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Honesty comes easily for Rose Falcon — not only in songwriting and performing but in her overall mindset.
"A lot of times people say I have no filter, and I think the hard part is not telling the truth," she explains. "Telling the truth for me is easy and second nature."
Falcon serves as one of CMT's Next Women of Country and released her five-song EP, 19th Avenue (Volume 2) Jan. 29.
The track she's most proud of writing on her current EP is "Like Crazy," a tune in which she promises, "If you're brave enough to be my man/I'll love you like crazy/Like only crazy can."
"I wrote that by myself," she reveals. "And that's one that just really came to life in the recording process, and we were able to put a string section on it that's just really gorgeous."
Her sweet delivery and vulnerabilty are front and center on track "Take Me to Memphis" as she asks her significant other to take her to his hometown. And she shows her vocal dexterity in "Carry Me Home" while singing of God's eternal love.
Though the majority of the EP consists of ballads, Falcon sounds right at home with the feisty track "You Stole My Heart," as she takes on the role of a scorned lover seeking revenge.
Born and raised in New York City, Falcon moved with her father, singer-songwriter Billy Falcon, to Nashville at the age of 10. Growing up, she says she was "always hearing a guitar" or "always hearing a song" as her father's work was surrounding her, though she says her father never pushed her to get into the industry.
"He didn't influence me in terms of ever literally saying, 'Do you want to do this?'" she says. "He just influenced me by example."
Naming Patty Loveless as her biggest country influence, Falcon's own songwriting talent was realized at the age of 12. At that time, she approached her father with a poem she'd written and asked to record a song with him.
She signed with Columbia Records at 14, then released her pop-infused self-titled debut in 2003. Falcon parted ways with Columbia in 2005 and ultimately moved back to New York for a year. And though it's her hometown, she was surprised by the results of the move.
"It was so weird because I always just assumed, 'Oh, I must fit in here. This is where I'm from,'" she says. "But to people in New York, I was a Southerner, for sure."
She continues, "Musically, it definitely wasn't for me. I couldn't find my place. I couldn't find where I felt comfortable."
So she returned to Music City.
Prior to signing with a label in 2011, remarks from Toby Keith helped guide the artist to her ultimate label home with Show Dog-Universal Music .
"[He] said he wanted to create a label where artists could succeed or fail on their own terms," she says. "And I just thought that that was so appealing — that I was going to get to be me and that I was going to get the chance to succeed on my terms."
Falcon also gives major kudos to Show Dog-Universal president Mark Wright.
"I've always wanted to work with him. He's an incredible producer and just a cool guy," she says. "Probably one of the main reasons that I'm there is his belief in me. When you're an artist and somebody hears your songs and you can see in their eyes that they really get it, that's one of the best feelings."
The singer-songwriter's openness crosses over to her live shows as she hopes to give fans a greater understanding of her life and music.
"I think the important thing about live performances is that when you see an artist live, you learn something about them that you didn't already know from listening to their record," she says.
"I don't like it when I go see an artist and it sounds just like the record, and they don't talk between songs. If I'm going to buy a ticket to see somebody, I want to know something more. And so I try to interact with the audience, talk a little bit, tell a little bit about my songs and kind of include them in the experience."
With her heartfelt lyrics and relatable themes of the ups and downs of relationships, Falcon says she hopes to bring comfort to listeners.
"I just hope that they find a friend in my songs, and they're able to relate to what they hear in the stories that I'm telling. Because I'm telling them from my heart."


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An alternative to bartender
Submitted by Jiyambi on Mon, 2008-12-22 19:43.
An alternative to bartender that I use is Dominos, I personally find it easier to configure but it's really up to your own style and preference.
An Idea
Submitted by Sithishade on Sun, 2008-12-21 18:06.
Hello, Jame! I read your guide quite a bit, and I have a suggestion for you. Sorry if it's already been suggested.
At the beginning of each level in your leveling guides, do you think it would be possible to list the quests you should have, where to find them, and any other pertinent information regarding the section to come? I believe that this would be a great addition, as I have just recently started up the guide, and I've been trying to figure out where to start and work it out.
Alliance 70-80
Submitted by Sasq on Fri, 2008-12-19 18:41.
Hey Jame, started using your leveling guide just a couple of days ago and am up to 73 now after just the 70-72 part of your guide (granted I visited some instances etc.) I just bought the expansion recently and well, I should be 77-78 in just a matter of days but do you have any estimated time for the 77-80 part of the Alliance Guide? All the more 'pretty' races are in the Alliance so that should be on priority number one
hi jame!
Submitted by Seorth on Thu, 2008-12-18 13:14.
i absolutely love your guides but i have one small question. ive just turned lvl 70 on my gnome warlock midway through nagrand due to instances boosting my xp alot but i dont know whether to drop outlands and go straight to northrend or stay in outland and clean up
i know you probably get these types of questions 100 times a day but i just thought i'd ask your honest opinion!
I would suggest continuing
Submitted by Puli on Thu, 2008-12-18 17:31.
I would suggest continuing with the Outland guide. At least until you hit 71-72. Being ahead of the curve in Northrend is great since quests are just more efficient and easier to do. Plus, as an added bonus for people on pvp servers, being ahead on levels usually means you are slightly ahead of people you are questing around. That rogue might be slightly less likely to attack you if you are 2-3 levels above him than if you were equal.
Plus, once you hit 80 you'll have a lot more quests to do for gold. I've only made about 2k gold going from 70-77 so I know I'll need to do a lot more quests once I'm 80 so I can buy my flying epic mount.
Submitted by TheArmoredRock on Tue, 2008-12-16 17:59.
Jame, just wanted to say thank you for the guides. They have been a savior to me and my wife for helping us catch up to our guildies. I recommend all your guildes to our members. If we ever get the guild website rolling, I will link your guides to it.
So from a pair of casual WoW addicts, we say thank you so much.
Best Guide
Submitted by Inexistent on Mon, 2008-12-15 13:50.
Hey Jame I just wanted to say best guide I have seen, keep up the good effort.
Starting To Use This Guide
Submitted by marzouki on Sun, 2008-12-14 07:32.
Hey Jame And WoW Pro Users . I'm Wanting To Start To Use This Guide At Level 64, To Speed Up On My Way To 80 Because I'm A Very Slow Leveler . I Have All Addons Needed But I Don't Know Where To Start On The Guide . Any Tips Would Help.
-Tasson Level 64 Blood Death Knight
-Tasson Unholy Death Knight
Guide 77-80
Submitted by Munchiefest on Mon, 2008-12-08 04:00.
When do you think you will Release that guide? Hopefuly it will be soon. Just dont kill yourself staying up all night doing them.
Thanks for the guides there lots of fun .
Thanks For Your Guides!
Submitted by kotka on Sun, 2008-12-07 00:51.
I wrote you a private message to thank you and also ask you for some advice for dk specs! I hope when you have some time you ll respond me. Any way thanks a lot for your guides,now i m 70 with my dk and i hope i ll be 80 soon!
Yeah i'm already using those
Submitted by kotka on Mon, 2008-12-08 23:08.
Yeah i'm already using those for pve but would you do some specs for pvp?
Little tip
Submitted by Zagaan on Sat, 2008-12-06 03:01.
At level 68 its worth heading into Borean Tundra for 5 minutes to do the quest "The Siege" (Alliance side, not sure Horde's version) http://thottbot.com/q11797 for spending 5 minutes I was able to get a really nice weapon upgrade for my deathknight, making the last 2 levels in BC that much easier.
Awesome guide! Been using it
Submitted by Miralen on Wed, 2008-12-03 17:49.
Awesome guide! Been using it since my first character hit 30 and I've been hooked ever since.
I'm a little anxious to see the rest of the WotLK guide though. I leveled from 76-77 in Grizzly Hills on my own and the questing felt messy and scattered. Pretty sure I missed a bunch of quests too.
Could you release them as you go? Maybe if you have the next zone all written out, you could put that up while you continue to work on the rest.
Great work!
Thanks a bunch
Submitted by defekt64 on Tue, 2008-12-02 21:40.
I've been using your guides for over a year now and just wanted to let you know how helpful they've been! I was dreading leveling my DK through Outlands, but with the guides I blew through BC in less than a week and am now 76 with the majority of Northrend to work through (I took your advice to stay in Outlands as long as possible, I even went back and did half of 75 in Netherstorm) and I'll be 80 in no time.
Whenever someone asks where something is, I just tell them to google your guide. People have actually thought I am trying to sell them something or scam them because of how good I say it is.. Whatever
Submitted by rwn50 on Tue, 2008-12-02 21:05.
when do you think you will br adding another chapter of your guide i am now 76 and do not want to mess up the awesome guide you put forth by doing parts of many differant levels and then having to back track because i have done segments already THANKS
Submitted by Lastar on Sat, 2008-11-29 09:11.
Wow Jame!
The ammount of effort you put into this guide must've been copious to come out with such a great masterpiece. I would just like to say than you for the time and effort you put into these guides (The effort really does show). You can give yourself a pat on the back for this one Jame
My alt has heirlooms - So I must be l33t
What a Fab guide!!!
Submitted by pl4yer1 on Sat, 2008-11-29 03:33.
A great job!!
I have just turned 76 all thanks to you, I am currently working through the quests in Dragonblight and was wondering when an up date and follow on guild might be published? As I can see myself aimlessly wandering the Frozen wastes grinding my way to 80 which will not be a pretty site
Thanks so much for all the hard work you have put in so far
Best Regards
Hello James, Absolutely
Submitted by aidacra on Fri, 2008-11-28 15:05.
Hello James,
Absolutely fabulous guide! This renewed my interest in WoW again.
I have a Mage just level 36. Where should I start with your new guide? I will not have all the described quests already.
Oh and off-topic: can you advise me a talent tree for a frost mage?
Thanks and keep up the good work!
I have a flying machine
Submitted by starpaw on Sat, 2008-11-22 08:02.
Ack. forgive me, I had the flu when I made that post. *laugh* My apologies, the quest is buggedy still, and while I can pick up the bags now, I cant turn them in -laugh-
I Got a Flying Machine
Submitted by manabreak on Sun, 2008-11-23 20:33.
In EU Alonsus, the quest is working now. Check if your dropping the bag on the marked location by the quest giver
Submitted by Sixappeal on Sat, 2008-11-22 05:32.
Hey Jame, thanks for all the work your putting into these guides. I've managed to power away from some of my friends that play as much as twice the time as me using them.
Just wondering when we can expect the rest of your guides to be uploaded.
Thanks again
There isn't an ETA yet on
Submitted by Shikamaru on Sun, 2008-11-23 10:42.
There isn't an ETA yet on the other guides, Jame will write it down in the release notes if there is.
You'll just have to wait and check the release notes once in a while
I've never really felt the
Submitted by Lev on Fri, 2008-11-21 21:28.
I've never really felt the need to post something. Everyone who has commented before me has pretty much said it to a point where it goes without saying. Your guides are awesome and the fact you release them for free has surely made you popular with a large portion of the wow community. I know i recommend your guides to anyone who asks. Although i haven't done it sometimes I just feel like having a macro steadily spamming the general channel with the URL for your guides. Seriously the amount of people who spam general with "OMG where is 'insert quest mob'" is rediculous. But anyway i felt like i needed to sign up and thankyou personally for all the hard work you've put in. I hit server first dwarf and missed server first paladin by an hour 90% because the other paladin didn't sleep in days ...but i was able to hit server first dwarf solely because of this guide so to reiterate. Thankyou for your guide and I can't wait for the rest of it to come out. I felt lost without it after 76!
Level 80 Dwarf Paladin
As advertised
Submitted by tommx on Thu, 2008-11-20 23:06.
I've been using this leveling guide for my current character, and am very pleased with the results. If anything, I'm finding that I level well before completing a circuit given for the level even if I am following the guide to the letter. I'd say this is a strong selling point for the guide.
Many thanks.
Awesome guide. I did find an
Submitted by starpaw on Tue, 2008-11-18 17:30.
Awesome guide. I did find an issue with Howling Fjord, at Steal Gate.
Quest: I have an airplane.
This quest now places you pvp flagged. Horde also now camp this quest. You also, at least currently on Zangarmarsh, cannot loot the baggies. I've had multiple friends test it and none of the bags work.
Otherwise, thanks for the awesome guide!
There is no Quest named "I have an Airplane"
Submitted by Blubzor on Fri, 2008-11-21 03:21.
But maybe you was talking about "I've got an Flying Machine".
And Yes, It has been confirmed that the quest is not Working as intended. According to Some WoWhead users its when you look around with your mouse it bugs out, It works if you use your Arrowkeys to steer and Spacebar to fly upwards and X to fly downwards.
Some of the bags are bugged, too. But there is one bag that you can get. It's along the wall on the south side of the site. You should be able to pick it up.
But some people can complete this quest, There is a Topic about it in the Beta forum, You can look at it here
Also, when you finish this quest, it will be come a daily quest, that you can repeat every day.
Fun fact
This quest is a reference to an old game by blizzard, Warcraft 2. It was so that when you finished building a Gnomish Flying Machine, You'd here a gnome shouting "I've got a Flying Machine". If you played Warcraft 2 you'd remember it
I hope this could help you abit.
Headphones on your heart.
Submitted by Wizkid on Wed, 2008-11-19 15:45.
I couldn't find I have an airplane, but if you mean "I've got a Flying Machine!" (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=11390) - that's bugged. Maybe blizz will fix it at the maintence, but for now, that quest is bugged (Confirmed by GM i asked)
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Great work. Would love to
Submitted by coldbear on Mon, 2008-11-17 22:14.
Great work. Would love to see a small picture with the waypoints kind of too the side of the steps so you don't have to scroll up all the time.
Would also love to see hyperlinked quests.
Quarry Quests
Submitted by Shirate on Sun, 2008-11-16 21:22.
In the coldrock quarry section of the guide, you say that the elder has all of the quests. I didn't go to NR in the beta, but it might have changed because reclaiming the quarry, and hampering their escape are both given from Etaruk at 54,36. Thought I'd point it out
I would like to say thankyou
Submitted by Mikio on Sat, 2008-11-15 04:31.
I would like to say thankyou for this guide. I have leveled 3 Level 70's following this guide (soon to be 4 with the DK) and owe it to this guide, following this made things so easy and fast.
Thanks a Mil.
Nagrand Server
Submitted by Cynyde on Fri, 2008-11-14 19:07.
Would love for the next section after Dragonblight! Hope it comes soon! These are just awesome!
You rock Jame!
Submitted by hozz1235 on Wed, 2008-11-12 16:52.
You're a legend man. I've used all your guides. I've even purchased a "levelling guide" at one point that didn't even compare to yours. Do you accept PayPal donations?
Oh, I was reading comments from other users as well - great to see all the compliments, you deserve 'em! I was a little amused by some of the requests some had for changes to your guides. It appears most of them would not benefit the "other 97%" of users so may not be worth your time. I think the guides are "just right" for their intended audience.
Looking forward to trying out the new 70+ guides in Northrend! They do seem more...brief. Lots of "get quest, turn in quest". Did you find the quests more straightforward in Northrend so you didn't need as much detail in the guide? Just curious. As far as I'm concerned, the less verbose, the better!
Keep up the great work!
This Guide Rocks
Submitted by saidan301 on Wed, 2008-11-12 14:13.
ive used this guide since lvl 30 and it has been very helpfull I recommend it to all my friends. Totally rules.
You are Awesome
Submitted by Vileclaw on Mon, 2008-11-10 03:53.
I had started several alts (4 to 5) and could never get them above level 40. Thanks to this guide I probably cut several months of my time to experience the end game.
You are a hero for eliminating the worst part of WOW (Leveling) and leaving out the Grind of the game.
Alliance PVP server
Submitted by Boxxeraj on Sun, 2008-11-09 17:46.
I'm writing this comment in consideration of others who haven't read the guides before.
When you start off as an alliance at lvl 30, you should be prepared to get ganked alot until, lets say lvl 34-35. If you play on a pvp server where the opposite faction actually is alot higher, try start the guide of at lvl 34-35 and start after the Stranglethorn Vale circuit. If you don't you will probably end up doing some runs in Scarlet Monastery anyway. If you play on a well balanced pvp server or a pvp server where you're faction is overpowering the other, don't mind this comment. This goes for all none pvp servers aswell.
Sorry if you get offended by this comment Jame, but it's nothing against the guide itself, just a little help from a player who dealt with this himself.
70 Feral druid
42 Arms Warrior
34 Retri Palla
Server: Magtheridon
My levelling on PvP server strategy...
Submitted by danhass on Fri, 2008-11-28 17:57.
Simply, I don't do it. It is just too frustrating dealing with the ganking. If I'm leveling a character, I'll level him on a PvE server and then transfer the toon to the desired PvP server once I've reached the target level. For my twinks, I don't do the transfer until I've geared them as well.
Of course, the cost of the transfer is not really important to me, and not dealing with the frustration of gankers is worth every cent (to me).
Which reminds me, I need to donate to Jame's...
Submitted by sparks on Fri, 2008-11-07 20:59.
this is a fantastic guide.
how long should this take for the average person?
in your guide
6. Ride southeast to Death's Stand (82,47). Turn in [72] The Son of Karkut, get [72] Surrounded!
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posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:19 pm
I'm getting ready to do an LTA with 2 time points using a multiply imputed dataset based on 10 smaller datasets. I've done LCA, but not LTA, and this is my first time working with MI data.
My understanding is that the steps should be as follows:
(1) Fit time 1 LCA using the MI data (with Type=Imputation).
(2) Fit time 2 LCA using the MI data.
(3) Using the thresholds for the best fitting model for the time 1 LCA as start values, run the LCA on one of the smaller component datasets. Do the same for time 2 with the same smaller dataset.
(4) Perform the LTA using the smaller dataset used for the LCAs.
Is that right? If so, when I do step 3, I get different class proportions from the MI and smaller datasets, meaning that the conditional probabilities for individuals are different in the 2 models. How do I resolve that?
Thanks so much for your help!
Keri Jowers
posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:26 pm
A clarification on my question: The class proportions are different at the same time point when I use the MI and smaller dataset.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:01 am
What do you mean by a multiply imputed dataset based on 10 smaller datasets?
Keri Jowers
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:24 am
Excellent question. This is data I inherited, so my explanation may be a little fuzzy, but it looks like it's actually 10 MI datasets that have been stacked (using Stata). So, the guidance I got was to run the LCA on the stacked data to get start values, then to run the LCA on one of the MI datasets to get cprobs. I suppose I'm unclear as to why, when I do that, I get different class proportions. And then, when I start the LTA, do I use the stacked data or one of the MI datasets? Thanks so much for your patience -- I'm in unfamiliar territory.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:05 am
It seems like that would work. It makes me suspicious of the data that it does not. You could divide the data set into the ten data sets and do multiple imputation using TYPE=IMPUTATION. You would not get cprobs though. You could run separately for each data set and average the cprobs although I'm not sure if that is correct for imputation.
Keri Jowers
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:41 am
Thanks for your thoughts! It's encouraging that you're suspicious, too. I'll see what I can find out from the source of my data. Are the cprobs something I'll need for the LTA?
Keri Jowers
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:42 am
Sorry -- one more question. Is there any reason you can think of that I couldn't just use the stacked data for all of the analyses rather than trying to duplicate class proportions in one of the MI datasets?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:55 am
The cprobs are obtained as part of the LTA. You don't need them to run an LTA.
I don't think imputed data sets are meant to be used as one single data set.
Keri Jowers
posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:59 am
Thanks! Your help is much appreciated!
Keri Jowers
posted on Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 5:48 am
Good morning,
A continuation of the issues above. I decided to increase the number of starts on the stacked data to make sure that I was avoiding local maxima. The 4-class model continues to be the best fit. The problem is that when I use the resulting thresholds to set the parameters in any one of the MI datasets, I get: "ONE OR MORE MULTINOMIAL LOGIT PARAMETERS WERE FIXED TO AVOID SINGULARITY OF THE INFORMATION MATRIX. THE SINGULARITY IS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE MODEL IS NOT IDENTIFIED, OR BECAUSE OF EMPTY CELLS IN THE JOINT DISTRIBUTION OF THE CATEGORICAL LATENT VARIABLES AND ANY INDEPENDENT VARIABLES. THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS WERE FIXED: 2 3", with 2 and 3 being alphas. What's confusing to me is that I'm not including any covariates (the model includes 6 latent class indicators), which is the only other time I've seen this warning.
Even though the class proportions reported in the results from the un-stacked MI dataset show 2 empty classes, the output still provides the proportion of individuals in each of the 4 user-defined classes that endorse "0" or "1" responses for each of the 6 latent class indicators. These proportions replicate over the 10 MI datasets. I'm wondering if these are usable proportions for tables/graphs, and I'm wondering if I need to somehow modify my model to make it identifiable, even though it's identified in the stacked data.
Thanks for your help!
Linda K. Muthen
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If your dog is anxious around loud noises, such as thunder or fireworks, don't despair! We've got a few helpful hints and some great products that will put the spark back in your holiday.
Before the big day, take a moment to reflect on how last year's festivities went. Did your dog hide out in the bathtub all night, or was he the life of the party? If this is a new dog, think about how he's reacted during thunderstorms, passing sirens, or your neighbor's cranked up bass. This should help get you in the right frame of mind for a successful 4th this year.
Keeping your dog's stress level down is crucial to him having a good time. Some dogs with high anxiety can benefit from a daily supplement that offers ingredients like B vitamins, valerian, chamomile, and other soothing herbs. SmartCanine Calming is a customer favorite for keeping your dog relaxed without making him "dopey." For an immediate, short-term calming effect, Rescue Remedy provides a blend of Bach Original Flower Essences in a liquid dropper.
When the big day arrives, it's a good idea to spend a little extra time tuckering out your pup. A nice long walk or run, a few extra games of fetch—these activities can go a long way in helping your dog stay relaxed as the pyrotechnics get underway. It's also smart to have an area set aside for your dog, out of foot traffic, where you can close windows and blinds, lower the lights, and set up a comfortable and quiet den. Allowing your dog a delicious and time-consuming treat is a tried and true tip for keeping him occupied as the festivities carry on. A frozen Kong stuffed with peanut butter work well!
The 4th of July is one of the worst times of year in terms of lost pets. Shelters are flooded with dogs that fled when the fireworks began. Even the most predictable dog can bolt when surprised by an impromptu firecracker display. The easiest way to be reunited with your dog, aside from micro chipping, is to keep up-to-date, clear contact information on your dog's collar.
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SAILING WORLD Magazine's 1998 Boat of the Year
(Atlantic City, NJ)- February 6, 1998. In a gala ceremony held at the Sail Expo Boatshow, the J/90 was crowned the Sportboat of the Year during the prestigious Boat of the Year (BOTY) Awards. Some quotes from the judges:
"This boat is well balanced, drives like a dream and has speed to burn."
"The real fun starts when you turn the corner. Acceleration is the norm rather than the exception."
"The best thing about the J/90 is that it's high tech and high performance, but can easily be sailed just for fun....whatever your preference, it won't be dull!"


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Everything has a price and narcissism is no different. What has narcissism cost you? Did you find yourself paying for anything or even defrauded as the savings accounts were emptied and you found loans in your name that you did not even take out? Perhaps it has cost you friendships as you fell out with those around you or you had to cut off an innocent parent when going no contact with a narcissistic parent? Maybe you were left suffering from anxiety and hyper vigilant, your sense of security snatched away and you no longer felt safe? Did you lose your home? Has it cost you a relationship with a child? Perhaps you feel it has taken your sense of who you are?
Whether this cost appears permanent or it was a temporary state of affairs and you have brought about recovery or restitution, do share your thoughts. Choose as many of the options as are applicable before casting your vote and as ever, please do expand on your situation in the comments.
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@VHTRC Trifecta Day 3 – Jeremy's Run
Day 3 brought us 21…or so…miles of nice, runnable trails, good climbs, warm temperatures, blue skies and a sweet swimming hole at the end. A few (ummm…a lot) of us got off trail in the first mile and added some bonus miles to our day. Probably should have paid better attention during the briefing, but bonus miles are always fun!
Trifecta accomplished! A huge thanks to the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club for planning 3 great days of trail antics. Looking forward to next year!


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Ybor City began as a cigar factory town in the 1880s. The town's namesake, Vicente Martinez Ybor, purchased 40 acres of land east of Tampa and, with the help of the Tampa Board of Trade, established Ybor City in 1886.
Over the next five decades thousands of Cuban, Spanish and Italian immigrants came to Ybor City to work in the cigar industry. Several manufacturers set up operations and at its peak in the 1920s the cigar factories employed more than 12,000 workers.
Cigar production declined during the Great Depression. Labor strikes and increased automation led to the near collapse of the industry by the mid-20th century. Although nearly all of the cigar factories are gone, Ybor City entered a period of revival beginning in the late 1980s. The district is now home to lively nightlife, numerous restaurants and thriving businesses.
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Profar out 10-12 weeks with torn shoulder muscle
Dealing with soreness most of spring, second baseman has injury revealed by MRI
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar has a torn muscle in his right shoulder and will be out 10-12 weeks.
Profar felt the shoulder pain during Saturday's game against the Padres, and the injury might have occurred while he tried to turn a double play in the sixth inning. The second baseman showed up on Sunday feeling some soreness in the shoulder, so the Rangers sent him for an MRI exam, and the results showed a tear in the teres major muscle.
Profar, who was dealing with tendinitis in the shoulder for the four weeks of Spring Training, is not expected to need surgery, and the Rangers are hoping to have him back before the All-Star break.
"This is our everyday second baseman, somebody we expected to take a major step forward in his career," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "Hopefully he'll be a weapon in the second half of the season."
Josh Wilson, who was winning a job as the utility infielder, is the early leading candidate to replace Profar, but the Rangers will review every possible option, including infield prospect Rougned Odor. Other infielders may come available in the final week of Spring Training as teams start cutting down their rosters.
"We'll get somebody there to play," manager Ron Washington said. "We will have a second baseman. We've got guys in camp that can play there. In the meantime, I'm sure [general manager Jon Daniels] will be out there looking. We're OK. Believe me, we're OK. We'll miss Profar, but we'll move on and win some ballgames."
Wilson and Adam Rosales are the primary utility-infield candidates left in camp, but Brent Lillibridge could be brought back from Minor League camp. Wilson is the best defensive player among the candidates and is hitting .267 this spring. He has a career .225 average with a .278 on-base percentage and a .317 slugging percentage.
Kensuke Tanaka wasn't a utility-infield candidate because he doesn't play shortstop, and he was sent back to the Minor Leagues earlier in camp. But he had a 13-year career as a regular second baseman in Japan and was a four-time All-Star.
"We're reviewing everybody's status, including Tanaka," Washington said.
Odor was also in camp earlier this spring before being returned to the Minor Leagues. Odor, rated the No. 4 prospect in the organization by MLB.com, is just 20 years old, and he spent most of 2013 at Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach. But he did play 30 games at Double-A Frisco and hit .306 with six home runs and 19 RBIs.
Asked if the Rangers would consider Odor, Levine said, "I would hate to speculate at this point."
Outside candidates could include Kevin Frandsen, who was just outrighted by the Phillies. The Cardinals might be willing to talk about Pete Kozma, and the Reds have either Ramon Santiago, Chris Nelson or Jason Bourgeois. The Cubs might be willing to move Darwin Barney, and Cesar Izturis could be available if the Astros don't keep him. The same could be true for Jason Donald, who is in camp with the Royals.


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Chris Jaffe at The Hardball Times talks with Bill James. In addition to learning that among Toronto's rickshaw drivers, James is an absolute GOD, we also find out:
He has a new book -- "about 15 articles and hundreds of little notes, most of them illustrated by a chart" -- due very soon (Baseball's Gold Mine), as well as a website (Bill James Online).
Also, he says the greatest rock'n'roll album of all-time is Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers. Hmmm. I'd like to see his chart for that one.


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I am excited to be heading to Nashville next week for ESX 2018, especially with Security Systems News as the premier media sponsor once again this year. As always, we love supporting this key industry conference each year.
If you don't find me at the SSN booth, roaming the trade show floor, or at one of the many keynote events lined up this year, come and check out one or both of the two interesting sessions that I will be moderating this year.
The first one, "Top 5 Disruptive Technologies Impacting The Commercial Market," is on Thursday, June 21, from 8:00-9:15AM in room 101 D, and features two great speakers—Steve Butkovich, chief technology officer, CPI Security and Rodger Reiswig, VP, Industry Relations, Johnson Controls Inc. I don't want to reveal what those "Top 5" technologies are just yet, but one will be cloud. You will have to come to the session to find out the other four!
The second session that I am moderating, "Proven Customer Care Programs: Tips For Getting Started" is on Friday, June 22, from 11:00AM-12:00PM in room 101 A, and features two excellent speakers—John Bazyk, vice president of sales, Command Corporation, and Philip Pearson, president, Smart Home Consulting Group. Each of these speakers has a unique perspective on the topic and brings a wealth of information, resources and guidance on how to engage with your customers, lower attrition and improve retention and profitability long term.
Looking forward to a great week of education, networking and fun—Pub Crawl anyone?
See you in Nashville!
This week, ASIS International announced that Fareed Zakaria, global thinker, columnist, and CNN host, and Scott Klososky, futurist and technology visionary, would be opening keynotes for Global Security Exchange (GSX).
ASIS announced the name change, from the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits to GSX late last year. ASIS expects GSX to attract more than 20,000 operational and cyber security professionals to the Las Vegas Convention Center from Sept. 23-27 for the event.
"Between Fareed and Scott, attendees will receive a rounded, nuanced, and incisive overview of the trends—social, political, business, technological—informing the transformation of security and how professionals will have to adapt to thrive in the years ahead," Peter J. O'Neil, CAE, chief executive officer for ASIS International, said in the announcement. "The presentations will lay the groundwork for a forward-looking enterprise security risk management approach to risk, setting up security to be a critical business partner."
Zakaria, host of CNN's Peabody Award-winning "Fareed Zakaria GPS," is former editor-at-large of TIME magazine, a three-time bestselling author, and one of Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, the announcement noted.
At GSX, Zakaria will open the conference with an examination of important forces, developments, and risks affecting the global community. His remarks will address cyberthreats—espionage, ransomware and spear phishing. With an emphasis on international intelligence and security, Zakaria will explore what it means to live in a truly global era, ASIS said.
Klososky returns as the GSX Tuesday keynote following his popular 2017 presentation, "The Technology Integration of Man." Building on his continued involvement with chief security officers and ASIS stakeholders in the past year, Klososky will address the impact of today's rapid digital transformation on security management and leadership. He will build a compelling case for managing and using technology—and knowing when not to use it—to gain a competitive advantage and lead successfully into the future, ASIS said in the announcement.
"We are excited for these well-respected thought leaders to share their vital insights and set the stage for the conference education that follows," Richard E. Chase, CPP, PCI, PSP, 2018 president of ASIS International, said in a prepared statement. "These keynotes reflect our commitment to bring diverse, forward-thinking speakers to our event to address vital issues impacting businesses and communities worldwide."
BAY CITY, Mich.—DICE Corporation announced today that Jackie McCarthy is joining the company as its new chief financial officer and Jerry Corrion will now manage DICE's telecom department, in addition to his current role as senior vice president of software development.
McCarthy will be responsible for overseeing accounting, managing company financial statements, reporting on key measurements, and budgeting and analysis, the announcement noted.
McCarthy comes to DICE with more than 30 years of experience as a CPA, with 15 of those years in public accounting. Before joining DICE, McCarthy worked for Ernst & Young, Nexteer Automotive and in local government. She also taught at Delta College and operated her own CPA firm for several years. McCarthy holds a BBA in accounting from Saginaw Valley State University.
Corrion, who has been with the company for more than 20 years, will oversee the telecom department at a time of rapid growth and advancements, according to the announcement.
"Telecom continues to be our fastest-growing department, and a lot of software is tied to telephony. Jerry is the perfect fit for leading this team," DICE Corporation president and CEO Cliff Dice, said in the announcement.
"This is an exciting time at DICE Corporation and I'm pleased to have Jackie and Jerry on our team, leading us into a new era at the company," said Dice.
Convergint Technologies made its second acquisition outside the U.S. this month, with the acquisition of Integrators Australia, a systems integrator based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
One of the world's largest systems integrators, Convergint continues to grow its global footprint via organic growth and acquisition. Integrators Australia is Convergint's second international acquisition in 2018, and it provides Convergint with a physical location and a group of experienced colleagues to expand its service in the local market.
"Acquiring Integrators Australia is another major step in building out our global service platform," Ken Lochiatto, CEO of Convergint, said in the announcement. "The addition of Integrators Australia greatly expands our presence in the Australian market and strengthens our ability to meet the service needs of our global customers in Australia. We welcome Dean Monaghan and his entire team to the Convergint organization."
Founded in 2005 by Dean Monaghan, Integrators Australia is one of the largest independent integrators in Australia, servicing key clients across both Australia and New Zealand. Convergint chose to join forces with Integrators Australia because of its dedication to excellent customer service, a key component of Convergint's own culture.
"We are very excited to become a part of Convergint Technologies, in which we have found a like-minded culture of service-first delivery," Monaghan, managing director of Integrators Australia, said in a prepared statement. "It has taken 13 years of dedication from our entire group to reach the strong level of capability and expertise that we offer today, and joining Convergint marks the next step in our evolution."
Dan Moceri, Convergint's co-founder and CEO told SSN after the acquisition of Paris-based systems integrator Astrec Security in early May that he sees many more opportunities to grow the company's global presence.
Security Systems News is proud to announce that the program for our 2018 Cloud+ conference is now available! You can view the entire by clicking here, and there are a few highlights will be included below.
Cloud+ 2018 will be held at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla., on Sept. 5 and 6. This is a great location that has served SSN very well as the spot for its annual TechSec Solutions conference—and it's right across from the beach. Registration is also open for the event and you can register through the Cloud+ website.
This year's keynote speaker will be Rick Juarez, managing director of Imperial Capital, presenting "Finance and the Future for Cloud and Security." Here, Juarez will cover the current M&A landscape within cyber- and physical security, particularly cloud-solution providers, and also take a look at what research says about key growth areas, challenges and opportunities.
Cloud+ 2018 will also feature a dynamic two-part session, looking at "How Can Cloud Help the Integrator," with two separate panels, one from the perspective of integrators and another from the suppliers' point of view.
The Day Two Keynote will be AJ Frazer, VP Sales, America, Agent Video Intelligence, presenting "How the Cloud Enables the Dream of AI." Frazer will examine how cloud is helping realize artificial intelligence within the security industry.
We look forward to seeing you down in Delray Beach in early September!
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 24 passed H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes an amendment prohibiting the federal government from purchasing video surveillance equipment from several China-based manufacturers, including Hikvision and Dahua. The bill still needs to make it through the Senate before being signed into law by the president.
In response to this legislative action, Jeffrey He, president, Hikvision USA Inc. and Hikvision Canada Inc., told Hikvision channel partners in an emailed letter, "We are actively working to assure our North American stakeholders that Hikvision strictly abides by the laws and regulations of each country in which it operates. We also reaffirm the fact that we hold our products to the industry's global cybersecurity standards, including North America."
He continued, "As we continue to monitor and further deploy the necessary resources to address this matter over the coming weeks and months, please know that we will vigorously defend Hikvision from dangerous and unproven accusations about the cybersecurity of our products and solutions."
Dahua issued an official response to the proposed legislation, saying, "Dahua Technology is a commercial enterprise with high level of business integrity. As an international company, Dahua Technology complies with all related laws and regulations in the countries where it does business."
As this bill heads to the Senate for any revisions and ultimately to the president for signature, it will be interesting to see if specific references to Hikvision and Dahua will be included in the final bill.
SSN continues to report on this story.
LAS VEGAS—Security Systems News caught up with ACRE COO Ron Virden, who this week published a great piece titled, "Electronic Access Control & The Future of Security: Is the Lock and Key Obsolete?"
Virden noted in his article that the end of the traditional lock and key may be here as wireless technologies transform "the possibilities for electronic access control."
With Google and Amazon getting into the residential space, they are "really helping to drive that tipping point and you will see the consumer demand speed this up into the corporate space, especially the SMB market where we are already seeing this happen," he told SSN. "But for the larger [enterprise] groups, where you still have to have the identification piece that a badge provides, the migration will take longer and I don't know if it will ever be a 100 percent migration to mobile."
And while wireless locks have been in existence for a long time, "next-generation products equipped with near-field communication and Bluetooth represent a quantum leap forward," he noted in his article. "With established players such as ASSA ABLOY, Allegion and Dormakaba bringing their high-tech products to the market, wireless will rapidly become the standard means of managing access."
He continued, "This is game-changing because it extends monitoring and control capabilities to a far wider range of access points. Today, most organizations limit digital locks and access credentials to the first line of defense—external doors. With nextgen wireless, any internal or external door can be added to the network so that traffic can be monitored and controlled throughout the building or complex. Not only does this improve the level of security and visibility, it also has the potential to provide valuable usage data that can help to reduce energy consumption, enhance safety and comfort and even provide predictive analytics that can guide space allocation or development."
But before the industry can realize this new generation of wireless and mobile technologies, Virden said there are some challenges to overcome.
"The market is fragmented and territorial with lock manufacturers and mobile access firms focused on developing proprietary credentialing systems that protect their market share," he explained in his piece. "However, that doesn't serve the needs of the consumer or business market, both of which are resistant to being 'locked' into a specific brand of hardware or software."
This is why, Virden told SSN, "open platform" is so important. "If you look at the intrusion business, you can go in and take over a panel and you can change who your provider is, so we have to have some way in the future for companies to not just be wed to one platform, and if you want to change who your credential provider is, you are able to do that," he said.
Companies that focus on open platform and working well with others will benefit the most moving forward. "Focusing on hardware-agnostic software or credential-agnostic hardware will generate a bigger, more sustainable market," he noted in his article. "Players that adopt a collaborative approach, aim for the mid-market, and look for ways to add value—whether through enhanced safety, convenience or data-driven insight—will see big opportunities in the coming years."
For the full version of Virden's article, click here.
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—I arrived Monday on Amelia Island, Fla., for Affiliated Monitoring's third annual Catalyst conference, focused entirely on the sales and marketing aspects of the medical alert industry.
The first full day began with a welcome from, Mike Zydor, managing director for Affiliated Monitoring. He brought up the idea of "forced networking," making sure that people are meeting and conversing with a multitude of different professionals, including ones they haven't met before. To facilitate this, the conference has attendees in different groups throughout the event, such as with the table assignments or teams for networking events.
Zydor said that one of the valuable takeaways from the event will be the discussions and relationships made at Catalyst. Following this point, each attendee had the opportunity to stand and introduce themselves, their company, and where they're from.
Next, Affiliated executive vice president Daniel Oppenheim presented "PERS: Today and the Future," an overview of themes in the PERS industry and observations within Affiliated Monitoring. Oppenheim said how fortunate he is for what it is that the industry offers, "We offer a service that is vital to our customers, we save lives."
The overall number of PERS signals that Affiliated received went up 45 percent last year, Oppenheim said.
"I feel very strongly in the future of our industry," Oppenheim said. He pointed toward the baby boomer generation, the oldest of which are about 72 now, as a large opportunity—an entire generation that is about age into the typical PERS and mPERS demographics.
Related to that is one of the problems the industry will face in coming years, Oppeneheim said: that there are going to be more seniors, but there are projected to be fewer available caregivers. "There's only one answer and it is our industry and technology that is going to solve this."
An annual staple of the Catalyst program is the executive spotlight series, where Oppenheim has an on-stage conversation with leaders in the PERS industry, covering their perspective on the industry and the decisions that got them to where they are today. In 2016, Oppenheim sat down with Ritch Haselden of Essence USA, and in 2017, he spoke with Ken Gross of Connect America.
This year Oppenheim talked with Rob Flippo, CEO of MobileHelp, a provider of mPERS and health management solutions, which began in 2006.
"You bet big on mobile and you were right, what did you see that others in the market were not seeing at the time?" Oppenheim asked.
Flippo said that people weren't using cellular in the home when he started, and he did his due diligence to figure out that there was no business reason for this and chose to take up the technology in his business. He noted that GPS technology was also in the early stages at that time.
Affiliated is now fully integrated with MobileHelp, Oppenheim announced on stage Tuesday. Through that process, Oppenheim met many members of Flippo's team. He asked Flippo for his philosophies on putting together a team.
Flippo first responded by agreeing with the phrase "The fish rots from the head down;" how management and ownership treat the people below them affects the entire business. Flippo also said that in assembling his team, he looked for people that would fit executive roles, before the company even had those positions.
Flippo provided an interesting perspective when asked to think about the future of the PERS industry, 10 years down the road. He said that the people buying PERS systems now, where about 65 when he started a little more than a decade ago. So, he challenged the audience to consider a 60 or 65 year-old now—that person will be a potential PERS user in 10 years. A 60 or 65 year-old now is more technological than in 2006, Flippo noted, and he predicted that PERS systems will come with more features and functionality that connects to other aspects of a user's life, much in the same way that the security ecosystem evolved to include more elements of home control.
The last session of the day was a panel, titled "Ask the Experts: Product Mix and Planning the PERS Future." Here, Pete West, VP, North American director for KORE, moderated a conversation with Yaniv Amir, president of Essence USA, Ryan Bangerter, business development director for Mytrex, and Scot McGehee, VP of operations and sales at Climax.
To kick things off, Ward asked Bangerter about the value of the cloud for PERS. Mytrex is leveraging the cloud with its new PERS product, the MXD LTE. Bangerter said that, historically, PERS systems are a local installation, but the cloud element allows for an easier integration process and it helps with different communication paths.
Ward asked McGehee about the usage of mobile PERS inside of the home, as opposed to a cellular PERS system. Seniors can be much more energetic and mobile, he noted, and Users need something for mobile use outside of the home as well as usage in the house. "We've got to be able to cover both bases going forward to take care of the aging population," he said.
Essence does business outside of the US, Ward noted. He asked Amir about trends that are in international markets that might enter the U.S. market. Voice activation is one such trend, according to Amir. Specifically, Essence offers a voice panic alarm system, where emergency response sensors can be installed throughout a user's house and—because it relies on voice—doesn't require a wearable. This is a good solution when caregivers would like to see more protection in an elderly person's home, but that user does not want to appear frail.
To open the second day of Catalyst 2018, Mike Zydor had an on-stage conversation with Mark Melendes, managing director and group head—specialized industries, CIBC Bank US, about what dealers need to know a head of looking for additional funding.
Borrowing from a bank can be a great way to grow a PERS business, Zydor noted. He asked Melendes for the first thing PERS dealer should do when thinking about additional funds.
Melendes said to think of alternatives to borrowing from a bank. Borrowing from a bank can be very involved, he said, and there are other options that a dealer could look into; for instance, finding a local lender or sometimes the seller in a transaction can partly help with financing.
According to Melendes, key considerations include: whether financial records in tact, does the company have good financial reporting and a history of financial reporting, is there a good CRM system, and are there the right people to support a banking relationship.
The first time that Melendes meets a company, it can be when there is an immediate acquisition opportunity, one that might want to close quickly, and unless they have the right information it can be a challenge.
Zydor asked: What do people looking to buy need to pay attention to in buying a competitor?
While CIBC focuses on the financial part of the transaction, it is also concerned with the strategic fit of the purchase and the legal due diligence, Melendes said. "Strategic fit is definitely one that we focus on," he said.
Something new for Catalyst that was included this year was a session devoted to a variety of discussion groups. Through an event app, attendees were asked for the topic that most interested them out of nine options. Four topics were chosen for discussion groups: Medicaid and government programs, customer retention strategies, leveraging social media for your business, and building your team: the most essential roles to fill.
I sat in on the social media session, curious for business leaders' opinions on leveraging social media for an offering geared toward the senior audience, which is currently noted as not being very technological.
This group was divided into two tables. The table I sat with discussed how the main audience is often not the user themselves, but instead the younger caregiver—an individual more likely to be on social media.
One idea was that messaging about PERS products has been often built off of fear, the fear of a fall. The industry could benefit from portraying PERS as more of a lifestyle product, a device that allows its user a certain lifestyle with more freedom.
From there, the discussion circled around to newer ideas of advertising that are mainly focused on showing a product and then showing a user having a better experience from using it. This is a concept in imaging that PERS products could use to showcase the offering as a lifestyle-focused device, as opposed to one driven by fear.
After about 20 minutes, each table in the room—about nine in total—chose a representative to present the ideas of their group.
The final presentation for this year was from the featured guest speaker, Erica Javellana, speaker of the house for Zappos, an online shoe and clothing retailer. Javellana joined the company in 2007 as a human resources generalist and quickly rose to be the employee relations manager. She took the stage to talk about Zappos' focus on customer service and how to focus on company culture.
Javellana began by talking about what Zappos calls P.E.C.: personal, emotional connection. Zappos wants each employee to establish a connection with each person they interact with, she said.
Zappos is committed to the idea of company culture and that means hiring and firing by those principles, Javellana said.
Zappos has 10 core values, central to the company's culture, and one of them is to "Build a Positive Team and Family spirit," and the wrong person can ruin a team's dynamic. "If you get the right people, you get the right culture," she said.
Other tenets of Zappos' culture included "Deliver WOW through service," "Create fun and a little weirdness," and "Be humble."
To "wow" through service means to go above and beyond, Javellana said. She shared the story of sitting in on a customer service call where a woman called in to try to find a specific sweatshirt. This woman hadn't ever shopped with Zappos, Javellana noted, but the Zappos employee helped her none-the-less, and got to know her while searching for the sweatshirt. He eventually learned that the woman's son had died in a car accident wearing his favorite sweatshirt at the time, and her younger son wanted the same one to remember his brother. The customer service representative, finding that Zappos did not have it, purchased one through a competitor and told the caller he would sent it to her.
It's about the experience more than the transaction, Javellana stressed.
Creating a little fun and weirdness does not mean Zappos only hires extroverted people, Javellana said, it means they encourage employees to be their whole selves at work. Some people stress work-life balance, and are entirely different people outside of work. People could focus more on work-life integration, she said.
The last principle Zappos has in its culture is to be humble and the company has a small test for this. In hiring for any position, whether it be the COO or a department manager, they inform the candidate that all new hires are required to attend company-wide training followed by a period of answering phones, taking four weeks in total. If the applicant turns their nose up at the idea of answering phones, they are shown the door. One reason for this is that at busy times of the season, such as during the holidays, answering phones can mean all-hands-on-deck, Javellana said, including her and Zappos' CEO, Tony Hsieh.
Javellana ended her presentation with this question: "How will you wow?"
I-View Now recently announced the launch of a new service: Police Alarm Portal. The process is powered by I-View Now's Software as a Service Video Verification platform, and will send video directly to authorized emergency responders through the ASAP to PSAP program. Additionally, I-View Now will provide the service to law enforcement free of charge.
In the announcement, I-View Now said that Police Alarm Portal helps the entire electronic security industry by improving the path of communications flow from end users to the monitoring station and then to law enforcement. "It allows for a faster and safer response to alarms by authorized emergency responders, increases the value of the alarm provider's monitoring service, and improves customer retention," the company said.
The new service will provide better information and collaboration to help keep communities safer, according to I-View Now.
"We're thrilled to be offering this revolutionary and patented service at no cost to law enforcement," Larry Folsom, president of I-View Now, said in the announcement. "When an alarm goes off, you don't always know what you'll find. Using video verification with the Police Alarm Portal changes that unknown factor. Authorized emergency responders will have real-time information about what's happening at the protected premises through live video and video clips. Police officers can respond appropriately and more safely to a verified alarm event."
Police Alarm Portal is being tested at 911 Communications Centers across the nation, including in Richmond, Virginia, the first city to go live with ASAP to PSAP.
"The City of Richmond is honored to have been chosen to participate in a pilot of Police Alarm Portal with I-View Now," Bill Hobgood, systems developer lead for City of Richmond, Department of Information Technology Public Safety Team, and recognized ASAP subject matter expert, said in a prepared statement. "The delivery of video sent via the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) program sent by an alarm monitoring company when suspicious circumstances are present, is a value added for public safety. The video will enable dispatch staff in the emergency communications center as well as responding officers to easily navigate to the same video witnessed by the alarm operator adding another tool in the interest of officer safety and suspect apprehension."
"ADT is a founding member of the ASAP system, and also the nation's largest user," Don Young, ADT's chief information officer, said in the announcement. "As our nationwide deployment of Video Verification with I-View Now is complete, making that same video content accessible to law enforcement is a natural extension of the services we currently provide our customers. ASAP is the premier standard for sending life safety information to PSAPs, and ADT is excited to further enhance our outstanding partnership with public safety officials."
LOS ANGELES—Arecont Vision announced this week that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware, and agreed to have substantially all of the company's assets acquired by an affiliate of Turnspire Capital Partners, LLC, an equity firm that is known as a turnaround specialist. In the Arecont press release, the company stated that the proposed transaction will enable Arecont "to pursue accelerated development of new, industry-leading video surveillance products and better meet the needs of its customers today and beyond."
Raul Calderon, Arecont Vision's chief operating officer and general manager, said in the announcement, "Through this transaction, Arecont Vision will shed its debt and make bolder decisions to invest in our future versus maintain the status quo. We are excited to have found a partner in Turnspire who shares our vision and will ensure an exciting future for the Company to the benefit our customers, employees, and partners,"
He continued, "Manufacturing, customer service, and sales activities will continue uninterrupted. Our employees will receive their wages and benefits as before, and our own vendors and suppliers will be paid in the ordinary course of business going forward."
Arecont said that current management will continue to lead the company, and business "will continue uninterrupted, and operations will be supported by debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing provided by Arecont Vision's current secured lenders."
The Turnspire bid will be subject to an auction at which it will be subject to higher and better offers, and require Court approval. The Company anticipates the transaction will move swiftly and close within 60-75 days.
"Arecont Vision implemented key strategic initiatives beginning in mid-2017 that continue in the current year, all aimed at enhancing customer engagement, increasing revenue, and optimizing business processes. The goal is to better address the needs of the market and maintain and expand our industry technology leadership," said Calderon. "While these efforts bore fruit immediately, we can now accelerate that progress unburdened by excess debt. Ultimately it was determined that using the chapter 11 process to facilitate a reorganization and sale was the swiftest and most efficient way to reduce debt while accelerating sales growth and product development."
The Company is advised by the law firm of Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP, Armory Strategic Partners as the Company's chief restructuring officer and financial advisor, and Imperial Capital as the Company's investment banker.
Court filings as well as other information related to the restructuring are available here.
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With us today is Bob Bickel, co-founder of Ringside Networks, a company that develops tools and systems for Social Networking.
DDJ: Bob, is a Social Networking application like Facebook any different than any other mainstream Web app?
BB: It is. As the illustration below shows, Facebook (or replace Facebook with the Ringside Server) is really focused on adding the social context to the application.
Readers can check out our training slides for details.
DDJ: Can you explain what "social networking application servers" are? Are they any different than more familiar app servers?
BB: Social networking application servers are not general application containers like a traditional app server. They serve the social context, and do the integration with other social networks. Here is a picture of the various components.
DDJ: Can you briefly describe the Ringside Networks open architecture?
BB: We come from a very open background, and this project reflects that. Fundamentally, we think that there are many applications, and certainly most websites that can make use of social networking. Therefore, we had to design something that could fit into anyone's environment easily. There are a number of aspects to this:
- Web Developers. We make it very simple for web developers to add simple tags that do social things -- like getting a list of friends. This makes the platform very open to any web developer.
- Application Integration. We use an open REST interface so any application can call us over the web just like they make calls to other web services from Google and Amazon and Facebook.
- Data Integration. There are many aspects here, but being able to integrate with a websites already existing set of users and adding a social context (who is related to whom) easily is one of the key aspects to creating an open platform for social networking.
- Social Network Integration. We initially focused on Facebook because of their size and huge number of applications (over 22,000 now). We allow any Facebook application to run on any website. We are also implementing Open Social and are hoping to achieve the same level of functionality by the production release in June.
- Open Domain Specific Languages (DSL). This is a very new concept that will become very powerful and popular over the next three years. We basically allow developers to create new tags that are specific to their application. The tags can then be easily used by web developers. Facebook has a set of tags called FBML (Facebook Markup Language), that do things like list a set of friends and their profile pictures. Our Open DSL engine allows any application to add their own tags. For example, the Voomaxer running log application could create a tag that gave the amount of mileage a runner completed last month. Then any running store could simply add a tag to their web page that had a welcome message saying "Congratulations on running 100 miles last month".
DDJ: Does the Ringside server support APIs, other than solely Facebook?
BB: We have our own extended set of APIs that do things like security. This is important since Facebook only supports one security model, but an open platform like our's could be used for any number of security environments -- like a hospital with HIPPA compliance, or a business with only certain managers having access to certain financial information. In addition, we are implementing the OpenSocial API to support the other social networks like MySpace and hi5 and Orkut.
DDJ: Where can readers go for more information on these topics?
BB: Our business-oriented website is www.ringsidenetworks.com. Our developer and community-oriented website is www.ringsidenetworks.org. If people want to get their hands on the product, go to the download page at http://wiki.ringsidenetworks.org/display/ringside/Download. We do daily builds, so people can get their hands on the absolute latest technology if they want. We also recommend first time users go thru our Trail Map guides -- starting with building a "Hello World" app and going up in complexity from there to write a real social app for suggestions and then adding your own API and DSL tags.


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1 roll 24"x 10 yards* Oracal 813 Oramask Stencil Vinyl
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Oracal 813 Stencil Film is a rigid 3 mil translucent blue PVC stencil film has been formulated for stencil applications, especially spray and paint techniques. Can be used to mask surfaces to be painted and for die cut/hand cut spray mask stencils. It is excellent for car striping and aircraft marking. It has a low tack, water based adhesive. It is ideal for water-based paint applications; smooth, flat, rigid substrates and surfaces, large area capabilities; and applications requiring background visibility.
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Metal Gear: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid 5 are separate games
Yesterday at GDC, Hideo Kojima said that Metal Gear Ground Zeroes and faux-mysterious Phantom Pain were actually together Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, and also that Ground Zeroes is the prologue. We interpreted that to mean they are one game, but that is not the case. A Konami spokesperson told GameSpot Ground Zeroes […]
Metal Gear: Ground Zeroes headlines
The Fox Engine is about "photo-realism", says Kojima
Hideo Kojima has been on a roll of late on Twitter, and while we told you earlier about the possibility of the next Phantom Pain trailer being edited at his desk earlier, another tweet from the enigmatic developer has surfaced regarding the Fox Engine.
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes will tackle many taboos, may not release in its current state
Hideo Kojima has spoken to VG247's Dave Cook about Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. It seems the Metal Gear Solid designer is fearful for the series' next iteration.


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Back again with another Thundercats tutorial. This time we're doing Slithe. In the current series, he's just a Lizard warrior and henchman of Mumm-Ra. In the old series, he was leader of the Mutants and was a pretty interesting character. We'll be tackling the modern design, but there are very few differences with the original 80's design.
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The Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program has a simple premise: reintegrate an endangered species into its natural habitat. In practice, however, bringing the wolf back to the Southwest has proven to be anything but easy, with environmental groups and ranchers maintaining a heated debate during the 13 years the program's been in existence.
The state's Game Commission voted unanimously on June 9 to withdraw from the reintroduction effort. Gov. Susana Martinez appointed four new members to the six-member board in March. Bill Montoya is one of those new members. "It was costing us a lot of money," says Montoya, who worked for the Game and Fish Department for 28 years. "We didn't think we were going in the right direction."
The reintroduction is handled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which placed wolves in the state in 1998. A year later, the state joined the program, and since then, New Mexico has contributed to the cause financially. Dan Williams, spokesperson for the Game and Fish Department, says the state has spent about $570,000 on the Mexican gray wolf since the program's inception, and the federal government matched those funds. The portion from the state was generated by hunting and fishing fees, not taxpayer dollars.
Two state employees from Game and Fish worked on the program, and Williams says the department is evaluating where those employees will go now.
The state's withdrawal may not have much of a direct impact on the reintroduction since its role in the effort has been minimal, but both sides of the debate wonder if it serves as a bellwether for further changes by the new administration. Former Gov. Bill Richardson outlawed the trapping of wolves in 2007. Environmental groups worry Martinez will overturn this rule, and ranchers hope she will.
Laura Schneberger is the president of the Gila Livestock Growers Association. Her cattle ranch has been in her family since 1964, though it's more than a century old. She lost three calves to wolves in the spring, she says, and in 2003 she lost six. Schneberger's main contention with the program is that she's not allowed to treat wolves the same way she treats other large predators in the area. "The wolves don't bother people nearly as much as the Fish and Wildlife Service's and the environmentalists' handling of it," she says. She adds that she wouldn't mind the wolves as much "if I could shoot the ones that cause problems."
When black bears or mountain lions kill a calf, ranchers are allowed to shoot them, she says. But because the wolves are endangered, there's not much ranchers can do to stop them.
Ranchers are supposed to be financially reimbursed for the cattle they lose due to wolves, but proving a wolf is responsible for a kill can be tricky. Schneberger says she's only been reimbursed for two out of the nine calves she's lost. But it's not just about money. She says when wolves are staking out a ranch, "sometimes you lose a cow and calf pair a day. It's very stressful. ... There's an emotional response to what you see, what gore is inflicted on you and your kids."
With Mexican gray wolves on the endangered species list, though, it's easy to make the case for conservation. The Fish and Wildlife Service was only able to find 50 of them in New Mexico and Arizona in January, and those account for the only Mexican gray wolves not in captivity.
Other wolf reintroduction programs have fared better. The Fish and Wildlife Service counted 1,650 gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain region last year, says Michael Robinson, conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity.
Robinson says the reason the Mexican gray wolf is on the verge of extinction is due, not surprisingly, to humans. The federal government tried to wipe out wolves in the early 20th century and widely accomplished its goal with poison. "We've gotten to a point where people in our society understand the value of other creatures and want to coexist," says Robinson. "We shouldn't allow this unique creature to disappear from the earth."
Wolves also play a crucial role in local ecosystems, he adds. In Yellowstone, where the wolf recovery has been largely successful, other environmental factors have reaped rewards. Take cottonwood trees, for example. Before wolves were brought back, the elk population was so high that most cottonwood saplings were eaten before they made it to adulthood. "In the last 16 years since wolf reintroduction, trees have been allowed to mature and are now providing habitats for songbirds and logs for beavers, which provides habitat for fish," he says. "The whole riparian ecosystem's improved by the presence of wolves."
For now, the Mexican gray wolf program will continue unchanged, even without the state's participation. Robinson worries, however, that wolves will begin to kill more cattle without some action taken by the state. In the past, Game and Fish employees fed some wolves when they approached ranches in order to curb their appetites.
There's no way to appeal the commission's decision, and so Robinson and his group are focused on trying to improve the recovery effort. Meanwhile, Schneberger hopes the program will simply go away.


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Mission Restaurant Supply Launches New Improved Website!
Having served the foodservice industry online with a full scale e-commerce website for over 4 years now, Mission Restaurant Supply felt the need to upgrade their website to keep up with today's technology and increasingly savvy shoppers.
The improved website is sure to keep shoppers happy with new features such as the ability to see their order history, sort products, and view several or all items at once in a particular category. Some enhanced features include order tracking online, easier navigation, the ability to calculate shipping cost on the product page, and faster loading pages. Features will continually be added to ensure customers enjoy their shopping experience.
The new website was designed and built by David Limon, Fannie Lewis, and Chris Collins using Miva Merchant 5.5 on a MySQL database. Through the use of CSS, the website is slim in size, keeping search engines happy; and coding is continually being compressed for optimal performance. In addition, credit needs to be given to several O'Reilly Media books, which were extremely handy in building the new website.
Mission Restaurant Supply's sales force includes: three showrooms in Texas (Austin, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio), a bid and contract department, an outside sales team, and a full scale e-commerce website. Other divisions include parts sales, leasing, service (within a 75 mile radius of each showroom) and the newly acquired metal fabrication shop, Mission Metal Fabricators.
Mission Restaurant Supply was ranked #20 in the nation on Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Magazine in 2008 (up from #26 in 2007) and continues to grow in the ranks as they expand their services. Whether shopping online or visiting a showroom, Mission Restaurant Supply continues to be a foodservice industry powerhouse. If you're in the market for restaurant equipment or restaurant supplies be sure to check out Mission Restaurant Supply online at www.MissionRS.com for unbeatable prices and great service!


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B.o.B is playing The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon's SXSW Residency. The line up, as it states in the pic, is as follows: T.I., me AKA B.o.B, Wale, Meek Mill, Curren$y, Kirko Bangz, XV, Stalley, Snow Tha Product and DJ Drama. RSVP to the event. See you there. If you can't make it, be sure to tune in to the show on YouTube.com/TheWarnerSound. We're livestreaming the whole thing!


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Suspected Xbox One leaker refusing to unlock laptop for police – report
SuperDaE, the Australian who allegedly leaked Xbox One details and tried to sell a supposed Durango dev kit on eBay is reportedly unwilling to unlock his laptop for the police.
SuperDaE headlines
Suspected Xbox One leaker appears in Australian court
The alleged Xbox One leaker who listed an Xbox Durango dev kit on eBay last year appeared in Perth Children's Court in Australia last week over charges.
Xbox One leaker will release information if arrested
The leaker who allegedly got hold of an Xbox One dev kit and released a slew of information to the Internet has warned that if he is arrested today, he'll spill everything he knows.
Microsoft denies involvement in Xbox 720 leaker police raid
Microsoft has denied any involvement in the police raid on the premises of Xbox 720 leaker 'SuperDaE. The official police warrant suggests otherwise.


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Wife Stands by Pastor Accused of Plotting Her Death With 'Girlfriend' During Mission Trip
The former pastor of Second Baptist Church in Union City, Tenn., and a woman he is accused of having an affair with have been charged with plotting to poison his wife during her mission trip to Honduras. The Christian minister, who served the congregation for 15 years before quitting in February, was supported by his wife as he answered to the charges in court.
The family of Edward Paul "Eddie" Mallonee, 54, appeared with him in court where he and Shelley Shannon Moran both pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit first degree murder and attempt to commit first degree murder, with the target said to be Cathy Mallonee.
Mr. Mallonee's father-in-law and other relatives were also in attendance with him at court. Church members also expressed support for their former pastor, with one news source reporting the presence of flyers outside the Obion County Courthouse during his appearance last week reading "the blood of Jesus forgives sins."
"One thing I would say is Mr. Mallonee, who has been married almost 34 years now, his wife and his entire family stand with him. What I know is what everybody in this community knows, is that what he's meant to this community in building the biggest church in Obion County," defense attorney John Miles told news cameras as his client stood by, supported by his wife. The Mallonees held hands as they exited the courthouse.
Mrs. Mallonee stood supportively by her husband during his court appearance:
Mr. and Mrs. Mallonee are seen in this photo shared online August 2012:
It was reportedly due to rumors of an affair with his co-defendant, 40-year-old Shelley Shannon Moran, described by local news sources as his "one-time girlfriend" and a church member, that led to Mallonee resigning from Second Baptist Church Union City in February.
Church member David Parks told local media that two days before his resignation from the pastorate Mallonee had confessed to the congregation that he was sinning.
Parks appeared crushed by the latest allegations of attempted murder against his former pastor.
"It was just hard to deal with at the time. These latest allegations are about too much to comprehend. Someone you put so much trust in and look up to, let's face it, it's a form of betrayal when they don't live up to what you expect and thought they were," said Parks.
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Second Baptist Church said in a statement previously sent to local media and shared Wednesday with The Christian Post that the situation has been a source of grief.
"Second Baptist Church is broken-hearted and grieved over this situation. We will seek God's will and direction on how to love and minister to all of those affected. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we will continue to serve God in our community through ministry and missions for his glory," read the statement.
Despite the difficulty of the situation, Parks was confident his church would eventually find peace.
"As bad as we hate all this, we're confident the church will thrive and come through just fine," he said. Parks also expressed remorse for Mrs. Mallonee.
It was not known what kind of poison Mallonee and Moran are accused of using in their alleged plot, but Union City investigators reportedly had been monitoring the pair from 2011-2012. Investigators claim Mallonee and Moran entered a pact to get a hold of poison, transport it to Honduras and give it to Mrs. Mallonee in a drink.
Mallonee and Moran were expected back in court next month. Mallonee is facing additional charges of facilitation of attempt to commit first-degree murder and reckless endangerment. Moran's full charges include three counts of attempt to commit first degree murder.


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