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Process Automation Jobs: Help Wanted
The Economic Doldrums May or May Not Be Over, but the Job Market in Process Control Is Booming. Is It Time for You to Jump Ship?
Overall, unemployment in the United States and worldwide is at record high levels. A study by the Associated Press says 53.6% of recent college graduates are either unemployed or under-employed. We see news stories about massive layoffs every day, and near-record unemployment figures dominate the news.
But in the process automation sector, the job market is red hot as companies large and small are rediscovering that better automation and process control can save money, increase production and preserve aging plants. So companies worldwide are automating, and they need experienced process automation professionals.
This strong surge in demand is coinciding with a very limited supply because young people have assiduously avoided the manufacturing sector for the last few decades in many developed countries. Instead, many have sought their riches in the financial and real estate sectors, two areas in particular that are suffering from a current huge oversupply of job seekers.
"It is beyond difficult to secure quality candidates," says Bob Zeigenfuse, president of systems integrator Avanceon in Exton, Pa. "There is an abundant supply of 'cowboys' (those who prefer to do things their way in spite of efforts to get them to follow process and standards), those with 'baggage' (some non-team personality trait), and some with outdated skills (those that had a cushy job and let their skills get stale). If you're looking for up-to-date skills, decent personality, no baggage and someone that will excel in a collaborative team environment—you'd be better off trying to find a needle in a haystack."
A big part of the problem for smaller companies like Avanceon is that brand-name firms are scooping up what little talent is available. Siemens, for example, announced in 2011 that it wanted to hire 3000 people in the U.S., many of them in process automation. To fight back, integrators and other smaller firms are discovering the power of branding as detailed in the sidebar, "The Automation PR Problem."
"The demand for process automation professionals is high, and the talent pool is small and shrinking," says Alan Carty, president of recruiting firm automationtechies in Minneapolis. "System integrators, end users and process control product manufacturers are all seeking these people. I've been recruiting for 12 years, and I feel that current demand relative to supply is at an all-time peak."
Paul Shane, talent acquisition manager at Rockwell Automation, adds that, "There's a lack of tenured process automation professionals readily available in today's pool of job seekers. As a result, our company has expanded our recruiting and hiring focus to attract professionals with core transferable skills."
Everyone we asked about the job situation had similar comments. One pointed out that experienced Baby Boomer-era automation professionals will be retiring soon, creating even more job opportunities. Others said there are plenty of new technical graduates available, but few have experience in automation and process control.
And others pointed out that outsourcing—that is, hiring automation professionals from other countries to perform engineering remotely—is difficult at best. For more on outsourcing, see the sidebar, "Is Outsourcing Worth the Hassle?"
How Do They Find You?
Anyone who subscribes to professionally oriented social networks such as Linked-In knows that about half of the posts in groups relating to process automation describe available automation and process control jobs. But, posting on social networks is only part of the recruiting effort.
Brian Merriman, president of systems integrator aeSolutions in Greenville, S.C., uses just about every method there is. "To recruit employees, we use an internal recruiter, relationships with third-party recruiters, college campus recruiting, industry and personal networking, and participation in users groups, professional associations, codes and standards committees, trade shows, etc." Merriman says he does electronic recruiting through Monster, Career Builder and other online services. The sidebar on the right lists the primary ways companies try to find talent.
Endress+Hauser recently hired two on-staff talent acquisition professionals, according to Gillian Lyngh, talent acquisition manager at Endress+Hauser. "This team works with a network of professional recruiting resources across the U.S. to locate and engage the professionals we need for our organization," she explains. "Our focus is on three main areas: recruitment, employee referrals and our internship program."
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Julian Clary reveals some ghostly goings-on at his home - the setting for his new novel Briefs Encountered - and how his partner's prolonged absence formed the basis for his forthcoming tour entitled Position Vacant: Apply Within.
By Hannah Stephenson.
Minutes into our interview, Julian Clary has me laughing with his acerbic wit, delivered in the gentlest yet most cutting of tones.
He begins by telling me about the ghosts living in his seven-bedroom farmhouse in the Kent countryside - once owned by the late playwright Noel Coward, who died in 1973 - which forms the backdrop to his latest novel Briefs Encountered.
Shortly after moving in six years ago, spooky things started to happen.
"For about four nights in a row, at four o'clock in the morning, a different picture by the same artist fell off a different wall," he says.
"When something like that happens, you can't help but think, 'Ooh, that's Noel saying he doesn't like my choice of art'."
Clary says he's never been scared. In fact, he's been incredibly accepting of his other-worldly lodgers.
"You just have to assert yourself and make sure everyone knows you're the current owner and they're very welcome to waft around.
"The house has a pagan feel to it and when things like sewage pipes burst, you do wonder whether it's the house expressing its disapproval.
"At the moment, I've got this terrible smell in the dining room and I think it's a dead rat under the floorboards, but you can read things into that if you choose to."
The book is set in two time periods - the 1920s and present day. In the Twenties, the main character is Noel Coward, who buys a house in the Kent countryside.
In the present day, a slightly washed-up actor, Richard Stent, buys the same home from a comedian called Julian Clary, who is eager to sell due to ghostly goings-on.
Indeed, Clary the writer mercilessly mocks the cameo Clary in the book, painting a picture of a totally selfish, rather ghastly character, with lots of barbs pointed directly at himself.
"It's a comedy device. I thought it was fun. If I'd said all those things about Christopher Biggins, the lawyers would have said, 'You can't do that' because of libel. So at last I've found someone I can be rude about and that's myself," he teases.
The ever youthful Clary, 52, whose Nineties TV shows included All Rise For Julian Clary, has been less visible on screen in recent years, apart from a hilarious stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2004, in which he and his partner Erin Boag came third, and a string of guest appearances on panel shows.
A lot of the time he's been busy doing panto, however, Clary's first live tour in six years, Lord Of The Mince in 2009 and 2010 - covering the UK, Australia and New Zealand - was a sell-out. Now another is planned for autumn, entitled Position Vacant: Apply Within, inspired by his long-term partner Ian's recent 18-month absence in Los Angeles.
Clary made the effort to visit Ian while he was working out there, but it wasn't a bed of roses.
"I did endure it for a few weeks, but I find Los Angeles a bit irritating. It's very materialistic, work orientated and no one is very sincere... I could go on," he says.
His forthcoming tour is all about looking for love. He'll use a process of elimination, and a lot of audience participation, to select a husband for the night.
"The chosen one will be hauled off to my dressing room!" Clary says, smiling wickedly.
"The idea came about when I thought Ian wasn't coming back from America. I thought, 'Right - I'll go and find a new husband!'
"Now, rather inconveniently, he's come back."
Has Clary considered tying the knot with Ian in a civil ceremony?
"Some days I think it's a nice idea and then other days it seems too conventional for my liking," he says.
"We've talked about it. Ian thinks it would be a nice day out. You can do it in Claridges - you don't have to go to a register office."
Their relationship also inspired Clary to create a similar long distance situation in the novel, between the washed-up actor and his boyfriend.
"Theirs is very much like my relationship with Ian. We've been together for about nine years, on and off.
"Ian works in London and when I'm there, we live together, but I can escape to Kent during the week if he's getting on my nerves.
"I'm sure I'm difficult to live with," Clary continues. "I'm quite self-absorbed and a bit eccentric. I'm not a prima donna and I don't think I'm argumentative. We don't have rows. We just go very quiet."
Though the ghouls haven't prompted him to move, Clary can't see himself living in the farmhouse forever.
Ideally he'd like a penthouse flat in central London, equipped with porters and people to look after him, he confides.
"It's quite tough living in the country. I have to carry in logs and there's a lot of mud. I do have gardeners and handymen, but even so, by lunchtime I'm worn out with all the sweeping, cleaning and wheelbarrowing."
Clary already has an idea for his next novel and for TV, although getting things commissioned is a challenge.
Some might say that's because he blotted his copybook nearly 20 years ago, with his infamous remark at the 1993 British Comedy Awards (Clary joked that he'd been backstage carrying out an extreme sex act on the then-chancellor Norman Lamont).
Though the audience laughed at the time, Clary was slammed by the media and deemed too dangerous for live TV.
"There was the feeling that I'd blown it and that my career had been derailed," he has previously said.
Today, Clary is looking forward to returning to the stage.
"I've missed touring," he says. "I love writing but you can't survive on what you get from it.
"If I spend six months alone, working on a book, then I'm desperate to go out, be sociable and be on stage, the centre of attention."
No midlife crisis then?
"Not at all," Clary insists. "Turning 50 was a milestone for me.
"I love my 50s and one can't help but feel a sense of achievement once you reach them. I probably had my midlife crisis at about 32."
:: Briefs Encountered by Julian Clary is published by Ebury, priced £12.99. Available now

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Seeing how the Pacers are far from being a playoff caliber team, I wouldn't trade for anyone older than him. So using that criteria, I would go after one of the following:
Lebron James
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Brandon Roy
Josh Smith
Andrew Bynum
Deron Williams
Chris Bosh
Al Jefferson
What people don't realize is that Danny isn't even that young for this league--his current age of 25 yrs makes him only one year younger than the average NBA player. Sure, he's having a break out season, but almost every 2/3 reaches a similar offensive peak at that age! Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady, and Joe Johnson are a few examples. Just look at the numbers and you'll see that a lot of these guys have career scoring years at that age. I'm not knocking Danny, I just think his future value may be a little inflated based on how he is performing now, and while he will be a star player for many years to come he probably won't top this season. That's why I would ONLY trade him for a younger player who hasn't reached his zenith yet.


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The Kick-Off Party Pours Into Pontiac and Overflows the Streets!
We knew it would be big this year, but nobody expected this many rods. Least of all the city fathers in Pontiac, Michigan, who had blocked off almost the entire downtown area for the kick-off of the 7th Annual Hot Rod Power Tour. Despite their best-laid plans, we still had to beg them to cordon off even more streets to make room. The cars just kept a comin', a river of rods all flowing unstoppably into an awesome sea of big engines, fat meats, and loud pipes. Maybe it was all just too much hot iron for one little town to handle, and too much fun as well, but hey–too much is just about right when it comes to hot rodding, right?And we're just getting started, man.
Who would have thought seven years ago that the Power Tour would grow from a few dozen cars roaring down the turnpike into a massive flood of street machines? Like the Mississippi overflowing its banks, theres no way for us to funnel all these roiling rods into one upload. So bookmark these web pages as we keep pumping out as many photos and videos as possible over the next 10 days on our cross-country convoy to San Bernadino, California.
And what would a Power Tour be without some sponsors and all the cool stuff they show? Chevrolet has been our biggest supporter right from the start, and no wonder, considering how many hot rodders use Bow Tie blocks and other speed equipment. As the event has grown tremendously in size, so has the number of sponsors. One of the highlights of the Midway, though, had nothing to do with hot rod products. Taking center stage before the driver's meeting was long-time Power Tour long-hauler Cliff Greenough of Anaheim, California, who proposed to his girlfriend Bonnie Bertram in front of the entire assemblage of hot rodders (she accepted, by the way).
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Looks like Claire Danes' 5-month-old baby boy will soon have a playmate on the Homeland set. Danes' costar Morena Baccarin is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Austin Chick, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.
PHOTOS: Celebrity pregnancy confessions
Baccarin, 33, stars on the Showtime series as Jessica Brody, the betrayed wife of retired Marine Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis). Her onscreen marriage is less than perfect, but her real-life relationship with dad-to-be Chick, a director, is solid.
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"You have to talk...a lot. Which guys love," the Firefly alum joked to the Daily Mail of how she makes it work with Chick, whom she married in 2011. "You have to keep checking in, being aware of what is happening in each other's worlds. Otherwise, you miss things, and then it becomes very hard to go back and connect the dots. But you also need to just know that the connection is there."
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Baccarin also has a strong connection with new mom Danes, with whom she went to junior high. Danes can empathize with her costar's pregnancy woes during filming; she was pregnant with son Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy for much of the second season.
"I was on my feet a lot during the pregnancy," the first-time mom said in the press room at the 2013 Golden Globes, where she won Best Actress in a TV Drama. "I was working hard."
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I was in a class today on the Devaduta Sutta and the lay Dhamma teacher mentioned that in the Pali Suttas, there is no mention of the hell wardens having any specific kind of name or appearance, that the popular notions of two prominent hell wardens known as 'Ox/Cow Head' and 'Horse Face' are from the Mahayana.
Maybe, just maybe, my memory is faulty, but I think that I have read on these two descriptions from some Sutta I can't seem to recall on. Anyone?


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America's Whiskey
Bourbon, rye and Tennessee Whiskey are leading a golden age of American brown spirits.
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Try that approach in New York City's Rye House today, and it would give the bartender pause. Not only would he have to explain that he has 54 Bourbons on the menu, classified by such taste subsets as tobacco, leather and chocolate, but there are also 25 ryes, a handful of Tennessee Whiskeys and a whole passel of craft whiskeys, all made in America.
And demand for such spirits couldn't be hotter. Just as some cigars were impossible finds during the cigar boom, whiskey makers big and small have struggled to meet the consumer thirst for their products, leading to shortages and the occasional drastic measure.
In February, Maker's Mark, already remarkable in having grown 8.5 percent a year since 1980, had experienced such a growth spurt (13 percent) over the previous 18 months that the distiller announced it would reduce its alcohol strength from 90 proof to 84 in order to stretch its supply. The once tiny brand had already doubled its distillery size in 2002 and had added Sunday hours to its production schedule, but nevertheless found itself selling on requisition in some markets, especially over the holidays. No sooner had Maker's announced its dilution plans than a public outcry arose. Protests were so vehement that the company reversed its plans even before the low-proof version (which it was convinced tasted exactly the same) was ever fully rolled out.
This wasn't the first time American whiskey lovers have faced such a dearth. A few years ago, Knob Creek availability was slowed for a number of months while its parent company, Jim Beam, waited for enough whiskey to reach the stated nine years of age to fill orders. And specialty whiskeys such as A.H. Hirsh Bourbon, Old Potrero Single Malt Rye and Old Rip Van Winkle are always in short supply.
"We can't supply the whole world," says Kris Comstock, whiskey brand manager of Buffalo Trace distillery, speaking of his rye. "We can't even supply Kentucky." The whiskey supply problem is easy to understand if you recognize that it can't be just turned on as if from a spigot. It takes years to mature in oak barrels, and that means producers must predict a market that doesn't exist during the planning stages. "Eight years ago nobody imagined the demand we have today," says Rob Samuels, who became COO when his father, William Samuels Jr., stepped down as CEO in 2011.
Demand, of course, drives the explosion. Sales have been steadily expanding, with American straight whiskeys increasing more than 25 percent from 2007 to 2012, according to Impact Databank, a publication of Cigar Aficionado publisher M. Shanken Communications that tracks sales of spirits. Case sales went from 13.3 million to 16.7 million for Bourbon. Rye whiskey, which had been but a blip in overall statistics, more than doubled in the last two years, growing from 125,000 cases to 275,000. Flavored American whiskeys, a category that almost didn't exist five years ago, is now selling at the rate of 1.3 million cases a year, with no end to growth in sight. At the same time, most other whiskeys have at best stood stagnant, while the general market turned to lighter choices like vodka.
In a growth pattern that has been coming into being since the 1980s, connoisseur brown spirits have been expanding in styles and tastes. Visit any well-outfitted liquor store and you'll find a cascade of choices that include hyper-aged whiskeys, a slew of specialty wood treatments, single-barrel and cask-strength entries, and more.
"It's a very exciting time for U.S. whiskey," says Lincoln Henderson, the former master distiller of the whiskey giant Brown-Forman, which makes Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, and now the creator of the specialty whiskey Angel's Envy. His perspective on the business is nearly as long as they come: almost 50 years. He came in the era before the 1970s when "Bourbon was king," but points to the last five to 10 years as a golden age. "People see it as a world-class spirit."
"How can you not be bullish on North American whiskey when it is driving half of the growth in the spirits category?" says Steve Rust, president of Diageo North America's Catalyst Division, adding that the company is taking advantage with such line extensions as Bulleit rye.
Only a few years ago it would have been hard to imagine that the market would be rising at all. When Trey Zoeller, the owner of Jefferson's Bourbon and a descendent of an 18th-century Kentucky moonshiner says, "Bourbon suffered a very tarnished past," he's not apologizing for his family's involvement in what was once a noble profession. He's referring rather to the state of the whiskey in the late 20th century, a time at which he says it was undervalued and underpriced. Consumption had been consistently petering off when in 1984, Elmer T. Lee, master distiller at what is now Buffalo Trace, introduced Blanton's, the first single-barrel Bourbon. Although it was a virtual drop in the whiskey barrel, it would shake up a long dormant category. Lee, who went on to be a very active distiller emeritus, died in July at the age of 93.
Single-malt Scotch, the unblended product of a solitary distillery, had been growing in volume and reputation since it was first imported to the U.S. in the 1960s. Lee's premise had a similar-sounding name, but was in a sense far more exclusive. It was built on the idea that certain barrels among the thousands aging mature better than others. For standard releases, they get poured in with the general population where the goal is to meld a whiskey that tastes exactly the same, time after time. With Blanton's, named for a former master distiller, the idea was to cherry pick great barrels and let them stand on their own. You couldn't guarantee that the flavor would be precisely consistent, but every bottle could be something extraordinary.
While not a cascade of interest, enough people took notice (especially in Japan, where ironically our national spirit was getting the recognition denied it at home) that whiskey makers followed suit. In 1992, Booker Noe, grandson of Jim Beam, created Booker's, an uncut, unfiltered Bourbon that comes at hair-curling strength, often north of 125 proof. "Dad made it the way he drank it," says Booker's son Fred, now the seventh generation Beam family distiller, " 'before they filtered out the goodies,' as he'd say." Most whiskey the world over is chill-filtered to keep it from clouding up when it gets cold. Furthermore, it comes out of the barrel typically at a much higher proof, and then gets water added to reach bottle strength, which can be as low as 80 proof. Both unfiltered and uncut are now practices that are in vogue among serious whiskies of all kinds.
Fred Noe explains that Booker's also comes from a process of picking the best casks in a rickhouse, or what are sometimes called honey barrels. The mantle has since been passed to him and he mines the same places as his father to find them: the middle floors of north/south facing warehouses.
Booker's anchors a group known as the Small Batch Bourbon Collection. It includes Knob Creek, which Fred now oversees as well, and he has added single-barrel and rye whiskey examples of the brand. He also created a novel expression called Devil's Cut when he recalled at a gathering to discuss new ideas that people sometimes would sweat out whiskey that had soaked into the barrel staves. (Today, Maker's Mark, which is now owned by the same company as Beam, is reportedly exploring that same method to try to boost production in the face of shortages.)
Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, who after 59 years in the business is one of the enduring legends of the whiskey world, also jumped into the fray, creating Rare Breed (at barrel-proof) and a single-barrel example (Kentucky Spirit). He's remained prolific in his output of new expressions, formulating with his son and heir-apparent, Eddie, Russell's Reserve and Wild Turkey 81 (each label comes in a Bourbon and a rye version). And there's no reason to expect such creativity to cease. "When it becomes a job," he quips, "then I'll retire."
At Heaven Hill, Parker Beam, a cousin of the Noes, responded with—among a great many other things—his Evan Williams Single Barrel. What distinguishes it is that it is also a vintage whiskey—the product of a single season. But rather than reflecting a year's crop like vintage wine might, Beam says he creates a picture of the 10 summers in which it aged. Old Forester's Birthday Bourbon goes further: each issue of the limited-edition whiskey represents a single day's distillation.
Four Roses, which had been limited to overseas distribution for years, started selling in the U.S., showcasing its novel mix of whiskeys made from slicing and dicing different mashbills with various yeast strains. Bulleit is known for pushing the envelope on rye content in a Bourbon.
Bourbon makers have also taken a page from their Scots brethren, using wood finishing (extra aging in a different type of cask) to increase interest. Jim Beam has a Sherry and Heaven Hill has had a Cognac wood finish and Angel's Envy gets a maturity extension in Port vessels.
The type of still can be another important variable, one upon which the Woodford Reserve taste is based. In its antique facility Brown-Forman makes whiskey in a succession of three different copper pot stills, a technology that was all but forsaken in Kentucky in the nineteenth century.
The one whiskey company that didn't rush to add a specialized expression was Maker's Mark, but in its defense the company had started the revolution in high-end Bourbon back in 1959 with the introduction of an industry anomaly: a super-premium Bourbon. Maker's uses soft wheat instead of spicy corn in its grain recipe. (By law Bourbon must have at least 51 percent corn, the other grains are typically rye and barley, but substitutions are allowed. A handful of other wheated Bourbons—e.g. W.L. Weller, probably the original, Rebel Yell and Old Fitzgerald are available.)
Rather than rely on the whims of nature, each Maker's barrel is moved around in its lifetime to take advantage of microclimates that exist in a warehouse. The feeling was always that they made each barrel as best they could. But after "being harassed" for years by loyal customers who wanted elevated versions, Bill Samuels Jr. says he finally responded when he was faced with a personal nightmare that his tombstone would read, "He didn't change it." His response was Maker's 46, which is made with standard Maker's, but given an extra 11 weeks of aging in which French oak staves are placed in the cask. The results are remarkable.
Experimental whiskeys are now more the rule than the exception. Buffalo Trace makes a particular point of it, with a continuing range of variations. Its Single Oak Project is the spirits lover's version of nerd-vana. In search of what brand manager Kris Comstock calls the "Holy Grail of Bourbon," the company had casks made from 96 especially chosen trees (one cask from the top, one from the bottom) and is asking customers to weigh in as it slowly releases the product of the 192 barrels in hopes that feedback will illuminate the perfect way to make Bourbon.
Woodford Reserve has its Masters Collection, which has included ryes (which it normally doesn't make), whiskey aged in four wood types and even the rare sweet mash whiskey.
Perhaps the strangest innovation of all has been Jefferson's Ocean, Aged at Sea. Barrels of whiskey were strapped to the deck of a Russian trawler, which sailed the bounding main for three and a half years. Zoeller came up with the idea—which he compares to putting a paint can in a shaker—recalling that many people had awakened to the possibilities of aging after shipping spirits in a cask for long periods. The Jefferson version turned almost black, but it traveled well.
Then again American whiskey has really never been static. Its history is based on constant rounds of changes, some planned out, some serendipitous. Bourbon, for instance, is an American native spirit simply because the corn that defines its grain content wasn't available to European distillers. Supposedly, the signature practice of using new charred oak barrels for aging came about by accident. This wrinkle has long been attributed to Elijah Craig, who as the story goes accidently set fire to a barrel, but achieved something sublime when he used it anyway. It makes an interesting tale, since Craig was also a Baptist minister, but is likely make-believe. Another frontier distiller, Evan Williams, has also been given credit. Conveniently their names are each used on Bourbon brands today.
Other improvements were more scientific. In an atmosphere of little quality control and no regulation—whiskey was typically sold by the barrel or by filling jars and jugs brought to the source—Dr. James Crow set out to tame the wild spirit. In 1823, the Scottish physician moved to Kentucky where he applied scientific method to whiskey making. Notably, he worked at the Old Oscar Pepper distillery, now the home of Woodford Reserve. Among many other things, he is credited with discovering that if a portion of the spent mash from one run of whiskey is introduced to the next, its acids retard bacterial growth and make for better consistency. Today, the process is called the sour mash method and is used in virtually all Bourbon and other American whiskeys. The inventor's name is also remembered in the illustrious Old Crow brand.
Later in the century whiskey men who branded their products, such as E.H. Taylor Jr. and George Garvin Brown, founder of the company that now owns Jack Daniel's, fought to create standards in the face of the rampant practice of coloring and flavoring unaged spirits to resemble whiskey. With their help we have certain benchmarks such as bottled-in-bond (guaranteed to be at least 100 proof, made in one distillery in one season and aged for a minimum four years) and straight whiskeys.
The preeminence of our country's brown spirits can in part be laid to the stringent regulations that govern that second category. Straight whiskey has a legal definition that defines a level of purity not otherwise demanded. To make a straight whiskey you start by distilling fermented grains to a maximum 160 proof, put the result into charred oak barrels—always new—at no more than 130 proof, and age for at least two years. (If the whiskey doesn't mature for at least four years, it must say so on its label.) After that, the only foreign substance that may be added is water. None of the food coloring, flavoring or neutral spirits that inform other whisk(e)y may join in.
Straight whiskey is the term that also defines what is one of today's hottest categories among both whiskey aficionados and the mixology crowd: American rye whiskey. While it was largely forgotten until lately, rye was actually the first whiskey made on these shores. It was natural for the first colonialist distillers to turn to rye for their whiskey. It was a grain they were experienced with in the Old World and it grew well in the eastern locales where they first settled. Maryland and Pennsylvania in particular became hotbeds for rye whiskey production and remained that way into the early twentieth century.
Prior to Prohibition, rye was the most popular type of American whiskey. It developed a reputation as a refined spirit of the East, while Bourbon was the quaff of the frontier. When city slickers took to mixing, rye's urbanity also made it the prototype base for many seminal cocktails—the Manhattan, Old Fashioned and Sazerac. With a flavor profile that reflects its grain content (at least 51 percent rye, typically joined by corn and barley), its spiciness marries well with the sweetness of many mixers.
Dozens of ryes were once made in the East and two general styles—Maryland and Monongahela—stood out. The former was less spicy, characterized by the 60 percent rye formula that was recreated at George Washington's Mount Vernon distillery, which was recently refurbished. The latter was the style of western Pennsylvania and more informed (80 percent and more) by rye. By the 1990s, only a handful of rye examples remained and consolidation of the industry meant they were all made in Kentucky Bourbon distilleries. None were very old or very rye forward.
What had whipsawed American straight rye whiskey were Prohibition and a developing taste for Canadian whisky. That spirit was easily smuggled across our northern border and was even sometimes called rye. It seemed a natural substitute, but wasn't. The characteristically smooth Canadian whisky is a blend—and not a straight whiskey—and typically contains very little rye. And it doesn't have the same effect as straight rye in classic mixed drinks. The champions of the ongoing cocktail revival discovered this when they resurrected old recipes and started a demand for more straight rye whiskey.
Soon brands like Old Overholt, Rittenhouse and the Jim Beam and Wild Turkey labels, all laudable whiskeys with approachable price tags, were joined by a swell of new ryes. The emergent ryes tended to push the edges of the envelope. Old Potrero, distilled by the maker of San Francisco's Anchor Steam Beer, used pot stills and a 100 percent rye recipe. Sazerac's 18-year-old and the 13-year-old Van Winkle Family Reserve began exploring the aging possibilities. Soon Rittenhouse was offering Very Rare at 21 years, then 23 and finally 25. Michter's, named for a Pennsylvania distillery, but now sourced elsewhere, also has a quarter-century rye. Mainstream brands have followed suit, introducing ryes of greater age; e.g. Beam's Knob Creek rye and Wild Turkey's Russell's Reserve.
Other tricks from the distiller's toolbox have been brought to bear, such as adding a wood finish. Angel's Envy does just that with its rum-cask-influenced rye, and Hillrock has its Sherry-wood finished expression. High West, of Utah, has had interesting results blending old and new ryes as well as bringing Bourbon into the mix with its Bourye.
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George C Commack, NY, USA, March 17, 2014 9:37am ET
great article
Arthur Hoge Calhoun, Ga, U.S., June 2, 2014 6:21am ET
Any suggestions on what to pair with Knob Creek,,being from Georgia,,we have a lot at our disposal of local stuff as well as the advertised whiskies,,but I am curious about ANY suggestions for Makers Mark,Knob Creek,,and Dickel.For years I drank Turkey,Daniels,Beam,and all though,they were all good,,NOW,,in my older years,,I prefer the more refined whiskies,,SO,,now that I'm learning about more refined cigars,,it seemed only natural to finally learn more about the more refined beverages.
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Bluetooth speakers work with lots of portable devices, and generally they're pretty easy to set up. They are designed to work in the same room as the device that's playing your music. But if you want to play your music in different rooms, you will want speakers that work with a Wi-Fi network. You can listen in the kitchen while someone else listens on a second speaker in another room.
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The big question: How is the audio quality? Testers evaluate the speakers in Consumer Reports' audio lab. Monster's Clarity HD Micro speaker sounded only fair.
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Considering he was caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, Joshua's life was going alright. After being saved by a man known as The Prepper he was outfitted with a cricket bat and pistol and sent into the field. The Prepper needed someone to hack the cameras around the city so he could look for more survivors, and Josh figured it was the least he could do for the man who had saved his life. Killing zombies was hard at first. He had been working as a pharmacist for the past few years, so smashing in heads with a cricket bat wasn't in his skill set. Still, it wasn't long before he felt that he had gotten pretty good at it. He took on two at once as he approached the Super Market, and after putting them back to rest he had to figure out how to get in. He checked his map and quickly found a broken fence, bent backwards at a 45 degree angle. It wasn't sturdy, but he climbed on, determined to get over it. As he stood on the edge he realized that this was a one way trip. Once he jumped down he would have to find another way out. He looked around one last time before taking the leap. He ran up to the Super Market's back door and tugged on the handle. As the door swung open an alarm was triggered. The Prepper started yelling at him over the radio. A zombie shambled toward him from behind the door. Josh panicked and ran, catching glimpses of the zombie horde that slowly surrounded him. He didn't look back, he just kept running. It was then that he remembered the fence. He had cornered himself. He turned around and started swinging his bat wildly, but there were too many. He was tackled to the ground and eaten alive. The Prepper muttered something over the radio as Josh took his final breath.
This is the unrelenting world of ZombiU.
Another survivor awoke to find herself in The Prepper's safe house. A Project Lead named Molly. Had she not been so preoccupied by killing zombies she might have been impressed by the system The Prepper had set up. This was the same safe house Joshua had visited only 30 minutes earlier. He had stopped by and left some provisions in the supply box before heading out to the market, and she helped herself to them. He had also opened up a shortcut through the sewers that allowed her to quickly reach the market. She was more wary then her predecessor, and frequently tapped the screen on her Prepper Pad, which showed the locations of her zombified foes. After cracking a few skulls she stumbled upon a zombie wearing a backpack very similar to hers. It was Joshua, but she didn't know that. She shot him in the head through the fence before hopping over to collect the ammo and first aid kit in his bag. To anyone who could have seen it all play out it would have seemed symbolic, but to her it was just another kill. The alarm had faded, and Molly entered the Super Market.
It was all quiet in the market, but the intensity was nerve wracking. She constantly activated her zombie sonar, and clicked her flashlight on and off so she could observe her surroundings while conserving its batteries. As she crept from room to room she checked every drawer, locker, and dead body for loot. Ammo, flares, energy bars, soda, it all helped. Whenever a zombie came after her she quickly and methodically killed it with her bat. Swinging the bat was slow and awkward, making it hard to take on more than one at once. Her pistol allowed her to keep her distance, but she struggled with aiming, so she conserved her ammo for now. She finally tracked down the surveillance box and hacked it by holding the Prepper Pad up to it. Now she just had to get out. Zombies were hot on her heels as she ran from the store, but she quickly made it back to the sewer.
Upon her return to the safe house The Prepper congratulated her, but informed her she couldn't rest yet. A small gang of zombies had found the safe house, and she needed to fend them off. Her sonar showed a few approaching, but they were spread out. She squeezed the handle of her bat tightly and headed out. A few swings dispatched a zombie near the door, but she could hear more nearby. A quick map check showed three coming up from behind. She went after them with her bat, but after taking a few hits she decided to try the pistol. Her aim as shaky, but from close range she wasn't going to miss. She quickly dispatched the three, only to see more on the way. She continued firing, and after expending most of her ammo she narrowed the horde down to one zombie. Her health was low, but she was feeling confident, so she pulled her bat out for the final kill. A missed swing cost her everything, turning her into a meal for that last zombie.
ZombiU is a call back to the dying survival horror genre, and also an attempt at bringing it back from the grave. Swinging bats and firing pistols reminds me of my hours spent killing zombies at the Spencer Mansion in Resident Evil, while the exploring and progression reminds me of my more recent time spent mastering the world of Dark Souls. Its use of the GamePad can be a little heavy handed at times, but when it comes to ramping up the tension few games I've played recently do it as well as ZombiU. Although the survival horror genre has been fazed out over the last decade I honestly believe ZombiU is the first step towards bringing it back.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- His name is Dustin Leroy Miller, and he's not exactly pleased to see us. He's showing up to check in with his probation officer downtown, ordered to appear because of what we found and shared with Multnomah County authorities.
I introduce myself and ask him why he's using Facebook when he's not supposed to, because he is a convicted sex offender. He accuses us of harassing him then flees from the camera.
At first glance, Miller's Facebook activity looks normal enough -- a normal profile, with some photos of Miller with family and friends. Among his "likes," the bikini barista stand, Twin Perks Espresso.
The profile is linked to a company page called Miller's Marketing Solutions.
The problem with both of these pages? Convicted sex offenders are not allowed to use Facebook, according to the company's policies, and Miller was convicted of second-degree rape in 2002. He served nearly nine months in prison and has been on probation ever since. He's also been ordered to do community service.
In May last year, Miller's probation officer learned he'd created a Facebook page for his company and told Miller to take it down. Multnomah County spokesman David Austin told me Miller complied. But here we are eight months later and Miller has not only a company Facebook page but also that personal profile.
I got a hold of Miller by phone earlier in the day Thursday. I wanted to know if he was aware of Facebook policy, if it was of concern to him, and whether there was some term of his supervision that prohibited him from using social media.
He told me, "I'm not at liberty to comment on a criminal record I may or may not have. I work for a company that manages a Facebook page."
Within an hour after we spoke, his personal profile had been changed. The personal photos were gone; it suddenly looked a lot more like his company page.
I contacted Multnomah County to learn the rules of his probation. That led to his required appearance downtown and Mr. Miller running away from us.
Late in the day, I was contacted via Facebook by someone alerting me to yet another Facebook page Dustin Miller apparently manages. There are multiple photos of Miller on the page and multiple indications he runs the page. I'll be sharing this new information with Multnomah County.
Based on what I'd already told them, county spokesman David Austin says Miller will likely be punished with community service.
At last check, Miller's personal profile on Facebook has been removed entirely. The page for Miller's Marketing Solutions remains active, as does the other Facebook page.
Facebook doesn't screen for sex offenders per se. It relies on users to report sex offenders to them and provide some kind of proof -- a news article, court documents -- to show someone's conviction for a sex crime.
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The family Thanksgiving gathering can be a politically perilous place for Ray Sotero.
It's a large assembly, since his wife is one of 13 children in a family of devout and at-times conservative Catholics.
The clan has an array of beliefs, but Sotero's are, well, easy to see. He's communications director for state Sen. Ted Lieu, a Torrance Democrat.
"Had Obama lost, I suspect that Thanksgiving would have not been nearly as pleasant for me as I think it will be," Sotero said.
"There would be a fair amount of teasing about why he lost and what was wrong with his campaign."
With Thanksgiving coming a little more than two weeks after a contentious election, politics will come with the turkey and stuffing for some families today.
But why is the topic so emotionally charged, and in some cases, anticipated - even dreaded - in advance of family holidays?
Politics entail deeply held personal beliefs, and depending on one's disposition, disagreements are seen as an attack, said Martin Fiebert, a psychology professor at California State University, Long Beach.
"Somehow, it's an extension of their identity, an extension of who they are," Fiebert said.
When conflicts crop up, "It's as if you're physically pushing them, therefore they're going to react," Fiebert said. "They feel compelled to fight back, and underneath the anger is some fear that they're going to be overwhelmed or they're not that convinced their beliefs are right."
Some families, guarding against such aroused passions, may avoid the topic altogether and go politically incognito for the holiday, leaving even party registrations undisclosed.
There still could be telling clues, however.
"I think my younger sister, because she spent some time living in San Francisco, I think if she's not a Democrat, she's a very moderate Republican," said John Stammreich, a San Pedro resident and Republican Central Committee member.
The choice of a spouse may also send up red flags.
"Her husband is from Switzerland," Stammreich disclosed. "He's very European in his politics."
To head off turkey-table squabbles, Fiebert suggested establishing etiquette for gatherings if the potential for tension is there.
"Let's have ground rules that we don't talk politics here," Fiebert said. "That would be the wisest course rather than letting it spontaneously combust."
Or, as Stammreich advises, calling for a holiday cease-fire.
"If you haven't already gotten over the November election, it's time to," said Stammreich. "It's time to enjoy your family, even ones you're polar opposite (from) on political issues."
He added: "Monday morning, if you want to, you can get back on Facebook and tell them they're totally wrong about everything."
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Yesterday was a picture-perfect Derby Day, and my wife and I attended a local party with about four dozen other couples, dressed in our derby finest. It was a top-notch affair, complete with a Dixie band playing Southern favorites, country ham on homemade biscuits and honey-dipped fried chicken, and maybe just a few too many mint juleps made with sour mash bourbon.
And yeah, there were cigars.
Few of my friends have cigar-friendly homes—mine is a rarity—but this outdoor party meant cigars were almost as common as the ornate hats worn by nearly every lady in attendance.
Our host had a box of Padrón 2000 Maduros open on a table next to the bar, plus a box of private-label Connecticut-shade Churchills for those who preferred a very mild smoke. Before I could take one of the Padróns, my buddy Jeff handed me a Montecristo No. 4 brought back from a recent international trip. He was paying me back for a cigar I had given him a few weeks ago.
I lit up the slightly dry Monte, took a puff, and then took a swig of the mint julep. The cigar was lovely, with an appealing oaky wood character and a touch of leather. I smoked and enjoyed the crisp breeze as a scattering of dogwood blooms fluttered in the air.
I was about halfway done with the Montecristo as the party was getting into full swing. After the band played My Kentucky Home, host Jay stood in front of the crowd and auctioned off the Derby horses: the money for the horses went into a pot, most of which would go to the owner of the No. 1 horse. (Second place was worth $200; third place $100.) I joined a consortium with my friends Mark and Tim. We had plenty of confidence, despite our near-complete lack of horse racing knowledge, and our inability to name even one horse running in the race. We quickly consulted a betting page and felt a little better about our chances.
The bidding was furious for early favorite Curlin, but Mark had a good feeling about another horse, Street Sense, who started off at 10-1 but was down to 7-1 when we were doing the auction. Bidding began on Street Sense: Twenty bucks, then $40, then soon it was $80, pretty pricey for this particular contest. We were in at $110 when another bid came in at $120. Mark raised his hand for $130, but it was too late. We had missed Street Sense. No problem—we took Scat Daddy in a later round. I took a final drag on the Montecristo and headed into the house to watch the race.
You know what happened. Street Sense won. Scat Daddy? More scat this day than daddy. He was a no show. So close to glory! The triumvirate soothed its bruised egos with generous doses of Knob Creek, poured from Jay's quite impressive basement bar.
Soon we were back outside, ready for cigar No. 2, the Padrón 2000. Lots of cocoa flavors, with a sweet, rich finish. It was a truly great cigar. Did it make me entirely forget that I could have won $500 if we had acted just a touch quicker on Street Sense? No. But I wasn't complaining. After the cigar, plus a few more stiff drinks, I didn't feel quite as bad.
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Mammogram Misses: Dense Breast Tissue Explained
EUGENE, Ore. -- Laura Caldwell is a survivor. The married mom of three is in remission after a six-month battle with stage three breast cancer. The diagnosis came last October, six weeks after Laura had a normal mammogram.
"The surgeon told me that I probably had had it for two years," Laura said. "So it could have been caught earlier if I had known that I needed to look a different way."
Caldwell and her husband, Hugh, asked the doctor how this could happen. It turned out, Caldwell had dense breast tissue. Dense breast tissue can hide a tumor on a mammogram. According to the American Cancer Society it can increase a woman's risk of breast cancer.
Doctor Mike Milstein is a radiologist at Oregon Medical Group where Caldwell was diagnosed.
"I looked at this case," said Milstein. "Even in retrospect, you cannot see on the mammogram, the cancer, and it does happen. It affects me in a way that makes me very upset."
Doctors aren't required to tell women if they have dense breast tissue in all but three states. Oregon is not one of them. The Caldwell's are part of a growing group advocating congress to pass a federal bill that would require doctors to tell patients when they have it.
The American College of Radiology says the bill could have unintended consequences. Milstein said the problem is measuring breast tissue density is difficult.
"We're just making an estimate and the estimate is not very accurate and it's not very precise," Milstein said.
Breast density is included in a mammography report, but patients have to specifically ask their doctors to see those results.
"There is a lot of debate as to whether this estimate should be made readily available or not," said Milstein. "My opinion is if it's in the report, then I think women should have easy access to it. The important thing is the issues behind it have to be understood."
If a woman is identified as having dense breast tissue, she may undergo ultra sounds in addition to mammograms, but not always. Milstein said studies that follow those woman show extra tests have not significantly reduced deaths from breast cancer and oftentimes result in false positives.
What should women do? Milstein said continue to get mammograms. Ask your doctor to see the report and keep doing monthly self exams.
Laura did all that and the mammograms still never caught her cancer.
"It happens and when it does it's a failure of what we have to offer now, but there's really not a lot we can do," said Milstein.
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A. Yes, I think the wait staff, particularly in fine dining restaurants, should have knowledge of proper dining etiquette. Their understanding of proper dining etiquette increases their comfort level in serving, enhances the patrons' experience and makes the restaurant seem top-notch. It is not enough for them to know that you serve from the left and clear from the right. They should be able to read the position of a patron's silverware to see whether it is in the "I am finished" position or the "I am resting" position and much more.
Removing plates before everyone is finished puts undue pressure on those who have not finished. It can cause them to rush through their meal, or worse, not finish it all.
And even worse than taking the plates away is bringing the doggy bag or Styrofoam container with the speedy patron's leftovers in it to take home for everyone to look at while they are finishing. (I don't recommend asking for a doggy bag in professional dining situations, such as a job interview or business-related meals. It looks unprofessional.)
Ideally, everyone at the table starts together and finishes together, and well-trained servers should know that. And if food is going to be taken home, save those unsightly containers in the kitchen until everyone is finished and ready to leave the table.
However, in defense of the servers, there are those patrons who insist that their plate be removed the minute they have finished the last morsel.
In that case, the server should comply with the patron's wishes.
Some other points a good server should be aware of:
•Who is the host — regardless of gender; the guests order first and are served first.
•Be respectful of all patrons and don't call them patronizing names such as honey or sweetie. And patrons should show the same respect toward the wait staff.
•Servers should know the proper place settings for formal and informal meals.
•They also should know what is on the menu and be able to discuss a particular item if asked about it.
Karen Hickman is a certified etiquette/protocol consultant and owner of Professional Courtesy LLC. Do you have a question for her? Email email@example.com, and we'll forward it to her.


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1 ½ cups TSP (Textured Soy Protein)
6 oz. Tomato Paste
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2 Tb Braggs or Soy Sauce
¼ cup Olive Oil
¼ tsp Liquid Smoke (optional)
¾ cup Gluten Flour
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¼ cup Sesame Seeds, ground
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 Tb Onion Flakes
2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
1 tsp Garlic Granules
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