You are invited to participate in the A&D Annual 18 Graduate Exhibition!
Is this your year to be part of the widely anticipated and unmissable A&D ANNUAL Graduate Exhibition?
A highlight on Sydney's cultural calendar, the A&D ANNUAL launches the next generation of artists, designers, makers and digital media creators.
Bring your friends and family to the opening night launch party with thousands of UNSW Art & Design peers, alumni, industry members, and supporters.
To participate you must register online. Registrations open August 20.
As the largest national showcase of graduate contemporary art, design and media arts, the A&D ANNUAL features new work from up to 200 creative practitioners. The exhibition features work across a range of disciplines, including animation, film, photography, sound, digital media and graphic design, as well as painting, sculpture, object design, printmaking, textiles, spatial design, ceramics, and jewellery.
The A&D ANNUAL 18 will be displayed in various locations across UNSW Art & Design's Paddington campus. Exhibition spaces include UNSW Galleries, Kudos Gallery, ADSpace, the Black Box, the Interactive Media Lab, the Makerspace Virtual Reality Lab, the Lecture Theatre and the Art & Design campus courtyard.
All students graduating from UNSW Art & Design coursework programs are invited to participate. This encompasses all Single-Award and Dual-Award undergraduate programs, as well as the Master of Art, Master of Design, and Master of PR & Advertising/Master of Design postgraduate programs.
For students enrolled in postgraduate programs, you may exhibit if you will complete all core courses, including studio project and capstone courses, in 2018.
To participate in the A&D ANNUAL 18, please ensure you complete the online registration form linked below. Registration is a key step in capturing content for the online catalogue, the exhibition wall labels and to understand your installation requirements. If you are confused about what is required in this form, please ask your Cluster Leader for clarification during class, or contact Catherine Woolley: c.woolley@unsw.edu.au.
The registration form will automatically close at Midnight, Tuesday 2 October. The form must be completed to strict deadline, as beyond this point coordinating the exhibition becomes almost impossible.
The space allocation, layout and installation of works in this year's A&D ANNUAL will be determined by Cluster Groups or Capstone/Project Groups. In consultation with Cluster Leaders, Masters Convenors and UNSW Galleries staff, a space will be allocated to your group. This exact space will not be confirmed until after registrations close on October 2.
Due to the large exhibiting cohort this year, space will be limited. We highly recommend that you discuss your submissions with your Cluster Leader or Masters Convenors as they will assist in streamlining your installation to work in the space available. They will also be advising you on selecting your best work to exhibit and how it should be displayed to ensure you have considered your installation thoughtfully and will be presenting a professional exhibition.
Please note, UNSW Galleries staff will mainly be assisting with installation on a technical level, though reserve the right to make curatorial decisions about works in the exhibition as required.
AV resources will be drawn from UNSW Galleries, the Resource Centre and the Computing Services Unit (CSU). Once we have captured your requirements via the Registration Form, we will let you know where you should book your equipment from. These resources will be available for booking four weeks out from the start of the installation period. AV equipment will be allocated on a 'first-in-best-dressed' basis. If resources are limited and there is not enough to go around, you may need to source your own equipment.
You will have a two-day period to remove your work from the exhibition spaces. There are no exceptions.
It is very important that works are removed punctually. UNSW Galleries does not have storage space available, and following the ANNUAL we will be installing a large exhibition opening in early January.
Artworks that haven't been removed by 5pm, Tuesday 11 December will be disposed of. All borrowed equipment will be your responsibility to return.
If you have any questions or require further information regarding the A&D ANNUAL 18, please direct these queries to your individual Cluster Leaders who will be your main point of contact throughout the lead-up to this exhibition. If you completed your studies mid-year or are exiting without Honours and do not have a current Cluster Leader, please direct your questions to Sam Spurr: s.spurr@unsw.edu.au.
If you are in a postgraduate degree, please liaise with your Capstone or Studio Project Convenors. For Master of Art students, your contact is Ian Howard. For Master of Design students, your contact is Stephen Loo. Please note that if you anticipate you will need specialised or complex install requirements (i.e. AV heavy, WHS risk etc.), you must directly contact UNSW Galleries staff well before the installation period, as well as dialogue with your Cluster Leaders in order to achieve your vision. A thorough list of contacts appears below.


Everyone loves T Shirts, especially those that let the world know who you are and where you've been. Our personalized men's and women's tees make great bridal party gifts and are the ideal way to honor friends and family who've made your day – and the days before your wedding – very special. Choose from a wide variety of patterns, some elegant and others whimsical. There's one for every personality! Women's tank tops available, too.


ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Ed. note: William Olenick has been active in Republicans Abroad in Switzerland, where he is a longtime resident. He sent the following email letter to friends 28 January; we reprint it in full as part of our coverage of the ongoing problems for US citizens in Switzerland.
As per the directive in the email/article, I am reproducing this extraordinary letter on this blog at the bottom of this post. A special thanks to Mr. Olenick for sharing his views.
This entry was posted in Citizenship-based taxation, FATCA, Land of the free, U.S. tax issues and tagged Republicans Abroad, William Olenick on January 29, 2013 by renounceuscitizenship.


Using WaterTrax Mobile, you can collect field sample results using any mobile device in the field. By capturing data directly from the field, eliminating errors.
How much time do you or your team spend performing duplicate data entry?
Do you collect sample results in the field using pen and paper, followed by enter the results into a database manually, only to find out that you have an exceedance or missed a sample? Resampling may be required if results are in doubt after the initial result was recorded.
The WaterTrax Mobile app has been designed to collect data on a mobile device at the source!
If you are searching for solutions to help to improve efficiency for utilities by eliminating redundant and manual data entry and reporting processes, WaterTrax Mobile is that solution.
With WaterTrax Mobile, once data is entered in the field using any mobile device, the data is synced and available in the WaterTrax database. Alerts are triggered through the app if the sample result has any issues, letting those in the field and back in the office know in real-time if there are potentially any water quality issues.
Get Accurate Data the first time with WaterTrax Mobile!
WaterTrax Mobile eliminates transcription errors with single data entry. WaterTrax continues to protect data integrity with automatic data verification and alerting, eliminating manual data reviews.
Reduce the cost of data entry!
With WaterTrax Mobile eliminating double entry of data, your staff are able to save resources and time and eliminate costly transcription errors. Clients have reported that they save hours per week, per plant in data entry and have increased the productivity of staff and reduced redundant admin costs.
Our clients have seen great return on their investment on their decision to incorporate WaterTrax Mobile.
One client reported that they spent an extra 15 minutes/day at one of their plants to double record data collected during daily operator rounds. At a second plant, they spent an extra 30 minutes/week to double record data.
Total time spent per year entering data twice = 117 hours per year!
With the average cost of labor at a utility being $48/per hour - WaterTrax Mobile brings them an annual savings of over $5,600 per year.
Contact us to see if WaterTrax Mobile is the solution for you! Want to see more? Watch this webinar recording to WaterTrax Mobile in action.
Interested in learning more? Contact our sales team to schedule a product demonstration.


Most discussions about SEPA are no longer about compliance but instead about how to achieve process efficiencies and process improvements. Have a read of SEPA compliance, Tick. What next…? for some general information about what to consider now that SEPA compliant processes have been implemented. This post will focus on one specific area – corporate to bank connectivity. There are a variety of bank connectivity options out there, this post will firstly define bank connectivity, highlight some of the available options and finally outline 10 questions to ask yourself before you do anything else!
As part of the SEPA project corporates, and indeed small and medium sized businesses, converted the legacy file format into a SEPA compliant XML format – i.e. a PAIN.001.001.03 for SEPA Credit Transfers and a PAIN.008.001.02 for SEPA Direct Debits. So as part of the SEPA project we changed what we are now sending to the banks (i.e. the format), but we have kept in place how we send the file to the bank. The means by which a bank and corporate communicate, send and receive data, with one another is bank connectivity. To take it further bank connectivity is more than just the method by which corporates and banks connect with one another, it also considers the data formats being exchanged and the controls, security and integrity of the overall end to end process.
Bank Connectivity – 10 Questions You Need to Ask….
In which countries / locations are you currently connecting with a bank?
Which banks are you currently connecting with?
Which source systems (ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning, TMS – Treasury Management System, in house) are being used?
What formats are currently being exchanged – corporate to bank and bank to corporate?
What is the volume, urgency and frequency of the payments / direct debits?
Are all existing bank connectivity processes known and documented?
What system/process controls and security procedures do you currently have in place?
Which teams support and maintain your existing bank connectivity processes?
What are your current back up / disaster recovery procedures?
In an ideal world, what would your bank connectivity set up and process look like?
As you can see the focus for these questions is to understand your existing environment, once you know this you can start to question and challenge your existing set up. For example, can you centralise the payment sending process, perhaps to a shared service centre? Are there opportunities to rationalise the number of banking relationships, or at least reduce the number of banks to whom you are sending payment / direct debit files? Can you reduce / centralise the system(s) from which you run the payment process?…. The objective is to understand your current state as a way to start defining your future state. Implementing a corporate bank connectivity strategy can help to significantly simplify, standardise and centralise your existing bank related processes. There is no single corporate to bank connectivity solution, each corporate requires a different solution based on their specific requirements. The above questions should help guide the solution that works best for you.
Please TWEET or share this post via LinkedIn- Thank You…!!
That's my top 10, do you agree with these questions? Which of your top 10 questions have I missed? Let me know below….
Pingback: Is the SWIFT 2020 Strategy Good Enough?
Pingback: What The Heck Is A Payment Hub..?


(a) A hospital shall submit annually to the State Department of Health a schedule detailing those amounts that it is required to fund in the reserve escrow account.
(b) The reserve escrow account shall be opened in a Federally insured commercial bank that agrees to the uniform custodial agreement of the State Department of Health.
(c) From the financial occupancy date, a hospital shall deposit monthly in a reserve escrow account one-twelfth of its annual required funding.
(d) A hospital shall establish a separate mortgage repayment escrow count and make deposits and withdrawals into and from the account as required by the mortgage and the mortgagee.
(e) A hospital shall invest excess funds in the reserve escrow account in a manner specifically approved by the State Department of Health. Copies of the records of all transactions shall be promptly submitted to the State Department of Health.
(f) The deposited reserves for replacements shall be available to provide purchase money for necessary material replacements of furnishings and/or equipment and major repairs of construction and equipment.
(g) To obtain the disbursement of reserve escrow account funds, other than in the case of imminent peril, a hospital shall submit in advance to the State Department of Health such documentation as may be necessary for its approval.


The Olde Coloma Theatre is casting for "Greetings from Christmas Town," or "The Search For the Ultimate Christmas Gift." Auditions are October 7 from 12:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
The show runs from November 24 – December 23.
They are are looking for children and adults, especially an older man to play Santa Claus. They are looking for kids who can sing and act. Please call Jonathan Archie @ (530) 642-0214 for questions or an appointment.


text:
New report: Climate change threatens important cultural landscapes
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, NC, 2011. Photo ® David Leavitt, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Cultural Landscape Foundation today unveiled Landslide, its annual thematic report about threatened and at-risk landscapes. The Landslide 2019: Living in Nature report highlights ten cultural landscapes throughout the nation that are threatened by flooding, wildfires, regional drought, and other effects of human-induced climate change. The ten sites demonstrate the wide array of effects from climate change and the scope of its impact on our natural and cultural resources. Ranging from small parcels to thousands of acres, the sites are also geographically and typologically diverse, comprising agrarian landscapes, living communities, and historical monuments and stretching from Hawai'i to the Heartland. The richly illustrated report includes an introduction by Jonathan B. Jarvis, the former director of the National Park Service and currently the executive director of the Institute for Parks, People and Biodiversity at the University of California, Berkeley. The report provides a history of each site, outlines the threats posed to them, and ways for people to get involved.
First issued in 2003, Landslide has highlighted more than 300 significant at-risk parks, gardens, horticultural features, working landscapes, and other places that collectively embody our shared landscape heritage. Landslide designations have resulted in advocacy that has saved numerous sites. Moreover, once a site is enrolled in the Landslide program, it is monitored by TCLF. In keeping with TCLF's prior thematic Landslide reports, each of the sites in Landslide 2019: Living in Nature was nominated by individuals or groups advocating for their stewardship.
"Climate change is a widely acknowledged threat to natural and ecological systems, but the dire potential impacts on irreplaceable cultural systems and historic resources need greater attention," said Charles A. Birnbaum, TCLF's President & CEO, "and it requires action, now."
"As you read through TCLF's annual Landslide and lament the loss of irreplaceable cultural and historical sites, get angry and then get busy. The planet needs you," wrote Jonathan B. Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service and currently executive director of the Institute for Parks, People and Biodiversity at the University of California, Berkeley.
Based on an ever-growing body of objective scientific data, there is overwhelming international consensus that the adverse effects of human-induced climate change are already upon us. Landslide 2019: Living in Nature highlights cultural landscapes throughout the nation that are threatened by the slow-motion crisis unfolding before our eyes. As dynamic, living, interconnected systems that have been shaped by the interaction between human activity and ecology, cultural landscapes defy the notion of a strict division between natural and cultural resources, holding the key to our long-term well-being and connecting us to the evidence of who we are, how we became so, and what we can achieve.
Now, many of our most cherished cultural landscapes are facing existential threats, as the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, wildfires, accelerated extinctions, and human displacement is chronicled in daily headlines. A landmark report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services warns that rates of species extinctions are accelerating and that "the health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever." Compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries, with input from another 310 contributing authors, the report is based on the systemic review of approximately 15,000 scientific and government sources. Moreover, NASA-funded research has discovered that the gradual thawing of the Arctic's permafrost could release trapped carbon dioxide, speeding up global warming and taking us past a series of tipping points that could render its effects irreversible.
The ten Landslide 2019: Living in Nature sites (here's a link to hi-res images for the Landslide sites):
Buckner Homestead Historic District, Stehekin, Washington
With a history dating back to 1889, the Buckner Homestead Historic District in North Cascades National Park comprises a complex cultural landscape intimately tied to the early pioneer settlements, mining booms, and apple industries of the Pacific Northwest. The cultural landscape is the setting of hayfields, pastures, and historic orchards of vintage apple varieties nourished by century-old irrigation techniques that have remained largely unchanged since William Buckner first cultivated the land in 1911. Yet this historic agrarian landscape is threatened by increased drought, flooding, erosion, and wildfires due to decreased summer precipitation and increased winter precipitation, as temperatures rise by a projected high of nearly five degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Established in 1937 and covering some 70 miles of unspoiled barrier islands along North Carolina's Atlantic Coast, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore—the nation's first national seashore—occupies a unique place in Native American, colonial, and maritime history, connecting events of great historical importance, from the first English settlement to the German U-boat attacks of World War II. But this thin strip of land that is also a vacationer's paradise is being consumed by rising waters and battered by storms of ever-growing intensity, placing in doubt the survival of the immense cultural and natural resources it contains.
Death Valley Scotty Historic District, Death Valley, California
Still standing today in Grapevine Canyon within the Death Valley Scotty Historic District are the elaborate Spanish-style villa and ranch that tell an intricate story of frontier romanticism, contrived riches, and real excess. The result of the unlikely friendship between legendary conman "Death Valley Scotty" and his millionaire backer Albert Johnson, the high-desert Shangri-La drew thousands of tourists and cemented a national legend. Constructed in the 1920s and now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the buildings and their arid setting were heavily damaged in 2015 by the strongest flash floods in recent memory. As efforts to repair the site and plan for its future continue, this historic desert landscape—at an elevation of 3,000 feet—is a reminder that the destructive effects of climate change are far from limited to low-lying coastal areas.
Easton's Point, Newport, Rhode Island
Set along the water's edge in the historic maritime town of Newport, Rhode Island, the Easton's Point neighborhood boasts one of the highest concentrations of Colonial-era homes in the United States. Located north of the harbor and fronting Narragansett Bay, the enclave of richly articulated eighteenth-century streetscapes is part of the Newport National Historic Landmark District, established in 1968. While the low-lying area and its unrivalled collection of historic structures have never been immune to the forces of nature, the frequent and severe flooding of recent decades has brought the neighborhood and its stewards to a crossroads, making Easton's Point emblematic of the challenges—and hard choices—that many culturally rich coastal areas will face in the wake of a changing climate.
Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island & Jamaica Bay, New York; Sandy Hook, New Jersey
One of the most visited national parks in the United States, the Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA) comprises nearly 27,000 acres of islands, ponds, marshes, and meadowlands that span from Sandy Hook in New Jersey to Jamaica Bay and Staten Island in New York City. Included among these rich wildlife habitats are a trove of historic sites and recreational areas that together represent a unique collection of natural and cultural resources serving one of the most urbanized areas of the country. The future of the GNRA's myriad resources depends upon the park's already fragile ecosystems, which are increasingly susceptible to the effects of a changing climate.
Giant Sequoia Range, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Giant sequoia have existed as a species since the time of the dinosaurs and are some of the oldest and largest living things on Earth. The trees can live to be thousands of years old, with the largest of them approaching 30 feet in width. The Giant Sequoia Range comprises 73 isolated groves that cover approximately 48,000 acres in California's central and southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. With their thick bark and elevated canopies, the sequoia are the quintessential fire-adapted species, but the groves now face a dramatic threat linked to our warming planet, as three severe wildfires have burned through hundreds of acres of groves in the last five years alone.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and Blackwater National Wildlife Reserve, Dorchester County, Maryland
Located within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument commemorates the site of the clandestine efforts of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Born into slavery, Tubman eventually escaped bondage only to return nineteen times to free her family and friends, going on to become the first woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War. Although President Barack Obama established the monument in 2013 "for the benefit of present and future generations," the coastal landscape that bears witness to Tubman's story is threatened by rising waters and subsidence, with the refuge having lost some 5,000 acres of wetlands since 1938.
Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, Ohio
One of the largest botanical gardens in the United States, the Holden Arboretum opened to the public in 1937. Located just a few miles from the banks of Lake Erie, this 3,500-acre ecological museum comprises a patchwork of old-growth forests, young post-agriculture forests, and wetlands combined with more than 200 acres of cultivated gardens showcasing an immense diversity of plants from around the region and the world. The increasingly evident results of climate change have begun to cause dramatic shifts in the arboretum's ecology, adversely affecting its natural areas and plant collections alike. In response to these challenges, the arboretum is acting as a laboratory to develop climate-hardy, disease-resistant species that will help create more resilient landscapes for a warming planet.
Isle de Jean Charles, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Characterized by barrier islands, ridges, forested wetlands, natural levees, and marshes, the Isle de Jean Charles, which lies in Louisiana's Mississippi Delta, became a sanctuary to Native Americans escaping slavery and the horrors of the infamous Trail of Tears (1830–1839). Descended from French settlers, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw community has kept their cultural lifeways alive for more than 170 years, engaging in subsistence living on their ancestral lands. But the arrival of the fossil fuel industry in the 1950s and the growing ferocity of storms in the wake of global warming have hastened the loss of one of the last Native American cultural landscapes in the region.
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Kawaihae, Hawai'i
Built between 1790 to 1791 by Kamehameha the Great on the northwestern coast of the island of Hawai'i, the Puʻukoholā Heiau temple symbolizes the birth of the modern Kingdom of Hawai'i and is now a national historic site. Constructed of lava rocks and consecrated with the sacrifice of a political rival, the temple precinct was meant to fulfill the fourth and final prophecy that would aid Kamehameha's rise to power. But today, rising tides, ocean acidification, and invasive species threaten to irreversibly alter the only historic landscape that is directly linked to the unification of the Hawaiian Islands.
Huge trove of mammoth skeletons found in Mexico
It's time to take down the Mona Lisa
Hundreds of bottles of liquor salvaged from WWI-era Baltic wreck
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art opens 'Print selections from the Milbank Collection'
Exhibition at Jeu de Paume presents a selection of 150 photographs by Peter Hujar
Music Museum forced to leave Zutphen
Every photo tells a story. His spoke volumes
TEFAF New York Fall 2019 closes to notable sales and successful collaborations
Pace Gallery opens the first exhibition in its Geneva gallery of works by Antoni Tàpies
Prada presents 'Rear Windows', an exhibition by Li Qing at Prada Rong Zhai in Shanghai
Marie Laforêt, French actress and singer, is dead at 80
Sotheby's to offer Audubon's iconic 'Birds of America' in special single lot auction for $6/8M this December
Offer Waterman Gallery announces debut New York exhibition recent paintings by Diarmuid Kelley
James Cohan announces the representation of Tuan Andrew Nguyen
Blind singer goes from streets to stardom in north Nigeria
West Africa's premier international art fair re-asserts itself as the choice destination in Nigeria
New drawings and sculptures by Tatiana Trouvé on view at Gagosian Beverly Hills
Jamea Richmond-Edwards explores Detroit's Fashion and style in 7 Mile Girls
Centro Pecci opens 'The Missing Planet: Visions and re-visions of Soviet Times'
At 88, Agnes Denes finally gets the retrospective she deserves
Elite Marvel comics #1 leads Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comic Art Auction
Museum of Arts and Design announces Indira Allegra as winner of 2019 Burke Prize
Ansel Adams and The American West: Photographs to benefit The Center for Creative Photography
Office Furniture: Tips to Choose Right Furniture For Your Company

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


One of the more surprising stories of 2016 was the Russian effort to shape the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. What surprised us most at ThreatConnect was not Russian APTs breaching the Democratic National Committee, but the efforts to "weaponise" that information through a campaign of strategic leaks. This stands in contrast to some of the biggest 2015 breach headlines like the Office of Personnel Management and Anthem BCBS, where the exfiltrated data has not publicly resurfaced. These breaches are a means to different ends: an active measures influence operation in the former and traditional espionage in the latter.
Analysis of the TV5Monde compromise revealed the station's networks were compromised by FANCY BEAR prior to the CyberCaliphate's claimed takeover of the TV station's digital presence. Moreover, our friends at FireEye assessed CyberCaliphate was being used as a cover for FANCY BEAR operations. At the time, the CyberCaliphate website used to publicise information related to the TV5Monde attack was hosted on an IP block that also hosted known FANCY BEAR infrastructure. CyberCaliphate's site also used the same name server and registrar as previously identified FANCY BEAR domains, further evidence of their atypical behavior and background.
Additionally, many of the leaks on CyberBerkut's site are intended to publicly denigrate individuals or organisations that have negatively affected Russia's public image or are otherwise involved with issues of geopolitical importance to Russia. We researched CyberBerkut's activity against Bellingcat and identified potential overlaps with FANCY BEAR targeting and spear phishing operations in our Belling the Bear post. CyberBerkut's targeting focus is consistent with Russian interests and the group claimed responsibility for operations targeting entities also targeted by FANCY BEAR. This suggests CyberBerkut's motivation and purpose are more consistent with a Russia-backed faketivist seeking to affect public opinion in Ukraine.
Anpoland jumped on our faketivism radar on August 12, 2016 when hackread.com reported files from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had been hacked and leaked by Anpoland, a group claiming to be an offshoot of Anonymous. Anpoland's Twitter account was established in April 2010, but remained largely inactive until July 2016 when they began posting leaked documents from the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. These posts were inconsistent with posts from the legitimate Anonymous Poland organisation.
Faketivists use similar slogans, imagery, and mantras compared to hacktivists. They also attempt to exploit the decentralised nature of hacktivist groups to explain away their lack of backstory and muddy the attribution debate. Hacktivists tend to come together to conduct an operation because they frequent the same hacker forums and communication channels, although the coalition of individual participants can vary from operation to operation. In addition to comradery, those forums also promote the diffusion of tactics, techniques, and procedures across different hacktivists.
The combination of social cause and decentralisation make faketivism attractive. However, they display distinct differences from real hacktivists in four pivotal areas – motivation, purpose, leadership, and behavior.
It's not enough to assume there are faketivists around every corner. We offer this framework to help identify differences between faketivists and the hacktivists they seek to imitate. This dynamic also has significant implications for cybersecurity professionals as the motivations, capabilities, and the goals of the two groups' operations vary significantly. An organisation that discovers that it has drawn the ire of a hacktivist because of perceived slights that contradict the hacktivist's ideals may have to deal with one-off opportunistic website defacements or denial of service operations. An organisation that is involved with a notable geopolitical issue and discovers it is dealing with a faketivist will instead have to deal with an APT's arsenal, capabilities, and persistence. Knowing and understanding the differences between these and other threat actor types can provide the necessary strategic intelligence that cybersecurity professionals can leverage when putting defensive measures in place.


Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Austin Lin contributed a whooping 124 entries.
Why do factories need periodical education?
Last summer, YCM won "Taiwan Most Innovative Brand Award" and "Taiwan Excellent Products Golden Award" from Taiwan Best Manufacturer Committee. And it' our pleasure to have our information on Taiwan Excellence's 2019 publication. In 2019, YCM will still devote ourselves to sustainability. Researching, developing and refining to help brands and factories better enterprises!
Lunar New Year is coming. YCM is well-prepared to provide faster and more professional service to brands and factories. in the upcoming year. We wish every partner all is well in the year of pig.


English language faculties across Uk breathed a sigh of relief on July ninth if the selection took place the cancellation of latest British isles visa restrictions. According to those new constraints, a scholar coming to check in United kingdom should have English proficiency up to GCSE amount, a point which was obviously deemed absurd from the English colleges of British isles.
If a scholar is presently properly versed in English then exactly what is the point of coming to British isles? And what about those college students who would like to examine English from an intermediate stage? In accordance for the language colleges this new regulation was entirely uncalled for and derogatory for their business.
United kingdom govt can also be someplace appropriate in its check out position. There's been a steady improve within the people coming to United kingdom within the behest of studying English. But their true motive is simply to seek out minimal compensated employment within the country which can be a violation and misuse in the government's principles. To maintain a examine on this growing quantity of fakers, the united kingdom federal government proposed new changes.
Though the brand new rules had been duly cancelled with the large court about the grounds which they must have gone for dialogue directly into parliament very first ahead of becoming released. English Uk, your body symbolizing 440 English language colleges of United kingdom was quite satisfied together with the choice. The old rule of least English level of 150-200 hrs is restored and it has after yet again presented non-English talking pupils a hope!
With all the mastery of this language you can excel within the worldwide organization entire world. By sharpening your interaction capabilities it is possible to truly make it massive! It provides you the significantly required confidence enhance. As a result, studying English right while in the indigenous region is actually a sensible shift.


text:
Hello Visitor!
Christian fundis
Paleo-cons
Bill Weinberg
Bethany Koval
Malka X
Nirit Ben Ari
Judith Mahoney Pasternak
Home » Blogs » Bill Weinberg
ISIS behind West Bank abductions?
blog | June 16, 2014 - 1:54am | By Bill Weinberg
Israel's Haaretz reported June 14 that a "Pamphlet Number 1" issued in the name of the Islamist State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and circulated around Hebron is claiming responsibility for the abduction of three Israelis in the West Bank—but the statement's authenticity is in doubt. The account notes that a "similar case occurred two years ago, when Palestinian groups carried out operations under the banner of the Nusra Front," which similarly rose to prominence in the Syrian civil war as the leader of the Islamist rebels. In other words, aspiring local jihadists may be adopting the names of the Syrian Qaedists to cash in on their cachet. Of course given al-Qaeda's franchise model, real organizational ties may follow appropriation of the name. Other groups operating in Sinai and Gaza such as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claim affiliation to al-Qaeda, "while Arab governments sometimes term Salafi groups in their territories as Al-Qaida to legitimize their suppression." Algemeiner reports that Reuter's Jerusalem bureau fielded a call from one "Dawlat al-Islam," identified as an ISIS branch operating in Hebron, claiming responsibility for the abductions.
Israeli forces have been deployed across the West Bank to hunt for the three youths who went missing June 12, while thousands of Israelis have taken to social media to promote a campaign under the hashtag #BringBackOurBoys. But many Palestinians have responded with cynicism to the campaign. Khaled Quzmar, a legal adviser at Defense for Children International-Palestine, decried the double standard in an interview with Ma'an News Agency. "We support the right to life of all Israeli children, but not at the expense of Palestinian children," he said. "1,400 Palestinian children have been killed by Israel since 2000, and more than 200 are currently in prison, suffering from all kinds of torture."
Quzmar also emphasized that Israel has endangered the lives of its own children by encouraging settlement of zones under military occupation. More than 500,000 Jews live in Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank, and the three boys went missing while trying to hitch-hike in the Gush Etzion settlement west of Hebron, built atop lands confiscated from local Palestinians. "These children went missing in a settlement, which is internationally recognized as being illegal and in occupied lands," Quzmar argued. "The responsibility lies with the Israeli government which brought these children to an illegal settlement built on occupied lands."
He also stressed that "every single family in Palestine has seen the violations of their children's rights by the occupation. Palestinian families have been asking for many years to 'bring back our boys!'" (Ma'an, June 15)
Three Palestinians—two of them children—were injured late June 15 after the Israeli army blasted open the door of a house in Hebron with an explosive, locals told Ma'an. Israeli soldiers have been heavily deployed in Hebron since the disappearance of the three Israeli youths. The troops have made dozens of arrests and erected multiple checkpoints in the area, restricting the freedom of movement of thousands of Palestinians. (Ma'an, June 15)
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip late June 15 were meanwhile intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome system, the Israeli army said. Four rockets were apparently launched towards Ashkelon from Gaza; the two that were not intercepted by the Iron Dome landed in open areas without causing injuries or damages. (Ma'an, June 15)
Senior Ranter
Bill Weinberg is an award-winning 25-year veteran journalist in the fields of human rights, indigenous peoples, ecology and war. He is the author of Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico, now available from Verso Books, and War on the Land: Ecology and Politics in Central America (Zed Books, 1991).
Armed Attack
Beit
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Khaled Quzmar
Palestinian people
Gaza and Yarmouk: fearful symmetry (95.0%)
Israel: 'population transfer' gains currency? (90.0%)
Palestinian activists occupy E1 Corridor (80.0%)
Tel Aviv protest movement: "Egypt is here!" (80.0%)
Issawi calls for 'rage and solidarity' on Prisoners Day (75.0%)


The World Travel Expo is back!
With leading airlines, tour operators, destination experts, travel services, cruise providers, hotels, attractions and so much more, this FREE event will provide you with a one stop shop to research, compare and book your next holiday to North, Central and South America.
Looking for cheap flights, discounted tours and unbelievable cruise deals? How about bonus accommodation packages, car hire, extra activities and more? Our next expo will have amazing deals for the whole world. Exclusive travel deals, as well as cruises, rail journeys and self-drive options are all available in the one location in a city near you. Take advantage of the travel expertise on show at World Travel Expo and make your dream holiday a reality.


text:
Vaping activity forces district to take precautions
Emily Strenski
A couple of juuls Mrs. Stafford has confiscated from students caught in the act.
Emily Strenski, Editor-in-chief
In light of an increase in vaping across campus, the district has started taking steps toward eliminating vaping completely from school grounds.
"I want Archer City High School/Junior High to be the first campus that totally rids itself of vaping and juuling," high school principal Mandy Stafford said. "The entire school board is behind us on this one, and they've been on the lookout for anything and everything that could aid us in eliminating the problem."
According to Mrs. Stafford, "purchases have been made" that will help alert authority figures to people who are vaping in school. In addition to this, the Student Handbook states that searches of cars on school property are permissible on probable cause, something Mrs. Stafford plans to utilize.
If you feel that someone can get hurt, tell an adult and get it fixed. You could save their life."
— High school principal Mandy Stafford
"We have the funding for purchases like the ones we've already made," Mrs. Stafford said. "Addressing the car searches, if we even think you might possess a vape, we're going to check your car."
When a student gets caught, there tends to be consequences that follow, and she promises the repercussions to being caught vaping will be extreme.
"We'll start you off with five days ISS on your first offense," Mrs. Stafford explained. "If you're caught a second time, you'll receive 15 days ISS, and if you're caught a third time then you're put in AEP. We don't want students like those around everyone else."
Students have been caught participating in the banned activity on school grounds, and each one of them has faced the punishments described above. One student in particular, however, experienced more than just a few days in ISS.
"It was extremely embarrassing for me," a sophomore football player said. "I was taken out of a game, and a bunch of people in the stands would ask me why I wasn't playing. It was pretty depressing having to tell them why."
The sophomore said that the embarrassment alone was enough to solidify never vaping again.
"The worst part was having to tell my entire family what had happened as part of my punishment," he said. "I decided right then that I would steer clear of that stuff."
Vaping was originally marketed as a substitute for smoking, a way for smokers to get off cigarettes. However, because the drug is still relatively new, experts aren't sure of what the effects of vaping are on the body.
"That's what is so concerning to me," nurse Sonja Oliver said. "There's still so much that's unknown about this substance."
The liquid inside a vape, otherwise known as e-liquid, becomes heated via a battery and turns into aerosol. According to the Center on Addiction, this vapor has been known to carry varying amounts of particles that have been linked to cancer. The vapor can also be problematic and sometimes fatal when concerning those who have lung diseases such as asthma, the organization said.
"I've had kids come in before with illnesses that I've believed to be vaping related," Mrs. Oliver said. "Some have complained of breathing issues and other afflictions like those."
Some of the cartridges of e-liquid can contain a highly concentrated form of nicotine, the addictive aspect of cigarettes. However, because of how concentrated it is, the amount of nicotine in one cartridge can mimic the effects of a whole pack of cigarettes.
"From what we know, some of these kids go through one cartridge in a couple of hours and then refill," Mrs. Oliver said. "Do the math and that leaves students vaping three to four packs of cigarettes a day."
Another type of drug cartridges can contain is THC, the drug that produces the mind-altering qualities of marijauna. The THC in vapes however are highly concentrated, making the effects stronger and more dangerous.
"Students don't need to be putting that kind of crap into their bodies," Mrs. Stafford said. "They're too young to be vaping those extreme levels of negative drugs."
Mrs. Stafford wants her students to know that she "loves and cares" for each and every one of her students, and she doesn't want a student's life to "end in a horrible way" because of vaping.
"If you see it, report it," Mrs. Stafford said. "If you feel that someone can get hurt, tell an adult and get it fixed. You could save their life."
Hi! My name is Emily, and this is my second year as Editor-in-Chief of the Cats Claw, and my fourth year on staff. I'm involved in journalism and band,...
What was your favorite dress up day during homecoming week?
All ages back the Cats- infants through senior citizens
The future is looking positive- career day
Bright light Baird- neon colors
Show Baird who's best- Sunday best
Black, gold and white
Archer City
Sep 9 / Football
Iowa Park High School
Sep 6 / Volleyball
Band receives excellent rating
New principal adjusts the 'bar' for standards
New FFA sponsor expands program with projects
Track athletes make sure to stay fit during quarantine
Ladycats wait for 'go-ahead'
Basketball girls discuss goals
New career fair hopes to inspire
Bands perform concert at Christmas on the Square
Freshman advances to state debate
Career fair to help students 'dream big'
The No. 1 news source of Archer City High School


text:
On-site identification of botanical species: new partnership announced
By Lucy Whitehouse contact
09-May-2017 - Last updated on 10-May-2017 at 10:33 GMT
With transparency and consumer trust becoming a central issue for the industry, a new partnership between Hyris and Indena looks to offer suppliers and brands greater security in the provenance of the naturals ingredients they use.
Hyris, a privately held, UK biotech company, has joined forces with Idena, a leading company dedicated to the identification, development and production of active ingredients from plants, in a strategic partnership.
Through the collaboration, the two parties aim to develop methods together for genomic identification of botanical species, based on:
unique sets of reagents for specific DNA sequences (bKITs)
the use of bCUBE® miniaturized, portable technology: a device for the analysis of nucleic acids.
With this strategic cooperation agreement, Indena, that will also acquire a minority shareholding position in Hyris Ltd, will hold preferential access to this technology in the botanical derivatives industry, the companies explain.
"The joint development of specific identification methods, which can be used directly on-site at biomass collection sites, adds a pillar to Indena's expertise in the traceability of its supply chain, through genomic identification of plant materials," the companies state.
What is the Hyris platform?
The Hyris platform offers the 'unique capability', according to the company, to perform full genetic analysis of biological samples in any kind of setting.
It incorporates all the needed hardware, software and reagents and can be used as a fully portable testing laboratory to provide highly accurate results, reducing the time associated with traditional methods.
Every bCUBE testing unit is 1.5kg, and the company says it is portable and user-friendly. It can be controlled by bAPP, a dedicated mobile app that provides a complete, intuitive, user-friendly interface.
bApp allows the user to:
download the test protocol required for the desired analysis
check the reaction as it is happening
receive immediate diagnostic information on the sample being examined
Responding to demand
Daniele Giavini, Indena Managing Director, explains that the partnership will allow both companies to respond better to rising demand for greater transparency and assurance.
He says: "The dietary supplement market and consumers need reassurance regarding the authenticity of the products they consume. Once again, Indena is pleased to announce that it will offer another pioneering solution with high added value to its partners."
Stefano Lo Priore, Hyris Ltd CEO, says: "Hyris is delighted to provide full spectrum technological solutions to be integrated in Indena's information and quality management systems. This agreement validates the company's strategy to build long term relationships with industry leaders in various application sectors of molecular biology."
Related topics: Formulation & Science, Nutricosmetics, Hair Care, Skin Care, Naturals and organics
Botanicals and naturals DNA testing: Indena and Hyris join the NHP Research Alliance
Univar expands European distribution with Hallstar partnership
Mintel analysis on consumer trust in Europe
Organic beauty: trust and labelling in focus


text:
How to save your marriage after an affair
David C. Sarnacki 2/18/2008 Relationships 2 Comments
The AP and Ithaca Journal discuss marriage after an affair, including the sacrifices required of each spouse to avoid divorce.
Melissa Kossler Dutton writes (excerpt):
Repairing a relationship requires openness and candor from the person who cheated.
"He has to admit that he made a mistake and recognize the hurt of betrayal and say I want to be faithful," says author John Gray, who examines relationship problems in his latest book "Why Mars and Venus Collide" (HarperCollins, 2008). The person who cheated needs to end the affair and take responsibility, he said.
The adulterer must be willing to disclose all the details of his affair and agree to new degrees of openness, says Rick Reynolds, founder of the Affair Recovery Center in Austin, Texas.
It's not always just the spouse who committed the transgression who has to change after an affair if a marriage is to recover.
Often it's difficult for the betrayed party to consider what he or she could have done that may have helped lead to the affair, says Meg Haycraft, a Chicago couples specialist who founded a practice called TWOgether. That's not to say that someone can blame their partner for an affair, she added.
[Reynolds] counsels the spouse who cheated to answer any question his or her partner has. But he also sets a date when the questioning must end.
Reynolds also warns the other spouse to be careful when asking for details.
← Quick facts on the Economic Stimulus Package
The Shocking Truth! What you need to know about the toys in your home →
2 thoughts on "How to save your marriage after an affair"
Save Your Marriage 2/25/2008 at 9:58 am
I Came Across Your Site When I Was Doing A Google Search On "Save Your Marriage" And I Found Your Post "How to save your marriage after an affair" Very Interesting. I Felt That I Should Drop A Note To Let You Know What A Great Site You Have. It is a great resource and a great place to drop by.
I Have To Be Honest And Say That I Enjoyed Your Post "How to save your marriage after an affair" When I Was Doing A Google Search On "Save Your Marriage" And I Felt That I Should Drop A Note To Let You Know What A Great Site You Have. I Can Not Agree With You 100% Regarding Some Thoughts, But You Got A Good Point Of View Over This Issue.


text:
Alberto Rodríguez (født d. 25. maj 1977) er en mexicansk wrestler i World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), hvor han wrestler på SmackDown-brandet under ringnavnet Alberto Del Rio. I 2011 vandt han den traditionsrige Royal Rumble match.

Inden kan kom til WWE, wrestlede Rodríguez under ringnavnet Dos Caras, Jr. i Mexico og Japan og i MMA, eftersom han er søn af den tidligere wrestler Dos Caras. Dermed er Rodríguez en del af én af de mest kendte wrestlingfamilier i Mexico. Navnet Dos Caras betyder direkte oversat 'to ansigter'. Fra 2000 til 2002 wrestlede han i wrestlingorganisationen Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), og fra 2005 til 2009 wrestlede han i Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), hvorefter han skrev kontrakt med WWE.

Efter, at han havde vundet the royal rumble i 2011 gik han videre til Wrestlemania 27. og tabte en kamp til Edge selvom det var for the World hewiewight championship. Senere vandt han en Money in the bank kontrakt

Eksterne henvisninger

Wrestlere fra Mexico

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of Double Quick, Inc.
RICHMOND, VA / BALTIMORE, MD – April 23, 2020 – Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. ("Matrix"), a leading, independent investment bank, announces that it has advised Double Quick, Inc. ("Double Quick") on the sale of its convenience retailing, petroleum marketing, and quick service restaurant ("QSR") assets to Charleston, SC based FR Refuel, LLC d/b/a Refuel, a portfolio company of First Reserve, a leading global private equity investment firm exclusively focused on energy. Double Quick directly operates 48 convenience retailing and petroleum marketing locations, five stand-alone QSR sites, and offers proprietary food service or branded QSR concepts at 34 of its convenience stores.
In 1983, Double Quick opened its first convenience store in Greenville, MS, and soon after opened two additional locations. The following year, Double Quick acquired 16 former "Mr. Quick" stores. The acquisition established Double Quick as a notable player in the Mississippi Delta convenience store market. Under the leadership of Tom Gresham, President & Partner and Bill McPherson, Partner, Double Quick established its own proprietary hot food offerings in 1984 which eventually became known as Hot N' Crispy Chicken & Seafood. Double Quick saw an opportunity in the early 1990s to bring branded fast food to its marketing platform and entered into a partnership with Church's Chicken. As the partnership with Church's grew, Double Quick looked for other opportunities to expand its food offerings by also partnering with Krystal restaurants in 1995.
Matrix provided merger and acquisition advisory services to Double Quick, which included valuation advisory, marketing the business through a confidential, structured sale process, and negotiation of the sale. The transaction was managed by Spencer Cavalier, Co-Head of Matrix's Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Group; Sean Dooley, Director; Andrew LoPresti, Vice President; and Martin McElroy, Associate.
Tom Gresham stated, "Bill and I would first like to thank the awesome Double Quick team members who, over the last 36 plus years, adopted our core values of 'Learn, Be Honest, Work Smart Together and Have Fun', making Double Quick what it is today." Bill McPherson added, "Tom and I want to thank our CFO Barry Schuster, for her support and guidance, Matrix for their financial advisory and transactional expertise, and the Bradley law firm for their legal guidance and professionalism throughout this entire process."
Mr. Cavalier commented, "We are honored to have advised the Gresham and McPherson families on the sale of Double Quick. Tom and Bill were very progressive in the early years in establishing a reputable food service offering, which greatly increased customer trips and brand loyalty. They have built one of the most successful convenience retailing and restaurant companies we have advised to date, and it was a pleasure working with them on this transaction."
Michael Noble, David Roth and David Rutter of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP served as legal counsel for Double Quick.


text:
Photos / Event Gallery / Delhi Gallery
Celebs and MPs play football for a cause
Last updated on - Jul 25, 2016
/events/delhi/celebs-and-mps-play-football-for-a-cause/celebs-and-mps-play-for-a-cause/eventshow/53375512.cms
Ranbir Kapoor at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Ranbir Kapoor at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : ranbir kapoor
Baba Ramdev at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Baba Ramdev at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : Baba Ramdev
Baba Ramdev
Kartik Aaryan at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Kartik Aaryan at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : Kartik Aaryan
Marc Robinson at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Marc Robinson at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : Marc Robinson
Marc Robinson
Dino Morea at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Dino Morea at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Players at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Players at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : Celebs and MPs play for a cause
Celebs and MPs play for a cause
Abhishek Bachchan at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi - Photogallery
Abhishek Bachchan at the Sadhbhavna football match between Parliamentary MPs and celebrities for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana on July 24, 2016 in New Delhi. (Pic Courtesy: Viral Bhayani)
See more of : abhishek bachchan
Diplomats had a gala time at Meenakshi Lekhi's Kar...
Bhaichand Patel celebrates his 85th birthday with ...
Fashion designer Charu Parashar celebrates her 50t...
Designer and activist Sanjana Jon celebrates her b...
Kangana Ranaut stuns at the press conference of 'T...
Shershaah: Promotions


text:
Voice For The Poor Supports Oilsands
Climate Change, Commentary, Energy, Environment, Frontier Centre, Media Appearances, Poverty, Role of Government October 9, 2008
Of late, this province and its oil industry have been under sustained attack.
So, after David Suzuki, Greenpeace, American mayors, a British advertising council and domestic garden-variety oilpatch knockers, it was a pleasant surprise to receive accolades from an unexpected direction — U.S. poverty activist Niger Innis, national spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality.
He says the last front in the civil rights revolution is economic. Artificially high energy prices, the work of politicians manipulated by radical environmentalists demonizing energies they don't like, are therefore "immoral," and a "de facto regressive tax on the poor. . . . They destroy jobs, erode civil rights gains and force minority and elderly households to choose between food, fuel and medicine."
It's an argument seldom heard in a bipolar debate between oil and environmentalists.
But, we get it. Regardless of income, everybody pays the same for gasoline, or home electricity. It stands to reason when prices spike, it becomes a crisis for poor people more quickly than the better off.
The solution is admittedly a little easier said than done.
Innis would have Washington drive down prices by increasing energy supplies of all kinds — wind and solar naturally but first, and controversially, offshore oil exploration.
This would certainly exert downward pressure on prices.
However, difficult plays need higher prices to be economic.
Bottom line, energy may one day be cheap and sustainable. For now, that which is cheap is not sustainable, and vice versa.
Still, if prices are destined to be higher, Innis is right they don't have to be driven higher yet by radicals who need to generate funds for their organizations, and thus create situations where legislatures shrink from such hopeful new sources there are: the oilsands, for instance.
At a Frontier Centre for Public Policy gathering in Calgary on Tuesday, Innis urged Albertans to remember the civil rights movement won because it held the moral high ground.
"Now, it is people who produce energy and keep things moving and people working, who hold the high ground, not those who would shut America down and push millions into poverty. You're the people in the white hats."
We'll take that, especially after Suzuki called oil extraction "ecologically disastrous," on these pages, and Greenpeace saying "the tar sands are one of the world's largest environmental disasters."
We're not suggesting a return to damn-the-daisies development.
However, there's much talk about environmental disaster from people who will be among the last to personally suffer economic disaster, were their prescriptions ever followed.
Balance is needed.
And frankly, if Innis brings his campaign north — as he means to — a voice articulating what high energy prices mean for low-income Canadians would be welcome in the debate.


Singer sewing machine extension table are not just a piece of art, they help increase your operating area for easy storage with size 32 X 25cm.
It has embossed ruler for easy measurement of fabric.
These lightweight tables have foldable legs and don't take much space.
The table is flexible and provides a flat view of the fabric making it useful fir a perfect quilt, hems, and patchwork.
Working on sewing machines can be sometimes tiring for hand and painful for the wrist, to make your life easier this dreamy table has a platform to keep your hand in a comfortable position.
It's a little bit easier to keep the cloth flat and very easy to install on the sewing machine.
Are you looking for a sturdy platform apt for high-speed sewing and on which sewing machine could be easily installed? Then SEWING MACHINE EXTENSION TABLE FOR PROMISE is the best pick for you.
Overall, it is a versatile table that is large enough to spread out a sewing project or use a large cutting table. Our new Sewing Machine extension table could be adjusted to work with virtually any machine. Once you have experienced the steady support of Portable Sewing Machine Expansion, you will want to use it for all your quilting, embroidery, and sewing projects. Nothing can match this sewing machine extension table for quality, versatility, and design. Whether at home or in class, it is the accessory you'll want to use every time you decide to sew. We would love to hear your views on our product.


Pof.129Px, Black numerals 12f green / black, combined perforation 15, wmk Px - leftwards, overprint type I.; at top partially repaired gum, nice piece, certificate Vrba and Philatelic Foundation NY, exp. by Mrnak., very rare stamp, cat. ca. 140.000CZK!
Pof.130Pw, Black numerals 50f green / black, line perforation 11½; : 12, wmk Pw - vertical, overprint type I.; hinged, left lower repaired tooth, otherwise nice quality, certificate Vrba, exp. Tribuna, Fischmeister, Möbs, Kovar etc., very rare and sought stamp, cat. 70.000CZK!
Pof.173B ST, 100h red as block-of-4, HORIZONTAL joined types II. + III. and as well also vertical, combined perforation 13¾; : 13½; CDS PODMOKLY 1/ 5.XI.24; fine, certificates Vrba and Karásek, exp. Tribuna, Hirsch, unique block with horiz. and also vert. joined types, ex. Karásek!
1929 first flight UZHHOROD - PRAGUE, Reg and airmail PC to Uruguaye 1. flight Uzhhorod - Prague, with Pof.L6, 187, 213 2x, 238, posting frame cancel. UZHHOROD AIRPORT/ 6.V.29, CDS UZHHOROD/ 6.V.29, transit PRAGUE 82 AIRPORT/ 6.V.29 and on reverse arrival postmark MONTEVIDEO/ 25.V.29; good condition, rare destination for period of II. air-mail issue!
1918 POSTAGE STAMPS / VELKÝ FORMÁT Mi.203b, Coat of arms 10K dark violet, blk-of-9; on 2 stamp hinged, other **, big blocks this the highest values are very rare!
1919 EXPRESS TROJÚHELNÍK + OBDÉLNÍK / unpaid card with mailing nationalized CDS RYCHNOV N. K./ 16.I.19, burdened with postage-due, which/what was/were paid mixed franking Express stamp. triangle 5h green, pair with right coupon polovičního format (!), other same samostatnou stamp. 5h, Spěšnou rectangle 2h and postage stmp Crown 3h violet, Mi.218 3x, 219, 185, all with black overprint "T", nationalized CDS VELKÁ VES ČES. SEV. CDS. 17/1 19; good condition, exp. by Karasek., usage invalidated Austrian trojúhelníkových express stmp post used as stamp. postage-due, here in addition with coupon!
1918 EXPRESS OBDÉLNÍK postcard franked with. 5-tuple franking Express stamp. 2h rectangle with line perforation 11½;, Mi.219B used as postage stmp, CDS MORAVSKÁ OSTRAVA/ 28.XII.18; only small toned in perforation, exp. by Karasek., cat. Hirš evaluates - , -, quite rare franking parallel stamp. with rare perf!!


text:
KTKZ (1380 AM, "The Answer") is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California. It is one of four Sacramento-area radio stations owned by the Salem Media Group. KTKZ airs a conservative talk radio format, mostly featuring syndicated shows from the co-owned Salem Radio Network.

KTKZ operates at 5,000 watts with separate daytime and nighttime transmitter sites.  A directional antenna is used at all times to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1380.

Programming
Weekdays begin with a local talk and information show hosted by Phil Cowan.  That's followed by Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka, Larry Elder, Jay Sekulow,  Eric Metaxas,  and Hugh Hewitt.  Weekends feature programs on health, money, law, real estate and travel, some of which are paid brokered programming.  Weekend hosts include Bruce DuMont and Rudy Maxa, as well as repeats of weekday shows.  Most hours begin with news from Townhall News.

History
In 1952, the station signed on as KGMS.  It was owned by Capitol Radio Enterprises, with studios in the Hotel Senator.  KGMS was originally a daytimer, powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air from sunset to sunrise.

In 1997, the Salem Media Group paid $1.5 million to buy the station.  On May 15, 2013, KTKZ was re-branded as "AM 1380 The Answer".

References

External links
FCC History Cards for KTKZ
KTKZ official website

TKZ
Talk radio stations in the United States
Conservative talk radio
Radio stations established in 1952
1952 establishments in California
Salem Media Group properties


There's no one better to interview a chef than another chef – that's why we welcomed guest host Robert Newton (of Willa Jean and Nightingale 9 in Brooklyn) to interview Michael Toscano (of La Farfalle in Charleston). Michael Toscano was the former executive chef of Perla, Jeffrey's Grocery, and Montmartre in New York, but recently relocated to Charleston with his family to open a restaurant of his own. Called Le Farfalle, it focuses on regional Italian food.


China Best Price 5 Ton Industrial Gas Diesel Oil Fired Steam Boiler For Pharmaceutical Industry , Find Complete Details about China Best Price 5 Ton Industrial Gas Diesel Oil Fired Steam Boiler For Pharmaceutical Industry,Steam Boiler,Steam Boiler Price,Industrial Boiler from Supplier or Manufacturer-Henan Yuanda Boiler Co., Ltd.
WNS natural gas fired steam boiler, oil steam boiler best price, US $ 1,000 - 10,000 / Piece, New, Natural Circulation, Industrial.Source from Tianjin Yichengtong Steel Trade Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com. WNS natural gas fired steam boiler, oil steam boiler best price. After-sales Service Provided: Overseas third-party support available.
This is the principle of the steam boiler. Steam boilers are mostly used in thermal power stations, ships, locomotives and industrial and mining enterprises. According to the fuel (electricity, oil, gas), steam boilers can be divided into three types: electric steam boilers, fuel steam boilers and gas steam boilers.
factory price gas steam boiler 1ton 2 ton 4 ton 6 ton 10ton gas fired steam boiler, US $ 2,000 - 20,000 / Set, New, Natural Circulation, Industrial.Source from Hebei Gold Bangzi Boiler Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com.
China The Best Industrial Selling Coal Fired Steam Boiler 2016, Find details about China Boiler, Steam Boiler from The Best Industrial Selling Coal Fired Steam Boiler 2016 - Taian Techtop Industries Co., Ltd.


I can't recall the last time four of us came together for a party or event. I don't remember the last time mom welcomed dad with a diamond smile and open arms. In fact, the smell of my father has worn off his clothes so luckily even the last memories of him have faded away.
A day ago, we received this narration from a reader, who battled mental fears since childhood only to learn years later that we should let go of the relationships and people who have already slipped away for self-growth.
I'll narrate a perfect cliché story which you must have seen on big screens at least a hundred times: theirs was a happy marriage until dad found someone better; mom on the other hand was too 'cool' to care about anything except her career, in my opinion. But what our theatres fail to portray in these stories is the aftermath on children.
I always categorized myself as a strong kid and I still do but my perspective on the very same title has witnessed a shift. During my junior high school years, I never felt a need to hide my personal life probably because everyone knew about it. It wasn't odd for me that my parents were separated but I would say that a fear was embedded the moment they signed that contract.
So what was my coping mechanism? Exercising, too much! From sixty kilograms, I descended to fifty in just a month. This might sound heavenly, but the attached weakness was a living hell for me. The worst thing was that the decreasing numbers became my obsession. You might think Anorexia is a 'girl' problem but I was breaking stereotypes.
There were days when the need of a happy memory would choke me. I grew up too early, too fast but an embrace from either of my parent would bring tears. Everyone knows that love doesn't last, but what I discovered was marriage is something you choose every day.
My depression blended with eating disorders took an ugly shape in my senior high school years. Therapist told me that I was the one stopping myself from setting foot in one of those ivies. Getting through each day was like swimming through ocean without using your hands.
Even as an independent child, I couldn't realize that it was over on his behalf. Probably I was still an immature kid when it came to my father.
This epiphany was and is still sometimes rejected by my brain. Even if I sound indifferent right now, I can assure that it was the opposite three years back. I got into his Alma Matter and then dropped out to pursue my path of happiness but there still has been a lingering depression which wouldn't disappear.
Outsiders often glamorize mental illness. I don't understand why or what is extremely fascinating about lying in the bed all day long and being unproductive. As a diagnosed patient who received proper care, I would still say that there are high and low tides.
Some days I get up at five to practice sitar, make my bed and breakfast, eat properly, and go out for a walk. The other days, I bury myself in the bed and try to reminisce what it would have been to have a 'normal' childhood. I create scenarios of my parents taking me out for a jog, an ice-cream. I imagine both of them in my graduation picture but the inability to do so breaks me down.
I am sure he won't be there when I graduate from Oxford. He might have forgotten me, but I can't, even if I want to. It took me ten years to understand that we should let go of the relationships and people who have already slipped away for self-growth.
My medicinal course ended a year back and even though I am sometimes tempted to gulp those anti-depressants pills down my throat, I face it. Having depression or any kind of eating disorder isn't easy to go through.
It is like a war; a persistent paradox that people don't know how to deal with. One part of your brain orders you to starve yourself and the other half calmly suggests that it is better to at least eat an apple.
Try it. You might feel better about yourself too!


text:
ORSA Grants Support 2 Rett Research Projects in Canada
by Marisa Wexler MS | August 4, 2021
luchschenF/Shutterstock
The Ontario Rett Syndrome Association (ORSA) announced the awarding of two grants to support research into Rett syndrome in Canada.
According to an ORSA press release, grants totaling CA$78,750 (about $62,800) will be given to two selected projects. The funding comes from The Hope Fund, which ORSA established in 2014 to help support Rett syndrome research in Canada.
To date, The Hope Fund has given more than CA$600,000 in funding to research efforts into the disease across the country.
One grant — worth CA$25,000 plus indirect costs — was awarded to Alex Weber, PhD, for a research project titled "Functional, Metabolic, and Structural MRI Findings in Rett Syndrome."
July 2, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio PhD
MeCP2 Protein's Lack May Be Driver of Neuroinflammation in Patients
Weber, a neuroimaging scientist, is a relative newcomer to the field of Rett research in Canada. His project will use MRI data — that is, images of the brain — collected from people with and without Rett syndrome to look for changes that are related to the disease. The association between MRI findings and the clinical severity of Rett syndrome also will be explored.
Weber's project will focus mainly on the brain's white matter tissue. The brain can be roughly divided into two types of tissue: grey matter, which are the bodies of neurons (nerve cells), and white matter, which contains the projections that neurons in different regions of the brain use to communicate with each other.
According to the release, this will be a relatively small pilot study. The hope is that findings from this project will support applications for larger grants from government agencies to expand the research.
The second grant — worth CA$50,000 — was awarded to Mojgan Rastegar, PhD, for a project titled "Targeting the molecular and structural abnormalities of brain cells for Rett Syndrome."
Rastegar is "a very prominent Rett syndrome researcher in Canada who has shown passion, dedication, and persistence toward Rett syndrome research," ORSA states in the release. Her lab uses a combination of animal models, cell models, and analyses of human brain tissue to study Rett syndrome.
In this project, Rastegar and colleagues will explore whether the molecular and cellular changes in Rett syndrome occur uniformly throughout the brain, or are more region-specific. The team will also further assess metformin, a medication used to treat diabetes, for its potential applications in Rett syndrome.
ORSA is a volunteer, not-for-profit charity that advocates for the needs of those affected by Rett syndrome. Grant applications were evaluated by the association's research advisory committee, which includes neurologists, geneticists, and scientists across Canada.
Marisa Wexler MS Marisa holds an MS in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. She specializes in cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Marisa began working with BioNews in 2018, and has written about science and health for SelfHacked and the Genetics Society of America.
Canada, metformin, MRI, Ontario Rett Syndrome Association, ORSA, research, white matter
October 8, 2021 News by Yedida Y Bogachkov PhD
Phase 2/3 Trial of Anavex 2-73 Enrolling Girls in Canada, Australia
November 4, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler MS
NORD Hosting 'RareLaunch' Workshops to Help Start Rare Disease Non-profits
October 30, 2020 News by Forest Ray PhD
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Seeks Families for Global Registry


one of the best chinese restaurants i have visited in a long time...best things do come in small packages.
Had a lockout of my 1980 Volvo 265 near Tega Cay branch of First Citizens. Andy from Fort Mill Locksmith Near Me was out in almost 35 minutes. Super fast and remarkably acceptable pricing. Amazing job! !!!!
Great food, great ice tea, great sushi ���� and great atmosphere. I went to red bowl and received half the amount of sushi and paid more. Also, Peking brings you an awesome fried noodles (not sure what their called)with a spicy sauce dip, as soon as you sit down. This is one of my favorite places to eat!
Mike Ziemke from Rinehart Realty provided me with great services. He was able to understand all the needs I had.
From start to finish, I knew my Rinehart Realty realtor was on my side and I am so thankful for the way he took care of me.
I highly recommend Rinehart Realty. Our realtor was incredibly professional, organized, and knew the area extremely well.
Our realtor at Rinehart Realty was a true partner we could trust throughout the entire process. At every step she worked tirelessly to ensure we had the best possible information to help us with our decision.
Thanks for selling our house! Goof luck with your continued success!
Rinehart Realty was great and understood what my family needed.
The team at Rinehart Realty is great. We really enjoyed working with them!
Rinehart Realty worked by far the hardest compared to anyone in the area. They are notable and exceptional. They are truly fantastic at their jobs. I wouldn't recommend them in a heartbeat.


text:
SPARC 2014: A Transformative Experience
This post is part of a series on highlights and key takeaways from the 2016 SPARC MORE Meeting.
For Erin McKiernan and Josh Bolick, being among a passionate group of open agenda advocates at SPARC 2014 in Kansas City was an inspiring experience. Both returned to the SPARC MORE Conference this year in San Antonio and shared how that first conference has impacted their work and future career plans, and shared their stories with us:
Josh Bolick, scholarly communication librarian, Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication and Copyright, Watson Library, University of Kansas.
When Bolick attended SPARC's 2014 meeting, he had recently finished his master's in library science and was working at Florida State University. He was eager to learn more about free access to research, which was a relatively new concept to him. "SPARC was the community I wanted to engage with professionally, and grow," said Bolick. "Scholarly communication is the thing that I find motivating and interesting."
At the conference, Bolick noted he was on a hardcore networking mission, introducing himself to others and engaging with the many participants he had met via email later. "I think of SPARC 2014 as when I 'arrived'," said Bolick. "It was formative. I knew that all those people I met were available to me to ask questions. Instead of trying to figure it out on my own, I could reach out to these incredibly accomplished people and incorporate that feedback into shaping our own programs."
Hearing the stories of researchers, such as McKiernan, who embraced Open Access empowered Bolick and others to return to their universities and share their commitment. "It sets an example that these things are possible – to publish in an open manner and be successful in their career," he said. "A lot of researchers don't know that's possible."
In August, Bolick accepted a new job at the University of Kansas (KU), the first campus in the country to adopt an open-access policy. Bolick has been active helping to host events during Open Access Week and encouraged KU to join the Open Textbook Network. To engage undergraduates in the conversation about open educational resources, Bolick put out a giant piece of paper at the library and invited students to write down how the high cost of textbooks impacted them. Many comments were about how students had dropped classes or decided not to take certain classes to avoid the expenses of books.
"It confirmed national trends at the local level," said Bolick. "We are able to show faculty that this is not an abstract problem. It's a real problem that is happening right here, and influencing student success and retention."
Bolick says being part of SPARC 2014 helped him grow in his career, defining how he views open and works with researchers on campus to promote it.
Erin McKiernan, professor in the Department of Physics, Biomedical Physics Program at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City.
McKiernan came to the SPARC meeting in 2014 filling in for a colleague who couldn't make it at the last minute. The turn of events introduced her to SPARC and to professionals who validated her efforts to work in the open as a researcher.
Active on Twitter and blogging, McKiernan had been writing about Open Access since 2012. Talking about open issues with colleagues in her discipline or in the research community, McKiernan said she doesn't get the same level of support as she felt at the SPARC conference.
"I got this confirmation that what I was thinking was right and there were people really needing me to stick up for this and excited to hear researchers were getting engaged with these topics," she recalled. "I went home feeling, 'Yes, I'm doing the right thing, I'm thinking the right way. Not only that, there is his huge support network that I had no idea knew existed….I thought, 'I'm not crazy.' That makes a big difference. All of us walked away with this energy."
McKiernan said connecting with SPARC and attending subsequent OpenCon meetings have built up her networks, and provided community calls and Liservs to help exchange advice about establishing repositories and OA policies. "That momentum you initiate at the meetings gets sustained throughout the whole year. That's something unique you don't see at other conferences," she said.
At the 2014 conference, McKiernan publicly shared her pledge to only publish in open-access journals and provide reviews for publications that were open. The announcement generated lots of inquires and led to setting up Why Open Research http://whyopenresearch.org/ and FAQ resources explaining how to operate as a research in the open space.
"As more researchers decide to take that first step and see success, we will start building on that," she said. "It's encouraging to see researchers are generally reacting positively to the pledge."
Presenting at SPARC 2014 was a major professional stepping stone for McKiernan that raised her visibility and led to many invitations for speaking engagements.
"I love going to these meetings because I love having these conversations. I don't think any of that would have happened had I not accidently ended up here," said McKiernan. "It all started here with the SPARC meeting, and it grew out of that."


False beliefs about the genesis of parental alienation and about appropriate remedies shape opinions and decisions that fail to meet children's needs. This article examines 10 mistaken assumptions: (a) children never unreasonably reject the parent with whom they spend the most time, (b) children never unreasonably reject mothers, (c) each parent contributes equally to a child's alienation, (d) alienation is a child's transient, short-lived response to the parents' separation, (e) rejecting a parent is a short-term healthy coping mechanism, (f) young children living with an alienating parent need no intervention, (g) alienated adolescents' stated preferences should dominate custody decisions, (h) children who appear to function well outside the family need no intervention, (i) severely alienated children are best treated with traditional therapy techniques while living primarily with their favored parent, and (j) separating children from an alienating parent is traumatic. Reliance on false beliefs compromises investigations and undermines adequate consideration of alternative explanations for the causes of a child's alienation. Most critical, fallacies about parental alienation shortchange children and parents by supporting outcomes that fail to provide effective relief to those who experience this problem.
The full article is behind a paywall. His previous article was on Batman's Traumatic Origins.


I have never been a fan of neutral nails shades.... but this color seems to really suit my light olive skin. I can't believe I am saying this, but I REALLY like it!
Just as neutral as neutral can get .
i like the natural shade of this polish, perfect for french manicure too..


text:
Australia's current National Terrorism Threat Level is PROBABLE.
The National Terrorism Threat Advisory System is a scale of five levels to provide advice about the likelihood of an act of terrorism occurring in Australia.
A threat level of probable means credible intelligence, assessed by our security agencies indicates that individuals or groups have developed both the intent and capability to conduct a terrorist attack in Australia.
In response, the WA Police Force publish the following as advice for the community:
Unless government authorities tell you otherwise, there is no need for you to change the way you go about your daily business. However, it is always good to know what you and your family would do in any emergency;
We urge the community to be vigilant and report anything they believe is suspicious;
Be aware that some businesses in Australia might require additional security checks, which could include airports.
Government is communicating directly with operators of critical infrastructure and public facilities, as a matter of course, to provide advice as required. There is a considerable amount of useful information already available to those organisations on government websites and through existing networks.
If you require a police response, please call 000 for life threatening emergencies or 131 444 for police attendance.
If you have information regarding suspicious activity, please contact the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400 or via email.
Report Online Extremism
The Australian Government has developed a new tool for people to easily report illegal or offensive extremist material that they find online. Visit the Report Online Extremist Material website.
Pages in National Terrorism Public Alert
Austraiian National Security
Collection of current information on counter-terrorism in Australia.
Office of State Security and Emergency Coordination
In 2002, Commonwealth, State and Territory Leaders signed an Agreement on Australia's National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements.
In the event of a major emergency in Western Australia, this web page would be one of a number of mechanisms used by Police and the State Government to communicate up-to-date information and advice to the public, in real-time.
Should I Report it? National Security Checklist (PDF)
Should I Report it? A security checklist for critical infrastructure (PDF 378kb).


text:
Wambura Kimunyu, Eneza Education CEO
EdTech Fellow Partners with Private Sector to Keep Kenyan Kids Learning
Partnership allows students learning from home to access free content during COVID-19 pandemic
One of the Foundation's recently announced EdTech Fellows is partnering with Safaricom to provide free access to educational content for students in Kenya studying from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Eneza Education is excited to partner with Safaricom to make the Shupavu291 learning platform available for free to learners across the country during this time. Our content is delivered via SMS and does not require an internet connection, and this ease of access has seen more than 5.3 million students use the platform," said Wambura Kimunyu, Eneza Education CEO.
Eneza Education provides learning and revision materials via SMS/USSD on basic feature phones, and has reached six million plus learners since its inception in 2013. The company is one of 12 EdTech Fellows who receiving support to expand their operations through the Foundation's Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT. The Fellows were selected after an Africa-wide request for proposals from innovators who either:
Enhance and increase accessibility and affordability of professional development for in-service teachers, which also minimizes their out-of-classroom time; or
Create and deliver enriched learning content that improves quality, relevance, and accessibility to both in-school and out-of-school secondary school learners.
About the Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT
The Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT is a five-year initiative. It was launched in 2018 as part of the Foundation's Young Africa Works strategy to enable 30 million young people, especially young women, to find dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. The Centre aims to spark innovation and promote promising practices in the use of information and communications technologies for teaching and learning, and to catalyze significant improvements in education across the continent.
About Eneza Education
Eneza Education is an EdTech company that provides learning and revision materials via SMS/USSD on basic feature phones. It currently operates in Kenya, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire and has reached six million plus learners since its inception in 2013. Its product TeachMobile is a platform that provides in-service and pre-service teachers with tailor-made courses and teaching tools such as lesson plans and classroom activities. There is also real-time support provided by subject matter experts and educators.
News release: Safaricom, Education Content Providers Partner to Enable Free Access to Digital Learning
Access free educational content through Safaricom: www.safaricom.com/elimu
News release: Twelve African EdTech Companies Named as First Fellows at Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT
Learn More about the Young Africa Works Strategy


The MoVeS Para Pro is a professional paraffin wax heating bath which is made to be used on 220/230 Volt power sockets and which can be used 24/7.
The MoVeS Para Pro is a professional paraffin wax heating bath which is made to be used on 220/230 Volt power sockets and which can be used 24/7. In combination with our premium paraffin pearls it only needs 2,5 hours to completely melt 2,5kg of paraffin. The temperature is adjustable from 40-60°C and is easy to control due to the digital thermometer.The Para Pro is a professional paraffin wax heating bath which is made to be used on 220/230 Volt power sockets and which can be used 24/7. In combination with our premium paraffin pearls it only needs 2,5 hours to completely melt 2,5kg of paraffin. The temperature is adjustable from 40-60°C and is easy to control due to the digital thermometer.
When ordering the Para Pro, you receive 2,5kg of paraffin pearls free of charge.
– Weight: 3,1kg- 220 V: No transformer needed, which will lengthen the durability.


text:
PBS Premiere: Sept. 4, 2007Check the broadcast schedule »
Filmmaker Statement
Read this feature in:
Dear Viewer,
Like many recent immigrants, I came to this country from my native Spain thinking I'd just be here "for a while." Like most immigrants, I ended up staying.
María Pineda, a subject of Made in L.A., addresses the crowd at a protest.
My personal story would not have had anything to do with Made in L.A. if it wasn't for the fact that, in the five years the film took to complete, it slowly, unexpectedly, became an intimate portrait of an all-American experience: the struggle of recent immigrants to get a foothold, to learn their rights and to assert their voice in our society.
The project started with a quite different goal: One day I read a newspaper story about sweatshops in Los Angeles. It talked about the deplorable conditions faced by immigrants working in some downtown garment factories: long hours, sub-minimum-wage pay (or no pay), unsafe or unsanitary conditions, rats, roaches ... I simply couldn't understand how this was possible. I was appalled. I had already made a short documentary, and so I set out to make a little film that would expose these issues and that would take about five months to complete. Or so I thought.
I approached L.A.'s Garment Worker Center, then newly opened, and started spending time there, sometimes filming, often just talking with workers. They were about to launch a campaign against a clothing retailer: a boycott and a lawsuit that would attempt to hold a retailer — Forever 21, which sells trendy clothes at cheap prices — accountable for the conditions where their clothes are made. The energy of those early days was electrifying, and I filmed everything that I could. As I started to get to know the workers, I was struck by their need to tell their personal stories. Stories of why they came to this country, of why they were doing garment work, of their hopes and fears for their children. They seemed surprised that I wanted to listen.
A very raw and rare intimacy came out in these moments and is captured in my early footage. Speaking in Spanish, which is my native language, being a woman, and working almost completely alone gradually inspired trust and allowed me to enter their lives. In order to portray this, I shot the film in an unobtrusive, intimate verité style. I also desired to capture the lyrical beauty and the details of this colorful, diverse Los Angeles that few outsiders experience.
The five months that I had planned to devote to the project passed quickly and yet I felt that I might only be at the beginning. As the film began to grow, I sought out collaborators and met my producing partner, Robert Bahar. Through our invaluable collaboration, we began to reshape the film from a little documentary on sweatshops to a feature story focusing on the lives of three of the amazing women I encountered at the center: María Pineda, Maura Colorado and Guadalupe "Lupe" Hernandez. I filmed them at home, at the noisy protests with their children, at meetings at the Garment Worker Center — virtually everywhere they'd allow me to follow them. I was so dedicated that Lupe used to tease me: "Little camera, one day you'll leave me alone!"
Joann and Lupe visit New York's Ellis Island and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and learn of the struggles of Jewish and other European immigrant garment workers of another era.
Early in the filming, the Garment Worker Center launched a national tour to draw attention to their boycott campaign and lawsuit. I followed Lupe to New York, the first time either of us had experienced the Big Apple. While there, Lupe visited the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration. Those two visits are captured in the film and were deeply moving for both of us. Lupe saw pictures of the immigrants who came to New York in the early 20th century. She saw how they lived, how hard they worked and how they struggled to assert their rights. "It's just like today!" was her gut reaction. That moment was an epiphany. She and I suddenly understood that the experience of Latino immigrants today resembles, in so many ways, the experiences of generations of immigrants who have come before them, from so many other places, in other times and through other ports of entry. The same struggle, the same hopes and dreams for a better life, for themselves and their children.
If Made in L.A. were to accomplish anything, I would hope that it would provide a deeply human window into this oft-repeated struggle of immigrants. Wouldn't you leave your children, no matter the danger, no matter the pain, in order to send back enough money to feed them, hoping to give them a better life? Wouldn't you work day and night, no matter the physical and emotional drain, if you had four children to raise and you had no other options? And wouldn't you overcome your fears and stand up one day to demand your rights in the workplace if you were constantly humiliated, underpaid, even spat at? What would you do — or not do — in order to survive?
But what Robert and I did not anticipate is that their campaign would take three long years and the story would take another turn. Struggles cause people to change, and as the campaign dragged on, we were amazed to observe each woman's growing sense of self-confidence and self-worth, their agency and empowerment. It then became clear to us that this was the real story and that their struggle against Forever 21 mattered not just for its own sake, but because it served as a catalyst for each of their individual stories. The story of María taking control and deciding to leave her husband. The story of Maura learning to cope with her fears and struggling to reunite with her children. The story of Lupe, who grew up feeling ugly and insignificant, becoming an organizer and one day reflecting on her path from atop Victoria's Peak overlooking Hong Kong. Made in L.A. is a story about the decision to stand up, to say "I exist. And I have rights."
I am humbled and honored to have been allowed to capture this on film. Like María, Maura and Lupe, at the end of a long journey, we all got something that we had never expected.
-- Almudena Carracedo, Filmmaker
Film Information
Film Length: 90 min.
Premiere Date: Sept. 4, 2007
Encore Broadcast Dates: Aug. 11, 2009 | Jan. 1, 2018
Photos: Download Here
Filmmaker(s): Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar
Press: Critical Acclaim | Fact Sheet | Press Release | Emmy Award Press Release | Press Release (en Español)
Almudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Made in L.A. is an intimate portrait of an all-American experience: the struggle of recent immigrants to get a foothold, to assert their voices, to say, 'I exist. And I have rights.'"
— Almudena Carracedo, Filmmaker
Buy The Film
Buy the video for home use
Buy the video for educational use
Congress may not be able to decide how to process the nation's illegal immigrants, but [Made in L.A.] understands that they're simply here, an integral component of the economy...[T]he documentary is about basic human dignity.
— Andy Webster, The New York Times
Shot and directed with a sympathetic ear and eye...it is a valuable and moving film—and entertaining as well...And that the lives it explores are not the sort that get much of a shakeon television makes it all the more precious.
— Robert Lloyd, The Los Angeles Times
Almudena Carracedo's debut doc relates a rousing story of solidarity, perseverance and triumph... Deftly interweaving legal battles, national boycotts, group dynamics and individual empowerment, pic offers a personalized history lesson in class struggle.
— Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Film Description
Sinopsis de la Película
Film Update
Notas de la Directora
Reactions to Made in L.A.
Discover More: Immigration Myths and Realities
Film Update (Spanish)
Production Journal
Filmmaker Bios
Filmmaker Interview
Ask the Filmmaker
Links & Books
For Educators & Organizers
Lesson Plan: Examine Labor Practices in the Garment Industry
Take Action Around Made in L.A. »
Download Reading List (PDF) »
Download POV's step-by-step guide to organizing an event (PDF) »
Plan an Event Around a POV Film
POV Blog