March | 2012 | Let Teddy Win!
Today over at espn.com, today's flattering profile of the 2012 Nationals includes some choice words by Jayson Werth about the presidents race, and specifically the Let Teddy Win movement.
As announced by the Nationals and first reported by Dan Steinberg over at the Post this afternoon, the burger will be available at the Red Porch restaurant in the centerfield plaza.
This is the first time we've seen the Nats pitch the Red Loft as an "affordable family restaurant." The price hasn't been disclosed, but if you're willing to share, it will likely be a value. An eight pound burger should be able to feed multiple families.
The new item builds on the appeal of the "Victory Knot," the two-pound pretzel built for sharing that has been available at the Red Loft for the past two seasons. All we need now is a 200-ounce beer and Nats fans will have a value meal for the ages.
The Nationals also announced that the "Taste of the Majors" concession stand behind section 117 will once again get a revamped menu — a seemingly annual tradition. And once again, the team is attempting to do a better job of delivering on the original concept. That is, the stand will have a constantly-changing menu with a dish from visiting team's city, available during that series only.
Hmm… Kudos to the Nationals and Levy Restaurant Group for continuing to try to make this concept work, but with more than half of the "regional specialties" listed as burgers or dogs, they might still have some work to do.
Ballpark Bus to Nationals Park appears to be here to stay.
Since we first wrote about the venture, which aims to give suburban Nats fans a new transportation alternative, the fledgling company has established pricing, lined up its first five official Ballpark Bus Stations, and begun taking reservations at www.BallparkBus.com with ticket prices as low as $15/game.
Initial demand was strongest in suburban Virginia, where all five of the first Ballpark Bus Stations are located. They include Clyde's restaurant in Ashburn, The Greene Turtle in Ballston, Velocity Five in Centreville, Glory Days Grill in Reston/Herndon, and The Greene Turtle in Sterling.
The Ballpark Bus system is modeled after regional bus models, where discounts are provided for booking early and routes are added based on meeting a minimum level of demand.
Reservations for each series will open three weeks prior to the first game, and those booking in the first three days of availability get a discounted price. Riders can sign up for email alerts to get notified when discount tickets go on sale for future series.
What if they don't hit the minimum number of riders? Bowman says if they are unable to reach the minimum, they will notify all reservations via e-mail "several days before your game." No payments are processed until the bus is confirmed. When a bus is confirmed, tickets are sent via email and remaining seats are sold up until game day.
Bowman says participating restaurants are playing a big part in getting the word out, as they try to establish themselves as suburban hubs for Nationals fans. At least one, the Greene Turtle in Sterling, is offering 20% off food purchases when you show your Ballpark Bus ticket.
The Washington Nationals will introduce their new marketing campaign this weekend with a TV commercial that brings a new swagger to South Capitol Street.
The campaign introduces "Natitude," a new word that was inspired by the way the team played last year, team president Andy Feffer told the Post's Dan Steinberg.
"There's no pressure on me. The pressure's on the pitcher," says outfielder Michael Morse in the commercial. "I don't care if you're the best. I'm gonna get you," adds second baseman Danny Espinosa.
Following on last year's successful revamping of the brand, and last month's "Take Back the Park" campaign, the new slogan continues a dramatic shift from the days when former Nationals president Stan Kasten ran things with a cacophany of colors, logos, slogans, and conciliatory invitations to Phillies fans.
Of course, if the team doesn't perform, this opens them up to mockery, but I doubt manager Davey Johnson would want it any other way. Well done, Mr. Feffer.


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Dream team creates opera for kids
Schoolchildren and award-winning artists are to perform a new opera about the mysteries of sleep amidst the glasshouses and winding paths of a major city garden.
Watching, which runs 18-21 March at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, will follow two colourful apothecaries through the Land of Nod, encountering vivid nightmares and sweet lullabies as they try to cure a little girl's sleeplessness.
Wednesday 18 March 2015, 7.00pm
Saturday 21 March 2015, 8.30pm
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, North Gate, Inverleith Place, EH3 5NZ
Tickets £10 (full price); £5 (concession)
How and why we sleep
The performance for families, which features scenes in various locations around the garden, is part of a project between the University of Edinburgh and Oxford Brookes University looking at how and why we sleep.
The production, supported by an Arts Award from the Wellcome Trust, aims to raise awareness of the links between children's sleep and academic performance.
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Watching's score, inspired by music's effect on wakefulness, has been composed by Dee Isaacs, leader of the University of Edinburgh's Music in the Community programme.
Ms Isaacs and her students have been working with children from P4-P7 in Leith Walk Primary School to stage the opera and learn about the importance of good sleep.
Watching has been an amazing experience, not just in composing the music, but in working with the pupils from Leith Walk Primary School and the students. Music is so inextricably linked to sleep - it can lull us and reach into our dreams. Watching will showcase music's power over our waking and sleeping lives as well as these children's infectious enthusiasm for performing an opera for the first time.
Dee IsaacsLeader of the Music in the Community programme
Schoolchildren will perform alongside professional musicians and actors. The glasshouses will be filled with sounds of the night from around the world and striking video installations. The production is directed by award-winning artist Gerda Stevenson.
Science and history of sleep
Scientists have identified an increase in sleeplessness among UK children, owing to changes in eating and bedtime patterns, as well as earlier school start times and the use of electronic devices.
Studies have emphasised a correlation between healthy sleep patterns and educational attainment.
In the 17th century, the physic garden outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the origin of the city's current Botanic Garden, was an important centre for early developments in sleep science.
Plants and herbs from the garden were used to treat sleep disorders. Sleep science was a rapidly growing discipline and sleep was regarded as one of the core factors for leading a fulfilled life.
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Why insecurity fester in Nigeria – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, shed light on the lingering insecurity issues bedeviling the country.
He said the festering insecurity challenges, particularly incessant attacks on hapless Nigerians were the resultant effect of the Federal Government's inability to enthrone a regime of law and order.
Atiku's position was coming on the heels of the terrorist attack on the Kuje custodial center in Abuja.
It was reported that the terrorists attacked the center and freed inmates including 64 of their members held in the custody on Tuesday night.
But reacting to the attack in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, the former Vice President noted the missing regime of law and order in the country was emboldening the terrorists.
He wrote, "I am concerned and saddened by reports of the attack on Kuje Prison by suspected terrorists. My concern arises not only from the prospects of the escape of detained terrorists and hardened criminals but of its implications for the security of lives and property to residents of Abuja and its environs.
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Accessibility inspired: Dark mode
As part of our journey to embrace accessibility in design, we're sharing a series of insights that document our process and learning. In our last post, we talked about how to use motion and animation with accessibility in mind. In this article, we're going to talk about a design trend that has gained a lot of popularity over the past couple of years: dark mode.
We love that dark mode gives users an option around how they want to experience your site. When done right, dark mode can enhance accessibility. It's not as easy as it seems, though. Dark mode requires an intentional approach to design and a solid understanding of accessibility best practices. In this post, we'll share our tips for great dark mode design.
What is dark mode?
Dark mode is the colour scheme of any interface that displays bright text and interface elements on top of a darker background. It's designed to supplement the default light mode. Dark mode isn't as easy as flipping a switch from white to black. When you're designing for dark mode, you're creating two versions of the same design. That means double the work.
How long has dark mode been around?
To truly understand dark mode, we need to take a step back and see how this all started. Dark mode actually predates light mode by a couple of decades. For the very first computer screens, dark mode was the default. Back then, monochrome CRT monitors contained phosphorus, which made them appear dark. They could only display a single colour, defined by the type of phosphorus used, which at the time was most commonly green (flashbacks of The Matrix, anyone?).
Light mode: a more familiar experience
In the early 1970s, Xerox introduced light mode with its first "personal computer," the Xerox Alto. Light mode was successful because it looked not only friendlier than dark mode, but also familiar. It was designed to mimic the look of ink on paper – something we see all the time!
The comeback kid
Dark mode made its first return with the Windows Phone 7. In 2019, it really made a comeback when Apple introduced dark mode for iOS 13 and iPadOS to create an environment that's easy on the eyes and helps users focus on their work. That same year, Google officially rolled out dark mode with the release of Android 10. Apps such as Gmail, Slack, Soundcloud, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and more followed suit.
Why dark mode has gained popularity
There are many reasons why dark mode has gained popularity in the past couple of years:
After using light mode for so long, it feels new and exciting.
It was adopted by tech giants such as Apple, Facebook, YouTube and others.
Developers have been using dark themes for a long time.
Most entertainment and gaming user interfaces (UIs) tend to have dark themes (i.e. Netflix).
Dark mode improves the battery life of a device. White pixels are more power hungry than black pixels, so they use more energy.
More importantly, dark mode has gained popularity because of the benefits it provides from an accessibility perspective:
Dark mode minimizes digital eye strain
We stare at screens for most of the day. This can lead to something called computer vision syndrome (CVS), with symptoms that include eye pain, blurred vision, double vision, headaches, neck/back pain and more. The good news is that switching to dark mode can help reduce these effects.
Dark mode increases visibility in low-ambient lighting
Dark mode reduces bright light, making it easier to see in low-light situations, such as late at night or early in the morning. This benefit is especially important when we think about our world today. We're not doing our work in one place, or at set times like we used to, so having a choice between light and dark mode means that we can adapt our technology to suit our environment.
Why designing for dark mode matters
Companies with a dark mode version of their website have it for a reason. They've put in the time and effort to create an alternative experience that is inclusive of all their users and their preferences. This is the real reason why designing for dark mode matters. From an accessibility compliance perspective, you're not breaking any rules by not having dark mode, but there's still the broader inclusion perspective to take into account. When we think about designing for accessibility and inclusion, there's a ton of overlap. In both cases, we care about giving users a choice, so that they can access technology in a way that makes sense for them, no matter what their abilities are. If users can't switch between light and dark mode, we're removing another choice for them.
Dark mode and the recent White House website redesign
We haven't done any dark mode projects ourselves, so we thought we would take a look at a site that has done an exceptional job implementing dark mode: The White House website. Biden's administration redesigned the White House website around the idea that the White House is the people's house, so creating an accessible and inclusive experience was top of mind1. The site includes features such as the ability to increase text size for optimal legibility, multilingual (English and Spanish) content and the option for users to include their pronouns when submitting contact forms. Most notably, they've done an awesome job creating a seamless experience between their light and dark versions of the site while incorporating dark mode best practices and principles.
Dark mode principles in practice
Dark grey is the new black
One of the first rules of dark mode is to use dark grey (#121212) in place of true black (#000000) as the primary background colour. Dark grey surfaces, unlike pure black, make it easier to express a wide range of colour, elevation and depth, because it's easier to see shadows on grey.
You may be wondering, how big of a difference does this colour change make? On the White House site, they use Google's Material design system standard background of #121212. If we switch the background to pure black, the difference isn't startling, but you can see that the cards on the dark grey side look more elevated, while the cards on the pure black side look flat.
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Accessibility is still really important in dark mode. If you're using white text on a dark background, it needs to have a contrast level of at least 15.8:1. If you're using colour text, it needs to have a contrast level of at least 4.5:1. We love using this colour contrast checker.
Desaturated colours work better in dark themes
Using saturated colours on dark surfaces can create the optical illusion of vibrations, which can cause eye strain for viewers. That's why we use desaturated colours. Although they look pale and pastel in colour, they are easier to read against dark backgrounds. When you do use colour, use them as accents. Dark themes should use limited colour so that the majority of space is dedicated to dark surfaces.
In the case of the recent White House website redesign, the iconic white, blue and red are all problematic in dark mode primarily because the blue and red don't provide enough contrast. What's interesting is that they've introduced a new light gold colour into their palette, which creates continuity between the light and dark experiences. It doesn't seem like an obvious choice, but it works well as an accent on light mode and then becomes the dominant colour choice for dark mode. This creates the feeling of intention and continuity as you move between the two experiences instead of the unfortunate and very common situation you'll see in most dark mode designs: a jarring transition that bears little to no resemblance to the brand or experience of light mode.
You can use the Material palette generator to create proto-palettes for your project. They say that the sweet spot for tones to use in dark UIs is between 50 and 400.
Avoid using pure white and use different shades to indicate hierarchy
When you're designing for dark mode, it's best practice to use minimal amounts of pure white (#FFFFFF) as it can visually vibrate against backgrounds (similar to what happens when you use saturated colours). Instead, different shades of white and grey should be used.
That being said, creating elevation and depth are key elements to any successful dark interface. One of the rules of dark mode is: the higher a layer is, the lighter it should be. This creates a visual hierarchy that implies which information is more important for the user.
On the White House website, they've used different shades of white strategically to indicate hierarchy while preserving proper contrast levels. They have used a slightly darker shade of white for text and kept the use of pure white limited to their call-to-actions, which you can see in their newsletter sign-up form. This use of pure white makes the form stand out even more in dark mode than in light mode.
Devs, if you're adding dark mode to a site, you may encounter the "dark mode flashing" issue where the colours of light mode show up for a moment when refreshing a webpage. Here's a helpful article to fix the flash of unstyled dark theme!
Is dark mode right for your organization?
The biggest drawbacks of creating a dark theme for a website are cost and time. These two factors can make it difficult to make a business case for adding a dark theme, but there are other reasons why you might consider designing a dark mode for your site:
You're embracing accessibility, and this is an extension of that.
As part of your brand purpose and identity, you want to give your customers or audience more control.
You're going through a brand refresh or creating a completely new brand identity and want to plan for the future.
You don't need to design for dark mode right away. If you're planning on a website redesign, think about what the palette for your dark theme would look like. Planning for the future can give you a better chance at creating continuity between your light and dark themes.
Uncompromising design
Although dark mode may not technically be considered an accessibility feature, we feel that it's still important to talk about the value that a dark experience can bring to users and how accessibility is still of the utmost importance. Using these dark mode best practices, you can bring in the positive aspects of immersive storytelling while still caring about accessibility.
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AUSTIN – Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick is being recognized by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association as the organization's 2018 Hats Off Award recipient. The award is TIPRO's highest honor.
Chairman Craddick was honored for her leadership in ensuring safe, responsible energy production in Texas, while reducing or removing unnecessary regulatory barriers that can restrict job growth and the energy industry's significant impact on the Texas economy.
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NOVELIST and scriptwriter James Hilton, a Cambridge University graduate who was born in Wilkinson Street in Leigh town centre, died in December, in Long Beach, California.
One of Britain's best-selling novelist and an acclaimed Hollywood script writer Hilton (pictured) was best known for his works Goodbye Mr Chips and Lost Horizon.
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Ambrose McEvoy ARA
(1877-1927) Sketch of a Woman
Watercolour and pencil on paper
14¾ x 10¾ in (37 x 27 cm)
The artist's estate
This intimate study of a seated nude was painted c.1914 and demonstrates McEvoy's remarkable talent when working in watercolour.
The artist has first drawn the outline of the female figure in pencil and has then applied multiple layers of colour washes. Each time a layer has been applied, McEvoy has 'fluidified' the surface with a damp cloth or sponge, revealing the texture of the paper support and giving the surface an almost abraded appearance. This was one of McEvoy's favourite techniques and can be discerned in most of his works on paper.
A similar nude study was exhibited by McEvoy at the New English Art Club in winter 1914 and remained, as did the present work, in the possession of the McEvoy family.
Biography
Ambrose McEvoy demonstrated his exceptional artistic abilities from a young age. Encouraged by his father, Captain Charles Ambrose McEvoy, and inspired by his father's great friend, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, McEvoy enrolled...
Ambrose McEvoy demonstrated his exceptional artistic abilities from a young age. Encouraged by his father, Captain Charles Ambrose McEvoy, and inspired by his father's great friend, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, McEvoy enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art at the age of sixteen.[1] He studied at the Slade between 1893 and 1898 and afterwards rented a small flat in Danvers Street, Chelsea, where he lived and worked.
McEvoy soon established himself as a gifted genre painter; he explored rolling landscapes and intimate interior scenes whilst attracting attention from wealthy patrons and collectors. During the mid-1910s, McEvoy ventured increasingly towards portraiture and the demand for his portraits rose concurrently.
In 1915 he exhibited his famous work Madame at the National Portrait Society and the following year he was commissioned to paint portraits of several prominent society figures including Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough and Maude Baring. These high-profile commissions gained McEvoy considerable recognition and firmly established his position as a fashionable portrait painter.
However, as with many artists, his career was interrupted by the First World War and in 1918 he was attached to the Royal Naval division as a war artist and posted to the Western Front and the North Sea.[2] Whilst there, McEvoy painted a number of portraits of military commanders, many of which are now in the collection at the Imperial War Museum.
In the years following the First World War, McEvoy's career and reputation grew from strength to strength and he was soon heralded as one of the most successful and fashionable English society portrait painters of his day. His innovative style and florid methods endeared an emerging generation of young, wealthy and liberal-minded patrons. His famed depictions of human character and beauty, particularly of women, became sought after and he maintained an illustrious list of clients spread between the United Kingdom and America, where he was represented for a period by the most celebrated international art dealer of the day, Lord Duveen.[3]
However, this youthful success was to take its toll on McEvoy and he died in 1927, aged forty-nine. Critics writing shortly after his death were in little doubt as to the significance of his work; 'the most refined aspect of early twentieth century society will live on in his work, and that alone ensures his position in history'.[4]
To this day, he has become famed for his depiction of women. In his obituary in The Times he was praised for his ability to paint female subjects in a manner that was both visually appealing, but also bespoke the profundity of his 'thoughts about human beauty, particularly feminine beauty'.[5]
[1] E. A. Akers-Douglas, (ed.) L. Hendra, Divine People: The Art & Life of Ambrose McEvoy, (London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2019) p.28.
[2] Akers-Douglas, (ed.) Hendra, Divine People, p.24.
[3] Akers-Douglas, (ed.) Hendra, Divine People, p.176.
[4] "Ambrose McEvoy", Country Life, vol. 13, issue 1619, 28th January 1928, p. 106.
[5] "Mr. Ambrose McEvoy." The Times (London), 5th January 1927, p. 12.
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Back from the Brink is a one-hour programme that plans to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and commitment of conservationists who are striving to save endangered species from extinction. Here, Derek Mooney discusses this unique, pan-European natural history event.
I've been working in natural history broadcasting for over 30 years now. In that time, I've seen some truly wonderful sights, but I've also seen first-hand the problems that wildlife is facing, both in Ireland and around the globe. There has been a growing awareness amongst the general public, particularly in the last few years, of the threats to our environment and biodiversity.
In many ways, this has been long overdue, but I'm also aware that for a lot of people the current state of our planet can seem overwhelming, even depressing. We are increasingly bombarded by tales of doom and gloom. Issues like climate change and animal extinction are too often made to seem insurmountable, as though tragedy is a foregone conclusion, but that's simply not true. It's not too late to help nature.
We need to find a way to bring some much-needed optimism back into the conservation. That's definitely what attracted me most to Back from the Brink. Through my work over the years on Mooney Goes Wild, in particular, I have met thousands of dedicated scientists and conservationists out there, fighting hard to save endangered species and working miracles. By telling some of their stories, I thought we could inspire people and show that there is every reason for hope.
Nature is resilient, and if given a chance it can recover from all sorts of abuse. It was once thought that the Red Kite, a stunning bird of prey, was lost forever from Irish skies, shot and poisoned to extinction. To see dozens of them now flying over the Co. Wicklow countryside again, all thanks to the dedication of people who simply weren't prepared to give up, was a humbling and inspirational experience.
The same goes for the enormous efforts that I witnessed to safeguard the growing populations of Wolves in Italy, Brown Bears in Spain and Eurasian Beavers in The Netherlands, to give a few key examples from the programme. Perhaps the most sobering part for me personally was seeing the dramatic effects that climate change has wrought on the Swiss Alps, where glaciers are rapidly melting and high mountain habitats are disappearing, along with the unique animals that live there. Even then, against all the odds, people are fighting back.
Back from the Brink is not just a story about animals. At its core, it's really a story about people. We, humans, have caused our planet's problems, but people are also the key to fixing them. Literally every conservationist I interviewed for the programme spoke with such passion about their work, coupled with an unshakeable belief that what they were doing was utterly worthwhile, and I think that shines through on the screen. It must do because even the production crews, and there were many across Europe, not least our own team here in Ireland, headed by Colm Crowley from RTÉ Cork and scientific advisor Niall Hatch, were totally dedicated to this project.
We want to empower as many of those viewers as possible, and to reinforce the truth that every single one of us can play a role in saving endangered species and the wider environment. It's not just about doing your bit – it takes much more than a bit, it takes a lot! – but about understanding that we need to accept fundamental changes to the way in which we live our lives. Having seen what can be achieved when the will is there, it will be well worth it, believe me.
Watch Back from the Brink at 6:30pm on Monday, 30th of December on RTÉ One.
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BirdWatch Ireland is the first EVER Irish finalist in the prestigious Natura 2000 Awards – and they need YOUR vote! Niall Hatch tells us more about their nomination for the remarkable Roseate Tern project. As the country's Lepus Timidus Hibernicus population continues to decline, Terry Flanagan goes in search of the Mad March Hare. Eanna ni Lamhna learns how the evolution of wildlife in cities is happening more quickly and strangely than Darwin could ever have dreamed. And sad news this week as Sudan, the last Male Northern White Rhino, dies, we ask - what hope now for the species?
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On MGW tonight: Roseate Tern Project Nominated For Natura Award; Mad As A March Hare!; Darwin Comes To Town: How The Urban Jungle Drives Evolution; Death Of Sudan, Last Male Northern White Rhino... www.rte.ie/mooney
Roseate Tern Project Nominated For Natura Award
BirdWatch Ireland's Roseate Tern conservation project has been running on tiny Rockabill Island, off the coast of Skerries in north Co. Dublin, for 29 years. Thanks to that hard work, Rockabill now hosts the largest Roseate Tern colony in Europe, with over 1,600 pairs. The dedication of BirdWatch Ireland staff and volunteers has brought the species back from the brink of extinction as a European breeding bird.
The project has made it through to the final of the prestigious Natura 2000 Awards - something no other Irish initiative has ever achieved. Niall Hatch, Development Officer with BirdWatch Ireland met Derek at the BWI East Coast Nature Reserve in Wicklow to explain more...
To cast your vote for the Rockabill Tern project to win the EU Citizens' Award, visit http://natura2000award-application.eu/finalist/3188.
The last time that Derek visited Niall at the BWI East Coast Nature Reserve, it was to view the visiting Glossy Ibis birds - and those birds were still there this week!
Press Release From BirdWatch Ireland
Roseate Tern conservation project on Dublin island nominated for major EU environmental prize: public urged to vote
An exciting Irish project to conserve the Roseate Tern, one of Europe's rarest and most beautiful seabirds, led by BirdWatch Ireland and supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Commissioners of Irish Lights, has reached the final of the European Union's prestigious Natura 2000 award competition.
The Irish Roseate Tern Conservation Project, based on tiny Rockabill Island off the coast of north Co. Dublin, is the only Irish nominee amongst the 25 finalists. A jury of experts will evaluate the projects and decide who will be the winner in five of the award categories: the winner of the sixth will be decided by public vote.
BirdWatch Ireland is now urging the Irish public to show its support by voting for the Rockabill project to win the "EU Citizens' Award". The award will go to the finalist that receives the highest number of public votes.
This is the first time that a project from Ireland has reached the final. For almost 30 years, the Roseate Tern Conservation Project, led by BirdWatch Ireland, in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, has operated on Rockabill, a small island off the Coast of Dublin, which supports almost half of the European population of the beautiful and rare Roseate Tern. Through continuous wardening, managing the breeding habitat and providing secure nest boxes for breeding, the best possible conditions for successful nesting are created. Ongoing research is also a key part of the work, examining feeding regimes and chick growth rates. The result has been a remarkable increase in the Roseate Tern population, from just 152 pairs in 1989 to 1,603 pairs in 2017.
Dr. Stephen Newton, Senior Seabird Conservation Officer with BirdWatch Ireland, stated: "BirdWatch Ireland is extremely proud of the success of the Roseate Tern conservation project and is thrilled to have reached the final of the prestigious Natura 2000 award. Rockabill Island is now the most important source for these gorgeous birds in Europe and is now playing a major role in naturally restocking other colonies in Britain and France. We would be delighted if people all across Ireland would show their support for nature by voting for us to win the prestigious EU Citizens' Award".
The Natura 2000 award recognises excellence in the management of these sites and pays tribute to all who are working tirelessly to protect Europe's most precious wildlife. There are five categories, including Conservation and Socio-Economic benefits, plus a sixth special award, the European Citizens Award, which is open to public vote. This category helps raise awareness about Natura 2000 and every year it becomes more popular. Last year, the Citizens Award was won by a project to save the Iberian Lynx, which attracted 6,000 public votes.
Voting closes on 22nd April – please register your support for the project through the EU Citizens' award page http://natura2000award-application.eu/finalist/3188 or through the BirdWatch Ireland website: www.birdwatchireland.ie.
Mad As A March Hare!
A few weeks ago we featured a story about the abundance of hares at Dublin Airport and how they're being trans-located to more appropriate habitats. But whilst their population might be thriving round the runways, their numbers elsewhere in the country are dwindling - so we thought we should take a closer look at Ireland's oldest mammal - which dates back 28,000 years.
Photo: Karina Dingerkus
And what better time to do it - as we are (after all) in the month of the "Mad March Hare"! That expression derives from the odd behaviour displayed by male hares during their breeding season, when they box each other, jump vertically for seemingly no reason and generally display abnormal behaviour – a wonderful sight to behold if you've ever been lucky enough to encounter it.
Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan travelled to Co. Mayo in the hopes of doing just that, and early last Sunday morning, he met up with Dr. Karina Dingerkus an Ecologist and co-founder of the ecological consultancy Giorria Environmental Services, who wrote her PhD on 'The ecology and distribution of the Irish hare'...
To read Karina's blog, complete with stunning photographs, visit murtaghsmeadow.wordpress.com.
Darwin Comes To Town: How The Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
Now you may remember a couple of weeks ago we spoke about how peregrine falcons are increasingly moving into Irish towns and cities. In fact in 2015 a pair of endangered peregrine falcons nesting on the Poolbeg chimneys in Dublin successfully hatched two chicks. It's believed now that as larger portions of the world's landmass become urbanised, animals are becoming increasingly resourceful – carving out new niches for themselves amongst the asphalt and steel. In Sendai in Japan, carrion crows have learnt to crack open their favourite nuts by dropping them carefully under the wheels of moving cars. In Mexico City sparrows and finches appear to understand that nicotine acts as an insecticide, and line their nests with cigarette butts to keep mites at bay - whilst in Puerto Rico, city lizards are evolving feet that better grip urban surfaces like concrete.
Charles Darwin's visit to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped him to develop his theory of natural selection and led to his investigation of evolutionary change, which he published in his famous book On The Origin Of Species. It drastically and controversially altered the scientific view on the biological origins of life. Now a new book, Darwin Comes To Town: How The Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, examines how animals are adapting in the most extraordinary and innovative ways.
Left: Eanna ni Lamhna; right: Menno Schilthuizen (photo: @schilthuizen)
Eanna ni Lamhna recently spoke to its author, Menno Schilthuizen, to find out more about how evolution in cities is happening far more rapidly – and strangely – than Darwin could ever have imagined...
Darwin Comes To Town: How The Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, by Menno Schilthuizen, is published by Quercus; the RRP is £14.99 and the ISBN is 9781786481092. For more information about the book, click here.
Death Of Sudan, Last Male Northern White Rhino
You'll no doubt have heard the sad news this week that Sudan, the world's last surviving male northern white rhino, has died:
45 year old Sudan lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya - and was reluctantly put to sleep by vets there on Monday after painful, age-related health issues. His death leaves only two females of the subspecies alive in the world now - his daughter and his granddaughter.
Rhinoceroses - of which there are five species - are the second-largest land mammal after elephants. The white rhinoceros consists of two sub-species: the southern white rhino and the much rarer and critically endangered northern white rhino. Hope for preserving the northern white rhino now lies in developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques with the use of semen and eggs, which have been stored for future use.
Left: Dr. Richard Collins; centre: Sudan the Rhino; right: Jan Stejskal
Jan Stejskal is an official at Dvur Kralové Zoo in the Czech Republic, where Sudan had lived until 2009 - he's currently in Kenya, and joins us on the line this evening...
To read an interview with Jan about Sudan, click here.
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Ireland and Climate Change: Are we up for it? Professor John Sweeney - Maynooth University
When the countries of the world assembled for the now famous Rio Earth Summit in 1992 to adopt the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, they undertook to take the necessary steps to prevent 'dangerous' climate change. Defining what was dangerous proved a difficult task, however, and largely as a result of the European Union's prodding, a value of 2oC warming above pre-industrial times was generally adopted as the criterion. Gradually the rest of the world fell into line with this, except the Small Island Developing States of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. For them this was something that would have condemned their island homes to submergence beneath the rising sea. So when the Paris Agreement emerged in 2015, it had a nuanced objective: "to hold increases in global temperatures to well below 2 °C and pursue efforts to limit increase to 1.5 °C." To flesh out what the 1.5oC target would actually mean, the Conference asked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to produce a Special Report, which they did in October of last year.
The report confirmed that significantly greater climate problems would be experienced at a warming of 1.5oc compared to the present day, even though we have already warmed by 1oC over pre-industrial levels. These would include increases in extremes of heat and heavy rainfall events in several regions, accompanied by more frequent and more intense droughts. But most worrying was the realisation that the remaining carbon budget to avoid this warming would only last for a decade or two at the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions. After this budget was exhausted the carbon would be in the atmosphere for a century or more. Globally, emissions needed to fall by 45% on 2010 levels by 2030. It was this realisation that galvanised many groups and energised many individuals around the world, culminating in the mass protests we see around us. This was true, even in an Ireland whose compliance with its international obligations are failing miserably and its laggard status approaching the level of a national shaming. As a developed country with historical responsibility, we should be bearing more of the burden of tackling this problem than most other countries. Instead our per capita emissions are 50% higher than the EU average and place us as the second worst contributor to climate change on a per capita basis within the EU. The recently released 2018 figures confirm we are now 5M tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over the limit we agreed solemnly with our EU partners over a decade ago.
At the same time as we declared a climate emergency in Ireland this year we also declared a biodiversity emergency. This was in recognition that Ireland was also experiencing serious threats to its species and habitats, partly due to climate and also a number of other drivers, such as agricultural intensification. Another UN report in spring 2019 confirmed that human actions are now threatening more species with global extinction than ever before. The current rate of species extinction is 10-100 times higher than it has averaged over the past 10 million years. Around 1 million species already face extinction, many within decades.
In Ireland, our peatland, coastal marsh and mountain habitats are particularly at risk. 29 different bird species and 120 species of flowering plants are in serious decline. Some bird species such as the Corn Bunting and Corncock have become extinct. Others such as the Curlew have been decimated and many species such as the pearl mussel, bumblebee, barn owl and marsh fritillary butterfly face serious threats. At the same time invasive species are moving into newly favourable ecological niches providing additional competition and stress to native species.
Ireland has warmed by 0.5oC over the past 30 years and is likely to warm by a similar amount over the next 2-3 decades. This will have impacts on our growing season, making crops like maize much more feasible to grow. However, projected changes in rainfall are likely to be the main climate change problem Ireland will face. Already we are seeing an increase in intense rainfall events. Increased winter flood problems will result and the government will need to find €1B of taxpayers' money to protect against future events. Winter storms are also likely to become more problematical. Winter 2013/14 was the stormiest winter in Ireland for at least 143 years. Winter 2015/16 was the wettest winter on record over half of Ireland. Former hurricanes such as Ophelia and Lorenzo pose additional late autumn threats which are likely to increase as the Atlantic warms and summer droughts will bring their own difficulties for agriculture and municipal water supplies. All in all, it is changing weather extremes which will bring the message of climate change home to Irish people and instil in them the urgency of playing a constructive role in international negotiations.
Conscious that it their legacy that is under threat, young people have been in the vanguard of protest. The 'Fridays for Future' schools protest has taken up the baton of Greta Thunberg who has become the icon that communicates the reality of climate change more effectively than a hundred graphs and tables. Armed with the factual knowledge of the Green Schools, it is to these inspirational leaders that the rest of society must now turn. The time for tinkering around the edges with excuses about efficiency or identifying 'low hanging fruit' on the basis of economic cost benefit curves is now over. The problem is now an ethical one of intergenerational equity, one where scientists can no longer be labelled 'alarmists' but rather 'realists'. In an emergency the unthinkable has to be considered and Ireland is now at a crossroads where the next decade will determine what legacy we leave to the next generation. It's an awesome responsibility. Are we up for it or not?
Professor John Sweeney is Ireland's foremost climatologists and was a lecturer at Maynooth University's Geography Department for 40 years until his recent retirement. Over the past 30 years he has published approximately 60 scientific papers and edited and co-authored texts on various aspects of climatology and climate change in Ireland.
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Statement from BirdWatch Ireland, Thurs Feb 28th 2019:
BirdWatch Ireland wishes to remind the public, local authorities and contractors that hedge-cutting is NOT permitted between 1st March and 31st August inclusive, except in the case of any of the derogations permitted under the Wildlife Act 1976, as amended. The Heritage Act 2018 gives the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the power to make certain changes to these dates, but it is important to note that, as yet, the Minister has not done so. As a result, the usual dates when hedge-cutting is prohibited currently remain unchanged.
It is an offence to 'cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy hedgerows on uncultivated land during the nesting season from 1 March to 31 August, subject to certain exceptions'. For more information, click here. To read the Heritage Bill 2016, as passed by Dáil Éireann on July 5th 2018, click here. To read the Heritage Act 2018, click here.
To contact your local wildlife ranger, click here for contact details. To read the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, click here.
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Please DO NOT send any live, dead or skeletal remains of any creature whatsoever to Mooney Goes Wild. If you find an injured animal or bird, please contact the National Parks & Wildlife Service on 1890 20 20 21, or BirdWatch Ireland, on 01 281-9878, or visit www.irishwildlifematters.ie
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People in Harborough are among the happiest in England, according to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics.
Three of the areas - their happiness, life satisfaction and sense of the things they do in life being worthwhile - are ranked on a scale from zero to 10 with 10being the highest.
The average happiness score for respondents in Harborough was 7.82, one of the highest scores in England.
Overall, 83% of people in Harborough ranked their happiness between seven and ten, meaning either high or very high, compared to 75.4% in the UK.
People in Harborough have also been reporting higher levels of happiness as the years go by.
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Father, we pray and confess Your Word over the Body of Christ. We pray that Your people be filled with the full, deep and clear knowledge of Your will in all spiritual things. We pray they live and conduct themselves in a manner worthy of You, Lord, fully pleasing to You and desiring to please You in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of You, with fuller, deeper and clearer insight.
We pray that the Body of Christ will be invigorated and strengthened with all power, according to the might of Your glory, to exercise every kind of endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to You, Father, Who has qualified and made them fit to share the portion that is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the light. You, Father, have delivered and drawn them to Yourself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and have transferred them into the Kingdom of the Son of Your love, in Whom they have their redemption through His blood, which means the remission of their sins.
Father, You delight at the sight of the Body of Christ, standing shoulder to shoulder in such orderly array and the firmness and the solid front and steadfastness of their faith in Christ, leaning on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness. They walk — regulate their lives and conduct themselves — in union with and conformity to Him, having the roots of their being firmly and deeply planted in Him, being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith.
Your people, Father, clothe themselves as Your own picked representatives — Your chosen ones, who are purified and holy and well-beloved by You — by putting on behavior marked by tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, gentle ways and patience. They have the power to endure whatever comes with good temper. They are gentle and forbearing with each other; and, if they have a grievance or complaint against another, readily pardon each other. As You, Lord, have freely forgiven them, so do they also forgive.
Your people put on love and enfold themselves with the bond of perfectness, which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony. They let the peace from Jesus act as umpire continually in their hearts — deciding and settling with all finality all the questions that arise in their minds — in that peaceful state to which they are called. They are thankful, appreciative, giving praise to You always.
The Body of Christ lets the Word spoken by Christ, the Messiah, have its home in their hearts and minds. It dwells in them in all richness as they teach, admonish and train each other in all insight, intelligence and wisdom in spiritual songs, making melody to You, Father, with Your grace in their hearts.
And whatever they do in word or deed, they do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in dependence upon His person, giving praise to You, Father, through Him!
If you would like to continue to pray on this topic, Germaine suggests that you pray the Prayers for the God's People, Ministers, and Ministries to be found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.
Thank you and GOD BLESS, I am truly BLESSED and Undeservedly a member of the Body of CHRIST chosen and picked from the beginning by our Savior and LORD JESUS CHRIST, GOD ALMIGHTY and the HOLY GHOST, and I was looking for a prayer for the Saints in my daily 24/7 prayer life…Thank you and GOD BLESS…Steven.


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Christopher James Alexander (24 March 1887 – 5 October 1917) was an English ornithologist. He was the son of Joseph Gundry Alexander and the brother of ornithologists Wilfred Backhouse Alexander and Horace Gundry Alexander.

Early life

Alexander was born on 24 March 1887 in Croydon, England, and was educated at Bootham School, York and the South Eastern Agricultural College, Wye. He gained a BSc in Agriculture in 1908 from the college and remained there as staff for the next year. In 1909, after devoting some time to mycological work in England, Alexander left for Rome to take up a post as redacteur at the International Institute of Agriculture, where he stayed until 1916.

From an early age, Alexander showed a love of  natural history which continued up until his death. Whilst he was at school he kept detailed notes of observations on birds, plants, and insects. He continued these daily notes after he left school and indeed for the rest of his life. He observed the song of birds, the first blossoming of flowers, appearance of certain insects, and appearance, increase, decrease, departure and passage of migrants – until the day of his death.

Ornithology

Alexander made very detailed observations of bird-distribution and migration, first in Kent and other parts of England, and then in Rome. Even at war in Flanders, he still made detailed records; observing the birds throughout autumn and winter and in The Somme in July.

In 1916, Alexander came back to England from Rome so that he could serve in the army. He enlisted as a Private and joined the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) on 29 February 1916 before transferring to The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) after the Battle of the Somme. During his training he was based mainly in Dover, but in June of that year, he was sent to France. There, fighting at the Somme, Alexander was able to alleviate his grim surroundings somewhat by looking and listening to birds. He was often rewarded by the sight of a green sandpiper in a flooded trench or a great grey shrike on the battlefield

One night in 1917, while on sentry duty, Alexander broke his leg. The injury was assumed to be just a sprain and was not properly treated for more than two weeks. He was then sent back to Britain, and spent his convalescence in Monmouthshire, Wales. After more training until his leg was fully healed, Alexander was sent back to France. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Broodseinde on 4 October 1917 and died the following day. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, located on the Ypres Salient in Belgium.

Character

Alexander was a kind, shy, unassuming man, for whom "social intercourse with any but very simple, unassuming, frank people, or to those who shared his interests, was a torment to him." It was typical of him that it was only after he died that his family learnt that in one of the battles in which he took part he had captured a German prisoner and shared his last biscuit and water with him.

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The world-class New Zealand Symphony Orchestra delights thousands of music lovers each year with its concert performances, CDs and recordings of movie soundtracks. Formed in 1946, 2017 marks the NZSO's 70th year as the country's full size, full-time professional orchestra and it continues to enjoy a gold standard reputation for excellence both at home and overseas.
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Interflora representatives attended the Sponsors' Symposium at the Auckland Town Hall in October where Interflora flowers adorned the dining tables set on the stage at this special event.
As a sponsor, we have the opportunity to support a specific player from the orchestra. Sponsoring a musician allows us to play a central role in safeguarding the future of the art form in New Zealand.
We are thrilled to support Malavika Gopal who plays in the 1st Violins Section. Here she is with a beautiful Interflora bouquet!


Thursday: After a few more wrinkles and surprises the installation team completed their work, trained the system operators (two of the three are women who cook for the orphans). Thursday evening our work was done and the first six bottles of water were sealed and we had a celebration with the kids and staff to dedicate the system.
The impact of clean water will be felt immediately as the Shadow project has missionary teams that stay on site as we did. Eighteen weeks a year they have missionaries there. Following Agua Viva was a Medical team. Clean bottled water will be available to the visiting teams (we supplied them with 100 five gallon bottles). They will save on the expense and time of having to buy water from a vendor and trucking it in. Next they will begin to provide the children, kitchen, staff, nursery and health clinic with clean drinking water. Until now the children had been using stagnate clay filters that produced water we could not drink.
The next thing that will happen is that the widows in the nearby town of Monjas will get clean water. A priority of Agua Viva is to help widows and orphans so that they have access. The water will provide employment for some of those girls and provide a revenue source for the orphanage so they can sustain the operation. The town folks will be able to buy it easier. Clean water is a luxury and the companies that sell it truck it in from distances. If you are struggling to feed your family you would like to have clean water, but food will win the budget every time. Water will now be more readily available. There will still be a cost to cover bottling and distribution but it will allow the poor to have access. Deposits for the bottles are needed so they don't deplete their supply and can buy more.
The impact of our work and the investment of donors should pay dividends for years to come.
Remember Most? I will remember many things about the orphanage, but I will never forget bringing groceries to four families in town. The man with one hand and no shoes who stood tending the cook fire in the dark with his wife and two small kids inside their 10 x 10 lean-to structure. They explained that they were there legally because the owner let them stay to keep the property from being vandalized. I wish I had given him my shoes and that I had a 5 gallon bottle of water to leave for them (the system was not complete at the time), however we were able to leave them a bounty of food just has we did for three families earlier that evening.
This is the sixth installation in Guatemala by Agua Viva International, an organization that is run totally by volunteers. It was a good use of my vacation and God blessed our work.


DURHAM, N.H. –New Hampshire's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, a program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), was recently awarded a $20 million federal grant to develop innovative approaches for the manufacturing of biomaterials, such as those used in implants and tissue engineering, which hold the potential to save lives and improve overall quality of life for patients.
New Hampshire's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NH EPSCoR), a program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), was recently awarded a $20 million federal grant to develop innovative approaches for the manufacturing of biomaterials, such as those used in implants and tissue engineering. The grant will fund a five-year project, called NH BioMade, to support the rapidly growing New Hampshire biomaterials industry through academic-industrial research partnerships and workforce development.
The grant will fund a five-year project, called NH BioMade, to support the rapidly growing New Hampshire biomaterials industry through academic-industrial research partnerships and workforce development. NH BioMade will work closely with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester, NH and other partners to accelerate the advancement in biomaterials design and manufacturing.
"Building on ARMI and the tax breaks and loan forgiveness we now offer for people employed in the area of regenerative manufacturing, this project is another step forward in our work to keep the best and brightest young people in the state to build the skilled workforce and conduct the research that our businesses need and ensure our state's economy continues to thrive and grow," said New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.
NH EPSCoR is governed by leaders from New Hampshire business and industry, legislative and executive branches of state government, philanthropy, the public sector, and higher education. In October 2016, NH EPSCoR released the NH University Research and Industry Plan, which provides insights based on data-driven evidence of our state's innovation strengths and suggested strategies to capitalize on opportunities. NH BioMade is a direct result of the strategies for economic development outlined in the plan.
NH BioMade will build on the state's research capacity by investing in a shared, core facility for high-performance computing, advanced manufacturing, and state-of-the-art biomaterials characterization; statewide education and workforce training initiatives; and 11 new faculty members across three institutions.
The NH BioMade Industry and State Partnerships Advisory Board is comprised of representatives from various NH businesses in the biotech sector; University of New Hampshire (UNH), Dartmouth College, and the Community College System of NH (CCSNH); and organizations including the NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NH Tech Alliance, and the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA).
Brad Kinsey, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and interim director of the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, will serve as the principle investigator and will lead a team of scientists and engineers at UNH and Dartmouth to develop the novel biomaterials. Education and workforce training efforts will be led by the Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education at UNH, in partnership with the CCSNH, Keene State College, and UNH Manchester.
"NH EPSCoR is proud to lead this statewide effort that brings together scientists, engineers, educators and businesses to work together to make New Hampshire a hub for biomaterials research, development and manufacturing," said Nisbet.


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Your website is a sitting duck.
Feb 22,2019 Leave a Reply ADA, Website Accessibility, Website Design ADA, WCAG 2.0, website accessibility, Website Design
Woman sues 175 business owners over websites (We can help you avoid this.)
By: Shannon Behnken
TAMPA (WLFA) – The disabled plaintiffs call themselves activists working to improve society for the disabled, one lawsuit at a time.
Critics call it "legal extortion," now targeting small business owners who feel they are "sitting ducks" for ADA lawsuits regarding their websites that are not accessible to some with disabilities.
Last year, there were 2,285 ADA website lawsuits filed in federal courts across the nation, an increase of a 181 percent from 2017, according to website accessibility company UsableNet. The majority of lawsuits originate in Florida and New York.
"The attorneys are telling us, 'You can't fight this. There's nothing you can do, just write them a check,'" said Ben Tundis, owner of Island Comfort Footwear in the Westfield Countryside Mall in Clearwater.
Tundis is one of 175 business owners sued by Emily Fuller, of Broward County, a visually-impaired woman holding businesses accountable if they have websites that are not ADA compliant. Fuller, in her lawsuit filed Jan. 4, claims that she was not able to use the recently launched website of Tundis' shoe store.
Fuller uses a screen reader to use the Internet and claims the shoe store's website lacked coding that would communicate with her software. This excluded her from shopping on the website, which is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the lawsuit.
Lawsuits like this one are being filed by the stackful, typically by one plaintiff working with a handful of lawyers who are gaining notoriety for these types of cases.
South Florida attorneys Pelayo Duran and Roderick Hannah represent Fuller. Duran tells 8 On Your Side's Better Call Behnken that clients like Fuller are providing a needed service for society to ensure that websites are ADA compliant and accessible to all.
"It's a very good thing for society that plaintiffs like Ms. Fuller are providing," Duran said. "I want to make sure you understand that it's not about attacking small businesses."
Fuller has gone after big names, such as Sephora, Helzberg Diamonds, The Home Depot and Chick-fil-A, claiming their websites are not ADA compliant. Some of her recent cases are against the Clearwater shoe store, an activewear boutique in Orlando called Sassy Pants and Tampa Sportservice Inc, the company that runs a store that sells Tampa Bay Lightning apparel inside Amalie Arena.
In most cases, private businesses can't be sued for damages, under the ADA, says Anastasia Protopapadakis, an ADA defense attorney with the Miami firm Gray-Robinson. Businesses are sued for attorney fees and compliance. Businesses who agree to settlements or lose their cases must pay attorney fees and agree to become ADA compliant within a set amount of time, she said.Some legal experts, and even some advocates for the disabled say plaintiff lawyers are taking advantage of businesses that don't realize they are doing anything wrong. Instead of reaching out to the businesses and asking for compliance, they sue.
Protopapadakis calls these lawsuits, "corporate extortion" and urges business owners to take a serious look at their websites and make sure that a person with visual or hearing disabilities can use their site.
She said most businesses faced with this type of lawsuit settle the case for attorney fees and compliance. That's because that is cheaper than litigation.
Experts say these lawsuits are typically settled for between a couple of thousand dollars and $20,000 but could cost much more if defendants chose to fight in court. Spearhead Multimedia can help you avoid this for usually under $1000.
"Any case appealed to the 11th Circuit has not gone the defendants' way," Protopapadakis said.
Protopapadakis said while plaintiffs don't receive money for damages, some do receive money in exchange for keeping settlement details confidential.
Further frustrating businesses, there are no federal regulations to give businesses a checklist of what they must do to make their websites ADA accessible. The ADA was established in 1990, before websites like we have today. One thing is clear, though, courts have ruled that most websites must be accessible under the ADA.
While there are no clear regulations pertaining to websites in the ADA, courts have recognized web accessibility standards called Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG), created by an international consortium of volunteers.
Some of the requirements:
Content must be coded for audio translation by screen-reader software.
There must be on-screen captions in videos for screen-reader software to read to the blind and descriptions for the deaf.
Sites must include accessible drop-down menus for those who use a keyboard as an alternative to a mouse.
These are requirements that every website should have under the ADA, said Chris Danielsen, of the National Federation of the Blind.
Danielsen, who is blind, said he uses screen-reader software every day to access the Internet and runs into problems on a regular basis because websites lack the appropriate coding.
However, he said mass lawsuits, especially those filed by one plaintiff with an attorney, concern him. He said negotiation and education should come first. He also feels that settlements should not be confidential, so the public knows the terms and knows the plan for accessibility for each site.
"Rather than spraying businesses with a firehose of litigation, a much more thoughtful and transparent approach would be a better form of advocacy," Danielsen said.
Danielsen recommends business owners make sure their website developers know how to make your website compatible. There are several companies that specialize in website compatibility. The National Federation of the Blind has resources on its website to help businesses. Locally, the Lighthouse for the Blind can review websites and offer guidance.
So, who must be accessible? That depends on where the business is located. In the 11th Judicial Circuit, which includes Florida, websites that are connected to a physical store must be accessible to those who are visually and hearing impaired.
Accessibility can get costly, depending on what type of website you have, and whether you do it when you first develop the website or later, said Teresa Huber, president of Get ADA Accessible, which focuses on website accessibility. We can make your site accessible to those with disabilities for less than you think. Visit our Website Accessibility Facebook page for more details.
She said a simple, 10-page website would cost about $1,600 for a firm like hers to audit and identify accessibility issues. The cost of fixing the website would depend on deficiencies, she said. Spearhead Multimedia uses a different approach for less than $100, usually around $500. Get your estimate today.
One small business recently sued by Emily Fuller is Sassy Pants Active Wear Boutique in Orlando. Owner Donna Anthony says she hasn't been served the lawsuit yet, but she is concerned.
"I never in my wildest dreams thought a website would have to have accommodations," Anthony said. "My builder knew about ADA compliance for my physical location. My web developer did not." At Spearhead Multimedia, we're on the forefront of WCAG 2.1 AA and will help you make your website accessible to those with disabilities. Contact us today, it's less expensive than you think.
Is Your Website ADA Compliant?
Jan 18,2018 1 Comment on Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Website Design ADA, Compliance, Section 508, WCAG 2.0, Website Design
Are you aware of the regulations regarding section 508 of the American Disabilities Act and the impact it has on your business website?
Poorly designed websites can create unnecessary barriers for people with disabilities, just as poorly designed buildings prevent some people with disabilities from entering. Access problems often occur because website designers mistakenly assume that everyone sees and accesses a webpage in the same way. This mistaken assumption can frustrate assistive technologies and their users. Accessible website design recognizes these differences and does not require people to see, hear, or use a standard mouse in order to access the information and services provided.
The start of a website lawsuit trend?
Winn-Dixie recently faced, and lost an ADA compliance lawsuit for its website, and it made for some pretty sensational headlines. Website accessibility is a hot topic right now, so every case that goes wrong for someone is bound to result in some pretty fanatical headlines. But should you actually be worried? In short — maybe.
So let's try and make ADA compliance, who needs to be worried, and what you can do about it as simple to understand as possible. Full disclosure — I am not your lawyer, and nothing in here is legal advice.
What Does ADA Compliance Mean?
ADA is short for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which became law in 1990. It prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. The ADA, at least for Title III (private sector businesses), only applies to companies that employ 15 or more persons.
In January 2018, some new federal regulations will take effect. All federal institutions' websites must meet AA compliance on all items in WCAG 2.0 by this time. We'll get into what that means a little later.
Why Is ADA Compliance Suddenly a Bigger Deal?
Legal precedent is changing, and ADA compliance related lawsuits are becoming more successful, and the courts are seeing more of them as a result. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act pertains to private sector businesses. Lately, those protections are more frequently expanding into digital territory as web and mobile applications become more necessary in our day-to-day lives.
Who Needs To Be Compliant?
The general consensus right now is that any business considered a "public accommodation" should have an ADA compliant web presence.
"Public accommodation" could apply to most things depending on who is making the interpretation. Generally, however, this would refer to B2C, retail, or any business the general public should be able to use, understand and access easily.
The judgment against Winn-Dixie was determined after the courts felt that the website was too heavily integrated with the physical store presence. This could have been prompted by things like placing their weekly ad on the website.
What Do I Need To Do To Be Compliant?
Why that's simple, just follow all 61 guidelines laid out in WCAG 2.0 to either AA or AAA level!
Sound scary? It's not as bad as it seems. Your site probably already meets many of these rules and will not take a web developer very long to bring it up to par. However, there are some items that are much more difficult to fix, depending on the situation.
Text must meet a minimum contrast ratio against the background, which can significantly impact your design.
Your site must be fully navigable via keyboard only. This usually includes things like skip navigation buttons and can involve manually setting a tabindex everywhere.
Your site should be navigable with screen reader software. This can be difficult to test and can involve some arduous fixes similar to what is necessary for keyboard navigation.
Your site must handle text scaling up to 200% without causing horizontal scrolling or content-breaking layout issues. Once again, this may be more difficult to fix in some complex designs.
How Do I Check All Of This?
A variety of software can be used to test for ADA compliance.
WAVE is a good start, but can produce a lot of false positives, particularly for contrast ratio issues.
Lighthouse from Google Developers can help generate a report on potential issues.
Manual testing for contrast ratio using this calculator.
Manual testing with screen reader software
Manual testing with keyboard only navigation
Job Access With Speech (JAWS) is the most popular screen reader used by the blind. You can download a free trial for testing.
The automated tools will catch a lot of the simple issues, but manual testing is often still going to be required for nearly all websites if you want to ensure you are meeting requirements.
Hopefully, this sheds a little light on the situation and what it means for your business. Or, if you're a web developer, how to be proactive to help your clients.
(Excerpted from Hackernoon)


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