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Yields on bonds of all stripes near record lows--and the potential hit from rising rates is at at an all-time high. In this yield starved environment, investors should consider taking a larger stake emerging-market corporate bonds, UBS said in its December CIO Wealth Management report.
What makes EM bonds a better bet than other dollar-denominated fixed income? Emerging markets companies and countries are sounder today than they were, oh, 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, the average emerging market (EM) sovereign issuer of US D-denominated debt had a credit rating of B+. In other words, these issuers offered poor financial security with a small assurance of payment. Two decades on, EM sovereigns are rated BBB- on average and thus qualify as issuers offering adequate financial security with minor longer-term risks, according to rating agencies.
And the credit quality of emerging markets should continue to improve, UBS believes, applying continued downward pressure to yields. That would take the typical difference between emerging-market sovereigns and corporate bonds, on the one hand, and an equivalent U.S. Treasury, on the other, from about 3 - 3.5 percentage points down to around 1.5 percentage points.
That downward pressure should help these bonds absorb rising rates--when and if that time comes. The upshot: Emerging-market bonds are still one of UBS favorite asset classes.
If UBS is right, that would make exchange-traded funds like the iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (EMB) and the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (PCY) a valuable part of a fixed income portfolio, despite gains of 16% and 20%, respetively.


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This underpins sector expectations of a near-quadrupling of the existing 3.5GW of online wind capacity by 2018.
Wind makes up 88% of the 7GW of total power offers in the June A3 auction. EPE president Maurício Tolmasquim explained the domination by pointing to wind's "highly competitive" costs in Brazil.
Small hydro, biomass and large hydro extension make up the remainder.
The auction is for new power due to go online at the beginning of 2017. Most offers come from the states of Bahia in the west, Ceara in central Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul in the south.
While the final amount to be sold is not yet known, the country's wind sector association, Abeeolica, says it expects more than 3GW of wind to be contracted in June's A3 and September's A5 auctions, combined.
At the same time, a report from Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) predicted that wind would receive around 22% of the BRL 200 billion ($89 billion) total estimated investments in new power nationwide over the next three years.

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Feed your baby whenever he or she seems hungry (on-demand).
During the first few days or weeks, breast-feedings tend to occur every 1 to 3 hours around the clock. And formula-feedings tend to occur every 3 to 4 hours around the clock. You may have to wake your sleepy newborn to feed in the first few days after birth.
A baby will
usually wake up during the night for feedings for about the first 6
months. After that, babies may wait as long as 8 hours between feedings. Babies typically eat more just before and during
a growth spurt.
A baby is getting enough to eat if he or she:
Babies give cues during feeding that show how hungry they are.
Your baby may be eating too much if he or she often spits
up some of the feeding and has loose stools. Overeating or swallowing too much air during a feeding may cause cramps, which in turn can make a baby cry.
For information about how much formula babies tend to drink at each feeding, see the topic Bottle-Feeding. For information about how long each breast-feeding may take, see the topic Breast-Feeding.
Talk to your doctor if you are concerned that your baby of any age isn't getting enough food. Over time, you will learn to recognize when your baby is satisfied with enough formula or breast milk.
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Sweet way to go? Drip-feed soft drink the road to fat
SIXTEEN teaspoons of sugar from one 600-millilitre bottle of soft drink consumed once a day for a year comes to 23 kilograms. That's the amount of sugar sitting in a mound in Cancer Council Victoria's offices as it begins campaigning on Thursday for a tax on soft drinks and restrictions on marketing to children.
The Rethink Sugary Drinks campaign, run in conjunction with Diabetes Australia and the Heart Foundation, features an Australian version of a television ad from the New York City Department of Health in which a man sits at a bar eating 16 sachets of sugar. ''You'd never eat 16 packs of sugar,'' the American ad says, ''Why would you drink 16 packs of sugar?''
One in four Australian children is overweight or obese and health organisations say sugar-sweetened beverages are partly to blame, with 25 per cent of two to 16-year-olds consuming sugary soft drinks daily. ''You are really just getting a vehicle for the delivery of sugar without any nutritional benefit whatsoever,'' said Craig Sinclair, chairman of the public health committee at Cancer Council Australia.
During his university days the drink of choice for Craig Padayachee was Solo, which contains 81 per cent of the recommended daily sugar intake in each 600-millilitre bottle.
Before changing to sugar-free drinks, the 27-year-old IT administrator had regularly drunk three 375 millilitre cans a day at a cafe and said he had soon begun feeling the effects.
''My activity level dropped off quite a bit. I had pretty much no energy,'' Mr Padayachee said.
The Rethink campaign urges Australian governments to consider increasing tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, and reduce children's exposure to soft drink advertising.


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According to its developers, "Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects." Dozens of projects already use the software. Here's how you can get started with some basic version control tasks using Mercurial.
Mercurial is a open distributed version control system. According to Wikipedia, distributed revision control takes a peer-to-peer approach, as opposed to the client-server approach of centralized systems. Rather than a single, central repository with which clients synchronize, each peer's working copy of the codebase is a bona fide repository. Synchronization is conducted by exchanging changesets, which define unique versions of every file, from peer to peer.
Mercurial is good for version control of both personal projects and large-scale enterprise projects.
Installing Mercurial is a breeze. Download the Mercurial tarball, extract the archive, change to the mercurial directory, and run:
$ make $ sudo make install # do a system-wide install $ hg debuginstall # sanity check $ hg # see help
See the software's Web site for detailed installation instructions and platform-specific notes.
To begin exploring Mercurial, you can work with an existing repository or set up your own. To initialize a new local repository with the name "f00-repo," use the command hg init f00-repo. Note that I said "initialize," not "create"; if the directory already exists, hg initializes a new repository there. Otherwise, Mercurial creates a directory named .hg and then initializes it. Mercurial keeps all the metadata about the repository in this directory.
Once you have a repository, you can tell Mercurial about a file you want to track with the command hg add file1.txt. When you're satisfied with the file, check it in with a comment using a command like hg commit -m "Added new file".
You can view a log of your transactions by using the hg log command:
$ hg log changeset: 0:4706e1104b96 tag: tip user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 22:31:28 2007 +0530 summary: Added new file
Cloning and pulling
If you want to create a working copy of a repository for yourself in which you can create, modify, and commit files before you commit them to the parent repository (so that you can keep working even when you are disconnected from the remote repository, or you just want experiment with the code), you can clone an existing repository, specifying the original and your new repository names:
$ hg clone f00-repo f00-repo-1 2 files updated, 0 files merge d, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
Other users can do the same thing, leading to disparate versions of files in diverse repositories on the server or the network. Suppose that John's working copy is f00-repo-1 and Jane's is f00-repo-2. If Jane wants to "pull" in the changes that John committed, she can first determine what things will be pulled with the following command:
$ hg incoming ../f00-repo-1 comparing with ../f00-repo-1 searching for changes changeset: 3:5b2454e51e13 user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:43:30 2007 +0530 summary: Added file2
changeset: 4:8503fe7d3247 user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:44:01 2007 +0530 summary: Added file3
changeset: 5:5a26319e7c66 tag: tip user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:48:28 2007 +0530 summary: Added 1 line each
To pull in the changes and update the working copy, she would run:
$ hg pull ../f00-repo-1 pulling from ../f00-repo-1 searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 3 changesets with 4 changes to 4 files (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
$ hg update 4 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
If, once she's made changes, if Jane wants to pass them along to another user, she can push her changes into someone else's repository. Again, the first step is to check what will be pushed:
$ hg outgoing ../f00-repo-3 comparing with ../f00-repo-3 searching for changes changeset: 3:5b2454e51e13 user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:43:30 2007 +0530 summary: Added file2
changeset: 4:8503fe7d3247 user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:44:01 2007 +0530 summary: Added file3
changeset: 5:5a26319e7c66 tag: tip user: [email protected] date: Sun Nov 04 23:48:28 2007 +0530 summary: Added 1 line each
$ hg push ../f00-repo-3 pushing to ../f00-repo-3 searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 3 changesets with 4 changes to 4 files
If you're concerned about access control, Mercurial has you covered in threeways:
* The Shared SSH method
* The HTTPS method
* The filesystem method
Remote repositories and other version control systems
Our discussions so far, has dealt only with local repositories. With remote repositories, nothing changes except the repository locations. You just have to specify a URL, which could be a remote Web server, an FTP server, or a domain name.
For example, to clone a remote repository, use the command:
$ hg clone http://selenic.com/hg working-rep0
Mercurial offers tools that provide automatic conversion of repositories from other SCMs to Mercurial. ConvertExtension bundled with mercurial supports branches, incremental imports, and only understands CVS, subversion, Darcs and git. This link will be useful for further information on the topic.
Help is never far away. The project has mailing lists and commercial support available. If you need further help, the book Distributed Revision Control with Mercurial is an excellent resource to have. The Mercurial Web site also lists some HOWTOs. Conclusion
Mercurial is easy to set up, fast, and lightweight -- as good for your local version control needs as it is for maintaining large projects. Even going public with your repository is not a big hassle -- free Mercurial hosting is available.
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Christmas Time Is Here is a CD of solo piano selections with styles ranging from a lively version of Sleigh Ride in 7/8 time to beautiful and relaxing renditions of favorite Christmas carols.
The Christmas Card Suite is comprised of Musical Christmas Cards. This music is available as a book of piano pieces. For more information, click here.
John Eidsvoog's jazz background provides a unique treatment to this collection, both harmonically and rhythmically. If you think you've heard every possible variation on carols like O Come, All Ye Faithful and Angels We Have Heard On High, you'll be pleasantly surprised by these fresh versions. The haunting Christmas Time Is Here is enhanced by an original interlude which John has added. We Three Kings is a driving jazz waltz, and the collection is rounded out with the beautiful closer, All I Want For Christmas Is You, by Johnny Mandel.
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How to Buy Music from Your Kindle Fire HD
No matter what kind of music you prefer, from hip-hop to Broadway, you're likely to find a great many selections in the Amazon Music Store. All over the Music Store home page, you'll see thumbnails of music selections.
1Tap the Music button on the Kindle Fire HD Home screen and then tap the Store button.
At the top-right of the Store screen, you see the following categories: Bestsellers, New Releases, and Genres.
2Tap one of these tabs to get a list of items in that category.
You can also tap categories such as New Releases and Recommended for You to view music by these criteria.
3Tap an item.
A screen appears, displaying a list of the songs in the case of an album with Price buttons for both the entire album and each individual song.
4Tap the arrow button to the left of a song to play a preview of it and tap a Price button.
The button label changes from the price of the item to the word Buy.
5Tap the Buy button.
The song or album downloads to your Music library. A confirmation dialog box opens, displaying a Go to Your Library button and a Continue Shopping button.
6Tap the Go to Your Library button to open the album and display the list of songs.
The album is now stored both in your Music library and the Amazon Cloud Drive; if you tap on a song to play it, it'll also appear with recently accessed content in the Carousel. The first time you download music, you may be asked to choose whether you want content downloaded to your device when you buy it or stored in the Amazon Cloud Drive.
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Rosemary Burkholder
Rosemary Burkholder
Beach Nudes
Oil on Canvas
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A discussion of the abstract expressionist movement in the Cincinnati, Ohio art community would not be complete without the work of Rosemary Burkholder (1921-2001). Along witrh Meanwell, Rosemary Burkholder's work completes the story of the development of abstract expressionism in the Midwest.
Burkholder's extensive body of work evolved throughout her lifetime. She started her career sketching women's clothing ads for local department stores (Gidding, McAlpin's) after training in commercial art. From 1946 to 1963 she studied with Chidlaw at the Cincinnati Art Academy, earning a certificate and numerous honors for her work from 1946 to 1963. She developed into a prolific artist, working in watercolors, oils and acrylics. She painted for six decades, with both Chidlaw and Meanwell throughout.
While influenced by Chidlaw to some degree, Burkholder's ever evolving style was freer and more colorful than that of the father of the Cincinnati abstract expressionist movement. Her paintings in the 1960s and 70s show late impressionistic tendencies (Monet, Degas). In the 1970s and early 80s the cubist influence appeared and from the late 80s to 2000 Burkholder developed her personal brand of late expressionism.
During an era when many professional women found it difficult to reach their goals, Burkholder reached her full potential as an artist. Her work reflects a more spiritually positive expression of the abstract expressionist movement in her place and time.


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Lady and the Tramp
As far as feel-good fantasies go, it isn't so bad.
As far as feel-good fantasies go, it isn't so bad.
Far too often, it feels like you're watching a video game or an F/X highlight reel.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Chaz Ebert celebrated her birthday by honoring Victory Gardens Theater in October 2019.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
A new look at a modern classic from an FFC in Korea.
An interview with writer/director Trey Edward Shults and actors Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Taylor Russell about their new film, "Waves."
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
Under normal circumstances, comparing a feature film to a home movie would seem like harsh criticism, but in the case of the new documentary "Our Irish Cousins," that is pretty much the only way to honestly describe it. The difference is that this one has been made with such genial spirits and good humor that viewers won't mind spend 90 minutes watching it, which is more than you can say about most home movies, including your own.
The film is the brainchild of Mike Houlihan, a Chicago-born writer (who penned the "Houli in the Hood" column for the Chicago Sun-Times between 2002-2005), actor, filmmaker and all around-raconteur of the highest order. Among his multitude of credits is the "Hooliganism" column that he has written for the Irish American Times since 1996, consisting of stories, anecdotes and tall tales largely inspired by his experiences growing up as the seventh child of a South Side Irish-Catholic family. In 2008, he compiled his best columns into the anthology "Hooliganism" and "Our Irish Cousins" follows him as he sets out to promote the book.
As Houlihan makes a string of personal appearances around Chicago, it becomes apparent that this tour is not exactly going to be a bonanza from a financial perspective. And yet, while the crowds may not be large, they are enthusiastic and, more important, they all seem to have unique perspectives on what it means to be Irish-American and are willing to share them with Houlihan and his camera. The one thing that they, Houlihan included, have in common is that while they proudly declare themselves Irish-Americans, few of them have ever actually been to Ireland.
A few weeks later, in March, 2009, Houlihan sets off for Ireland with his family in tow. Ostensibly, the trip is to promote the book, but he's also out to trace his own ancestry and to examine the intense pride that the Irish feel about their heritage. His quest takes him from Fitzpatrick Castle in Dublin to the town in Limerick County where his grandfather came from, with the occasional pub stop along the way. As he continues his journey, he gets further perspectives of what unites and separates the Irish and Irish-Americans, in both the grand scheme of things and in personal terms.
As anyone familiar with Houlihan's work can attest, the man is a born storyteller — the kind of guy who can make a statement along the lines of "You know what's funny? Here's a good story. My brother died ..." and then actually pull it off. He gets a lot of laughs throughout the film, whether from well-polished anecdotes or spontaneous interactions with the people he meets. What is even more impressive, though, is the way that he manages to quietly layer in more serious-minded concerns amidst the laughter so that when he visits the church where his grandfather was baptized more than a century earlier, the scene winds up packing a surprisingly hefty emotional punch.
Houlihan was also lucky enough to come across a number of people just as charmingly loquacious as he is and some of the funniest and wisest moments come from their comments. Arguably the highlight of the entire film is his encounter with Mike Monaghan, an old friend who now resides in Galway. Monaghan's brief soliloquy about the fundamental difference between an Irish person visiting American and an American visiting Ireland is alone worth the price of admission. Another key observation comes from comedian Des Bishop, who sums up the belief that being Irish is more a notion of simple geography by stating, "If Ireland were just an island, no one would give a s---."
"Our Irish Cousins" does not exactly reinvent the cinematic wheel, but I would take its scruffy, low-fi charms over the hard-sell whimsy of nonsense like "Waking Ned Devine" in a heartbeat. Although those of Irish descent are clearly the target audience for "Our Irish Cousins," a good part of the secret to its success is that you don't have to be from the Emerald Isle to appreciate it. No matter where you come from or how much corned beef you've consumed in your lifetime, you'll most likely find that Houlihan's observations about the importance of examining and coming to terms with one's heritage still ring true.
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What Every Girl Needs in Her Home Bar
Setting up a home bar can be daunting—and expensive—when starting from scratch. So we asked some New York City mixologists to help us pare down the bare necessities. Assuming you already have some requisite kitchen items like a zester, a tea strainer and maybe even a small herb garden with cocktail-friendly mint, thyme and basil (hey, we have faith in you!), here are the ten items you'll need to start mixing drinks for your next soiree.
There's no need to spend extra money on super-premium brands if you're using your spirits for mixing, not sipping.
Greg Seider, who has created cocktail lists for Le Bernardin, Summit, Willow Road and the upcoming Cricket Club, says vodka is a "must" because "so many people consider it their drink of choice." He recommends Tito's handmade vodka from Texas. For gin, he recommends a "good, dry, English gin like Beefeater's" for retro cocktails. For a rounder, smoother gin, try Plymouth. As for whiskey, he'd opt for Yamazaki, a 12-year whiskey "that's a round, smooth hybrid between bourbon and scotch."
Kevin Brodeur, who tends bar at Gramercy Tavern, suggests the sweeter Maker's Mark, calling it a crowd-pleasing bourbon. He recommends Rittenhouse Rye for the more serious drinker.
Rum drinkers will "need a dark rum for winter cocktails like the Dark and Stormy and a light rum for summer daiquiris," says Brodeur. "You can't go wrong with Gosling or Cruzan."
For making margaritas, Brodeur and Seider favor Herradura Silver tequila mixed with Cointreau. Many popular cocktails, like the Negroni, require Campari. While this bitter liqueur is not for everyone, Brodeur says it's worth stocking to stretch your range of cocktail offerings. Ditto for Pernod, an anise-flavored liquer.
Proper glassware is key. Your barware should include highball glasses for bubbly, leggy drinks like gin and tonics, and shorter "rocks" glasses for pouring Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. You should also invest in coupes or flutes for champagne cocktails (to keep their effervescence) and martini glasses for the many cocktails that are served "up."
The highballs and tumblers should have some heft to them. Coupes and flutes should be delicate. Be on the lookout for cool vintage glassware—especially coupes—at estate sales or on etsy.com.Crate and Barrel has some nice glassware in both the highball and Old Fashioned format.
Dale DeGroff, author of The Art of the Cocktail and The Essential Cocktail, says you cannot underestimate the importance of the ice cube. "It is the soul of your cocktail."
Many higher-end bars across the country are pouring their cocktails over sphere-shaped or super-sized cubes, standard in Japan—where cocktail-making is high art. "The bigger the cube, the slower it melts," explains DeGroff , and the longer your cocktail will keep its integrity. Many of the fancier refrigerators make quality ice cubes, he says, especially those with the built-in water filters. But if yours is an older model, it's definitely worth investing in some Tovolo ice cube silicone molds. For clear, quality cubes, make sure to use filtered water. Unless you plan on entertaining far from the kitchen, don't bother spending money on an ice bucket.
Though much maligned in years past, today's mixologists say vermouth—both sweet and dry—is enjoying a renaissance in the glass, where it often provides just the right yin to a spirit's yang. Here's a tip: Invest in small bottles of vermouth since, like wine, it will go off once opened. Keep bottles of vermouth in the refrigerator. For sweet vermouth Brodeur and Seider both lean toward the age-old Dolin Brand from France. Dolin Rouge is floral and delicate, a good match for gin-based cocktails. For dry vermouth, DeGroff is fond of the extra-dry Noilly-Pratt, also French and ancient.
Once considered medicinal tonics to cure stomach aches, headaches and hangovers, bitters—botanicals, fruits, spices, bark and roots distilled in a base liquor—eventually found their way behind the bar because of their ability to boost a drink's inherent flavors.
Though used just by the dash, bitters, the "bartender's salt and pepper," can often make the difference between a drink and a cocktail.
Bitters have experienced such a boom in recent years that some supermarkets stock them in myriad flavors—from rhubarb and grapefruit to cumin and even Mexican mole!
For your home bar, you'll need, at the very least, a basic bitters—Angostura is the workhorse brand of choice. DeGroff has worked with a French-based distiller and chemist to create his own line of versatile bitters under his own name.
Any home bar should include an orange-flavored bitters as well. Brodeur and Seider both champion the Fee Brothers' brand.
You're going to need tonic water for those bracing gin and tonics. While Schweppes is the go-to brand for many bartenders, Brodeur says if you're concerned about its high sugar content it might be worth investing in some fancier artisanal tonic waters: Q Tonic and Fever-Tree are two coveted brands.
Club soda is also a must. If you're going to mix fruit juice into a cocktail, "juice the fruit as you go" says Seider. "You'll get much better-tasting cocktails by squeezing your oranges, lemons and grapefruit fresh." (Hence the requisite handheld or manual juicer.)
Ginger beer is a must for the Dark and Stormy and other retro cocktails. DeGroff says having a bottle of pomegranate juice on hand is also nice to flavor a martini or margarita. You are also going to have to learn how to make your own simple syrup (not hard: one part water to one part sugar, warmed on a stove.) Eventually, you can infuse your simple syrups with ginger, cranberries or lavender.
Most bartenders prefer the classic Boston shaker. It's made of two tumblers that fit tightly together. One is made of metal and one is made of glass and they fit together to create a tight seal. Shaking the drink—maraca style—allows you to aerate it and to mix the ingredients thoroughly. You can find one at www.thebostonshaker.com.
A jigger is the basic measure used for cocktails. Brodeur prefers the metal variety and suggests the type that includes several different ounce measurements. In a pinch, a tablespoon will do: two tablespoons are equal to one ounce of alcohol.
Don't forget to pick up a Hawthorn strainer—the kind with the spring on it—so that you can pour your drink into its final glass with a bit of flourish and without any pulp or leaves. A simple potato "Y" peeler (Oxo brand) is just the ticket for shaving the peel (but not the pith) off a lemon or lime. You'll also need a long-handled bar spoon for stirring the final cocktail. You can find all of these tools at www.cocktailkingdom.com.
A martini may forego vermouth but don't even think of serving it without a lemon zest or green olives. Some garnishes impart flavor, others just plain sex appeal.
Invest in some quality green olives which can be stuffed with anything from blue cheese to almonds. Mixologists favor the Spanish Queen olives for a martini.
Fresh ginger is key to a Moscow Mule. Citrus twists or wheels (crosswise slices) are more than decorative: they add an essential oil flavor to the drink. Fresh herbs such as thyme sprigs or piney rosemary twigs also add texture and flavor to a cocktail. If you're going to go with mint, DeGroff says spearmint leaves stand up to a cocktail better than other mint varieties. Consider crisp cucumber and celery stalks as well. You'll also need brown sugar cubes for Champagne cocktails and rim salt for margaritas.
You can save money by buying a cocktail spoon that doubles as a muddler, but most bartenders recommend investing in a separate wooden muddler to crush fruits, herbs and sugar cubes.
A good muddler should be made of solid wood, and should have a large flat head. It should also be long enough to clear the edge of a mixing glass. Muddling releases the essential oils from leaves and citrus. Be gentle when you muddle.
While you can find anything you need online in a pinch, it's nice to have a couple of cocktail books to peruse at your leisure for inspiration.
For a basic cocktail primer, pick up Dale DeGroff's The Essential Cocktail or Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. For something a little more modern and edgy, pick up the much buzzed-about The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide From the Celebrated Speakeasy by Jim Meehan, formerly of Gramercy Tavern and the Pegu Club.
While you're at it, seek out some recipes for great bar snacks or hors d'oeuvres. Fine cocktails and empty stomachs don't mix!


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Coroner: Lion escaped cage to kill intern
The 24-year-old woman who was killed by a lion at a California animal sanctuary was in the animal's cleaning enclosure when it escaped its cage and attacked, the Fresno County coroner's office said Thursday.
The lion apparently used its paw to lift a partially closed door and escape its cage before attacking Diana Hanson.
Fresno County Coroner David Hadden said Hanson died instantly when a 4-year-old male lion named Cous Cous broke her neck. Cous Cous was one of Hanson's favorite big cats at Project Survival's Cat Haven, a 100-acre refuge east of Fresno in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
"The lion had been fed, the young woman was cleaning the large enclosure, and the lion was in the small cage. The gate of the cage was partially open, which allowed the lion to lift it up with his paw," Hadden said. "He ran at the young lady."
Hadden said there may have been a problem with the gate separating enclosures, according to The Fresno Bee.
Hadden also said Hanson was talking on the phone with a co-worker before she was killed. The co-worker grew concerned when the conversation ended abruptly and Hanson didn't call back.
Hanson was lying inside the lion's enclosure when sheriff's deputies arrived. A deputy shot and killed the African lion after another park worker was unable to lure him into another pen. Cous Cous came to the sanctuary when he was 8 weeks old.
Hanson's father expressed no bitterness toward the animal, saying his "absolutely fearless" daughter loved working with exotic cats.
California health officials performed a necropsy on the lion Wednesday and will have results back "in a few weeks," said California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Janice Mackey.
"We want to assess the overall health of the animal," she said. "We'll be on site to observe and will also be taking blood and hair samples."
The refuge has no past history of safety violations and is "well run" as far as her department knows, Mackey said.
Paul Hanson, a Seattle-area attorney, said he dropped off his daughter in January to begin a six-month internship.
"It was just a dream job for her," he told the Associated Press late Wednesday, adding that Dianna, from Brier, Wash., hoped to parlay work at the facility into a job with a zoo later in the summer.
He said his daughter had been fascinated by big cats from an earlier age.
"Once there, she gave me the tour and showed me all the big cats there with which she would be working," he said in a statement on Facebook. "Of course, Dianna being Dianna, her favorites were the tiger and the lion, Cous Cous, who killed her today. You can see on her Facebook page all the big cats she loved so much down there."
STORY:Lion experts: Intern's death was avoidable
"Anybody who works with cats knows that they are wild animals and they can turn even on people closest to them. So I always had this horrible, nagging premonition that I would get a call like this," Hanson told ABC News.
"Di, we will always love you. And we will miss you so much. But I know that you will be happy. For now, you truly are in the eternal 'Cat Haven,' " her father said in the statement.
Cat Haven founder and executive director Dale Anderson was crying as he read a one-sentence statement about the fatal mauling at the private zoo he has operated since 1993.
"We take every precaution to ensure the safety of our staff, animals and guests," he said.
A Department of Fish and Wildlife officer told The Fresno Bee that such an attack was "very rare" because of regulations limiting contact between the animals and humans.
Lt. Tony Spada, local warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, told the newspaper that the sanctuary "has a very good history."
"This is a situation where somebody was too close to a lion," he said.
Officials at another big cat sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue in Florida, told the Associated Press last year that at least 21 people, including five children, have been killed and 246 mauled by exotic cats in the United States since 1990. Over that period, 254 cats escaped and 143 were killed.
Contributing: Beth Weise and Michael Winter in San Francisco and Alia E. Dastagir in McLean, Va.; the Associated Press


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A Romantic Garden Wedding at the English Inn in Victoria, British Columbia
Katrina Lagore (23 and a nanny) and Steven Toews (23 and a sales manager) held their wedding at the gorgeous English Inn in Victoria, British Columbia. "When you enter the grounds, you don't even feel like you are in Victoria anymore. You don't even care where you are, you just don't want to leave," Katrina says. The ceremony was held outdoors in the Sunken Garden, underneath a stone gazebo. The reception was also held outdoors, in the Inn's Courtyard Garden, an open green space surrounded by flowers. A white and pink palette brought out the soft, romantic touches of the spring season and the decor, with floor-length petal pink dresses for the bridesmaids and ivory and pink floral arrangements for the bouquets and centerpieces. Check out more photos by Sujata Photography, below.


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At Yeshiva University, students can enroll in the psychology program at Yeshiva College or Stern College for Women, leading to a BA degree. With a strong foundation from which to start, many choose to continue their study toward a master's or doctoral degree. YU's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology is a leader in the field, offering MA, PsyD (clinical psychology or school-clinical child psychology) and PhD degree programs.
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Psychology majors at Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women are immersed in research. Not only are students exposed through their courses to the major subfields of psychology, such as biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental and social, but they also gain hands-on experience conducting and analyzing original research under faculty guidance. Such research experience is important for a variety of future endeavors, including graduate study. Outside the classroom, students engage in cutting-edge research at institutions including YU's Albert Einstein College of Medicine, through such initiatives as the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
The undergraduate education our students receive provides a solid foundation for graduate study in a wide range of specialties both within and outside the field of psychology. While many students enroll in master's programs in psychology, others seek a master's degree in disciplines such as social work, occupational therapy and education. To this end, our students enjoy a number of specialized programs such as the combined BA/MS program in occupational therapy with Columbia University (Stern College for Women only).
Students have been admitted to medical schools at institutions such as Harvard and Mt. Sinai. Many enroll in doctoral programs in clinical, school, developmental, cognitive, and health psychology at various institutions around the country, including YU's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
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Ferkauf's nationally recognized programs prepare doctoral-level psychologists and master's-level counselors for successful and rewarding careers by providing extensive coursework, practicum and externship experiences and research opportunities. Ferkauf occupies a prominent position among its peers, providing top-level academic and field preparation for a group of strong students. The school offers the following:
- Mental Health Counseling Program (MA)
- Clinical Psychology Program (PsyD)
- School-Clinical Child Psychology Program (PsyD)
- Clinical Psychology Health Emphasis Program (PhD)
Students can also receive on-site clinical training opportunities and practicum experiences through the Ferkauf Parnes Clinic.


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Being simple cellular organisms, bacteria usually reproduce through mitosis, or the replication of DNA and associated organelles into two daughter bacterial cells. However, it is also possible for bacteria to share DNA in a process called bacterial conjugation; this allows a cell to share its DNA unique DNA information with another existing cell. To perform this process, bacterial cells use a cellular structure called a pilus, which is a surface strand similar to flagella, but used for this transference instead of for motility. There are many pili on the surface of the cell, and they are constantly breaking off and being reformed. The pili bring the two cells together and allow the transference of DNA information, after which the cells reform their respective membranes and pili, creating two cells with similar genetic information. This allows the consistent transfer of genetic information on an exponential scale, since the two cells can now create four similar cells, which can create eight, and so on.
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Pyrometer with Profinet interface and focusable optics for non-contact temperature measurements on metals, ceramics, graphite etc. between 50 and 1800 °C
Key Features
- Temperature ranges between 50 and 1800 °C
- Short response times < 1.5 ms
- Very small spot sizes, min 0.5 mm
- Built in digital display
- Parameter adjustments via integrated key pad or interface
- Optimized thru-lens view finder or laser targeting light
- Test current output
- Housing with precision mounting rail for safe mounting and accurate alignment
- Built-in Profinet interface
- Focusable optics
The pyrometer IGA 140/23-PN is a digital, highly accurate pyrometers for non-contact temperature measurement on metals, ceramics, graphite etc.
The PN types are equipped with a Profinet interface. They can easily be integrated in existing Profinet systems. As part of standard delivery, the GSDML file offers a selection of 5 different module configurations for varying requirements. The project planning can be done with any project tool.
For optimal match of the instrument to the application, 3 different focusable optics with extremely small spot sizes are available.
The pyrometer parameters can be selected via the integrated key pad, the settings are indicated on the built-in LC-Display. In measuring mode the actual temperature is indicated.
A laser targeting light, a thrulens view finder or a color camera module (for standard versions only) for exact alignment of the pyrometer is available.
Typical Applications
- Preheating
- Annealing
- Tempering
- Welding
- Forging
- Hardening
- Sintering
- Melting
- Soldering
- Rolling
- Brazing
- Normalizing
Technical Specifications
|Measurement Specifications
|Temperature Range:
MB 7: 50 to 700 °C
MB 9: 75 to 900 °C
MB 13: 100 to 1300 °C
MB 18: 150 to 1800 °C
|Sub Range:
|Any range adjustable within the temperature range, minimum span 51 °C
|Spectral Ranges
|2.0 to 2.6 µm
|IR Detector:
|Indium Gallium Arsenide photodiode (extended InGaAs)
|Signal processing:
|Photoelectric current, digitized immediately
Measurement Uncertainty:
(ε = 1, t90 = 1 s, Tamb. = 23 °C)
Up to 400 °C: 2 °C
400 to 1500 °C: 0.3% of reading in °C + 2 °C
Above 1500 °C: 0.5% of reading in °C
(ε = 1, t90 = 1 s, Tamb. = 23 °C)
|0.1% of reading in °C + 1 °C
|0.1 °C on interface and display; 16 bit D/A converter for analog output
|Emissivity ε:
|10.0 to 100.0% adjustable via interface in steps of 0.1%
|Laser targeting light (max. power level < 1 mW, λ = 630-680 nm, CDRH class II) or thru-lens view finder
|Operation signal:
|Green LED
|LC display:
|Illuminated LC display for temperature indication or parameter settings
Adjustable at the device or via interface: Emissivity, Transmittance τ, exposure time t90, 0 to 20 or 4 to 20 mA, sub range, clear times for maximum value storage, automatically or external deletion of maximum value storage, address, baud rate, wait time tW
Readable at the device or via interface: Measuring temperature, internal instrument temperature.
|Analog Output:
|0 to 20 mA or 4 to 20 mA (linear), switchable; Test current 10 mA or 12 mA by pressing test key
|Digital Interface:
|RS232 or RS485 addressable (half duplex), switchable; Baud rate 1200 up to 115200 Bd Alternatively: Profibus, Profinet, or Ethernet
|Exposure Time t90:
|< 1.5 ms; with dynamical adaption at low signal levels
|Maximum Value Storage:
|Built-in single or double storage. Clearing with adjusted time tclear (off; 0.01 s; 0.05 s; 0.25 s; 1 s; 5 s; 25 s), extern, via interface or automatically with the next measuring object
|Power Supply:
|24 V AC/DC (12 to 30 V AC/DC) (AC: 48 to 62 Hz)
|Power Consumption:
|max. 7.5 W
|Switch Contact:
|Max. 0.15 A (only active with automatic clear mode or tCL ≥ 0.25 s)
|Power supply, digital interface, analog output are galvanically isolated against each other and housing
|Environmental Specifications
|Protection Class:
|Ambient Temperature:
|0 to 70 °C at housing
|Storage Temperature:
|-20 to 80 °C
|Approx. 550 g
|CE Label:
|According to EU directives about electromagnetical immunity
|Note: The determination of the technical data of this pyrometer is carried out in accordance with VDI/VDE IEC TS 62942-2, the calibration / adjustment in accordance with VDI/VDE 3511, Part 4.4. See http://info.lumasenseinc.com/calibration for more information.
|MB 7: Foc. Optics 1
|a=105...150 mm
|MB 7: Foc. Optics 2
|a=190...440 mm
|MB 7: Foc. Optics 3
|a=320...4300 mm
|MB 9: Foc. Optics 1
|a=105...150 mm
|MB 9: Foc. Optics 2
|a=190...440 mm
|MB 9: Foc. Optics 3
|a=320...4300 mm
|MB 13: Foc. Optics 1
|a=105...150 mm
|MB 13: Foc. Optics 2
|a=190...440 mm
|MB 13: Foc. Optics 3
|a=320...4300 mm
|MB 18: Foc. Optics 1
|a=105...150 mm
|MB 18: Foc. Optics 2
|a=190...440 mm
|MB 18: Foc. Optics 3
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Do not stop taking adefovir without talking to your doctor. When you stop taking adefovir your hepatitis may get worse. This is most likely to happen during the first 3 months after you stop taking adefovir. Be careful not to miss doses or run out of adefovir. Refill your prescription at least 5 days before you expect that you will need the new supply of medication. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease other than hepatitis B or cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). If you experience any of the following symptoms after you stop taking adefovir, call your doctor immediately: extreme tiredness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark-colored urine, light-colored bowel movements, and muscle or joint pain.
Adefovir may cause kidney damage. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had kidney disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking or have ever taken any of the following medications: aminoglycoside antibiotics such as amikacin (Amikin), gentamicin (Garamycin), kanamycin (Kantrex), neomycin (Neo-Rx, NeoFradin), paramomycin (Humatin), streptomycin, and tobramycin (Tobi, Nebcin); amphotericin B (Fungizone); aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn); cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); tacrolimus (Prograf); or vancomycin. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: confusion; decreased urination; or swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs.
If you have HIV or AIDS that is not being treated with medications and you take adefovir, your HIV infection may become difficult to treat. Tell your doctor if you have HIV or AIDS or if you have unprotected sex with more than one partner or use injectable street drugs. Your doctor may test you for HIV infection before you begin treatment with adefovir and at any time during your treatment when there is a chance that you were exposed to HIV.
Adefovir, when used alone or in combination with other antiviral medications, can cause serious or life-threatening damage to the liver and a condition called lactic acidosis (a build-up of acid in the blood). Tell your doctor if you drink or have ever drunk large amounts of alcohol, if you use or have ever used injectable street drugs, and if you have or have ever had any liver disease other than hepatitis B. Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking or have ever taken the following medications: acetaminophen (Tylenol, others); cholesterol-lowering medications (statins); iron products; isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid); medications to treat HIV or AIDS; methotrexate (Rheumatrex); niacin (nicotinic acid); or rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane). If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: confusion; unusual bleeding or bruising; yellowing of the skin or eyes; dark-colored urine; light-colored bowel movements; difficulty breathing; stomach pain or swelling; nausea; vomiting; unusual muscle pain; loss of appetite for at least a few days; lack of energy; flu-like symptoms; itching; feeling cold, especially in the arms or legs; dizziness or lightheadedness; fast or irregular heartbeat; or extreme weakness or tiredness.
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory before, during, and for a few months after your treatment with adefovir. Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your body's response to adefovir during this time.
Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking adefovir.
Adefovir is used to treat chronic (long-term) hepatitis B infection (swelling of the liver caused by a virus) in patients who have symptoms of the disease. Adefovir is in a class of medications called nucleotide analogs. It works by decreasing the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the body. Adefovir will not cure hepatitis B and may not prevent complications of chronic hepatitis B such as cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer. Adefovir may not prevent the spread of hepatitis B to other people.
Adefovir comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food. Take adefovir at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take adefovir exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Before taking adefovir,
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.
If you remember the missed dose on the day that you were supposed to take it, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if you do not remember the missed dose until the next day, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take more than one dose of adefovir on the same day. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Adefovir may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience this symptom or any of those listed in the IMPORTANT WARNING section, call your doctor immediately:
Adefovir may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at Web Site] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Symptoms of overdose may include:
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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ADR Security, a full-service electronic and physical security provider based in New York City, on Aug. 11 announced a new business: ADR Security Monitoring, a joint venture with Security Partners that caters to the specific security needs of high-end jewelers in New York City.
ADR Security services about 4,500 individual sites, offering intercom, intrusion, electronic access, video surveillance, fire and life safety, locksmith and AV cabling among other services. The business, by sales, is 90 percent commercial with 10 percent in high-end residential.
"What we were trying to do was figure out a way to go to market with a solution in the jewelry industry," Peter Goldring, EVP and COO of ADR Security, told Security Systems News. ADR found that working with Security Partners provided the best outcome. "We're going to be able to issue central station certificates here in the New York market, serviced out of New York," said Goldring.
Security Partners operates four redundant, UL listed, TMA Five Diamond monitoring centers throughout the United States; in Lancaster, Pa., Anaheim, Calif., San Antonio and Las Vegas.
Goldring described ADR Security Monitoring as "an extension of a retail business that still has very deep roots into the wholesale, third party business. And, it—of course—will afford the opportunity for the other third party dealers to work with ADR Security monitoring, to partner with us, to issue certificates where necessary."
This business differs from that of a traditional alarm dealer-monitoring center relationship. "ADRSM is the full-circle approach, the operator is able to take service requests, is able to dispatch the runner. Everything is in house, under the roof of Security Partners' facilities, helping us with the day-to-day operation of the business. So, it really is a much more intense relationship, but it truly is a partnership," Goldring said.
"We believe there is a huge, underserved market for certificate service – bigger than ever before – and this is a great opportunity for us to partner with a strong, independent and financially solid company like ADR Security," Patrick Egan, founder of Security Partners, said in a prepared statement.
ADRSM's announcement mentioned the possibility of expanding after establishing a presense in New York's Diamond District, and the company is exploring locations for its next markets. "The next two most significant markets are in California, in Los Angeles, … and then of course there's a fairly large industry in Las Vegas, with a number of jewelry stores and high-end boutiques that often requires the certifications," Goldring said. "Those are probably the next areas that we'll jump into."
PITTSBURGH—Vector Security announced in early August that Newport News, Va., is now live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). Newport News joins other municipalities in the state of Virginia using ASAP, such as the City of Richmond, James City County, York County, and Henrico County.
The ASAP to PSAP program, created by The Monitoring Association—formerly CSAA—and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers.
Transmitting alarm information digitally results in improved accuracy and faster emergency responses by eliminating the need for communication over the phone between PSAP centers and monitoring centers.
Vector Security was the first alarm company to use ASAP in the City of Richmond, Va. in 2012. Vector Security assisted with implementation in Newport News by helping to perform extensive testing prior to the system going live.
"Alarm users in Newport News, including several hundred Vector Security customers, will benefit from faster and more accurate emergency response with the implementation of ASAP," Anita Ostrowski, vice president of central station services at Vector Security, said in a prepared statement. "We hope the positive impact that ASAP will bring to Newport News will encourage other major 911 centers in the nation to adopt this technology as well."
Ostrowski continued, "As a security provider, we seek ways to promote ASAP's value to municipalities and public agencies, and help other alarm companies implement it for the greater good of the industry and the safety of our communities."
Other municipalities that have implemented ASAP include Houston and High Point, TX; Washington D.C.; James City County, York County and Henrico County, Va.; Tempe and Chandler, Az.; Boca Raton, Fla.; Cary and Guilford County, N.C.; Kernersville and Durham County, N.C.; Johnston County, N.C.; Denton County and Grand Prairie, Texas; Morgan County, Ala.; Delaware County, Ohio; Bucks County, Pa.; and Highland Park, Texas.
The $600 million Interface Security Systems deal has sent—as The Beach Boys once sang—"good vibrations" throughout the security industry, as it provides not only a vote of confidence for what Interface is doing as a modern systems integration company, but also a vote of confidence in the security industry, in general, as companies like Interface represent a new breed of integrator that is staying at the forefront of new technology and innovation.
John E. Mack III, executive vice president, co-head of investment banking and mergers & acquisitions at Imperial Capital, which acted as financial advisor to Interface on the deal, astutely pointed out that this deal goes beyond validation of what Interface is doing in the space.
"This is a very cool story for the sophisticated new-age security provider, which is what Interface is—the 2.0 version of what the right kind of security player should be," he told Security Systems News. "We spend so much time in this industry talking about the residential side of the business, which is interesting, but there is a massive opportunity on the commercial side of the business that Interface is tapping into that I think is a compelling theme."
He continued, "There is a lot of validation for a very successful business model here that Prudential is putting up $180 million of new capital, and SunTx is putting up additional capital into the deal. And that you've got a very attractive set of debt investors, and just the fundamental backing for the business, is a meaningful part of a positive message for the industry."
Jeff Frye, SVP for Interface, told SSN that the support from equity partners is not only a stamp of approval for what the company is doing, but the "capital gives us more fuel to build on our current, better than 15 percent compounded annual growth rate, so we know that we can do more with a little more gas in the tank and we are anxious to prove it."
Frye noted that the equity will allow the company to expand its products and services around providing business intelligence, as security is becoming so much more than just, well, security.
"As a network provider, and a managed services provider of network services and cybersecurity services, we touch a lot of aspects of our customers' businesses," Frye explained. "And as a leading purveyor of Internet of Things services, we are able to aggregate intelligence from all of those sensors and data sources to bring actionable insights to a customer's business. There are some new verticals that we would like to focus on more, including financial services and banking, so this makes that horizon much brighter and much more approachable."
And it also makes the security industry's horizon a little brighter.
Allied Universal, a leading facility services company and one of the largest security forces in North America, marked its one-year anniversary this week after forming a year ago via the merger of AlliedBarton Security Services and Universal Services of America.
In the announcement, Steve Jones, Allied Universal CEO, thanked all of the company's 150,000 employees and its clients "for their continued support and commitment that contributed to a phenomenal first year as our new company! I look forward to our continued success in the security and services industries."
Over the past year the company has made several acquisitions, as it continues to transform to a full-service security company, moving beyond the manguarding services the it has been known for.
Jones told Security Systems News, after the company's most recent acquisition of ALERT Protective Services in May, that the company continues to look at acquisitions as a way to diversify its offerings.
"We've got a pretty robust pipeline of deals that we are looking at—some in the technology space and some in the traditional manguarding space—and we hope to announce a few more before the year is over that will help us to diversify our company and bring more value to our clients."
In the press release announcing the one-year milestone, the company outlined some additional organizational achievements since the merger:
• Became the unequivocal leader in guarding services throughout North America. Our security professionals and our company play a major role in keeping the U.S. and Canada safe and secure.
• Provided service to over half of the Fortune 500 companies and nearly every major retail mall in the U.S. From healthcare facilities, commercial office buildings, manufacturing and industrial plants, residential communities, transportation facilities and government services, Allied Universal has a significant security presence.
• Managed the integration of a workforce of over 150,000 security professionals to perform our jobs on a daily basis and serve our growing customer base.
• Implemented a world-class training program, the AU Institute, which offers over 1,000 training assets and professional development programs to enhance our security professionals' delivery of service and protection.
• Introduced several technological innovations to expand our physical and operational security solutions and service offerings to enhance the protection of client properties and assets.
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J.—COPS Monitoring, a brand under Lydia Security Monitoring, on July 27 announced its Grow Your Business roadshow, with seminars currently planned for Denver, Colo., Boca Raton, Fla., Salt Lake City and Williamstown, N.J., with more to be announced.
"The genesis of the seminars actually began with our UCC dealer customers; we started these … sometime in the 2015 time frame," Ron Bowden, director of dealer development for Lydia's UCC brand and leader of these seminars, told Security Systems News. The Grow Your Business seminars is an example of collaboration between COPS and UCC following Lydia Security Monitoring's acquisition of UCC in January 2016.
"The thought process is that we would put together a business class that worked in helping our dealers in certain areas of their business: in sales, in attrition control, in … installation efficiencies, compensations plans, sales recruiting. [These are] things that a small- to mid-sized business could take and apply in their business that could get immediate results without spending large sums of money," Bowden said.
The seminars are not exclusive to COPS and UCC dealer customers, Bowden pointed out, and the workshops suit a range of dealers. "In our class [on Aug. 3], we had dealers that are small to just getting started, to people that have been in business twenty years that have a several-thousand account base," he said. "I think the basics and the principles apply to all—it's just how they're used."
"Since the beginning, COPS has been dedicated to supporting independent alarm dealers world-class monitoring along with the tools, services, and education they need to help them run their business and improve their bottom line," David Smith, VP of marketing and business development at COPS, told SSN via email.
"Now that UCC is part of the Lydia team, Ron's 'Grow Your Business' seminars seemed like a natural fit to our longstanding tradition of helping our dealers succeed. Though COPS and UCC continue to operate as separate brands, on separate monitoring platforms, and with separate management teams, we still learn from each other and share best practices – especially when it brings value to our dealers," Smith said.
The Grow Your Business seminars will teach dealers how they can increase sales with lead generation programs and other professional marketing services from My Studio [Pros], an agency dedicated to helping dealers of all sizes successfully grow their business in the security and smart home automation market.
Updated on Aug. 3.
PARK CITY, Utah—AvantGuard has several speakers lined up for its upcoming PERS Summit, to be held here Sept. 26-28, as well as some of the events.
This year's PERS Summit will start with a tour of AvantGuard's recently remodeled facility. "We've got about 25,000 square feet and three levels, and the building will be completely remodeled, inside and out, by the time the event starts. So, people will really get to see—hands on—how that monitoring of the PERS devices works," Sonja Jorgenson, AvantGuard's director of marketing, told Security Systems News.
Aron Ralston will be one of the conference's keynote speakers. "His story is told in that movie, 127 hours," Jorgenson noted. Ralston was exploring a Utah canyon when his arm got caught, forcing Ralston to amputate the limb.
One of the speakers will be Eric Allen, an attorney who can speak to certain marketing techniques. "His expertise is … issues that are raised when businesses are contacting customers through texting and automated calls. He really understands that, the regulations, and the new rules that are coming out in 2017."
Laurie Orlov, another speaker at the conference, is focused on aging-in place. "She has an interesting background in technology, especially targeted to aging seniors," Jorgenson said. "She's going to share some predictions about what those technology trends are going to look like in 2017 and beyond."
The Summit's other speakers have not yet been announced.
"Then, every year, we have a panel of experts in the industry and we talk about a relevant issue. Last time, we talked about fall detection and [the panelists'] feelings about that, and where [the technology] was and if it was really helpful," Jorgenson said. "We haven't disclosed what that topic will be yet, but that panel discussion's always a big talking point."
Jorgenson said that AvantGuard hopes to give attendees more access to the presentations at this Summit, which will allow attendees to further review information after returning from the conference. "I think there will be a lot of information, … so, it's a lot to digest in just a couple days," she said.
The company also sends an anonymous survey to its dealers, which asks about a range of topics, including the software that dealers use or the types of customers dealers are seeing, AvantGuard marketing assistant Alex Flitton said. "We actually have a lot of really good feedback so far," he told SSN. "All of this information will be compiled and interpreted by some of the experts in the industry, to present to our attendees."
Networking is another benefit of the event, Flitton noted. "It just puts a lot of like-minded people in a really solid environment where they can interact," he said.
The Summit will be held at The Chateaux Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. The conference has been here for each conference.
Over the past few years, the security industry has begun to embrace many new technologies—robotics, the cloud, biometrics, for example—but one company here in the U.S., Three Square Market, is pushing the boundaries of RFID technology by offering to implant tiny RFID chips—the size of a grain of rice—into its employees' hands between the thumb and forefinger.
The chip would allow employees to not only buy snacks in the break room but also have their hands function as a mobile key to gain access to the building and other doors, which makes me think of the possible applications/ramifications within security.
Implanting chips in employee's hands is already being done in Sweden, where an organization named Epicenter is having success with an increasing number of employees there opting to get the implant. Here in the U.S., Three Square Market says it has approximately 50 employees who are interested in getting the implant, and unlike in Sweden, the company is paying for the $300 procedure for its employees. Three Square Market partnered with a Swedish firm, BioHax International, to make the chip and is planning to sell the technology to other companies.
"Eventually, this technology will become standardized, allowing you to use this as your passport, public transit, all purchasing opportunities, etc.," chief executive Todd Westby wrote in a blog post announcing the program, noting that there is even potential for storing medical/health information, and for use as payment at other RFID terminals.
But one has to wonder what security vulnerabilities this could create, especially in protecting the data on that chip from being hacked, stolen and/or compromised, etc. Not to mention, the "creepy" factor here, as mass adoption of microchip implants is dubious, at best.
Maybe some day, like in the year 2112, but in the short term, I do think there is good fodder here for a futuristic sci-fi movie.
HENDERSON, Nev.—Recently, I-View Now announced a new integration with Eagle Eye Networks. I got the chance to catch up with I-View Now president Larry Folsom to hear a bit about this partnership and how it works.
"The I-View Now integration with Eagle Eye Networks is a cloud to cloud integration," Folsom said in an email interview. "We appreciate the architecture in that it is a smart appliance that can be used with inexpensive or expensive cameras depending on the opportunity and requirements. We think this is important for scale (as opposed to cloud systems that require expensive cameras). We found the Eagle Eye Networks APIs to be robust and well thought out."
Folsom discussed how the partnership will benefit I-View Now's customers.
"We believe this is another great video partner for our dealers and central stations to utilize while protecting their customers," Folsom said. "It is import to see that the Eagle Eye Networks video will work with all I-View Now compatible signaling integrations (security systems) and will play in the same universal player for operators, end users, and law enforcement."
Folsom noted that I-View Now has had a busy year; it partnered with COPS Monitoring and earlier this year announced that cameras from Bosch, OpenEye and Hikvision can now come I-View Now Ready. "We currently have a backlog but we are working our way through it and have been actively hiring engineers to build out the team to support the demand," he said.
When asked what the company is currently working on, Folsom pointed to the company's work with Digital Barriers, announced in early June.
"This integration is fun because every clip we produce will be processed with the video analytic," said Folsom. "The process will add intelligence (percent of likelihood of a person) to all of our existing video integrations to reduce false alarms and add bounding boxes so the agent and the end user can see where the changes occurred."
The PSA Security Network, a security and systems integrator cooperative with headquarters in Westminster, Colo., is accepting presentations through Aug. 4, 2017 for its TEC 2018 annual conference. Proposals can be submitted at www.psatec.com/cfp.
TEC 2018, which will be held at the Sheraton Downtown Denver in Denver, Colo., March 12-16, 2018, is a premier education and networking event for all professional systems integrators in the security and audio-visual markets. TEC features education and certification programs, networking, and dedicated exhibit hours designed to advance the skills and expertise of industry professionals nationwide. This training venue is open to all industry professionals and is designed to meet the educational needs of all employees within an integrator's organization.
PSA Security Network's president and CEO Bill Bozeman told Security Systems News that the move from Westminster—where the conference had been held for several years—to downtown Denver fro 2018 was needed to accommodate the growth of the show.
"The hotel [Downtown Denver Sheraton] is bigger, so we look forward to having everyone under one roof," Bozeman told SSN. "In addition, I think some of our younger members and supporters are going to enjoy being in downtown Denver, where there is so much to do."
The education program will deliver sessions tailored to physical security and audio-visual integrators focused on emerging technologies, critical issues in the industry, and tool development to augment attendees' knowledge needed to continue to drive these industries forward. Sessions will be selected that serve a variety of disciplines including business management, sales and marketing, HR and recruiting, project management and operations, and installation and service.
Proposals are welcome for both certification programs and general education sessions for the security and audio-visual markets. All sessions must be unbiased and minimize commercial references and overt branding. Submissions are evaluated based on topic relevance, speaker expertise, and originality of the content. Additional guidelines are available within the call for presentations submission tool.
Accepted and approved presenters will receive complimentary registration to TEC 2018 and will have the opportunity to solidify their reputation as an industry resource and subject matter expert while expanding their own professional network and gaining access to strategic partnerships. PSA does not pay honoraria or expenses for accepted proposals.
Central Security Group on July 6 announced that it received an incremental first lien term loan of $40 million, as well as a 12-month maturity extension to its credit facilities.
The new funding "is part of a broader $350 million financing the company started in 2014. This was an add on to that financing," Richard Ginsburg, president and CEO of Central Security Group, told Security Systems News in an email interview. CSG finances through Credit Suisse, Ginsburg noted.
Asked about growth initiatives, Ginsburg said, "We continue to grow our business through our long-standing Authorized Dealer Program, supplemented by our organic efforts."
In the recent announcement, Ginsburg mentioned that the funding will help the company with geographic expansion, acquisitions and growing its account base. The announcement also emphasized the company's Alert 360 offering, which provides interactive security.
Concerning acquisitions, Ginsburg told SSN, "We are always looking but are very selective."
Ginsburg discussed what CSG looks for in an ideal acquisition. "We would consider quality companies with customers put on through more traditional marketing," he told SSN. "We also look for companies with good employees and managers who are hitting glass ceilings because of the company's size and who would benefit from a company like ours, with more resources, financing, and a positive culture."
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All Code references are based on the 2005 NEC. The grounding and bonding requirements in this column apply to solidly grounded systems that operate at not more than 600V, such as 120/240V, 120/208V, and 277/480V.
Part 6 of this series on grounding and bonding discussed grounding electrode systems and compared them to the tires on race cars. This month's subject is the grounding electrode conductor (GEC), which you can think of as the suspension in a car. A properly tuned suspension allows the tires to do their job and keep the car on the track. Similarly, the GEC connects the equipment grounding conductor and the grounded (neutral) conductor to the grounding electrode system.
The GEC performs this function at the service, at each building or structure (where supplied by a feeder), or at the source of a separately derived system (Art. 100). The GEC can be solid or stranded, insulated or bare. In most cases, it must be copper, but you can use aluminum if the GEC isn't subjected to corrosive conditions and isn't within 18 inches of the earth [250.64(A)].
The NEC doesn't require you to identify the GEC, but the generally accepted practice is to apply green marking tape, strip off a few extra inches of insulation (if used), or not identify the GEC at all.
Size matters. Using Table 250.66, size the GEC for the largest service-entrance conductor (or equivalent area for parallel conductors), unless the GEC connects to one of the three following electrode types:
Ground rod — That portion of the GEC that's the sole connection to the ground rod doesn't need to be larger than 6 AWG copper. Follow the ground rod installation requirements contained in 250.52(A)(5).
Concrete-encased grounding electrode (Ufer ground) — That portion of the GEC that's the sole connection to the concrete-encased electrode doesn't need to be larger than 4 AWG copper. Follow the concrete-encased electrode installation requirements contained in 250.52(A)(3).
Ground ring [250.52(A)(4)] — That portion of the GEC that's the sole connection to the ground ring doesn't need to be larger than the conductor used for the ground ring. A ground ring that encircles the building or structure in direct contact with the earth must consist of no less than 20 feet of bare copper conductor not smaller than 2 AWG.
So as you can see, sizing the GEC is simpler than it might seem. Prove this to yourself by answering this question.
Q. What size GEC do you need for a 1,200A service supplied by three parallel sets of 600 kcmil copper conductors per phase (Fig. 1)?
A. The equivalent area of three parallel 600 kcmil conductors is 1,800 kcmil. So look in the far left column of Table 250.66 for the row that pertains to an 1,800 kcmil conductor. You can see that the last row, "Over 1100," is the one you want. The GEC size denoted by that row is 3/0 AWG.
Note that where a water pipe is used as the grounding electrode as shown in Fig. 1, a supplemental electrode is required [250.53(D)(2)]. In this example, the concrete-encased electrode is the supplemental electrode and 4 AWG is the minimum bonding jumper required [250.66(B)].
Installing the GEC. If your GEC runs across a surface (or behind panels that allow access), the NEC considers it "exposed" (Art. 100), and 250.64(B) requires you to provide protection against physical damage. The first step in providing protection is to securely fasten the GEC to the surface on which it runs. Any additional steps will depend on its size. If the GEC is:
4 AWG or larger, you must protect it from physical damage [250.64(B)].
6 AWG and free from exposure to physical damage, you can run it along the surface of the building construction without metal covering. If a 6 AWG GEC is exposed to physical damage, you must run it in rigid metal conduit (RMC), intermediate metal conduit (IMC), rigid nonmetallic conduit (RNC), electrical metallic tubing (EMT), or cable armor.
Smaller than 6 AWG, you must run it in RMC, IMC, RNC, EMT, or cable armor.
If you install the GEC in a ferrous metal raceway, you must make that raceway electrically continuous by bonding each end of the raceway to the GEC [250.64(E)].
Splices. You can run the GEC to any convenient grounding electrode [250.64(F)]. But what if your GEC isn't long enough to reach? Can you splice it? Yes, but only if you use one of the methods provided in 250.64(C):
Use compression-type connectors listed for grounding, or exothermically weld the splice.
If needed, connect sections of busbars together to form a GEC.
Terminate the GEC to a busbar sized not smaller than ¼ inch by 2 inches. Fasten the GEC securely in place at an accessible location. Make connections exothermically or with listed connectors (Fig. 2).
Taps. When a service consists of multiple disconnecting means as permitted in 230.71(A), you can use a grounding electrode tap from each disconnect to a common GEC [250.64(D)]. You must size the grounding electrode tap from each disconnect to the largest ungrounded conductor serving that disconnect per 250.66.
Size the common GEC for the grounding electrode taps per 250.66. However, take note that you must base its size on the service conductors that feed all the service disconnects (Fig. 3).
Each grounding electrode tap must terminate to the common GEC in such a manner that the common GEC will be free of splices and joints. In addition, the grounding electrode tap can't be made within the service-disconnect enclosure.
Enclosures. Each end of ferrous (iron/steel) raceways, boxes, and enclosures that contain the GECs must be bonded to the GEC [250.92(A)(3)]. On the other hand, nonferrous metal raceways, such as aluminum RMC that enclose the GEC, don't need to be bonded to the GEC.
If you use a bonding jumper with a bonding bushing or wedge [250.92(B)(4)] to bond the raceway to the GEC, you must size the bonding jumper no smaller than the enclosed GEC (Fig. 4).
The terminator. How should you terminate your GEC to grounding electrodes? In all but the following two situations you must start by ensuring the GEC attachment fitting remains accessible [250.68(A)]:
The grounding electrode attachment fitting to an encased or buried grounding electrode isn't required to be accessible.
An exothermic or compression connection to fireproofed structural metal isn't required to be accessible.
The second rule is to make the connection to the GEC in a manner that ensures a permanent and effective grounding path. If you have an underground metal water pipe electrode, you must install a bonding jumper around insulated joints and equipment likely to be disconnected for repairs or replacement [250.68(A)].
Continuity of the conductive bonding path for metal water piping as required by 250.104(A) can't rely on water meters, filtering devices, or similar equipment [250.53(D)(1)].
The GEC must terminate to the grounding electrode by exothermic welding, listed lugs, listed pressure connectors, listed clamps, or other listed means. In addition, termination fittings must be listed for the materials of the grounding electrode. You can't terminate more than one conductor on a single clamp or fitting unless the clamp or fitting is listed for multiple connections (250.70).
When the termination to a grounding electrode is encased in concrete or buried, the termination fitting must be listed and identified for this purpose. Ground fittings listed for concrete encasement or direct burial are typically made from brass or bronze, not steel or aluminum alloy, so pay attention to the color of the fittings to reduce errors in the field.
You're now well equipped to avoid mistakes in your GEC installations. You should be able to ensure correct sizing, adequate protection, and proper termination. Now your grounding system won't skid off the track because of GEC errors.