Junior Achievement in Saint Patrick Loreto School Bray

Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.

Okay : I did it, and have to admit, this was excellent!
The program is easy to follow, you need some preparation to ease the delivery and as you can see the video the class loved it too!

I was with Miss. Barbara Dowling and the 25 girls in the class for 5 sessions to give more detail about the way a community is working.
As I was giving the classes, I could see they famous Haka, and a lot of songs where sang just for the occasion.

it was was 5 weeks of real refreshment, thanks again for this good moments!

Last rodas for Giraffa in Ireland

Quick snaps of the good vibe created by “Nacao Zumbi Angola roda grupo Capoeira” last Saturday, in the lantern centre, Dublin.
Let me describe it in few pictures:


(the difference with me and a real photograph comes when the hardware work when needed: I only blame myself)
Oh yeah, part of the show was animated by the group Centro Cultural Capoeira Água de Beber (CECAB) Graduado Mamão (Fantastic Berimbau player) you can contact him or Beleza if you need some Self defense or Jujitsu courses.

    Before I forget, here are the details of the 2 groups:

Nação Zumbí Logo
Nação Zumbi Dublin

    Escola de Capoeira Angola OR School of Capoeira Angola
    http://www.capoeiradublin.com/

    Daniele
    general email: dublin@nacao-zumbi.com
    tel: +353 (0)862 652642

    CECAB
    Centro Cultural Capoeira Água de Beber Ireland – Graduado Mamão
    http://capoeira-cecab.eu/
    Teacher:
    Graduado MamãoAfricana e Capoeira
    Francisco De Assis Abreu Souto
    phone: (+353)871238813, (+353)862649163
    e-mail: mamaozinhocapoeira@hotmail.com

    Information and Administration:
    Estagiária Beleza
    Matilda Hluskova
    (+353)862630737
    e-mail: cecab.ireland@gmail.com, matilda.hluskova@gmail.com

Mundo Capoeira Ireland: Batizado 2011

Less than 9 min of video from this excellent weekend full of sport, and emotion.I hope you will like it:

Video contains:
- some sample of the Saturday’s workshop
- the belt upgrade to orange and orange blue
- the annoucement of Mestre Sansao
- and more …

The Irish Parachue Club Progression Table


This article details the minimum required to progress through the STATIC LINE JUMPS course.
I personnaly like it because every jump is an occasion to experiment a new challenge.
More details on the IPC web page.

STAGE 1

2 X Stable Static line Descents (Video)
3 X Dummy Ripcord Pulls (Video)

Test for Packing Certificate, wich includes an ability on the part of teh student to carry out a pre-jump check on a set of equipement, must be passed before progressing to freefall.

1 X 3 Second freefall delay (see note)
1 X 5 Second freefall delay (Video)
1 X 10 Second freefall delay
1 X 15 Second freefall delay
1 X 15 Second freefall delay using altimeter
1 X 20 Second freefall delay
1 X 20 Second freefall delay with unstable exit (video)

Having Successfully completed this jump, student may use equipment fitted with throaway pilot chute. The briefing for a new deployment procedure must include a minimum of 15 minuutes cutaway drill in a suspended harness.
MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDE FOR STAGE ON JUMPS IS 3000 FEET

STAGE 2

1 X 20 second freefall delay with dive exit. Aerial work to include locating and touching cutaway and reserve ripcord handle respectively during freefall.
1 X 20 second delay with Right 360 degrees turn
1 X 20 second delay with Left 360 degrees turn
1 X 20 second delay with Alternate turns
1 X 20 second delay with backloop, opening altitude to be 2500 feet

MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDE FOR STAGE TWO IS 3000 FEET,
WITH EXCEPTION OF THE LAST JUMP IN STAGE TWO,
WHEN THE OPENING ALTITUDE WILL BE 2500 FEET.

STAGE 3

1 X 30 second delay with Track
1 X 30 second delay with ‘S’ Track
1 X 30 second delay with Wave-off and Max. Track
1 X 30 second delay, Half series, Wave-off and Max. Track
1 x Exit and deployment from 2500 feet

MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDE ON STAGE THREE JUMPS IS 2500 FEET

NOTE:
The Briefing for freefall must be rigorus and include the following:
1. Adequate explaination of the deployment sequence for operating main parachute
2. Explainations of additionnal malfunctions that can occur on freefal equipment and how to deal with each.
3. A minimum of 15 minutes cutaway drill in suspended harness.

ALL BRIEFING DURONG THE STUDENT’S PROGRESSION MUST BE SIGNED OFF AS COMPLETED IN THE STUDENT’S LOGBOOK.

Hope this documentation helped you

Fota Wildlife Park

C’est depuis le county de Cork que reporte je cet apercu de Fota Wildlife Park.
Impression positive en general si l’on accepte les choses suivantes:
- le prix et le fait de tout payer
- le fast food du fond avec les mec qui nettoient TOUT avec le meme chiffon :D

Fota Wildlife Park 2010

Pour tout info sur le parc:
http://www.fotawildlife.ie/