing chores with him not only gives us extra time to be together but also teaches him responsibility and builds his self-esteem when he gets to help with big boy tasks. The only way they will learn how to be responsoble is if we teach them-the earlier the start the better. Above all-use your parental judgement-if for any reason you think it's not the best idea to leave your child alone and your gut is telling you not to-no matter the age-don't do it.
I have no choice but to leave my children alone during the day. we live on a first floor flat and I have to take the dog out the back going thru two gates and my downstairs neighbours like to let thier dogs out in the side garden so it can be a battle and.would be impossible with my children in tow. I make sure my eldest is engrossed in fireman Sam or a toy and my youngest is in the play pen. The stair gates are shut at all times. They are two years old and six months. If i had a choice I wouldn't leave them as they are young but the are safe for the short amount of time Im letting the dog out.
I think it depends on the child. My first born was really independent and hardly eer got into trouble. He prefers playing alone most of the time and didn't need much supervision. He would go to his room for an hour or two at a time and just play alone. He only came to me if he needed help with something. My daughter was a little more hands on, but still pretty independent and could go for 30 minutes or so on her own. My niece, on the other hand, is always getting into the exact things she shouldn't and never plays with what she should. I won't leave her alone for anything longer than a potty break and I make those fast!
Like I said, it all depends on the child.
I feel it depends entirely on the age of the child, the size of the garden and the size of the house. If I had a child asleep inside, not matter how old, as long as I had a baby monitor on me and wasn't too far away from the house then I would leave my child inside. I have a nine and six year old and we live in an 2nd/3rd floor maisonette and I would leave them inside while I popped down to the garden but if it was a child under 5, I would take them down with me.
Depends on the child and the time. Some children mature faster and have a less curious nature than others. And walkie talkies or baby monitors are useful. My almost 3 year old can operate a walkie. But I know that she'll only last inside through a couple episodes of spongebob( that's true even when she's inside with my 17 yr old. ).
My 4 year old however can sit and behave for a couple hours.
So I say take it on a case by case basis.
Yes it is okay, as long as the child is busy with the things that she loves to do. Like for my daughter, I used to give her coloring books and asked her to do some art works then I'll give rewards after. It can be another book, food, playtime, etc... This way, she becomes excited to do her stuff while I can work on my chores outside the house.
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Lauren Weisberger, whose bestselling debut The Devil Wears Prada outed the vicious antics of the magazine industry elite, is back at it with Everyone Worth Knowing, another cautionary tale of sex, power, and fame. This time around, the PR industry is her target, and Prada fans will recognize similar themes throughout this entertaining, if at times overly dramatic, expos�. Bette Robinson is a twentysomething Emory graduate who shunned her parents' hippie ideals in favor of a high-paying yet excruciatingly boring job at a prestigious investment bank. One day, after a particularly condescending exchange with her boss (who sends her daily inspirational e-mails), Bette walks out on her job in a huff. After a few weeks of sleeping late, watching Dr. Phil and entertaining her dog Millington, Bette's uncle scores her a job at an up-and-coming public relations firm, where her entire job seems to revolve around staying out late partying and providing fodder for clandestine gossip columns. What follows is one episode after another of Bette climbing up the social ladder at the expense of her friends, family, and the one guy who actually seems worth pursuing. Weisberger is clever enough to turn seemingly outrageous circumstances into amusing anecdotes, like the tale of a woman who was close to suicide until she found out she was only 18 months away from scoring a highly coveted Birkin bag ("You simply cannot kill yourself when you're that close ... it's just not an option."). This wit, combined a hint of voyeurism that most of us can't deny, is what makes Everyone Worth Knowing a guilty pleasure that's well worth the indulgence. --Gisele Toueg The Significant Seven with Lauren WeisbergerLauren graciously agreed to answer the questions we like to ask every author.Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life?A: Very tough question. For the first half of my life, it would definitely have to be Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. I worshipped that book. Recently, I'd say that it was Empire Falls by Richard Russo. Even though there's not a tremendous amount of action, the characters are brilliant. It's a hauntingly realistic depiction of small-town America. And the place descriptions are so compelling that the book is compulsively page-turning.Q: You are stranded on a desert island with only one book, one CD, and one DVD--what are they?A: This is not the time for self-improvement, that's for sure--they'd all have to be 100% entertainment. For book it would have to be The Last of the California Girls, a random novel that I've read 2,000 times; for CD I would say Monster Ballads, the album of cheesy 80's love songs that I ordered from an 800-number, and for DVD, it would be Dirty Dancing, of course. Q: What is the worst lie you've ever told?A: That one's easy. It goes something like this: "Hi, (insert editor's name here)! Yes, of course, it's already finished. I'm just tweaking a few sentences, and I'll have the whole draft to you by Monday, latest."Q: Describe the perfect writing environment.A: For me, the best writing environments are all about deprivation and the removal of temptation. Therefore, anywhere on earth where there's no TV, no phone, no internet access, no friends, and no fridge is pretty much perfect. Q: If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?A: I really don't want to think about this one, but if I HAVE to, I hope it would include a few keywords like "brilliant," "supremely talented," and "drop-dead gorgeous." Q: Who is the one person living or dead that you would like to have dinner with?A: I'm supposed to say Hemingway or Moses or Madonna, right? It'd probably just be my sister, Dana. We already have a lot of dinners together, so I know it's a guaranteed good laugh.Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?A: The ability to be invisible! It would make all my current spying/stalking/staring SO much easier. Lauren Weisberger's List of Books You Should Read so80s Marjorie Morningstar Kissing in Manhattan Bright Lights, Big City Glamorama See more recommendations from Lauren Weisberger
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You're not going to be put in a situation unless everyone knows you can handle it, so chill out and it'll be fine, stressing about things definitely doesn't make them easier
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The people, everyone helps each other out - and we have some great nights out!
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Handing over clients to a new company is always pretty hard
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text: An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 horror comedy film written and directed by John Landis, and starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne. The film starts with two young American men, David Kessler and Jack Goodman, on a backpacking holiday in England. Following an awkwardly tense visit to a village pub, the two men venture deep into the moors at night. They are jumped by a werewolf, which results in Jack's passing and David being taken to a London hospital. Through apparitions of his deceased friend and disturbing dream sequences, David becomes informed that he is a werewolf and will transform at the next full moon. ... more on Wikipedia


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WAI WCAG 2.0 Working Group: In an e-mail dated 26 May 2006, called "Extending Deadline on WCAG 2.0 Last Call Review", Judy Brewer said: "I encourage you to read the guidelines while they are in Last Call Working Draft; evaluate them against your own needs and expectations; then share with the Working Group your comments on what you think needs to change in the document." I want to add my voice to the chorus of people responding to the Last Call Working Draft. I already participated as one of the chief authors in a subcommittee of the AccessAbility SIG of the Society for Technical Communication that submitted a response earlier today (http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2006Jun/), but I also wanted to add some personal notes as a Web Accessibility advocate and an independent accessible web designer. I am founder of Boston-IA, a networking organization for web developers, web authors, and other internet professionals to teach them about accessibility and advocate to make the web a more accessible place. I am program director to bring Knowbility's Accessible Internet Rally (AIR) program to Boston in 2007 to teach individual web developers how to build accessible web sites for non-profit organizations. I am a web accessibility consultant, and I build accessible web sites for small (very small) businesses and non-profit organizations with small budgets. I am a career technical communications professional, I consult with greater Boston businesses in web design and information architecture, and I am a member of the STC AccessAbility SIG. I have a graduate certificate in Accessible Web Design from Northeastern University. I know how to build an accessible web site, and I understand the new technologies that we will be struggling with over the next few years. But I think the new WCAG will not help me advocate for accessibility, assess web sites for accessibility, train people in accessibility, or teach me, any more than I learned from WCAG 1.0, how to build accessible web sites or how to consult with the companies who ask me to help them meet accessibility standards. I think that much of the emphasis of the latest draft of the WCAG 2.0 is focused on the web development efforts of very large corporations and on the applications that are being developed under the latest technologies. I want to focus again on the people in the trenches who often perform the work of accessibility on their own. While the attention of larger organizations may be focused on accessibility compliance (conformance in WCAG 2.0 language) because of increasing business pressures, the focus of the small accessible web developer is on accessibility adherence. Many of us already want to make web sites accessible, and we need help spreading the word to fellow standards-based coders. Independents are looking to the Web Accessibility Initiative and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines for guidance, but our needs as developers are being lost in the shuffle with the new document. This surprises me, given the large number of members of the International Webmaster Association/Help Writers Guild (of which I am also a member) in the Working Group. The documents are so cumbersome, and the problems are so firmly entrenched in the current approach, that my comments about individual items in the basic WCAG 2.0 document will be hard to communicate quickly, although I will try to address them in separate e-mails about the individual documents that support the rather slim WCAG 2.0 (which is really just a table of contents)--one at a time. But the basic approach is flawed, and we cannot make the documents more usable for the independent web developer without a major redesign. Please keep in mind the solo web developer, the independent web accessibility consultant, the people in small web design firms, and in a non-profit organizations or educational institutions that may want to meet accessibility standards but have no budget to undertake months-long accessibility initiatives. This group needs very basic guidance about how to build accessible web sites, not guidance on how to comply or how to establish baseline statements. We need support to keep convincing people that web accessibility is worth undertaking, even without a big budget or a huge staff. Please help us make the World Wide Web more accessible than it is today. Best Regards, P.J. ............................................. P.J. Gardner Web Accessibility Consultant Gardner Information Design, Inc. (www.gidi.biz) Boston-IA (www.boston-ia.org) AIR-Boston (www.knowbility.org/air-boston) .............................................Received on Friday, 23 June 2006 04:49:19 UTC
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It's tempting to believe that the Dutch tulip mania of the 17th century was a result of a passion for fantastically coloured and twisted tulips. I like to think about a society so into gardens its citizens will pay almost anything for a single glorious bulb. (At the market's dizzy height the particularly rare 'Semper Augustus', which bloomed with burgundy-streaked white flowers, was worth the cost of a handsome canal-side house!) Of course investors were after fantastic blooms in their bank accounts rather than in their hothouses. When the bubble burst and the bankruptcies mounted, the tulip emerged less valuable to speculators, but no less desirable to gardeners.
The desire persists, and most of the covers of the new bulb catalogues depict tulips. The tulip is native to the snowy mountainous regions of Turkey but its cultural home is the Netherlands, where tulips are in every garden, on every kitsch souvenir, and deeply integrated into the economy.
Sydney's climate is not a match with either Turkey or the Netherlands, but that has never stopped Sydney gardeners desiring tulips too. The limiting factor is our pleasant winter. Tulips prefer climates where beanies are protective headgear rather than fashionable accessory. Our mild winters delay flowering, which then occurs just as spring springs a surprise heatwave and ruins the show.
To beat that double whammy, gardeners need to choose early-flowering varieties, and chill them before planting. Order or buy now, and put the bulbs in the crisper for at least six weeks before planting out in May. The chilling speeds flowering, and will help ensure blooms in August. The bulbs should be stored in a loose brown paper bag, or an onion or orange net, in the crisper. They can share the space with vegetables but not with fruit, as the ethylene released by ripening fruit will rot the bulbs.
Even with these strategies tulips grown in Sydney won't reflower, so are best considered as annuals and used in the same way, in a highly visible area of the garden that is often changed, or even better, in pots. Pots allow for the best show because you can pack the bulbs in thickly, and place it for maximum impact. Cram them in just a centimetre or two apart. (Because bulbs need to be planted at about twice the depth of their length, you can cram bulbs vertically as well as horizontally: plant the bulbs of different species at different levels of the same pot, depending on their size, with a couple of centimetres of potting mix between each level of bulbs.) If you'd rather not leave the container bare until spring, sow or plant winter-flowering annuals such as violas, or primula over the top.
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Q: Is the cost (for example) $72.00 total for all 3 months, or is it $72.00 each month so a total of $216 for 3 months?Asked by Lindsey B., December 2019
That is correct. It is a quarterly subscription so we only charge you once every quarter. The cost of the Deluxe subscription is $72 per quarter (at this time).
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Thank you for your interest in Merkaela. The main difference is that the Essential Box (3 -6 products) does not include some of the premium products made by us. Most of the Essential Box products support your meditation practice. And the Deluxe box (6 - 10) includes products for both your self-care rituals and meditation practice.
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I'm not sure. I think I subscribed to the deluxe box with some sort of discount. I did not renew. A little too New Age for me.
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Thank you for your interest in Merkaela. The main difference is that the Essential Box (3 -6 products) does not include some of the premium products made by us. Most of the Essential Box products support your meditation practice. And the Deluxe box (6 - 10) includes products for both your self-care rituals and meditation practice.
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I never go to the trouble of writing a review, but I took a chance and tried the deluxe box. It just got here today, and I absolutely adore it. Unboxing was so fun, with beautiful little details to make it so much more than just ripping open cardboard. The products themselves are a perfect mix, smell and feel phenomenal, and are geared towards holistic wellness. I am so impressed!
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I received my first box a couple of days ago and it does not disappoint. The packaging is beautifully done. It came with body butter, soap, meditation spray, a gemstone, bath salts, a journal, a box of incense, tea and a card with meditation techniques. This product is very high quality. Smells like spa products. The body butter is soooo smooth and creamy! I make my own soaps and self care products but I'm def keeping this subscription. It's like my surprise special treat!! I'm looking forward to my next box already. Highly recommend.
I can't say enough wonderful things about this box. I am going to contact the company to see about upgrading my annual subscription to the larger box. The scents are amazing. I found myself wanting to take my soap in my purse to work with me just because of the spa like feel and calmness it gave. I am going to be purchasing more. This is my favorite subscription box and I'm embarrassed to say I subscribe to 22. I know. I need help.
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The box is full of so many more amazing products that are just so gorgeous and makes the overall value worth every penny of the subscription. I cannot wait to use everything else! The contents of the box definitely ensure that the recipient gets an OVERALL great experience; mind, body and soul. This is not just a box of products. It is a full EXPERIENCE.
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The summer box theme is about manifesting through the Law of Attraction. We include manifestation exercises to help refine your manifestation skills. For this box we included aromas that are refreshing and cooling for the summer.
For the fall season, we have chosen to work with botanicals that calm the mental chatter, activate the higher mind, and enhance spiritual awareness. While also deeply nourishing the body. You will find an array of wellness items such as handmade botanicals, a guide to the lunar cycles, and two curated playlists — all specifically designed to help you find your balance. The Lunar guide will help you with self-care rituals, setting intentions, and personal growth.