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Eating disorders are a broad spectrum of "too much" behaviors. They can stem from always seeing that image of that potato chip and not being able to say "no". Or they may be much more serious. Indeed in my 20 year experience, eating problems are not usually related to food, but are related to unresolved or suppressed emotions. Using advanced techniques, we aim for a personal and confidential release of those emotional weights, freeing you to make healthier and ultimately beneficial choices.
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I show people with weight and eating disorders to first fully accept themselves with their problem. It is important to eliminate any shame, guilt and anxiety associated with an eating disorder. I then move onto the primary problem which is the eating disorder. Patients learn the critical role their thinking plays in perpetuating their disorder. I quickly focus in on core beliefs that are at the root of their problems. Together we work to modify these beliefs and replace them with healthier beliefs about eating, one's body, coping with personal traumas, and engaging in sensible exercise. I teach self-control strategies that help them cope and avoid self-defeating eating behaviors.
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I provide front-line treatment options for those who are struggling with eating disorders. This is done through Behavior Modification designed for the specific eating disorder in mind. My techniques are tailor made for each individual client according to their situation. This will lead to a more stable life including improvements in self esteem. I can be reached at 267-970-7615. email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Eating Disorders are often very misunderstood. Like addiction, many think the behavior is a choice. Unfortunately, once a person has crossed the line into a true eating disorder they no longer are in control even though that is often just what they were searching for to begin with. I help clients find recovery through empathic counseling. It is possible to find peace with your body and within yourself. Hope is here.
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Are you ready to start on a new path? Thank you for visiting our Delaware search of licensed therapists in Claymont who specialize and have experience treating food issues such as anorexia, over eating, food aversions, orthorexia nervosa and bulimia. Food issues affect anyone, both children and adults and can impede our relationships and daily life. Counseling for help with food and eating is a vital component of healthy recovery and restoration. Find the right counselor for eating and food issues in Claymont right now and begin your new life.
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In their latest update from Greenland, the Under the Pole team share their adventures, which included violent Arctic winds, and a memorable Christmas party.
"We say that the Arctic is the school of patience," writes expedition leader, Ghislain Bardout in his latest newsletter. "It takes us 20 minutes of preparation to get out the boat, one hour to remove the snow from the deck every morning, four hours to prepare a scuba dive, and we haven't seen the sun in four months."
This is a day in the life of Ghislain Bardout and his team of French explorers, as they wait patiently for spring to arrive and continue their ambitious scientific expedition off the Greenland coastline.
Diving base camp next to the iceberg. © Lucas Santucci / Under The Pole
He says: "While we waited for the sea-ice and sun to come out, we had some great Christmas parties at Uummannaq. And New Year's Eve was one of the best we'd ever experienced: locals launched hundreds of fireworks into the sky – it became a magical show above the snowy city."
The team then headed to their winter location and had a three-day stopover at Ikerasak to lend the locals a hand. "Véronique, our physician, examined several local people, and Sylvain, our fixit man, repaired the local school's informatics network." Ghislain says.
January proved to be a difficult month for the team, as they endured several days of violent Arctic winds, halting all activity. "We registered averages of 50 knots and gusts up to 80 knots. It's in these kind of situations that we're happy to have two anchors!" adds Ghislain.
The team is now planning for the next leg of their exhibition – the sea-ice scientific program.
Under The Pole is a series of submarine polar expeditions aiming to explore the hidden face of the Arctic and Antarctic Polar Regions in their diversities. Suunto is an expedition partner.
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- For the 3D Universe counterpart, see San Andreas in GTA III Era. For the title in that universe, see Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
State of San Andreas
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|State of San Andreas
The State of San Andreas is a fictional West Coast state in the United States. The state is based on California and Nevada.
The only area of San Andreas that is playable in GTA V is Los Santos and Blaine County. However, this area is obviously not representative of all the state. Though the map in GTA V is an island, the map is simply designed that way in order to keep the feeling of freedom for the player. In theory, Los Santos and Blaine County may very well be connected with other fictional areas of the state, but simply do not appear.
The small portion of San Andreas in GTA V features a number of mountain ranges, farms, deserts, woodlands, lakes, parks, towns, and a major city (Los Santos). The capital of San Andreas is unknown, but it may be based on Sacramento.
List of Cities, Towns, and Counties
- Los Santos
- Los Santos County
- Blaine County
- Chumash
- Grapeseed
- Harmony
- North Chumash
- Paleto Bay
- Sandy Shores
Areas that don't appear in GTA V
- San Fierro
- Las Venturas (Las Venturas is seen briefly on one of GTA IV's TV programs)
- Red County (Red County is mentioned in GTA IV, so it likely exists in GTA V)
- The state flag of San Andreas is identical to that of California, with the exception of a beaver replacing a bear and the flag being colored blue rather than red.
See Also
- San Andreas in GTA III Era - the rendition of the same state in the GTA III era.
- San Andreas in GTA 1 - a city directly based on San Francisco in GTA 1.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University study found that elite college athletes -- typically the picture of health and vitality -- often struggle to stay active in later years, facing limitations to their day-to-day activities in middle age that could be a result of injuries during their athletic career.
Lead investigator Janet Simon, a doctoral candidate in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington's Department of Kinesiology, said researchers have long known that compared to non-athletes, college athletes experience more severe injuries -- and long-term effects of those injuries. She was surprised, however, with her findings that the former elite athletes also scored worse on depression, fatigue and sleep scales.
Her study -- which focused on Division I athletes, considered the most competitive college athletes -- was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
"Division I athletes may sacrifice their future health-related quality of life for their brief athletic career in college," Simon said. "Also, when comparing former Division I athletes, non-athletes who were physically active in college and the general U.S. population, it appears that, in rank order of the three groups, non-athletes who were recreationally active in college had better health-related quality of life scores, followed by the general U.S. population. This may be because former Division I athletes sustain more injuries and possibly more severe injuries due to the rigor of their sport."
Here are more findings from the study, which analyzed questionnaires completed by 232 male and female former Division I athletes and 225 male and female non-collegiate athletes. The study participants were between 40 and 65 years old, and their scores were compared to a representative sample of the U.S. population in the same age range:
Simon said athletes have access to a range of expertise during their college years, including strength and conditioning coaches and nutritionists, but they often find themselves on their own after graduating.
"Many of the Division I sports are not lifelong sports, so it is important for the athletes to find sports and activities that can keep them active as they age," Simon said. "The most important thing is to stay active. You may have been a former athlete, but unless you stay active your whole life, you may be decreasing your quality of life."
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William Townsend necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Education Support Professionals Ltd (shortened to ESP)
I've just set up my own recruitment consultancy having worked for other agencies for 12 years. I've always helped run other business' and now I want to do it for myself. It's a bit scary..
I like to find candidates for my clients and work for my candidates especially when they cannot do it themselves. I consider hard work and flexibility to be my best qualities and I try to act as professionally as possible, especially in the education sector in which I have developed a good name for myself.
The companys ethos will be one of professionalism, efficiency, knowledgeable, very approachable and flexible especially in the current climate
OK my market is education support, so that could be primary and secondary school bosses like head teachers, deputies and bursars looking for their next network manager or finance support member of staff (or conversely the network manager looking for his next job). It would also include local education authorities (local government) who support the schools in their education delivery and infrastructure who require IT and finance support. It would also include private companies that supply to education which could mean large corporate companies like IT providers, finance support companies and even building firms that build new schools who are looking for educationalists to help them understand the classroom of the future. They are mostly very professional people but with an interest in working in the wider education sector, well educated themselves.
I need a logo which includes the full name of the company but which also identifies the ESP shortening as I want people to associate esp with my company (maybe have the full name in a strap line) and education support professionals is a bit of a mouth full
It could have an education slant in the type face but I don't want building blocs or anything that looks too schoolsy, it still needs to be attractive to corporate companies
Interested in various colours although Blue and red appeal for some reason
My company is very close to this company and although I wouldn't want the two to look similar it gives you and idea hopefully !! http://www.schoolbusinessservices.co.uk/
I also trade a lot with this company http://www.capitaes.co.uk/sims/
I'd like to try and get the word recruitment, consultancy and training in there if its not too muddled
I think I just need the logo in a jpeg format for use in the website, marketing material and headed paper etc and but that may change
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What Are You Worth?
SALARY Six-figure security jobs have become common. Maybe you should slip this article into your boss's mailbox.
Six-figure security jobs have become common. Maybe you should slip this article into your boss's mailbox.
For 14 months, candidate after candidate trudged through Andre Gold's office hoping to be offered a coveted position with the Continental Airlines information security team. Gold saw them all during his hunt for talent--CISSPs, CISMs, MSCEs, each with impressive technical chops, but....
"They could not define risk, or they did it by what the CISSP book says," says Gold, director of information security for the airline. "To the business side, it's important to have an entity that can articulate risk in terms of the business. I can find people who write rules and put in firewalls. All I ask them is, 'Why? What's the risk? How will it impact revenue?'"
Increasingly, those who can successfully align risk to business processes and communicate that to management are cashing in with lucrative careers in information security, and landing jobs with six-figure salaries, according to most prominent salary surveys.
By that measure, Gold believes he is making himself even more marketable by pursuing an MBA from Colorado State University. In fact, some predict (and hope) that those with business skills bolstering their bits-and-bolts know-how will get compensated in the same manner as a company's C-level executives.
"You will see compensation structures change, and [CISO] packages more in line with what chief executives expect in an organization," Gold says. "That includes the base salary, incentive bonus packages and stock options.
I see [getting a CISO position] becoming competitive, but you won't see that competition drive down the price."
|Putting Out Fires
Former Army intelligence officer focuses on crisis control
Name: Don Ainslie
Title: Deloitte & Touche Global Security Officer
Key career move: Taking the job at Deloitte
Working counterterrorism and counterintelligence in the U.S. Army, Don Ainslie provided "black book" briefings that outlined threats in officers' particular regions. As the current global security officer for Deloitte & Touche, he supplies company executives with business intelligence on regional threats. Ainslie is responsible for securing the professional services firm's information and 125,000 employees in 150 countries, and handling crisis management.
Since taking the position in 2004, Ainslie's leadership and management during crises has been tested plenty of times with the Asian tsunami in 2004, the London subway bombings in 2005, various hurricanes and a building fire in Spain.
He draws on the security foundation he built during his four years in the Army and his experience working as a security consultant at Trident Data Systems and Aegis Research. Both companies specialize in serving government agencies, and some of the work was sensitive and involved classified data. He later joined Ernst & Young, where he helped commercial clients with business continuity plans, risk assessments and other security projects.
Deloitte tapped Ainslie in 1998 to help build an information security consulting practice. He then headed global information security until Deloitte combined its information and physical security efforts, expanding his role.
His job isn't about forcing people to do things or implementing security for security's sake within the company. Rather, it's about showing how security can help the bottom line and improve the services Deloitte provides its clients, Ainslie says.
"You have to establish credibility--that you know what you're talking about--but also [show] that you can add value," he says.
Getting Down to Business
Various organizations conduct salary studies that focus on slightly different job titles. But regardless of whose numbers you look at, today's average security manager is making upwards of $100,000 per year. The SANS Institute's annual salary and career advancement survey, released in January, puts the median U.S. salary for a senior security executive--such as a CISO, CSO or chief risk officer--just north of $106,000. Meanwhile, according to compensation researcher Foote Partners, a manager of information security earns slightly more than $101,000 per year.
Why do some security managers earn more than others? "The global nature of the position, responsibilities, size of staff, industry and geographic location," explains Joyce Brocaglia, CEO of Alta Associates, an executive recruitment firm specializing in information security. "People who have skill sets and can articulate certain situations to enable the business to reach its goals can demand better salaries."
But don't misinterpret six-figure pay to mean that infosecurity pros think they're being adequately compensated. With the money comes new demands; regulatory pressures have forced corporate boards to pay more attention to information security, and that added focus shines a spotlight on the policies and people that protect customer data and intellectual property. There's more on a CISO's plate than ever before.
"I haven't seen compensation in line with what major organizations are expecting of CISOs," says Contin-ental's Gold. "Base salaries are still low, and incentive plans that include equity in companies are not on par with what they should be. You're asking individuals to plug gaping holes in organizations, especially if it's a public or Fortune 500 company, and you're still not compensating them what you should be."
Some industries, like financial services, are starting to put security under the risk management umbrella alongside business continuity, disaster recovery and technology risk management. Earlier this decade, regulated industries scampered to meet the demands of auditors to have a central figure responsible for risk and, ultimately, for information security.
|It's the Can-do Attitude
Experian's CISO makes security an enabler
Name: James Christiansen
Title: Experian CISO
Key career move: Switching from engineering to information security at Visa
James Christiansen was an engineering executive at Visa International in the late '90s when the company suffered a very public, embarrassing incident involving a stolen laptop. Intent on preventing similar events, the company's IT president asked Christiansen what it should do. Christiansen went to work on a business plan, scouring the Internet and anything he could get his hands on regarding security best practices. He handed the president his plan with the recommendation that Visa create an information security division and got a quick answer: Do it.
Eight years later, after becoming Visa's first information security officer and then the worldwide CISO for General Motors, Christiansen has taken up a post as CISO at credit and financial services firm Experian. He credits his success to his combination of technical and business experience.
At Visa, he directed the project management office and worked in IT financial management before moving into engineering. He also worked as the business relationship manager of call center operations at Household Credit Services, and, before that, worked in various database, systems engineering and programming jobs. His professional credentials include an MBA.
In Christiansen's opinion, a CISO needs deep technical grounding balanced with a strong understanding of business; using jargon and fear to convince the CEO of the need for security is "the loser approach," he says. "You need to be able to translate the issues into terms the CEO can understand."
That skill of couching security in terms of driving revenue last year helped him to earn an unusual honor for a security official: an award for his contribution to Experian's sales.
Instead of always saying no, it's critical for a CISO to figure out a way to build on the company's initiatives while still retaining confidentiality and data integrity, he says. "You've got to find a way to say 'yes.'"
Lloyd Hession, CSO for BT Radianz, a New York-based provider of secure connectivity for the financial industry, says that funding is being funneled to audit teams--away from those doing security work. He fears salaries may have leveled off for those reticent to take the plunge into risk management. "The auditor keeps the CEO out of jail and has a seat at the big table," Hession says. "Audit people have moved up in prominence while everyone else has [moved] down." According to Alta's Brocaglia, salaries have leveled off as skills have gotten commoditized and/ or outsourced.
"If a premium is paid anywhere, it's for the information risk area," she says. "Folks who are truly paid the most generously are the tri-athlete candidates: they have strong business acumen, a good technology base and the ability to communicate. Companies are asking for program managers and people who tie together disparate security aspects of business units, manage the entire function and present that package to the board or senior executives."
If paychecks are any indication, companies value a combination of IT and auditing skills. CISOs increasingly have more of a business-process background than one of strictly computer security or engineering. SANS found that managerial types--like senior security executives (CISO, CSO) and senior policy executives (CTO, director of IT operations)--make $106,326 per year, and technical security pros earn on average $75,275 per year. Security analysts and network security architects (positions with a technical focus) earn a median salary of $74,200 per year, according to Foote Partners.
The CISO must have strong business acumen and articulate technology solutions to a diverse audience, says Tracy Lenzner, CEO of LenznerGroup, an executive recruitment firm. Says Brocaglia, "There's a direct correlation between the increase in offers made to those candidates who have a more holistic approach of risk and executive management skills, which are required for other executives in a company."
|Rallying the Troops
Former FBI agent says understanding motivation is key
Name: Tim McKnight
Title: Northrop Grumman CISO & Business Group Director
Key career move: Leaving the FBI for Cisco
Tim McKnight got his start in information security at the Federal Bureau of Invest-igation as a special agent protecting the nation's critical infrastructure from cyber-threats. His work as a G-man proved to be invaluable training for his current job as CISO of defense contractor Northrop Grumman--not just because of the investigative and security skills he developed, but also the people skills. In his 10 years at the FBI, he learned how to communicate clearly, build strong teams and lead effectively.
"Understanding motivations--what gets people going, what gets them out of bed in the morning--definitely helps to build relationships in the company, which leads to making the security programs successful," McKnight says.
Communication and leadership skills are essential for a CISO, who must be able to bounce between the data center and the boardroom, and translate security needs into business terms, he says. The main challenge for any CISO is getting past the old image of being the "gloom-and-doom, sky-is-falling guy."
After leaving the FBI, McKnight moved to the private sector and became steeped in how an IT organization in a large corporation operates. At Cisco Systems, he launched a team that conducted security assessments of companies Cisco acquired. He then worked as IT security director for defense and aerospace firm BAE Systems North America.
At the bureau, McKnight felt like a pioneer in an exciting world of information protection. Today, he thrives on the challenges of information security and forging ahead into uncharted territory.
"With the constant change in security and business needs, I continue to feel like a pioneer," he says.
Certifiably Skilled
Given this apparent premium on business skills, which would you rather your security staff have: an MBA or a CISSP? (See "Moving On Up")
Certification debates are sticky. Many argue that certifications are diluted and have lost their luster, especially with larger enterprises; others value them because they demonstrate a level of competency. One thing not up for debate: Security certification holders earn more money.
According to SANS, if you have an ISACA certification like the CISM and CISA, or (ISC)2's CISSP, you're among the highest paid security professionals. Those with ISACA's management and auditing certifications average $98,571 in annual salary; a CISSP or SSCP earns $95,155, on average. According to the survey, these wages exceed the $79,430 average annual salary for those professionals with vendor-specific certifications from Cisco Systems or Microsoft, for example. Foote Partners, meanwhile, looked at salaries associated with 109 certifications, and has determined that holders of the CISA, CISM, CISSP, SSCP, CCSP and SANS's GIAC certifications are among the highest paid professionals in the field.
While non-certified administrators got, on average, bigger raises in 2005, their base pay was lower. According to Foote Partners, compensation for certified professionals has leveled off because of a slowdown in demand for entry-level and intermediate security employees. However, the company predicts that hiring and salaries for certified security pros will increase for several reasons: The prevalent belief is that security is a cost of remaining competitive; additional global projects require complex security; criminally motivated breaches are on the rise; and federal and industry regulations are calling the shots.
While some infosecurity managers, like BT Radianz's Hession, argue against discounting non-certified job candidates simply "because they're not a career security person," certification bodies insist that certifications are perhaps more important factors in hiring security professionals than in any other IT segment.
"You're talking about someone with access to everything in an organization. You want to rely on what a competent organization said about what a candidate can do," says Corey Schou, vice chairman of (ISC)2's board of directors. "If a security professional goes through a certification program, it's worth paying them more; they have more skin in the game. We're talking about, in some cases, people getting $120,000 a year--you want to make sure you're buying good quality. We provide the due diligence model. They're not just walking in saying they're good; someone has sworn they're good."
|Leap of Faith
Bloomberg chief makes unusual leap from sales to security
Name: Stephen Scharf
Title: Head of security at Bloomberg
Key career move: Volunteering with ISSA
Stephen Scharf's path to becoming head of information security at Bloomberg had a rather unlikely start: sales.
Fresh out of college with a degree in history, he got a job selling CAD/CAM-based nesting software to manufacturers of helicopters, tractors and other heavy equipment. The software helped engineers figure out the optimal parts positioning on sheet metal to cut down on material waste. He loved going out on the manufacturing floor filled with big machinery--"every kid's dream," Scharf says.
But, he was more interested in the products than selling them. So, he the shifted his focus to technical support and set his sights on a career in IT. He worked as a systems administrator and network engineer. Eventually, as security-related projects filled more and more of his time, he found his true calling.
Scharf transitioned to security consulting firm @stake (acquired in 2004 by Symantec), where he performed both IT security and physical security assessments mostly for financial services firms. He also expanded his knowledge of industry trends by volunteering for the Information Systems Secu-rity Association (ISSA).
After four years of consulting work, he joined Bloomberg, a major outlet for financial data, news and analysis. Like everyone who works for the company, Scharf doesn't have an official title; he heads up both physical and IT security.
His varied background of sales, support, engineering and consulting gives him the skills necessary for the job, which requires him to wear many hats, Scharf says. Having IT experience coupled with an understanding of business helps him take a measured approach, weighing risks with the cost of their remediation.
"We spend a lot of time and effort securing our environment, and you have to be able to translate that into the associated costs and benefits [from a business sense]," he says.
Techie Revival
Keep in mind, too, that the definition of what's good often changes. Technical skills, in fact, may regain importance.
Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute, says that people who have been writing security policies and audit reports aren't directly making their companies more secure, and the state of security is much worse than what managers have led people to believe.
"I can see just over the horizon a shift toward equally valuing the rarer skill of securing systems to the common skill of writing about and managing security," Paller says. "This means that the CISO has to focus more on the technology side of the job. Most CISOs have known this secretly and are intellectually prepared for it. It's a challenging shift because the professionals are being measured not on whether they wrote a report, but whether they've made a system secure. This forces more of a partnership between security and operations, as opposed to them having a 'gotcha' relationship."
Paller says that enterprises have been relying for too long on process-based metrics--such as whether a policy is written, disaster recovery plans are in place or in-house security awareness training is conducted.
Now, some businesses are moving to attack-based metrics that gauge the performance of people and systems against particular vectors like DoS attacks, Trojans, root-kits and spyware.
"As soon as you change the metrics, which is happening now, you value the people who get scores up more than those who write reports," Paller says.
He stresses that his theory doesn't devalue the skills of a security manager; it just elevates the worth of those with technical chops. With audits happening more frequently--in many instances, quarterly instead of annually--organizations are placing more emphasis on secure systems and processes.
"Assuming the value you're paying for management skills is fair, you're going to pay close to the same money for those who can meet demand," Paller says. "It isn't only about management." Paller concedes that this shift may take a couple of years.
In the meantime, many enterprises will pattern their security offices around risk management, the very skill that Continental's Gold was searching for. "What's hard to test is aptitude. I wanted someone who could think outside traditional security parameters," he says.


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Premieres Sunday, October 27, at 9 PM ET/PT
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 7, 2013) Imagine 10 days of a catastrophic blackout across the United States. No cell phone service, no ATM withdrawals, no working street lights, no available gasoline … no escape. Fact: It could happen.
On Sunday, October 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the lights will go out. American Blackout, National Geographic Channel's two-hour, edge-of-your-seat movie event imagines the story of a national power failure in the United States caused by a cyberattack — told in real time, over 10 days, by those who kept filming on cameras and phones. You'll learn what it means to be absolutely powerless. To preview the movie trailer, click here:
Gritty, visceral and totally immersive, see what it might take to survive from day one, and who would be left standing when the lights come back on.
American Blackout combines startling user-generated footage from recent real blackouts and disasters like Hurricane Sandy intercut with the dramatic shot footage in feature film style. Follow the struggles of ordinary Americans wrangling through the chaos, and witness one prepper family who prepared for the worst.
Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore; cyberthreats and the weaknesses of the grid are in the news every day. In fact, cyberattacks can indeed cause power surges that physically damage electrical equipment. Said Leon Panetta, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense: "The next Pearl Harbor we confront could very well be a cyber-attack that cripples our power systems, our grid, our security systems, our financial systems."
Extrapolating from previous disasters and expert opinion, American Blackout dramatizes this very concept.
"American Blackout not only plays like a true thriller, making you think twice about how prepared you might be if (and more likely when) this actually happens, but also should be a powerful tool to inspire discussion on what we can do to strengthen our defenses from such an attack," said Jonathan Rudd, director at Raw Television, the multi-award winning production company behind fan favorites such as Locked Up Abroad and the acclaimed feature documentary The Imposter.
Often called the largest machine in the world, the U.S. electrical grid connects Americans to 5,800 major power plants and includes more than 450,000 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Seventy percent of key power grid components are more than 25 years old, and the average age of power plants tops 30 years.
A 2013 congressional report on grid vulnerability revealed that more than a dozen utilities reported "daily," "constant" or "frequent" attempted cyberattacks, with one reporting approximately 10,000 attempts per month. And in the past decade alone, an estimated 679 widespread power outages occurred due to severe weather, costing the U.S. an annual average between $18 billion and $33 billion.
Don't think you're vulnerable? Think again. America's energy, water, communications and financial networks are intricately connected. Even minor disruptions in this modern framework can cause major disruptions of our lives … a major outage could be disastrous. Recent winter storms and hurricanes have exposed this weakness. Think stuck subways, grounded flights, domestic fires from candlelight, panicked buying at stores, downed ATMs and closed schools and businesses.
For ordinary Americans navigating the turmoil, the question arises: When does civility and morality change to hostility? How safe would your home or workplace be? Who is apt to survive?
To capture the reality of a catastrophic blackout while telling a dramatic feature-length story, filmmakers used actual disaster footage alongside user-generated video blogs and scripted material. The result blends the three sources seamlessly, telling one tale of America in the dark that will leave you breathless.
American Blackout focuses on five different storylines: A family about to have a baby in California, and using a handycam; a teenage guerrilla filmmaker in Austin; students in an elevator in Arizona using their phone cameras; a New York City couple trapped in a penthouse filming with their phone camera; as well as a prepper family in Colorado using a camcorder.
Unlike the other ordinary Americans, the preppers have a generator that provides charging capabilities for their camcorder and have stockpiled supplies, devices and weapons. But when the SHTF, what would they do? How would they use their bunkers, vast security systems and stockpiled resources? Would they help or harm others?
Watch the full-throttle horror unfold and see how each of these characters attempt to survive 10 days in the dark. The hypothetical nightmare plays out on screen in real time:
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Day 3: Police, doctors and nurses work around the clock with little or no break. Government and utility officials continue to struggle to restore power. Schools and business are closed and stores will soon shut down completely.
And there's still 7 more days to go!
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Dangerous Acquaintances Summary
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When Cécile de Volanges is fifteen years old, her mother removes her from a convent in preparation for the girl's marriage to the Comte de Gercourt. The match is arranged by Madame de Volanges without her daughter's knowledge. Shortly after her departure from the convent, Cécile begins an exchange of letters with Sophie Carnay, her close friend. Cécile has few contacts with her fashionable mother except for trips they make together to shops to purchase an elaborate wardrobe. The little she knows about the plans for her future she learns from her maid.
The unscrupulous Marquise de Merteuil sees in the proposed marriage an opportunity to get revenge on Gercourt, who some time before deserted her for a woman of greater virtue. In her wounded vanity, she schemes to have the Vicomte de Valmont, a libertine as unscrupulous as herself, effect a liaison between Cécile and the Chevalier Danceny. Such an affair, circulated by gossip after Cécile and Gercourt are married, will make the husband a laughingstock of the fashionable world. To complete her plan for revenge, the marquise also wants Valmont to seduce Madame de Tourvel, the woman for whom Gercourt abandoned her. Madame de Tourvel is the wife of a judge. As a reward for carrying out these malicious schemes, the Marquise de Merteuil promises to reinstate Valmont as her own lover.
Valmont is able to arrange a meeting between Cécile and Danceny. Although she is attracted to the young man, Cécile hesitates at first to reply to his letters. She conceals her eventual consent to write to him, even to speak of love, from her mother. Valmont meanwhile turns his attention to Madame de Tourvel, who is a virtuous woman and, aware of the vicomte's sinister reputation, tries to reject his suit. Nevertheless, she finds herself attracted to him, and in time she agrees to write to him but not to see him. She also stipulates that Valmont is not to mention the subject of love or to suggest intimacy. Eventually Valmont and Madame de Tourvel become friends. Aware of her indiscretion even in friendship, she finally tells Valmont that he must go away, and he accepts her decision.
In the meantime, although she writes him letters in which she passionately declares her love, Cécile is steadfast in her refusal to see Danceny. Cécile grows more mature. She still writes to Sophie, but not as frankly as before. Instead, she turns for advice to the Marquise de Merteuil, whom she sees as a more experienced woman. The marquise, impatient with the slow progress of the affair between Cécile and Danceny, informs Madame de Volanges of the matter, with the result that the mother, in an angry interview with her daughter, demands that Cécile forfeit Danceny's letters. The marquise's plan produces the effect she anticipates; Cécile and Danceny declare themselves more in love than ever.
Hoping to end her daughter's attachment to Danceny, Madame de Volanges takes Cécile to the country to visit Madame de Rosemonde, Valmont's ailing aunt. Valmont soon follows, on the Marquise de Merteuil's instructions, to keep the affair alive between Cécile and the young chevalier and to arrange for Danceny's secret arrival. Valmont, bored with rustic life, decides to take Cécile for himself. Under the pretext of making it safer for him to deliver Danceny's letters, he persuades her to give him the key to her room. At the first opportunity, Valmont seduces her. At first the girl is angered and shocked; before long, however, she surrenders herself to him willingly. Valmont is at the same time continuing his attentions to Madame de Tourvel. Deciding that persistence accomplishes nothing, he tries ignoring her, whereupon Madame de Tourvel writes to offer her friendship.
Cécile, deeply involved with Valmont, writes the Marquise de Merteuil, asking for her advice on how to treat Danceny. Madame de Volanges, who is unaware of the situation, also writes the marquise, telling her that she is considering breaking off...
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Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Jesús) (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a Spanish mystic philosopher and Catholic saint.
- Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee:
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains
All that it strives for.
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
- "Poem IX", in Complete Works St. Teresa of Avila (1963) edited by E. Allison Peers, Vol. 3, p. 288
- To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.
- As quoted in The Little Lamp (1981) by Eknath Easwaran, p. 80
- It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
- As quoted in The Road to Emmaus : Pilgrimage as a Way of Life (2007) by Jim Forest, p. 61
- Pain is never permanent.
- The Book of Positive Quotations (2007) edited by John Cook, Steve Deger, and Leslie Ann Gibson, p. 333
- He who cares nothing for the good things of the world has dominion over them all.
- The Way of Perfection, p. 41
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus (c.1565)Edit
- Teresa's autobiography, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel (c. 1565) as translated by David Lewis (1904) at Project Gutenberg
- One of my brothers was nearly of my own age; and he it was whom I most loved, though I was very fond of them all, and they of me. He and I used to read Lives of Saints together. When I read of martyrdom undergone by the Saints for the love of God, it struck me that the vision of God was very cheaply purchased; and I had a great desire to die a martyr's death, — not out of any love of Him of which I was conscious, but that I might most quickly attain to the fruition of those great joys of which I read that they were reserved in Heaven; and I used to discuss with my brother how we could become martyrs. We settled to go together to the country of the Moors, begging our way for the love of God, that we might be there beheaded; and our Lord, I believe, had given us courage enough, even at so tender an age, if we could have found the means to proceed; but our greatest difficulty seemed to be our father and mother.
- Ch. I "Childhood and early Impressions" ¶ 4
- It will be as well, I think, to explain these locutions of God, and to describe what the soul feels when it receives them, in order that you, my father, may understand the matter; for ever since that time of which I am speaking, when our Lord granted me that grace, it has been an ordinary occurrence until now, as will appear by what I have yet to say.
The words are very distinctly formed; but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer. When we wish not to hear anything in this world, we can stop our ears, or give attention to something else: so that, even if we do hear, at least we can refuse to understand. In this locution of God addressed to the soul there is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen; and the understanding must apply itself so thoroughly to the comprehension of that which God wills we should hear, that it is nothing to the purpose whether we will it or not; for it is His will, Who can do all things.
- Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject" ¶ 1 & 2
- All things fail; but Thou, Lord of all, never failest! They who love Thee, oh, how little they have to suffer! oh, how gently, how tenderly, how sweetly Thou, O my Lord, dealest with them! Oh, that no one had ever been occupied with any other love than Thine! It seems as if Thou didst subject those who love Thee to a severe trial: but it is in order that they may learn, in the depths of that trial, the depths of Thy love. O my God, oh, that I had understanding and learning, and a new language, in order to magnify Thy works, according to the knowledge of them which my soul possesses! Everything fails me, O my Lord; but if Thou wilt not abandon me, I will never fail Thee. Let all the learned rise up against me, — let the whole creation persecute me, — let the evil spirits torment me, — but do Thou, O Lord, fail me not; for I know by experience now the blessedness of that deliverance which Thou dost effect for those who trust only in Thee. In this distress, — for then I had never had a single vision, — these Thy words alone were enough to remove it, and give me perfect peace: "Be not afraid, my daughter: it is I; and I will not abandon thee. Fear not."
It seems to me that, in the state I was in then, many hours would have been necessary to calm me, and that no one could have done it. Yet I found myself, through these words alone, tranquil and strong, courageous and confident, at rest and enlightened; in a moment, my soul seemed changed, and I felt I could maintain against all the world that my prayer was the work of God. Oh, how good is God! how good is our Lord, and how powerful! He gives not counsel only, but relief as well. His words are deeds. O my God! as He strengthens our faith, love grows.
- Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject" ¶ 22 & 23
- Seeing, then, that our Lord is so powerful, — as I see and know He is, — and that the evil spirits are His slaves, of which there can be no doubt, because it is of faith, — and I a servant of this our Lord and King, — what harm can Satan do unto me? Why have I not strength enough to fight against all hell? I took up the cross in my hand, — I was changed in a moment into another person, and it seemed as if God had really given me courage enough not to be afraid of encountering all the evil spirits.
- Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject" ¶ 24
- I feared them so little, that the terrors, which until now oppressed me, quitted me altogether; and though I saw them occasionally, — I shall speak of this by and by, — I was never again afraid of them — on the contrary, they seemed to be afraid of me. I found myself endowed with a certain authority over them, given me by the Lord of all, so that I cared no more for them than for flies. They seem to be such cowards; for their strength fails them at the sight of any one who despises them. These enemies have not the courage to assail any but those whom they see ready to give in to them, or when God permits them to do so, for the greater good of His servants, whom they may try and torment.
- Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject" ¶ 25
- May it please His Majesty that we fear Him whom we ought to fear, and understand that one venial sin can do us more harm than all hell together; for that is the truth. The evil spirits keep us in terror, because we expose ourselves to the assaults of terror by our attachments to honours, possessions, and pleasures. For then the evil spirits, uniting themselves with us, — we become our own enemies when we love and seek what we ought to hate, — do us great harm. We ourselves put weapons into their hands, that they may assail us; those very weapons with which we should defend ourselves. It is a great pity. But if, for the love of God, we hated all this, and embraced the cross, and set about His service in earnest, Satan would fly away before such realities, as from the plague. He is the friend of lies, and a lie himself. He will have nothing to do with those who walk in the truth. When he sees the understanding of any one obscured, he simply helps to pluck out his eyes; if he sees any one already blind, seeking peace in vanities, — for all the things of this world are so utterly vanity, that they seem to be but the playthings of a child, — he sees at once that such a one is a child; he treats him as a child, and ventures to wrestle with him — not once, but often.
May it please our Lord that I be not one of these; and may His Majesty give me grace to take that for peace which is really peace, that for honour which is really honour, and that for delight which is really a delight. Let me never mistake one thing for another — and then I snap my fingers at all the devils, for they shall be afraid of me. I do not understand those terrors which make us cry out, Satan, Satan! when we may say, God, God! and make Satan tremble. Do we not know that he cannot stir without the permission of God? What does it mean? I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself. Satan can do me no harm whatever, but they can trouble me very much, particularly if they be confessors. I have spent some years of such great anxiety, that even now I am amazed that I was able to bear it. Blessed be our Lord, who has so effectually helped me!
- Ch. XXV. "Divine Locutions. Discussions on That Subject" ¶ 26 & 27
- Variant translation: I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
- I saw an angel close by me, on my left side, in bodily form. This I am not accustomed to see, unless very rarely. Though I have visions of angels frequently, yet I see them only by an intellectual vision, such as I have spoken of before. It was our Lord's will that in this vision I should see the angel in this wise. He was not large, but small of stature, and most beautiful — his face burning, as if he were one of the highest angels, who seem to be all of fire: they must be those whom we call cherubim. Their names they never tell me; but I see very well that there is in heaven so great a difference between one angel and another, and between these and the others, that I cannot explain it.
I saw in his hand a long spear of gold, and at the iron's point there seemed to be a little fire. He appeared to me to be thrusting it at times into my heart, and to pierce my very entrails; when he drew it out, he seemed to draw them out also, and to leave me all on fire with a great love of God. The pain was so great, that it made me moan; and yet so surpassing was the sweetness of this excessive pain, that I could not wish to be rid of it. The soul is satisfied now with nothing less than God. The pain is not bodily, but spiritual; though the body has its share in it, even a large one. It is a caressing of love so sweet which now takes place between the soul and God, that I pray God of His goodness to make him experience it who may think that I am lying.
- Ch. XXIX, ¶ 16-17
Interior Castle (1577)Edit
- It is no small pity, and should cause us no little shame, that, through our own fault, we do not understand ourselves, or know who we are. Would it not be a sign of great ignorance, my daughters, if a person were asked who he was, and could not say, and had no idea who his father or mother was, or from what country he came? Though that is a great stupidity, our own is incomparably greater if we make no attempt to discover what we are, and only know that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because our faith tells us so, that we possess souls. As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or who dwells within them, or how precious they are — those are things which seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul's beauty. All our interest is centred in the rough setting of the diamond and in the outer wall of the castle – that is to say in these bodies of ours.
- First Mansions, Ch. 1, as translated by E. Allison Peers (1961) p. 18
- We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
- First Mansions, Ch. 2 : The Human Soul, as translated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook (1911), revised and edited by Fr. Benedict Zimmerman
- Just as we cannot stop the movement of the heavens, revolving as they do with such speed, so we cannot restrain our thought. And then we send all the faculties of the soul after it, thinking we are lost, and have misused the time that we are spending in the presence of God. Yet the soul may perhaps be wholly united with Him in the Mansions very near His presence, while thought remains in the outskirts of the castle, suffering the assaults of a thousand wild and venomous creatures and from this suffering winning merit. So this must not upset us, and we must not abandon the struggle, as the devil tries to make us do. Most of these trials and times of unrest come from the fact that we do not understand ourselves.
- Fourth Mansions, Ch. 1, trans. E. Allison Peers (1961),ISBN 0-385-03643-6 Invalid ISBN p. 77
- God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.
- Fourth Mansions, Ch. 3: Prayer of Quiet, as translated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook (1911), revised and edited by Fr. Benedict Zimmerman
- We cannot know whether we love God, although there may be strong reason for thinking so; but there can be no doubt about whether we love our neighbor or not. Be sure that, in proportion as you advance in fraternal charity, you are increasing your love of God, for His Majesty bears so tender an affection for us that I cannot doubt He will repay our love for others by augmenting, and in a thousand different ways, that which we bear for Him.
- Fifth Mansion, Ch. 3, translated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook (1921), revised and edited by Fr. Benedict Zimmerman (1930); reprinted (2003) by Kessinger Publications, ISBN 0-766-17267-8 p. 109
Maxims for Her Nuns (1963)Edit
- "Maxims for Her Nuns" in Complete Works St. Teresa of Avila (1963) edited by E. Allison Peers, Vol. 3, p. 256 - 260
- Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
- Maxim 13, p. 256
- Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
- Maxim 15, p. 256
- Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
- Maxim 25, p. 257
- Reflect upon the providence and wisdom of God in all created things and praise Him in them all.
- Maxim 35, p. 258
- Never compare one person with another: comparisons are odious.
- Maxim 44, p. 259
- Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
- Maxim 52, p. 259
- Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
- Maxim 55, p. 259
- More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
- First attributed to St. Teresa by Truman Capote in "Go Ahead and Ask Me Anything.' (And So She Did): An Interview with Truman Capote" by Gloria Steinem, in McCall's magazine (November 1967), as the source of the title of a novel he was working on called Answered Prayers.
- Likely a variant of "I remember having read somewhere, in some strange book, that when the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers," a quip found in act 2 of Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband.
External linksEdit
- Books written by St Teresa of Avila including St John of the Cross
- "St Teresa of Avila" at The Carmelite Sisters, Malaysia
- Illuminating Lives: St. Teresa
- Biography at Carmelite site
- The Way of Perfection at CCEL
- The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, by Teresa of Avila at Project Gutenberg
- Quotes and images at OneLittleAngel
- Carmel's Heights - This CD album is an attempt to share with all, some of Carmel's Saints - real persons of flesh and blood - who share with us in song their own spiritual experiences.


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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for this year's 41st Annual Saturn Awards and we have your list of nominees below! On the movie side, Captain America: The Winter Soldier leads the nominations this year with a total of 11, including Best Comic Book-to-Film Release with Interstellar close behind with 10 nominations. Guardians of the Galaxy chimes in Read More →


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was going to reply to london underwater thread but maybe this information deserves its own.
to me an Inconvenient Truth seems like giving Tylenol to a terminal brain cancer patient.
here is some information regarding the secret Pentagon report on environmental collapse suppressed by the Bush administration, and leaked to British Intelligence, back in 2004, as well as the report itself.
I first read it on Yahoo News, from which it mysteriously dissapeared a few days later. the only other publication which ran the story was Fortune, strange as it seems. there is talk of people getting arrested for spreading this still classified report, but it doesn't seem likely as it was very easy to find on the net.
whether you think the Pentagon is an alarmist and paranoid group or not, I think it is good to be informed of their findings and position on this subject.
would love to hear what you guys think. how big of a grain of salt do you think we should take with this?
Summary article from Oberver
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Serena Williams Dominates Maria Sharapova to Win Olympic Gold
"I didn't think it could get any better than winning Wimbledon," the first-time singles champ says
Serena Williams has another gold medal.
The reigning Wimbledon champion returned Saturday to the grass surface of Centre Court (the tennis venue at the London Games) to compete against Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final – and dominated.
Williams, who served three aces in the opening game, beat her opponent 6-0, 6-1.
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After the match point, Williams shouted for joy, jumped around on the grass and did a victory dance while her sister, Venus Williams, smiled from the stands.
The Williams sisters won Olympic doubles gold in 2000 at the Games in Sydney and in 2008 at the Games in Beijing. They are scheduled to play a doubles semifinal match later Saturday afternoon.
But Serena has never won singles gold.
"I didn't expect this. I can't even … Oh my gosh – I have a gold medal in the singles! I never thought … Wow," an overwhelmed Williams said immediately after winning the match.
She added: "I didn't think it could get any better than winning Wimbledon. You see how happy I am I don't even know what to do."


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Montreal is the second biggest city in Canada, and the largest in Quebec. Officially French-speaking, the city is an amazing place to visit - its history as Canada's financial stronghold in the 19th and 20th Centuries has left it with a huge variety of beautiful architecture and cultural attractions. The French-speaking population also gives the city a European flavour very hard to come by in North America. To get the most from your stay, there are a huge number of very reasonably priced holiday rental apartments all over the city - and this accommodation makes Montreal great for kids, a fantastic family friendly destination!
Montreal is not a city for sun worshippers, the temperature rarely gets above 26 degrees even at the height of Summer, and of course it can get incredibly cold during the winter months, with heavy snowfall common. Whatever the weather, it's a fascinating city to explore, and you should take the family straight to Old Montreal, the area around the Old Port. There's a Science Centre, the City Hall, the fabulous Bonsecours Market and even the Notre-Dame de Montreal Basilica to admire, and the Old Port itself with its opportunities for cycling, roller-blading and even Segway rentals. There's also a lot of boats to hire for those budding sailors in the family! Bear in mind that it can get pretty busy, as the Old Port receives around seven million visitors every year. You should also head to the Place des Arts, where several theatres and concert venues jostle for space around a large square downtown. If the Montreal Symphony Orchestra are playing, it really is your duty to take the entire family along if at all possible.
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EPA Environmental Justice Workshop in Houston
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DALLAS – (Aug. 11, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS), Texas Southern University (TSU), Environmental Justice Health Alliance, other distinguished environmental organizations and guests recently celebrated 20 years of Environmental Justice in Houston, Texas.
On Aug. 6 – 8, more than 250 people attended a conference designed to foster tangible solutions to address environmental, social and health impacts associated with environmental pollution in poor and minority areas.
The event also provided a variety of networking opportunities with environmental justice leaders and organizations. The conference started with a tour around Houston's petrochemical plants, oil refineries, animal feed facilities and waste processing complexes to see and understand inequities associated with the area.
The principles of environmental justice uphold the idea that all communities overburdened by pollution – particularly minority, low income and indigenous communities – deserve the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, equal access to the decision-making process and a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.
The audience was also welcomed with remarks from EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry.
"Environmental Justice is about making a visible difference in communities across the country," said Regional Administrator Curry. "This conference helped build capacity, raise awareness, and equip communities with the tools to address environmental challenges – from climate change impacts to water pollution. It takes work, time and energy to demonstrate that communities across the country want common sense climate solutions."
Several noted supporters of environmental justice also joined Regional Administrator Curry during the conference including but not limited to: Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee; Jacqui Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice NAACP; Juan Parras, TEJAS; Matthew Tejada, Director – EPA Office of Environmental Justice; Hilton Kelley, Community In-power and Development Association; Dr. Robert Bullard, Dean School of Public Affairs, TSU; Juanita Lopez, Assistant Administrator, South Texas Colonias Initiative; and Michele Roberts, Environmental Justice Health Alliance.
The conference, that 17 college volunteers helped organize, aimed to bring together local community activists, citizens, state and federal agencies, academia, business and industry, non-profit organizations, and other stakeholders to build relationships that will benefit their communities and promote sustainable growth. Throughout the three-day conference, panelists of federal and state government officials, educators, industry professionals and EJ advocates delivered presentations and moderated discussions on environmental issues. The goals of this year's conference included:
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· Participating in a collaborative process to draft a Region 6 EJ State Action Plan that addresses region-wide priorities
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Hey guys! We're planning a puzzle booklet for Countdown in Manchester 2017. There's a few cool countdown-related ideas we have, but writing puzzles isn't really my forte and there's some space to fill. If anyone has any ideas for puzzles which you feel may fit (there's not really any restrictions on type! They certainly don't need to be countdown-related, even tangentially, so feel free to be creative) we'd really love to s̶t̶e̶a̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶i̶n̶n̶i̶t̶ gratefully share them with the CoManche players! If you're interested, feel free to send a message. (If you have me on facebook, that would be ideal as I don't check C4C very often, but otherwise I'll get back to you within a few days). Anyone who contributes will of course receive full credit (and nothing else, except gratitude!).
(Notes; we need them a few days in advance of the event (which is on the 11th of March). Also, if there's unprecedented interest in contributing, we might not be able to use them all. I'm sure anyone who frequents this forum and would be interested wouldn't consider it a waste to have written a cool and interesting puzzle, though!)
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You could have some conundrums based on series champs names although I am not sure how many have 9 letters in their names
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