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The role of voice within security is certainly growing, especially on the residential side of the equation, but as a recent study finds, consumers are embracing the power of the voice to control their phones, cars, homes and even security systems.
In fact, standalone voice assistants—or smart speakers—are one of the fastest-adopted technologies in U.S. history and have a 98 percent satisfaction rate among U.S. consumers, according to a new research report from Accenture based on a global survey of 22,500 consumers across 21 countries. Half of online consumers globally now use digital voice assistants, with emerging markets leading the way in adoption, the research firm found. "Adoption and satisfaction with smart speaker technology is booming," Robin Murdoch, co-author of the report and managing director of Accenture's global Software and Platforms industry practice, said. "Convenience and accessible price points are helping drive increased use but maintaining this loyalty will require companies to stay relevant with consumer needs while creating and constantly renewing trust." The report, "Reshape to Relevance," notes that smart speakers are disrupting the consumer technology and service ecosystems. Accenture found that 93 percent of consumers globally expect their home device purchases, such as smart TVs or computers, to be based on ease of integration with their standalone smart speaker. The relevance of smart speakers is reflected in consumers' expectations to use these devices for more-advanced tasks beyond routine activities like voice calling, playing music or eBooks, and accessing news, Accenture note. "They see value in voice assistants managing home security (61 percent of respondents), providing connected home automation (59 percent), paying bills and providing payment alerts (55 percent)—even making restaurant reservations (53 percent) and providing access to virtual medical advice (52 percent). "However, trust is a potential impediment to greater adoption of smart speakers, with 41 percent of consumers citing privacy concerns and 40 percent citing security concerns with the technology. Forty-six percent of consumers believe they don't have control of their data with voice assistants and 58 percent are more likely to re-evaluate their trust in this service by continually checking how their information is being used." Greg Roberts, another co-author of the report and managing director of Accenture's North America High Tech industry practice, said, "Consumers expect their smart speakers to handle complex workloads and integrate with other products. Brands that offer advanced artificial intelligence capabilities will be well positioned for success. But to attract more customers, they will have to be transparent in how they store, use and share data. Establishing an agreed trust standard with consumers is essential."
Accenture Research conducted an online survey of 22,500 consumers in 21 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. The sample in each country was representative of the online population. Ages of respondents ranged from 14 to over 55. The survey and related data modeling quantify consumer perceptions of digital devices, content and services, purchasing patterns, preference and trust in service providers, and the future of their connected lifestyles. The online surveys were conducted between October and November 2018.
The end of early bird registration for TechSec Solutions 2019 is quickly approaching; this means only a few short days until the special rate to attend, network and learn will be increasing. Don't let the dates sneak up. Register and mark your calendars now for February 25-26.
This year's theme –"Securing a Connected World" – explores exciting new technologies currently being used in real-life situations to enhance security and safety, and how security professionals can leverage these same technologies to achieve their security goals. And, if sunny Florida in February in a beautiful hotel right across from the beach (yes, walking distance!) isn't enough of an enticement, here are the top six reasons to attend:
Plan on networking, learning and having some fun "like a boss" at TechSec 2019!
What are you most looking forward to at TechSec this year?
Day number 26 … it's the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and with approximately 800,000 federal employees out of work or working without pay, and three or more hours of wait time to clear security in some of America's busiest airports—Atlanta, Houston, Miami and Washington—security-related vulnerabilities linger. Just by saying the U.S. is "shutdown" seems to give hackers, terrorists, criminals and such the impression that the whole country is weak and now is the time to strike.
Here's some specific areas the shutdown is hitting security the hardest, and please clcik here to comment on the topic in our News Poll:
Government payment portals and remote access services: Sites such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Court of Appeals, among others, are insecure or inaccessible, due to more than 80 expired TLS certificates used on .gov domains. What's more, only 1 in 20 HTTPS servers implement the security feature that prevents visitors from making unencrypted HTTP connections to a server.As more security certificates expire during the shutdown and with furloughed IT employees not renewing them, opportunities for a security hack increase.
Click the following links to see examples of expired .gov certificates as of January 16, 2019:https://ows2.usdoj.gov/https://rockettest.nasa.gov/
National cybersecurity: It seems "everyone" is furloughed…approximately half of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the employees who protect critical infrastructure, such as banking, water, energy and nuclear; 85 percent of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) employees and other IT professionals knowledgeable about the latest cyberattacks and how to deal with them most appropriately, according to CNBC.
Security operations, software patching and penetration testing are among the activities not getting done for government sites including but not limited to:• Departments of State;• Homeland Security;• Agriculture, Commerce and Housing and Urban Development;• Environmental Protection Agency;• Internal Revenue Service (IRS);• National Institute of Standards and Technology; and• National Park Service.
Weakened airport security: Not only is wait time increasing for passengers to get through security, but personal safety is quickly becoming an issue. On January 2, 2019, a Delta passenger successfully deceived TSA, sneaking a gun past agents and onto a flight headed to Tokyo from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
According to USA Today, TSA said they would "hold those responsible appropriately accountable," as they rejected the assumption that low staffing was to blame. Either way, carelessness or low staffing, security was breached and could have led to dire consequences.
As we see the deterioration of security right before our eyes, what are you most concerned about when it comes to the partial government shutdown and security?
Let's discuss! Looking forward to your responses.
Creating safer schools is a major dilemma facing our nation today, but thankfully it is one that some of the best minds are coming together to solve. The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has taken a major step by creating safety and security guidelines and standards of practice that all schools can turn to and follow, guidelines and standards that come from lessons learned from past tragedies and ones that were averted, and from experiences and expertise from leaders in security and education, and from parents and students.
The fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools provides school administrators, school boards and public safety and security professionals with guidelines for implementing a layered and tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments.
Guy Grace Jr., PASS chairman and director of security and emergency planning for Littleton Public Schools, is leading this effort. The Security Industry Association (SIA) named Grace as the 2018 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions.
Grace began providing district services to LPS in 1990 and was soon promoted to patrolman, then lead officer and security facilitator before assuming his current role. He has created and assisted with developing many security-related projects, protocols and practices used today in school safety for both LPS and other school districts.
"The safety and security challenges schools face today are more multifaceted and complex than ever before, and protecting students and staff requires a comprehensive approach to these challenges," Grace said in the announcement of the new PASS standards. "We are proud to build on the PASS guidelines, which present the most comprehensive information available on best practices for securing school facilities, an essential component supporting all-hazards approaches to school safety."
The fourth edition of the guidelines is completely revised under a simplified structure and greatly expanded to now cover best practices on a district-wide level that relate to safety and security and additional areas such as school transportation, cybersecurity and network infrastructure, architectural features and emergency communications.
The PASS Guidelines identify and classify best practices for securing K-12 facilities in response to urgent needs for information identified by the education community. The guidelines aim to answer two key questions – "What should we do?" and "How do we prioritize?" – and include:
• Specific actions that can effectively raise the baseline of security;• Vetted security practices specific to K-12 environments;• Objective, reliable information on available safety and security technology;• Assessment of current security measures against nationwide best practices;• Multiple options for addressing security needs identified; and• How to distinguish needed and effective solutions from sales pitches on unnecessary products.
The guidelines describe approaches within five physical layers for school facilities: district-wide, the property perimeter, the parking lot perimeter, the building perimeter and the classroom/interior perimeter. Within each layer, the resource outlines key safety and security components, such as policies and procedures, people (roles and training), architectural components, communication, access control, video surveillance and detection and alarms.
"We believe this approach provides a simplified way for administrators to effectively evaluate their security infrastructure, prioritize investment and maximize security in ways that are consistent with longstanding security practices and ensure a baseline of facility security measures appropriate for school facilities," Mark Williams, PASS vice chairman, said in the press release.
Established in 2014, PASS brings together expertise from the education community, law enforcement and the security industry to develop and support a coordinated approach that can assist school administrators in making effective use of proven security practices specific to K-12 environments, including elementary, middle and high schools.
The latest guidelines are available at no cost on the PASS website, and PASS encourages education professionals, public safety personnel and security solutions providers to take advantage of these free resources.
It's good to see registration is open for the second annual Cyber:Secured Forum, and that it's in my "neck of the woods." The Westin Dallas Park Central will welcome this conference that helps connect cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration, hosted by ISC Security Events, PSA Security Network and the Security Industry Association (SIA). It's to be held July 29-31, one of the hottest times in Dallas might I add, so plan on drinking lots of water! Hydration is key during our hot, Texas summers.
(Tip: Walk or Uber over to the Circle K convenience store at 12950 Coit Rd., which is right beside the Westin, and buy water for your hotel room. Usually our convenience stores will have 2 bottles for $2, or some sort of sell.)
According to the SIA website, attendees can look forward to topics including global cybercrime trends, tools and technology for better cybersecurity of physical security systems, monetizing cybersecurity services, cyber-hardening of security systems and more, presented by IT and physical security professionals. The goals of the conference are to connect and share information on risks and liabilities, learn how to respond to cybersecurity threats and work toward establishing security control standards across IT systems.
Plan on attending the July 29th welcome reception, plugging into sessions and strolling around the exhibits displaying various solutions related to cybersecurity, and don't forget to find me buzzing around. In fact, reach out now, [email protected], and let's get something on the calendar – a booth visit, coffee, lunch – I'm open to pretty much anything. And of course, I can help you figure out the best places to eat and visit during your stay in Dallas.
I'm excited to attend the forum, meet with you, learn more about cybersecurity trends and what's going on in that world, and how cyber and physical are successfully merging to keep people and infrastructure safe.
ADS Security, a regional electronic security and automation company based in Nashville, Tenn., has revealed they surpassed $4 million in RMR in 2018, including a record-setting eight companies in 2018, surpassing the previous record of seven acquisitions in 2016.
ADS achieved this mark through strong organic growth driven by a focus on providing legendary service and by maintaining a large acquisition pipeline.
"2018 was the best year in ADS's history," John Cerasuolo, president and CEO, swaid in the announcement. "We have built a strong culture and team of people who care about providing legendary service to our customers and to the security company owners we acquire. We are not slowing down and expect 2019 to be another record-setting year."
After its inception in 1990, ADS achieved $2 million in RMR in 2012 and now has doubled that monthly revenue in about a quarter of the time. ADS Security's $4 million in RMR is made up of more than 100,000 residential and commercial customer sites spread over 25 branch locations throughout the southeastern United States.
With a UL-listed monitoring center located in Nashville, ADS Security offers a full range of burglar, fire alarm, video surveillance, access control, and automation systems.
Cerasuolo told Security Systems News after the company's latest acquisition back in December, that he us excited for similar growth in 2019.
"We have very high expectations for 2019. We've got a good number of deals that are in various stages along the process. So, we expect to come out of the gate pretty strong in 2019, in terms and acquisitions," he said. "There's no reason not to expect that we'll have similar kind of results in [2019] that we had this year."
Look around in any public place, be it a hospital, stadium, park, retail outlet, bank and even on the shoulders of police officers, and you are likely to see at least one video camera. This sophisticated piece of equipment is recording and retaining data on the activities in its coverage area to ensure safety to people and infrastructure. Over the past 10 years, video cameras and surveillance systems have become a permanent fixture, perhaps so much so that some people don't even realize the presence of cameras, and according to BIS Research, there is no evidence of this trend slowing down.
BIS recently released a new market intelligence report, "Global Video Surveillance Market – Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2023," indicating the global video surveillance market is estimated to grow over $77.21 billion by 2023. This increase is driven by the rising demand for IP cameras, video content analytics (VCA) and Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaas) to help mitigate rising security concerns as well as the need for the security industry to provide highly efficient, time-saving surveillance systems at an affordable price, pointed out by BIS in their press release.
BIS also noted the camera market seems to be acquiring major market share within the video surveillance industry as seen by a proliferation of IP camera-based surveillance systems in response to increased consumer demand for more physical security.
Taking a global look with BIS, Asia-Pacific (APAC) led the global video surveillance market last year and is expected to maintain dominance within this five-year time frame, accounting for approximately 41.5% of net revenue generated by video surveillance equipment, in addition to enormous investments in future security-related projects in India and China. A rise in video surveillance demands is also expected from Europe, specifically from the UK and Germany.
The majority of end-users seek three important aspects when deploying a video surveillance system—cost effectiveness, increased safety and convenience. To fulfill these three demands and create a robust surveillance system, in my opinion, IP cameras, intelligent video analytics, video management systems (VMS), VCS and VSaaS must be incorporated.
Of course, with such technology comes issues of concern. Let's discuss data protection, data surveillance laws, unskilled security professionals and more:• Do you believe the industry is creating ways to protect the data produced by the high-capacity storage required by IP-based video surveillance systems?• Do you feel there is a lack of data surveillance laws? If so, what laws should we consider passing?• Do you think there is a shortage of skilled security professionals available to manage the operation and software of IP-based surveillance systems?• According to this report's executive summary – "Cameras are the most important part of any surveillance system." Do you find this statement to true or false, and why?
I look forward to receiving your thoughts and opinions to get the conversation started, and to continue to explore the rapidly growing and expanding world of video surveillance.
ASSA ABLOY recently announced its new Preferred Installer program to help streamline deployments for installers and systems integrators.
Building on decades of experience in the higher education market, ASSA ABLOY has developed a national network of Intertek certified hardware installers who are highly skilled in providing physical installation of its integrated electronic locking devices.
"Systems integrators, who often face staff shortages, can take advantage of this network of installers to maximize their efficiency," the company said in the announcement, noting that the ability to outsource this skill helps improve productivity, ensure a quality installation, and create a competitive advantage. "What's more, when contracted through ASSA ABLOY, an additional year of warranty is provided for products installed by Preferred Installers. This program also helps end-users meet their deadlines, provides peace of mind with high-quality installations, and protects their investment with an extended warranty."
Preferred Installers go through a rigorous, four-day hands-on training course given by ASSA ABLOY instructors. "We have attended many a training class, and this is hands down the only class offered that is truly a hands-on course with an instructor that is more than qualified to teach," Chad Smith, chief of operations at ACME Security Solutions, LLC, said in the announcement. "We had an amazing learning experience, and this is all owed to the instructor, who took this training above and beyond our expectations."
ASSA ABLOY Preferred Installers are third-party certified by Intertek, which means the technicians are qualified to field prep Warnock Hersey labeled fire doors for the installation of specific ASSA ABLOY integrated locks and accessories while retaining the door's fire resistance rating and compliance with NFPA 80. In addition, Intertek Qualified Personnel may apply supplemental serialized labels to doors they've prepped and after ASSA ABLOY hardware has been installed. This signifies to Authorities Having Jurisdiction and Fire Door Inspectors that the installation was completed in accordance with NFPA guidelines.
"The Intertek Qualified Personnel (IQP) ASSA ABLOY Hardware Installer program provides assurance that personnel conducting work in the field are fully qualified and that the work is done correctly each and every time," Justin Hendricks, program manager - Openings Building & Construction, Intertek. "Participation in the program is also crucial to maintaining the door's Intertek fire resistance rating and subsequent compliance with NFPA 80 guidelines."
Lester LaPierre, director of business development, Electronic Access Control, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions added: "ASSA ABLOY has provided installation services for many years across the country at our largest installations incorporating thousands of electronic access control locksets. We've learned that the outcome of each of those projects was quality workmanship and high productivity. This resulted in timelines being met, site issues and product returns being reduced, and, most importantly, satisfied integrators, general contractors, and end users. That's why we're expanding and formalizing this program so those same benefits can be applied across all opportunities."
ASSA ABLOY Certified Integrators interested in using a Preferred Installer can simply log on to the Partner Area of www.IntelligentOpenings.com to find the Installation Services Quote Request form to begin the process. For dedicated hardware installation professionals interested in joining the ASSA ABLOY Preferred Installer network, please contact Lester LaPierre ([email protected]).
"It's good to be back." This phrase has been running through my mind since I joined SSN's editorial team as managing editor just a few days ago. I have fond memories of the security industry, and although a lot has changed and I have some re-learning to do, I'm refreshed and ready to take it on.
Having served the security industry previously for three years, and after about a four-year hiatus, I'm back to doing what I love: meeting industry professionals, writing and editing, being part of the security industry "family," and shaking things up a bit with fun, conversational yet professional, honest and authentic commentary.
I am excited to engage again with industry leaders, build strong relationships, and share and report on newfound industry knowledge as well as establish and retain rapport with readers. I hope to inform, educate and inspire in my role at Security System News by assisting with editorial content, providing thought-provoking blog posts, participating in trade shows and chatting on social media.
I feel like I've returned home. I'm ecstatic to be a part of the SSN team and returning to an industry that truly impacts the world for the better.
Security Systems News is excited to announce the hiring of Ginger Schlueter as the new managing editor of the publication. Ginger brings three years of prior security industry reporting experience, as well as a proven track record in both print and online media, with particular expertise in social media.
As Ginger says in her first blog post today, she is happy to be back in the security industry after spending a few years away as a freelancer.
"I have fond memories of the security industry, and although a lot has changed and I have some re-learning to do, I'm refreshed and ready to take it on," she said.
As I have been told by many in the industry, and as I told Ginger, "Once you've worked in the security industry, you can't leave—it keeps pulling you back in." Many in the industry I am sure can relate to this sentiment.
And while SSN is forever grateful to former managing editor Spencer Ives for the outstanding work he did here at the publication (good luck Spencer in your next endeavor!), we here at SSN are excited to have Ginger joining the team!
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What a great tutorial. Love doodles and this helps me think outside the box on uses for filters. Definitely one I'll be saving in Evernote so I can find it anytime that I want.
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Today I booked a time to take a look at your tutorials, photoshop really a lesson, thanks for helping me improve my way of doing scrapbooking.
We have wave, too, Mersija! It's Efects > Distortion > Wave. While the effect I got isn't the same listed here, it did make a pretty cool "chalk" effect on mine.
well, isn't this just the niftiest tip - thank you so much for sharing and showing how to do - wonderful
Wow! This is such an effective little tool! Thanks for sharing.
I had no idea that there were many things to do with the wave. I have been curious about the other distort tools. Thanks.
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Gotta try this! Thank you for putting this up!
wonderful tutorial! thank you so much Marisa! It is very useful
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Another great idea!
Awesome tutorial!
seeing how easy that is makes me smack my forehead! thanks
Brilliant! Just thismorning I was admiring a page that had a border like this and I added it to my list of favourite effects, and things to find out about. Can't believe how quickly it turned up without even looking for it.
Great Tip,thank you^^
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Awesome!! will definitely try this soon. Thank you so much.
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This site is absolutely unbelievable!! I definitely do mu homework before I commit to any subscription but wow! this site has it all!! Just when I think I could not be more impressed...BAM! I am!! Fantastic job on everything!!! Thank you for all you do!!
Thank you for this great tutorial, I've been wondering how to do this for ages !
This was great, took me a couple tries despite the instructions being perfectly clear but so worth it! I never would have guessed it was this simple! Thank you!
After playing around with this tutorial for a little bit, I made a frame with mine and my husbands name in it! For hardly having an ounce of creativity in me and only using photoshop for a couple days now, I think I've done well! I know I still have a long way to go but I'm appreciative of all the helpful tips, I'm so happy I found this site! Thanks so much!
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Oh man, I always drew them by hand.
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This tutorial opens many new doors for me - thank you!
Thank you, these tutorials are very helpful. it is so much easier to understand how a feature works by watching you use it in a project then by reading a how to manual. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you
Very cool tute! The Wave filter is a very cool and complicated thing, and I like finding more about it! This works in PS Elements 14, too. Thanks!
I realize I'm late to the party with this one. Glad I found it! And, just FYI... I work in PS CS5, and when using that version, one must be working in 8bit to be able to use the Distort filter. It took me quite a while to figure that out! LOL
Very cool! I think I can figure out how to do that!
Ooooo- I love this! I was just wondering how I could do this. Thank you for sharing.

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My husband and I have a tradition. Every night On nights when we think of it and aren't too tired, we each say the highlight of our day and the accomplishment that we are most proud of that day. Highlights are the hardest to do on really bad days, but I think those days are the most time important time to think about them. The ritual forces the day to end on a positive note – and even really crappy days have their positive moments.
Well, you can guess what my highlight was yesterday after successfully baking and delivering the over 300 cupcakes for Wedding 3.0. Obviously, it could have been finishing this monumental task. But, it wasn't. My highlight of the day was remembering why I decided to bake the cupcakes in the first place.
I used to question whether I believed in the institution of marriage. Could two people really be compatible for a lifetime? Are human beings really meant to be monogamous? Having found a life partner to share all of my joys, sorrows, triumphs, challenges, laughing fits, and cupcakes with, I understand what it means to have a soul mate and rejoice for others who through sheer luck are able to find theirs.
and Bride 3.0's favorite was the chocolate pumpkin.
Mine was the pound cake (not that it mattered).
While more and more people are choosing to either elope, have destination weddings, or courthouse affairs, the power and energy of affirming and sharing love with family and friends is to me what makes a wedding magical. I love weddings! As an assistant photographer and editor at J. Pollack Photography, it's a good thing that I do. I spend hours a day looking at photos of happy couples – weeding out photos of people with their mouths full of food or their eyes closed.
Bride and Groom 3.0's wedding was not just another wedding. Attending the wedding of Bride and Groom 3.0 as a guest (and cupcake baker) felt like an honor and privilege. As their Rabbi said, their love lit up the room. I thank them for letting me be a part of their day.
Now, About Those Cupcakes
When last I left you, I had a giant stack of boxes ready to go out the door.
Let's peek in those boxes.
Here's a box of peaches n' cream cupcakes. You'll see that I decided to use shelf liner to keep the cupcakes from sliding around in the box. It worked really well! They were all intact when I arrived at Moulin, the wedding venue.
The peaches n' cream cupcake baking went very smoothly. My only challenge was guessing how many cans of peaches I would need for the 100 cupcakes. In case you are ever in this situation, you should know that there are about 20 peach slices in a 15 oz can of peaches. But, about 20% of the peaches in the can are broken or misshapen. You can do your own math.
Here's the chocolate pumpkin (sweet potato) cupcake. Once I made it past the not having any pumpkin snafu, these cupcakes went swimmingly. I hadn't planned on putting the chocolate chip on top, but the cupcake looked empty without it.
Lastly, here are the pound cake cupcakes with the Lamington chocolate frosting. The frosting on these cupcakes frustrated me at first, but turned out to be my favorite in the end. When I originally made the Lamington cupcakes, I frosted all sides of the cupcakes so I didn't worry about the frosting dripping. On these pound cake cupcakes, I wanted the frosting to stay on top of the cupcake and it did not want to stay put. No matter what I did, it dripped all over the place. I was very worried about it and wasted an hour or two obsessing and trying to problem solve. In the end, I just let the frosting drip.
Overnight, the drips hardened and ended up looking cute (also, you could barely see them once I put the wrappers on). And – the hard frosting made for really easy transport. One box of these got jostled a bit, but the toppled cupcakes looked completely flawless – like nothing had ever happened. I would highly recommend Lamington chocolate frosting if you need to transport cupcakes and want to keep them looking nice. It's so much easier than buttercream.
Here I am showing off a box of cupcakes heading out the door. The t-shirt that I'm wearing has a Hip Hop Congress logo. It's an organization founded by Groom 3.0. Check it out!
I hadn't seen the stand before I arrived at Moulin with the cupcakes. When I first saw it, I was struck by two things:
- This stand is incredibly beautiful.
- This stand is incredibly small.
I wondered how I would possibly fit all of my cupcakes on it. I thought that perhaps I could use some of the table space as well, but it turned out that the rest of the table was on reserve for fruit kabobs that were brought out at dessert time.
The stand ended up working like a charm (and doesn't it looked charmed – like something out of A Midsummer Night's Dream?). While it only held about 100 cupcakes, the staff at Moulin did an outstanding job of keeping it full all night. They even straightened it as they worked so it never started to look sloppy. Their professionalism blew me away.
The longer I stared at the stand, the more impressed I was with its originality and beauty. It was created by Couple 3.0's event florist, Frankie at Festive Atmospheres. If you are looking for a florist in St. Louis, I would highly recommend him. To get the true picture of how perfect the stand was, though, you have to understand how well it fit in with the theme of the entire wedding as coordinated by Couple 3.0's wedding planner, Simcha. While it's not cupcake related, take a quick peek at the tables,
the dance floor,
by the amazing Exclusive Events.
and the chuppah (wedding canopy) and podium.
by the amazing Exclusive Events.
Even with the unforgettable stand, the cupcakes would not have been as striking without their coordinated wrappers. The wrappers were custom-made for Bride and Groom 3.0 by Sugar Cat Studio. Thank you so much to Sugar Cat for the wrappers!!
What will my next project be? No idea! I'll let you know when I know.
Thank Yous
In addition to all of the vendors that I mentioned above, I'd like to again thank Jonathan for everything, Nancy for helping with babysitting, baking, organizing, brainstorming, and transporting, Amie for bringing breakfast and wrapping cupcakes, Lori and Rob for watching Myles so we could go to the rehearsal dinner and cleaning the counters, and Bride and Groom 1.0 for watching Myles on the day of the wedding and filling my car up with gas. I couldn't have done it without all of you!!


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Authors write book proposals at various stages of a project. I wrote mine several months after submitting my dissertation, on the advice of astute colleagues who suggested taking a break and revisiting the project with fresh eyes. (For me, the "break" involved preparing for my first year of teaching in a law school, which was all-consuming anyway.)
Having never laid eyes on a book proposal, my first step was to impose on the generosity of friends who had recently and successfully submitted one. I recall their examples being the most helpful input in crafting my own. Several university press websites, including Harvard University Press and the University of California Press offer useful guidelines.
With some trepidation, I recently re-read my proposal, curious to see how well it conformed to the guidelines, and also how well it anticipated the content of the book that was completed four years later. I recognized the first sentence of the proposal as a line from my job talk—which may reflect that both genres are a form of marketing. "Since the 1970s, 'women and minorities' has been an established category in the American political lexicon." The current HUP guidelines advise that a proposal "should give an answer to what might be called the Passover question: 'How is this book different from all other books?'" My proposal's third sentence might be read as doing that—"Although it is commonplace to recognize American feminists' reliance on a civil rights paradigm to define their ideas, legal arguments, and mobilization strategies, we know remarkably little about how, why, and to what effect analogies between race and sex inequality came to dominate American anti-discrimination discourse." Throughout, I used phrases such as "heretofore unexplored connections" and "previously untapped archival sources."
Most guidelines for book-proposal writing emphasize that authors should discuss the audiences for whom they are writing. Is the book for specialists in one's own field? For general readers? Will it be useful to students? Assigned in courses? In what fields and at what level? My proposal addressed none of this directly, although I do remember conversations with acquisitions editors along those lines. An anonymous commenter on a previous post in this series points out, "Legal historians face the usual challenge of being on the boundary of different disciplines with different audiences. Does one pitch the research to be of relevance only to other legal historians, or to a wider community of historians, or to non-historian lawyers?" The flip side of this dilemma is the ability to claim a multi-disciplinary audience. I could plausibly propose to reach readers interested in law, history, political science, women's studies, African American Studies, and sociology.
In retrospect, my proposal sounds surprisingly similar, at least in general terms, to what I ended up writing, but the devil was in the details. From reading the proposal, one would not have known—and indeed, I did not realize myself—how much additional research and writing from scratch would be required. (See Part I of this series). The proposal did include a very brief section titled, "Proposed Revisions," as well as a description of each chapter. It was relatively short, less than six single-spaced pages. Then again, the next step was to send my whole dissertation to editors who expressed interest in the proposal—so demonstrating an ability to be concise may have been prudent.
Authors and editors, do you have advice for legal historians on writing book proposals?


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I was expecting more of a thrill, but was left wondering where it was. I did enjoy it though, took me off guard for a minute. all in all, was pretty good.
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I was expecting more of a thrill, but was left wondering where it was. I did enjoy it though, took me off guard for a minute. all in all, was pretty good.
Pretty interesting
It's weird how the title is "Painting With Pain" when the onscreen title is "The Bloody Painter". Of course, as I would know from reading stuff by Leonard Maltin, that sort of thing happens a lot in movies. The best part was probably how you created such a spooky atmosphere. The animation wasn't the best, but still nice. I once heard of this guy who made paintings using his own blood. Using others blood would be a much more plentiful resource.
A pity this doesn't seem to have that high a rating now, but it's still fairly popular. I like how everything is set up to be so innocent in the beginning. You see such ordinary things and it isn't until after halfway through you notice something out of place. It's truly effective when it does happen. Not the best out there, but pretty good.
Too much suspense...
For so little payoff... I'd say about 90% of this Flash is composed of zoom-ins, and the tension is so high by the end that the viewer is expecting to either be tricked by a silly gag, or be shocked by something truly horrific, but it ends up being neither.
All in all though, you've accomplished something, and that's is well worth the effort of attempting anything. It seems like you have a knack for this stuff, and it will improve as you go, so keep making more animations! I agree with some others on here that maybe it should be a longer, but it should have more meaningful content. As a rule of thumb, if it doesn't tell us something about the story (something important that we need to know) Cut it.
Keep at it. Looking forward to more!
what a creep
OMG they've killed ( whats her name ). You bastard.
I'm wondering if that dushbag has got a single girlfriend in his entire life
The only thing that's new is that the name changed from The Bloody Painter to painting with pain and MAYBE it was a bit faster. I personally hated the suspense for something that small of a cliff... If it had more of a story line to it then it would be much better.


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Here is the 3rd bit to my Zombie Apoc. story. It has been a while, but I took the hint from how my second story is my only blog with rates...and it's 5-star...and it's still in the "Best Entries" sections....so...win? Anyway if your gonna be lazy and just read this one instead of the first two then it's about a dude from Washington who went north to Canadia to camp with some friends, who in the panic of a zombie apocalypse, are either dead or missing. Enjoy, Comment, and Rate please. (So I can finally beat Grimwell out of the #1 Best Entry slot. )
So I woke up to a super bright white light shining straight into my eyeball.
"Yeah he's fine. His pupils dialated." Says some background woman.
"Dialatin'?" says some background hillbilly accent.
"Yes Dialating" says background woman putting emphasis on "ing".
"So he's ok right?" Says some background...teenager?
"Yeah." says random calm sounding woman. I have several questions right now. Where am I? What is going on? Are there still masses of zombies pounding on the walls outside this place? The woman shining a flashlight straight into my eye finally decided it was time to stop and I can only assume it was her and the others who had exited the room via creeky wooden door over on my right.
When I regained normal vision I could see I wasn't in a hospital like I had thought, but a wooden farmhouse kinda thing. I was hoping that this would all go away in my sleep and I could wake up in my bed, or a couch, or somewhere just drunk as hell...Nope. A few gunshots and screams from somewhere outside that door, then a red light shone through the cracks in the wood precursor to a blaring siren. I don't know what it was. The guns, the siren, or some kind of drug but I had felt safer then I had felt since we left Bellingham.
"Are you awake yet?" says background hillbilly accent again whom I now make what I would like to assume is eye contact. He had some seriously bushy brow covering his eyes, a red truckers hat, and blue overals. You know...every hillbilly stereotype come to life.
"I'm tired of watch duty over ya, just cause Frankie shot yer belly."
"They told me to stay here incase you got confussled. What with'n all the zombies runnin' amuk through our crops and such."
That was the first time I heard the word "Zombies" and thought "Oh shit..."
"So. Are they still outside?" I asked him.
"Nah. We took care of them once we calc'lated the threat of havin' em' near us like that."
"So you shot them?"
"We lit em' suckers on fire! Burning like da hell they done scaped' from!"
"...can I see it?" He cakkled this hillbilly cakkle and cocked his double-barrel before waving me out the creeky wooden door.
Through this door was what appeared to be dirt roads connecting tiny wooden farms. Apparently this was a town covered in metallic and glass dome, the glass up top allowing for sunlight to grow their crops, a hole in the very top center of the dome letting fresh air in, and the metal around the lower sides keeping the undead out. A ladder lead up out the hole in the center of the dome to a platform on the side of it. Apparently if the undead ever piled up past the metal parts of the dome the red lights blared their sirens. Smoke and fire was sweeping up over the glass of the dome just barely making the air tight.
Once we got to the platform I could see twitching masses sitting, stareing, burning, not screaming anymore because their lungs hadn't the ability to push oxygen since the fire was enveloping it all. They almost looked like real people. Save the fact their eyes were either milky white or burnt out of their skulls, and their facial expressions depicted no pain. As much as I would like to say it was comforting to watch them burn, or satisfying knowing the disease what killed Tom, and Johnnen was ablaze beneath me, I can honestly say I was terrified.
This town was named crooked creek and it's peopel were almost all farmers living off the land. Godfrey was the hillbilly, Frankie the teenager I had heard who shot me, and Faith the medical intern. Everything was pretty regular. Do what the farmers say, grow the crops, when the red lights blare find a gun and go pick them off the glass while others set the surrounding area on fire. This worked well enough for a while until one of the hillbilly folks had tested the lines with Faith and tried to get frisky on her. I wasn't there but it goes she shot the guy in the neck after he had made it obvious he wasn't going to stop. Now I was the first one to get there afterwards. It was just her, some ripped clothes she was wearing, and a dead hillbilly. She told me everything he tried to do, but she didn't let him get close.
Now through some twisted hillbilly logic, I had been involved with this whole plot and scheme they conjured that turned into us killing the hillbilly together and trying to escape with it. This led to arguements, and the second one of them punched her I was all kinds of pissed off. I started swinging chairs at the hicks who came in the room, bats, I broke a glass bottle and stabbed a few. Faith ran out the backdoor and one of them fired a pistol in my direction missing terribly killing some other hick.
Now it was about then I realized I was alone fighting an army of hillbillys so I took off running for the ladder only to find faith already at the top. I started climbing with several bricks, stones, bullets, and etc. flying past me and a few hicks climbing up after me...I had almost made it to the top when one lucky stone hit me square in the back of the head, and another one hitting me solid in the hand. I fell almost 40ft into some nice comfy dirt which broke a leg.
Surrounded by cheering hillbillys who continuted to stomp me into unconsciousness like I was on fire, I rememberd the zombies burning. Their milky white eyes melting out of the holes in their heads, or being completely gone already. Their faces expressing no pain while they died slowly. I imagine hell will look similar.


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CRYSTAL LAKE – Proposed work limitations made in response to the Affordable Care Act have hundreds of adjunct faculty members at McHenry County College concerned about their futures.
Beginning in August, the college is set to limit adjunct faculty – responsible for teaching roughly 50 percent of all credit hours – to 12 credit-hour course loads per semester and to restrict them to a single department.
The limits are a response to changes resulting from the Affordable Health Care Act, which would require employees working more than 30 hours a week to receive insurance. Twelve credit hours per semester would equal a 24-hour workweek.
While the 24 credit-hour workload per school year has been in place previously, adjunct professor Peter Ponzio said it did not need to be split evenly between semesters and faculty could supplement their income with work at the Sage Learning Center, Shah Center and other tutoring services that now would be prohibited because of the single supervisor requirement.
Ponzio, president of the college's adjunct faculty association, said some professors would have 15 credit hours per semester, which would be a 30-hour workweek, or work 10 or more hours in other departments.
"The cases where someone would be teaching 15 credit hours are pretty limited, but in those cases they should receive health insurance," Ponzio said. "And if a student needs tutoring, what are you going to tell them? I can't because I'm about to go over hours?"
Tony Miksa, vice president of academic and student affairs, said he did not believe the changes would be problematic and administration would continue to work with the adjunct faculty to find solutions to the single-department concerns.
He said he hoped the new contract that started with the adjunct faculty in 2011 would help offset any lost supplemental income for those who did work long hours in other areas outside of teaching courses. He said the faculty received an 8 percent raise last year and will receive a 9 percent raise this year, though the bumps still only bring the adjunct faculty closer to the state average of their peers.
"We want them to know they are valued ... but we're not designed here, in terms of our financial institution, to offer health insurance to 300 or 400 adjunct faculty members," Miksa said.
Ponzio said he was encouraged that the administration has listened to concerns and is willing to re-examine the multiple department issue. He said that while the college's concern of having multiple supervisors record and track hours is legitimate, losing services from professors such as Beverly Jackson, who also works with special needs students, or Robin Deak, who also trains other adjunct professors, would hurt the students.
Even if it meant skimming back on the supplemental work, Ponzio said, most professors would want to continue their current routines and believed an agreement still could be reached with administration before August.
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DOZENS of riders and hounds will be out in Oxfordshire for traditional Boxing Day hunts.
Despite fox hunting being banned seven years ago, Oxfordshire hunts say thousands will come out to support them.
Following the ban the hunts have to stay within the law by following artificially-laid trails.
Bicester and Whaddon Chase Hound Club will meet at 11am in the field opposite Winslow Hall, east of Bicester, at 11am.
Patrick Martin, of the hound club which has its kennels in Stratton Audley, near Bicester, said up to 60 riders and 35 hounds could take part. He said: "People come because they believe in the traditions of this country and are more than happy to support their local hunt."
Hunts met in Bicester's Market Square, on Boxing Day, until 2001, when it was moved to avoid a £1,000 bill from Thames Valley Police and Cherwell District Council, for railings.
Joint master of Heythrop Hunt Simon Lawrance said it will once again meet in Chipping Norton's Market Place, outside the Fox Hotel at 10.45am on Boxing Day.
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Kimblewick Hunt, previously the Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks Hunt, which covers parts of Oxfordshire, is meeting at Cholsebury Common at 11.30am on Boxing Day.


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The leaders of the free (and not-so-free) world love themselves a good city model. Whether they're taking credit for a development they likely had nothing to do with or trying to feign interest in a facility they probably don't care about, city models can be a prime minister's (or a president's, or a queen's) best friend. These 25 world leaders and heads of state from today and the recent past show how looking at small-scale models of big city projects can create the impression that they actually have some semblance of control over how their domain is built and developed.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks over a model of proposed construction in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris on February 13, 2012. The sashed mayor of the town is also there, as is the Paris police prefect. Photo credit: Reuters/Eric Feferberg
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez points to models of houses during a TV broadcast about a new Socialist city named "Caribia City," located outside Caracas. The city has been slowly rising since 2007. Photo credit: Reuters, August 27, 2011
In this picture from 2008, then Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and current President Dmitry Medvedev looks at a model of a proposed industrial project in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. Photo credit: Rueters/Ria Novosti, January 31, 2008
Then-North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il inspects a model of a new E-Library at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang. Photo credit: Korean Central News Agency, April 2011
Dubai crown prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum looks at the model of 'The World,' a now-stalled project consisting of a number of artificial islands off the coast of Dubai laid out in the shape of the earth's land masses. Photo credit: Reuters/Anwar Miza, May 3, 2005
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is shown a scale model of the Lisbon urban area Expo 98 by Portuguese officials. Photo credit: Reuters/Jose Manuel Ribeiro, December 10, 2005
Then Cuban President Fidel Castro looks at a panorama model depicting the atomic bomb exploding over Hiroshima during World War Two at the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima in this picture from March 3, 2003. Photo credit: Toshiyuki Aizawa
Then-Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko looks at a model of the concrete sarcophagus that covers the exploded fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant during a visit to the plant in 2000. Photo credit: Reuters/Gleb Garanich, April 25, 2000
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono examines a model of a tsunami warning system at the meteorology and geophysics bureau in Jakarta. Photo credit: Reuters, November 11, 2008
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan examines some proposed real estate projects during the Cityscape Abu Dhabi Exhibition on April 19, 2009. Photo credit: Reuters/Nikhil Monteiro
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects a model of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport during a visit on March 28, 2011. Photo credit: Reuters/Alexei Nikolsky
In this photo from 2010, then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) views a scale model of a plan to build Europe's largest combined deep-sea port and logistics park. Photo credit: Reuters/Luke MacGregor, January 5, 2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with architect Daniel Libeskind about a model of a new university campus in Hamburg. Photo credit: Reuters/Christian Charisius, October 9, 2008
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah looks at the model a housing development project being built in the city of Rafha. Photo credit: Reuters, May 8, 2007
Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Gdministration in Kurdish Iraq, looks at a model of Hyundai Heavy Industries' factory at the company's information centre in Ulsan, South Korea. Photo credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak, February 25, 2009
Iran's then-Vice President Parviz Davoudi reviews a model of a proposed petrochemical complex at a 2009 oil industry conference in Tehran. Photo credit: Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl, April 21, 2009
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff shakes hands with Brazilian soccer star Pele overlooking a model of Wold Cup reconstruction plans for the Minerao soccer stadium in Belo Horizonte. Photo credit: Reuters/Washington Alvez, September 16, 2011
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak looks at a model of the future development of Kuala Lumpur. Photo credit: Reuters, September 21, 2010
Then-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi overlooks a model of the bridge on the Strait of Messina during a TV show taping. Photo credit: Reuters/Tony Gentile, April 6, 2004
Pakistan's then-President Pervez Musharraf inspects the model of part of an expressway project then being built in Karachi. Photo credit: Reuters, February 11, 2008
Then-Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok walks carefully through the miniature streets of Amsterdam at the amusement park "Madurodam" in The Hague. Photo credit: Reuters/Str Old, March 27, 1998
Russian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin looks over a model of a combined cycle gas turbine unit during a visit to the Kirishi state district power plant in the Leningrad Region. Photo credit: Reuters/Ria Novosti, March 23, 2012
Then-United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan examines a model of Olympics-related construction in Beijing ahead of the 2008 games. Photo credit: Reuters, May 23, 2006
Franz Muentefering, then-leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party, places a building into a model railway during an exhibition in 2009. Organizers invited most of the German political parties to design their 'Idealland' (Ideal country) within the model. Photo credit: Reuters/Christian Charisius, September 5, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI points to a wooden carved model of Bethlehem and the controversial Israeli barrier built in the city to separate it from Jerusalem. Photo credit: Reuters/Fadi Arouri, May 13, 2009
Will COVID-19 change how cities are designed? Michele Acuto of the Connected Cities Lab talks about density, urbanization and pandemic preparation.
To help flatten the curve in the Covid-19 outbreak, officials at all levels of government are asking people to stay home. Here's what's worked, and what hasn't.
Because of coronavirus, millions of tenants won't be able to write rent checks. But calls for a rent holiday often ignore the longer-term economic effects.
As the coronavirus crisis forces changes in transportation, some cities are building bike lanes and protecting cycling shops. Here's why that makes sense.
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How can you make the most of your postdoc years at Cambridge? What does a strategic postdoc look like? What could you be doing now to be more strategic, intentional and agentive during your time at Cambridge?
This workshop explores how to navigate the research landscape, how to think and act strategically, and how to develop mental and emotional discipline for coping with the demands of the competitive research environment. We will explore the career journeys of former postdocs and see that there's no one recipe for success, but there are common ingredients. This workshop is for postdoctoral researchers who want to get to and be prepared for the next step in their careers, whether that's within academia or beyond.
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