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Ocean Voyage (Ushuaia - Hanga Roa)
9 days with Ponant Rating:
Day 1 Ushuaia (ARGENTINA)
Embarkation from 10h00 to 11h00. Departure at 12h00.
Day 2 At sea
Day 3 At sea
Day 4 At sea
Day 5 At sea
Day 6 At sea
Day 7 At sea
Day 8 At sea
Day 9 Hanga Roa, Easter Island (CHILE)
Disembarkation at 08h00.
All This Included
From sea to sea, or from continent to continent, PONANT welcomes you aboard its ships for a Sea Journey. A few times a year we invite sea lovers, dreamers, and keen observers of endless horizons to join our non-stop journeys, to enjoy the comfort of our ships for an extended period and share the daily lives of our crew.
As the days go by, you can admire the waves from the upper deck, keep fit in the spa and make good use of the pool or the gym, share the daily life of the crew, discover sailing techniques and instruments, and enjoy a break from the hectic pace of life.
Cruising: Standard cabin onboard Le Soleal
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Mr. Rubinger is a graduate of Brown University and received a Masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has chaired and been a member of numerous non-profit boards throughout his career.


text: Non-invasive imaging of land through ice sheets has provided huge steps forward in the mapping and understanding of these features since the 1950s. Historically, airborne Radio-Echo Sounding (RES) has been undertaken over cold dry polar ice sheets, which are virtually transparent to radiowaves, and depths of investigation of up to 5 km are not unknown. Since then, developments in radar equipment and analytical techniques have enabled the derivation of other significant information about the structure, composition, layering and dynamics of these major ice masses and related physical processes. The first use of impulse radar (Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR) for glaciological purposes was in the early 1970s. Since the mid-1990s, there has been huge growth in the use of commercial GPR systems in particular over temperate glaciers, which are at their pressure melting point. RES systems were first deployed from large aircraft in Polar Regions. GPR systems were originally used in ground-based investigations of temperate glaciers and have been used with increasing benefit in similar ways in Polar Regions. However, GPR systems are now being mounted onto helicopters for use in rugged mountain environments, such as in the European Alps and the Indian Himalaya. By examining the radar characteristics of key glaciological features in both Polar and Himalayan regions it is possible to design optimal radar surveys for a variety of glaciological applications. Such surveys, such as may be undertaken in the Indian Himalaya, can produce information that is key to climate change monitoring, measuring glacier volume fluxes, enhanced mass balance estimations, and that forms a high-quality baseline against which changes over time can be measured.


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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The visiting Western Connecticut State University football team held on for a 27-20 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Bridgewater State University on Saturday evening in front of over over 1,900 Homecoming fans at Swenson Field.
The Colonials improve to 6-1 on the season and 4-1 in the MASCAC, while the Bears fall to 2-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
Western Connecticut overcame an outstanding effort by BSU junior wide receiver Jack Lavanchy (Walpole, Mass.). Lavanchy hauled in 14 passes for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he set the BSU single-game records for both receptions and receiving yards.
Lavanchy eclipsed BSU Hall of Famer Andy Macaione's 19-year old mark of 221 receiving yards set against Framingham State in 1998. The previous record of 12 receptions in a game was set by Chris Joyce in 2007 (vs. Plymouth State) and equaled by Matt Green in 2013 (vs. Mass. Maritime).
Junior running back Duane Gary (New Haven, Conn.) paced the Colonials' offense as he rushed for 179 yards on 21 carries and grabbed four passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. Gary also registered 48 kick return yards as he finished with 260 all-purpose yards.
WestConn senior quarterback Quinn Fleeting (Windsor, Conn.) completed 13 of 25 pass attempts for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Fleeting, who entered the day averaging over 300 passing yards per game, also threw an interception.
Lavanchy's 15-yard touchdown reception from sophomore quarterback Stefano D'Emilia (Bridgewater, Mass.) on the opening drive of the game gave the Bears an early 7-0 lead.
A 13-yard touchdown pass from Fleeting to senior wideout Jawad Chisholm (Bridgeport, Conn.) later in the quarter capped off a 13-play, 80-yard drive as the Colonials tied the game up at 7-7.
Neither team would score again in the first half.
Western Connecticut marched 68 yards on eight plays on the opening possession of the third quarter with Fleeting scoring on a four-yard touchdown run to make it a 14-7 game.
On the ensuing possession, a long 44-yard pass from D'Emilia to Lavanchy gave the Bears first-and-goal from the one-yard line. However, a very bad snap on the next play was picked up by senior safety Doug Katz (Monroe, Conn.) at the WestConn 42 and returned 43 yards down to the BSU 15. Two plays later, Fleeting connected with sophomore wide receiver Zatrell Lyons (New Haven, Conn.) on a three-yard touchdown pass to extend the Colonials' lead to 20-7 (the PAT was blocked).
Bridgewater answered with a seven-play, 53-yard drive with D'Emilia hooking up with sophomore receiver Aidan Silva (Swansea, Mass.) on an 18-yard TD pass on fouth and ten. The throw, which was intended for Lavanchy, was batted up in the air by a Western Connecticut defender and into the waiting hands of Silva near the back of the end zone to pull the Bears to within 20-14.
The Colonials got back up by two score (27-14) with 13 minutes left to play in the fourth quarter as they strung together a nine-play, 76-yard drive capped off by a 17-yard scoring strike from Fleeting to Gary.
The Bears turned the ball over on downs on their next possession, but then forced a punt. A 64-yard pass reception by Lavanchy highlighted a six-play, 81-yard drive which took just 1:47 off the clock. Lavanchy capped off the drive with a 12-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone to cut the deficit to 27-20 (the PAT was blocked) with just 4:48 remaining in the game.
Bridgewater forced a punt and got the ball back with 2:53 remaining and with two timeouts at the BSU 38. The Bears got one first down on a 12-yard pass to Lavanchy, but then turned the ball over on downs as WestConn ran out the clock.
D'Emilia was 20 of 45 passing for 300 yards and three touchdowns with a pair of interceptions. He threw for 300 yards for the first time in his career.
Senior running back Malik Garrett (Dorchester, Mass.) rushed for 100 yards on 16 carries for the Bears who were without the services of injured senior running back Alex McLaughlin (Littleton, Mass.).
Senior safety Cristian Rivera (Lawrence, Mass.) recorded a game-high ten tackles (six solo) to pace the BSU defense. Senior linebacker Charles McCarthy (North Reading, Mass.) added eight stops (four solo) including a sack, while junior safety Reda Laftih (Quincy, Mass.) notched five solo tackles and intercepted a pass. Senior linebacker Tyler Salois (North Andover, Mass.) contributed four tackles (three solo) with a pair of sacks.
Sophomore safety Devon Smith (Wethersfield, Conn.) led WestConn on the defensive side of the ball with six solo tackles, an interception and a pass breakup. Katz finished with five tackles (two solo), the key fumble recovery and return, as well as a pass breakup and a blocked PAT.
Following a bye week, the Bears will host Worcester State University on Saturday, November 4th at noon. The Colonials will entertain Fitchburg State University next Saturday at noon.
Notes: Lavanchy became just the sixth receiver in BSU football history to record 100 career receptions. He is now fourth all-time at Bridgewater State with 112 catches...Lavnachy is now seventh all-time in BSU football history with 1,506 receiving yards....D'Emilia is just the third quarterback in program history to throw for 300 yards in a game. He joins Adam Camobreco and three-time 300-yard passer Danny Higgins....According to the NCAA single-game leaderboard, Lavanchy's 254-yard game marks the seventh highest receiving yardage total in Division III this season, and the 14-catch performance is tied for ninth.


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Kinross, Scotland
Spill Response
The Project
In 2012, Adler and Allan received an emergency call-out from DHL to help minimise environmental risks posed by a tanker roll-over incident at a site in Kinross, Scotland.
Spill Response: Make the tanker safe, decant the remaining fuel and recover as much product as possible.
The Solution
Firstly, the Fire Service laid a huge foam blanket around all areas affected by the fuel leak. Following this Adler and Allan's environmental services spill response team used a digger in a bid to track the fuel. They dug interception trenches, finding 3,000 litres of Jet A1 fuel, before removing it and digging further trenches.
A weir was installed in the drains feeding the water course, which showed no product had escaped. The team then boomed off the water course as a preventative measure deemed necessary as the course feeds Loch Leven, a nature reserve and a site of natural beauty.
Once it was established that no product was leaving site, Adler and Allan spent a further six weeks digging trial pits and installing extraction wells at various points to help facilitate product recovery. Two mobile OWS were used at the top and the bottom of the site to treat and discharge through Adler and Allan's portable Sockit Filtration System. The team recovered almost half of the entire product.
For more information about Adler and Allan's fuel environmental spill response services, click here, or contact us direct on 0800 592 827.
The Outcome
The tanker roll-over had resulted in one of the tanker's pots leaking 19,000 litres of fuel onto the driveway and paddocks at one property and the garden of another.


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When Troubles Come
July 30, 2013
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand." - Matthew 7:24-26
My friend, in this world there are going to be troubles, it is inevitable. But God is omniscient and He knows every situation you will encounter. He even knows how you will respond in the mist of those circumstances. We must rely on His grace in these difficult times. God wants you to know that you can depend upon Him. He is the only solid foundation that will not shift under the weight of our circumstances. So, when the rains come down, when the streams rise, and the wind blows and beat against you, remember that you are in Christ. Remember, if you are trusting and relying on Christ, you are like the wise man who built his house upon the rock. It did not fall because its foundation was on the solid rock, and that rock is Jesus Christ.
For more resources from Above & Beyond Fellowship, visit www.abidingabove.org.


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The Epic Med Reinvented for 2019
Are you ready for your next epic adventure to the Mediterranean? Just a few items I want to share before you click "Book Now." What's the goal of cruising? Whether you are a skilled cruiser or a novice, it's a well-known fact that cruises give you the opportunity to experience a port city or the […]Continue Reading
Singles' Epic Med Cruise is a good place to start
The Epic Mediterranean Cruise with Singles Travel International is always EPIC! A favorite with our new members. Six ports on the Mediterranean in only eight days translates into a mind boggling taste of Europe….. especially for first timers to Europe, cruising and STI. This was STI's sixth year bringing singles to the Med on the NCL […]Continue Reading
Cruising the Med Singles STYLE!
EPIC is one of the largest ships on the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet, as well as the perfect word to describe our singles cruise to the Mediterranean! Not only were the ports unique and varied but each cruiser had his or her own studio cabin for so much less! Our adventures started in Barcelona, one […]Continue Reading
Excellent Choice for your First Trip to Europe
Hi, it's Michael, your STI Concierge, and I am just back from cruising the Mediterranean on NCL's EPIC with 42 happy single cruisers! This happens to be my #1 all time favorite cruise itinerary, and once again, I was not disappointed. Add to the mix, we were on one of the newest and best ships […]Continue Reading
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During high school I drank beer and kissed boys in basements. Thinking back makes me laugh at how sophisticated I thought I was back then compared to the truly evolved solo travel expert, gourmand and wine connoisseur that I am today. As the years have passed, I haven't given up either vice, but variety […]Continue Reading


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On my trip to NYC I bought fabric with the specific intention to make this jacket with. Seriously it was my only fabric goal! I got a nice wool and matching lining fabric yet the longer I waited to get started the more I second guessed my choice. First of all, the pattern doesn't call for lining so I was going to add that on my own, secondly my wool is dry clean only, not exactly a deal breaker but inconvenient none the less and thirdly it's really not meant for this type of jacket. So I accepted defeat and ordered some swatches of cotton twill from Mood as that's what the Deer and Doe model for the pattern on their website is wearing and I've seen a lot of blogs where the authors have used it.
Ironically, none of the swatches worked for me so all New York type fabrics failed me for this. I went to Grey's and knew I'd find something there. The twill I wanted they only had 2.5 yards left of! Was I cursed and not meant to make this jacket? I ended up buying the same twill in teal (versus navy blue as I planned) and when I got home I put the finishing touches on my muslin version so I could get to work.
I lucked out and had enough scraps of fabric in similar weights in my stash (being a hoarder has its occasional rewards) to make just about half a muslin with. I am sharing this picture with the only intention being to make you laugh, it's a mix of prints and could never be wearable but it did it's job of helping me perfect the fit.
I wanted to be able to wear this jacket with a sweater underneath or a track jacket so it would be wearable in the spring, fall and even early winter so I cut 1 size bigger than my bust measurements and went from there. The fit was actually spot on but left very little bust room. With a regular shirt I was going to be fine so I really only needed to add a tiny bit to reach my "wear a thick sweater under this" goal. I was already at the largest size and didn't want to get too crazy with my alterations so instead I just sewed the princess seams with a smaller seam allowance and fudging the seam allowance did the trick!
After fudging the seam allowance I had to make allowances to the other pieces as well so my simple fudging almost turned into a full blown pattern redraft. I added half an inch to the shoulder, 1/4 of an inch to the pattern piece so 1/2 inch total and about two inches to the waistband by adding slightly over 1 inch to the piece on the fold.
I only made one sleeve because the last thing I wanted was to finish this jacket and have my arms not fit but I didn't have enough fabric for two arms and the skirt pieces so here is one more comical shot for you. I ended up adding 2 inches just to make sure I'd be covered (pun intended).
Since Deer and Doe patterns are made for a curvier girl I wasn't worried about how the hips would fit so I just made half of the skirt for scrap fabric sake and decided to add a bit of length to it so the jacket will be knee length.
I have very little going on in the hip and butt area, I'm more of a "worry about the bust and belly fit" type of girl and my 1/2 muslin addressed those areas for me! I really should have made both of the skirt pieces though but we'll talk more about that when I show you the finished jacket.


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so I got a message asking if I would be willing to do a 'cousin photo shoot' while the cousins were in from out of state — couldn't say YES fast enough! My own cousins are some of the greatest people I know and we've had (and continue to have) great times when we are together — so I grabbed my camera and ran to this scenic spot and TA DAH! beautiful and very fun cousins !! see for yourself!


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Apparently, I became an athlete. This blog is about what is in my mind when I am running, swimming and working out.
Just when I was about to scream at another PLDT customer service peep...
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"Quite the most beautiful nature books for children I've seen. I wish I'd had them when I was a child."
Anita – mother of twins, bee-keeper and happy customer
Bring the outside indoors with this stunning nature wall frieze.
The perfect addition to any child's nursery or reception classroom, the frieze comes in seven panels that can be put up either as a long strip or as a poster. The beautiful images will form a lasting set of memories and provide a great way to learn the alphabet. Children will also enjoy looking for the hidden objects on each panel.
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May 31, 2011:
Me and my Thugs, The Musical castmates, Prodigal Sunn and Jocelyn Cruz, before we actually were castmates, did a brief sketch – a commercial parody for "Prodigal Sunn Chips" – for this season of Latino 101 on the SiTV network. Here's the short clip, which is followed by another bit from the show, featuring comedians Godfrey and Ruperto Vanderpool.
Oh, and check me and all these guys out on Latino 101 Friday's at 9pm!
May 23, 2011:
Hey everybody, I'm liked by Woman! Don't believe me? Well, then go visit thewellwrittenwoman.com website and check out this article written by co-founder Lauren Mack! Then hang out for a while and see a ton of other good stuff they have on the site.
May 18, 2011:
Well, it's that time of year when television networks are announcing the shows they'll be premiering in the fall. And if you're a TV addict like I am, you're already putting together a detailed wall chart of which shows will be premiering when and on what network, at what time, and how they'll fit into your already established and rigorous television/DVR schedule (surely, I'm not alone in this).
But this new season brings us a particularly sweet smell of awesome because two of these new shows prominently feature some good and very funny friends of mine. So, if you like TV, have a TV, or just know what a TV is, then check out and support these new comedies…
Free Agents (NBC – Wednesday 8:30/7:30c)
This show features three of my stand up comedy friends: Al Madrigal and Mo Mandel (as "Gregg" and "Dan" respectively), two very funny San Francisco comics who I came up with in the SF comedy scene (Al and I actually started together), and Natasha Leggero (as "Emma"), who has also been a guest on The Siskel and Negro podcast. On top of them being on this show together, Natasha, Al, and Mo have all had crushingly hilarious Comedy Central Presents specials premiere in the last year that you should definitely hunt down and watch. Translation: All three of them will be really fun to watch on this show.
Are you there, Vodka? It's me, Chelsea (NBC)
This one is based on Chelsea Handler's best-seller of the same name and stars Laura Prepon (That 70's Show) as Chelsea and the real Chelsea as her own sister. Confusing? Who cares, cause what's important is that the show also stars my buddy Natalie Morales (as "Ivory") who, as well as being really funny and multi-talented, also told me the craziest falling down the stairs story I've ever heard in my life. Also, she recently watched one of my more harrowing performances in a bar in Silverlake (yes, I still have those shows from time to time) and did not judge…at least not openly, so watch her show.
The Daily Show (Comedy Central – Weeknights 11:00/10:00c)
And finally, this show isn't new, but it's newest correspondent is. The aforementioned Al Madrigal made his debut as The Daily Show's Senior Latino Correspondent last night. Do I really have to tell you how dope this is? Check him out here, and then keep checking him out regularly on this show and Free Agents!
May 18, 2011:
From time to time someone who writes for something somewhere asks me "Hey, Kevin, what do you think of stuff?" Such is the case with this interview of comedian Sara Benincasa and me, by Natalie Zutter of Crushable.com, about fans and fan love and too much fan love and how we love fans. I'm not sure, but I may actually say too much in this interview.
Visit Sara Benincasa's website here, and follow her on Twitter.
And for that matter, follow ME on Twitter!


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I'm still waiting for someone to come up with an operational definition of "free will" sufficient for me to not just infer whether someone else has it but determine whether I myself—with my privileged epistemic access to my own mental states—have free will. Until such time, the whole area of discussion bores me in the same sense that higher order truths about chmess bore me. The boredom is even more fundamental: At least chmess is well-defined; free will is entirely mystical.
Richard Dawkins mentioned the absurdity of Basil Fawlty punishing his car. He initially gets it wrong, but in a perfect example of a scientifically-minded person, actually (gasp!) changes his mind and strikes closer to the mark. It makes more sense to view ethics in terms of finding and correcting faults rather than assigning deserts to ultimate responsibility:
Retribution as a moral principle is incompatible with a scientific view of human behaviour. As scientists, we believe that human brains, though they may not work in the same way as man-made computers, are as surely governed by the laws of physics. When a computer malfunctions, we do not punish it. We track down the problem and fix it, usually by replacing a damaged component, either in hardware or software.Basil's reaction is absurd, not because the car—subject to the laws of physics and without any sort of free will, well- or ill-defined—does not bear ultimate responsibility for its failure, but rather because hitting a car with a branch is an utterly ineffective way to correct whatever fault prevents it from starting.
In a similar manner the discussion of "free will" as it pertains to ethics and responsibility, and the related idea of associating deserts to inherently wrong actions of an ultimately responsible moral agent is absurd not because it is false but because it is ineffective. Since free will is a mystical, unfalsifiable concept, it is possible that even a car has free will. It doesn't matter, though. Even if the car "chose" to fail, its just desert is to have the failure fixed.
Of course, people are not cars or computers. In addition to the quantitative difference—people are considerably more complicated—there's also a qualitative difference. We can talk coherently about what is or is not a fault in a car because there's a privileged position—outside the car's own frame of reference—to discuss what does or does not constitute a fault. A car is a slave to its owner's will: It is good if it performs the jobs the human owner expects of it, and bad if it does not do so. This principle holds even if the owner has unrealistic expectations. If the owner wants to fly, any car will be bad, but it is still the car's fault, and the owner is perfectly rational to get rid of the car by any convenient means—even to melting it down—and obtain an airplane.
Even if we rationally reconstruct our ethical dialog about human beings to be about correcting faults rather than assigning deserts, there is no uniform privileged position about which to talk about what does and does not constitute fault in human beings; or, rather, there are six billion individually privileged positions with no objective way to choose between them.
The problem of objectively determining what is faulty is not created by the fault paradigm; it's isomorphic to the problem of objectively determining what is inherently wrong about an agent with ultimate responsibility. The fault paradigm simply exposes our objectivist hypocrisy: What any person considers either a fault or inherently wrong in another is based on whether the other does or does not conform to the will of the speaker. Objective morality does not escape this basis in will, it merely obfuscates it.
Under the fault paradigm, the mystical notion of "free will" becomes irrelevant. It's not necessary to determine ultimate responsibility, only proximate causal responsibility, a coherent and feasible task. Our goal is not to determine objective ethics, find who or what is ultimately responsible, and praise or persecute it for its inherent ethical quality; our goal is merely to identify and correct faults.
The fault paradigm is just a start. We have to figure out how to determine what is faulty, how to identify faults, and how to correct them. Additionally, we must investigate why we don't currently use the fault paradigm. I'll address these issues in future essays.


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1. General Questions
1.1 Why are my FAE and Firefox Accessibility Extension errors different?
When there are differences in the accessibility errors reported by the two tools it is typically due to the differences in the HTML coding available for analysis. The Firefox Accessibility Extension has direct access to the DOM of Firefox and can therefore test dynamically generated content that is not available to FAE at this time. Many web pages dynamically create content when the web page is loaded (i.e. get calendar information or today's news items) or update content as the user interacts with form control and links. Dynamically generated content cannot be analyzed by the current version of FAE, but future versions of FAE are scheduled to provide analysis capabilities of dynamically created content when the page is loaded.
1.2 If there are no errors or warnings, do I comply with IITAA, Section 508 and/or W3C WCAG requirements?
When FAE and/or the Firefox Accessibility Extension do not report any errors or warnings it does not necessarily mean accessibility standards have been fully met. For example, headers may be structured properly, but still do not represent the structure of a document if some sections are missing headers or headers are used for formatting rather than structure. Some accessibility requirements can only be tested manually (e.g., changes in language). It is impossible to know if language changes have proper markup from just looking at the code. It is important for developers to understand accessibility requirements and design web resources to include markup for accessibility.
1.3 Why do I get errors for not including the
lang attribute when I am using XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPE?
Screen readers, which are used to read web pages for people with disabilities, right now only support the
lang attribute for switching speech to match the language of content.
The XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPE only supports the
xml:lang. Use of the
lang attribute causes a validation error.
If possible, use the XHTML 1.0 or HTML 4.01 DOCTYPE and use the
lang attribute to mark the default language on the
html element and elements where the content language is different from the default language.
1.4 Why do the number of forms controls different between FAE and the Firefox Accessibility Extension?
The Firefox Accessibility Extension gives you a list of all the form controls at one time.
FAE only reports on the number of form controls found that apply to that rule.
For example, form controls like text box, radio button and checkbox need a
label element associated with them, but the
submit button does not.
So the rules that apply to label would only count the controls that need a label and not count controls like the
submit button.
2. FAE Specific Questions
2.1 How can I share FAE reports with other people?
The URI of each report can be accessed publicly and sent through e-mail or posted on a website to share the report with other people. This is an important feature of FAE, as it enables sharing reports with web developers and managers of websites to increase their awareness of accessibility. The tools can be used when purchasing web development services to verify that the web site complies with IITAA requirements.
2.2 Can FAE analyze dynamically generated content for accessibility?
Yes and no. The mechanism for acquiring HTML code when using the web form does not execute javascript that is often used to create HTML content. A replacement technology is being developed to allow HTML content generated dynamically as the page loads to be analyzed for accessibility. Page level reports can be generated using the Firefox Accessibility Extension, and the Web Accessibility Tool bar can send a copy of the document object model (DOM) to FAE, where FAE will generate a page level report.
2.3 Does FAE report the accessibility of Adobe PDF files?
No. FAE is not designed to analyze PDF documents for accessibility features.
2.4 Does FAE report the accessibility of embedded applications like Flash, Java and Multimedia resources on a web site?
No. FAE is not designed to analyze Flash, Multimedia and other embedded objects for accessibility features.
3. Firefox Accessibility Extension Specific Questions
3.1 How do I use the extension to find specific accessibility problems
The menu and tool bars of the extension are organized in the same way as the best practices. For example, selecting the "Navigation" option and then the "Forms" option will open a dialog box of the form controls on the page. Form controls with errors will be highlighted in red and form controls with warnings will be highlighted in yellow. The selected form control will display the errors and warnings in a text box below the list of form controls to display specific problems with the control. The form control will also be highlighted visually on the graphical display. Changing yhe column display options in the list box can provide more details about the control, including its ID and NAME attribute content.
3.2 Can the extension analyze dynamically generated HTML content for accessibility?
Yes. The extension analyzes content in the Firefox document object model (DOM), so any content generated dynamically can be generated automatically.
3.3 Can I use the extension to generate an FAE page level report on dynamically generated content?
Yes. The extension sends a copy of the DOM to FAE for the creation of a page level report. Use the Tools -> DHTML FAE Report option. This is extremely useful when testing password-protected web applications to generate a set of page level reports that can be sent to the company to raise awareness of accessibility problems.
3.4 Does the extension report on the accessibility of Adobe PDF files?
No. Adobe PDF document accessibility information is not part of the Firefox DOM and therefore we cannot analyze PDF documents for accessibility with the extension./p>
3.5 Does the extension report on the accessibility of embedded applications like Flash, Java and Multimedia resources on a web site?
No. The extension is not designed to analyze Flash, Java, Multimedia and other embedded objects for accessibility features.
3.6 Why does the "FAE DHTML Report" option in the "Tools" menu not work?
FAE 1.0 uses a different URL to send reports than previous version of FAE. You need to update to the latest version of the Firefox Accessibility Extension to generate a FAE DHTML Report.


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The Actions Console lets you customize your Action publishing settings for different languages, locales, and regions. These include which regions in which your Action is available, any localized Action descriptions, and customization of TTS voices.
Provide Action information for languages and locales
You can specify different Action information at the language or locale level:
- Language granularity - Your Action's information applies to all locales of that language.
- Locale granularity - Each locale has its own Action information. This information is then displayed in the Actions directory appropriately, depending on the user's locale.
To learn how to add Action information for languages and locales, see Registering and Publishing Your Action.
Target locations
The Actions console lets you control region availability with the Location targeting setting, which specifies the regions your Action supports. A device's region is determined by its physical location and not by its locale. Regions are currently set at the country level.
You might want to use location targeting if you have an Action that only allows purchases in certain countries or if your Action relies on the user physically being in a specific country to use it.
However, you should make your Action available to as many regions as possible. For instance, if you create an Action that teaches users about United States history, you should make the Action available to all regions to get the most usage and exposure.
To set location targeting:
- Go to the Overview section of your project in the Actions Console.
- Navigate to Deploy > Location targeting.
Specify the regions that your Action supports. By default, all regions are supported.
Customize TTS voice
By default, your Action uses the TTS voice associated with the user's Assistant locale setting. This setting is usually the same as the device's locale setting, but can be different if the user explicitly changes the Assistant's locale on their device.
If desired, you can force a specific TTS voice for your Action, regardless of the Assistant locale setting. For example, your Action might have a persona that must have an American or British English accent.
To set a specific TTS voice for your Action:
- Go to the Actions Console and click on your project. The Overview page appears.
- Navigate to Setup > Invocation.
- On the Google Assistant voice field, the default setting of Match user's language setting is selected by default.
- To override the default setting, deselect the Match user's language setting checkbox and choose the desired TTS voice from the drop-down menu.


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NAIROBI, Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared on Monday the winner of Kenya's presidential election — for the second time this year.
Mr. Kenyatta received nearly 7.5 million votes in the repeated vote, held last week, the national elections commission announced.
Mr. Kenyatta also won the first election, in August, by 1.4 million votes. But the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, challenged the results, and the Supreme Court nullified the election in September, citing irregularities.
Backers of Mr. Kenyatta interpreted both of his wins as broad national support for the president, but opposition supporters said they had twice been disenfranchised by a process that lacked credibility.
Mr. Odinga withdrew from the second election two weeks before the vote, arguing that the electoral commission could not oversee a free and fair process, and he called on his supporters to boycott. His name nevertheless appeared on the ballot, and he collected just over 73,000 votes, compared with nearly seven million in August.
Elections officials also cast doubt on the credibility of the process in the days before the vote. One commissioner fled the country and resigned, citing death threats and questioning the impartiality of the commission. The top elections official, Wafula Chebukati, warned a week before the polls opened that political interference in the commission's work was likely to undermine the credibility and neutrality of the vote.
Mr. Chebukati backtracked on that criticism while announcing the results on Monday, declaring the process "free and fair."
At least 14 people have been killed in election-related violence since the Oct. 26 vote, according to international officials, and more have been injured. The rights group Amnesty International said on Monday that it had documented at least four deaths and more than a dozen injuries since the election that it said were committed by the police, most of them in western Kenya.
Government figures put the death toll at 10.
Rights groups documented nearly 70 deaths that they said occurred at the hands of the police in the days after the August vote.
In his victory speech, Mr. Kenyatta boasted of his August victory and recast the Supreme Court's nullification as an endorsement of his win.
"The numbers were never questioned," Mr. Kenyatta said. "What the court questioned was the process of declaring my victory."
On Saturday, violence broke out in the Kawangware neighborhood of Nairobi, where several people were wounded and a supermarket was burned down. Residents blamed people from Mr. Kenyatta's ethnic group, the Kikuyu, from which he draws strong support.
One Western diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of protocol, expressed concern that the violence had taken on a more ethnic overtone in the days after the election.
Martin Kimani, the director of the Kenyan national counterterrorism center, said that opposition supporters had provoked the violence. On Sunday, he accused Mr. Odinga of "dog-whistle politics" aimed at inciting ethnic violence and obstructing the vote.
"This is active sabotage of an election," he said. "The dog whistle comes from the top, and the middle and lower levels act on it."
Four counties in western Kenya, an opposition stronghold representing 1.6 million votes, were unable to participate in the second election. In some places on Election Day, opposition demonstrators erected roadblocks and intercepted ballot papers. In others, polling stations were blockaded, and protesters clashed with the police. Electoral officials at first delayed balloting in those counties and eventually canceled it completely, saying the outcome in those areas would not affect the overall result.
Mr. Odinga told his supporters last week that he would transform his party into a "resistance movement." In speeches in Kawangware on Sunday, he pinned the violence there on his opponents.
"The killing here was very beastly," he told a crowd gathered at a church. "The killing was well planned and executed," he said, and was intended as "a direct warning to others."
Mr. Odinga condemned the violence, which he described as perpetrated by Kenyatta supporters, but stopped short of urging his own supporters not to react with violence.
Kenyans, foreign diplomats and even some of Mr. Kenyatta's own supporters have called on the president to engage with opposition leaders after his win, but in his victory speech the president distanced himself from dialogue.
"Those who want to ask me, 'Are you going to engage in dialogue with so and so and so and so?', let them first and foremost exhaust the constitutionally laid out processes," Mr. Kenyatta said. "I am not going to jump the gun."


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It goes without saying that drivers in Berks County know they need to stay in their lanes. Not only can it be annoying for trailing motorists to be stuck behind a driver who is taking up two lanes, but it can also be extremely dangerous for drivers who cross into oncoming traffic. Unfortunately for four motorcyclists and the passenger of an SUV, one driver drifting into oncoming traffic cost them their lives. The accident happened last month in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, near the Maryland border.
Four motorcyclists on two motorcycles had been traveling south along an access road when a northbound SUV drifted across the center line and hit one of the motorcycles, a Harley-Davidson, head on. This first collision spun the SUV around and the other motorcycle, a Suzuki, could not avoid smashing into the passenger-side door. All four motorcyclists and the woman in the passenger seat were killed in this tragic crash.
It is still not entirely clear why the 67-year-old man driving the SUV failed to stay in his lane. Police have said that it is clear that no one was speeding, but there are still a host of reasons as to why the older driver crossed the center line. Perhaps he was distracted; perhaps he was tired; or perhaps he was an unsafe driver. Regardless of what happened to cause the accident, if the motorcyclists' surviving family members can show that he was negligent, they can hold him responsible with a personal injury lawsuit.
As it is, police will continue to investigate and gather statements from witnesses.
Source: Herald Mail, "Police identify victims of Blue Ridge Summit SUV-motorcycle crash," Jennifer Fitch, Oct. 20, 2013


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Steve, The GFS is certified for both 9.0.1 and 9.2.0 but it will depend on the version of Linux and HW vendor you are using. It is my understanding that Redhat AS 2.1 doesn't support direct I/O but RH 7.1 and all versions of SUSE (including SLES) do support direct I/O (not Sure about Rh 7.2 or 7.3). The other issue the HW vendor, DELL's certified cluster configuration only supports RH 7.1 and Oracle 9.0.1 RAC and should support AS 2.1 and 9.2 RAC sometime in September. I am not sure about Compaq intel clusters becuase I only have Dell 6450's and the EMC FC4700 SAN. I am currently working with Sistina to get their GFS but I do not have it installed at this time. I am not sure when AS 2.1 will support direct I/O but I know Oracle and Sistina are working with RH on this issue.
I am also using RAC 9.0.1 and 9.2.0 on SUN clusters using the new Veritas CFS and I am happy with the Veritas DBE/AC product and SUN configuration.
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The Best Jim Carrey Movies
List Rules Vote for your favorite movies, regardless of critic reviews or how big the role was.
List of the best Jim Carrey movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Jim Carrey's movies have received praise and, well... not praise over the years, even as they've earned millions and millions around the world. The order of these top Jim Carrey movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Jim Carrey movies will be at the top of the list. Take a look at this list of Jim Carrey movies!
If you think the best Jim Carrey role from the celebrated and diverse Jim Carrey filmography isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Jim Carrey performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, he's been in some bad ones, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
List ranges from Liar Liar to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, plus much more."This list answers the questions, "What are the best Jim Carrey movies?" and "What are the greatest Jim Carrey roles of all time?"
Jim Carrey is no stranger to working with popular directors, including Ron Howard, Joel Schumacher and Francis Ford Coppola. Movie fans who love Jim Carrey have also been known to enjoy films starring Chris Tucker and Russell Brand.


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Weddell Seals - Leptonychotes wedelli
Weddell Seals are animals of the ice, they live and breed further south than any other mammal.
Weddell Seal facts - Basics
Average Weight: 400 - 450 kg / 880 -
990 lb
Average Length: 2,9m - 9.5 ft males / females up to 3.3m - 11ft
Breeding Season: Pups born from September to November, females become pregnant again very quickly as the males guard territories around breathing holes, there is an implantation delay of 2 months and then the female is pregnant for 11 months, typically 2 pups are produced every 3 years.
Estimated world population: - 500,000 to 1 million. Very difficult to gauge the population size as the seals are circumpolar and many live in and amongst the pack ice. They don't form colonies as such other than loose associations of mothers and pups briefly after birth. The number of seals at sea during population estimates is a further unknown.
Feeding & diet: Mainly fish, especially Notothenids known as "Antarctic cod", squid and invertebrates (inevitably including krill) in much lower quantities.
Diving: Weddell seals are impressive divers, they can reach 600m in depth and spend as long as 82 minutes, the longest dives are undertaken when swimming under ice searching for new breathing holes.
Conservation status: Least concern. Protected by the Antarctic Treaty and the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals.
Distribution: Circumpolar, the most southerly breeding mammal in the world, as far north as sub-Antarctic Islands and as far south as 78° in McMurdo Sound.
Predators: Killer whales, Weddell seals were taken as one of the main food sources for sledge dogs when these were used in Antarctica from 1899 to 1994, any local effects of population seem to have been reversed now.
What are Weddell Seals like?Weddell seals are animals of the ice. They live further south than any other mammal. Between the end of August and early November in the southern hemisphere spring, the mothers to be haul themselves out of holes in the ice and give birth to their pups.
The mother arrives pregnant and with enough resources of blubber and protein to double the 25kg (55lb) birth weight of a pup in 10 days. She doesn't feed for about a month after her pup is born, and goes from an extremely plump barrel shape just before she gives birth, to a skinny shadow of her former self with ribs visible while the pup reverses the process. When born, Weddell seal pups look like unstuffed pajama cases, all skin and flippers and not much content. Over the next few weeks the change in mother and pup is like one balloon deflating and filling up another.Newly born Weddell seal pups have to be some of the worlds cutest creatures as they flop about the ice in the early days after their birth, not able to co-ordinate their over-sized flippers before they grow into them.
Isn't it difficult for the pups to survive when they're born onto the ice?Weddell seal milk is one of the richest produced by any mammal. It contains about 60% fat (go and compare that to the label on the milk carton in the fridge) and it is this that is responsible for the rapid weight gain made by pups shortly after birth.
The pups are weaned (stop drinking milk and begin eating normal seal food, i.e. fish) at around 7 weeks when they should have reached about 110kg (242lb). When adult, they will weigh up to 450kg (990lb) and be up to 3.3m (11ft) long. Unusually for mammals the males are slightly smaller than the females.
Pups are encouraged into the water very early on by their mothers, perhaps only a week or so after birth. The water is their natural habitat and with their thick protection of blubber is a more comfortable place to be most of the time for these seals than out on the ice where the temperature can be -40° C or less with winds frequently of gale force or greater.
Underwater LifeWeddell seals live on the edge of the ice all year round and dive down beneath it to feed. When underwater there is frequently little light, particularly if there is a layer of snow over the ice which can make it very dark indeed. The seals therefore need good vision to catch their food.
Weddell seals usually have their pups on sea-ice, or land very near to sea ice, getting in and out of the sea through a breathing hole. These breathing holes are guarded and kept open by the males during the time when the females give birth.
The male guarding the hole will defend a territory beneath the ice against other males for access to mates. The females are ready to breed again shortly after the birth of the pup so the males that successfully defend a breathing hole will mate with the mother seals that use this hole, typically this will be a ratio of about 10 females to one male.
The pups soon get the hang of it and as adults will dive to up to 600 meters (2,000ft) or more staying under for up to an hour and going as much as 12 kilometres from the breathing hole.
A typical feeding dive takes the seal to 200-400m depth and lasts for 5-25 minutes.
Breathing holesWeddell seals prefer to live on ice that is broken up somewhat, in this way there are often natural cracks and holes through the ice that they can use to get in and out of the sea. There are also holes and cracks around ice bergs that are trapped in sea-ice and often "tide-cracks" appear near when near land, all of these help.
These holes are fine to begin with, but when temperatures are well below freezing, they begin to freeze up again - quickly. The seals keep the holes open by rasping them with their teeth. They open their mouths wide and move their heads from side to side in a wide arc attacking the ice that is building up around the sides of the hole. This is a very fast and vigorous process that takes a lot of energy and a toll on the seals teeth.
Keeping breathing holes open like this wears away the teeth of Weddell seals and it is this that means that the Weddells only live to about 18 years old, about half the life-span of a crabeater seal for instance.
Weddells can swim great distances across what appears to be continuous sea-ice by detecting natural cracks and holes along the way where they can surface for a breath. When covering distance rather than fishing, they only dive to a shallow depth and find the next breathing hole in the gloom under the ice by sonar - they emit a series of high pitched sounds and pick up the difference in sound when the sounds reach a hole.
Weddell seals are very hardy, resourceful and quite remarkably behaviorally adapted for life in the Antarctic pack and fast-ice as these two pictures show. In the right picture, the seal has found a breathing hole through pieces of only partially consolidated pack-ice where there is a non-frozen portion that is nonetheless filled with slush. From below such a region will let considerably more light through than the thick pack-ice pieces and stand out like a beacon to a seal swimming by, even if it is solid, it will probably be thin enough for the seal to break through. Weddell seals have no land-based predators and so there is no danger to them of coming up to such breathing holes, just the odd surprise if there's a wandering scientist nearby to capture the moment on camera.
The left picture is of a Weddell seal that has made a hole in apparently unbroken, though quite thin fast-ice and hauled out for a rest. We came across this seal while out several miles from the shore on recently formed and very hard and strong, but disconcertingly thin ice. In fact we didn't realise how thin the ice was until we came across this seal and the hole it had made. It was entirely unperturbed by a group of 5 people manhauling a heavily laden sledge with camping gear as we went off on our holidays and treated us as if we weren't really there at all. Seals probably live a fairly surreal life anyhow.
Why are the White Island Weddell seals special?
White Island is an Island in the Ross sea that has the most southerly population of Weddell seals. These seals are only 1300 kilometres from the South Pole, but this is not the only remarkable thing about them.
They are isolated from the rest of the world as the nearest open sea for them to is too far under the very thick ice of the Ross ice shelf for them to get out.
These seals are thought to have travelled to this area between 50 and 100 years ago when a large chunk of permanent ice shelf broke off. They were then trapped when it reformed behind them and have remained here ever since. They use cracks in the ice immediately beside White Island to reach the sea, they must dive about 70 meters here through cracks in the ice before they get down to the open sea below. In the summer when the sea ice has broken up, it is still at least 22 kilometres to the next breath at the edge of the ice shelf, too far for the seals to manage.
So here they remain unable to leave the area and with a deep dive past walls of ice before they can even begin fishing.
Picture credit - Underwater pair of seals - changehali, used under Creative Commons 2.0 generic license.


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There's a reason we call economics the dismal science.
We can't say it's an austere study, because "austerity" has a different meaning these days (aristocrats used to be austere; now it's the unemployed).
So dismal it will have to be, and progressively more dismal as the globe marches toward America's fiscal cliff.
Or not.
While Canadians were watching CFL playoff games on Sunday, Europe was saving itself from destruction — or at least giving it a significant delay.
As midnight tolled through European time zones (and Edmonton Eskimos fans ended another disappointing season), new agreements were announced in Frankfurt that many believe will save the European union, save its currency, and be a lesson for American leaders hoping to find a parachute at their cliff's edge.
The Greek parliament also passed a budget that will raise taxes and cut spending, reducing its deficit by 13.5 billion euros.
Greece's "austerity" budget means the country can avoid default on 4.1 billion in debt that matures next week.
Europe's central bank now has the power to buy pretty well unlimited amounts of bonds issued by its troubled economies, vastly reducing its costs of borrowing.
Europe's Sunday agreements open what appears to be a year-long window of opportunity to work on its financial problems and avoid a costly breakup.
In other words, Europe will do what U.S. President Barack Obama wants to do, if Congress will just come along.
Europe is raising taxes and cutting spending — exactly what U.S. financial institutions want it to.
American money market funds poured themselves back into euro bonds for the third straight month, a 16 per cent rise since September. For all I know, some of that money comes from my RSP.
But in America, raising taxes and cutting spending are considered bad medicine — that's the fiscal cliff everyone's talking about. They reduce the ability of rich people to spend freely, withhold government services from the poor and middle class, while driving up unemployment and driving investment down.
But in dismal economics, what medicine is ever good?
Unemployment in Greece is 25 per cent, and Europe has a whole new social class: the NEET.
A NEET is a person aged 15 to 29 who is Not in Education, Employment or Training. There are 14 million of them in Europe now. This is expected to get worse before it gets better.
But that's the point. As of this week, Europe expects to get better. America doesn't.
Obama wants America to take its medicine. There will have to be tax hikes, sacred spending cows (the military?) will have to be bled.
Why should an economy that has run short by a trillion dollars a year for 11 straight years not take the same medicine needed in Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland and Britain?
The mixture needs to reflect the patient's needs, but the basic ingredients are the same.
The science is dismal, but it seems that worse-before-better still means that someday, you will arrive at better.
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Ready to get your heart pumping? Greater Palm Springs is a playground full of adventures sure to make your pulse quicken.
Take an exhilarating hike on one of more than 140 varying trails or grab a mountain bike and snake through the San Jacinto or Santa Rosa mountains. Book a Jeep tour and find yourself in the middle of steep canyons and otherworldly landscapes created by geologic uplift from the San Andreas fault. Pitch a tent and camp surrounded by majestic Joshua Trees in Joshua Tree National Park, then rock climb at sunrise or go horseback riding through washes into the magical Indian Canyons where you can grab lunch in the shade of a palm oasis.
Don't stop there, exploration knows no boundaries! However you prefer to experience the great outdoors, we're sure you'll find your oasis in Greater Palm Springs. We hope to inspire you to visit our desert playground where adventure is truly anything you make it. If you can't decide where to begin, here's a list of locations where our video was shot.
Scoot Palm Springs @ ACE hotel - Scooter rental
Big Wheel Tours - Jeep Tour & Mountain Biking - San Andreas Canyons
Saguaro Hotel Bike Rentals & Pool
Steve's ATV's - Polaris Rzr's - Salton City location
Palm Springs Air Museum Running location
Cathedral City Fountain Running location
Joshua Tree National Park - Oasis
Smoke Tree Stables - Horseback riding
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway - Tramcar and hiking
The Living Desert Zoo - Feeding giraffe
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Safeguarding advice for parents and carers
Parents and carers play an essential part in encouraging and supporting their child to be active and play sport.
Rights and responsibilities
It's your right as a parent or carer to be able to check how well a sport/activity provider operates – for the sake of your child's safety and your peace of mind. Below we cover the key points you should consider when choosing a sports club, coached session or activity. It's also important to consider what impact you as a parent will have on how your child experiences sport.
Selecting a club or activity provider
These are the key points you should check when choosing a sports club/provider or activity for your child:
- Has the club or organisation achieved a sports body or local council accreditation (such as Clubmark) that's up to date? If so, then this can be viewed as evidence that the club or organisation has attained a certain level of safe practices as assessed by the awarding body
- The Club Matters portal provides a list of all Clubmark-accredited clubs and is a good starting point for finding a club
- If your sport is recognised but your club hasn't achieved Clubmark, please follow the quick checklist under the 'assessing a club or activity provider' heading below and encourage your club to achieve Clubmark
- If the club/provision is martial arts, they can work towards the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts, whether or not they are eligible for Clubmark. Details can be found here.
Assessing a club or activity provider
Even if a club is accredited, you should check that the organisation has:
- A safeguarding policy, with a clear procedure for dealing with concerns or risks of abuse. You should be advised how you can access the policy
- A named and contactable welfare officer responsible for the implementation of their safeguarding policy and dealing with issues relating to the protection of children, young people or adults in sport
- Procedures for dealing with complaints or concerns regarding poor practice, abuse or neglect
- Written standards of good practice, such as a code of conduct or behaviour
- A parental consent and emergency details form that you must return to the club or activity provider
- Safe recruitment procedures for those working with young people that include a clear job description, appropriate references, criminal records checks (e.g. DBS) for relevant posts and technical qualifications
- Access to appropriate safeguarding or child protection training for its staff and volunteers.
Assessing a freelance coach or instructor
If you're looking at engaging a coach or instructor who operates outside the structure of a club or activity provider, you should check that they have:
- A valid DBS which is relevant to their role
- The relevant minimum qualifications for the role they're undertaking
- A valid registration or licence from their governing body to coach, teach or instruct
- A valid public liability insurance
- Undertaken safeguarding training such as UK Coaching's Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop, the Local Safeguarding Children's Board's basic awareness training. Or sport-specific training in line with their national governing body's guidelines
Remember, a well-run club or activity provider will welcome questions about their activities and policies. They'll know they have a responsibility to give this kind of information to anyone who leaves a child in their care.
For more information and support:
- Visit the 'What to look for in a sports club' section of the Child Protection in Sport Unit website
- Read the Child Protection in Sport Unit's charter for parents (PDF)


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Amsterdam, The Netherlands — (PRESS RELEASE JET) — 10/24/2017 — Carrying a drink whilst on crutches has been made possible and easier with an all new and remarkable invention called Crutch Caddy. Developed in Amsterdam, the unique accessory will make it easier to carry drinks with crutches easily, without any risk of spilling them during motion. Moreover, the cost of this amazing solution is only EUR 25 and provides a simple solution to a big problem.
The most amazing feature of this accessory besides its pricing is that it is plug and play, which means that it can be attached to a crutch instantly. Another great feature of this accessory is that it can be attached to all standard crutches. It is not only highly stable but also provides a simple as well as a practical solution to a great problem that people have been facing for years.
In addition, Crutch Caddy will be able to carry pretty much every drink ranging from hot beverages to soft drinks or even a glass of water. The creators of this remarkable solution are now seeking community support for this accessory and they have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds. Their goal is to raise a sum of EUR 18,500 and they will be offering this amazing accessory for the physically disabled people as a reward with worldwide shipping.
The Kickstarter Campaign is located on the web at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1190959606/crutch-caddy-no-more-spills and supporters from around the world can get this amazing device for only a pledge of EUR 25. Each pledge made to this campaign offers a great reward and more details are available on the Kickstarter campaign page.
About Crutch Caddy
Crutch Caddy is the ultimate drink carrying accessory and a life changing solution for all the people who require the assistance of crutches for walking. Users can carry all kinds of beverages with this device and it can make them more independent in their everyday life. The creators of this project have now launched a Kickstarter campaign for this accessory and they are welcoming generous support for the success of this initiative.
Contact Person: Mark austen
Company: Local Makers BV
City: Amsterdam
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Country: The Netherlands
Phone: 0031627597658
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Client: James Cropper papers.
Campaign: Dolcelicious - Luxury food contact paper.
Design in paper: Diana Beltran Herrera
Photography: Diana Beltran Herrera
James Cropper papers (Uk) commissioned me early this year to create some work for their new campaign Dolcelicious. Dolcelicious is a new range of papers specialized in food contact, and for this project we decided to create together a series of cupcakes to connect packaging with food. The idea was to create something that we all could relate to, and also bring a lot of delicacy and elegance to the use of this new range of papers.
The papers felt a lot like flavors, each of the colors could be easily related with something, for example chocolate, cream or icing.
You can see more of this project at http://www.dolcelicious.com. I produced in total 7 different cupcakes and a beautiful video of the making where I talked about my work and the experience of working with James Cropper.
This cupcakes were part of an exhibition that took place at Luxury packaging fair 2016 in London and Luxury pack in Monaco as part of the presentation of Dolcelicious by James Cropper.
Formal developments used to generate ideas for the production of the cupcakes.
Detail of some flowers. 2016
Detail of some butterflies. 2016
Detail of progress. 2016


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In May 1804 the medical scientist Daniel Georg Balk opened Tartu University Hospital - Clinicum Universitatis Dorpatensis.
The list of world-famous scientists whose studies can be connected to Tartu University Hospital is long. The first ether-based anaesthesia was performed as soon as one year after Thomas Morton administered it for the first time in Boston in 1846, while attempts to repeat W.C. Röntgen's experiments took place just five weeks after the initial announcement of his experiments in 1895.
Tartu University Hospital is the largest provider of medical care in Estonia, and all of the fields practised in the country are represented here. In several fields (such as kidney, bone marrow and liver transplantation and congenital heart disease surgery) it is the only medical institution in Estonia with specialists at such a high level.
As Tartu University Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in Estonia, it plays a substantial role in both the undergraduate and post-graduate lives of students, as well as in the development of the country's medical science. Education and research are undertaken in close collaboration with the Medical Faculty of Tartu University. The Hospital also runs programmes of further education for employees of other hospitals and primary care units. The lecturers and researchers in Tartu have a long tradition of collaboration with colleagues from across Europe and elsewhere in the world.
The hospital's mission is to be recognised as a leader in ensuring the continuity and development of Estonian medicine through high-level integrated medical treatment, training and research.
Tartu University Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient and community-based services to patients residing all over Estonia.


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Alex joined Dehns in 2016 after spending two years working for a software development company, and he is now training to become a qualified Patent Attorney. In 2013, he graduated with a Masters degree in Physics & Astronomy from Durham University, specialising in astrophysics, quantum computing, lasers and semiconductor devices in his fourth year. For his final year project, he helped to develop the on-site radio telescope in parallel with using the telescope to study the spectral radiation emitted from hydrogen atoms throughout the galaxy.
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Alex assists with drafting and prosecution of patent applications for a variety of clients, ranging from individual inventors to large multinational companies.
Working in the Engineering department, he has knowledge of a wide range of subject-matter in the engineering field such as refrigeration systems, gas turbine engines, and composite materials.
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A Sneak Peek at Granny's Garden
The Granny Square Book for inspiration, and my craft journal.
Greetings and salutations friends! I'm so glad you're stopping by today. As you can see, Granny has taken over as I've been busy preparing for the next installment of the Project. In Part IV my focus is more on finished squares so that means lots of happy hooking this weekend!
I'm truly overwhelmed (in a good way!) by the amazing amount of encouragement, support and positive feedback that I have received for this series. I'm having a fantastic time learning new things and sharing them with you. Thank you so much for reading and commenting. Knowing that you're there each week keeps me motivated and inspires me to do the best work I can.
The square that you see here is known simply as Flower Garden Square VI from The Granny Square Book. Join me next week for Part IV and I'll tell you all about it and the other lovelies that are growing in Granny's Garden!
In addition to my fiber offerings, I like to participate in Five Minute Friday over at Lisa-Jo Baker's place. It's writing in the raw and if you've never done it, why don't you give it a try? It's really easy - you just:
1. Write for 5 minutes flat on this week's prompt with no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking - then post it just as it is!
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..
Here's what happened when I spent five minutes writing on the prompt "Join"
Putting together. Attaching. Creating a whole out of parts. These are all ways to describe "join". With all of my recent work with the granny square I'm thinking about different methods for joining them. The whip stitch, a chain stitch, a mattress stitch or perhaps the invisible join?? Always options for creating a connection.
And now I think of all the pieces of my life that have been pieced together to make me who I am today. And of my friends and family and how I am connected to each of them in a way that is similar, yet different.
We are the sum of our parts. Some of our connections are strong while others are fragile and fraying. I know that I am more because of each one of these bonds. I am a beautiful, multi-colored, vibrant granny square blanket. Each square is an experience, a moment or milestone. And I am joined together with yarn made of hope, faith and love.
So there you have it. I know "time flies" is a bit cliche but it doesn't stop it from being true! Today before it escapes completely I'll be linking up with these wonderful bloggers, and stopping by to see what kind of fun everyone has been up to. I hope you'll join me.
This week I'm also joining in with Tricia and her Stash Bash. Click over for a peek!
Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a bit of your day with me.
Until next time friends,
Be blessed and stitch & read with love!
8/24/2012 12:35:26 am
love how you wove together your love and passion for yarn and today's 5 Minute word!
8/24/2012 12:45:34 am
Beautiful! Beautiful writing, and beautiful crocheting! I'm blown away! My how He has blessed you! Have a wonderful weekend!
8/24/2012 01:42:11 am
I really love your granny journal. Your pictures are wonderful, too. Inspiration to get my pictures, instructions, etc. in better order.
8/24/2012 03:21:24 am
OOOOH so pretty! I like your journal, what a cool idea.
8/24/2012 08:39:35 am
What a beautiful Granny Square. I love the colors, the pattern, everything! And thanks for the tip-off to Five Minute Friday. I'll definitely check it out.
8/24/2012 10:53:32 am
Love Margaret Hubert - her granny square book is super, and so is your block. And my craft journal/notebook doesn't look half as neat as yours. :)
8/24/2012 12:30:59 pm
I love your journal! My sister is a big crochet person, I'm more handwork but want to learn and appreciate others talent. I'm going to send her a link to your blog. Just beautiful
8/25/2012 02:58:44 am
Thanks for the practical photography advice, that will be my goal for today. And I posted a link to your site on my FB page for my sister, I hope she finds her way over.
8/24/2012 01:45:19 pm
Your granny square is really lovely! I can't wait to see the next one :o)
8/24/2012 03:34:05 pm
Beautiful sketching and stitching and I knew as soon as I saw that square that the word join was perfect for you.
Hi everyone!
8/25/2012 07:03:26 am
I'd love to sit in Granny's garden right now.
8/26/2012 08:35:51 am
My inner wannabe all things with needle and thread loves this so much. What a great word picture about some connections being strong while others are fraying. So glad i found this from FMF!
Susan Casdorph
8/26/2012 11:19:58 am
I'd love the pattern for the Granny Square shown in Part IV. Any chance I could buy it or get it?
8/27/2012 08:09:29 am
Yeah! My sissy made it! Isn't this a wonderful blog? You need to hook up with the Thursday Stash Bash. Annette
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Start taking your last puffs. This is the last weekend people will be allowed to smoke inside most Virginia restaurants.
The state's smoking ban will go into effect Tuesday, Dec. 1.
It was an amazing victory for Virginia non-puffers in the state famous for those amazing tobacco auctions where auctioneers, for decades, held the house spellbound when they spewed a semi-intelligible auction yodel -- with the punch line: "Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!"
In this case, the ban was sold to those Virginians who have been trying unsuccessfully -- until now -- to join neighboring Maryland and the District in restaurant smoking bans.
There are exceptions: private clubs and restaurants with physically separate rooms with their own ventilation systems, as well as bars with open-air outside areas.
This was no push-over bill signing for Kaine. He's been trying for a year to ban all smoking in restaurants in Virginia. Chalk one up for bipartisanship. The compromise was hammered out between the Democratic governor and the Republican House Speaker, William J. Howell of Stafford.
Meanwhile, Virginia health officials are zipping around the state to make sure restaurants and bars are ready to crush those ciggie butts.


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Why over-protective parenting isn't a bad thing...
Here are my thoughts on why our children are better off than we were:
Now, let's talk about safety. Yes, I don't want to send my kid to the playground looking like an army commando. Kids should be allowed to enjoy their childhood. They will fall, and that's okay. But who can argue against the importance of car seats and safety belts? Or for that matter, cycling helmets? Really, do we even need to debate it? It is not even a good idea to cross the parking lot with your toddler in a shopping trolley. I know of at least one case where it was fatal. Toy and furniture manufacturers are very careful about recalling unsafe products. Yay for consumer rights, because they only got stronger because somebody sued them!
As for this whole accusation of us being 'over-protective' - have you read the newspaper lately? It's an unsafe world out there. Apart from domestic crime, we also have terrorism to worry about. Maybe it wasn't really a safer world back in the 'good old days'. Maybe we never got to know about a lot of the crimes that actually happened. Maybe a lot of child abuse cases never got reported. Thankfully, we are more aware than ever about what can go wrong, and we can teach our kids to be alert. I don't see anything wrong with being over concerned about my child's safety. I'm happy that our children are safeguarded from predators and danger than a generation or two ago. Let's not about forget cyber crime, and how important it is for us to keep our eyes and ears open.
Another rue I have about the past is the education system. It's not a good thing that everybody had to study in the same class, whether they were capable of it or not. So many learning disorders went unnoticed because of this indifferent attitude. We still have a long way to go in terms of making education more holistic, especially in countries like India, but at least we are making a start. Support is being provided to children who need extra help, instead of punishing them for not catching up. I hope that we can make learning a truly wholesome experience for our children, rather than by following a rigid syllabus.
It's good that things have changed, and we are more involved in our children's lives. I am proud to be an over-concerned and over-protective parent!
What are the things you are doing differently for your children?


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Music and Entertainment
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Record Stores in Michigan
New music releases to rare out-of-print albums records singles, international to local. Find, buy, sell and trade Vinyl Records, CDs, DVDs, LPs, 45s, 78s, collectables and memorabilia.
Record Store Day – April 13, 2019. A celebration of the unique culture surrounding independently owned real, live, physical, indie record stores. Visit your local Michigan Record Store!
Vinyl Record Day is August 12th every year.
Music CDs DVDs Collectibles Vinyl Records in Michigan
Stormy Records – in Dearborn (just west of Detroit).
Bill Krohn's Boulevard Records – in Kalamazoo, MI (west Michigan).
Melodies and Memories – in Eastpointe (north of Detroit's eastside). facebook + eBay Store
Dearborn Music – in Dearborn (just west of Detroit).
Street Corner Music
Third Man Records - Detroit – in the Cass Corridor, Detroit.
Flat Black & Circular – FBC – in East Lansing.
The Record Rack – in Escanaba (West Upper Peninsula).
Record Graveyard – in Hamtramck (inside Detroit).
Weirdsville Records – in Mount Clemens (northeast of Detroit). phone 586-468-COOL. vinyl, cds, memorabalia and vinyl record cleaning. facebook.
UHF – in downtown Royal Oak (just north of Detroit). info on facebook
Slick Disc Music – in Trenton (south of Detroit) info on facebook.
The Corner Record Shop – in Grandville (west Michigan)
Damon's Record Center – in Detroit.
Boogiebobs Records – High quality new & used vinyl records by mail, telephone and online orders only. based in Charlevoix, MI.
Mix Tape Detroit – online hip-hop rap mixtape website featuring Detroit rappers.
Submerge – online store featuring
Detroit Digital Vinyl – "online source for the very best in Detroit Electronic Music MP3s"
Cousins Vinyl Blog and eBay Store –
Ersatz Audio – P.O. Box 02713, Detroit, MI 48202. direct mail order and downloads of independent music artists, some from Michigan.
Cass Records – 3424 Bishop, Detroit, MI 48224. direct mail order CDs of independent music artists, some from Michigan.
Michigan Harp Center – in Clawson (just north of Detroit). not a record store, but it does have Harp CDs that you can buy at the center or online.
Detroit City Records – online store features rare and vinyl records of local artists and more. facebook
Rerun Records – in metro Detroit. phone (734) 604-2540. They sell top-notch vinyl records in all types of musical interest, and they buy record collections.
Michigan Record Club – public group on facebook
Dreamharvest.org music sites Michigan page – over 200 music stores listed by city, has addresses & phone numbers but no links to their web sites.
Michigan Record Stores in the Record Collectors Guild – addresses, phone numbers, urls.
More resources to find Music of Michigan Artists and get Hard-To-Find Music.
MP3s click → iTunes Music or → Amazon Digital Music (amazon.com/MP3)
Beehive Recording Company – based in Detroit. click website link to Download Free Music of Detroit Area Artists.
AudioStreet.net Michigan – MP3 downloads, MP3 streaming songs, CDs, profiles. search by artist name, geographic location, type of music, other options. about 600 Artists.
CD BABY - Michigan – CDs and MP3s. search by artist name or check lists of artists/cds by music genre. Many Artists.
No Cover Productions – CDs from local blues artists.
Storm Records – MP3 album downloads, listen to songs. Rock N Roll, bands.
MEGAWAVE Records – CDs, MP3s
Static Records - CDs
DetroitRap.com – LPs, MP3s, Videos.
Wagnermusic – CDs.
Matchbox Records – several indie artists music. CDs, Song Downloads and Listen.


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It's common for sales teams beginning to scale up to see win rates drop. Is it because of the new people? Has lead quality or management quality changed? Or because of packaging, pricing or website changes? You need to drill down and see exactly where opportunities are falling off, in order to get to the root cause.


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