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If you are into SPL contesting, you probably noticed a winning vehicle sporting American Bass products. Established in 1991 and based in Maple Heights Ohio, American Bass is a widely-recognized brand in the staging lanes at all levels of competition. It has been responsible for setting several world records in dB Drag Racing, USACi and MECA competitions over the years.
We've reviewed several American Bass products here at PASMAG, but this time we are looking at the meanest, baddest twelve-inch woofer they offer – the VFL-COMP 12D1. If you understand anything about model numbers, this is a twelve-inch, dual one ohm voice coil woofer, designed for maximum power development in the SPL lanes. I'll let you decide what VFL stands for on your own.
This is a massive woofer, tipping the scales at almost sixty pounds! The huge ten-inch diameter, 450-ounce magnetic motor is responsible for about half its total weight. The rest comes from the rugged cast-aluminum basket, the four-inch flat-wire coil, and black-anodized steel top and bottom plates, which provide voice coil venting and heat dissipation. American Bass is proud to point out that this coil is wound in the U.S., on a vented aluminum former to improve cooling and maximize reliability under extreme conditions.
How extreme? The VFL-COMP 12D1 is rated for 2,000 watts of continuous power, and 10,000 watts peak!
Everything about the woofer is designed for extreme SPL contest use, from the multiple Nomex spiders used to control excursion and keep the coil aligned, to the outer diameter of the cone – which is double-stitched to a high-excursion, low-compliance foam surround. The voice coil is mated to a non-pressed pulp paper cone, strengthened by yellow colored woven fiber laminated on top of the paper cone. The dust cap is also incredibly strong – necessary when building the type of pressure needed to set world records. Supplying the electrical signal to the low-impedance one-ohm coils takes some serious conductors, so the woofer is outfitted with eight-gauge copper cables, strain relief-tied to the basket. From there, the current is routed through high-current tinsel leads (double the amount - four per coil) which are double-stitched to the spider to prevent tearing.
Everywhere you look this woofer is ruggedly designed and built to take a beating. It also comes with a rubber gasket/trim ring to ensure a proper seal to the enclosure baffle, for a clean finished look.
Obviously, the VFL-COMP 12D1 is not intended for normal listening, but I want to see how it works in that role. Since the woofer does not come with instructions (which is normal for a competition intended product), I decide to break it in, measure the parameters and build an enclosure for it. After exercising it, I calculate it would work reasonably well for music in a vented enclosure of about two cubic feet, tuned between 35 and 40 Hz - which I already happened to have. Make no mistake, with a fairly-high resonant frequency and low compliance and low Qes, this woofer will not work in just any sealed enclosure. Obviously for pure SPL applications, you will require a more specialized enclosure.
The listening session proves interesting – this woofer can definitely be used for listening to music. The output from the VFL-COMP 12D1 is deep and authoritative, with a tight, controlled sound. Bass drum impact is very good, but the woofer lacks a bit of detail when listening to plucked bass or double bass, as heard on Imelda May's hit Johnny Got a Boom Boom.
Using an amplifier capable of about 1,500 watts into two ohms and the one ohm coils wired in series, I don't even come close to finding its power limit. This thing will handle gobs of power and come back for more.
Tech Specs
Actual Measured Thiele-Small Parameters
American Bass VFL-COMP12D1
Coils in Parallel
Revc= 0.501 ohms
Fo= 34.109 Hz
Sd= 0.0537 M²
Vas= 40.6 L or 1.434 Ft³
Cms= 0.991 mm/N
Mmd= 212.463 g
Mms= 219.619 g
Qms= 3.146
Qes= 0.305
Qts= 0.278
Levc= 0.245 mH
No= 0.511 %
SPL= 89.098 dB
Quick Tech Specs
Power Handling 2,000 W RMS / 10,000 W (Peak)
Frequency Range 20-400 Hz
Sensitivity 89.1 dB/SPL @ 1.0 W
Nominal Impedance 1 ohms coils (2)
Application (Music) 1.5 to 2.5 cubic foot vented enclosures
Application (SPL) Custom design for specific vehicle
If you are serious about making big SPL, you probably know the American Bass VFL series of woofers are among the best you can buy. But if you are a casual SPL contestant and need a woofer you can live with musically, the VFL-COMP 12D1 is still a good choice. The woofer proves it can compete at the highest level in SPL wars, while also sounding good on the drive home with the trophy. For more information and pricing, contact your local American Bass dealer.


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Hypertherm Updates Plasma-Arc Cutting Software
Phoenix software comes with Remote Help customer-support functionality that allows fabricators to remotely connect a CNC to the OEM and to Hypertherm, if needed. Remote Help also proves useful for transferring or downloading setup files, part programs and software updates.
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Eyeko Fat Balms have been around for so long – or at least it feels that way – that they haven't really entered my consciousness for a while.
Lo and behold, Eyeko released three new shades; Cherry, Frosting and Toffee to add to the family of Strawberry, Raspberry and Minty.
I have Cherry here, a warm sheer red.
Eyeko Fat Balms can be used on the cheeks and lips and unlike a lot of multi use products that only really work for either the cheek or lip, this one is truly dual purpose. It's a sort of thick texture – it's almost a bit tacky when first applied but once it settles in, it works quite nicely.
I don't usually like fragranced make up too much, but these smell nice (and the scent is the same as what they are named after!).
So cherry is rather lovely:
It's not a true cherry (ie. a purple-red) more of a warm mid toned red which is more wearable.
On the plus side of these is that they have SPF15 and contain no mineral oil!
I guess the texture of these remind me of the Nars Multiple Tints. They go on a bit wet then set to give a natural glow – there's definitely enough pigment there for the cheeks.
I like Cherry, I think it's nicer than Strawberry and Raspberry – maybe these new ones have a slightly different formula?
Overall I like these – at £6 they aren't too expensive, they smell nice (it's a bit weird applying something so scented to your face at first! But this fades) and they are medium pigmented and suitable for lips and cheeks.
The only thing is that sometimes these kind of balms can clog up my skin (I know Nars Multiple does after constant wear). So far, I have to say I haven't had this problem with the Eyeko, perhaps because it is mineral oil free? But just a warning if you are prone to breakouts with this kind of product.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Sunday, December 23, 2012) – The Colorado Rapids announced today that the team has acquired allocation money and Nathan Sturgis, a versatile, 25-year-old midfielder with seven seasons of MLS experience, in a trade with the Houston Dynamo. In exchange, the Rapids sent forward Omar Cummings to Houston.
"Adding allocation money gives us flexibility as we look to bring in players for 2013, and Nathan has a lot of experience and can play several positions in midfield and defense," said Technical Director Paul Bravo. "It is difficult to part with Omar, who has been such an important player for us since his arrival in 2007. His achievements with the Rapids will always be remembered by our organization and our fans, and we wish him the very best with the Dynamo."
"Everyone associated with the Rapids has enjoyed watching Omar's development here in Colorado since he joined the team," said Rapids President Tim Hinchey. "His service on the field and in the community has cemented his place in our club's history, and we would all like to thank him for his hard work."
"I have really enjoyed my years in Colorado, and I want to thank the organization, the fans, and especially all of my teammates from the Rapids," said Cummings. "We had an enjoyable locker room that made coming in to practice always fun, and I learned a lot from many different guys in my years here. It was great to be able to win a championship here, and Colorado will always be in my heart."
Sturgis, 25, joined MLS in 2006 as the 12th overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft, playing 24 games for the LA Galaxy before a midseason trade to Real Salt Lake in 2007. He was selected by Seattle in the 2008 Expansion Draft, playing two seasons for Seattle, followed by a year at Toronto FC and a season with Houston. In his MLS career, Sturgis has played 80 regular season matches (66 starts), scoring one goal and adding two assists.
Cummings, 30, joined the Rapids in 2007and has scored 39 regular season goals with the team, tied for second on the team's all-time leading scorer list with Paul Bravo. His best season came in 2010, when he scored 14 goals and helped lead the team to its first MLS Cup championship. He was the 31st overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Cincinnati, and has also played 28 matches with the Jamaican National Team, scoring seven goals.
The Rapids will start preseason in January, and are set to participate in the Desert Friendlies presented by Tucson FC and the Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge against Chivas USA on February 15 as part of their preparations.
Nathan Sturgis
Full Name: Nathan Radford Sturgis
Number: TBD
Position: Midfielder
Born: July 6, 1987 in St. Augustine, Fla.
Hometown: St. Augustine, Fla.
Citizenship: United States
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Last Team: Houston Dynamo (MLS)
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Tooling Update
High-Tonnage Nitrogen Gas Springs
Dadco, Plymouth, MI, introduces the UH series of high-tonnage nitrogen gas springs, comprising eight models ranging from 32- to 120-mm dia., and contact force from 810 to 14,894 lb. The springs incorporate Dadco's UltraPak cartridge technology (bearing and seal) that optimize spring life. Stroke length for the series of springs peaks at 125 mm.
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Willows evening film reading sessions give you the chance to improve your radiology skills through contact with board certified radiologists here at Willows Referral Service. The evening sessions start at 8pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Films will be presented for you to observe, and you are invited to write a short film report on each case. The radiologists will then go through the pertinent findings with you in intimate small group sessions.
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BAR overturned: New door allowed here
"We sure did argue a lot for a unanimous decision," says City Councilor Blake Caravati, as he and fellow councilors overturn a November decision by the Board of Architectural Review. The April 5 Council vote allows developer Gabe Silverman to replace a window with a door, so Asian Express restaurant can access a planned outdoor deck.
Councilors noted that the antebellum brick house at 909 W. Main Street had already been drastically changed over the years, most recently by two B.A.R.-approved decisions in October 2002, one allowing widening the front steps to span the entire front porch, the other a narrow approval of larger openings on the first floor. The building also houses Big Mouth Pizza and two apartments. –Hawes Spencer
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Charities claim Scotland faces 'humanitarian crisis' caused by poverty
A campaign aimed at highlighting the "humanitarian crisis" caused by poverty in Scotland has been launched by a group of charities.
The Scotland's Outlook campaign claimed hundreds of thousands of people were being "battered" by welfare reforms, stagnant wages, rising utility bills, higher living costs and job insecurity.
And it said many families were having to use food banks to feed themselves.
It called on people across the country to "join the fight against poverty".
The campaign is being run jointly by Macmillan, Shelter Scotland, Oxfam, Alzheimer Scotland, Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), the Poverty Alliance and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).
It claimed more than 870,000 people in Scotland were living in poverty, with a fifth of children in Scotland living below the breadline and 23,000 people having turned to food banks in the past six months.
Martin Sime, chief executive of the SCVO, said: "With nearly a million people in Scotland living in poverty, we have a humanitarian crisis on our hands and we need everyone's help to tackle it.
"Thousands of people are turning to food banks, struggling to heat their homes, and to clothe themselves and their children. It's not right.
"We want people to wake up to the poverty storm that's engulfing Scotland and get active in the fight against it."
Graeme Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, said: "People across Scotland are being battered by welfare reforms, stagnant wages, rising utility bills, higher living costs and job insecurity.
"Set against the background of 155,100 households on council waiting lists and nearly 40,000 homelessness applications last year, it is clear that much more needs to be done to combat the root causes of poverty if we are to improve the prospects for everyone living in Scotland."
"We see and hear the misery poverty causes every day. Not only does it have a devastating impact on home life, it has long-term detrimental effects on people's health, wellbeing and life chances - especially children."
The campaign said a key issue was easing the financial burden of childcare in order to make it easier for parents to work.
Hazel, a lone parent living in Fife, said: "I did not want to be a single mum on benefits, like you see on the news. Those mums were portrayed as lazy scroungers and I definitely was not like that.
"I really wanted to work but every way I turned I was hit with barriers and this made accessing employment so difficult. Childcare was so expensive and not readily available in my area."
She added: "I think there needs to be more support for lone parents accessing employment but from an early stage. Childcare needs to be made a priority in all areas, and it should be more affordable and easily accessible."
The campaign will use social media in an attempt to public awareness of the work they are doing to combat poverty across the country.
In a report published last month, the Joseph Rowntree foundation said child poverty in Scotland had fallen at about twice the rate of England over the past 10 years.
And official government statistics released in June said the number of people living in relative poverty had fallen slightly, from 780,000 in 2010/11 to 710,000 the following year.
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GLASTONBURY, Conn. (May 2015) - High school seniors from Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Southington, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, were recognized as the state's top scholar-athletes at the 2015 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS)/ Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald's. This year, McDonald's Brand Ambassador John Cisna, the Iowa high school teacher who lost nearly 60 pounds eating only at McDonald's served as the guest speaker at the awards banquet.
A 32-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald's joined CAS/CIAC to honor the following local students as the best of the best in the state at an awards ceremony held at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Conn. on May 3.
• Molly Hamel and Eric Selzer, Avon High School, Avon
• Alexandra Schulz and Daniel Paszkowski, Berlin High School, Berlin
• Johneilia Bariffe and Peter Itsou, Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield
• Kaylie Pasqualicchio and Kenneth Tenan, Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol
• Caroline Cianci and Brendan Carroll, St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol
• Michaela Bossi and Andrew Damon-Smith, Bristol Central High School, Bristol
• Kristin Sullivan and Christopher Marcoux, Lewis Mills High School, Burlington
• Margaret Bidwell and James Treacy, Canton High School, Canton
• Casey Tobin and Jacob Lareau, East Granby High School, East Granby
• Tara Li-Fen Peng and Shawn Murdzek, East Hartford High School, East Hartford
• Danielle Sassi and Wayne Osborn, East Windsor High School, East Windsor
• Hannah Lempitsky and Carlos Hernandez, Enfield High School, Enfield
• Maily Nguyen and Christopher Glettenberg, Enrico Fermi High School, Enfield
• Danielle Swanson and Daniel Hardiman, Farmington High School, Farmington
• Maria Manfredi and Thomas Reardon, Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury
• Paige Holden and Peter Marzo, Granby Memorial High School, Granby
• Keyshia Rolon and Mehdin Muratovic, A.I. Prince Technical High School, Hartford
• Makeda Barr-Brown and A'shon Harrigan, Sport & Medical Sciences Academy, Hartford
• Sarah Baseler and Philip Murray, University High School of Science & Engineering, Hartford
• Merlee Author and Domaine Edwards, Bulkeley High School, Hartford
• Briana Salmon and Timothy Dau, Classical Magnet School, Hartford
• Chantal Felix-Hernandez and Jordan Alexander, Hartford Public High School, Hartford
• DeJane James, Weaver High School, Hartford
• Alaina Van Slooten and Alex Fernez, East Catholic High School, Manchester
• Jazline Sanchez and David Nelson, Howell Cheney Technical high School, Manchester
• Abigail Costa and Patrick Mockler, Manchester High School, Manchester
• Katherine Bray and Kuba Kazmierczak, New Britain High School, New Britain
• Idalis Lozada and Jorge Rivera, E.C. Goodwin Technical High School, New Britain
• Alyssa DePaolis and Brendan Zotti, Newington High School, Newington
• Emily Duda and Nicholas Rodriguez, Plainville High School, Plainville
• Saloni Shah and Rounak Gokhale, Rocky Hill High School, Rocky Hill
• Sarah Franklin and John Patrina, Simsbury High School, Simsbury
• Emma McAndrew and Derek Von Nieda, South Windsor High School, South Windsor
• Caitlin Young and James Hoder, Southington High School, Southington
• Hayley O'Connell and Sam Cutler, Suffield High School, Suffield
• Helen Chavey and Grant O'Connor, William Hall High School, West Hartford
• Michelle Rodgers and Alec Ferguson-Hull, Conard High School, West Hartford
• Sarah McLaughlin and Robert Place, Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford
• Samantha Martin and Jason Gallo, Wethersfield High School, Wethersfield
• Amanda Santos and Benjamin Morneault, Windsor High School, Windsor
"McDonald's has been a proud sponsor of the CAS Scholar Athlete Awards for 32 years and each year we are truly amazed by these Scholar Athletes, who thrive in both academic and athletic achievement," said Scott Taylor, McDonald's owner/operator and president of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's Owner/Operator Association.
The Connecticut High School Scholar-Athlete 2015 Awards Banquet is the largest program of its type in the state. Only one male and one female student are eligible for the award through a nomination from their principal for: demonstrating exemplary academic and athletic careers including participating in an interscholastic athletics; possessing personal standards and achievements that are a model to others; exhibiting outstanding school; and community service and carrying themselves with high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
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The Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's Owner/Operator Association is comprised of local McDonald's restaurant owners who are community and industry leaders. They have a long-standing commitment to supporting educational initiatives and organizations in the communities they serve, including providing resources to promote balanced, active lifestyles to kids and nutritional information for families. For more information, follow us on Instagram or Twitter @McD_CTWMA.
McDonald's USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to more than 27 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. Customers can now log online for free at approximately 11,500 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald's U.S. restaurants. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and Facebook www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.
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iPhone 5's 4-inch screen in action [Video]
With the release of the iPhone 5 just weeks away (more specifically, on Sept 21st as rumor would have it), no doubt one of the most anticipated new features of the phone is its 4″ screen. With the larger real estate, more apps and content will naturally be squeezed in. So in case you've been wondering what it'll all look like, check out this this great video MacRumours had put together. With a screen resolution of 1136×640, this video demo shows how games, apps and movies might appear on the next gen iPhone. Of course, how iOS 6 will run on the taller iPhone is purely speculative at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if this mock up turns out nearly identical to the real thing.


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Preparing for Christmas I posted on geographically themed shirts (view that post). Visitors to the Galapagos will be familiar with the theme of the shirt at left from Threadless.com. It's barely office acceptable depending on the gender of the wearer and how "with it" your boss is.
Here are some other geographic finds perusing both Threadless.com (where most shirts are on blow-out sale prices for 2 more days!), Bustedtees.com, and Luckythreadz.com. Limited sizes on some. Click an image below to get the merchandise info.


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Lawyers for Attorney General Eric Holder has requested to delay a February hearing until April, in order to facilitate a settlement with the House of Representatives related to the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal.
The hearing was to be focused on a motion to dismiss subpoenas by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for documents related to the ATF's botched Operation Fast and Furious, which resulted in the killing of an ATF agent. The ATF originally planned to track gun sales to Mexican drug cartels.
According to a Tuesday report by Politico, the request might signal that an agreement between the House and Holder will be reached.
Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, is the only Texas member of committee. Farenthold's office did not immediately respond to Holder's delay request. Previously, Farenthold had strongly criticized the Attorney General when the House first filed the subpoenas.
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Prescription drug addiction is a very serious problem in the US, and is typified in part by the more than 20 percent of American adults that are now hooked on pharmaceuticals for conditions like anxiety and depression. A new study conducted by Medco Health Solutions Inc., a pharmacy benefits management company, has found that one in five adults — and one in four women — now regularly takes at least one drug for psychiatric or behavioral disorders.
The findings, which are based on data compiled of 2.5 million patients, found that the use of behavioral drugs among adults has skyrocketed by 22 percent since 2001. The majority of adults taking behavioral drugs are still women aged 45 years or older, but many men are now taking them as well — and based on current trends, such drug use in general is expected to continue to increase.
It used to be that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Adderall were prescribed primarily to young children. But now middle-aged adults are apparently a primary target as well, as the use of both ADHD and antipsychotic drugs among 20- to 44-year-olds has more than tripled within the past decade.
More women than men currently take drugs for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which include Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Abilify. But the use of these drugs among men has risen fourfold within the past ten years. On the flip side, prescriptions for ADHD drugs, which have typically been more popular among males, have risen by 250 percent among females since 2001.
It is pretty clear where all this is going. The drug lords and their army of drug dealers within the mainstream medical system are in the business of getting as many people hooked on prescription drugs as possible. Millions of Americans have already been pimped to the medical mafia, and the system is working to hook the rest by whatever means possible.
Mental health screening programs have been an effective way for Big Pharma to recruit new drug users, as these screenings often detect "problems" in younger children that are not actually problems, or at least not the kind that require medication with mind-altering drugs (http://www.naturalnews.com/033969_mental_health_screening_teens.html). And yet these screenings have been critical in expanding the ranks of prescription drug users.


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ROCKFORD — 31. That's how many times the Illinois Prison Review Board has denied parole for Calvin Madison. Whether he will be denied for a 32nd time will be decided May 30.
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Editor's Note: This story originally published March 6, 2013.
That's how many times the Illinois Prison Review Board has denied parole for Calvin Madison.
Whether he will be denied for a 32nd time will be decided May 30.
Madison was convicted of robbing and killing attendant John Hogan on Jan. 22, 1970, at Gas-for-Less, 2201 W. State St., a business owned by Hogan's father.
Madison, then 22, ordered Hogan, 19, into a restroom and onto his knees, shooting him four times in the back of the head.
Hogan's parents, Richard and May, lived next door to the service station. They found their son in a pool of blood.
Madison was arrested the next day. He was sentenced in December 1970 to 150 years in prison and later resentenced to 75 to 100 years.
Before making its decision, the 13-member Illinois Prison Review Board will take into account the likelihood of recidivism, the inmate's prison record, petitions from the public, and letters from family members of the victim and defendant.
Hogan's brother, Terry, declined to comment.
Madison, 65, is not believed to have any family left in Rockford.
Madison is one of several Winnebago County convicts the Illinois Department of Corrections classifies as C-inmates. It refers to people — Madison's inmate number is C01503 — who were given indeterminate sentences, or sentenced to a range of years in prison; determinate sentencing was implemented in 1978.
C-inmates will periodically plead their case for parole to members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. Fewer than 300 such inmates remain under the old system.
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I last visited my father shortly before he died. As I walked into the room I was heartened when he exclaimed "Susela", to which I replied "Dadela", and he smiled. That was our well worn path. I sat with him and told him a little about what I was working on which ironically was a series of cross generational interviews in the Jewish Identity and Legacy project. As I've written in these pages, I am interviewing elders and their children about the elder's legacy and its influence on their adult child. As I told him about it, it dawned on me that perhaps I should answer the same questions I was asking of others.
Sitting there with both my mother and father I began to tell my dad what I thought my legacy was from him. I later wove much of what I told him into a eulogy. What a wonderful gift to be able to share it with him directly. A gift for him and a gift for me, nothing unfinished.
Among his many accomplishments, my father, Philip Weinberg, created the public television station that serves central Illinois. He was a rather eclectic man with the ability to leverage technology to serve his love of culture and the arts. He was a university professor, trained as an electrical engineer, but very much a visionary. If something didn't exist that he felt was important, he didn't hesitate to start it. He started the Electrical Engineering department at Bradley University and was its dean for twenty years. Later in his career he founded and led the College of Communications and Fine Arts. In between he built public radio, public television and numerous buildings and performance spaces.
After his funeral the TV station interviewed me. "Did you think it unusual that he went from being an engineer to communications and fine arts?" they asked. "No", I replied as I thought of my own rather eclectic career spanning nonprofits, finance and the arts, a combination that never seemed unusual to me because of my father who encouraged me in all of my pursuits. I grew up thinking you started things if they didn't exist, you loved your work and of course you would have diverse interests and explore them with passion. Doesn't everybody? I took that for granted because that's what I witnessed every day. Unlike the external world that saw what he did as extraordinary, I knew him in his everyday life as my Dad. From the vantage point of that front row seat, I learned to view his perspective as the norm. And that is quite a legacy.


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Growing up on the U.S.-Mexico border, Linda Peña never thought twice about the cholesterol-laden fried beef tacos that were a staple in her family.
Mom's tacos and other traditional Mexican dishes were just a delicious part of life in Brownsville, Texas. Poor heart health was also a part of life for Linda's family.
"Heart disease is something we were pretty much resigned to," said Linda, whose grandmothers both died of heart attacks in their 30s and whose father has high cholesterol and blood pressure. "It's as if we assumed this is what happened to people over time."
When Linda left home for college, she began to notice her roommates' healthy habits. They exercised regularly, and they ate fruit with their sandwiches instead of chips. Before
long Linda joined in, and the small steps toward healthier living became her defining moment.
"Their example was a form of peer pressure, only in this case I saw it as a positive to go along with the crowd," she said.
On Linda's next visit home, she encouraged her family to take similar steps. Soon her parents were eating oatmeal and apples for breakfast. They drank water instead of soft drinks. Mom still makes tacos occasionally, but she uses healthier cooking oils and replaces beef with soy or chicken.
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"For Here or to Go" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season eight. In this episode, Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, but Mr. Krabs is determined not to let him have one.
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Squidward Tentacles
- Karen Plankton (2 cameos)
- Bogus Business Bureau agents (debut)
- Agent Twirp (debut)
- French Narrator
- Mermaid Man (mentioned)
- Peterson Nat Tucker
- Gus
- Norma Rechid
- Ivy (gray)
- Francis
- Sheldon (fish)
- Dave
- Fred
- Frankie Billy
- Harry
- John
- Jimmy Gus
- Sadie
- Clay
- Abigail Marge
- Paco
- Harold Bill Reginald Scott
- Dennis (citizen)
- Debbie Rechid
- Nancy Suzy Fish
- Mr. Walker
- Buddy
- Medley Fishbowl
- Tom
- Henry-Bart
- Dale
- Bogus Business Bureau receptionist (debut)
- Patty Laddie (debut)
- Flankton (debut)
The episode begins at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob is blowing a trumpet, heralding an important announcement from Mr. Krabs: it is the first annual bun seed counting contest. Anyone who correctly guesses how many seeds are in the jar wins a free Krabby Patty. Several people make guesses, each more ridiculous than the last. The next contestant is Plankton, but before he can guess, Mr. Krabs grabs him by the antennae and takes him outside. Plankton claims it is unfair that he does not get to guess; however, Mr. Krabs says that he can do whatever he pleases and that he knew all Plankton would do is analyze the Krabby Patty to steal his secret formula. Mr. Krabs then chews Plankton up, inflates him, and blows him away, where he splatters onto the door of the Chum Bucket. Plankton calls the Bogus Business Bureau on him, but Mr. Krabs is unconcerned.
At the Krusty Krab, agents burst through the roof along with Agent Twirp, who tells Mr. Krabs he must accept guesses from all customers no matter how "diminutive" or "annoying" they are. Plankton pops out of Twirp's breast pocket, proudly proclaiming he is both. Mr. Krabs is adamant about refusing to let him guess, but when Twirp threatens to close down the Krusty Krab, he reluctantly agrees. Plankton uses technology to scan the jar and guesses: 500,301. Mr. Krabs laughs at him, saying it is actually 500,300 "and none." Agent Twirp interrupts and states that the contest isn't official unless all the seeds be counted, and Mr. Krabs refuses until Twirp once again threatens to close down the Krusty Krab if he does not comply. Mr. Krabs painstakingly counts every single seed from the jar: 500,300. However, SpongeBob notices an uncounted seed in the jar's lid, and Plankton wins.
Desperate to stall, Mr. Krabs makes excuses, but SpongeBob obliviously corrects him. Mr. Krabs says the contest included a free show, which Twirp allows. He constructs a puppet theater and performs a puppet show, but Plankton sees through the delay and continues to demand his Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs realizes there is nothing else he can do, and sadly tells SpongeBob to prepare what could be his last Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs has Squidward distract Twirp, giving him time to flush all the buns down the toilet, but a delivery man with buns that SpongeBob ordered thwarts his last-ditch efforts. This time SpongeBob realizes his error in unknowingly helping Plankton. When the Krabby Patty is ready, Plankton wants it "to go," but Mr. Krabs says it must be "dine in." Plankton stuffs the entire patty into his mouth, but Mr. Krabs tells him to swallow it. Once he does, he asks if he can go now, and is thrown out by Mr. Krabs into the Chum Bucket. In the Chum Bucket, Plankton climbs onto an operating table and tells Karen to remove the patty from his stomach right away, even declining anesthetic.
Later, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob sadly watch the long line at the Chum Bucket. Suddenly, people rush out, sick from patties they say taste like stomach acid, aspirin, and carrots. The rest of the customers flee, and Plankton asks Karen what's going on. She tells him she followed his orders, revealing she focused on his stomach contents, rather than the Krabby Patty's ingredients. Relieved, Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to recover the buns he flushed down the toilet and to put the seeds from the jar back onto them. The episode ends with SpongeBob saying "That's my Krabs!" and laughing.
|( ‣ ) Associated production music
|( • ) Original music
|( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
‣ Salty Squid Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, James King [title card]
‣ ? [SpongeBob playing horn]
‣ Hot Steel and Slide Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tied up]
‣ Stealing the Show - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [bun seed guessing contest]
‣ Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The contest starts]
‣ Dramatic End [#49] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["You'll pay for this, Krabs!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (k) - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton calls the Bogus Business Bureau]
‣ SpongeBob Action Theme - Brad Carow [Bogus Business Bureau arrives]
‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland ["Are you the proprietor of this establishment?"]
‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede ["You have to let me guess now, Krabs!"]
‣ The Creature (b) - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton calculating]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (c) - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs laughs]
‣ A Casual Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["It's not official unless you count them."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (f) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Plankton was right."]
‣ A Casual Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["I now command you to give Plankton his prize."]
‣ Earl's Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs preparing for the show]
‣ Toy Piano - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [puppet show]
‣ Enter the Villain - Chris Payne, Paul Rogers ["...by the name of Pla... Flankton!"]
‣ Toy Piano - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["So one day, when the lad was minding his own business..."]
‣ Hero v. the Villain - Johnny Pearson ["...Flankton took a huge bite out of the laddie's face!"]
‣ ? [harp music]
‣ Dramatic Cue (e) - Ronald Hanmer [Krabs pops the paper bag puppet]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (e) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, bravo."]
‣ Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["All right, SpongeBob."/SpongeBob sadly enters the kitchen/SpongeBob cries hardly.]
‣ The Donut Dilemma - Nicolas Carr [Krabs flushes buns down the toilet]
‣ Drama Link (f) - Hubert Clifford ["We're all out of buns!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (b) - Jeremy Wakefield [bun delivery]
‣ Taps - SpongeBob plays this
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (i) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Go ahead, wrap that up."]
‣ Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Plankton swallows the Krabby Patty]
‣ Drama Sting 3 - Steve Marston [Karen cuts the patty out of Plankton]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks (m) - Jeremy Wakefield [line of customers at Chum Bucket]
‣ Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [sick customers]
‣ Jovial Pirates Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]
- This episode is available on The Complete Eighth Season and Next 100 Episodes DVDs.
- This episode marks the first time Plankton is able to eat a Krabby Patty.
- This was Steven Banks' last episode as a writer.
- Although this episode premiered in 2012, it was made in 2011 according to the credits.
- This episode is called "Plankton Eats" on Digiturk.
- This time, failure to obtain the Krabby Patty recipe was Karen's fault. She should have figured out Plankton wanted her to analyze the Krabby Patty and only the Krabby Patty, rather than everything else in his stomach. Otherwise, Plankton would have won for the very first time and stopped stealing the Krabby Patty formula (this would have changed the SpongeBob SquarePants timeline history).
- This episode shows one of Plankton's many launchings that Karen records in "Truth or Square" (although this one doesn't make the highlight reel).
- According to the buttons Plankton presses, the Bogus Business Bureau's phone number is 8918.
- The scene where Mr. Krabs stuffs the buns into a toilet is similar to when Jim and SpongeBob flush Krabby Patties down the toilet in "The Original Fry Cook."
- This episode marks the second time a character says "Flankton" as opposed to "Plankton." The first is in "Free Samples."
- When the Bogus Business Bureau enters the Krusty Krab, the SpongeBob Action Theme plays.
- Moreover, this episode and "Hall Monitor" are the only episodes that have ever played this music.
- However, it was used on the original pilot 1997 version of "Help Wanted" during the title sequence, but was replaced with the now iconic theme song.
- Moreover, this episode and "Hall Monitor" are the only episodes that have ever played this music.
- This episode premiered seven years after The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie book was released, five years after "Can't Swim" premiered, and one year after SpongeBob SquigglePants was released on the Wii.
- This episode premiered during the "Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBob" event.
Cultural references
- The bun seed counting contest is based on real-life jellybean counting contests. Unlike Mr. Krabs' contest rules, the winner is usually determined by whomever guesses the closest to the actual number, rather than getting the exact number that is in the jar.
- The Bogus Business Bureau is a reference to the Better Business Bureau. The purpose of both organizations is to make sure businesses are not being unfair to customers.
- If one looks closely at the first fish in line at the Chum Bucket, when he turns around when the customer runs out, his eye stays in one place and moves to the other side of his face. When he turns around, the eye makes it to its original state.
- Plankton is on the left side of the chair, but when Squidward walks up, he is suddenly on the right side.
- Just before SpongeBob pulls out his spatula, Mr. Krabs' pupils disappear.
- SpongeBob's hat disappears after Flankton eats the Patty Laddie, but is back on when he is squirted with ketchup.
- In the scene where Mr. Krabs walks toward the Bogus Business Bureau and says "Drat the luck," the Krusty Krab table behind him has a pixelated white outline. This makes the table look like as if it was poorly photoshopped into that scene.
- The tape over Plankton's stomach wound from cutting the Krabby Patty out disappears in his final scene at the end of the episode.
- The lid and SpongeBob's arms disappear when he splits in half, even though they are sticking forward by a fair amount.
- This wasn't on the Every SpongeBob Ever marathon and had been replaced with an ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks episode instead.
Running gags
- Mr. Krabs adding more rules to the contest.
- SpongeBob unintentionally helping Plankton to get closer of getting the Krabby Patty.


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What is x-arf?
x-arf is network abuse reporting 2.0 - it is an email format to report different types of network abuse incidents to network owners.
Why x-arf?
The main intention of x-arf is to extend the so far known Abuse Reporting Format which is defined in RFC 5965 and itself is caught in its strict limitation to reporting abuse with messaging services only. Unfortunately, there is no possibility to report - for example - ssh attacks or phishing websites with it.
In order to stop the increasing number of homegrown and self-invented reporting formats and offer an easy way to handle incoming complaints more effectively the x-arf format was designed.
The x-arf design itself can be described with the following features:
- Flexibility for any desired future changes
- Support for any desired types of reports
- Following the general structure and logic of RFC 3462
- RFC compliant
- Easy to generate
- Easy to read (machine- as well as human-readable)
- Tools are available in almost every programming language
- Dynamically driven by the community, not static
- Open and free
To reach these specifications, x-arf is designed as a container format. That means: the format only defines the basic nature of a container, but not the container itself. The containers can later be defined by the community and will be offered to everybody in a representation of schema files to understand the structure of the specific report.
Where to send abuse reports?
RFC 6650 indicates where to transmit solicited and unsolicited network abuse reports:
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RIRs offer various options to identify the abuse@domain role address. The RIR websites offer information on how to query their whois databases to find the appropriate addresses. You might also consider using the Abuse Contact DB.


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Minor League catcher Paulino suspended 100 games
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers lost some catching depth Wednesday before Spring Training even started thanks to a 100-game suspension for Minor League catcher Ronny Paulino. However, the suspension is not expected to have a significant impact on the Major League roster.
Paulino, acquired last summer for depth and re-signed this winter to a Minor League contract, was suspended for a second positive test for exogenous Testosterone.
Paulino's deal did not include an invite to Major League camp, so his suspension won't affect the Spring Training numbers. However, the former Pirates backstop was expected to compete for a backup job at Triple-A Toledo behind catching prospect James McCann. Detroit's catching depth chart is already set with Bryan Holaday backing up Alex Avila.
The Tigers should be able to fill the void in Toledo from their existing ranks. Detroit signed Minor League free agents Luis Exposito and Craig Albernaz earlier this offseason for more depth.
Exposito was playing ahead of Paulino last summer at Triple-A Norfolk, which enabled the Tigers to acquire Paulino from the Orioles organization. The 27-year-old batted 1-for-18 over nine games in Baltimore, and hit .224 with four home runs and 23 RBIs in Norfolk.
The 31-year-old Albernaz batted .225 (23-for-102) with a home run and 11 RBIs in 33 games with Triple-A Durham in the Rays organization.


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This week Security Systems News welcomed a new team member; Rick Rector is stepping into the role of president and publisher for SSN.
"I'm excited to be working with the talented and dedicated Security Systems News team. And I'm eager to meet as many industry participants as possible at ISC West next week," Rector stated.
While Rick is new to the Security Systems News side, he has worked with United Publications Inc.—SSN's parent company—since 2000. His career has included positions with media across diverse industries such as gardening and small farming, the State of Maine, international finance, seafood, IT support, gourmet retail food, call centers, fitness clubs and healthcare.
He was a founder and former chairman of the Maine Venture Fund, the venture capital fund of the State of Maine. In addition he was a founder and former executive director of the POPTECH conference, an annual conference exploring the impact of technology on people and society. Currently he serves on the boards of the Points North Institute and the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting as well as the Personnel Board for his town.
If you'd like to contact him about a meeting at ISC West, he can be reached at [email protected] or 207-846-0600 x 267.
BILOXI, Miss.—As SentryNet is preparing to host its 23rd annual SentryCon, in Biloxi, Miss., from April 23-26, I thought it would be a good time to hear more about the event, its history and what the company is planning for this year. Peggy Page, marketing manager for SentryNet, and Julie Beach, STANLEY Security's vice president of Sonitrol and SentryNet dealers sales, each shared their perspective on the upcoming conference.
Speakers come from both in- and outside of the industry, according to Page. "We bring speakers in from not only the industry but from the business world as well, to teach them not only how to install a product—because we do have a lot of vendors that participate—but how to build their business, how to grow their business, how to hire employees, how to keep employees, how to face attrition and compete against the big-box companies," she said.
This year's speakers include Mark Brown, professional speaker from Southwest Consulting. Brown will discuss recognizing challenges and how to overcome them. Ron Davis, president of Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group, will address the current concerns of alarm dealers.
Bob Harris, president of Attrition Busters, is another speaker for this year's SentryCon. "He's a great speaker. He spoke at SentryCon last year, too, and he did such a good job [that] we asked him to come back and give us another presentation on attrition management," Beach said.
In addition to speaking at SentryCon, Harris will also give a presentation at SentryNet's ISC West booth this year.
"We have a select group of dealers that we invite to be on our dealer advisory board every year," Beach said, and a dealer advisory board meeting is held in conjunction with SentryCon each year. "The purpose of our dealer advisory board meeting is just to talk about any trends that we're seeing in the market, any new type of technologies, maybe new threats. … And then we also talk about enhancements to what SentryNet does."
Beach added, "It's a really good opportunity for them to network with each other and learn from each other, and even though a lot of them might be competing in the same markets, they've really come to form a pretty good working relationship."
The dealer advisory board was introduced following SentryNet's acquisition by STANLEY in 2015.
Time management will be a topic at this year's SentryCon, according to Page. "One of the biggest complaints of installers is they don't have time. They don't have time to learn the new technology, they don't have time to train new employees, they don't have time to seek new employees. And it's not necessarily [that] they don't have time, they're just not managing their time very well."
The event also includes social events tailored to the area around the conference, including a baseball game, fishing and golf outings and skeet shooting.
Last year, SentryCon hosted 200 professionals, which has been typical of the past five years, according to Page. "I'm actually thinking attendance is going to be a little higher this year," she said. Now have over 225 people registered to attend, Beach said about a month prior to the event.
SentryNet has about 765 dealers, spread across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to Page.
"Originally, SentryCon was part of the Mississippi Alarm Association annual event. We hosted jointly with them for probably the first three or four years before we broke off and made it our own event," said Page.
What do you most hope attendees walk away from the conference with? "That change isn't as scary as we think it is, and … that if you're willing to change with the industry, you're going to be a lot more successful," Page responded.
Beach said, "I hope that they walk away with something that they didn't know already, … something that's going to help them grow their business or do something to keep their business relevant in this fast-changing market."
School safety grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)—a major policy priority for the Security Industry Association (SIA) since 2008—will provide $25 million immediately, and $33 million annually, as provisioned in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which was officially signed into law by the president earlier this week.
The new law provides $25 million immediately for school security technology and equipment in addition to emergency communications systems and other coordination with law enforcement to enhance response capabilities. Administered through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), $33 million is authorized annually for the program beginning next year. Overall, the STOP School Violence Act included in the spending measure authorizes a total of nearly $1 billion in funding for DOJ school safety grant programs through 2028.
"As the Congressional Safety Caucus founder and co-chair, I am proud this year's spending bill included over $2 billion in funding for school safety measures, including the STOP School Violence Act, to provide our nation's schools with tools and technology needed to keep students and faculty safe so they can learn in a safe environment. I am committed to working with my colleagues in Congress to provide our children and families the peace of mind they deserve," noted Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind.
As SIA pointed out in its announcement lauding the grant money, federal grant assistance specifically for facility security measures had been unavailable since fiscal 2011. SIA, along with stakeholders representing the law enforcement and education communities including The School Superintendents Association (AASA), the National School Boards Association (NSBA), the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) and other like-minded organizations, worked to support the reviving of this grant assistance, particularly in the aftermath of the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
"SIA commends the leadership of Senator Hatch, R-Utah, and Congressman John Rutherford, R-Fla., in authoring the STOP School Violence Act, and recognizes the unwavering support provided by the Congressional School Safety Caucus led by Congresswoman Susan Brooks, R-Ind., and Congressman Rick Larsen, D-Wash. who authored reauthorization legislation, the School Safety Act, and has led supporting efforts in the House since 2015," Jake Parker, SIA director of government relations, said in a prepared statement. "As school systems consider investments to improve security, it is critical that finite resources support effective, affordable and appropriate, solutions."
SIA is a cofounder of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS), a consortium of school security experts that developed threat- and income-based guidelines for schools housing grades K-12 to implement appropriate, layered security measures. Those guidelines are available to help guide school investments.
In addition, please participate in SSN's News Poll this month, which looks at security companies' role in emergency preparedness and response for schools.
NORTHBROOK, Ill.—Alert Protective Services recently purchased substantially all the assets of Alert Alarm Corporation, based here, which was finalized in February. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"The focus is really on making sure there's no disruption to service, that the new customer base gets to know our friendly and highly skilled staff and becomes familiar with the way to engage with us," David L. Silberstein, president and CEO of Alert Protective Services, told Security Systems News.
Alert Protective has been implementing new measures to help future growth, both organically and "aggressive pursuit of acquisitions," according to Silberstein. "Alert Protective Services has invested materially in the last 18 months in operating, accounting, and marketing infrastructure. … The process is fairly seamless for us, given that we have a strong platform to bolt on acquisitions like this," he said.
"We are opportunistically always in the market for acquisitions and believe we are the perfect partner for owners of alarm companies looking to sell or realize a liquidity event," said Silberstein.
Alert Protective was founded in 1982, and a majority of the company's work is residential with a growing commercial division as well. Alert Protective offers smart and interactive alarm systems, fire alarms, video surveillance, intercoms and access control among other services.
Based in Chicago, Alert Protective also has customers in Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana.
Alert Alarm Corp. has customers in the Chicago area. Silberstein said that Alert Alarm's mix of residential and commercial customers is similar to Alert Protective's account base. "It overlapped nicely with our current customer base, but definitely helped in terms of expanding a bit more in the Northshore region of Chicagoland," Silberstein said.
The companies have "similar DNA," Silberstein said, both focusing on customer service and providing a company with a local feel.
The two companies even have similar names and branding, Silberstein noted. "Alert Alarm Corp. made the transition to the customer base very simple," he said.
With April right around the corner and ISC West almost here, we at Security Systems News thought it was the ideal time to highlight the tremendous education program Security Industry Association (SIA) has developed for ISC West 2018. When the industry needs education and guidance now more than ever—to make sense of all of the new technology and trends—ISC West, sponsored by SIA, has stepped up to the plate and delivered.
In preparation for this year's conference, SIA strove to create an education program that addresses this year's most significant emerging threats and business opportunities. And following SIA's research to develop the Security Megatrends—an annual research project that reports on the top trends reshaping the security industry—SIA and ISC West worked together to make sure those themes would be addressed at the 2018 event, particularly as part of the "SIA [email protected]" lineup.
"A top priority is making education one of the most valuable, robust parts of ISC West," Don Erickson, CEO of SIA, said in the Megatrends announcement. "We identified these top 10 trends—what we call the Security Megatrends—and reviewed how they would pose significant impacts on 2018's converged security landscape. We then used these insights to lay the groundwork for the 85+ educational sessions we're offering at the ISC West show, making it possible for attendees to leave feeling confident and equipped to tackle the emerging security threats, as well as the business challenges and opportunities that inevitably come their way."
SIA's 2018 Security Megatrends include:1. Booming growth of the IoT2. Cyber meets physical security3. Accessing and analyzing smart and big data4. Evolution of risk management5. Transformation of the channel6. Shakeup of the status quo: entrance of entrepreneurial buyers and outsiders7. Mobile everything8. Control through cloud: driving greater efficiencies and promoting managed services9. Integrating with social media10. Emerging connected services: consumers want convenience at their fingertips.
Click here for more detail from SIA's research on each of the 10 Megatrends.
"We're laser-focused on providing attendees with all-inclusive education at ISC West, which is why we're thrilled to have SIA as our trusted partner," Will Wise, group vice president of ISC Security Events, said in the announcement. "These top 10 trends really hit on what's to come at the show. These themes impact nearly every type of attendee in some way, from government/enterprise security decision-makers and end-users, to integrators, installers and dealers. This year's show is designed to be the most educational and information-packed yet, and we're looking forward to seeing the peer-to-peer mindshare that takes place."
And speaking of education at ISC West, on Wednesday, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., yours truly will be moderating a session, "Seeing is Believing - Drones, Robotics and the Integration of Video Applications," with a very talented panel that includes Steve Reinharz, president of Robotic Assistance Devices, Jack Wu, co-founder & CEO, Nightingale Security, and Jumbi Edulbehram, regional president, Americas, Oncam. I hope to see you there, or on the trade show floor, or at the great Mission 500 Security 5K/2K charity event on Thursday morning.
Just in case you weren't aware, March is National Women's History month, and a great reason to shine a light on the contributions women are making in the security industry today.
And just in case you weren't aware, Security Systems News has made it its business to celebrate women in security. In fact, for the past 10 years we have devoted an entire issue each year, usually in December, to highlight many of the leaders in the security industry who just happen to be women.
As I attend PSA TEC in Denver this week (look for my full wrap-up in the coming days), and listen and learn from the many female speakers here at the conference, there are reminders of the wonderful impact women are having on the security industry today. Leaders like Christine Lanning, president of Integrated Security Technologies—and the first woman on the PSA Board of Directors (congrats!)—Janet Fenner, director of new business development for Dahua, Sandy Jones, founder and principal for Sandra Jones & Company, Rebecca Bayne, president of BCSI, and Jennifer Phillips, national deployment program manager, PSA, to name just a few.
Another great reminder of how far we have come in this industry is the announcement from the Security Industry Association (SIA) last week—fittingly on International Women's Day—of the establishment of the SIA Women in Security Forum to support the participation of women in the security industry. Through programs, professional development and networking events, the committee will engage members, both men and women, who share this goal.
We at SSN applaud SIA for raising greater awareness to the importance of further supporting the participation of women in the security industry, as this is a very important step that we will look back on as sort of a watershed moment or milestone in the evolution of the security industry.
The inaugural steering committee for the SIA Women in Security Forum includes (listed alphabetically by company):
• Elaine Palome, Axis Communications• Chelsea Render, Bosch• Kelly Bond, Brivo• Vicky Lowe, Convergint Technologies• Janet Fenner, Dahua Technology USA• Sherida Sessa, ISC Security Events• Dawne Hanks, Milestone Systems• Christine Hamberis, ScanSource• Alice DiSanto, Sharp Intellos• Maureen Carlo, Videotec Security
"It is an honor to serve on SIA's new Women in Security committee as it recognizes the countless women working in this industry, and our collective achievements and contributions," Dahua's Fenner said in the announcement. "It also presents a great opportunity to engage, mentor and help further empower a new generation of women executives in the physical security industry,"
Sharp's DiSanto added: "It is a privilege to serve a forum keenly focused on propelling women within the security industry. Providing a venue where future female leaders can strengthen their know-how, while networking and brainstorming around future solutions with peers can only improve competency and esteem."
Palome of Axis Communications pointed out,. "Our success depends on the quality skill, and values of our employees. At Axis, we believe that a diverse and talented workforce is a key competitive advantage and that different backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences are important drivers of innovation. We are pleased to be taking part in this joint initiative with SIA," said
Potential goals for the forum include:
• Create mentorship/sponsorship programs to advocate for advancement and build confidence in the workplace.• Connect women in the industry through networking events.• Develop a recruiting program for next generation female professionals and leaders.• Initiate an ongoing dialogue between male and female leaders to enhance mutual understanding.• Identify platforms that can provide visibility for women.• Spearhead an issue that will create opportunities for women to work together and be at the forefront of a major initiative.
Membership is open to SIA members in good standing (nonmembers are eligible for up to 90 days). To get involved or to get more information, contact Kim Landgraf, SIA staff manager, at [email protected].
YARMOUTH, Maine—PERS seems to have come up quite a bit this month. I spoke with Affiliated about its upcoming Catalyst conference and COPS Monitoring about its approach to mPERS.
I also spoke with Bryan Stapp, president of Medical Care Alert, a PERS dealer based in Northville, Mich. The company, started in 2008, has seen strong growth in the past few years and Stapp gave me some perspective on the PERS industry, both within his company and the market overall.
Medical Care Alert recently earned a distinction from Stapp's alma mater for its growth. The company has experienced a CAGR of 34.27 percent over the last three years, earning the company a spot on the Gator100, a list of the fastest growing companies owned or operated by University of Florida alumni.
This is the second time Medical Care Alert has appeared on the list, ranking number 68 this year and 88 in 2017. "It's a nice thing for the team here to see that our growth and our efforts are being recognized," Stapp said.
Certain technologies have played a role in that growth, according to Stapp. "In terms of the product line, the mPERS devices—what we call the HOME & AWAY line—has really been our biggest growth engine, and that's clearly where people are headed," he said.
Stapp continued, "Either because they're still really active or because we're hitting a younger demographic, or they've gotten rid of their traditional phone line, so there's no more POTS line or VoIP line to connect a traditional medical alert system up to—the HOME & AWAY has been really popular."
Medical Care Alert uses two different devices under its HOME & AWAY category: the Numera Libris and a device manufactured by Micron. Stapp lauded the fall detection of the Libris device and the tracking abilities enabled by the Micron device. "The devices are great, they're rock solid, they're very reliable. We're very happy with the quality of the devices, and that's important for us, obviously, for customer satisfaction, for customer service, and then also for … keeping our return rate really low."
Building out the company with additional sales people and customer service representatives has also assisted the company's growth over the past few years. The company had about four or five people three years ago, according to Stapp, and now it has 15.
"In general, we've been able to staff up with the growth and we've been very fortunate to have extremely low turnover," Stapp said. "The folks that are with us tend to stay with us for a while. … That's been very, very helpful."
Stapp pointed to the company's updated website as another recent improvement. Last year, Medical Care Alert made the website more mobile-friendly, revamped the ordering process and included a tool to help consumers with product selection, he said.
In the announcement of Medical Care Alert's second Gator100 recognition, Stapp stressed the company's focus on customer service. "For us [customer service] means a couple things. One is making sure that we are reaching out to our clients when we see events come through on their account," he told SSN. "The other thing we do is, through our telephone system, we make sure that people are not on hold for long, if at all. That's a combination of your phone routing and your staffing."
Medical Care Alert also recently recieved its sixth consecutive Angie's List Super Service Award.
Stapp is positive on the PERS industry's future. "I see the industry just continuing to grow. There seems to be a very wide acceptance of the product and the technology," he said. There are some market segments want advanced features that are coming out—such as Wi-Fi tracking—and there is also still a large market of consumers looking for a more basic system that will simply get the user help when they need it, said Stapp.
"I continue to believe that, if you're truly viewing this as an emergency response system, that it has to be really simple. That's why we like things that have a big, easy to push button," he said.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected James Marcella, director, Technical Services, Axis Communications Inc., as 2017 SIA Committee Chair of the Year for his work with the SIA Education Committee.
With this award, SIA honors Marcella for his work in strengthening education programming for the security industry through SIA Education. SIA Chairman Denis Hébert will present the 2017 Committee Chair of the Year Award to Marcella at The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting, scheduled to occur on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, during ISC West in Las Vegas.
"I am humbled and honored to be recognized for my work with SIA," said Marcella. "SIA serves as a keystone for the security industry, connecting many different companies together in a common cause. It serves as a powerful platform for promulgating the latest industry education, whether to share news of regulations and best practices or to update professionals on the latest developments in state of the art technology. I look forward to continuing to guide SIA course offerings as the association's Education Committee Chair."
Scott Dunn, senior director, Business Development Solutions & Services, Axis Communications, said, "James takes every opportunity to educate our current and new team members on the mission and values of SIA and the importance of being involved in moving our industry forward to meet the challenges we face. He is a great internal teacher as well. He instructs us on our work with SIA and how to maximize the efforts with various other committees to bring value to SIA and its members. He has made us all better in that work."
SIA CEO Don Erickson added, "I very much appreciate the time James has put into leading the Education Committee and working with SIA. I recognize there are many different places he could spend his time with associations and the fact that he has made so many important contributions to help educate the industry in this role is greatly appreciated!"
The contributions Marcella has made as SIA Education Committee Chair include:
• Co-creating the curriculum for the Systems Technology Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security Systems and Technologies, and serving as the main instructor• Leading the update of the Security Project Management Common Body of Knowledge Guidebook• Serving as a member of the ISC Education Conference Advisory Board• Assisting with the development of Securing New Ground executive conference program content• Championing the Certified Security Project Manager certification• Promoting SIA across the security industry
Hébert will present the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award and SIA Chairman's Award, at The Advance, held during ISC West in Rooms 505/506 of the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, April 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. The Advance is co-located with ISC West, produced by ISC Security Events. Find more info, click here.
Just over a month from now the Security Systems News team will be making our way to Las Vegas for this year's ISC West Conference. That means that planning has certainly begun for exhibit floor visits and other commitments at the show.
My primary focus in the security space is the world of alarm monitoring. So, if you are a monitoring center, or are related to that side of the industry, and would like to meet up at the show, feel free to email me at [email protected]. It would be great if you'd also tell me a bit about what your company is planning for the show this year.
Though, I'm interested in many other areas of security as well. If you don't fit in the above category, feel free to email me just the same. Be sure to include an overview of your company and what you'll be discussing at the show.
We've also got this month's SSN News Poll asking about companies' plans for the show. Are you planning to attend ISC West 2018? ISC West hosts several expos during the show—which interests you? How many people is your company sending to the show? Feel free to share your thoughts here.
Whether we've spoken at each ISC West since my first in 2015, or if we haven't yet met, I hope to see you in Las Vegas come mid-April.
A couple of months back, I got the chance to speak to Matt Sailor, CEO of IC Realtime, about the company's new natural language video search platform Ella. Yesterday, the company announced its first update: including a time-lapse compiler and creation tool.
"With this new update, users can create a time-lapse video from a range of time or by a specific query to produce more detailed and relevant results. The same natural language processing included within Ella is leveraged to create time-lapse videos that can be specific to a certain object, color, or vehicle make and model," the announcement read.
"Never before have customers had the ability to request and generate time-lapse videos within seconds and customize those time-lapse videos to narrow down the results down to very specific objects, colors, vehicles, or user-created zones," Sailor said in a prepared statement.
Sailor continued, "One area where we see great opportunity is within the construction market for customers interested in monitoring construction sites to ensure personnel safety but also want to create easy-to-view time-lapse videos that showcase job-site progress or start-to-finish projects. This new feature can also be used by new or existing customers who need to monitor sensitive or restricted access areas and produce time-lapse videos across a day, week, month, or any duration of time."
The new tool is available now for Ella users and can be used system-wide across all Ella subscribed cameras.
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