Sandra Hosking

Sandra Hosking

Sandra Hosking is a professional editor, writer, playwright, and photographer based in Spokane, WA, USA. Publishing credits include Security Sales & Integration, The Spokesman-Review, Journal of Business, Glass International, Corrugated Today, many literary magazines, and more. Her plays have been performed in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Canada, New Zealand, and elsewhere. Hosking holds an M.F.A. in theatre/playwriting from the University of Idaho and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Eastern Washington University. Contact: sandrahosking2@gmail.com

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Security Sales & Integration •

Access Control Options: Modern, Secure Replacements for Key Cards

Customers have two main priorities regarding access control today: increased cybersecurity and ease of managing access permissions. With technology advances and emerging security threats, it might be surprising to know that most organizations are using access control systems with a key card and panel. The problem is that such methods contain 40-year-old technology and are not as secure. “This technology, known as Wiegand, named after its inventor John R. Wiegand, is an unsupervised communicati
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OpenEye Blog •

OpenEye Makes Managing Video Security Easier at Bay Credit Union | OpenEye

For Bay Credit Union, a Panama City, Florida-based credit union with branches in different time zones, being able to monitor and support its video surveillance systems remotely is important. Bay CU operates five branches that serve about 13,500 members and manages $180 million in assets. Established in 1952, it has grown in recent years due to its acquisition of FLAG Credit Union in Tallahassee. Bay CU’s primary business is making loans and opening checking accounts.
OpenEye Blog •

Is Your Video Surveillance System Ready for a Crisis? | OpenEye

Knowing whether a video surveillance system is functioning properly is key to ensuring the safety of staff and patrons, maintaining efficiency and being able to react quickly when issues arise. Increases in violent crimes and assaults have prompted transportation departments, school districts and other public spaces to increase security efforts, from adding physical security personnel to installing more cameras. In some cases, it was reported that surveillance systems weren’t working properly.
Corrugated Today •

Alliance Machine Systems New Robotic Load Former & Specialty Folder Gluer

Alliance Machine Systems International LLC is introducing a new robotic load former to the corrugated market that reduces labor and increases efficiency. The Raven robotic Loadmaster™ is part of Alliance’s Raptor line and offers a more cost-effective and efficient way of load forming, compared to manual methods. Alliance also provides value-added machinery for the manufacturers of very large boxes, such as cargo or pallet containers, and has extended the size range of the J&L product line. The Mark5 jumbo folder-gluer can accommodate boxes up to 210 inches across.
Journal of Business •

HDG Architecture: Making a modernist mark

Armando Hurtado and Joshua Hissong knew they were taking a risk when they started Hissong Design Group LLC in 2010, during the throes of a recession. Being a startup in tough economic times taught them to operate leanly and motivated them to take on a variety of projects, they say. Today, the company, which does business as HDG Architecture, designs restaurants, apartment buildings, financial institutions, offices, residences, and more. It gains its projects largely though referrals and repeat business.
The Spokesman-Review •

Finding her own path to success: On Track senior Jaeylin Snyder didn’t give up on her education

The future is Jaeylin. While the name her mother invented doesn’t have an official meaning, Jaeylin Snyder plans to create that meaning for herself. “I’ve always tried to reimagine what that word means. It’s what you make of it,” Snyder said. “The future is Jaeylin.” This senior at Spokane’s On Track Academy presents herself as a confident, driven young woman who often can be found reading, crocheting and working at Home Depot.
Journal of Business •

Hutton Settlement sustains founder’s mission

When Idaho mining mogul Levi Hutton established the Hutton Settlement in Spokane Valley 100 years ago, he set up a business model that he hoped would sustain the home for orphaned children for at least 250 years. Then, the settlement was supported by earnings from real estate holdings that included the Hutton Building, the Fernwell Building, City Ramp Garage, and a small building at Second Avenue and Washington Street.
Spokesman-Review •

Democratic group teaches political skills to emerging women leaders

Spokane Valley’s Mary May might have lost her bid to be a state representative last November, but she didn’t throw her signs away. Following her loss, which was the first time she had run for public office, she decided to enroll in Emerge Washington’s 2019 training course. “After the election I realized that there’s so much I didn’t know and still don’t know,” said May, a former city planner who now works for Community Frameworks.
The Spokesman-Review •

Inland Northwest Concerned Scientists group aims to connect experts with the community through Science Cafes

At a recent Science Cafe event, organized by the Inland Northwest Concerned Scientists, attendees happily consumed refreshments while some chatted about Superworms or hissing cockroaches. Featured speaker Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology at Eastern Washington University, explained the connections between microbes in one’s gut and the brain to about 50 people at Mobius Science Center.
Spokesman-Review •

Southside Community Center presents forensic artist-author Carrie Stuart Parks in Book It series launch

Spokane’s Southside Community Center’s inaugural Book It! will feature forensic artist and author Carrie Stuart Parks. The event, titled “Using Art to Solve Crime,” will be Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. The Book It! series aims to engage the community and promote cultural literacy. “In a broader sense ‘to book it’ means to get moving. In our new forum series, we want to get our minds in motion through exposure to creativity, imagination and ideas,” the mission statement says. (Image courtesy of Stuart Parks)
Spokesman.com •

Theater review: Engaging acting drives Interplayers’ ‘Broadway Bound’

Interplayers Theatre opens its season with the touching yet funny “Broadway Bound” by Neil Simon. The production, directed by Michael Weaver, features solid performances by an engaging ensemble cast. “Broadway Bound” is the final play in Simon’s semi-autobiographical trilogy about the Jerome family, following “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Biloxi Blues.” In 1949, the sons – Eugene (Nich Witham) and Stanley (Dalin Tipton) – are grown men who dream of becoming comedy writers for CBS. Their parents
Spokesman.com •

‘Bat Boy’ a campy, harrowing musical

“Bat Boy: The Musical,” reviewed Thursday, runs through Aug. 10 at Lake City Playhouse. Call (208) 667-1323 for tickets. Not recommended for children. The contemporary musical “Bat Boy” is part urban legend, part Frankenstein, part V.C. Andrews novel and part satire. The dark themes of Lake City Playhouse’s second annual “Stage Left” production follow the vein of “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods,” which the theater produced this season. While some might find the violence and sexual content o
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Alliance Machine Systems Splash Page •

Work Smarter Not Harder | Die Cut Raptor Load Former

Automatically palletize material exiting the die cutter with Alliance Machine Systems International's NEW Raptor XR RDC. With a higher payload robot arm and specially designed tooling, this die cut Raptor can handle larger bundles and improve your process. It also can be parked and operated manually. For more than 40 years, Spokane Valley, Washington-based Alliance Machine Systems International LLC has designed and manufactured more than 14,000 machines for the corrugated industry, with installations worldwide. Alliance offers material handling systems that keep pace with today’s faster finishing machines. It offers high-speed feeding and downstream handling designs that are reliable, cost-effective solutions to increasing productivity.

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