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The Security Industry Association will be honoring several industry leaders with awards at its annual membership meeting and event on Tuesday called The Advance, which will take place during ISC West on Tuesday, April 9, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
There will be several SIA membership awards presented at the Advance, including:• Member of the Year Award: Axis Communications• Chairman's Award: SIA Women in Security Forum• Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award: Mark McCourt, Cobalt Robotics• Committee Chair of the Year Award: Chris Grniet, Guidepost Solutions• Milestone Awards: TBA
In addition to award presentations, The Advance attendees will enjoy a high-impact presentation from Sal Mani, security systems manager for Google, on the workforce imperative of developing cross-functional skill sets to stay competitive in the security industry. SIA will also submit five nominations to the SIA Board of Directors for ratification, recognize volunteer achievements for the previous year and exchange market intelligence for the year ahead with members. Lunch will also be provided.
Member of the Year
Axis Communications is the recipient of the inaugural Member of the Year Award, which honors SIA member companies that have shown noteworthy involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA [email protected] conference program; leadership activity; recruitment of SIA members; and contributions to SIA thought leadership and the industry overall. SIA will present Axis with the award at The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting, during ISC West.
Axis takes an active role in SIA's committees, working groups and interest groups, with its representatives serving as chairs of the SIA Education and Training Committee, Transportation Policy Working Group, Health Care Security Interest Group and RISE Committee. The company is also highly involved with SIA's education and training programs. Additionally, Axis has helped to recruit speakers for SIA events and invited SIA to participate in its corporate events.
"Axis Communications is honored to receive the inaugural SIA member of the year award. I personally first got involved with SIA in 2007, discovering a plethora of opportunities to support the industry and drive positive change," said Fredrik Nilsson, vice president of the Americas at Axis Communications, a former member of the SIA Board of Directors and SIA Executive Committee and the 2016 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award. "I also quickly realized that the more you give, the more you get. Getting many Axis team members involved over the years has helped further SIA and the industry, as well as their careers. Our hope is that this award can inspire other companies to get involved."
Committee Chair of the Year Award
SIA has selected Chris Grniet, CPP, as the recipient of the 2018 SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives.
Grniet – a security industry veteran with over 26 years of experience in the field – chairs the SIA New Product Showcase Committee and also serves as regional vice president of the security and technology consulting division at Guidepost Solutions, a global security consulting and investigations company and SIA member. He has been involved with the SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) for nearly a decade, serving as a committee member and vice chair before becoming chair; he will chair his third SIA NPS program at ISC West 2019.
"I am truly honored to be recognized for my contributions as committee chair for the New Product Showcase and would like to thank Don Erickson and the rest of the SIA staff as well as my fellow NPS committee members and our judges for their trust, support and encouragement. I am passionate about the NPS vision – to be the premier source for the security industry in the identification of innovative security solutions," said Grniet. "While it serves as a valued marketing opportunity for program participants, I believe it also a cornerstone of the missions of SIA and ISC West – to educate professionals and fuel the advancement and success of the security industry."
Chairman's Award
SIA has selected the SIA Women in Security Forum as the recipient of the 2018 Chairman's Award, which recognizes SIA members' diligent efforts in furthering the SIA mission and overall commitment to the association's future. SIA will present the award at The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting, during ISC West.
The SIA Women in Security Forum supports the advancement of women in the security industry through programs and opportunities for professional development, networking and thought leadership. The group – led by a dedicated committee of volunteers – was established on International Women's Day in 2018.
"The Women in Security Forum got off to a remarkable start in its first year by quickly and effectively building the program, forming a charter and developing a strong committee," said Scott Schafer, chairman of the SIA Board of Directors. "The leaders of the forum have demonstrated outstanding engagement of SIA membership and the security industry, planned and executed top-quality, well-attended events and advanced the mission of promoting professional development, mentorship and a path to success for women in the security industry."
Key Women in Security Forum offerings include the SIA Progress Award, which celebrates individuals who advance opportunities and pave the way to success for women in the security industry; networking and professional growth events for women in the security industry; SECURE Perspectives, a monthly column that supports the participation of women in the security profession by highlighting successful women in the industry; and an all women-authored issue of the SIA Technology Insights journal.
"The Women in Security Forum is thrilled to be recognized with the 2018 Chairman's Award as we celebrate our first anniversary. We are working diligently to create a movement by collaborating with industry leaders – men and women – to develop programs and initiatives that empower women and influence change," said Maureen Carlo, co-chair of the Women in Security Forum Steering Committee. "Thank you to SIA for allowing us to embrace this opportunity; it is exciting to see our efforts come to fruition during the most important security event of the year. A talented and diverse industry will grow when we support each other – the best is yet to come!"
At ISC West, members of the Women in Security Forum will participate in two panel sessions on women in security on Tuesday, April 9 – Being a Woman Business Owner in the Security Industry Is an Advantage, Not a Disadvantage and Bridging the Gender Gap in the Security Industry. The Women in Security Forum will also host its annual meeting and a complimentary breakfast event on Friday, April 12, featuring networking and insights from special guest Juliette Kayyem, a national leader in America's homeland security efforts. Kayyem previously served as President Obama's assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's homeland security advisor.
"Over the last year, the core leadership group that makes up the Women in Security Forum has come together to create a unique opportunity to diversify the leadership voices in security as we move toward the next iteration of innovation for our industry and beyond," said Dawne Hanks, co-chair of the Women in Security Forum Steering Committee. "Providing opportunities for fresh voices to take the lead in driving where we go and how we change the world is at the heart of what we are trying to do and will drive growth for the future. I am honored that SIA has seen fit to present the Chairman's Award to this esteemed group of women that, together with SIA, are looking to drive actionable change to diversify and grow our industry."
Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award
SIA has selected Mark McCourt as the recipient of the 2018 Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognizes SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA's programs and services. SIA will present McCourt with the award at The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting, during ISC West.
Mark McCourt, head of commercialization at Cobalt Robotics, has made valuable contributions to SIA, including his efforts to establish and lead SIA's Drones and Robotics Working Group, which brings together members of the security industry, end users, technology experts and other interested parties to promote best practices regarding the use of robots in security, develop research, offer guidance on legislative and regulatory matters and enhance communication and collaboration.
The Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award is named in honor of Sandra Jones, principal of Sandra Jones and Company, a prolific SIA volunteer and co-founder of the executive conference Securing New Ground.
"Sandy was among the first to call me when I entered the physical security market in 2005, and she became a coach, friend and business partner," said McCourt. "Her work has made a tremendous contribution to many, and it was Sandy who inspired me to become a SIA volunteer. To receive an award in her name is an honor beyond words."
In his role as chair of the Drones and Robotics Working Group, McCourt provided critical input in the development of Market Spotlight: Extending the Capabilities of Human Security Officers With Modern Robotics, a report produced exclusively for SIA by research firm IDC that examines the opportunity, benefits and reasons for growth in the robotic security market. The report highlights the evolution of robotic technology, real-world scenarios for robotic security, these robots' impact on the security market and more. He has also initiated work to publish a second robotics paper in partnership with IDC and is an active member of SIA's Membership and Marketing Committee, which guides the association in creating member value, new member development and overall member engagement.
Times are exciting and abuzz here at Security Systems News, with thoughts of ISC West and preparation taking place for booth visits, video interviews, happy hours and dinners, and connecting/reconnecting with industry professionals to learn about new trends and offerings available for security. Personally, I enjoy talking about industry trends, new technologies and where people predict the industry to be heading in the future. It's quite fascinating when you stop to think about just 10 years ago and how far the security industry has come since.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) shared the top eight technological advancements the organization feels is most significantly impacting physical and cybersecurity and public safety. Here's what to look for on the showroom floor:
Let's go on a treasure hunt at ISC West 2019! When you see one of these technologies in action on the showroom floor, take a picture or short video and tweet it to our hashtag #SSNTalks and tag our editors @SSN_Editor and @SSN_Ginger!
One of the biggest buzzwords in security today is AI, or artificial intelligence, as one of the challenges today is determining if the technology is being overpromised and under-delivered. Security Systems News' News Poll this month addresses these very questions, as we try to figure out where the industry stands on this topic.
Although the technology is still in its early adoption phase within security, a new study finds that spending on AI systems will continue to skyrocket within the next five years.
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI) systems is forecast to reach $35.8 billion in 2019, an increase of 44.0 percent over the amount spent in 2018, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). With industries investing aggressively in projects that utilize AI software capabilities, the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide expects spending on AI systems will more than double to $79.2 billion in 2022 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.0 percent over the 2018-2022 forecast period.
Global spending on AI systems will be led by the retail industry where companies will invest $5.9 billion this year on solutions such as automated customer service agents and expert shopping advisors & product recommendations. Banking will be the second largest industry with $5.6 billion going toward AI-enabled solutions including automated threat intelligence & prevention systems and fraud analysis & investigation systems. Discrete manufacturing, healthcare providers, and process manufacturing will complete the top 5 industries for AI systems spending this year. The industries that will experience the fastest growth in AI systems spending over the 2018-2022 forecast are federal/central government (44.3 percent CAGR), personal and consumer services (43.3 percent CAGR), and education (42.9 percent CAGR).
"Significant worldwide artificial intelligence systems spend can now be seen within every industry as AI initiatives continue to optimize operations, transform the customer experience, and create new products and services," Marianne Daquila, research manager, Customer Insights & Analysis at IDC, said in the announcement. "This is evidenced by use cases, such as intelligent process automation, expert shopping advisors & product recommendations, and pharmaceutical research and discovery exceeding the average five-year compound annual growth of 38%. The continued advancement of AI-related technologies will drive double-digit year-over-year spend into the next decade."
The AI use cases that will see the most investment this year are automated customer service agents ($4.5 billion worldwide), sales process recommendation and automation ($2.7 billion), and automated threat intelligence and prevention systems ($2.7 billion). Five other use cases will see spending levels greater than $2 billion in 2019: automated preventative maintenance, diagnosis and treatment systems, fraud analysis and investigation, intelligent process automation, and program advisors and recommendation systems.
Software will be the largest area of AI systems spending in 2019 with nearly $13.5 billion going toward AI applications and AI software platforms. AI applications will be the fastest growing category of AI spending with a five-year CAGR of 47.3%. Hardware spending, dominated by servers, will be $12.7 billion this year as companies continue to build out the infrastructure necessary to support AI systems. Companies will also invest in IT services to help with the development and implementation of their AI systems and business services such as consulting and horizontal business process outsourcing related to these systems. By the end of the forecast, AI-related services spending will nearly equal hardware spending.
"IDC is seeing that spending on both AI software platforms and AI applications are continuing to trend upwards and the types and varieties of use cases are also expanding," David Schubmehl, research director, Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems at IDC, added. "While organizations see continuing challenges with staffing, data, and other issues deploying AI solutions, they are finding that they can help to significantly improve the bottom line of their enterprises by reducing costs, improving revenue, and providing better, faster access to information thereby improving decision making."
On a geographic basis, the United States will deliver nearly two thirds of all spending on AI systems in 2019, led by the retail and banking industries. Western Europe will be the second largest region in 2018, led by banking, retail, and discrete manufacturing. The strongest spending growth over the five-year forecast will be in Japan (58.9% CAGR) and Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan and China) (51.4% CAGR). China will also experience strong spending growth throughout the forecast (49.6% CAGR).
"AI is a big topic in Europe, it's here and it's set to stay. Both AI adoption and spending are picking up fast. European businesses are hands-on AI and have moved from an explorative phase to the implementation stage," said Andrea Minonne, senior research analyst, IDC Customer Insight & Analysis in Europe, said in the announcement. "AI is the game changer in a highly competitive environment, especially across customer-facing industries such as retail and finance, where AI has the power to push customer experience to the next level with virtual assistants, product recommendations, or visual searches. Many European retailers such as Sephora, ASOS, and Zara or banks such as NatWest and HSBC are already experiencing the benefits of AI, including increased store visits, higher revenues, reduced costs, and more pleasant and personalized customer journeys. Industry-specific use cases related to automation of processes are becoming mainstream and the focus is set to shift towards next-generation use of AI for personalization or predictive purposes,"
The Worldwide Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide sizes spending for technologies that analyze, organize, access, and provide advisory services based on a range of unstructured information. The spending guide quantifies the AI opportunity by providing data for 25 use cases across 19 industries in nine regions. Data is also available for the related hardware, software, and services categories. Unlike any other research in the industry, the detailed segmentation and timely, global data is designed to help suppliers targeting the market to identify market opportunities and execute an effective strategy.
Our May 2019 News Poll got me really thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and the possibilities. My previous AI-related thoughts have been around Watson, the IBM-created, question-answering computer system that answers in natural language, and robots, and how AI can take over the world one day, according to some! Spooky! But, I wanted to know if AI is a legit, practical application for security-related functions, so I scoured the internet and found some exciting and unique, currently deployed uses.
Physical Security
According the to China Morning Post, AI is revolutionizing physical security in Asia. It can detect people acting out of the ordinary and flag them, and then transmit that information to a command center, where human operators can make an informed decision. Additionally, AI and high-definition cameras can work together to first communicate to a human that a smoke detector, for example, has been activated, with the cameras identifying the exact location of the fire.
Financial Security
Shoplifting literally costs billions of dollars here in the United States, which trickles down to honest consumers who end up paying more for goods and services. Vaak, a Tokyo-based company, spent more than 100 hours showing their AI system closed-circuit television footage of honest shoppers and shoplifters. The system can now identify suspicious activity based on more than 100 aspects of shoppers' behavior including gait, hand movements, facial expressions, clothing choices and even "restless" and "sneaking" behaviors. Store employees are alerted of suspiciousness via an app and they can decide what to do.
Life Security
Paris-based startup, Pharnext, was founded by Daniel Cohen, who "mapped" the human genome and demonstrated it is possible to use Big Data and automation to speed up the processing of DNA samples. Today, Cohen is using AI to analyze and map the chain of reactions of disease in the body. With this information, he and his team are combining existing drugs, known as "repurposing," to create therapeutic effects that each drug lacks on its own. His overall goal is to use existing medicines to treat all disease, preventing the design of new medicines.
Post-doctoral research fellow at Stanford University, Dr. Srijan Kuman, is developing an AI method — REV2 — to identify online conflict using data and machine learning to predict internet trolling before it happens. (Trolling is an action by a person who posts inflammatory and often deceptive and disinformation online to provoke others to respond on pure emotion.) Kuman uses statistical analysis, graph mining, embedding and deep learning to determine normal and malicious behaviors. His method is currently being used by Flipkart, an online store, to identify fake reviews and reviewers, and he was able to accurately predict when one Reddit community will troll another.
Be sure to check out our editor's blog that talks about worldwide spending on AI systems to reach $35.8 billion in 2019, according to International Data Corporation.
Excited to be here in Denver, Colo. this week for PSA TEC 2019, a conference hosted by PSA, a global systems integration consortium made up of progressive security and audio-visual systems integrators in North America.
Approximately 1,200 security professionals converged on Denver — ahead of a blizzard, yes blizzard, that is coming — to learn, network and explore the many opportunities and challenges facing system integrators and the security industry as a whole.
What is unique about this conference is that it brings together an incredible array of security professionals all focused on the same goal: Improving security for their customers while pushing the industry forward during a highly volatile and quickly changing security landscape.
Interestingly, PSA members combined boast over 400 branch locations, employ over 7,500 industry professionals and are responsible for over $4.5 billion annually in security, fire, life safety and pro audio-visual installations.
Some of the bigger themes for the conference this year — and for the industry overall as well — are:
• Cybersecurity and the physical and data convergence;• How integrators are adapting to and adopting more of a managed services, RMR model;• The continued rise and adoption of cloud-based solutions;• Hiring, training and retaining good people;• Adapting to the increasing role of IT within security• The benefits and challenges of open architecture systems and platforms vs. end to end systems;• Compliance and regulations, including GDPR; and• Data privacy
Based on analyst firm Gartner's research, 20.4 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be deployed by 2020; that's more than double the world's population! Hackers tend to gravitate toward the weakest link in the security chain, and because more and more IoT devices have questionable defenses, they make easy targets. This has caused the U.S. government to take notice.
To date, there is no national standard for IoT security, leaving it up to each company to decide how they want to security their connected devices. So, on Monday, March 11th, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives members introduced the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act. If passed, this legislation would set minimum security standards for connected devices used by the government in an effort to prevent the federal government from purchasing hacker friendly devices.
While the legislation won't set security standards for all IoT companies—just the ones wanting to win federal contracts— it could provide a baseline of best practices for all connected device manufacturers to consider.
Should the bill pass, here's what would happen:
Do you think this legislation would compel all connected device makers to adopt these security requirements or just the ones wanting to do business with the government?
Venturing off to Coronado Island, right outside of San Diego for MercTech 5 was an exciting adventure into the open architecture world of physical security. Various trends were identified, company announcements made, valuable networking with security companies was experienced as well as education and fun.
To kick off the conference, Matt Barnette, president, Mercury Security, announced that this year, the company will be formally converting to HID Global and they are always looking for new partners. (HID Global purchased Mercury Security, an OEM supplier of controllers for physical access control, in 2017.) Thus far, Mercury Security has kept their original logo, with the added phrase: "part of HID Global."
Serra Luck, VP end user and consultant business, HID Global followed with three major trends in the physical access control market: the evolution of identity; service oriented and convergence of video, biometrics, access control, lighting and more to be controlled by a single device. Luck identified what she termed "BIMruption," building information modeling in which a wholistic view of a building, including its vulnerabilities, can be seen before the structure is actually built. This enables the simulation of possible terror attacks, physical breaches, structural integrity and more so that security consultants, integrators and end-users can become even more proactive in preventing security-related issues.
Donna Chapman, consultant relations business development manager, ASSA ABLOY compared how she "talks up" security consultants to their partners. She likens it to doing taxes.
"Can I do taxes," she asked the audience, hypothetically. To which she answered, "yes, but am I up-to-date on all the tax regulations…no, and that's 'ok' unless I get audited. So, it's easier and safer to have my taxes done by a professional…same with security consultants."
The two full days of the conference continued on with valuable education as well as meetings with various Mercury Security partners, followed by amazing dinners and networking events. Partners were available in various suites in a "speed dating" type of format, 45 minutes in length, where security consultants learned about their solutions as well as got their questions answered.
A consultant roundtable took place, in which hot topics were discussed, one of which was the adoption of Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), a communication standard developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) to improve interoperability among access control and security devices. Security consultants were also concerned with specifying manufacturer's certifications, asking if companies could possibly add certification numbers or some sort of identification so each certification is easier to "spec."
As the event concluded and I began to reflect, one of the most valuable takeaways from the whole conference emerged. Steve Wagner, president of Open Options, said the following during a speed dating session: "Everyone employed with Open Options is empowered to make decisions on behalf of customers; if a mistake is made with any such decisions, it will be to the benefit of the client." This customer/client-first mentality, in my opinion, is a big piece of the pie that security companies must incorporate into their culture for maximum success.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) are calling out Google on its recent statement — "security systems often use microphones" — noting that such statements "misrepresent the vast majority of today's residential security systems installed throughout the country."
The dispute follows recent reporting by Business Insider, CNN Business and many other publications that have highlighted the undisclosed, on-board microphone discovered in Google's Nest Guard Security Device — raising serious privacy concerns among consumers.
Since audio recording includes privacy and legal complexities, it's not extremely common in residential installations, the associations noted, pointing out that security professionals and integrators consult with customers and ensure all federal and state laws are abided by.
"Adding audio surveillance can certainly make for a more robust system," ESA President Chris Mosley said in a prepared statement. "We're seeing exciting advancements in the audio surveillance category, such as acoustic sensors and microphones that can help us detect gunfire or when voices become elevated that could indicate potential violence. However, sweeping statements to infer that residential systems commonly have this feature are simply not accurate."
Richard Brent, CEO, Louroe Electronics, an ESA Member company and 40-year-old manufacturer of audio-based technologies, agrees, noting, "Sound-based technology in security systems is common in law enforcement, institutional, and smart city installations. However, the use of microphones for surveillance in residences is extremely rare on account of heightened expectations of privacy."
According to both associations, adding microphones and audio capabilities to security systems adds another level of precaution that must be taken to install the system in a way that protects the privacy of the consumer.
"Security systems are now an important part of the customer home experience in that we can integrate with audio assistance," TMA President Ivan Spector said. "However professionally installed and monitored security systems are not designed to record data and conversations unbeknownst to our customers."
Professionally installed systems have the backing of technology experts who know the full capability of the system and its components and can appropriately safeguard these systems, so as not to compromise privacy.
This week, I'm spending time in the Country Music Capital of the World, Nashville, hanging out with everyone at MIPS 2019, a conference organized by Milestone. After quite an eventful experience at the DFW airport — maintenance issues, delays and arriving a bit late to the conference — I'm happy to report it was all worth it!
Yesterday was jam-packed full of amazing speakers, new announcements from Milestone and their partners, and of course, hand claps and "yee-haws" to celebrate. Today promises even more highly beneficial content and a one-on-one interview to discuss the new Milestone Marketplace, an online experience to explore proven applications, hardware, and services that work with XProtect; connect with technology partners; and find the solution to deploy.
Be on the lookout for my MIPS 2019 roundup piece and follow me on Twitter @SSN_Ginger for live updates. To get caught up on yesterday's Tweets, search with SSN's new hashtag #SSNTalks.
TechSec Solutions, which wrapped up this week here in Delray Beach, Fla., brought together thought leaders from across all areas of the security industry to discuss the current state of the industry, key trends and technologies impacting and shaping security, and what the more successful companies are doing to stay relevant and profitable.
PSA's Bill Bozeman … SIA's Don Erickson … Securitas' Jim Henry … ESIConvergent's Pierre Bourgeix … DICE Corp's Cliff Dice — the list of speakers at this year's event represented the who's who of security. Together with many other great speakers they provided a stellar day and a half of learning and networking. Moving outside the education room, attendees were able to check out some of the newest technology and services from this year's sponsors, which included DICE Corp., Hikvision, ISC West, Lifesafety Power, Secure Utility and simPRO.
In addition to the incredible lineup of speakers and sponsors, the "20 under 40" award reception on the evening of day one provided a great capper to a tremendous day that included an "Integrator State of the Union" from Bozeman, a killer session from Bourgeix that featured Peter Rung from NCODED Communications and Samuel Trotman from KLJ, a consulting firm. Gretchen Gordon from Braveheart Sales Performance was another highlight on day one, as she tackled one of the greatest challenges for everyone in security today — finding, hiring, training AND retaining good people.
Day Two started with the highly anticipated Security Mega Panel featuring Bozeman, Erickson, ESA CEO Merlin Guilbeau and Michael Gips from ASIS International. The session exceeded expectations, as this group that has more than 100 combined years of experience in the industry riffed on the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing the industry today.
The second day also featured former "20 under 40" winner Rob Simopoulos, co-founder of Defendify, whose presentation on the importance of cybersecurity struck a nice balance between showing the audience the real threats that are out there (and many times in a humorous way), while providing tangible solutions and strategies to build a better "cyber posture."
Closing out the conference was the session, Protecting Critical Infrastructure, which featured two of this year's "20 under 40" end user winners — Colby Meshey, Deputy Director, Security Services, Pentagon Force Protection Agency and Kevin Didden, Senior Manager, Security Programs and Administration, MTA Bridges and Tunnels — as well as Meshey's colleague James Ell, Electronic Security Services Branch Chief, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, and Joe Morgan, Business Development Manager for Critical Infrastructure, Axis Communications. Moderator Mike Lavway, Senior Manager, Enterprise Security Risk Group (eSRG), Aronson Security Group (ASG), was able to cover a lot of ground with this talented group, looking at specific examples from each on how they are using new technologies and strategies to improve security.
Many of the conversations sparked within the sessions spilled out into the exhibit room and lunches, and audience participation added some great energy to the sessions and discussions.
Getting back to the "20 under 40" reception. The fun-filled event, which was sponsored by SIA, brought 10 of our winners together by the pool to receive their award in person, network with their peers and celebrate a well-earned recognition as one of the rising stars in the industry.
Speaking of "rising stars," SIA sponsored the event because they understand how important it is to recognize and support young professionals in the industry as they become the thought leaders of tomorrow. SIA's RISE program does just that and there is great synergy between the "20 under 40" and RISE program's goals. SIA also just announced its AcceleRISE conference, which is Aug. 16-18 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Keep checking back to the website for more coverage from TechSec 2019 — including some live video footage from sessions — as well as more information on the big announcement that Cloud+ will be joining TechSec Solutions in early 2020! Stay tuned for more exciting news about that two great shows finally coming together.
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On Thai Pusam day of 1982, February the 7th, the culmination of temple consecration ceremonies - the kumbabhishekam - was performed at the Karaneeswarar Temple in Saidapet, South India, re-sanctifying the temple after the completion of an extensive renovation project. Literally tens of thousands of devotees thronged to the temple, jammed the streets for blocks around and crowded on rooftops to be present or at least catch a glimpse of the ceremony, for, to witness a kumbabhishekam is said to earn one the merit of 2,000 normal temple visits. Present among the thousands of devotees were Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, and 40 pilgrims of Saiva Siddhanta Church.
This kumbabhishekam was the peak ceremony of many days of preparatory rites involving intense Vedic chanting and performance of dozens of homa rituals by a staff of more than 20 priests. It was performed at the auspicious moment of 9:15 a.m. In anticipation of that moment, all attention was focused on the elegant kumbams - the golden spires - stop the temple's four vimanas, the ornate part of the sanctums which protrude above roof level. Surrounding each vimana, a team of priests standing on bamboo scaffolding, awaiting the sacred moment, were ready with several brass vessels filled with water that had been blessed during the rituals of the previous days. Then, at the signal from the head priest at precisely 9:15 a.m., amidst a fervor of nadaswaram and tavil music and the sound of "oohs" and "ahs" of the throng of devotees, all four teams of priests simultaneously performed abhishekam to the four golden spires, pouring the holy water over them, symbolically bathing the entire temple and sanctifying it for the Gods to live in the work through. The devotees on the temple roof clamored to be anointed with the holy water which the priests sprinkled down from the scaffolding.
The kumbabhishekam, a grand ceremony, is generally performed every 12 years, following a major renovation or just a long passage of time. At Tiruchendur Temple, for instance, we learned that the kumbabhishekam is done every 12 years and the next will one occur in 1983, following the completion of gopuram renovation now in progress. Construction on a sacred temple, though of course necessary and vital from time to time, disturbs the inner forces, making the re-consecration necessary when it is complete. Once a temple has been re-consecrated, any further large-scale construction must be followed by another consecration. The kumbabhishekam also is performed as part of the rituals blessing a brand new temple.
The pilgrims of the 1982 India Odyssey pilgrimage observed the pujas from the vantage point of the temple's outer prakaram roof and felt a great blessing from them.
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To cover the cone, you will need:
- Green paper - I used scrapbook paper in three different shades of green
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- Hole punch - I believe mine was 3/4", but I'm not sure
- Hot glue
Here is the tutorial on the tree:
- Punch out a bunch of dots
- Hot glue on the dots - you can use all one color, but I thought three different shades of green would give it a little more depth and texture - so I alternated a row of each - make sure to overlap enough to cover the cone beneath
- Add red dots to look like ornaments
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The incubation project was a great success because mis niños were able to see the (living) fruits of their labor, and mami didn't have to spend any money on this very educational (but fun!) curriculum.
For 21 days we carefully monitored the eggs inside our little incubator, which was set up in a corner of our living room. (See this post for pictures!) Eggs were turned three times a day (more or less - thank goodness chicken eggs are virtually indestructible), water was added daily, and a record sheet was kept. This project really went a long way toward helping my daughter to learn how to tell time. Much better than the activities and worksheets in her lesson plans.
So each morning, she would get up, write down the date, check the temperature (read the thermometer), add water if necessary, and turn the eggs. She then recorded the time, temperature, and added any comments if necessary. She did this again after lunch and before bedtime. (What do you mean a few of the last entries of the day look like mami's handwriting? Of course I woke her up at 11 pm to turn the eggs and record the day on the days she forgot!)
We "candled" the eggs every few days with a flashlight to see which eggs were fertile and watch them develop. Did you know that one of the first things you can see inside the egg is the chick's eye?!? And it was SO amazing to see the veins spider-webbing inside the egg.
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A review of 482 pediatric charts at a teaching clinic in a naturopathic college showed that 35 per cent of the children presenting to the clinic for ailments such as skin disorders, stomach problems or psychiatric concerns, were already using CAM therapies (including vitamins, herbal remedies, probiotics and homeopathic remedies). As well, 8.9 per cent of the children were not vaccinated for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella. This was associated with younger age, greater use of CAM products and with parents unsure about the safety of vaccines.
Results of the study, which was conducted with the University of Toronto, McMaster University and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, are published in the March, 2005 issue of Pediatrics.
"Parents must be encouraged to tell their physician about any alternative treatment, and health-care providers need to ask about CAM use in taking the medical history of a child," said Dr. Sunita Vohra, professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta, and one of the study's co-authors.
Physicians may not realize what a growing phenomenon CAM has become over the past few years. Nor do parents necessarily understand the importance of sharing information about their child's alternative therapy, said Dr. Vohra, who is also director of the CARE program (Complementary and Alternative Research and Education) at the Stollery Children's Hospital.
"There is an assumption that 'natural equals safe', and if it's safe, why should I tell the doctor about it," Dr. Vohra said. "But anything that can have an effect, can have a side effect. Parents need to treat CAM products and therapies with appropriate caution."
It is especially important, Dr. Vohra said, that physicians ask parents about concerns they may have with vaccinations for children, in order to deal with misconceptions. The study showed that 27 per cent of parents whose children had been vaccinated blamed that for adverse events with their children. In one case, a parent blamed the measles vaccination for autism that was later diagnosed in a child.


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There's various offline related features introduced to modern browsers through HTML5. While offline is convenient, its concept of quota has been left untouched for a long time. The latest version of Chrome browser has the first concept and its implementation of Quota Management API. It handles quota for AppCache, IndexedDB, WebSQL and File System API. Here's a list of things you should keep in mind when working with Quota Management API in the latest Chrome.
(The specific numbers and details noted below are not a part of HTML5 but the facts in the current Chrome implementation. The API and Quota management in Chrome is still evolving and the details may change over the time.)
On HTML5 storage, there's a notion of
TEMPORARYstorage and
TEMPORARYstorage can be used without requesting quota, but may be deleted at the browser's discretion.
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TEMPORARYstorage, it is shared between all applications and websites run in the browser.
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[To be more specific, TEMP quota is calculated by (remaining disk space + TEMP storage space) * 50%. Therefore if apps are using 25GB TEMP storage in total and the current remaining disk space is 25GB that's already full.]
- Each application has a limitation to have 20% of the available
TEMPORARYstorage pool (i.e. 20% of 50% of available disk). (Not restricted to 5Mb anymore)
- When
TEMPORARYstorage quota is exceeded, all the data (incl. AppCache, IndexedDB, WebSQL, File System API) stored for oldest used origin gets deleted .
[Note: since each app can only use up to 20% of the pool, this won't happen very frequently unless the user has more than 5 active offline apps.]
- If app tries to make a modification which will result in exceeding
TEMPORARYstorage quota (20% of pool), an error will be thrown.
- Each application can query how much data is stored or how much more space is available for the app by calling
queryUsageAndQuota()method of Quota API.
- Requesting more quota against
TEMPORARYstorage doesn't do anything.
- Requesting quota for
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webkitStorageInfo.queryUsageAndQuota( webkitStorageInfo.TEMPORARY, // or PERSISTENT usageCallback, errorCallback);
PERSISTENTstorage, its default quota is 0 and it needs to be explicitly requested per application using
requestQuota()of Quota API.
- The allocated space can be used only by File System API (for
PERSISTENTtype filesystem) and there's no such thing like
PERSISTENTstorage on IndexedDB, WebSQL DB or AppCache (yet).
webkitStorageInfo.requestQuota( webkitStorageInfo.PERSISTENT newQuotaInBytes, quotaCallback, errorCallback);
- The allocated space can be used only by File System API (for
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Plaster Blaster is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given to Claude by corrupt police officer Ray Machowski from a public bathroom in Belleville Park, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Machowski is angry that Claude did not kill his former partner successfully. He survived Claudes assassination attempts and is being transported in an Ambulance from the Carson General Hospital to the LCPD headquarters. Machowski instructs Claude to kill him. As Claude arrives to the hospital, the Ambulance heads out to its destination. Claude rams the Ambulance until Ray's former partner, in a fully armored and flame retardant full body plaster cast, falls out of the Ambulance. Claude eventually breaks the cast and kills him for real this time.
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LCPD Dispatcher: Call out to all units. He's taken the bait. Shoot to kill! Repeat. Shoot to kill!※
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The reward for completing this mission is $10,000. If A Drop in the Ocean has been completed, the mission Marked Man is unlocked.
Claude, in a Barracks OL, about to ram the Ambulance carrying Ray Machowski's former partner.
Claude, in a Barracks OL, about to run over Ray Machowski's former partner in the full body cast.
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You can get a feel for what might lie beyond this gate from the original Guild Wars, but most likely the desert has changed greatly since then due to the forces of the undead King Palawa Joko in the south, Kralkatorrik in the north, and Zhaitan in the west. The conflict sounds exciting and I would very much like to explore the desert.
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Aug. 27, 2010 -- It just seems so, but it isn't: Husbands and wives don't become more alike over time.
That's according to a study published in the August issue of the Personality and Individual Differences.
Rather than becoming more alike over time, people simply tend to pick mates based on shared personality traits, study researcher Mikhila N. Humbad of MSU tells WebMD.
Researchers at Michigan State University analyzed data from the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research on husbands and wives in 1,296 married couples. They wanted to determine whether men and women become more similar as time passes after the initial honeymoon glow grows dim.
They analyzed personality characteristics, such as positivity, negativity, optimism, ambition, aggression, and how people handle stress.
Similarities From the Start
"Existing research shows that spouses are more similar than random people," Humbad, a doctoral student at Michigan State, says in a news release. "This could reflect spouses' influence on each other over time, or this could be what attracted them to each other in the first place."
The researchers say that husbands and wives followed over time did not become more alike with more years of marriage. So contrary to popular belief, it's really similarities in the beginning that are most important in lasting marriages, the researchers say.
Aggression seems to be an exception, the researchers say. That makes sense, Humbad says, because "if one person is violent, the other person may respond in a similar fashion and thus become more aggressive over time."
The researchers say their findings could have implications for future spouses, as well as for their children.
"Marrying someone who's similar to you may increase the likelihood that you'll pass those traits on to your children," Humbad says.
Modern Matchmaking
She notes that the findings come amid a backdrop of a booming matchmaking industry in which many companies claim they can match people based on similar characteristics.
"I'm not familiar with how those do the matching," she tells WebMD. "But according to the paper I wrote, married couples are already choosing each other based on traits. I could see how matchmaking firms use that to their advantage. I think they are already doing that, finding people with certain traits."
Humbad tells WebMD she is working on a dissertation she hopes will shed more light on the subject. "Specifically, I'm doing a study that uses a speed-dating design, where I have five males and five females who don't know each other and are single interact with one another for five minutes each," she tells WebMD. "Based off of this five-minute conversation, I want to see what their preferences are in terms of who they would select as a dating partner, a long-term partner, who they are most attracted to."
She says she hopes in the future to be able "to figure out the process of how we select our spouses a bit more."


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- "Level Three, Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, incorporating the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad, Obliviator Headquarters and Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee."
- —Voice of lift at the Ministry of Magic.[src]
The Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee is a division of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. Members of this committee think up excuses that will explain magical happenings to Muggles.[1] Unlike the Office of Misinformation, who becomes involved in only the very worst magical-Muggle collisions and liaises with the Muggle Prime Minister,[2] this committee deals with the more minor incidents.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
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- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Magical Beasts in Hiding
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This week we held the last of our BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition events in New York City. It's been a blast traveling all over the world meeting so many wonderful people. The Enterprise Developer Partnerships team was ready to help arm enterprise developers and IT administrators with the tools and information that they need to successfully launch their businesses forward with BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.
There has been an overwhelmingly positive response from the enterprise developer community – they've shared over Twitter, LinkedIn, and face-to-face how much a dedicated RIM partnership holds value for their work. We're committed to getting out there and pulling alongside businesses looking to extend their investments and levels of productivity using mobile applications for business. Check out our wrap-up video below for an overview of the event series:
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To see videos and a summary of a few of the specific events, check out the links below:
- Spain Welcomes the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition
- BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition hits Washington D.C., we talk App Development and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10
- Connecting with Business Developers at BlackBerry Jam – Enterprise Edition in Washington, D.C. [VIDEO]
- A Wider Perspective on Enterprise App Development and BlackBerry App World on BlackBerry 10 [VIDEO]
We have more enterprise developer focused events planned for the future. With the launch of BlackBerry 10 just around the corner, this is just the beginning. Did you attend one of the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour – Enterprise Edition events? Share your favorite aspect in the comments below.


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News Release -- November 12, 2012
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 12 – The United States Army has awarded CSC (NYSE: CSC) a firm fixed price (FFP) contract modification to upgrade a simulator-based flight and related aviation training device for the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Ft. Rucker, Ala. Awarded in the second quarter of CSC's 2013 fiscal year, the contract modification has a six-month base period and ten one-year options, for a total value of $34 million. The contract modifications were awarded under the Flight School XXI indefinite-delivery requirements contract, which CSC won in 2003.
Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will upgrade the Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices (RCTD) to more closely simulate the Block 2 model of the OH-58D aircraft and enhance the interoperability between new and existing technologies.
"Since the Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices reached full operational capability in 2007, the simulation technology has advanced and increased the fidelity of training," said Alan B. Weakley, vice president and general manager of CSC's North American Public Sector Defense Group. "These upgrades will allow the U.S. Army to conduct collective training missions, such as aviation exercises using the Block 2 configuration of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft."
Under the Flight School XXI contract, CSC provides cost-effective simulation training in realistic combat environments that supplement the live aircraft experience. Students experience combat conditions in realistic environments on terrain that they will see in the future while learning to fly and fight.
The RCTD allows units to train collectively to most closely simulate the roles and responsibilities of each individual as they relate to the overall situation and includes 18 manned-modules that are representative of and can be reconfigured to U.S. Army aircraft, including the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, AH-64D Apache, UH-60A/L Blackhawk and CH-47D Chinook.
About CSC's North American Public Sector
As a go-to partner for critical national programs, CSC offers thought leadership, specialized skills and innovative services in critical areas for government clients. Leveraging a global footprint in both private and public sectors, and experience gained from serving almost every U.S. government agency, CSC's North American Public Sector (NPS) brings innovative ideas and proven best practices to help the U.S. government meet mission-critical requirements. For more information about CSC's government solutions, visit www.dxc.technology/government.
About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 95,000 employees and reported revenue of $15.7 billion for the 12 months ended September 28, 2012. For more information, visit the company's website at www.dxc.technology.


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Machinima says there's a "full film" coming on January 3, with a series to follow. If this teaser was supposed to get people excited, well...OK.
I mean, if you really love Borderlands, it might be cool! For the rest of us, like most of these live-action attempts, it might be a little too low-rent (though hey, at least the outfits are pretty great).
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MACON, Ga. (Sept. 4, 2012) – Following their outstanding performances through the ETSU men's soccer team's undefeated 3-0-0 week, junior David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) and redshirt junior Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland) earned both Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday.
Geno was also selected as one of 12 members to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week, joining Georgetown's Brandon Allen, Notre Dame's Ryan Finley, Portland's Steven Evans, Cornell's Daniel Haber, Xavier's Luke Spencer, ODU's Gideon Asante, NC State's Alex Martinez, St. John's Jack Bennett, Washington's Dylan Tucker-Ganges, Western Michigan's Darren Jones and the College of Charleston's Kees Heemskerk.
Geno's recognitions come in the aftermath of a three-goal week, including the game-winning golden goal in double-overtime to defeat No. 17 UAB. Coulter posted his first two shutouts of the season, combining for 15 saves, blanking regionally ranked UNC Greensboro and nationally ranked UAB.
The weekly A-Sun award is the first of Geno's collegiate career, while Coulter's defensive honors are his third since joining the Bucs last season.
Geno put together a week to remember. On Tuesday against UNCG, the Dobyns-Bennett product netted two goals and added his first assist of the season to lead ETSU to a, 3-1, victory. His five points also broke the ETSU record for points in a single game. In ETSU's showdown with No. 17 UAB, Geno fired a game-high four shots, capping off his week with the golden goal in the 108th minute to lift ETSU to its first home win over a ranked opponent in program history.
Coulter allowed just one goal on the week en route to posting a three-game GAA of 0.31. The lone goal he conceded came in the 22nd minute against UNCG, followed by 266:35 of shutout goalkeeping the remainder of the week. His clean sheet against UAB gave Coulter his fourth shutout in four games against the NSCAA Top 25, as he currently rides a 417:13 shutout streak against nationally ranked teams.
The ETSU men's soccer team looks to extend its winning streak to four games on Saturday, as the Bucs welcome Radford to Summers-Taylor Stadium at 7 p.m.
For more information on ETSU men's soccer, please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's soccer links.


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Ross's Goose was one of the first rare birds I found as an awkward teen birder; for that, I am forever grateful. Photographed at Lake Merced, San Francisco, CA.
As always, I have a huge backlog of photos that are actually fit for exhibition on the interwebs, and so I decided to dive into my digital goose reservoir for today...it is winter, after all, and much of the country is being grazed by geese of all of kinds. I also figure that some of you probably need to take a break from your gull-inspired migraines...geese are a bit easier to handle.
I've always admired geese; their long-distance migrations, their penchant for vagrancy, their mixed species flocks, their good looks and (usually) mild demeanor, their fantastic noises, their huge flocks, their monogamy (not that I'm fixated on monogamy, I just think geese are way better at it than people are), their family migrations and their social hierarchy in flocks. They are also delicious, although I can't say I've had the opportunity to eat a wild one yet.
Which is not why we are here at all. Sorry I don't have a good Nene shot, or else they would be included...and as far as Taiga Bean-Goose, Tundra Bean-Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose...those are the geese that dreams are made of.
Compared to Snow Geese, Ross' are off the cute scale, probably due to a combination of the round head, wee bill and comparatively large eye. There has actually been a study on how people perceive cuteness (which I am too lazy to find at the moment); one thing I do remember is that head shape goes a long way.
Snow Goose. A novice birder might say "God, that looks like the same damn bird as the Ross's". To that I would reply, "If two twins were standing in front of you, and one was wearing black lipstick, do you really think you wouldn't notice the difference?". Said novice birder would then be incredibly ashamed for overlooking something so obvious and I would have to offer them strong drink to make them feel better. Photographed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, CA.
Blue Snow Goose, a bird of much snazziness. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
Brant are not impressed by lawns and agricultural fields; they stick to bays and estuaries. Being completely addicted to eelgrass for much of the year, they typically don't stray very far from where their beloved aquatic grass grows.
Cackling Geese are easy to identify; they are mini Canada Geese. If you want to get into the fun stuff, you can identify them to subspecies if you get close enough. This bird's triangular bill, white throat, dark subterminal band on the greater coverts, and lack of white neck ring make this bird a Ridgway's Cackling Goose. Photographed at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA.
Another good thing about geese is that they tend to take up residency at city parks from time to time, where they can be crushed with even the smallest camera lens without dire effects.
Greater White-fronted Goose. Most of my best goose shots are of this species, we have a good relationship. Photographed at Lake Merced.
Emperor Goose (middle) is the vagrant goose that we on the west coast look for every winter; the vast majority of them on our continent stay within the confines of Alaska throughout the year. This one is a bit dingy looking, apparently not a full adult yet, but they can be completely crippling birds. Canada (of the Dusky variety, I believe...I had to include Canadas somewhere in this post right?) and Greater White-fronted Geese stand to either side. Photographed at Ocean Shores, WA.


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These images are what happens when you combine a a random polygon generator with a "facial recognition algorithm".
Which means the generator keeps generating until the recognition algorithm detects a face. Then it keeps running while it tries to automatically improve it. To...mixed results.
In short: it's a million virtual chimps drawing a million virtual polygons until one of them somehow churns out a face, with no prompting or intervention from a human being whatsoever.
It's equal parts soothing and terrifying to see.
The program, called pareidoloop, is named for the phenomenon Pareidolia, which is "a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant".
pareidoloop [Site,via prosthetic knowledge, thanks Bill!]


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Census Records in Hispanic Research
This article originally appeared in "Hispanic Research" by George R. Ryskamp, JD, AG in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Generally, both in the United States and Latin America, census records have a column to indicate the country of birth. Fortunately, the census records of Spain and Latin America (especially those of the colonial era) sometimes indicate a specific province or parish in the country where the ancestor was born. There are many exceptions, however, particularly in the U.S. federal census records from the Southwest, where frequent and close association with the various Mexican states created an atmosphere in which the census taker would record the name of the Mexican state in response to the census question regarding the state or country in which the person was born. Census records ought to be carefully consulted, therefore, even though they may not ordinarily yield anything more than the country of origin.\\
Later censuses in many countries, such as the all federal censuses in the United States from 1900 and later, also indicate whether or not the individual was a naturalized citizen, and how long he or she had been in the country. This information indicates the time period in which the person entered the country and whether or not there may be naturalization and citizenship records.
One researcher knew only that his ancestors, Bonifacio Torres and Josefa Rangel, lived in Arizona about the turn of the century. A search for them in the Soundex index for Arizona for the 1900 census resulted in finding the census page reproduced in the attached image. From this the researcher learned his ancestors' ages, the year they came to the United States, and that they lived in Florence, Arizona. From the census, the researcher deduced that Josefa Rangel had not been married when she came to this country. He then wrote the Catholic parish church in Florence, asking if there was a marriage record for Bonifacio Torres and Josefa Rangel before 1900. In response, he received a certificate that gave him a marriage date but nothing about their place of origin in Mexico. He then wrote a second letter asking for a verbatim copy of the marriage entry, as he should have done originally. He received a photocopy of the original marriage entry stating that Bonifacio Torres and his family were from Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, and that Josefa Rangel and her family were from Ures, Sonora, Mexico.
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Fall Trees
Using marquetry and inlay to add composition to woodturning
Segmented Turning
A basic introduction to Segmented Turning
Inside Out
2006 Ornament
Christmas Bell
2007 Ornament
Celtic Knot
2008 Ornament
Wishing Well
2009 Ornament
2010 Ornament
Christmas Angel
2011 Ornament
Christmas Globe
2012 Ornament
Christmas Penguin
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Square Bowl
A turning with a little pucker factor
Walnut Bowl
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Bottle Stopper
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Curly Maple Pen
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Laguna Beach Vase
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