Month: December 2020

Netflix’s Rompan Todo is a six-episode documentary limited series directed by Picky Talarico, best known for his work on music videos for Gustavo Cerati and Juanes. The documentary attempts to tell the history of rock Latine en español from the 1950s to the present day through testimonies from an enormous cast of musicians who literally wrote the history. It’s a wild and convoluted ride. This story is well worth being told. Rock music in Latin America began by translating big hits from the U.S., it was then adopted as the sound of a revolution by various generations. In the series, we get to see how it rapidly evolved—going from squeaky clean outfits in Mexico to tke on a louder, scarier tone in places like Peru. Among its subjects, it explores psychedelia in ...

Netflix’s Rompan Todo is a six-episode documentary limited series directed by Picky Talarico, best known for his work on music videos for Gustavo Cerati and Juanes. The documentary attempts to tell the history of rock Latine en español from the 1950s to the present day through testimonies from an enormous cast of musicians who literally wrote the history. It’s a wild and convoluted ride. This story is well worth being told. Rock music in Latin America began by translating big hits from the U.S., it was then adopted as the sound of a revolution by various generations. In the series, we get to see how it rapidly evolved—going from squeaky clean outfits in Mexico to tke on a louder, scarier tone in places like Peru. Among its subjects, it explores psychedelia in ...

The Hazus User Manuals are designed to support model functionality, while the Hazus Technical Manuals provide detailed information about how the models work and how to generate loss estimates. You can find these resources for Earthquake, Hurricane, Flood, and Tsunami models, as well as additional Hazus manuals, below. For changes related to subsequent updates to the Hazus program, please see our release notes for the latest software updates. Hazus Earthquake Manuals The Hazus Earthquake User and Technical Manuals provide detailed information on how the model calculates damage and loss estimates to buildings, essential facilities, transportation, utility lifelines, and population based on real-time, scenario, or probabilistic earthquakes. Additionally, they address debr...

A lifeline enables the continuous operation of critical government and business functions and is essential to human health and safety or economic security. Lifelines are the most fundamental services in the community that, when stabilized, enable all other aspects of society to function.FEMA has developed a construct for objectives-based response that prioritizes the rapid stabilization of Community Lifelines after a disaster.The integrated network of assets, services, and capabilities that provide lifeline services are used day-to-day to support the recurring needs of the community and enable all other aspects of society to function.When disrupted, decisive intervention (e.g., rapid re-establishment or employment of contingency response solutions) is required to stabilize the incid...

Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards The COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards remain in effect. The workplace standards were updated in May 2022. The revisions are in effect until December 31, 2022. More information on the recent revisions to the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards is available on Cal/OSHA's Frequently Asked Questions. California approved Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 infection prevention starting in November 2020. These temporary standards apply to mos...

This is the fifth article in a series on child migration from the Infancias y Migración Working Group. New articles go up on Fridays. Para leer la versión en español, haz clic aquí. On February 13, 2018, local and national media reported an operation led by military and state security forces had managed to “locate” and “rescue” 301 migrants who had been kidnapped in the city of Matamoros, on Mexico’s northeastern border. Juan (not his real name) was one of the 229 people held in one of various safe houses while an organized crime group threatened and extorted his family members. Before being kidnapped, Juan had traveled for 30 hours hidden in the back of a trailer truck, crammed with dozens of migrants trying to cross Mexico en route to the northern border. After the rescue operation, ...

This is the fifth article in a series on child migration from the Infancias y Migración Working Group. New articles go up on Fridays. Para leer la versión en español, haz clic aquí. On February 13, 2018, local and national media reported an operation led by military and state security forces had managed to “locate” and “rescue” 301 migrants who had been kidnapped in the city of Matamoros, on Mexico’s northeastern border. Juan (not his real name) was one of the 229 people held in one of various safe houses while an organized crime group threatened and extorted his family members. Before being kidnapped, Juan had traveled for 30 hours hidden in the back of a trailer truck, crammed with dozens of migrants trying to cross Mexico en route to the northern border. After the rescue operation, ...