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Thank you, Madame President,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, I would like to convey to you the greetings and express the appreciation of the people and Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the warm welcome we received in Mexico by His Excellency the president, Her Excellency the Foreign Minister and COP President, as well as the rest of the Mexican Government.
Madame President,
This conference is going through a crucial stage leading up to the adoption of a way forward that will pave the way forward for the period after 2012, and addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation, both within the framework of long-term cooperation action under the Framework Convention on Climate Change or through the adoption of commitments under the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The two tracks should progress at the same pace.
Madame President,
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been involved and participates actively in the negotiations to reach an agreed outcome that takes into account the interests of all Parties and in particular our developing country Parties, in a framework of fairness, balance and comprehensiveness, contributing to positive growth of the global economy. We would like to confirm our commitment to shoulder our fair share in addressing climate change in the context of joint international efforts.
We believe that any agreed outcome to be adopted at the end of this conference should be inclusive and transparent and must take into consideration the following elements:
First The outcome must be fully guided by the principles of the present Framework Convention on Climate Change, and in particular the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities between developed and developing countries, and the principle of equity, whereby no party should bear more than its fair share of the burden. In addition, no unilateral measures that discriminate against specific goods and skew the balance of international trade should be adopted.
Any agreed outcome should be adopted by consensus, enjoying the participation and acceptance of all parties, not a select few.
First: The outcome should also contain a decision that defines the commitments of Annex I Parties for the second commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol;
Second: It is difficult for us as Parties to accept any re-negotiation on the principles of the Convention, especially the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities between developed and developing countries and the differentiation of commitments for each side, as stipulated in the Bali Action Plan;
Third: We also find it difficult to accept the introduction of commitments, explicit or implicit, on developing countries. Any measures adopted by these countries shall be voluntary and non-binding;
Fourth: It is very important for our petroleum exporting countries that the decisions of this conference include a clear mandate for inclusion of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the Clean Development Mechanism;
Fifth: With regard to the decision on climate change response measure, it needs to include not only minimizing the adverse impacts of these measure on our developing countries, but also measures that would assist us in adaptation by diversifying our economies through increased investment and transfer of technology.
Sixth: We would like to stress the need for developed countries to meet their financial obligations, as stipulated in the framework convention on climate change, with public financing being the main source. We will not accept any financial commitments, direct or indirect, on developing countries.
Madame President,
Energy is the key to economic development for all States. It is therefore necessary for the outcome to lead to the creation of a sort of positive effect on global energy markets. Therefore, under an international system of mutual interdependence, we expect the outcome to discourage the adoption of protectionist trade policies that are disguised and biased against the various types of fossil fuels, especially petroleum products.
Madame President,
In line with its stated objective to protect the environment and as an extension of its role as a reliable energy supplier to power the world, Saudi Arabia is undertaking many initiatives to promote the use of technological alternatives and to enact legislation to reduce emissions. Some of these initiatives can be summarized through the following efforts:
The Kingdom has succeeded in using associated and natural gas in the industrial, electricity generation and seawater desalination sectors.
The Kingdom has established King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable Energy, to realize the vision of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz by entering into widespread use of renewable energy sources, mainly solar energy. Our aim in this area is to broaden the use of this type of energy source in different economic sectors, enabling us to export the surplus of this type of clean energy to neighboring countries and become a major supplier of energy, not just oil. The establishment of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, complete research centers for solar energy and cleaner fuels, is an important step in this direction. The Kingdom has recently become a party to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
In addition, the Kingdom has established The King Abdullah Center for Energy Efficiency, to reduce energy consumption.
In this regard, we would like to announce the launching of the world's largest solar-powered seawater desalination plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In conclusion, Madame President,
We would like to note that we will continue our efforts to achieve economic diversification and reduce our absolute dependence on the export of crude oil, and we need greater cooperation from the international community, through increased foreign investment and transfer of technology. These are essential means to minimize the potential negative impacts of policies to address climate change on petroleum producing countries.
I wish this conference all the success.
Thank you, Madame President


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Releases April 27, 2010
To be a Harvester is to exist with pain that should be pleasure and desire bound by duty. Until one who can spark a change meets the perfect mate. Now he needs only to convince her-one shattering climax at a time...
Harvester Sterlave of Gant knows his mission: initiate all the virgins of the season and choose a bondmate from among them. The one he selects is perfect, both physically and politically-she is, after all, the empress's daughter. Kasmiri, however, has other ideas. She wanted to be chosen by Sterlave's best friend, Chur, who instead rebelled by selecting a mere servant girl! Kasmiri knows she now must submit to Sterlave-although she doesn't have to like it...
But Kasmiri soon realizes she more than likes Sterlave's sensual attentions. A man like no other, Sterlave is a warrior who satisfies her deepest physical needs, even as he strives to win her heart...
Thoughts: I've never read or heard of this author before, but the cover grabbed my eye and then the blub stole my undivided attention.
THE MAN WHO LOVED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A MODERN LOVE STORY WITH A JANE AUSTEN TWIST by Abigail Reynolds
Releases May 4, 2010
Genre: Contemporary Romance
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is the quintessential women's novel— but many men love it, too! When marine biologist Cassie Boulton and Calder Westing III, a modern-day Mr. Darcy, share one passionate night by the sea, Cassie thinks she may have found her happy ending. But with devastating secrets from the past and Calder's family determined to keep them apart, Calder tells her about his feelings the only way she'll let him—by rewriting her favorite book, featuring the two of them as Darcy and Elizabeth.
Thoughts: I absolutely love the sound of this novel. A man who loves PRIDE & PREJUDICE? This I gotta read to believe.
TEMPTING A PROPER LADY by Debra Mullins
Releases June 8, 2010
Genre: Historical Romance
Two years ago, dashing Captain Samuel Breedlove disappeared without a word. But he's resurfaced in London a wealthy man, only to discover his fiancée planning to wed another. Now Samuel needs to restore his good name and expose a villain--and tempting, temptable Cilla seems an ideal accomplice.
Priscilla Burke knows the marriage of her charge, Annabelle Bailey, to the Earl of Raventhorpe must be perfect. It would be madness for her to even consider doing anything that would mar this beautiful day and destroy her fledgling career as a wedding planner. Why then is she so drawn to this irresistible stranger who insists she help him sabotage the impending affair?
But a proper lady's desire is nothing to toy with. And a man whose character has been questioned cannot allow himself to dream of happily ever after. This not-so-innocent seduction may have unforeseen consequences…
Thoughts: The cover is absolutely striking. I haven't read this author before and while the plot doesn't sound all that original, I can see myself picking it up as an impulse buy.
MY LADY'S PLEASURE by Olivia Quincy
Releases July 6, 2010
Genre: Erotic Historical Romance
Lady Georgiana Vernon, daughter of the Earl of Eastley, and Jeremy Staunton, youngest son of a viscount, have an unconventional relationship-at least for the upper crust in 1895. They meet publicly as friends, and privately as lovers. It's an arrangement that allows Georgiana the sexual freedom she desires-and continues to indulge in-as a guest at Penfield, where the most sought-after names in the country gather for Lord Laughlin's annual masquerade ball.
Then Georgiana initiates a torrid affair with the sexy landscape architect working at Penfield. She sees it as nothing more than a harmless but pleasurable indulgence. But when the relationship is discovered she becomes the target of increasingly malicious threats. During the night of the masquerade ball, these intimidations will come to a dangerous head, as the men in Georgiana's life reveal their own secret desires.
Thoughts: Again, another book that caught my eye with its cover. The blurb sounds more like an erotic thriller than romance but its definitely got my attention.
INSATIABLE by Lauren Dane
Releases July 6, 2010
Genre: Erotic Futuristic Romance
Desire is the most dangerous sensation of all.
With tensions between the Federation and Imperial 'Verses rising, one woman may hold the key to victory. The dangerous mission to smuggle her out of Imperial Territory falls to Daniel Haws and his team, the ultra secret Phantom Corps. This elite squad of the Federation Military is the only one trusted and skilled enough to remove her from under the watchful eye of her father, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial 'Verses.
Carina is used to wearing a mask. Her father and his men think her little more than a pretty prize to be won by a man more ruthless than the rest. When he announces his intention to marry her to one of his henchmen, a man known for his cruelty, Carina knows she has to move as soon as possible to get out. But getting secret information to the Federation has served her well for years and she appeals to them for help.
She expected rescue from a man who'd been her enemy. But she wasn't prepared for just how intense her attraction to Daniel Haws would be. Born as adversaries into different ranks, and on the run for their lives, they now need each other to survive–by holding on to the only thing they have in common: a growing desire that is dangerous, irresistible, and insatiable…
Thoughts: Hello! Is that not the hottest cover? Nuff said.


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Let's fix that.
Let's fix that.
Already done.
people on aim > people on msn
I'll need your screen name then.
Fullmetal too.
Fullmetal: somethincool312
God: toomanynamesaret
Me: KupoKid137
DSX: TdH The0wnage0ne
Those are who are on
kg is also on nanaki. neglect is an awful thing.
nothing wrong with people on msn, just stating that the ratio of quality of those who are on aim more than msn is substantially higher than those who are on msn more than aim
objective journalism
My mom doesn't let me get msn.
My mom doesn't let me get aim.
tell your mom to get laid
If I do I'll get slapped.
With that being said, I like my mom pretty well.
And she wouldn't slap me unless I did something like that.
I wonder what my mother would do if I told her to get laid...
my mother would probably be silent for a moment and then go, "What?! That's so... so immature... and disgusting... and juvenile of you to say that!"
my mom can be immature in an lol way
in my opinion, my mother is neurotic, but that's a story for a different day


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Sheriff Alderden testified against Colorado Senate Bill 148
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My heart goes out those living on the north side of Hwy 66, how can you ride in a county filled with so much hate from elected officials? Apparently the sheriff of Larimer County recently testified against the new proposed Colorado Senate Bill 148 which focuses on bicycle safety.
More on this at the Daily Camera Opinion Columnists, Mike Ellis
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From Fridays (2/27/2009) Coloradoan
If you want more insight to Sheriff Alderden's opinions and his supporters opinions check this out
Here are some quotes
"THANKS for the common sense perspective on the bicycling issue. Where can I direct comments about my position on this issue? (bill sponsor, etc)."
"I just read The Bull's-Eye from Sheriff Alderden. What can we do to help? I'm appalled that this Bill wasn't thrown out! ... As far as we are concerned the bicyclists are getting way too much consideration now! Jim is our hero!! Let us know how we can help!"
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Fairfax County History Commission Historical Roadside Markers
Fairfax County's Historical Marker Program began in January 1998 when the History Commission approved a design and agreed to fund a distinctive marker for Fairfax County. While this marker was generally modeled after Virginia's roadside markers, by state code it had to have a distinctive appearance. With colors derived from George Washington's Fairfax Militia uniform, these buff and blue roadside markers are emblazoned with the Fairfax County seal. Many of the requests for historical markers are initiated by the public or by proffers from developers. These sources have provided more than half of the funds supporting the program to date. Most historical markers in Fairfax County are listed in the Historical Marker Database, an independent website unaffilated with Fairfax County. Fairfax County History Commission markers may be viewed at http://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?SearchFor=fairfax+county+history+commission.
Procedures for Nominating a Historical Highway Marker


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ZF-6784: Zend_Loader_Autoloader() unable to handle startup errors.
When attempting to auto-load files with startup errors: not implementing abstract method; unable to define methods as static; unexected T_STRING, T_VARIABLE, etc, you're given a 500 Internal Server error, with no output in the logs.
Test: Created class that's loaded through the autoloader (1.8), with a syntax error. I used: foreach ( $var %optin ); (note missing 'as'). Expected results: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in on line
What I actually get is 500 internal server error, with nothing in the logs.
display errors is on. error_reporting is set to E_ALL. Notice errors properly show when 'as' is within the foreach statement. Removing 'as' from the foreach causes internal server error.
The full process of the autoloader is a bit difficult for me to test in my current environment setup; however, I have verified doing a require_once('PFC/Ws/Optins.php'); early in the process ( _initConfig() within Boostrap class ) echoes out: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/httpd/dev-sites/application/models/PFC/Ws/Optins.php on line 24
Commenting out that line then just calling: PFC_Ws_Optins::OBJECT_NM results in 500 Internal Server error with no error messages printed out anywhere (nothing in logs, nothing on page).
My deductions conclude it's something with the Zend_Loader_Autoloader().
1.8.0 mistakenly enabled the suppressNotFoundWarnings flag. You can disable it:
$loader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
In 1.8.1, we set the flag to the appropriate value (which displays "not found" and parse errors).


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City of Wilmington Finances Renewable Energy Biosolids Facility
Posted on 05/17/2013 10:45 am
Mayor Dennis P. Williams announces the closing of a $36,060,000 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) State Revolving Fund to finance its Renewable Energy Biosolids Facility being constructed at the Hay Road Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The project's engineering design has been completed and the new facility is now under construction. Site preparations and foundation piling have been installed with zero lost time injures.
Local Wilmington contractor, Healy Long and Jevin, is currently preparing to install the building concrete foundations and superstructure. CGC Consulting, a business owned by a Wilmington resident, provided the geotechnical testing and inspections on the deep foundation work.
"This project continues to move forward by the efforts of the Department of Public Works and local Wilmington businesses," said Mayor Williams. "This collaboration of organizations, especially those with a vested interest in Wilmington, are necessary for the City's services and resources to continue to grow."
The necessary equipment has been selected and currently set for delivery in late summer. The City anticipates the project to create more than 100 local union construction jobs and reduce the City's operational expenses by over $16 million over the 20 year project term.
"Successful completion of the project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which allow the Hay Road Wastewater Treatment Plant to run on green electricity, stabilize costs for the City and user fees for its customers, reduce environmental impacts and regulatory risks for the City," said Public Works Commissioner, Alfonso Ballard.


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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Supernova Quilt-Along: Finishing the Supernova Blocks
1. "Landing Strip" Supernova 1, 2. supernova mosaic, 3. SuperNova, 4. Supernova subblocks, 5. supernova2, 6. IMG_3536, 7. Supernova block #1, 8. SN Design wall, 9. March 039, 10. Piecing Sub Blocks - Supernova Quilt Along 1-9, 11. Supernova Piecing, 12. Supernova blocks
And it's not too late to join in. Click here to find links to all the posts. In fact, you can follow along with the series at any time later on, whenever the mood strikes you.
Anyway, it looks like you ladies participating in the Flickr group are itching to finish these blocks—if you haven't done so already! So here we go:
1. Start with the four pieced sub-units for your first block, shown here.
2. Of the pieces you originally cut for your first block, you should have 13 3" squares left—four each of three prints, and one of one additional print. Here are mine.
3. Lay out your remaining 3" squares with the sub-units you pieced last week. The print square with no remaining mates will be at the center of your block. Arrange the remaining squares in rows between the sub-units, as shown in the photo above. You want the three remaining prints to work their way out, in the same order as the print progressions that you photographed during the planning and cutting phase.
4. You're now seeing exactly what your completed block will look like when you finish piecing it. This is your last chance to evaluate the design and colors of your block, if you choose. I was planning to have you do some strip-piecing during this phase of the quilt-along, but I changed my mind about that, because I wanted to give you a small amount of design flexibility at this stage. So, if you like how your block looks, great! But if you want to tweak it, you can do that too—you could swap the order of your squares around, swap squares between blocks, or you could even cut a few new squares if you have the fabric and you're really motivated.
I like to tweak, right up to the last minute. : ) So I decided I wanted a bit more contrast in the center of my block. I found a scrap of orange polka dots in my stash that I hadn't originally planned on including in this quilt, and cut four more 3" squares from that. Then I moved the orange/yellow squares toward the center, replacing the yellow lattice print, and ended up with the new layout shown above. Don't worry, those yellow lattice-print squares won't go to waste—in fact, I'm planning to incorporate them into the back of the quilt. Obviously I know changing out your fabric so late in the game isn't doable for everyone. But this is a design-intensive quilt, and it can be difficult to make hard-and-fast fabric choices prior to seeing the block in this way.
In general, regardless of what type of quilt you're working on or the fabric you're using, I would encourage you to always keep evaluating your design and stay flexible with it right up to the point of no return—whatever that point may be with you. Sometimes the difference between an okay design and a great one is just a matter of a few small tweaks like the one I made above.
5. So now you're ready to piece together your block! From here on out, it's cake, I promise! Start by piecing together your 3" squares as shown above. You'll piece two units of three squares each, and one longer unit of 7 squares (including the center square).
6. Join each of the smaller three-square units in between two of the 8" square sub-units, as shown above.
7. Join the top, middle strip, and bottom sections. There you have it, a completed Supernova block. Your block should measure 18" square (14.5" if you're using a jelly roll). One block down, eight more to go!
And that's it for this week—hope your Supernova blocks are coming together beautifully. Next week, we'll be assembling our blocks and adding the borders for a completed quilt top. Those of you who would like to work ahead, please feel free to do so. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
14 comments:
- Adele said...
I cannot wait to start my Supernova quilt. I'm making one for my Dad, who has patiently waited whilst I made quilts for Mum, sisters, kids, cousins, aunties, neighbours...... He will love it. Thanks for a great quilt-along. I will post pics on Flickr :)
- April 7, 2011 at 1:14 AM
- felicity said...
Thanks for featuring one of my blocks, lady! And thanks for some easy piecing this week. Maybe I'll be caught up next week. I do have some Castle Peeps incentive to keep me on track!
- April 7, 2011 at 1:14 AM
- Becky said...
I love the tweek you made on yours. I've been doing the same with mine. It hangs in the dining room (aka - the way out of the house) and every time I pass it I see something else I want to change! Better start putting it together before I make a whole separate quilt! :)
- April 7, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- Elizabeth D. said...
Yay!! I think the little change you made to your blocks really did make a big difference, and I'm glad you encouraged that, because after my initial layouts, I've done a good bit of tweaking myself :) I can't wait to get all of these blocks all put together!
- April 7, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
looking good there...
- April 7, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- Linz said...
Yay! I took a few minutes last night to layout some of my blocks and tweek until I liked what I was looking at! I am so excited to finish the blocks! But, I do still have a few sub sets to finish! Better get moving!! :) You block looks great!!
- April 7, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- capitolaquilter said...
I love the fluid approach you take to the process of quilting and appreciate the tag along to see how the design develops. Making tweaks is kind of my MO so it's refreshing to know it's encouraged! Sometimes I feel bad abandoning my original commitment, and having a pile of rejects. Still need to catch up on the last steps but am very excited for the weekend to take it to step two!
BTW: I had thought from looking at your original quilt the light to dark was opposite in this step from the last step. I'm sure we can do either since you're so flexible but wanted to ask.
- April 7, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Amy said...
yay, thank you.I am excited to get the blocks put together.
- April 7, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- Di said...
Just found your blog. Can't believe the fun I've been missing out on! Loving the supernova block.
- April 7, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- CityHouseStudio said...
This looks like fun . . . can't wait to get these put together! I love the addition of your orange polka dots!
- April 7, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Leanne said...
Thank you for such easy to follow instructions. I have finished three now and I love them.
- April 8, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- bionic robinson said...
Lee, you are so, so incredible. I can't believe you've put together such amazing, clear and fun instructions for us! I am hoping to catch up this weekend/week!
- April 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- capitolaquilter said...
Lee, Do we have to wait until next posting to see your progress? Can't wait to find out how the stack of fabric translates. I'm so excited to have just finished sewing my 9th block.
- April 9, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- Blue.Ridge.Girl said...
This quilt is just the most fun to make! I love how all of the colors play together in a variety of ways...both within one block and when next to others. Thanks, too, for the great directions and pictures, they are so easy to follow :o)
- April 9, 2011 at 4:56 PM


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Unified Use Cases for Expert Handlers (Draft 2.03b)
document status: internal draft -- this is a work-in-progress
revision date: 2008-01-27
previous versions: Draft 2.03 (2008-01-26), Draft 2.02b (2008-01-20), Draft 2.02a (2008-01-14), Draft 2.01 (2007-12-22)
authors: Pete Brunet, Vladmir Bulatov, Gregory J. Rosmaita, Janina Sajka and Neil Soiffer (chair, Expert Handlers SIG)
edited and annotated by Gregory J. Rosmaita
please provide feedback on this draft to the Expert Handlers SIG either via the Expert Handlers emailing list (preferred) or directly to this document's "Discussion" page to which posted comments will be appended by the editor
Introduction: What Are Expert Handlers?
The purpose and responsibility of accessibility interfaces, such as Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and IAccessible2 (IA2), is to provide assistive technology (AT) with the ability to access and interact with the information contained in an application. This allows an AT to access the information in the application's DOM. Interpreting, displaying, and navigating the information is the responsibility of the AT.
Generalized markup is sometimes complimented by markup specifications that facilitate more semantically precise content markup.
Assistive technology typically handles generalized content markup, but does not know about specialized markup. Because of this, users of AT are unable to access or navigate specialized markup effectively. Generalized content markup (such as HTML) is complimented by markup specifications that facilitate more semantically precise content markup. Examples of specialized, semantically precise markup include MathML and MusicXML.
The Open A11y Expert Handlers SIG is exploring a standardized plug-in mechanism to AT software. The goal of this plug-in standard is to allow AT software to take advantage of expert software that understands specialized markup. This plug-in standard will allow the expert software to provide enhanced, semantically rich access to specialized markup so that the AT can properly render (visually, aurally, and/or tactilely) and help users navigate the semantic meaning encoded in the specialized markup.
Speech Output Use Cases for Expert Handlers
Computer users who are blind or severely visually impaired often use assistive technology (AT) built around synthetic text to speech (TTS). These AT applications are commonly called "screen readers." Screen
reader users listen to a synthetic voice rendering of on screen content because they are physically unable to see this content on a computer display monitor.
Because synthetic voice rendering is intrinsically temporal, whereas on screen displays are (or can easily be made) static, various strategies are provided by screen readers to allow users to tightly control the alternative TTS rendering. Screen reader users often find it useful, for instance, to skim through content until a particular portion is located and then examine that portion in a more controlled manner, perhaps word by word or even character by rendered character. It is almost never useful to wait for a synthetic voice rendering that begins at the upper left of the screen and proceeds left to right, row by row, until it reaches the bottom because such a procedure is temporally inefficient, requiring the user to strain to hear just the portion desired in the midst of unsought content. Thus, screen readers provide mechanisms that allow the user to focus anywhere in the content and examine only that content which is of interest.
Screen readers have proven highly effective at providing their users access to content which is intrinsically textual and linear in nature. It is not hard to provide mechanisms to focus synthetic voice rendering paragraph by paragraph, sentence by sentence, word by word, or character by character.
Access to on screen widgets have also proven effective by rendering that static content in list form, where the user can pick from a menu of options using up and down arrow plus the enter key to indicate a selection, in liue of picking an icon on screen using a mouse.
Access to content arrayed in a table can also succeed by allowing the AT to simulate the process a sighted user employs to consider tables. In other words, mechanisms are provided to hear the contents of a cell and also the row and column labels for that cell (which define the cell's meaning).
Similar "smart" content rendering and navigation strategies are required by screen reader users in more complex, nonlinear content such as mathematical (chemical, biological, etc) expressions, music, and graphical renderings. Because such content is generally the province of knowledge domain experts and students, and not the domain of most computer users, screen readers do not invest the significant resources necessary to serve only a small portion of their customer base with specialized routines for such content. Furthermore, the general rendering and navigation strategies provided for linear (textual), menu, and tabular content are woefully insufficient to allow users to examine specific portions of such domain specific expressions effectively. On the other hand domain specific markup often does provide sufficient specificity so that the focus and rendering needs of the screen reader can be well supported.
In order to gain effective access to such domain specific content screen reader users require technology that can:
- Synthetically voice the expression in a logical order
- Allow the user to focus on particular, logical portions of expressions possibly at several layers of granularity
- Appropriately voice specialized symbols and symbolic expressions
There are users with disabilities who do not require accomodation in order to read domain
specific markup. Rather, these users require assistive technologies to facilitate their scrolling and/or editing of content. Highly effective assistive technologies exist to accomodate alternative input strategies ranging from:
- speech input technology, such as DragonDictate or NaturallySpeaking;
- mouse and keyboard alternative systems, such as the GNOME On-Screen Keyboard (GOK), Jambu, which provides improved web accessibility for switch and alternative pointer users, and OpenEyes, an open-source open-hardware toolkit for real-time eye-tracking;
- context aware word-prediction technologies, such as Dasher
Users of alternative input assistive technologies require two specific accomodations for scrolling and editing domain specific content:
- Context aware expedited scrolling and navigation. The Navigation Use Cases outlined in this document will serve this requirement.
- Knowledge domain context aware command and content vocabulary for speech based navigation systems and for word-prediction systems.
Navigability Use Cases
AT users need to be able to navigate within sub-components of documents containing specialized content, such as math, music or chemical markup. Typically these specialized components have content which needs to receive "focus" at different levels of granularity, e.g. a numerator within a numerator, an expression, a term, a bar of music, etc.
Within each level, functions are needed in response to AT commands to inspect and navigate to and from "items" (e.g., by word, bar, expression, clause, term, depending upon the type of content being expressed) for a particular level of granularity:
- contextual query/inspection of object/glyph with current focus ("Where Am I?")
- character-by-character
- previous/current/next item
- all items with user-defined characteristics
- all items in a author-defined category [footnote 1]
- first/last item on a line
- first/last item within next higher or lower level of granularity
- first/last item in the document
There are two scenarios to consider, a read-only scenario and a scenario where the user is editing the document.
There are three system components that need to interact: the user agent, e.g. a browser, the AT, and the expert handler.
In the read-only case, the AT responds to some sort of "Point of Regard" change event and depending on the "role" of the object which received focus, the AT fetches accessibility information pertinent to that role and then formats/outputs a response tailored to an AT user, e.g. TTS/braille. In the case of specialized content, an expert handler needs to be used by the AT because the AT doesn't know how to deal with such specialized content directly.
In order to meaningfully interact with the specialized content, the user needs to be able to execute the following actions:
- change level of granularity up/down
- read all from top
- read all from Point of Regard (POR)
- goto and read first/last item on the current line
- goto and read first/last item within the next less/more granular item
- goto and read first/last item in the document
- goto and read previous/current/next item
In the case of editable content there may also be a desire to have separate cursors, e.g. one to remain at the POR (the caret, if editing), and one to move around for review purposes.
The AT will already have UI input commands for most of the above functions, but probably not for changing to higher/lower levels of granularity. If the AT needs to provide the user with an increased level of granularity, in response, the AT would call the handler to change the mode of granularity. The AT will handle the UI commands and in turn call the handler to return an item at the current level of granularity. The AT would have told the handler about the output mode, e.g. braille or TTS. Armed with those three things: level of granularity, mode of output, and which item (first, last, previous, current, next), the handler knows what to do.
In the case of editable content, the UA provides the input UI for the
user. This editing capability would most likely be provided via a plugin. An example of such a plugin is needed so that one can evaluate what accessibility features need to be added to the existing editors.
Magnification Use Cases
A common use of magnification is to proportionately enlarge content. For text-based (or more generally, font-based) applications, this means that AT software should be able to request rendering with larger sized fonts or a certain amount of magnification relative to some baseline magnification. Applications beyond standard text-based ones include math, music, and labeled plots/graphics. For non text-based applications such as graphics and chemical structures, magnification could be based on a certain percentage of the normal size or given by "fill this area". These two ideas can always be mapped onto each other. In all of these cases, the magnification may be due to having the entire documented magnified or it may be due to a request to magnify an individual instance (such as an equation).
There are two other uses for magnification:
- While navigating or speaking, it might be desirable to magnify the part being navigated/spoken to make it easier to see. For example, while playing some music, the current measure and next measure might be magnified to ease reading while leaving the rest unmagnified so that the amount of screen space used is minimized. There will also need to be a method to reset the magnification.
- Math and Chemical notation shrink fonts for superscripts and subscripts. In math, these are further reduced for nested scripts. One common feature for math renderers is to set a minimum font size. Typically, this is 50% of the base font size and corresponds to the size used for doubly nested scripts. It is potentially useful to allow the AT to control the maximum percent shrinkage used by renderers. Another possibility is to have a feature that says "don't shrink at all". Although the rendering would not be consider high quality typesetting, it does make scripts more readable to those with some vision impairment.
Braille Display, Embossing and Tactile Conversion Use Cases
An Expert Handler should be able to provide braille data for braille display output by generic AT. Custom braille output is needed, because generic AT has no knowledge about how specific specialized data can and should be represented via braille. An example is mathematics: there are many different braille codes used to represent mathematics that vary from country to country and agency to agency, which affects how MathML is translated into a tactile form.
Simple ASCII strings are normally used to communicate braille to braille devices. However, there are a lot of specific ASCII-to-dots pattern-encoding tables used to generate braille that conforms to a natural language's braille conventions. Therefore AT and expert handler have to negotiate braille table to be used. A more universal approach would be use special braille Unicode symbols in range from
0x2800 to
There is also a need to have braille output tailored to various level of granularity. For example, at a low level of granularity, the user would receive an overall description of the mathematical expression or image, while at the highest level of granularity, the user would receive a complete braille translation of the whole math expression or list of all labeled components of the image.
Some data may need to be expressed in a more advanced tactile output format than refreshable braille. For example, graphical data would greatly benefit from being embossed on paper or a 2D braille display. Input devices, such as a touchpad or camera, which allow a user to communicate to the computer which parts of the graphic the user is interested in and needs to be tactilely displayed. Such interactive functionality should be left exclusively to the expert handler. This means that an expert handler must have an interactive mode and a way for an AT to trigger/toggle this mode on. In such a mode, an AT should also provide a way for the expert handler to produce more than one output stream -- such as simultaneous speech and braille output -- directly via an AT device which uses the same TTS engine or/and braille display.
Universal Use Cases
Universal Use Case 1: Where Am I?
The user must have a means of obtaining all available information about the
object/character with focus, beginning with the repetition of the
character or the programmatic binding which describes the object
with focus. The ability to query the AT to determine one's point of regard within a document and within
containers in the document is essential. The user must be able to obtain information about the current point of regard at from most generic level -- what percentage of the document or section has been read, how much of the document or section remains to be read -- to the most atomic. Therefore, an AT must create a User Interface where successive "Where Am I?" queries by the user generate more verbose or more terse responses. [footnote 2]
Universal Use Case 2: Document Summary
A user may find it necessary to consult a "Document Summary", containing a list of the types of elements and containers in the document. The user needs to know the document title and language as well as the number of tables, links, headings, frames, forms, controls, items, images, and pages. The application may implement a document summary feature natively through its own UI instead of an accessibility API, but in the case of specialized markup, may need the assistance of an expert handler in order to present an appropriate document summary for the content being summarized.
Putting It All Together: Expert Handlers and the Flow of Control
The goal of the Expert Handlers working group is to define a standard so that AT software can call on expert software to interpret specialized markup. One issue that needs to be addressed is how and where (in the flow of control of reading a page) should the expert handler get invoked. Here are three possibilities:
- During installation, the expert handler registers itself with the rendering application (e.g., the web browser, PDF viewer, etc.). When the page is loaded, the handler is invoked by the renderer to convert the DOM or some proxy for the DOM node to make it appear to have non-expert content. For example, it might convert the specialized markup to text or some generalized markup that AT can typically handle.
- The AT traverses the DOM and when it gets to some node it doesn't understand, it consults some resource that associates a particular handler with the node name. It gets the node's content (which might include other nodes) from the DOM and passes that content to the expert handler. It then issues requests to the handler (e.g., "give me text to speak for the content").
- The AT traverses the DOM and when it gets to some node it doesn't understand, it consults some resource that associates a particular handler with the node name. It then points the expert handler to that node and issues requests to the handler. In this case, the handler is directly interacting with the DOM.
Although similar, the later two cases probably have implications on the difficulty of implementation and the capabilities of the interface. Some of these are:
- If the expert handler directly reads the DOM, then the expert handler must understand MSAA, IA2, or whatever is appropriate for the level of functionality it needs. This also implies that the rendering application must support those standards. If not, the expert handler would need to know how to access application specific DOMs.
- If the expert handler is given a copy of what resides in the DOM, then interacting with the content (e.g., filling in a text field) would complicate any standard that is developed because support for passing info about input would need to be part of the standard.
Note 1. for example, the
LABEL grouping and labelling mechanisms for
FORM controls or the
id relationship defined for
TABLE in HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 or the ARIA markup "
labelledby" and "
Note 2. For each potential point of regard, the AT may require the following element characteristics, if they exist, depending on the type of elements in the item at the current POR:
- For all locations:
- Number of items in the document
- Relative item number (n of total) within the document
- Document title
- Table information if in a table:
- Caption and table summary
- Content for row and column headers
- Relative number (n of total number) for the table in the document
- Relative row and column number (x of total, y of total) within parent table
- Table type/role (data, spreadsheet, calendar)
- Section information if in a section:
- Section type (page, frame, heading)
- Section title
- Relative number (n of total) for the section type in the document
- Level if in a section with a heading
- Relative item number (n of total) within the section
- Form control information if on a form control:
- Group label for a control (such as
OPTGROUPin HTML) if in a group
- Label or alternative text (such as
altin HTML or
descin SVG)
- Type of form control (role)
- State
- Relative number (n of total) of the parent form in the document
- Relative form control number (n of total) within the parent form
- Group label for a control (such as
- Map information if in a map:
- Relative area number (n of total) within the areas of a map
- Title attribute for map
- List or menu information if within a menu or list:
- Type (role) - menu, simple list, definition list, ordered list, folder, navigation bar, and so on
- Title from parent menu or list
- Relative number (n of total) of parent list or menu in the document
- Relative list item number (n of total) within the list
- Link information if on a link:
- Relative link number (n of total) within the document
- Link state: visited, unvisited, active, focused, external or internal
- Extended information, such as that provided by the title attribute
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I think the point is that
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I think the point is that they're tough competitors and, when caught in a culture of doping, it doesn't seem like such a big deal - especially when your threatened with your career. Self righteous people posting anonymously on a forum and taking personal shots a these guys is about as cool as doping.
Just one guys opinion.
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Look past it if you don't like the name or lack of name
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If you only respect those comments made by people with names than don't read the ones posted by anonymous and certainly don't reply back to them... if Mr/Mrs Anonymous provided no value than replying to it does not add to the conversation.
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My post dealt with Jeff's
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My post dealt with Jeff's implication that lots of folks are hitting inhalers or cutting the cones on TTs or otherwise cheating, and therefore it's not a big deal that these guys doped. Not everyone cheats.
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Tom is a doper, but he doesn't suck?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Wow! Not all dopers suck? So Tom is a decent guy? Dopers are decent? OK, whatever you say.
Points: 3
All dopers suck. Dopers that
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
All dopers suck. Dopers that serve less than 2 years of a ban suck more
Points: 2
How about this:
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Doping is cheating and cheating is wrong. However it is ridiculous to mindlessly lump every doping offense and offender into one equivalent group of irredeemable "suck."
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"Cheaters Never Prosper" Droopy Dog
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All dopers suck....period.
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He's out schmoozing and selling his book while he is serving a measly 6 month ban? If he donates the proceeds from the book to BikePure.org or some worthy anti-doping cause, I might change my view of him. Until then he SUCKS just like Lance and all the rest. As far as I am concerned, we don't need these people in the sport anyway. There are plenty of clean up and coming riders Like Taylor Phinney and TJ VanG that we can look up to and rebuild the sport from there. Lets concentrate on the young clean riders. Can you honestly say any of the dopers from the past would add anything of value to the competition? While you watch them, you know they cheated in the past, so how can you ever trust them again? I would just as soon see, TJ, Taylor, Froom and Wiggins, riders that I know are clean, duking it out on the slopes of Alpe D'Huez. The entertainment is just as exciting. It's time to cut out the cancer and heal the sport.
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Integrity is like virginity, once you lose it you can't get it back.
Tom D lost his (integrity, that is) and he can't get it back, can't buy it back, no matter how many kiddie rides he leads. He cheated and can't ever be trusted. He's proven he has no integrity nor strength of character.
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You know what else "sucks"....
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Talking to people who refuse to consider nuance, motivation, remorse or contribution to the sport. It's comfortable and easy to compartmentalize things when you only have a good and bad category.
Also how do you know these other riders are clean? I have no idea whether they are or not, but if I've learned anything from the USADA bust this year, it is that neither youth, vocal condemnation of doping, nor outgoing personality is indicative of ethical riding.
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Located 30 minutes north of San Pancho, along Carr. 200, the communities of Jaltemba Bay (Rincón de Guayabitos and La Peñita de Jaltemba remain an attractive option for Banderas Bay visitors. To showcase their offerings, Los Amigos de Jaltemba, a community service organization of Mexican and foreign residents of the region, has announced their annual fundraising event, to take place March 10 from 3 pm until midnight.
The event, called Fiesta 2012 - A Taste of Jaltemba / Sabor a Jaltemba, will take place at the Salon de Eventos – Real de Peña in La Peñita de Jaltemba. Fiesta 2012 is an initiative of Los Amigos de Jaltemba, the Citizens Action Committee of La Peñita and the Municipal Delegation. Proceeds will go to support the many initiatives of Los Amigos – our plastics recycling program, scholarships for needy students, construction and maintenance projects at local schools and, our newest initiative, the creation of a resource centre for teachers to help improve the quality of education in our community.
Tickets are only 100 pesos per person in advance – 120 pesos at the door. The event will feature a range of local musicians and other entertainers and some great food and drink. Food and drink are extra, of course. If you have ever been to a "Taste" event up north, you know how much fun they can be – sampling food from different establishments. If you haven't, this is a great opportunity to try one – Mexican style. Food vendors will offer everything from ribs to arrachera , tostadas to tortas.
And, on the entertainment side, the event will feature a little bit of everything - non-stop entertainment from afternoon until night, including the Perez Brothers, Manuel and Friends, folkloric dancers from our local school and a few surprises.
Tickets are available at El Panorama, Hamaca Maya, Hidden Paradise, Los Compadres and Xaltemba Restaurant in La Peñita and at Latitude 21 and Matejas in Guayabitos. They will also be available at the Los Amigos booth at the tianguis every Thursday and from many members of Los Amigos and the La Peñita Citizens Actions Committee.
For more information, please visit their website.
If you have never visited the communities of Jaltemba Bay, this is a great opportunity to see what they have to offer.
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Asked if her fellow researchers have followed her lead, Kenyon laughs. "Virtually everyone in my life, my family, my colleagues, my friends have asked about my diet but maybe a few of the technicians in the lab have actually tried it. They all seem to think it would be so hard, but there's really nothing I can't eat. For example, when we order in pizza, I just eat the toppings and skip most of the bread."


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Breck Epic early-bird entrants will receive a massive discount. $649 instead of the retail price of $995. That's a discount of, like, um, a lot of coin. It's good until Mike catches up on his sleep, which is something like a week from now. Event dates are Aug 11-16, 2013. Register at Prerace.com. http://www.prerace.com/races/event/16554/Breck-Epic
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Goetze's is a company who's caramel cream candies have always have a place with my sweet tooth. As a kid I would frequently choose one of their Cow Tail candies, as a treat. If you've never seen one, it's like their traditional caramel creme, with the caramel chew on the outside and the creme filling, but in a slender, straw-like shape. It was great for long car rides.
Anyways, while I was at the All Candy Expo back in 2007, I tried these Strawberri Creme's for the first time. I was impressed to say the least and sad to hear it was their least popular flavor. Which confused me since I really, really liked it. Since then I hadn't seen it in stores at all. That is, until now.
The texture is wonderfully chewy with the center melting as soon as it hits your tongue. The texture is soft and thick and the chew is wonderful, as it doesn't last too long to make your jaw hut, or dissolves too quickly.
The flavor is strongly of strawberry. I do get that same "flour" like flavor with this one as the original caramel creme, but it's accented with a wonderful note of bright red berry flavor. The center is just sweet, and adds a wonderful creaminess to the candy. It's simple, yet to the point. The berry flavor isn't too artificial and the chewy exterior delivers the flavor and texture well.
I was pleased with it as much as I was when I first tried it a few years ago. I'm going to get my hands on another bag and I don't see this around too much, and I want some on hand for when a craving strikes.
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I remember hearing several times that the bombs dropped on Japan were a lot deadlier than expected. What were the original projections for casualties for both and how much less than the actual numbers were they?
I found Vincent C. Jones' 1985 book Manhattan, the Army and the atomic bomb. While it doesn't mention the death toll estimates, it does offer some insight on pages 531 and 532. In particular, it quotes Oppenheimer with the words:
So Oppenheimer estimated the contaminated area with roughly 3.5 km². Also, if you look at the further discussion of the psychological effects and choice of targets ("a vital war plant . . . surrounded by workers' houses") - I think that it makes clear that the atomic bomb was considered to be just like a conventional bomb, merely with more destructive power. It was expected to completely destroy the plant and damage everything close to it. The expected radius of destruction couldn't have been more than half a mile (meaning an area of 2 km²).
Now let's compare to what actually happened. This military study reconstructs the events and cites a radius of total destruction of 1 mile for both Hiroshima and Nagasaki (meaning an area of 8 km²). It also mentions the contaminated area measured by Americans when they arrived there: 8.9 km² in Hiroshima and 1.5 km² in Nagasaki (with a note that the nuclear fallout in Nagasaki was mostly outside the city).
This document from 1946 essentially estimates the immediate casualties in Hiroshima to 70,000-80,000 people. Given the difference between estimated and actual destruction radius, the expected death toll most likely wasn't more than 20,000 people.
The information on Nagasaki is less definitive. I better link to Wikipedia, you can go through the sources yourself. The numbers here are somewhat smaller than with Hiroshima, probably by factor 1.5.
As to radioactive contamination, it is very hard to say anything definitive here. It is clear that Oppenheimer underestimated the contaminated area. It is also clear that there was no knowledge on the long-term consequences of radiation exposure in 1945. The information that we have now comes to a large part from studies performed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I'm not sure whether reliable numbers exist but this article lists another 36,000 deaths in Hiroshima until the end of 1945, significantly declining after that.


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ZF-6788: Bug in Zend_Db_Statement::fetchAll() causes Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract::fetchCol() to return incomplete result if fetched column contains value of null or 0
I used the function Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract::fetchCol() to return all the values in a single column. When it called Zend_Db_Statement::fetchAll() the result set was incomplete. I traced the problem to this while loop (Zend/Db/Statement.php, starting around line 328):
while ($val = $this->fetchColumn($col)) {
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When the column value was null or 0, the while loop ended, even though it contained only a partial list of the values.
I fixed it on my local instance by making the following change:
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I recently the installed the ClickPic trial after purchasing ThumbNailer (and am enjoying both so far).
However, something very odd has started to happen. In case it matters, I'm running 32-bit Vista Ultimate on an HP NW8440 laptop.
When I try to launch Microsoft Expression Web 2 from the Start menu (or whatever it's called in Vista), Windows Explorer crashes with the following details:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Explorer.EXE
Application Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Application Timestamp: 47918e5d
Fault Module Name: ClickPic.DLL
Fault Module Version: 18.104.22.168
Fault Module Timestamp: 48642655
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000c146
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
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Inquiry by the Bulgarian authorities into the Burgas attack
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders has taken note of the conclusions of the investigation carried out by the Bulgarian authorities on the attack in Burgas. According to these authorities, the inquiry is pointing to persons linked to Hezbollah's military wing.
Minister Reynders is now awaiting more detailed information from the Bulgarian authorities. The report will be sent via the Minister of the Interior. In consultation with its European partners, our country will adopt a position on the basis of this information. Belgium considers European coordination to be very important in this case, so it will not take any decision unilaterally. That said, it is of course essential that the perpetrators of the attack be brought to justice.