Nowadays our public can see two different spaces: the rooms dedicated to the marquis of Vega-Inclan, honoring his vision, now overcome, about El Greco's life; and the rooms dedicated to the Cretan painter, where his life, works, and posterior influence in the Toledo of the beginning of the 17th century are exhibited. We leave you with a short spot (in Spanish) showing this new vision of the museum after the renovation in 2011.
We invite you on this virtual walk through the museum, a quick look on its collections and spaces. See in just three minutes how much the museum can offer.
An audiovisual introduction to the visit, it explains aspects related to the past and present of the institution. A journey from the recovery of El Greco around 1900 and the foundation of the House-Museum, to the actual institution and its new exhibit discourse.
Documentary video showing how El Greco created the Apostolate, analizing the different layers and how each canvas was made.
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If we only know the period of a Stream Cipher, let's say 150-200 bit in length, how can we use this information to attack a stream cipher?
Taking a look at this link, What is the period of a cipher? I see that the period of the stream cipher is simply the amount of data we encrypt before starting the encryption over again.
From the attacker's stand point, this let's us know the chunk size of data we are encrypting but how does this help us attack the stream cipher? Won't we still need to know plaintext and cipher text?
If you know the period of the stream cipher, you can XOR 2 different encryptions from the same point in the period (integral number of periods apart) and eliminate the pseudo random stream entirely. All that would be left are 2 plaintexts XOR'd together, and this is something a smart child can break in a short time.
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Both in Germany and worldwide, pupils with a migrant background and/or low socio-economic status lag behind other children in their school performance on average. Inequalities in the performance (e.g. language skills) of these disadvantaged children are already apparent at the start of school. In recent years, the role of parents has increasingly come to the fore in the discussion on support options for the disadvantaged group of pupils. Studies have shown that there is a positive correlation between parental involvement in school processes (e.g. support with homework or involvement in school activities) and their children's school performance. The fact that parents of disadvantaged children are usually less involved in school processes (e.g. due to a lack of knowledge regarding the national school system) and, in addition, are often difficult to reach from the school's point of view further exacerbates existing disadvantages of this group of students.
This research synthesis focuses on systematic reviews examining the potential of parental involvement to reduce existing inequalities in the education system in general and in particular for the group of disadvantaged students. In this context, the effects of different forms of parental participation, such as support for homework or discussing educational goals with children, are considered. Additionally programmes initiated by schools are screend and gathered together, which aim to support in parents who are less well educated in relevant educational issues and thus involve them more in the school environment. The findings of the present work will be published in a practice brochure.
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Elternbeteiligung als Potenzial zur Förderung des schulischen Erfolgs. Ein Second-Order-Review (Seiten 302-317)
Täschner, J., Holzberger, D. & Hillmayr, D. (2021). Elternbeteiligung als Potenzial zur Förderung des schulischen Erfolgs. Ein Second-Order-Review. Die Deutsche Schule, 3, 302-317.
doi: 10.31244/dds.2021.03.05
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Amid reports on large-scale fraud and irregularities in October 20 parliamentary elections, some electoral monitoring organizations on Sunday said Afghanistan's Constitution and the election law have been "severely" violated in the polls.
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Sir James Maxwell, 1. Baronet († um 1670) war ein schottischer Adliger und Grundbesitzer.

Er war der älteste Sohn des Sir James Maxwell of Calderwood, dem Oberhaupt einer Nebenlinie des Clan Maxwell, der auf Calderwood Castle bei East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire residierte, aus dessen zweiter Ehe mit Isabel Hamilton, Tochter des Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick vom Clan Hamilton. Beim Tod seines Vaters 1622 erbte er dessen Ländereien einschließlich des Familiensitzes Calderwood Castle. Am 28. März 1627 wurde ihm in der Baronetage of Nova Scotia der erbliche Adelstitel eines Baronet, of Calderwood in the County of Lanark, verliehen. Da er zum Zeitpunkt der Verleihung kinderlos war, wurde ihm der Titel mit dem besonderen Zusatz verliehen, dass dieser in Ermangelung eigener männlicher Nachkommen auch an jeden nächstverwandten männlichen Erben (heirs male whatsoever) vererbbar sei.

Er war zweimal verheiratet. In erster Ehe heiratete er Jean Hamilton, Tochter des Sir James Hamilton of Evandale. Mütterlicherseits war sie eine Enkelin des James Cuninghame, 7. Earl of Glencairn. Die Ehe blieb kinderlos. Nach Jeans Tod heiratete er in zweiter Ehe im Juli 1637 Mary Coattes, Tochter des James Coattes. Mit ihr hatte er einen Sohn und Erben:
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Here's the team that makes all of this happen
Troy Claydon
Troy is an active service military veteran of over fourteen years. During this service he deployed operationally as well as completed and subsequently instructed personnel on the Australian Army's Military Police Close Personal Protection Operative Course.
Troy is a Registered Paramedic of over 11 years. He continues to support the community as a frontline Paramedic with a state-based Ambulance Service.
Troy is the founder and Managing Director of Panoptic Solutions. Over the past twenty years, he has planned and managed a full range of security and medical operations including complex Executive Protection/Close Protection tasks, remote medical operations, installation and asset security, as well as security audits and assessments within challenging and hostile environments.
With experience providing services to private families, corporate clients and large-scale events across Australia and all throughout Asia Pacific, Troy is well placed to advise on regional security and remote medical matters.
Bachelor's Degree in Health Science (Paramedicine)
Diploma of Security & Risk Management
Diploma of Government Investigations
Certificate IV Training and Assessment
ASIS – Member
Protective Security Council – Author & Member
AHPRA – Registered Paramedic
Ronin SA – CPO (Team Leader)
Dr. Kieran McCarthy
Kieran has a distinguished service history of over 12 years with the Australian Army including three years providing the full spectrum of direct action support as a doctor within Special Operations Command. Kieran has deployed and operated within high risk austere environments including six deployments to East Timor, Afghanistan (twice with SOTG) and the Philippines; as well as domestically in many challenging environments.
As an Australian Military trained Doctor, Kieran provides oversight and compliance of all of our medical operations and clinical governance. With a special interest in adventure, wilderness and austere medicine, Kieran is well suited to providing high level advice and guidance to our medical staff, as well as providing direct support to clients as needed across a range of remote taskings.
Kieran holds a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a Masters of Public Health (Disaster & Emergency Management), is currently completing a Fellowship in Wilderness Medicine, and is also qualified in aviation and diving medicine.
With significant occupational medicine experience, Kieran is also well placed to provide a wide range of employment medicals, injury prevention and advice to mining companies and other high-risk organisations.
Fallon Claydon
Legal & Compliance Manager
With over ten years' experience in commercial law, Fallon provides expert legal advice and monitors the compliance and regulatory requirements for Panoptic Solutions.
Fallon value adds to Panoptic Solutions and its clients by providing sound and valuable legal advice regarding intricate security issues as well as liaising with various law enforcement agencies. Fallon manages every legal matter and ensures Panoptic maintains appropriate policies and procedures, as well as auditing requirements with personal attention and diligence.
Fallon has completed a Bachelor's of Law and Bachelor's of Arts degrees at the University of NSW, and is admitted to the role of the QLD Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia.
Julian Siebrand
Julian's experience in security operations comes from over 22 years of Policing, primarily in the field of Tactical Policing with the Victorian Police – Special Operations Group (SOG) and as an Officer In Charge (OIC) with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Specialist Response Group. Julian planned and managed operations and deployments both domestically and internationally in high-risk settings performing the role as Tactical Commander.
Leadership roles included OIC for AFP specialist teams such as Tactical, Bomb Response, Negotiators, Canine, Tactical Intelligence, National Bomb Appraisal Officer program and Acting Superintendent Afghanistan Mission. Most recent roles were AFP Brisbane Airport Commander and AFP OIC Telecommunications Intercepts. Julian has a diverse non-policing background having maintained and developed skills in training, business and private security operations. Julian has conducted security operations for high profile/net worth individuals domestically and abroad.
Julian has a Bachelor Of Education and qualifications in WH&S, Business, Management and
Security and Risk Management.
David Illsley
Adviser – Security
David served for twenty-four years in the Australian Defence Force, 17 years were spent as part of the highly recognised Special Air Service (SAS) where he has been involved in multiple operations both overseas and within Australia. David is experienced in military, medical and private security operations. David holds various senior instructor qualifications and has been at the forefront of Counter Terrorist duties, tactics and training. David's ability to plan, manage and execute tasks in complex and fast moving environments with sound judgment are proven.
David has participated in a full range of security operations from Close Personal Protection to Prime Ministers travelling to Areas of Operation in the Middle East, foreign dignitaries, Defence Force Chiefs, Mining Company executives, fortune 50 executive HNWI and families through to Hollywood A list actors visiting the Australasian region. He has the ability to seamlessly operate across both austere environments and corporate or family focused operations.
David is a qualified EMT and Special Forces (SF) Patrol Medic. In order to maintain his skills, he was required to re-qualify every 12 months attending Accident and Emergency ward postings. He also holds several qualifications in security and management.
Ben Hosking
As Panoptic Solutions Business Manager, Ben focusses on all client relationships and assists in promoting our VIP services within a niche market. Ben previously worked for over a decade within the NT Police Force specialising in High Risk Tactical & Counter Terrorism Policing, prior to moving into Federal Government and providing executive advice on national policy to the highest level federal representative in the Australian external Territories. The Administrator of CI and CKI. He is accomplished in Dignitary Protection providing services to UK Royals, International Heads of State, Australian Government Officials and various corporate HNWI. He has been awarded a Commendation for exemplary conduct for services within the Territory Response Group.
Ben expanded his experience by training as a tactical medic with the Territory Response Group then utilising that training with a focus on executive protection as he begun working with Panoptic Solutions in 2017.
Ben certified as a tactical police medic and firearms instructor during his time within the TRG. Further, he maintained education, training and qualifications in Search and Rescue Operations.
He also holds several qualifications in security and management.
Cindy Carle
Clinical Manager Special Events
Cindy is an experienced Medical and Private Security Professional with over 19 years experience combined in these fields. Cindy has supported security operations domestically in Australia as well as abroad throughout South East Asia
She has coordinated, managed and contributed to numerous security and remote medical operations including family protection, corporate events, maritime and sports events.
Cindy is a qualified, registered and front line Paramedic who continues to work on road with a state based ambulance service in an Emergency Response capacity, to maintain all skills required to perform the duties of this role. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Applied Science- Pre-Hospital Care.
Cindy works as an Academic Lecturer for Central QLD University and is undertaking further study in the Security field.
Daniel Ayoub
Operations Coordinator – Indonesia/Malaysia
Daniel has an engaging background in risk solutions, management and education. With a knowledge that has been developed from a grass roots security beginning his experience gives him the insight into traditional and non-traditional methodology that is required to deliver panoptic solutions. This gives him the ability to provide a unique perspective in dynamic environments
Daniel has lived and worked in Indonesia for over a decade. His experience in the archipelago includes exposure to national disasters, critical crisis events and volatile situations. His professional development pans across government corrections and law enforcement as well as private commercial operations in Australia. He has managed and worked on close personal protection projects in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam, for high profile families, celebrities and business executives.
Masters of Education, International & Comparative
Bachelor of Arts in South Asian
Bachelor of Education,
Speaks fluent Bahasa Indonesian and Malay, as well as conversational Javanese
High degree of knowledge of regional Indonesian cultures and dialects
His professional development pans across government corrections and law enforcement as well as private commercial operations in Australia.
Paul Johnstone
Operations Coordinator – China & Vietnam
Former Paratrooper and Australian Federal Agent, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Panoptic Solutions and our clients specific to Vietnam and China. Paul has a strong background in training and education and currently instructs in crisis management, physical security and various defensive tactics styles. Paul has strong ties to Vietnam and China having provided education and training to various government and private agencies and institutions in each country.
Paul has provided Close Personal Protection to Prime Ministers, Actors, and various Government Heads of State travelling throughout the region. He excels in the instruction of combatives and education specially surrounding regional security matters.
Paul has been a Visiting Lecturer and Professor to various institutions in China for over a decade and is a Visiting Lecturer to Ho Chi Minh City University. He has trained marital arts for most of his life and holds black belts and instructor qualifications in Bujinkan and Krav Maga.
Paul has links to several groups including:
Australian Bravery Association
Ho Chi Minh City Open University
China People's Police University
Donna Blanch
With over 20 years experience in accounts management, Donna is well suited to managing all of Panoptic Solutions accounts.
Ayu Fitriani
Diploma, Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
Julia Morris-Finlay
With a proud 30 year career with the Royal Australian Airforce as a logistician and administration professional, Julia enhances Panoptic Solutions operations by ensuring that the business administration runs smoothly and without delay. Her military mindset and attention to detail ensures that all our administrative maters are taken care of.
A diverse range of individuals, families and companies who require a platinum level service
As the Regional Security Coordinator for an international energy and mining company, I regularly liaise with a variety of safety and security companies worldwide. Troy and Panoptic Solutions have consistently maintained a high standard of professionalism in the delivery of their service. They provide only the highest calibre of personnel from qualified and experienced backgrounds, who perform their duties professionally and with no 'fuss! I have no hesitation in recommending Troy and Panoptic Solutions to any organisation, or individual, looking for peace of mind and solutions to complex security issues.
Andrew E. — Regional Director
Corporate Security Peabody Energy
As U.S. Secret Service agent, I worked with numerous security teams from within government organisations and the private sector. Panoptic Solutions is by far one of the most professional teams I have ever worked with during my professional career. Their team's attention to detail, "can do" attitude, and extensive operational experience contributed greatly to a safe and successful tour. The Panoptic team seamlessly integrated with our team and met every challenge presented. Of particular significance, was the 24 hour a day medical care package they provided to our team and tour staff through their Security Paramedic and Medical Director, both of whom provided aid and treatment to team members during the tour
Richard C – Deputy Assistant Director (ret.)
Panoptic Solutions was engaged to provide personal security and VIP Protection to Manny Pacquaio during the lead up to and during his world title boxing fight with Jeff Horn. As this was one of the biggest events in the sport of boxing to be held in Australia, we wanted to ensure Manny's safety and security was guaranteed. Panoptic Solutions not only provided a seamless service, but went above and beyond our expectations. We found them to be one of the most professional security companies that we have had the pleasure to work with. I would not hesitate in recommending Troy and his Team at Pantopic Solutions
Michael Koncz
Advisor to Manny Pacquaio
Troy Claydon and the Panoptic Team have provided industry standard support, time after time, whether on mainland Australia, Indonesia, Indochina or any-other requested location. Large team corporate support or small team individual support, we know a top notch disciplined medically certified operator will be there. They understand the the soft skills and are ready to utilize the hard skills.
Steve Albritton — Principal Owner
OPStructure USA
I utilised Panoptic Solutions for an extensive and complex Executive Security Program. I was impressed with thier attention to Operational Planning; and the expertise of thier Protection Officers. Panoptic Solutions made the entire operation look simple; and nothing was too hard or demanding. They got on with the job.
I have travelled with Panoptic Solutions staff and was very appreciative for the intelligent overview they had of the region we were in and for the preparedness they showed in all situations. But, mostly, it was the general level of ease and comfort that accompanied us on our trip that I was most impressed with and grateful for.
Lisa Lindblad
Lisa Lindblad Travel Design
Save Our Sons Charity holds several events each year to raise money for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. After discussing our requirements with Troy, I was immediately put at ease with our choice of security and medical services for the safety of our guests and VIP's. Troy was able to tailor a security plan to suit our needs and budget, without compromising on standards. Furthermore, Panoptic Solutions provided expert advice to us during the planning stages prior to the event and was able to easily adapt to any changes made. SOS will utilise the services of Panoptic Solutions again for any future events.
Ellie Eid
Save Our Sons
Our team worked with Panoptic Solutions at our event in May. As an event hosted for over 1,000 guests we were very impressed with the company's professionalism and wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services for future events.
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Germany is turning its back on its own culture, All in the name of multiculturalism.
Germans are asked to learn Arabic, not raise their flag, respect Islam, ignore the crimes of immigrants, etc.
Germany wants to adopt the culture of immigrants to show respect and make them feel welcome.
Populism has ONLY arisen because the elites of Europe have neglected their duty towards the very people that put them in power.


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Posts Tagged 'FASHION & TOYS'
Mary Lincoln Goes Goth
Posted in Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Mental Institutions, PEOPLE, Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged "Mrs. Brown", Abraham Lincoln, biographies of first ladies, biographies of political wives, biographies of women, British Royal Family/Nobles, crepe, Elizabeth Keckley, FASHION & TOYS, French Empress Eugénie, insane asylum, jet jewelry, John Brown, Judy Dench, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning, mourning clothes, mourning jewelry, Prince Albert, Prince Albert's death, Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria's mourning, Tad Lincoln, the Civil War, the contaminated Potomac River, typhoid fever in Washington, Victorian mourning customs, weeping veils, widow's weeds, Willie Lincoln on March 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Mary Todd Lincoln in mourning clothes, 1863. Even during the period in 1862 and 1863 when Mrs. Lincoln was in mourning for her son Willie and wore only black, she managed to go further into debt for new clothes. By 1864, she told Elizabeth Keckley: "The President glances at my rich dresses and is happy to believe that the few hundred dollars that I obtain from him supply all my wants. I must dress in costly materials. The people scrutinize every article that I wear with critical curiosity... If he is elected, I can keep him in ignorance of my affairs, but if he is defeated, then the bills will be sent." Only on January 1, 1865 did she completely shed her mourning attire.
After her son Willie's death at age eleven on February 20, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln went into deep mourning. She traded in her sparkling jewels, frilly white and colorful gowns, and flowered bonnets made fashionable by her icon the French Empress Eugénie (click to read earlier post) for widow's weeds of dull black crepe. Her stylish White House parties were put to the side. Gaiety gave way to sadness. Mary had lost her favorite son, the perfect one, the one she considered most like her husband.
After Willie died, Mary's youngest son, eight-year-old Tad, still tossed with the same typhoid fever that killed his brother. He lay critically ill nearby, but Mary, incapacitated by grief, would not and did not rush to his side to nurse him. Meanwhile, Willie's embalmed body was laid out in the Green Room of the White House and his coffin was open. Mary mustered enough energy to place a sprig of laurel on Willie's chest before retreating to her bedroom and shutting the door. She took to her bed, weeping and sobbing in such uncontrolled spasms that she became quite ill.
She did not come out of her bedroom to attend Willie's funeral and never again entered the Green Room or the second floor guest room where Willie died. She rid the house of all of Willie's toys and clothes and forbade his and Tad's best friends, the Taft boys, from ever returning to the White House to play.
During Mary's tormented period, Abraham, also heartbroken at his son's death, sent for help. Two of Mary's friends, a nurse, and Mary's sister Elizabeth heeded the calling. One of the friends was the esteemed Washington seamstress Elizabeth Keckley. In memoirs she wrote with a ghostwriter six years later, she recalled a day when President Lincoln led his distraught wife (whom he called "Mother") to the window, pointed to the lunatic asylum at a distance from the White House, and said,
"Mother, do you see that large white building on the hill yonder? Try and control your grief or it will drive you mad and we may have to send you there."
The recently widowed Queen Victoria wearing mourning clothes at Balmoral, Scotland, 1863. She is riding "Fyvie" and is accompanied by her faithful servant John Brown. Her husband, Prince Albert, died in December of 1861 of typhoid fever or perhaps cancer of the stomach. For forty more years, the rest of Victoria's life, she wore black widow's weeds. Suspicion was aroused by Victoria's partiality to John Brown as a servant; most of the members of the Royal Household referred to him as "the Queen's stallion" and defamatory pamphlets referred to her as "Mrs. Brown." A 1997 film with Judy Dench titled "Mrs. Brown" was about their rumored love affair.
It was three weeks before Mary could even be persuaded to get up out of bed and put on her mourning clothes. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) now became the First Lady's fashion model. Victoria's husband Prince Albert had died unexpectedly just three months earlier and Victoria had plunged herself and her entire staff into the deep black dress of mourning. Following Victoria's lead and further compounding her debt to clothing merchants (click to read an earlier post), Mary Lincoln ordered an entire new wardrobe of dull black crepe dresses, bonnets, and weeping veils.
For more than a year, six months longer than was called for in the mourning manuals of the day, Mary wore first-degree mourning. Her black crepe straw bonnet was so heavily veiled that she could not turn her head, which gave her an odd appearance as she was always facing forward. She became a very public mourner. She wanted to draw attention to her grief as if she was the only one who had lost a child at a time when Civil War soldiers were dying in record numbers from Mississippi to Maryland on the nation's bloody battlefields. During her mourning, she cancelled the Saturday afternoon Marine Band Concerts held on the White House lawn, explaining that, "When we are in sorrow, quiet is necessary." She bought black jet jewelry to accent her sooty "widow's weeds" and used writing paper with the thickest margins of black.
Finally, in 1863, Mary ordered another new wardrobe, running up yet more bills, and moved into the stage known as half-mourning, exchanging her lusterless black for fabric in lavender, gray, and somber purples with a little touch of white at the wrist. (1)
Click here to access my related post, "The Madness of Mary Lincoln." Also, for more posts on the Lincolns, view the drop down menu, "Categories," in the left column, find at the top, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, and click.
(1) Baker, Jean H. Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography. (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1987)
Seduced by Ad Men
Posted in Clark Gable, James Dean, Tom Cruise, tagged Ace combs, advertisement in movies, Advertising, Clark Gable, E.T., FASHION & TOYS, He's Just Not That Into You, Inc., It Happened One Night, James Dean, Norm Marshall & Associates, product placment, Rayban sunglasses, Rebel Without a Cause, Reese's Pieces, Risky Business, Steven Spielberg, subliminal seduction, Tom Cruise, undershirt sales on March 10, 2009| 4 Comments »
Continuing from yesterday's post, "Clark Gable: He's Just Not That Into…Undershirts," we are talking about name brand products being deliberately displayed in movies to influence consumer spending. Placing products in movies is big business for merchandisers, ad men, and marketers – and highly competitive, given the cluttered field.
To learn about strategic product placement in movies, I visited the website of Norm Marshall & Associates of Los Angeles/New York/Boston/Sydney/Tokyo, an entertaining marketing firm. We sense the cutthroat nature of the business when we read on Norm Marshall's website that:
"As audiences continue to be sliced among proliferating media and properties, we continue to find ways to reach them." History has proven the effectiveness of product placement in movies. Norm Marshall cites these examples:
Tom Cruise in "Risky Business"
When Clark Gable got undressed for bed, he was seen not wearing an undershirt under his shirt in the 1934 movie "It Happened One Night." The most popular undershirt in the 1930s was the sleeveless A-shirt, or tank top. Undershirt sales plummeted, thanks for Gable – for no real man would wear an undershirt if screen idol Gable didn't.
James Dean, the movie idol of the 1950s, caused sales of Ace Combs to reach record levels when he slicked back his hair with one in "Rebel Without A Cause."
Sales of RayBan™ sunglasses skyrocketed after handsome and sleek Tom Cruise wore them in the 1985 movie "Risky Business."
Association with Steven Spielberg's movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial increased the sales of peanut butter and chocolate Reeses Pieces™ by 70%.
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Oh, Esther!, Parody Song Lyrics of The Beatles, "Oh! Darling"
Song Parodies -> "Oh, Esther!"
They plan to do us great harm!
We'll all be buying the farm!
Meant to destroy all the Jews!
Well, he tried to bribe your husband with cash.
Then, you know, I put on sackcloth and ash!
So don't you turn me away.
Well, you know, he got all ticked off and pissed.
Who knows? You came to royal power for this!
Oh, Esther, don't you see, girl?
Now you can stop this thing!
You've got to plead to the king!
Good stuff. Very timely. Thank you, Melanie.
You remember well. The Megillah is a gripping account.
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READY TO CREATE YOUR OWN EVP/VTO PROGRAM?
Having the support of the highest levels of management, establishing a budget and parameters for the program, and anticipating its maintenance needs are vital planning steps. Keeping the end in mind, as Smith said, should help your company create a volunteer program that thrives.
TRACKING AND APPROVING EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER HOURS CAN BE DAUNTING.
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In addition to the treasure trove of benefits to be found in EVP and Volunteer Time Off (VTO) programs, companies and their employees are discovering the most basic truths of volunteering – the opportunity to give back to the community and also provide them the ability to directly impact the world around them.
Odds are these programs are the only occasion employees can take time out and give back to the community. What if a few paid hours allow your employees to help people in need – something they haven't been able to do before? What if, by giving them those few hours a year, you help them create a community or generate fundraising for an effort that affects dozens, hundreds, or maybe even thousands of people? Not only will your team be happier when they return to the office, but they will have a greater sense of satisfaction and a great impact on the world they live in.
Establishing volunteer programs can do more than just benefit those who are engaged in volunteering. They can also create an environment that encourages volunteerism in both communities and corporations. We're in the middle of a massive overhaul on the way we do business, and today's workforce understands the importance of life outside of work.
With a little bit of planning and a strong commitment to these programs, corporations and small businesses alike can change how we all view time off, volunteering, and work/life balance. More and more corporations and businesses will undoubtedly start providing VTO or establishing employee volunteer programs in the near future, which will have ripple effects on our culture. Soon, we might not remember a time where we "didn't have the time" to volunteer!
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /CSRwire/ - Today, the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) released findings from its 2018 Corporate Inclusion Index (CII), a report that evaluates Hispanic inclusion in Corporate America, including many Fortune 100 companies and HACR's corporate members.
The survey, which started in 2009, is led by the HACR Research Institute, and aims to measure Hispanic inclusion strategies in the areas of Employment, Procurement, Philanthropy, and Governance.
In total, there were 50 participating companies, 37 of which were Fortune 100 companies.
Hispanics comprise an average of more than 17 percent of the total reported employee base for the 2018 HACR CII participants.
On average, participants reported directing nearly 2 percent of total procurement spend to Hispanic-owned businesses.
Nearly three-quarters of participants reported having a plan for outreach and corporate giving to local and national Hispanic organizations.
Hispanics held just over seven (7) percent of board seats amongst the participating companies.
To access the 2018 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index report click here.
Founded in 1986, the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is one of the most influential advocacy organizations in the nation representing 12 national Hispanic organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Our mission is to advance the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America at a level commensurate with our economic contributions. To that end, HACR focuses on four areas of corporate social responsibility and market reciprocity: Employment, Procurement, Philanthropy, and Governance.


Florence brings deep experience in security, surveillance, business continuity planning, and investigation operations in gaming, retail, and corporate security.
3VR today announced Douglas Florence joined the company as Senior Sales Director for the western United States and Asia Pacific. Board-certified in security management, Florence brings deep experience in security, surveillance, business continuity planning, and investigation operations in gaming, retail, and corporate security.
Florence joins 3VR from Avigilon, where he served as Business Development Director. He has also held senior security and surveillance roles at M Resort Spa Casino, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Mirage, and Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Earlier in his career, he worked in loss prevention for Grand Central Department Stores, Neiman Marcus, Bullock's, Macy's and Broadway Department stores. A subject matter expert in digital video technology, gaming, retail, and corporate security operations, Florence has appeared in numerous casino news media and has published frequent articles in gaming and security trade publications.


A cupcake (also known as fairy cake, patty cake) is a small cake designed to serve on person, commonly baked in paper cases or "cups." They were an American invention (as many delicious recipes are!) The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of "a cake to be baked in small cups" was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
Cupcakes and cupcakes were different things in the 19th Century. Cup cakes were cakes named after the pottery cups, ramekins or moulds they were baked in while a cupcake were so named because the cakes were the size of a teacup. With the invention of muffin cases, the two terms merged and now carry essentially the same meaning. The British term 'fairy cakes', were fancifully named because the cakes were an appropriate size for a party of fairies.
Just as cupcakes decorations come in a hugely eclectic variety, so do the initial recipes! The best way to find your very own is to try as many different batter mixtures as possible and find your favourite. The recipes aren't ever really difficult so at the end of the day, your choice isn't that important.
Note: To make chocolate cupcakes, replace 2 tsp of flour with cocoa powder and don't add the vanilla. Add chocolate chips if desired.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan (360°F/ 320°F fan). Line a 12 hole cupcake tin with paper cases.
Add the vanilla, eggs and about 1 tbsp flour. Beat the mixture until combined.
Mix in the remaining flour until combined.
Divide the mixture equally between the paper cases and bake for 20 minutes, until risen and golden.
Leave the cupcakes to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
I love all of the cupcake photos! I think my favorite would have to be the ones with penguins. They're such cute animals!
I agree. I think it's amazing how something as simple as a cupcake can turn into all these beautiful things and still be delicious!
It almost sounds like a blank canvas with all sorts of paints and techniques that can be used to make a masterpiece!
They must be, with the large number of cupcakeries sprouting up!


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Lake Mead National Recreation Area.	James Marvin Phelps
Look out, Arizona! California isn't the only state getting hit by drought
By Eric Holthaus on May 11, 2015
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Two weeks ago, Lake Mead, which sits on the border of Nevada and Arizona, set a new record low — the first time since the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s that the lake's surface has dipped below 1,080 feet above sea level. The West's drought is so bad that official plans for water rationing have now begun — with Arizona's farmers first on the chopping block. Yes, despite the drought's epicenter in California, it's Arizona that will bear the brunt of the West's epic dry spell.
The huge Lake Mead — which used to be the nation's largest reservoir — serves as the main water storage facility on the Colorado River. Amid one of the worst droughts in millennia, record lows at Lake Mead are becoming an annual event — last year's low was 7 feet higher than this year's expected June nadir, 1,073 feet.
If, come Jan. 1, Lake Mead's level is below 1,075 feet, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the river, will declare an official shortage for the first time ever — setting into motion a series of already agreed-upon mandatory cuts in water outlays, primarily to Arizona. (Nevada and Mexico will also receive smaller cuts.) The latest forecasts give a 33 percent chance of this happening. There's a greater than 75 percent chance of the same scenario on Jan. 1, 2017. Barring a sudden unexpected end to the drought, official shortage conditions are likely for the indefinite future.
Why Arizona? In exchange for agreeing to be the first in line for rationing when a shortage occurs, Arizona was permitted in the 1960s to build the Central Arizona Project, which diverts Colorado River water 336 miles over 3,000 feet of mountain ranges all the way to Tucson. It's the longest and costliest aqueduct in American history, and Arizona couldn't exist in its modern state without it. Now that a shortage is imminent, another fundamental change in the status quo is on the way. As in California, the current drought may take a considerable and lasting toll on Arizona, especially for the state's farmers.
"A call on the river will be significant," Joe Sigg, director of government relations for Arizona Farm Bureau, told the Arizona Daily Star. "It will be a complete change in a farmer's business model." A "call" refers to the mandatory cutbacks in water deliveries for certain low-priority users of the Colorado. Arizona law prioritizes cities, industry, and tribal interests above agriculture, so farmers will see the biggest cuts. And those who are lucky enough to keep their water will pay more for it.
According to Robert Glennon, a water policy expert at the University of Arizona, the current situation was inevitable. "It's really no surprise that this day was coming, for the simple reason that the Colorado River is overallocated," Glennon told me over the phone recently. Glennon explained that the original Colorado River compact of 1922, which governs how seven states and Mexico use the river, was negotiated during "the wettest 10-year period in the last 1,000 years." That law portioned out about 25 percent more water than regularly flows, so even in "normal" years, big reservoirs like Lake Mead are in a long-term decline. "We've been saved from the disaster because Arizona and these other states were not using all their water," Glennon said.
They are now. Since around 2000, Arizona has been withdrawing its full allotment from the Colorado River, and it's impossible to overstate how important the Colorado has become to the state. About 40 percent of Arizona's water comes from the Colorado, and state officials partially attribute a nearly 20-fold increase in the state's economy over the last 50 years to increased access to the river.
On April 22, Arizona held a public meeting to prepare for an eventual shortage declaration, which could come as soon as this August. The latest rules that govern a shortage, established in 2007 by an agreement among the states, say that Arizona will have to contend with a 20 percent cut in water in 2016 should Lake Mead fall below 1,075 feet, which will decrease the amount available to central Arizona's farmers by about half. At 1,050 feet, central Arizona's farmers will take a three-quarters cut in water. At 1,025 feet, agriculture would have to make due largely without water from the Colorado River. That would probably require at least a temporary end to large-scale farming in central Arizona. Below 1,025 feet, the only thing Colorado River states have agreed to so far is a further round of negotiations. In that emergency scenario, no one really knows what might happen.
Beyond Arizona, the implications of the on-going megadrought in the West are profound. The Colorado River currently supplies water to more than 40 million people from Denver to Los Angeles (as well as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe — none of which lie directly on the river). According to one recent study, 16 million jobs and $1.4 trillion in annual economic activity across the West depend on the Colorado. As the river dries up, farmers and cities have turned to pumping groundwater. In just the last 10 years, the Colorado Basin has lost 15.6 cubic miles of subsurface freshwater, an amount researchers called "shocking." Once an official shortage is declared, Arizona farmers will increase their rate of pumping even further, to blunt the effect of an anticipated sharp cutback.
According to Dan Bunk of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River operations office, the current projections, factoring in both the ongoing drought and the systemic overallocation, are "almost guaranteeing a shortage in 2017." Engineers are already installing new hydropower electricity-generating equipment at Lake Mead to prepare for the contingency of the lake reaching so-called "dead pool" levels — below which the Colorado River will no longer be able to spin Hoover's power-generating turbines. A new intake from Lake Mead to Las Vegas will come online later this year, allowing the city to essentially suck the lake dry, all the way down to the last drop.
So, is there anything that can be done? As is the case in California, the fate of the Colorado River is largely in the hands of agriculture. Nearly 80 percent of the river's annual flow is diverted for agricultural use. Since urban water use is becoming more efficient at a quicker pace than agricultural water use, the only way to make the numbers work in an increasingly climate-constrained future is to switch to less water-intensive crops or decrease the total acreage devoted to agriculture. And that's not happening fast enough.
To solve that problem, Glennon has proposed a voluntary shift of water rights. In practice, this would mean that cities, which currently use water in more efficient ways, would pay farmers, who use water in less efficient ways, for the rights to their water. Farmers currently engaged in the most water-intensive crops (like cotton, rice, alfalfa, and almonds) would have a financial incentive to divert their water to people and businesses willing to pay more for it in times of shortage — and a financial incentive to grow less alfalfa.
"We're not talking about the elimination of agriculture," Glennon said. Since agriculture uses so much water, "a very small single-digit reduction in ag consumption translates into a huge percentage increase of water available for municipal and industrial consumption." In dry years, Glennon says, urban areas and industry would likely pay farmers even more than they'd make growing their crops for the right to use their water. The increased cost of water for cities as a result of his plan is "a rounding error," Glennon says. Problem is that it's currently common for state laws and byzantine rules governing water rights in Western states to restrict such transfers, as is the case in Arizona.
Among the other options officially on the table in the state of Arizona: desalination and cloud seeding. But, according to Glennon, such proposals are "not responsible stewardship of the state water agency." (The desalination idea would require building a desalination plant in Mexico and constructing another Central Arizona Project–like aqueduct system to transport it northward across the border.) Glennon thinks the answer is much easier. "We need to stop growing alfalfa in the deserts in the summertime."
And what if nothing changes? Well, then, the water supply certainly will. "Pretty dramatic cutbacks could happen relatively quickly," Glennon said. "That will bring a new urgency to doing a lot of things."
See more of Slate's coverage of the West's drought.


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Will Smith Wishes Jada Pinkett Smith "Happy Birthday" With Adorable Photo
By Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon
Will wishes wife Jada a heartfelt happy birthday Courtesy Will Smith
Happy Birthday Jada! Will Smith gave his wife Jada Pinkett Smith the cutest birthday shout-out by sharing a picture of them recreating a throwback dancing pose via Facebook.
PHOTOS: Famous families
Jada, who turned 43 on Thursday, Sept. 18, posed with her husband in front of a picture which was either a real shot of the pair getting down in full disco/ballroom garb in the past, or a sneaky photoshopped snap.
Whichever it was, the happy couple looked super-cute as they recreated the pose, this time dressed down in denim.
PHOTOS: The Smiths hang out
"Happy Birthday, My Love," Will captioned the shot. "We've been together at your last 20 birthday parties. Let's go for 50 or 60 more," he added.
Will and Jada may have been together for 20 years but the Hollywood couple still act like a pair of love-struck teenagers.
PHOTOS: Celebrity PDA
Back in June, the couple, who married in 1997, were snapped enjoying a holiday in Hawaii, unable to keep their hands off of each other.


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Wikipedia falling victim to a war of words
Disgruntled editors are deserting the online encyclopaedia
Jenny Kleeman
Wed 25 Nov 2009 19.05 EST First published on Wed 25 Nov 2009 19.05 EST
Some claim the site is run by an impenetrable clique that controls all content
Is the dream over for Wikipedia? The "free encyclopaedia anyone can edit" was meant to demonstrate the democratic possibilities of the internet, but a study by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid has found that editors are abandoning it. In the first three months of 2009, the English-language site had a net loss of more than 49,000 volunteers, compared to only 4,900 in the same period last year.
That's not to say Wikipedia isn't a success: it's the sixth most popular website in the world. So why do fewer volunteers want to edit it?
Perhaps it's because editing isn't as much fun as it was three years ago, when the pool of contributors was growing at its fastest rate. Back then, it was easy to insert anything, even if that was an article about your dog, or the "fact" that stingrays hate Australian people.
As Wikipedia tries to be more robust, editing has become less straightforward. Click on "edit this page" and you're presented with a series of directives encouraging you to create an account and absorb key Wikipedia principles if you want your contributions to stand. Go to an article on a current event, or a celebrity, and you're likely to find that it's been "protected" from tinkering by newcomers.
Wikipedia's most loyal volunteers aren't worried. "Wikipedia was really hot in 2007," says Charles Matthews, one of the site's most prolific editors. "After that peak, we were left with those who are relatively serious about the encyclopedia."
But it could be that the collaborative aspect itself is driving people away. Disenchanted ex-volunteers say they are burned by squabbling with established editors over their contributions, and some claim the site is run by an impenetrable inner circle that controls all its content. "It's colloquially known as the cabal, although it's more like a hierarchy of power cliques, each one staking out its territory," says former contributor Barry Kort.
There's also the chance that Wikipedia may be the victim of its own success. With more than three million English language articles, perhaps the editors have simply run out of things to say.


The international course on "Tools for local economic development" has just finished in the Weitz Center. The course took place between the 12th and 21st of June 2012. This course was designed specifically for mayors, deputy mayors and deputy at regional levels. We received about thirty participants from different countries in Latin America: Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Paraguay.
The mayors learned from many Israeli experts who came to lecture at the Weitz-Center. They also enjoyed the many field trips organized to meet Israeli organizations and learn from their experiences in Local Economic Development. They had the chance to visit the regional council of Ramat Hanegev in the south of Israel and meet city officials of Rosh Hain, the city of music, located in the center of Israel.


I recently got into a very, very bad mood that dragged on for what seemed like forever, draining all the energy I needed to be functional. The stresses in my life were magnified to the point that they eclipsed every bit of joy and wonder I had. I was very sad, to say the least, and it didn't feel good.
I have a cherished belief: I believe that times like these are rich opportunities for transformation. "The wound is the place the light enters you", is my favorite quote by Rumi and a message I often share with clients and friends. However, in this case I found myself wondering if the light would ever come, and if, in fact, this cherished belief might be false. None of my tried and true self-care tricks helped much, other than to give me a few hours of emotional neutrality in contrast to the debilitating doom and gloom that had become the norm.
What was most disturbing to me was that my central spiritual practice, being mindfully aware of feelings and sensations, which had always led me to insight, resolution, and eventually peace and happiness, seemed to just make matters worse. No matter how long I was "with" my feelings, I was simply sinking deeper and deeper into a pit of despair and hopelessness . More and more frequently, uncontrollable crying was leaving me exhausted, sleepless and with a raging headache.
Looking back I can see how I had become inextricably trapped by all my negative thoughts. Thoughts that quite reasonably and rationally explained and justified my stress, overwhelm and, in all likelihood, looming depression. The truth is I've been in middle of a monumental transition since last November, when I found out I was pregnant (a miraculous wish come true!) and at the same time was facing total financial upheaval due to loss of employment in my household, my healing arts practice moving and expanding, and the uncertain and risky launch of another home-based business.
For months, I felt angry, resentful and sad that the blissful excitement of having a precious little baby growing inside me was being overshadowed by these uninvited growing pains, instability and uncertainty. On top of all that, like many of us, I was watching in utter horror as the political curtain was slowly drawn back, revealing the ugly corruption and hate that had been lurking just beneath the surface for so long. Yes, I had every reason to feel as I did. But that doesn't mean it was good for me or my baby, or that I should just stay feeling that way.
Ok. I am ready to feel good now.
See, my life had been revolving around a different question, a question that always included the words should and do. What should I do about our financial situation? What should I do about morning sickness? What should I do to find more money? To find more clients? About those bills? And so on. I had come to believe that I would feel good again when my situation changed. When my morning sickness went away, when the bills were paid, when my husband found a job, when the finances stabilized. But the situation wasn't changing.
I realized that I needed to stop doing what I should do to change my situation and just do what feels good.
It didn't take me long to figure out where to start. Since I can remember, I've wanted to be a mother. My early childhood was spent reading midwifery books, attending home births with my mom, taking care of my baby brothers and day dreaming about the day I would have my own baby. By the time I finally got pregnant at age 41 I had all but given up on the possibility of my dream coming true, but here it was happening.
When I stopped doing and started just focusing on what was absolutely great, our new baby, I heard my inner voice say: Just stop. Stop doing anything that doesn't feel good. So I listened. As hard as it was for me to stop trying to change my situation, I just did what felt good to me.
First I made a list of some things I could start collecting for the baby, and started clearing space for the things I would find. That led to a car load of stuff ready to go to Goodwill, which led to rearranging the house, which led to dumping the ugly old couch I'd been complaining about for months and, within a few hours, finding a really great one for almost nothing on a yard sale site. I planned a week off to to take a break from doing errands and seeing clients. What a relief.
All of this felt good. And led to more feeling good. My mood began to lift. Over the next week I was delighted with lovely little gifts everywhere I turned. Adorable baby clothes, a rocking chair, support and cooperation from my husband, friends coming out of the woodwork to walk and talk with.
I began to feel great, despite the fact that my situation didn't change.
And then it did! The phone be gan to ring. New clients scheduled. I received a completely random check in the mail. Our new business prospects suddenly looked more promising. I got inspired by my work and by my amazing clients.
I share this with you because chances are you've had a similar experience at some point, or perhaps you are in one right now. Even those of us who feel healthy in our bodies, happy in our relationships and secure in our jobs can't help but be influenced by the constant barrage of disturbing news, if we tune in at all to the media. And even if we unplug completely, many of us are certainly sensitive enough to be deeply affected by the chaotic energies of the current times. I've heard business is booming for psychotherapists, and many of my bodywork clients are needing treatment for acute emotional and spiritual upheaval. It is an undeniably stressful and frightening time, and there is little chance of that changing anytime soon. But that doesn't mean we should feel terrible until it does.
I still cherish my belief that transformation often involves a period of pain and suffering, and absolutely still believe in the powerful practice of "being with what is", and yet at the same time I've learned a powerful lesson about how important it is to know what feels good and to actively choose that.
If you are currently struggling as I was, my advice to you is to begin to recognize what is beautiful and joyous in your life and use that as a catapult to feel better, if feeling better is what you want to do. Because after all, as I learned, sometimes feeling good is what will change your situation.
Very Intuitive which as you know I think is one of your strongest skills. Insightful and aware to listen to your own mind and body.
Our intuition was built into us for a reason, we all just need to learn to slow down and listen to ourselves. From someone who has been pregnant before, find some extra flexibility in your daily life. Don't be so hard on yourself during this time as the hormone changes going on in your body are tremendous.
I have always been a fan of the benefits of massage, I am so grateful you have showed me the benefits of cranial sacral treatments. I think the world would be a better place if everyone did a daily inversion yoga pose (even if it was legs up the wall) each day, and took care of their mind and not just their body.
Thanks for sharing, Jess. Your wisdom surpasses your years.
Oh my goodness, Kris, it does sound like you are going through a lot. I completely understand how hard it can be to not let the situation overtake you (as you have just read in my story!) My heart goes out to you, my friend. May you find a glimmer of joy amidst all of this and feel better soon.
I am happy you were able to get off the "wheel" and feel good again. This tricky "wheel of desire," (buddhist reference) is a place many people live. They go around and around reaching for the next "thing" they must "have." It took me awhile to understand it's never about "things." Sometimes we hop on, without realizing it. I watched a video recently called "minimalism." It helped me. It's on NETFLIX and I highly recommend it. Hopefully I'll get back into your wonderful establishment for another glorious massage! Best always to you, Jessica. And congratulations on the new bambino. I don't know if you remember, I have 9 children…lol Maybe that's why I'm so nuts!!
Thank you very much for the movie recommendation. I will look it up. I know that we are conditioned to reach for "things" and that in itself keeps us reaching, never satisfied, on the "wheel" as you say. I appreciate your response and look forward to see you soon!
This is perfect, and exactly where I have been this past winter, as well… I really appreciate this different approach, as I too have been needing, well, something different! Love this! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for your response Brook! I look forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you, Loraine! We are all in this together 🙂 Love you!


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The first objective was to own.
Yet you can't have what's not given.
How to then? He asked to no-one.
Words echoed through the halls of a too big castle.
He tried politeness, riling, scorn, blackmail.
Nothing would do to break her hard shell as she placidly sat.
At last something in him snapped and brute force took over.
Shall you bend her, tin man? The mirror mused Break her? Do you really think you're man enough for the job?
Her thin, pale neck between his hands.
Easier than waking up.
Better than watching her slip away like shifting sands.
Mine or dead.
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The 2nd edition of the International Show of Waste Recovery and Recycling "Revade" will be held from 9 to 12 October at the Centre of Exhibition (Algiers), announced the Ministry of Commerce, APS reported.
Dedicated to the collection, sorting, transport, treatment, recovery and recycling of waste, this fair is organized by the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI) in collaboration with the National Waste Agency ( AND) and SAFEX.
"Waste recovery, which was previously a purely environmental concern, has become an economic activity capable of generating a financial value of 38 billion DA / year and consequently creating many direct as well as indirect employment positions (7,600 jobs can be created in the PET sector which generates nearly 350,000 tons / year), "said the same source.
Recent statistics show that there is a market of some 300,000 tons / year of special waste (tires, used oils, batteries and 3E waste), of which only 150,000 tons are recovered and exploited, for example, about 16 companies are active in collecting and exporting waste oils.
There are also about 10 private companies active in the recovery and upgrading of used tires and mainly realize road mats and aggregate whose market remains very promising, added the same source.
On the other hand, several American, French and South African companies have expressed their great interest in setting up industrial centers in the recycling of computer equipment, the same source said, making it clear that the waste recycling sector remains little developed in Algeria.


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Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Section 3. Prior registration of real estate project with Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
Section 4. Application for registration of real estate projects.
Section 5. Grant of registration.
Section 6. Extension of registration.
Section 7. Revocation of registration.
Section 8. Obligation of Authority consequent upon lapse of or on revocation of registration.
Section 9. Registration of real estate agents.
Section 10. Functions of real estate agents.
Section 11. Functions and duties of promoter.
Section 12. Obligations of promoter regarding veracity of the advertisement or prospectus.
Section 13. No deposit or advance to be taken by promoter without first entering into agreement for sale.
Section 14. Adherence to sanctioned plans and project specifications by the promoter.
Section 15. Obligations of promoter in case of transfer of a real estate project to a third party.
Section 16. Obligations of promoter regarding insurance of real estate project.
Section 17. Transfer of title.
Section 18. Return of amount and compensation.
Section 19. Rights and duties of allottees.
Section 20. Establishment and incorporation of Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
Section 21. Composition of Authority.
Section 22. Qualifications of Chairperson and Members of Authority.
Section 23. Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
Section 24. Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Members.
Section 25. Administrative powers of Chairperson.
Section 26. Removal of Chairperson and Members from office in certain circumstances.
Section 27. Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office.
Section 28. Officers and other employees of Authority.
Section 29. Meetings of Authority.
Section 30. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceeding of Authority.
Section 31. Filing of complaints with the Authority or the adjudicating officer.
Section 32. Functions of Authority for promotion of real estate sector.
Section 33. Advocacy and awareness measures.
Section 34. Functions of Authority.
Section 35. Powers of Authority to call for information, conduct investigations.
Section 36. Power to issue interim orders.
Section 37. Powers of Authority to issue directions.
Section 38. Powers of Authority.
Section 39. Rectification of orders.
Section 40. Recovery of interest or penalty or compensation and enforcement of order, etc.
Section 41. Establishment of Central Advisory Council.
Section 42. Functions of Central Advisory Council.
Section 43. Establishment of Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.
Section 44. Application for settlement of disputes and appeals to Appellate Tribunal.
Section 45. Composition of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 46. Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members.
Section 47. Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
Section 48. Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Members.
Section 49. Removal of Chairperson and Member from office in certain circumstances.
Section 50. Restrictions on Chairperson or Judicial Member or Technical or Administrative Member on employment after cessation of office.
Section 51. Officers and other employees of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 53. Powers of Tribunal.
Section 54. Administrative powers of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 55. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceeding of Appellate Tribunal.
Section 56. Right to legal representation.
Section 57. Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree.
Section 58. Appeal to High Court.
Section 59. Punishment for nonregistration under section 3.
Section 60. Penalty for contravention of section 4.
Section 61. Penalty for contravention of other provisions of this Act.
Section 62. Penalty for nonregistration and contravention under sections 9 and 10.
Section 63. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Authority by promoter.
Section 64. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal by promoter.
Section 65. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Authority by real estate agent.
Section 66. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal by real estate agent.
Section 67. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Authority by allottee.
Section 68. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal by allottee.
Section 69. Offences by companies.
Section 70. Compounding of offences.
Section 71. Power to adjudicate.
Section 72. Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer.
Section 73. Grants and loans by Central Government.
Section 74. Grants and loans by State Government.
Section 75. Constitution of Fund.
Section 76. Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India or State account.
Section 77. Budget, accounts and audit.
Section 79. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 80. Cognizance of offences.
Section 82. Power of appropriate Government to supersede Authority.
Section 83. Powers of appropriate Government to issue directions to Authority and obtain reports and returns.
Section 84. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
Section 85. Power to make regulations.
Section 86. Laying of rules.
Section 87. Members, etc., to be public servants.
Section 88. Application of other laws not barred.
Section 89. Act to have overriding effect.
Section 90. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 91. Power to remove difficulties.


Roland Martin discusses World AIDS Day, AIDS activist Rae Lewis-Thornton and how the disease is affecting the African-American community.
Roland Martin talks with Newark, NJ Mayor Corey Booker about the effects of childhood obesity and how to combat the issue.
Roland Martin talks with journalist and activist Davey D about the Occupy Wall Street protests taking place across the nation.
April Ryan talks with Christopher Darden about the Dr. Conrad Murray documentary and the Michael Jackson murder trial.