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Adjournment Debate - FÁS Training Programmes.
Wednesday, 20 October 2004
Dáil Eireann Debate
Mr. Hogan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue of public safety. Since I raised this matter with the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, on Second Stage of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004, I believe that the company in question, Omlink International in County Meath, is no longer listed as an approved trainer on the FÁS website.
However, it begs the question how the company was approved in the first place, given the unusual circumstances in which it was approved as an assessment centre. It was suspended from a similar scheme operated by FÁS's counterparts in Northern Ireland and Britain. Who recommended the approval? Did FÁS know that the company was under suspension in Northern Ireland? How many other questionable approvals have been made? How many construction workers have been given skill certificates by firms which were not up to standard and are in breach of legal requirements under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2001?
Approximately 30,000 people have skill certificates in the construction industry. We cannot underestimate the importance that those operating tower cranes and driving diggers and excavators should have the right training. This is a serious public safety issue. Will the Minister explain the circumstances which led to this company's delisting? Did it arise from an external complaint or from an internal FÁS review? When my attention was brought to the high level of serious construction accidents, over 90 deaths in the past four years, I raised these issues with the director general of FÁS. I was disappointed that his reply was economical on how many firms had been delisted. Instead, his reply suggested that all was rosy in the garden and all matters causing difficulties had been resolved.
The development of the construction skills certification scheme has created a market for training in the health and safety area worth many millions of euro. Unless FÁS applies the most rigorous tests to those it approves, there is a real danger that unscrupulous operators seeing a chance to make a quick buck will move into this market. This is not some academic exercise in approving trainers. It is an issue with serious life and death consequences for those working in the construction industry. If rogue trainers and [1361]assessors are allowed loose on the marketplace, lives will be put at risk. It is incumbent upon FÁS, as a Government body, to insist on the highest standards being applied by all trainers and that those who are not qualified and do not possess the necessary skills are not approved.
Public reassurance and confidence in health and safety in the construction industry is of great importance. The construction skills certification and safe pass schemes have been incorporated in statutory form. In line with that legislation, FÁS approves the trainers and assessors to carry out the relevant training and assessment for workers in the construction industry. In view of the circumstances surrounding the approval and delisting of the company, we need assurance that the procedures that led to this flawed approval have not been repeated with other companies. To achieve this, an independent external assessment must be carried out. I urge the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to direct FÁS to commission such an assessment immediately.
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. Killeen): Táim buíoch don Teachta Ó hÓgáin as an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú ar an Athló anocht. FÁS and other training bodies provide a range of training programmes under the construction skills certification scheme, certified by FETAC. More than 30,000 people to date have undergone construction skills certification scheme training. The scheme provides training and certification for a range of occupations in the construction industry, including basic and advanced scaffolding, tower crane operation, slinging and signalling, telescopic handler operation, tractor and dozer operation, mobile crane operation, crawler crane operation, articulated dumper operation, site dumper operation, 180° and 360° excavator operation, roof and wall cladding and sheeting and built-up roof felting.
FÁS has set down well-defined procedures, used to regulate training organisations using FÁS training and assessment material to obtain FETAC certification. To conduct such programmes trainers must meet the training and assessment criteria as determined by FÁS. A training provider who wishes to be approved to deliver a construction skills certification programme must first apply to the services business section in FÁS to be registered as an approved training organisation. Applicants are required to specify the technical and pedagogical qualifications of the trainer in each programme for which approval is sought. The application is then brought before the FÁS-Enterprise Ireland national register of trainers committee for consideration. If the application is accepted the trainer is required to attend a construction skills certification scheme practical and theoretical assessment to determine competence to train in [1362]the specified area for which approval is sought. If the trainer successfully attains the required standard his or her organisation must then apply in writing to the manager of the curriculum and quality assurance department to become an approved assessment centre. This process came into operation on 1 January 2004. All trainers approved prior to this date are required to meet the new standards.
The curriculum and quality assurance department's approved assessment centre system is used to regulate training organisations using FÁS training and assessment material to obtain FETAC certification for the training carried out by them. To be approved as an assessment centre under the construction skills certification scheme, the applicant organisation must have a company audit undertaken by FÁS. The purpose of the audit is to ensure there are adequate arrangements in place to ensure the quality and security of the assessment process. It must nominate trainers and assessors who are technically competent in the skill areas in which they will conduct assessments and they must also have been approved by FÁS services to business units to carry out training and assessment under the CSCS. Trainers, assessors and verifiers must successfully complete an assessor-verifier training programme run by the curriculum and quality assurance department of FÁS.
In operational terms, to assure the validity of the system, FÁS has procedures in place to provide assurance that training and assessment is carried out in accordance with procedures. It is the responsibility of the services to business division and regional management, together with the curriculum and quality assurance department, to ensure that CSCS training and assessment practices are in accordance with national procedures.
The regional certification and standards officer carries out random and unannounced monitoring visits to training and assessment sites and reports to the regional finance and administration manager. When monitoring an approved training-assessment centre, the records of a particular group of candidates are checked from start to finish to allow the monitor to determine if the full procedure is correctly followed.
If non-conformance identified in the course of the monitoring visit has not been resolved during the visit, the certification and standards officer sends a letter to the approved training organisation identifying the non-conformance, the corrective action needed to prevent recurrence, and specifies a time frame for implementation of the action and requests to be informed when the corrective action is completed. When the certification and standards officer is notified that the non-conformance has been rectified the certification and standards officer will take the next available opportunity to verify that the non-conformance has been rectified.
[1363]If a FÁS region is not satisfied with the performance of an approved training organisation due to failure to rectify non-conformance, repeated breaches of procedure or a serious breach of procedure, the finance and administration manager will write to the ATO requesting an explanation for the failure to comply. If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of the manager, he or she will send a report containing the full details, in addition to all relevant documentation, to the central services to business unit. The matter will be dealt with under the CSCS procedures for dealing with CSCS trainer-assessor non-conformance. Ultimately, following appropriate warnings, a provider may be removed from the approved list.
The aforementioned procedures are applied to all FÁS-approved trainers and assessors and everything possible is done by FÁS to ensure compliance with these standards. I assure the House that FÁS will take appropriate action to protect the participants and the integrity of the scheme.
A number of issues arose with regard to the training practices for the construction health and safety schemes operated by FÁS. As a result of reviewing and evaluating the construction skills safety programmes in late 2002, the FÁS executive commissioned a consultant to review the programmes and to make recommendations to ensure best practice and quality assurance. The consultant produced a report in October 2003, based on which the FÁS executive set up a group to develop and implement an action programme with the purpose of ensuring best practice and quality assurance.
Extensive progress has been made in implementing the report's recommendations. Where FÁS is satisfied that the behaviour of a company warrants its removal from the register of approved training organisations, it takes action accordingly. The decision to review the schemes and any future investigation into the operation of the CSCS programme is an operational matter for FÁS. However, arising from matters raised by Deputy Hogan in regard to Omlink International and what he described as unusual circumstances there, I will pursue those specific questions with FÁS and return to him with further information. Some 28companies have been approved and two have been delisted.
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After renting properties in Danville for more than 19 years. John Matthews says he's now finished with the business.
"It makes me sick, I can't sleep, I'm the one going through pain and suffering," Matthews said.
Earlier this month a Danville judge found Matthews violated two counts of the Federal Fair Housing Act.
He is now ordered to pay more than $36,000 for damages and legal fees.
In September, a Danville woman contacted Matthews about a rental property in Pelham, North Carolina she saw in an ad.
Matthews says the woman called four times with questions about the rent-to-own double wide mobile home.
"I said it's 10,000 down or 500 a month, 'Well you ain't got that in the paper. You're just telling me that because I'm black,'" Matthews said.
According to the Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, or HOME organization, Matthews told her the property was already rented.
The organization says her friend, who is white, called about the same property and the landlord offered it to her with no hassle.
In a news release this week, HOME says it investigated and confirmed housing discrimination through a series of tests from callers of different races.
In on instance the group says Matthews discouraged black people from renting, even calling them insensitive racial names.
"You believe you're the victim here?" WDBJ7's Justin Ward asked.
"Yes sir. I know I'm the victim," Matthews said.
Matthews says what he owes in legal fees is more than what he's got.
He now has a better understanding of the Fair Housing Act which states no landowner can discriminate in the sale, rental based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability.
Matthews is looking for a lawyer to appeal. The woman has filed another lawsuit against Matthews and can't speak about either case.

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Trash-to-Treasure Dining Room
By Tidy Brown Wren, bringing order to your nest on Dec 10, 2012
Most of you know that I am a recycling kind of girl. I can't stand to watch perfectly good things go to the dump—especially when I know I can fix them up and make them like new.
Several years ago, I came across a metal dining set that someone had set out for the trash. It had four chairs, a table, and a bench. I fixed up the bench here, saved the table legs in the garage, and held on to the four chairs until someone needed them.
A few months ago, I found two bar stools in another drive-by roadside sighting.
Every piece I found was in pretty bad shape, but that didn't scare me off. The pieces were sturdy, but the finishes were ugly.
The seats were the worst part. The base of each seat was a pressed board product that had swelled and gotten moldy. It went directly into the garbage can (luckily it was garbage day).
I sanded each piece with sandpaper and steel wool and wiped them down to remove the dust. Then I spray painted everything with satin finish Rustoleum oil-rubbed bronze spray paint. I used three coats to make sure everything was fully covered.
Hubs made new seat bases out of 3/4 plywood we already had in the garage. I recovered them with a vinyl fabric I found at Garden Ridge (yes, they have fabric in precut sizes). It looks like a tweed fabric but wipes clean, which is important for a family with young children.
After everything was put back together, I was pretty pleased with the end results. All in all, I spent $20.00 to fix up four chairs and two bar stools.
I like the satin finish. It is washable but not too shiny.
Nothing fancy, but nice and sturdy—and very easy to clean.
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The drug lords behind Mexico's deadly turf warMonique Ross
Mexico's drug trade is worth up to $29 billion a year according to the FBI, and has resulted in the deaths of more than 70,000 people.
The violence is escalating. According to a Wall Street Journal report, 22,000 people have been killed since 2010 – that is one death every 35 minutes.
These are the drug cartels at the centre of the bloody turf war, all vying for control of the lucrative smuggling routes between South America and the US.
Gulf cartel
The Gulf cartel is perhaps the oldest organised crime group in Mexico and is known for intimidating local civilians.
Former allies of the Zetas, the Gulf cartel are now believed to be allied to the Sinaloa cartel.
Its founder Juan Guerra - considered to be the "godfather" of the cartel - allegedly smuggled alcohol into the US in the 1930s.
After the end of the Prohibition, Guerra, widely known as Don Juan, turned his focus to drug smuggling.
In the 1970s the command shifted to Guerra's nephew, Juan Garcia Abrego. He lead the lucrative business until his arrest and extradition to the US in 1996.
After a series of internal battles Osiel Cardenas took over. As his cartel grew, he created Los Zetas, a new armed wing made up of military defectors.
The two groups were collectively known as The Company.
Los Zetas was designed to protect the Gulf from the Sinaloa cartel, but would eventually turn against its creator.
In 2004 Cardenas was arrested. Sensing weakness in the Gulf cartel, rival gang Sinaloa tried to move in on the Gulf stronghold of Nuevo Laredo.
In 2005 hundreds of extra police were sent in to try and quell the conflict, which killed thousands of people.
Among the dead was Manuel Farfan, who stepped into the role of police chief and was fatally shot just hours after he was sworn in.
The Gulf cartel emerged victorious from the battles.
In 2010, Los Zetas and the Gulf split, prompting further bloodshed. This was followed by the arrest of Gulf chief Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez.
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Los Zetas is now the largest drug cartel in Mexico. The group takes its name from the radio code used for top-level Mexican army officers.
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If you prefer not to brown the meatballs in a skillet, you can bake them in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 20 minutes, or till no pink remains. To make soft bread crumbs, shred the bread with a fork or process briefly in a blender or food processor.
- Classic Tomato Sauce (see recipe link below)
- 1 beaten egg
- 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green sweet pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- 1 pound ground beef or bulk pork sausage
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Companion recipe: Classic Tomato Sauce
Prepare classic tomato sauce as directed; keep warm.
In a large mixing bowl combine egg, bread crumbs, onion, green pepper, salt, and oregano. Add ground beef or sausage; mix well. Shape into thirty 1-inch meatballs. In a large skillet heat the oil and cook the meatballs, in 2 batches, for 8-10 minutes, or till no pink remains. Drain well. Add meatballs to the warm sauce. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes to heat through and blend flavors, stirring occasionally. Keep warm.
In a large saucepan or pasta pot bring 3 quarts water to boiling. Add pasta. Reduce heat slightly. Boil, uncovered, 8-12 minutes for dried pasta or 1 1/2-2 minutes for fresh, or till al dente, stirring occasionally. (Or, cook according to package directions.) Immediately drain.
Serve sauce and meatballs over hot pasta.
Recipe reprinted by permission of Weldon Owen. All rights reserved.
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464 calories; 17g total fat; 63mg cholesterol; 503mg sodium; 54g carbohydrates; 5g fiber; 26g protein
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The Polar Express
Believe. What a powerful word it is. This is a word that truly takes its meaning to a new level in this wonderful Christmas movie. As a child I remember my parents reading this Chris Van Allsburg classic to me as I drifted to sleep dreaming of all things Christmas. Twenty some years later, it still touches my heart the way it did back then.
The Polar Express is a story based on a little boy who is struggling with the belief of Christmas and the magic therein. It begins with an older man reflecting on a particular Christmas Eve many years past. The boy is lying wide-awake in bed not making a sound. He cannot sleep because he is afraid that what he has read in the encyclopedia and newspaper is true….there really is no such thing as Santa Clause and he definitely does not live in the North Pole. Since he is a little older now, Christmas is getting harder to believe.
At about five minutes to midnight, he hears a loud, clattering noise outside that startles him. He grabs his robe, tearing a hole in one of the pockets, and runs out in the snow to find a huge train pulling up in front of his house. The conductor (Tom Hanks) gets out and invites him to board The Polar Express, which is headed straight to the North Pole.
This is not any ordinary train ride. In fact, it is more of a wild adventure. Throughout his ride he finds companionship with two of the other children, he encounters a homeless spirit who lives on the top of the train, and gets caught up in some very hairy situations. However, when all is said and done, he finds the answers to many of his questions about Christmas and wakes up in his own bed on Christmas morning.
The boy truly wants to believe in Christmas, but just cannot get over the feeling of being tricked into believing. He is at an age where a kid questions everything and seeing is believing. He finally gets his wish in the end when Santa gives him the simple gift of a bell off of the sleigh. The boy knows that if he can hear the bell ring, then his belief is restored. When he hears it ring for the first time, he knows he'll never doubt Christmas again for as long as he lives.
Director Robert Zemeckis has done a fabulous job of adapting this short children's book to a 90-minute movie. The animation is absolutely incredible. The characters look like they could just jump right off the screen. Each scene depicts some sort of breathtaking landscape whether it is mountains, forests, or plains. The animators have done their best to replicate Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations in the book, but of course nothing beats the original.
Some things parents should know about the movie are that there are some intense and frightening moments for young children. There is a sequence that makes you feel as if you are on a roller coaster and could bother those who get motion sickness. Also, some children who are already wrestling with the idea of Christmas may be disturbed, however most will find it more comforting. Parents may want to talk about the lessons each child learns as their ticket is punched. They should talk about the seeing is believing element of the movie and what some things are that we can't see but believe in as a culture.


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A project where we had flexibility to brand name into a character. Had fun working on this one. I was able play with a color palette I normally don't use.
The concept of on-boarding to the software was laid out in comic panel form and told in sequence as a narrative. The typography is not final in these examples, as I was focused on the illustration work at this stage of the process.
To see more work click here.


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MLB will put expanded replay in all games in 2014. However, it's not like you would think, having an extra umpire in the booth at each game. The calls for all games will be coming from a central point in New York. That's right. The calls will be decided by one team's headquarters. That includes games they're in, in case you're wondering.
They've already made the calls for replay so stringent, do they really have to regulate it to one team's home base? And how does one team still hold such an advantage over the others? Shouldn't that be passe by now?


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The School of Music occupies the Frank Moody Music Building, which provides a spacious and beautiful environment in which to study and perform. The centerpiece of the building is the 1,000-seat Concert Hall with its Holtkamp organ, standing three stories high with four manuals, 65 stops, and more than 5,000 pipes. The building, which has 105,000 square feet of floor space, includes a recital/lecture hall, choral/opera, instrumental, and jazz rehearsal rooms; pipe-organ practice rooms; large teaching studios; 52 practice rooms; media center; research labs for music education and therapy; and studios equipped for electronic and computer music. The building is located at the east end of the University of Alabama campus and has ample parking directly across the street. The flowers, trees, and benches of the building's large courtyard complete the picture of a modern facility in a graceful setting. Firms involved in the design of the building included:
- Architect: Woollen, Molzan and Partners, Indianapolis, Indiana; Associated Architect: Fitts & White, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Acoustics Design: Kirkegaard Associates, Chicago, Illinois
- Theatre Consultant: Roger Morgan Studio, New York, New York (now Sachs Morgan Studio)
Directions to the Moody Music Building The Frank Moody Music Building sits on the eastern edge of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, on University Boulevard. The best UA campus maps online are available from the UA Cartographic Research Laboratory. Persons traveling by air should fly into the Birmingham International Airport (BHM), then drive south on Interstate 20/59 to Tuscaloosa; see below.
To drive to the School of Music via Interstate 20/59:
- Take exit 73 McFarland Boulevard north (US 82 W).
- Travel on McFarland Boulevard for 2.5 miles, past University Mall on the right.
- 2 blocks after the mall, take the exit ramp in the right lane for University Boulevard (AL 215).
- At the end of the ramp, turn right to head west on University Boulevard.
- At the fourth traffic light, the Moody Music Building will be on the left.
- There is public parking in the lot directly across from the front of the building.
If traveling via U.S. Highway 82 from the south or east, start at step #2, above.
If traveling via U.S. Highway 82 from the west, e.g., Mississippi:
- After reaching Tuscaloosa, take the exit for University Boulevard (AL 215) on the right. This exit comes almost immediately after the exit for Campus Drive.
- At the end of the ramp, turn right to head west on University Boulevard.
- At the third traffic light, the Moody Music Building will be on the left.
- There is public parking in the lot directly across from the front of the building.
Driving Information
|Driving time
|Birmingham, AL
|50 miles
|Montgomery, AL
|100 miles
|Huntsville, AL
|120 miles
|Jackson, MS
|170 miles
|Mobile, AL
|180 miles
|Atlanta, GA
|200 miles
|Pensacola, FL
|200 miles
|Nashville, TN
|210 miles
|New Orleans, LA
|260 miles


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