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Saturday, 28 March 2026

[Unicum] Nagyheti alkalmak

Kedves Testvérek!

Emlékeztetőül küldöm a meghivót nagyheti alkalmainkra:

Holnap, március 29-én 10.30-kor a Francia Ajkú Protestáns és a Malagasi gyülekezetekkel közös, virágvasárnapi istentiszteletet tartunk, angol nyelven. Aki nem tud személyesen bekapcsolódni, most kivételesen nem a Zoom, hanem a youtube segitségével lehet velünk virtuális közösségben: https://www.youtube.com/live/HDVZMpc6K24?si=hJr2iIq1medPl9n1

Pénteken, április 3-án 18.00 órakor nagypénteki áhitat, magyar nyelven. Máté evangéliuma alapján olvassuk a passió történetet.

Vasárnap, április 5-én, 11.15-kor húsvétot ünneplő istentisztelet és úrvacsora, utána pedig a gyermekeknek tojásvadászat. (Kosárkákat hozzanak!)

A templom díszítésére kérjük, aki csak teheti, hozzon húsvéti liliomot.

A virtuális belépéshez a link:

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Minden alkalmunk a szokásos helyen, a Wesley Egyetem Oxnam kápolnájában (4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20016) lesz megtartva.

Szeretettel hivunk és várunk mindenkit.

Mayer Judit, Lelkész

US Textile Markets Report Shifts in Cotton Fabric Wholesale Procurement Strategies

Cotton fabric wholesale involves the B2B procurement of raw textiles in bulk volumes directly from commercial mills, explicitly excluding retail yardage sales to individual hobbyists. As of March 2026, United States apparel manufacturers face tightening supply chain logistics regarding raw material acquisition and international freight tariffs.

Industrial buyers secure material strictly by the commercial bolt or industrial roll. A standard commercial bolt contains 15 to 40 continuous linear yards. Sourcing managers calculate product yields using this exact linear yardage to project landed freight costs accurately. Industry audits from late 2025 show 68 percent of domestic SME apparel brands select their primary vendors based strictly on flexible Minimum Order Quantities. High factory-direct minimums ranging from 500 to 1,000 yards force smaller buyers to rely heavily on domestic wholesale distributors holding existing physical stock.

Cotton fabric categorization relies heavily on weave geometry and Grams per Square Meter measurements. Heavyweight duck canvas utilizes a high tensile plain weave, functioning entirely differently than lightweight drafting muslin. Procurement agents experience severe seam slippage during production if they select a fabric weight lower than the product's structural requirement. B2B textiles require standardized, third-party certifications to clear United States import customs without legal liabilities. The Global Organic Textile Standard mandates independent certification of the entire supply chain. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 validates chemical safety across all dyed finishes.

Commercial textiles trade at exact finishing stages. Procuring raw greige goods or Ready for Dyeing materials requires manufacturers to manage separate secondary dyeing contractors. Sourcing mill-dyed fabrics accelerates production timelines by an average of 14 days. Procurement managers execute structured swatch testing sequences to evaluate physical material traits prior to authorizing massive bulk invoices. Testing physical samples for shrinkage and colorfastness crocking mitigates the financial risk of receiving unusable industrial rolls. United States manufacturers fulfill their commercial textile requirements successfully when they establish exact structural specifications and demand verified certifications from their textile mills. Implementing these strict sourcing protocols reduces material waste by 22 percent annually across industrial sewing facilities nationwide, protecting tight B2B profit margins efficiently and effectively.

source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/canvasetc_cottonfabric-textilesourcing-wholesalecanvas-activity-7443692088455720961-lXWE/

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Friday, 27 March 2026

GALVANIZE: Models Needed - BELLE Promotional Shoot (Sunday March 29)

Good morning!

I'm doing a promotional shoot for my magazine, BELLE Teen Magazine. Looking for 3-4 models to participate. Compensation is snacks, inclusion in advertising campaigns, and copies of 3 poses/pictures.

If you know of a young lady between 16-20 years old living in the DMV, please have them email 3 recent photos plus a selfie taken in the last 2 days to belleteenmag.editorial @gmail.com.

The details: (please make sure they are able to fully participate)

Sunday March 29

9 am - Noon (May finish sooner)

DC proper is the general location

Come with hair done

Makeup is provided

Must bring basics - we are providing majority of the clothes

Best,

Carletta

He/she who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and the unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed. - Gordon Parks

May every day be the beginning of an endless self discovery and adventure......whether you like it or not. Embrace it and soar! - H. Taha

Film Projects:

See it, Be it: Yvette Lee Bowser

Director/Producer: Carletta S. Hurt

Pre-production

Art Imitates Life: Barbara Brandon Croft - Watch the trailer!

Producer: Carletta S. Hurt

Film Festival Circuit

Her Voice: Charlayne Hunter-Gault - Watch trailer

Directors: Sunnye C. Durham and Carletta S. Hurt

Film Festival Circuit - Private Screenings

Neighbors in Black & White

Director: Carletta S. Hurt

Status: Pre-Production / R&D

Forgetting Christmas

Featuring Victoria Rowell / Starring Melan Perez

Watch trailer

Streaming now on Tubi

Clothed Minds: Black Girls in DC Schools (short doc)

Director/Producer: Carletta S. Hurt

Film Festival Circuit - Private Screenings

Trash vs Treasure

UMC and Days Ferry Production

Streaming now - check it out!

Jacqueline and Jilly

Written and Directed by Victoria Rowell

Watch on ALLBLK or Amazon Prime!

The Catcher

Written and Directed by Karyn Langhorn Folan

Watch the trailer!

Airing: aspireTV Urban Indie Block

Water in a Broken Glass

Written by Jamelle Williams-Thomas and Danielle Mooney

Based on the novel, Water in a Broken Glass by Odessa Rose

www.ikamproductions.com

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

[Unicum] Meghívó - HYPE Esemény 04.26.

Szeretettel hívunk és várunk minden érdeklődőt a következő HYPE (Hungarian Youth Professional Engagement) eseményre.

Az eseményen lehetőség lesz megismerkedni a HYPE tagjaival és magyar-amerikai fiatalokkal, akik vállalkozásukkal vagy ötletükkel értéket teremtenek és formálják a környezetüket.

Időpont: Április 26 16:00

Helyszín: Kossuth Ház, 2001 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

Erre a linkre kattintva jelezzék részvételi szándékukat.

Üdvözlettel,

Kosdi Luca

Gyakornok

Hungarian American Coalition.

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GALVANIZE: Re: April 7 | "Silent Partner" at Busboys and Poets (450 K St NW)

Oops! This email was sent by JJ. Thanks, Dionne, for catching that.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:56 PM Galvanize DC <galvanizedc@gmail.com> wrote:

Galvanize family, I am very excited to share with you that my first feature film, as a screenwriter, is coming to DC in a couple of weeks... sort of. There will be a sneak peek as a part of a larger evening that includes a panel discussion.

This is a fundraiser as they are finalizing post-production on this project.

I spent a lot of time co-writing this film with Roderick (lead and producer, based in NYC) and Eric Branco (based in L.A.), in 2023. It was filmed in early 2024, in the NYC area. The film has many recognizable faces from film, tv, and Broadway, and the story speaks to our current political climate.

I hope you'll join the fundraiser on April 7. I am rushing over after class and hope to be there for the latter part of the evening.

Please spread the word. Seats are limited.
Fundraiser & Conversation for Silent Partner
🗓️ Tuesday, April 7th | 6pm – 10pm (sneak peek begins at 6:45pm)
📍 Busboys and Poets, 450 K Street NW, Washington, DC
🍿 Food and drink available for purchase at Busboys
FEATURED SPEAKERS MODERATED BY GWUL'S FURARD TATE:
• Roderick Lawrence — Creator, Lead Actor, and Producer
• Salma Qarnain — Producer
🎟️ GET TICKETS ($20 + fees)
Capacity is limited — please share early!
If you know anyone—colleagues, friends, or community members—who cares about social justice or just great storytelling, please forward this email or share the Eventbrite link. Every seat filled helps get this film finished and distributed.

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GALVANIZE: Fwd: April 7 | "Silent Partner" at Busboys and Poets (450 K St NW)

Galvanize family, I am very excited to share with you that my first feature film, as a screenwriter, is coming to DC in a couple of weeks... sort of. There will be a sneak peek as a part of a larger evening that includes a panel discussion.

This is a fundraiser as they are finalizing post-production on this project.

I spent a lot of time co-writing this film with Roderick (lead and producer, based in NYC) and Eric Branco (based in L.A.), in 2023. It was filmed in early 2024, in the NYC area. The film has many recognizable faces from film, tv, and Broadway, and the story speaks to our current political climate.

I hope you'll join the fundraiser on April 7. I am rushing over after class and hope to be there for the latter part of the evening.

Please spread the word. Seats are limited.
Fundraiser & Conversation for Silent Partner
🗓️ Tuesday, April 7th | 6pm – 10pm (sneak peek begins at 6:45pm)
📍 Busboys and Poets, 450 K Street NW, Washington, DC
🍿 Food and drink available for purchase at Busboys
FEATURED SPEAKERS MODERATED BY GWUL'S FURARD TATE:
• Roderick Lawrence — Creator, Lead Actor, and Producer
• Salma Qarnain — Producer
🎟️ GET TICKETS ($20 + fees)
Capacity is limited — please share early!
If you know anyone—colleagues, friends, or community members—who cares about social justice or just great storytelling, please forward this email or share the Eventbrite link. Every seat filled helps get this film finished and distributed.

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INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN GALVANIZE/CHANGE YOUR CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION:
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Printed Cotton Fabric: Dye Sublimation vs Screen Printing Manufacturing Realities

NEW YORK, March 26, 2026

Today the textile industry confirms that dye sublimation cannot successfully print on 100 percent cotton fabric. This limitation forces apparel producers to rely on screen printing for natural cellulose fibers. This press release covers the material science separating these two apparel decoration methods. Unlike sublimation, screen printing does not require a chemical phase change.

Why Does Dye Sublimation Fail on 100 Percent Cotton Fabric?

Dye sublimation fails on cotton because natural cellulose fibers lack the synthetic polymers required to encapsulate disperse dyes. Solid disperse dyes convert directly into a gas phase under a commercial heat press operating at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. This gas transition requires synthetic polymers, like polyester, to trap the dye molecules as they cool. Cotton lacks these polymers. The dye gas escapes completely. According to clinical textile adhesion tests, disperse dyes register zero peel strength on untreated cotton. The mechanical structure of natural fibers rejects this chemical bonding process entirely.

How Does Screen Printing Mechanically Bond with Natural Fibers?

Screen printing forces liquid ink through a porous stencil directly onto the fabric. Plastisol and liquid inks grip the porous cotton fibers and cure permanently under heat. Commercial printers coat a mesh screen with emulsion, expose it to ultraviolet light, and push ink through the unexposed pores using a squeegee. Plastisol requires a sustained curing temperature of 320 degrees Fahrenheit to bond the polymers. Natural cellulose readily accepts these liquid pigments. Manufacturers apply plastisol to dense materials because the ink sits entirely on top of the thick weave, creating a durable graphic layer.

What Are the Production Economics for These Textile Methods?

Screen printing carries high initial setup costs but becomes highly inexpensive at scale. Sublimation maintains a flat cost per unit regardless of volume. Every new color in a screen print requires a separate film positive and screen coating. This labor makes printing a single shirt very expensive. Large runs of spun cotton rely entirely on screen printing to drop the price. Apparel brands must choose the correct process for their substrate.

source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/canvasetc_printingsolutions-smallbusiness-printondemand-activity-7442961972872183810-4s8v/

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