CENTURY's Cognitive Neuroscientist, Alice Little, gives us an insight into what cognitive neuroscience really is.
Let's start with the 'cognitive' bit: what is cognition?
Cognition refers to all the stuff that goes on in your brain when you think. It refers to all the stuff that happens when you process the world via your senses. Acquiring knowledge, learning things, perceiving. Any mental action or process is a form of cognition.
Cognitive science is the multidisciplinary field that studies cognition. Understanding the memory process, or perception, decision making, problem solving, language acquisition or emotion regulation are all the domain of cognitive scientists, amongst many other things. If it's a mental process that involves thought, then cognitive scientists are all over it.
Now for the neuroscience bit.
Neuroscience is the study of the physical structure and function of the brain (and nervous system). It is the study of neurons, the chemicals in the brain, and the electricity flows in the brain. Neuroscientists might look at specific instances of brain damage to deduce what that area of the brain is involved in; they might use imaging techniques; they might look at the function of an individual neuron or a highly specific neurotransmitter. They might investigate human brains, primate brains, rodent brains or even the more primitive brain-like structures in simple organisms. What brings all neuroscientists together is that they are studying the brain itself.
So, what do you get when you cross a cognitive scientist with a neuroscientist? Well, you get a specific method for studying cognition. Cognitive neuroscientists investigate any aspect of cognition with direct reference to what is going on in the brain: we study the brain to understand what the mind is doing.
In short, cognitive neuroscience is the study of brain processes to understand how the mind works.
And how is CENTURY using Cognitive Neuroscience?
Does it make the learning better?
There is nothing revolutionary about applying cognitive theories to pedagogical practice, but that doesn't mean we can't be innovative with how we do that. In the coming blogs I will give a more detailed picture of a couple of the cognitive principles we are currently using in our software and what the evidence is for their benefit for learning, so look out for Growth Mindset – What's the big deal? and Let's test out the Testing Effect if you're interested in learning more.


Watch the PBA Elimination round game between the San Miguel Beermen and the Alaska Aces. Game scheduled at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on March 24, 2019. Tip off at 6:45 PM.
The SMB Entering this match with a record of 6W-4L and at the 5th spot in the standings. Still this team not sure for the playoffs and they need to win most of their remaining games. SMB lost to Phoenix Pulse on their last game.
On the other hand, the Alaska Aces is coming off a win over the Meralco Bolts last March 22nd. So far this team is till holding the 7th spot with a record of 4W-5L.


Things have been a bit quiet on this front, as I've been prepping for my big move to Seattle, where I'll be starting at Microsoft in early May. I have a few more blog posts to share with you about the interesting process I've been through these past few weeks, so stay tuned for those.
You're probably familiar with predatory pricing. A big box retailer moves into a small town with a variety of local grocery and supermarket stores. They stock a huge range of products and hold constant promotions, often dumping goods at or below their wholesale price. This draws customers away from the local incumbents, who can't compete and who go bust. Of course the big box retailer can't keep up the dumping forever, but if losing a few million dollars is the price of driving all the local competitors out of business, then they will have many years of profits drawn from a captive market to recoup the investment. (Meanwhile, helpful laws allow them to write down the losses on this store as a loss against tax, but that's just the icing on the cake.) Once the big box store has killed off every competing mom'n'pop store within a 50-mile radius, where else are people going to shop? Amazon has the potential to be like that predatory big box retailer on a global scale. And it's well on the way to doing so in the ebook sector.


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Craig Mitchell confident that Yorkshire Carnegie will climb league
Craig Mitchell.
Published: 06:00 Saturday 27 October 2018
WELSH INTERNATIONAL prop Craig Mitchell insists rejoining Yorkshire Carnegie is not a gamble.
Carnegie will go into today's game at Coventry (3pm) bottom of the Championship, having lost seven of their eight games so far.
Chris Elder.
They were beaten 70-5 at London Irish a fortnight ago and 17-5 at home to London Scottish last week, when Mitchell made his return.
The current situation is probably the toughest in the club's history, but Mitchell has not doubt Carnegie will come good.
"There's huge talent here," said the 32-year-old, whose previous clubs include Ospreys, Exeter Chiefs, Cardiff Blues and Newport Gwent Dragons.
"I definitely believe in the squad. That's why I wanted to come when I got offered the chance. I like the club, I like the style of play and I'm confident we'll move up the league."
Mitchell made six appearances for Carnegie at the end of last season before joining Newcastle Falcons. He has returned initially on loan, but the deal will be extended to the end of the season.
He said: "It's good to be back. It's frustrating with the position we are in and the loss [against Scottish], but we are ready to fight.
"We are a team that doesn't give up and we are ready to push forward to move up that league."
New Zealand recruits fly-half Jade Te Rure and flanker Antonio Kiri Kiri are set to make their debut today and Mitchell reckons Carnegie have the players to pull clear of the relegation zone.
"There's boys returning from injury as well which is a positive," he said. "And the boys we've got, we are confident in their ability. It's just the execution, we're not where we want to be at the moment."
Against Scottish Carnegie trailed 12-0 after 13 minutes, but conceded only one unconverted try for the rest of the game.
That defensive effort, in particular, has given Mitchell belief things will improve sooner rather than later.
Dream of top-flight return still on for former Yorkshire Carnegie star Ryan Burrows
"We know we can do it," he insisted. "It's just those little slip offs and those little five- or 10-minute spells we tend to go through.
"There's no such thing as a perfect game in rugby and unfortunately at the moment we are going through it."
Coventry are eighth in the Championship, with three wins from eight games. A Carnegie victory today, in their last league game before Christmas, could prove a turning point according to Mitchell.
"The boys are working hard through the week," he added. "The coaches are working hard with the prep', it's just the execution.
"That ball goes to hand and we're through, but unfortunately [last week] a couple went behind."
With Te Rure set to start today, Chris Elder will move to full-back and Louis Brown on to the wing. Scrum-half JB Bruzulier comes into the starting line-up for Olly Fox who is named on the bench.
Kiri Kiri starts at flanker, replacing Elliot Ward who suffered a fractured arm against Scottish.
Hooker Marc Thomas has recovered from Achilles damage and will make his first appearance of the season.
Matt Smith also returns from injury.
Yorkshire Carnegie (at Coventry): Elder, Watkins, Forsyth, Lucock, Brown, Te Rure, Bruzulier, Thomas, Buckle, Mitchell, Myerscough, Smith, Kiri Kiri, Bainbridge, Temm. Replacements Gibbings, Foster, Ilnicki, Frost, Brown, Fox, Bullough.

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"On High Alert(s): Managing SAR Volume and Risk with Scoring Alerts and SAR Triage", ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Conference, September 2017.
"Quality Matters: AML Risk Assessment for the Non-Quant", ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Conference, September 2017.
"Increasing Effectiveness of the Blue Network", 17th Annual U.S. Department of Defense Counter Threat Finance Working Group, September 2017.
"Combating Common Fraud, Insider and Manipulative Trading Schemes", ACAMS webinar, October 2017.
Ms. Jimenez will also serve as a course instructor for an upcoming ACAMS- Transaction Monitoring certificate program December 6th and 13th and serves as a course content advisor for the upcoming SAR certificate offered by ACAMS.


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Media Authority favours Fidesz-leaning subcontractors
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The National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) published its contracts from the first quarter of 2013 worth over 5 million forints on the 18th of June. Companies owned by the current minister of interior, Sándor Pintér have faired well again, but the companies of Károly Fonyó and Lajos Simicska can't complain, either – altogether, the NMHH purchases goods and services from them for around 430 million Hungarian forints.
For example, Erando Kft. will improve the security of the NMHH's properties for 106 million HUF. The company was awarded contracts from the state and local councils, and may have had a high chance of winning a tender for the stadium entrance systems as well. In 2005 the Civil Biztonsági Részvénytársaság (Civilian Security Private Limited Company), then owned by Sándor Pintér, the current minister of interior, became the majority owner the Erando Biztonságtechnikai (Erando Security) Kft. The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) joined Civil with 80 million HUF of stock in 2004, two years after the fall of the first Orbán-government; the purchase of Erando happened in this period as well.
A couple of years later, Pintér first said goodbye to the MFB, basically becoming the sole owner, then in 2010, about three months before the new government came into power, sold Civil Zrt., for a sum that is not exactly known, but is estimated to be a big part of the 1.8 billion he received for the sale of his companies that year. The sale of this company, by the way, is one of the funniest stories of post-transition Hungary. The buyer was Prostasia Zrt., founded two months earlier, its seat: on the top floor of a ten-storey block of flats in the Békásmegyer suburbs, its share capital: five million. The new owner, Tibor Kántor had neither any considerable business experience, nor the funds for an acquisition of this magnitude. However, the company's auditor was Status Audit Zrt., the presence of which generally points to the presence of Lajos Simicska. Also, Kántor was the vice president of the Hungarian tax authority APEH under the leadership of Simicska.
According to Opten company database, after the government change of 2010, Erando's results increased two-fold by 2011, while its taxed results went from 10 million up to 135 million HUF. Civil Zrt. received its current contract: in the next 10 months it will provide security services at the NMHH's properties for 110 million HUF. Properties maintained by B+N Referencia Zrt. (for 109 million), and cleaned by the same company (for a further 109 million). B+N is owned by Mundus Invest Zrt., the majority owner of which, Károly Fonyó, is also the manager of Mahír Cityposter Kft. (auditor: Status Audit). Founded in summer 2011, B+N is unstoppable on the (for national security reasons, restricted) procurements.
The winner of the NMHH's 2012 communications tender was Péter Patonai and his I.M.G. Kft., organizing, for almost 2 billion HUF, the communications campaign of the National Digital Switchover Program (Országos Digitális Átállás Program). This year, the programme brings an income of billions to someone else; the procurement with a net worth of 2.3 billion was won by DigitalRadio Kft. – that, in 2011, only had a result of around 40 million HUF.
Where there's a publicly funded communications campaign, the name of the government's favoured Bell and Partners Kft. is likely to show up. The company owned by the Viszkei family worked its way from a result of 140 million in 2009 to 1.5 billion in 2011, though this year the NMHH only added a modest, 60 million HUF worth tender, to this sum.
At last, for completion's sake, let's mention EURO ONE Zrt., winning a total of 90 million in tenders. One of the leaders of thus company is Gergely Gulyás Kovács, whose career started as the main political advisor of the first Orbán-government, indeed, the company itself is not the enemy of the governing party: they are a recurring supporter of the Fidesz-leaning Open University of Bálványos.
This text was originally published in Hungarian on 27 June 2013. The text was translated by atlatszo.hu volunteers.
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Shocking images show what an ex-rugby star did to a boy who he thought had bullied his son
GRAPHIC IMAGES: Vila Matautia, 48, knocked 15-year-old Cole Olverson unconscious and broke his nose, leaving him covered in blood
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An ex-rugby league player who thought a 15-year-old boy had bullied his son left him with terrible injuries after a brutal attack.
Cole Olverson was knocked unconscious, suffered a broken nose and was left covered in blood after the assault by 48-year-old former Leigh Centurion Vila Matautia
The ex-Samoan international admitted a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm at an earlier hearing - he walked free from court today after receiving a seven-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Matautia said he battered Cole because he bullied his son, who was in a lower year at school.
Judge Steven Everett said there was no direct evidence of bullying, so it was important that Cole was not criticised in any way, reported the Liverpool Echo .
He told Matautia: "I'm quite prepared to accept that you genuinely believed your son had been bullied and that either the complainant Cole Olverson or one of his friends was the person who had bulled your son.
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"I'm quite prepared to accept that because from what I've heard about you, you wouldn't have carried out this attack unless there was this genuine belief.
"But the first thing it is important to say, whether there was this genuine belief or not, is this isn't the way to deal with things.
Cole Olverson suffered several injuries to his face
"You don't take the law into your own hands, which is what you did. You're a strong powerful man. He is a 15-year-old boy.
"It was inevitable who was going to come out the worse and that is what happened.
"You repeatedly punched him to the face. I hope you've seen those injuries and seen what you did to that boy."
Cole was stood with friends behind the Golden Lion pub in Church Road, Rainford at around 4.35pm, on December 4 last year.
Liverpool Crown Court heard he received a Snapchat message from Matautia's son, asking where he was, but did not respond.
Vila Matautia outside Liverpool Crown Court. (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Matautia then walked down the side of the pub towards him and Cole, who did not know who he was, asked "are you alright?"
The boy said he was knocked unconscious and when he came to, was aware Matautia had hit him around five more times.
He said Matautia stood over him and said "you're a bully" and when asked why, replied: "If I find you've done anything again, I will cut you."
Matautia got out his phone as if to take a photo of the boy lying on the ground. His son was also spotted in the area.
Cole suffered a fractured nasal bone, a cut to his nose, plus bruising to his forehead, left cheek and jaw. He still struggles with breathing.
Cole Olverson was left covered in blood after the attack (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Matautia, of Laurel Road, St Helens, was arrested but lied to police during his first interview, claiming he wasn't at the scene.
His mobile phone showed he was and when interviewed again, he said he went there to speak to the boys about bullying.
He claimed another boy pulled a knife on him, that he hit it out of the male's hand and then punched Cole once, in self-defence.
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Matautia was part of the Saints side which won Super League, Challenge Cup and World Club Challenge honours in the 1990s and 2000s. He later played for Leigh Centurions.
Tom Watson, defending, said the prop forward, who has a caution for battery in March 2002, led "a rather exemplary life".
He said he was "sorry", adding: "He feels a deep sense of shame and quite frankly, he also feels a deep sense of embarrassment.
"He is not normally a person who would behave in this way. He knows as well as distressing and upsetting for this young man, he has made a spectacle of himself.
"That is not the way this man ordinarily lives his life and it's not the way he is going to behave in the future."
A probation report assessed Matautia, who now works as a self-employed plasterer, as having a low risk of re-offending.
Judge Everett handed him a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement and an indefinite restraining order.
He ordered him to pay £1,000 in compensation to Cole and £400 towards prosecution costs.
After the hearing, Cole's mum, Joanne Olverson, 35, told the ECHO she was "disappointed" with the sentence and felt Matautia "got away with it".
Cole Olverson after the attack (Image: Liverpool Echo)
Speaking outside of court, she said Cole fell out with Matautia's son over a minor disagreement, but denied he ever bullied him.
She said her friend found Cole, now 16, covered in blood and unable to walk, with his face such a mess "you wouldn't recognise him".
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Mrs Olverson said: "There is no justification for knocking a child unconscious.
"Taking a photo of him lying on the floor, that to me was the sickening thing, and threatening to cut him."
Cole Olverson, now aged 16 (Image: Liverpool Echo)
He's a good lad and he's never been in trouble. He had four months off school when his dad died. When he went back to school, it was only part time.
"After this happened, he was doing a mechanics apprenticeship, he had to stop that and was suffering anxiety and depression.
"He doesn't go out anymore, doesn't hang out with his mates and dropped out of college.
"He only sat three GCSEs because he had a month off after this happened, because his face was a mess."
She said Cole was now having counselling and added: "Really since it's happened, his life has been put on hold."
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Unintelligent Designs on Academic Freedom
by Hunter Baker
It's been an unusual week in the academy. The academic freedom that so incensed Bill Buckley as a student at Yale decades ago is now acting to protect a conservative scholar under fire.
Baylor's J.M. Dawson Institute for Church-State Studies hired Francis Beckwith as its Associate Director last summer. Although previously known as a philosopher who had developed powerful critiques of abortion, Beckwith has used the past few years and a research fellowship at Princeton to transform himself into a legal scholar investigating the controversy over public schools and the teaching of human origins. His research culminated in publication of the book, Law, Darwinism, and Public Education.
Here's where the matter gets a little sticky. Beckwith concludes an alternative to evolution that goes by the name Intelligent Design may be constitutionally taught in public schools. Here's where it gets a lot sticky. It turns out the Institute's namesake and founder, J.M. Dawson, was an early proponent of teaching evolution in public schools and an ardent, strict separationist in matters of church and state. Dawson was also instrumental in the founding of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
After Beckwith testified before the Texas Board of Education as to the constitutionality of teaching Intelligent Design in schools, Dawson's descendants (who do not fund the program) decided the good professor should be reassigned because of the possible divergence of his views with those of the patriarch Dawson. They have since written formal letters requesting Beckwith's removal from the Institute and have vigorously pursued media coverage of their grievance. To date, the story has been featured in the Baptist press, the Waco Tribune, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Reporters from Dallas, Houston, and World Magazine (a Christian version of Time or Newsweek with a surprisingly large circulation) are beginning to sniff around for a good story.
The current flare-up is further evidence that America has never quite gotten over the Scopes Trial. For some citizens, the face-off between Clarence Darrow as the prophet of the Enlightenment and William Jennings Bryan as the withering apostle of a spent Christian faith stands as a holy moment in history. Jews have Mount Sinai. Christians have Calvary. Enlightenment fundamentalists have Darrow brilliantly cross-examining Bryan in a courthouse in Tennessee. In their version of the national myth, people of learning finally overcame the fearsome faithful through the triumph of cold, hard, liberating reason. Moments like that, properly interpreted or not, are hard to let go.
That's why evolution has always been much more than a scientific issue in America. Darwin's legacy is fully bound up in the broader American culture war between the self-appointed enlightened and those who insist there's something else waiting for us behind Curtain number three.
Among those who fail to be convinced of evolution's status as the final word in the origins controversy are the group of scientists and philosophers in the Intelligent Design (ID) movement. Design theorists have developed a much more sophisticated critique of evolution than young earth "creation scientists" ever put forward. By raising questions about the information content of DNA and irreducible complexity of even simple life forms, ID'ers have stoked the embers of the nation's perennial controversy. Beckwith's examination of ID's legal status in public education put him squarely in the middle of the hot zone.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER to Beckwith's opponents that his work fits comfortably within the range of rational discourse on the subject of the origins controversy and public schools. Nor does it mitigate the annoyance of Dawson heirs that Dr. Beckwith hasn't recommended that ID be immediately incorporated into high school curriculums, but merely affirms the constitutionality of doing so. Instead, they repeatedly quote "Church and State," the house organ of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, to support the supposed malignancy of Beckwith's view. One might object on the basis of the non-objectivity of the source. To be fair, there are legitimate scholars who disagree with Dr. Beckwith, but that's hardly the basis for escorting the man out of the ballpark.
As a doctoral fellow in the program, I have to ask the following questions. Does Baylor University want to firmly commit its Church-State Studies department to a particular position on Darwinism, Intelligent Design, and public schools? For that matter, should the department follow its namesake and cast its lot with one version of church-state separation known as strict separationism and work essentially as an adjunct to the ACLU and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State?
It would seem the prudent answer to both of those queries should be in the negative. We are at an exciting point in history where the relationship between church and state is being re-examined in the light of new challenges. What are the possibilities for government-funding of faith-based social services? How does the nation deal with legal issues raised by ever-growing religious pluralism? What role will faith play in a new constitution for Iraq? This is exactly the time for intellectual curiosity and openness in a venerable field of academic inquiry. Attempts to remove a professor for holding "unorthodox views" strike me as stifling and outside the spirit of a university striving to penetrate the top tier of research institutions. Given the further fact that Baylor is explicitly trying to create the most vital center of Christian scholarship in the nation, one imagines the anti-Beckwith efforts will stall out.
So far, Baylor seems up to the challenge and the media scrutiny involved. Public statements by the University's provost have been supportive of Beckwith's work and have invoked the now-sacred principle of academic freedom. The idea that protected the mass introduction of the radical left to American university faculties is finally doing a little work for the other side. Mr. Buckley, I know you're on board with us now.


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Q: Integral of a fraction of gaussian pdfs Let $\phi_1 \equiv \text{p.d.f of } \mathcal{N}(x; \mu_1, \sigma_1^2) $ and $\phi_2 \equiv \text{p.d.f of } \mathcal{N}(x; \mu_2, \sigma_2^2)$.
Further, let $\theta_1^* + \theta_2^* = 1$ where $\theta_i^* > 0$.
Also, let $A = \frac{\alpha_1(\alpha_1 + 1)}{(\alpha_1 + \alpha_1 + 1)(\alpha_1 + \alpha_2 + 2)}$, $B = \frac{\alpha_2(\alpha_2 + 1)}{(\alpha_1 + \alpha_2 + 1)(\alpha_1 + \alpha_2 + 2)}$  where $\alpha_i > 1$
Further, $A + B + C = 1$.
Under what conditions is $$\int_x \frac{\phi_1\phi_2(\theta_1^*\phi_1 + \theta_2^*\phi_2)}{A\phi_1^2 + B\phi_2^2 + C\phi_1\phi_2}dx \leq 1$$

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Detroit Police Commissioner Against Facial Recognition Tech
After a Board of Police Commissioners meeting where a commissioner was arrested following a heated argument, Chairwoman Lisa Carter has also come out in opposition of the controversial technology.
by George Hunter, The Detroit News / July 18, 2019
(TNS) — The Board of Police Commissioners chairwoman who directed officers to remove a fellow commissioner from last week's contentious meeting says despite the rancor, she shares her colleague's concern about Detroit police using facial recognition technology, and plans to join him in voting against it.
Police Commissioner Willie Burton was arrested during the July 11 meeting at the Durfee Information Center, after new board chair Lisa Carter warned him several times he was out of order for firing questions at her about facial recognition technology, and whether she would chair the board differently than during her previous term in 2017-18.
Burton was handcuffed and taken to the Detroit Detention Center on Mound. After his release, he told The Detroit News he expected to be issued a citation for misdemeanor disorderly conduct, but police chief James Craig said Tuesday he would not pursue charges.
Burton insists Carter was trying to silence his opposition to the police department's use of facial recognition software. The department has employed the technology for about a year, and the board must vote whether to approve a permanent policy governing its use.
In a written statement Carter provided to The News, which she plans to read at Thursday's 3 p.m. board meeting at Public Safety Headquarters, she said she agrees with Burton about the technology, but didn't like how he conducted himself.
"In the last week, people have confused my commitment to run an orderly, productive meeting as support for facial recognition use by law enforcement," Carter said. "Obviously, the two are not the same.
"In a key way, though, they are related: Our Board cannot have serious, reflective, mature consideration of public safety issues like facial recognition or make respectable decisions about those matters without an orderly process," Carter said.
The board is not expected to vote Thursday on whether to approve the proposed policy, because Craig said he is still tweaking it. No date has been set for a vote, although Carter said in her statement she will vote against it when the time comes.
"The technology is flawed, and those flaws primarily relate to bias against African-Americans, Latinos, and other people of color," Carter said. "Such a flawed tool has no place in a police department servicing a majority black and brown city like ours — or in any agency concerned about fairness and justice — until those flaws are fixed."
Craig said he realizes people are leery about facial recognition use by cops, adding if the policy is approved he will work with the board to ease members' concerns.
"I understand and appreciate the emotions surrounding this," Craig said. "I also realize how important it is to minimize abuses or misidentification, which is why there is, and will be, strong management-level oversight of this program.
"In addition, if the board requires notifications every time we use this to pursue a potential suspect, I'm happy to do that," Craig said. "I just want to know: How can we make this work?"
If the board votes to reject the proposed policy, police will stop using the software, the chief said.
Detroit police have employed facial recognition technology for more than a year, under standing operating procedures that include barring officers from randomly scanning people's faces. Instead, the software is used only after-the-fact to identify someone captured on video committing a violent crime, Craig said.
Detroit's system has real-time capabilities, but under the proposed policy, it would only be used if there was a credible threat of a terrorist attack, and the chief or his designee would have to approve using that feature, Craig said.
The Detroit City Council in July 2017 approved the $1 million contract to DataWorks Plus of Greenville, South Carolina. The contract expires July 17, 2020.
During a July 24, 2017, session of the council's Public Health and Safety Standing Committee, Councilman Scott Benson, the committee chairman, said he was apprehensive about the technology.
"My biggest concern is, this seems very Orwellian to me," Benson said. "I'm concerned about lines being blurred … from doing law enforcement to spying on your own people."
Trisha Stein, the police department's director of administrative operations, told Benson: "This will only be used for criminal prosecution."
Despite the initial concerns, the council voted unanimously to approve the contract.
City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield recently drafted an ordinance that would require police to regularly report to council how police surveillance technology, including facial recognition software, would be used.
The proposed ordinance also would require a public reporting system and regular meetings to inform citizens how the technology is being used.
Michigan State Police have used facial recognition technology for 18 years, spokesman Lt. Mike Shaw said. He said the software doesn't have the capability to scan faces in real time, and that it's only used after a crime has been committed, to home in on a specific suspect.
The software used by state police only takes facial structure into consideration, and skin color is not a factor, Shaw said.
Once the software's algorithm generates a match, Shaw said human beings get involved.
"We don't use the computer as the end-all, save all," Shaw said. "We have employees who are trained by the FBI who look at a gallery of photos, and if they don't believe the match is accurate enough, they won't even forward it to detectives."
Craig insists facial recognition technology is no different than artist's sketches of criminal suspects.
"There are sometimes misidentifications with sketches, but does that mean we should stop putting sketches out to the public when we're looking for a violent suspect? I don't think that's a good idea," he said.
Shaw added: "Can you imagine if we had to go back to the 1950s, with Sgt. Friday sitting in a squad room for hours, digging through a 10-inch thick file of mugshots, trying to find a match? All this technology does is speed up that process."
Detroit's police board was set to vote on the facial recognition proposal at its June 27 meeting, but the issue was tabled until the next meeting on July 11. A few days before that meeting, Craig said he wanted to make adjustments to the policy, so the vote was removed from the board agenda, Carter said.
The dozens of citizens who packed the meeting were not aware the agenda item had been removed, and many, including Detroit activist Scotty Boman, voiced their concerns.
"The fact that (the software) is only to be used in criminal investigations only cites intent, not capability," said Boman, one of a handful of meeting attendees who protested by wearing masks. "It only takes one person to do something wrong."
At one point during the meeting, as a community volunteer was being presented an award, Burton, who has had other public spats with fellow board members in recent months, began firing questions at Carter.
Carter twice told Burton he was out of order, before cautioning: "I'm going warn you again, and then I'm going to ask you to be (removed)."
Burton continued shouting, and assistant police chief David LeValley also warned him: "You've been called out of order, if you continue to be out of order, we'll take action."
Burton didn't stop, and Carter said: "For the third time, you are out of order, and I'm going to ask that Commissioner Burton please be removed from the meeting so that we can have an orderly meeting."
Officers cuffed Burton, while other cops held back media and audience members who rushed to the front of the venue.
Burton was taken to the Detroit Detention Center. He said he was held for about a half-hour before fellow commissioner Darryl Brown paid his $100 bond.
Carter later told The News: "The board did not want (Burton) arrested in the first place; I just asked for him to be removed from the meeting."
In her statement to be read at Thursday's meeting, Carter wrote: "As chair, I do not want our work hampered or devalued with unneeded interruptions, shouting matches, cardboard signs, and other disruptive — and sometimes staged — grandstanding. Democracy needs advocacy and passion, but it does not need a sideshow."
After his arrest, Burton decried the "Gestapo tactics" of police. He later referred questions to his attorney, former Wayne County Executive and Sheriff Bob Ficano, who told The News: "There are other things the board could've done, including cutting off (Burton's) microphone, or asking for a recess. Having him arrested was an overreach."
©2019 The Detroit News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Bruichladdich's $90 million acquisition by Remy Cointreau was one of the biggest whisky stories of the year, and CEO Simon Coughlin joins us for this week's "In-Depth" segment to discuss what's changed...and what hasn't since the deal. In the news, Maker's Mark faces a controversy over allegations of discrimination at a downtown Louisville lounge that licenses the Maker's Mark name, Bulleit unveils a new 10-year-old Bourbon in Kansas, Suntory's ready to go shopping, and Scotland's Isle of Harris will be getting its first legal whisky distillery.
John McDougall's years of experience as a distillery manager in all five of Scotland's whisky regions have made him a sought-after consultant for new distilleries. His latest project is the Dingle Distillery in Ireland, which started producing its first spirit this month. We'll catch up with John for the first time in a few years to learn more about Dingle, along with his line of single-cask bottlings and his upcoming US tour with the Wild Scotsman, Jeffrey Topping. In the news, the list of potential suitors for Beam gets even longer and more complicated, Springbank spins Glengyle off, and the final bottle of Glenfiddich's 55-year-old Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve malt goes on the auction block.
For the 10th year, the Malt Maniacs are honoring some of the world's best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. Maniacs Keith Wood of Germany and Krishna Nukala of India join us to discuss this year's competition, which was dominated once again by GlenDronach with three gold medals. In the news, new whiskies from Evan Williams, Aberfeldy, and Kavalan...Johnnie Walker expands in China and brings the House of Walker back to New York City...and an update on last weekend's Hurricane Sandy benefit whisky auction and tasting.
We're marking one milestone with another...this week's episode was recorded on location in Kirby, Wyoming, the home of Wyoming's first legal whiskey since Prohibition. Wyoming Whiskey made its official debut today at the distillery in Kirby, and the little town of 92 people was swarmed with around 4,000 whiskey lovers from as far away as Australia for the launch party. In the news, whisky events postponed by Hurricane Sandy return to the East Coast, Laphroaig tries to balance supply with demand, and Lidl fires back in its whisky war with discount competitor Aldi.
Most whisky lovers dream of making their own whiskies, but that's easier said than done, since building a distillery takes a lot of time and even more money. But...what if you could rent time at a craft distillery, complete with consultants and professionals to help you? The Distilled Spirits Epicenter in Louisville is just that place, and we'll talk about the possibilities with Colleen Rice on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, New York whisky lovers are hoping to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, Angel's Envy goes cask-strength, new whiskies from Douglas Laing, Arran, and Aldi...yes, Aldi.
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller and Old Fitzgerald Distillery in Louisville. This Bourbon Hall of Famer sits down with us for WhiskyCast In-Depth to discuss his career and how the whiskey business has changed over the years...both good and bad. In the news, an updates on the Balblair 1969 and other new whiskies, water bottled specially to be mixed with whisky, and more!
Kentucky is synonymous with Bourbon, but few places maintain the history of Bourbon in the Bluegrass State like the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History in Bardstown. Mary Ellyn Hamilton is the museum's curator, and tells us about the collection's early days in the mansion of Barton Brands founder Oscar Getz to its current home in Bardstown's Spalding Hall. In the news, Diageo agrees to take a majority stake in India's United Spirits, Beam expands its presence in Louisville, and I'll explain why this week's episode comes from Thermopolis, Wyoming.
This week, we promise a politics-free episode! We'll look at the history and future of India's Amrut Distillery with third-generation Amrut executive director Rick Jagdale and learn how graduate school helped bring Amrut to the world. In the news, Hurricane Sandy had an impact on the whisky community, trapping a number of distillery representatives in New York as their post-WhiskyFest flights were cancelled. We'll also get an update on the latest Bonhams auction in New York, and in non-hurricane news, word of new whiskies from Glenmorangie, Balblair, Buffalo Trace, and more!
Lots to talk about this week, with new whiskies and a new version of a very old whisky. Whyte & Mackay is producing a new release of MacKinlay's to help raise money for the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, which maintains the historic sites from Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions to Antarctica. In the news, Nikka whiskies are on their way to the US, Woodford Reserve unveils this year's Masters Collection Bourbon, and we'll get an update on Wiser's plans to increase its profile worldwide. Dr. Nick Morgan of Diageo joins us for WhiskyCast In-Depth to discuss distillery expansions, this year's Special Releases from the Classic Malts, and the global impact of Blended Scotches.
The pre-holiday rush of new whiskies is in full swing, and we'll sit down with Iain MacCallum of Morrison Bowmore to taste and talk about new single malts from Bowmore, Auchentoshan, and Glen Garioch. In the news, Gable Erenzo of Tuthilltown Distillery updates us on repairs following last month's fire, Alyssa Henley of George Dickel explains the new Dickel Rye, and the latest on distillery expansions in Scotland.
Italians are known for their wine, but one Italian firm helped pioneer the concept of single cask whiskies. Silvano Samaroli started bottling his own casks in 1968, and while his bottlings are hard to find, they're well worth the extra effort. Samaroli's Francesco Binetti explains the company's unique philosophy in this week's episode, and I'll have tasting notes for some of the Samaroli whiskies. In the news, we'll get updates on recent whisky auctions, George Dickel jumps on the Rye bandwagon, and the 2010 Water of Life Drive brings clean water to two Ethiopian villages!
Sat, 6 October 2012
Jack Daniel's has operated with one simple whiskey recipe for 100 years...until now. The distillery started quietly working on a rye whiskey recipe a couple of years ago, and has now unveiled what's being called "Jack Daniel's Unaged Rye." Master Distiller Jeff Arnett explains how his new whiskey fits into the Jack Daniel's tradition, and why an unaged spirit is being released years before a fully mature version will be available. We'll also have highlights from the Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary Party in Dallas this week, the latest on Scotch whisky exports, and reaction to last week's interview with "Midwest Whisky Olympics" organizer Greg Ramsay.
Fri, 28 September 2012
This week's episode looks at a controversial whisky tasting/competition recently held in Michigan. The "Midwest Whisky Olympics" at Journeyman Distillery has been criticized because it was organized by Greg Ramsay of the New Zealand Whisky Company, and two of his whiskies won medals. Greg Ramsay explains his side of the story in this episode, and for the first time, we have the complete list of the 17 entries. In the news, fire damages New York's Tuthilltown Distillery, a Scottish biofuel project using distillery by-products gains steam, Scottish designer Maeve Gillies creates a unique decanter to be auctioned in Edinburgh, and much more!
This week, we're catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk about than what would fit in the episodes from Paris and Bardstown -- even with bonus episodes each week. We'll "Czech" up on Hammer Head's new 23-year-old Czech single malt, Gordon & MacPhail's re-release of the Glenlivet 70 in Vancouver, and find out about a really old Karuizawa single malt from Japan...complete with tasting notes!
Bonus coverage in this special episode from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with highlights from the Bourbon Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the legendary I.W. Bernheim, the World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay, the Master Distillers' Auction, and much more. In the news, Michter's unveils a whopper of a bourbon along with expansion plans in Louisville, Woodford Reserve opens up to the archaeologists, and Jim Beam's Fred Noe pens his memoirs.
This weekend, I'm in Bardstown for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. There's a legitimate claim that this could be the world's largest whisky festival, with an estimated 50,000 visitors from around the world. In this first of two episodes from Bardstown, we'll hear from members of the Beam family who are getting back into the family business, look at the boom in Bourbon tourism, and much more!
More from Whisky Live Paris in this special episode...we'll hear from David Roussier of France's Distillerie Warenghem, which marks its 25th anniversary this year. Ann Miller of Aberlour tells us about the latest release for France's most popular single malt, and we'll hear from Michael Urquhart of Gordon & MacPhail, Doug McIvor of Berry Bros. & Rudd, Daryl Haldane of Highland Park, and catch up with an old friend...Midleton Distillery cooper Ger Buckley.
This is the first of two episodes from Whisky Live Paris, and there's a lot to cover this weekend. We'll hear from The Balvenie's Malt Master, David Stewart, on his 50th anniversary single malt, along with the latest on whiskies from all over the world. In the news, updates on Diageo's plans for another new malt whisky distillery in Scotland, and Pernod Ricard's Chivas Brothers unit is getting closer to a decision on a new distillery of its own.
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this week to discuss the growing world of whisky. In the news, new whiskies from Bruichladdich, the Classic Malts, and Compass Box. Glenfiddich's Mitch Bechard tells us about the US debut of the Malt Master's Edition and a series of upcoming tastings, and Wild Turkey holds another groundbreaking ceremony in Kentucky...this time for a new $4 million visitors center.
Fri, 24 August 2012
Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him to write the book "Enjoying Malt Whisky" in 2006, and later to build his own distillery on Sweden's West Coast. This week, Smögen Whisky marked the second anniversary of its first cask filling, and we'll catch up with Par on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Heaven Hill's Craig Beam tells us about this year's Parker's Heritage Collection bourbon, John Glaser of Compass box updates us on new Great King Street and Flaming Heart releases, and Springbank announces its 2013 Whisky School dates.
You have questions about whisky, and this week, we have some of the answers. It's the annual Question and Answer episode of WhiskyCast, and whisky experts will answer some of the many questions that have come in from WhiskyCast community members. We'll get the definitive answer on whether to store whisky bottles on their side or standing up, among other things. In the news, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail gets a new member, Bowmore and Jameson release new whiskies, and The Famous Grouse goes over and above in setting a new world record.
Canadians Barry Bernstein and Barry Stein have made whisky their second careers. After starting out as Canada's first independent Scotch Whisky bottlers with Premium Bottlers whiskies, they've moved into the distilling business. Their Still Waters Distillery near Toronto has already produced its first Canadian whisky, and is about to release its first single malt whisky. We'll catch up with Barry and Barry on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, new whiskies from Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, Glenfarclas, and the story of a world record that could have been...
Kirsteen Campbell has tried to keep a low profile since she was named Master Blender for Cutty Sark two years ago. However, it's hard to stay out of the spotlight when your whiskies are winning major awards. This week on WhiskyCast In-Depth, Kirsteen tells us about reviving one of Scotch whisky's iconic brands. In the news, Beam beats Wall Street expectations and the latest on new whiskies from Laphroaig, Buffalo Trace, BenRiach, Compass Box, and WhistlePig. We'll also announce the winner of the Glenmorangie/Open Championship Golf Giveaway!
Fri, 27 July 2012
What's the most intense environment one could age a whisky in? A Kentucky rickhouse with 100-degree temperature swings and high humidity...maybe. How about a deep-sea fishing boat on the ocean for more than three years? Trey Zoeller of Jefferson's Bourbon came up with the idea to put several Bourbon casks on a friend's boat...and his Ocean-Aged Bourbon is the result. He'll tell us how the marine environment changed the spirit into something unique. In the news, the latest on Bruichladdich's sale, a new Bourbon honoring a legendary whiskey thief, and much more...
Ian MacMillan manages three distilleries for Burn Stewart, each with their own unique personality. We'll talk with Ian about Bunnahabhain on Islay, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, and Deanston in the Highlands. In the news, the Bruichladdich sale to Remy Cointreau has been completed for a whopping $90 million, the latest on Whyte & Mackay's financial situation, Glenmorangie goes golfing, and plenty of new whiskies are on the way!
You've probably never heard of the James Sedgwick Distillery, but South Africa's first whisky distillery has been producing some award-winning whiskies. Three Ships 5-year-old won top honors among blended whiskies in this year's World Whiskies Awards, and Bain's Cape Mountain grain is featured in Ian Buxton's new book "101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die". Distillery manager Andy Watts tells us what makes his whiskies so unique in this week's episode. In the news, Remy Cointreau's bid to Bruichladdich is just days from completion and details on new whiskies, including one that just might have you singing "Satisfaction"...
Each year, F. Paul Pacult takes all of the spirits he tastes during the year for the Spirit Journal and distills them down into the SJ 140, his list of the world's finest spirits. Paul discusses the 2012 SJ 140 with us in this episode, along with this year's choices for the Spirit Journal Hall of Fame. In the news, Edrington announces its annual financial results and hints at expansion plans in Scotland and Gordon & MacPhail updates its Connoisseur's Choice range.
Ken Loach's new film "The Angel's Share" focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actual Malt Mill distillery was hidden away inside Islay's Lagavulin Distillery until it closed in 1962. What may be the most precious Malt Mill artifact is now on display at Lagavulin: a sample of new make spirit from Malt Mill's final still run. It's been at Lagavulin all this time, handed down by each distillery manager to his successor. Georgie Crawford is the current manager, and with the interest in "The Angel's Share", she decided to reveal the existence of Malt Mill's secret sample to the world.
Crown Royal master blender Andrew Mackay didn't have to look far when it came time to create a successor to the original Crown Royal XR, which used whiskies from the old Waterloo Distillery in Ontario. He just had to look in the warehouses at his home base, the old Lasalle Distillery in Montreal. In the news, Edinburgh's North British distillery is open again after receiving a clean bill of health from inspectors following the area's Legionnaire's disease outbreak. We'll also update last year's visit to Knockdhu Distillery, and Bonhams has pulled a controversial Ardbeg bottle from this week's auction in New York City.
Whisky lovers tend to be passionate about other things as well. For Mark Dermul of Belgium, it's whisky and "Star Wars". Mark and his friends celebrated the 35th anniversary of the premiere of "Star Wars" last month by restoring one of the movie's location sets in the Tunisian desert...then restoring themselves with a couple of bottles of single malt Scotch. He'll tell us why they picked this mission...and which whiskies they celebrated with. In the news, results from Australia's Malt Whisky Tasting Championship and the Compass Box 24 Hours of Le Whisky.
How do you spend a billion and a half dollars? Believe it or not, it's hard to spend that much money. Diageo's Dr. Nick Morgan and his colleagues are about to find out just how hard it can be, since the world's largest spirits company has committed to investing that much to increase its Scotch whisky production. Nick explains the tentative plans for one new malt distillery and possibly a second, along with expansions at several existing distilleries and new warehouse facilities. In the news, Edinburgh's North British grain whisky distillery has been closed temporarily after a Legionnaire's Disease outbreak that has claimed at least one life.
Ian Buxton's 2010 book "101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die" was a hit with whisky lovers around the world. Now, Ian has compiled a new list of "101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die", and his new book is on the way to booksellers now. He'll share some of the unusual whiskies he found in non-traditional whisky-producing countries such as Austria and Finland with us in this episode. In the news, Chivas Brothers plans to expand its Scotch whisky production, lawyers take on Louisville's "Bourbon Barons", and a herd of cows turns a backyard picnic into a beer bash!
This week's episode was recorded on location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the day before the 2012 Indianapolis 500. The Speedway holds a lot of memories for me, and I decided to make the trip this year for the first time in many years...and found some Scotsmen who feel the same way about Indy. We'll hear from them, and more to the point, we'll discuss the revival of another Irish pot still whiskey that's been gone for four decades. Irish Distillers has re-created Yellow Spot, one of the legendary Irish whiskies that holds a special place in the hearts of many Irish whiskey lovers. Kevin O'Gorman of Irish Distillers shares the process of reviving this classic whiskey with us.
1964 was an iconic year at Scotland's Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn't be known for decades. The casks laid down that year produced the legendary Black Bowmore, along with the Gold and White Bowmores that make up the Bowmore Trilogy series. Turns out there was one cask from 1964 left....a Fino Sherry cask that will be available later this year as the Bowmore 1964. Turns out it's also the same cask that Morrison Bowmore's Iain McCallum poured me a sample from during my visit to his blending lab in 2010...without telling me what it was.
Japanese whiskies have won numerous awards in whisky competitions over the last decade, yet many whisky lovers have yet to try them. Until now, very few whiskies have been exported outside Japan, and even fewer to the U.S. Hakushu 12-year-old single malt has been available in Europe and other regions for a while, but it's just now becoming available in America. Suntory's Mike Miyamoto is a former manager at Hakushu and Yamazaki, and he'll explain the differences between the two whiskies, Michael Jackson's role in developing Hakushu's style, and answer some of your questions as well. In the news, Maker's Mark wins another round in court, the matriarch of the William Grant family has passed away, and the Larks celebrate an anniversary in Australia.
It's festival week in Speyside, and the Spirit of Speyside Festival has become one of the region's largest events of the year. We'll talk with Festival chairman Jim Royan about this year's event, as well as growing up downwind from Glen Moray, life in Speyside, and the region's unique character. In the news, another Irish whiskey bottler is looking for a new distiller, new whiskies from The Dalmore, Highland Park, The Macallan, Buffalo Trace, and plans for a high-altitude whisky tasting...
Whisky can be one of the most versatile spirits for chefs as well as cocktail lovers. We'll talk about cooking with whisky for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on this week's episode with Stacy Laabs, one of the authors of "The Never Cook Sober Cookbook", and discuss how whiskies can complement and even enhance the flavors of your next meal. In the news, Heaven Hill announces plans for the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience on Louisville's downtown "Whiskey Row", and we'll have tasting notes for the first Clan Speyburn exclusive bottling.
Dave Pickerell left Maker's Mark as Master Distiller four years ago, and since then, he's been one of the leaders of the craft distilling movement. He's worked as a consultant for dozens of distilleries, and has just taken on the role of Master Distiller at the Hillrock Estate Distillery in New York. In this week's episode, Dave tells us why he's having more fun than ever, and just what new distillers need to have to make it in the whisky business.
Tue, 17 April 2012
This week's episode features highlights from Whisky Live New York, including interviews with distillers from two of the city's own craft distilleries. We'll also get the latest on Adelphi's plans for a new distillery on Scotland's Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Ardbeg in orbit, and plenty of new whiskies!
If you want evidence of the boom in craft distilling, all you need to do is look at registration numbers for the American Distilling Institute's annual conference each April. This year's event in Louisville had double the attendance of last year's...which had double the attendance of the previous year's...and so on. We'll hear from some of the craft distillers who have jumped into whisky making with both feet, as well as some of their role models...including Jimmy Russell of Wild Turkey.
This week's episode is a little different than most WhiskyCast episodes. My father passed away earlier this week, and my family and I have been in Indiana with the rest of our relatives. I considered taking the week off, but after thinking about my Dad's commitment to hard work, I decided that it would be best to produce an abbreviated episode focusing on the week's news, comments, and the Calendar of Events, along with some comments on life and love and a special version of the "What I'm Tasting This Week Department.
Four times each year, Woodford Reserve master distiller Chris Morris becomes the headmaster of the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy. His students get a one-day class on the intricacies of Bourbon, from the entire distilling process to nosing and tasting lessons. We'll listen as Professor Morris leads a recent class through some hands-on mashing experience as well. In the news, Whisky Magazine hands out the Icons of Whisky Awards and the World Whiskies Awards in London, and 192 years of whisky production comes to a close in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock.
It's St. Patrick's Day, and we're in Dublin for the annual Jameson Global Broadcast from the Old Jameson Distillery. Each year, radio stations from around the world broadcast their shows from the distillery, and you'll hear David Byrne of Irish Distillers lead them through a cask sampling of whisky from the Midleton Distillery. We'll also hear from Midleton distiller Liam Donegan and artist Paul Daly, who designed the special St. Patrick's Day Jameson bottle available only at the distillery.
Investment-grade Scotch. The very idea makes many whisky lovers furious...but there are those who see potential profits from their whisky collections. Andy Simpson is a former investment banker who now runs Whisky Highland, a business designed to help whisky investors make the most of their collections. Andy explains the potential he sees for whisky investing, and why it's not for everyone. In the news, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked reaches the market, Laphroaig and Auchentoshan expand their travel retail ranges, and much more!
Sun, 4 March 2012
Time to shatter some long-cherished myths and legends about Bourbon, and Michael Veach will serve as our myth-buster this week. He's the Bourbon historian at Louisville's Filson Historical Society, and is also a member of the Bourbon Hall of Fame. In the news, Knob Creek and Wild Turkey release new rye whiskies, Ian Logan of Chivas Brothers updates last week's story on Glen Keith's revival, and we'll catch up with Bill Samuels Jr. of Maker's Mark.
Each year, Glenmorangie releases a special edition finished in fine wine casks. This year's edition is Artein, and takes the flavors of Sassicaia wine casks from Italy's Tenuta San Guido in Tuscany. We'll hear from Ferdinando Fiori, an Italian whisky connoisseur who suggested Sassicaia casks to Glenmorangie's Bill Lumsden...and distillery manager Andy McDonald takes us to the Tarlogie Springs, the source of the distillery's precious water supply. In the news, Gillian Howell leaves Penderyn to join Bill Lumsden's team, Chivas Brothers plans to reopen Glen Keith for the first time since 1999, and Campari announces plans for a new Wild Turkey bottling plant in Kentucky.
Craft distillers make whisky as much out of passion as a desire to make money, and that gives them the freedom to try different things...just because. Darek Bell is one of the partners in Corsair Artisan Distillery, based in Nashville, Tennessee and Bowling Green, Kentucky, and he's written a new book for craft distillers...and those who would like to be. "Alt Whiskeys" outlines some really unusual whiskey recipes, including an 11-grain Bourbon and "Amarillo Aromatherapy Bourbon." In the news, Adelphi has applied for permits to build Scotland's newest distillery and Cutty Sark tries to reclaim a piece of its heritage.
Rob Cederlid of Stockholm isn't your typical Swedish whisky lover. For instance, you're likely to see him in a cowboy hat and boots that are more suited to cattle drives than cross-country skiing. Rob owns the Saddle & Sabre restaurant and bar, where the steaks, beer, and the whiskey come from the US. The Saddle & Sabre has arguably one of the best bourbon collections of any bar in Europe, and Rob explains his passion for cowboy culture in this week's episode. In the news, two special whiskies honor Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee and another rare Glenfiddich auction raises money for the UK's wounded warriors.
Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of whisky's best storytellers share their best family tales, jokes, and even an escapade or two...and those are just the ones we could get them to tell us on the record. In the news, Highland Park hammers the competition with Thor, new whisky sales and export numbers from the U.S., Glenfiddich rolls out the Cask of Dreams, and much more!
More from the Victoria Whisky Festival in this week's episode, including updates from Kilchoman, Gordon & MacPhail, Amrut, Edradour and Signatory, and two of British Columbia's local distilleries, Shelter Point and Victoria Spirits. In the news, there may soon be a truce in the trade dispute between India and the European Union that affects Scotch whisky exports...and Yale's offering an architecture class with a whiskey-related theme.
The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of the world's best whisky festivals, and this week's episode features some of the highlights from this weekend's event. We'll get the latest on new whiskies from Cooley, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, and many more distillers, along with the results of the Canadian Whisky Awards and the newest chapter of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Fri, 13 January 2012
A year ago, the owner of Glasgow's Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad...but they quickly became mad after the Pot Still's landlord threw Ken's family and managers out. Now, they're happy...and going back to the Pot Still once again now that former manager Frank Murphy and his family have taken over one of Scotland's best whisky bars. Frank explains the whole sordid story and shares his memories of Ken and his hopes for the Pot Still in this week's episode.
Fri, 6 January 2012
Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin's Irish Whiskey Society, and shares some of that passion with us in this week's episode. We'll hear his excitement about the revival of Pot Still Irish Whiskey, discuss some of Dublin's distilling history, and look at the future for Irish Whiskey. In the news, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength is on its way to the U.S., Masterson's Rye is headed home to Canada, and Whyte & Mackay isn't going up for sale any time soon.


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To ensure long-term success, a chief remote officer will streamline operations across all business sectors.
The grand work-from-home experiment of 2020 persuaded many companies to make remote work a permanent fixture. As executives considered just how to do that, a few things became clear:
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In recent years, the increased importance of areas like employee experience and digital transformation has motivated many companies to create such roles as Chief People Officer and Chief Innovation Officer. Now they must also consider designating or hiring a Chief Remote Officer or Head of Remote to make remote work work.
Think about it: Remote work can touch every area of a business. Here are some examples of growth opportunities presented by remote work.
Hiring remote workers can expand the pool of applicants to those outside commuting distance of your company's headquarters.
The world is open for hiring and building a stronger workforce with a more diverse set of skilled employees has never been easier. Employees who have been excluded in the past and employers looking to grow and expand their teams in equitable and inclusive ways both have exponentially more opportunities.
Successful remote work environments require the right technology, ranging from webcams to project management software.
With increased technology comes increased risk. Businesses need to ensure that remote work does not jeopardize company secrets or intellectual property.
A sales team accustomed to meeting with clients face to face might operate differently with a remote workforce. Companies will need to strategize as to when to videoconference and when to hold sales meetings in person.
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Given the broad range of responsibilities that a head of remote may be assigned, the specific duties will be as varied as the companies that employ them. Still, it can be useful to look at how a few early adopters have leveraged this position.
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Speaking to SHRM, Olivia Tan, co-founder of Cocofax, an online fax solution provider, with only five remote employees before 2020, said, "I realized the world of work as we know it has changed forever. Just like the CEO, COO and other C-suite decision-makers, my organization needed a head of remote work in order to streamline remote operations."
Andreas Klinger, Head of Remote at AngelList, a remote-friendly social network for startups, plays a significant role in the product side of the business. He helps position AngelList's job board to fill remote work positions.
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Considering the differences in how companies use remote workers and the wide range of responsibilities a head of remote may have, there's no particular mold for the ideal candidate. In some cases, as with Twitter, the role might be more on the real estate/workplace culture side, whereas with AngelList, it might be more on the product side. That said, a head of remote will need to be a versatile leader, working closely not only with other executives, but also with all types of employees at different levels, in different parts of the world, and across different time zones.
Companies that are serious about getting the most from their remote workforce, may look to existing human resources staff and innovation or strategic partners to lead the charge for streamlining remote operations. A team member who has worked remotely for years, may also be an informed candidate for a chief remote officer position.
"It's really a range of finding someone with some real cross-functional experience that will be comfortable partnering with numerous different teams, getting involved in everything and putting the employees at the heart of every decision that we make. The unique thing is that you can tailor the role to suit your own company's needs," Jonathan Killeen, Head of Remote for Hopin, told Remote.
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A chief remote officer or head of remote will likely be tasked to figure out solutions to problems that don't fall neatly into one part of a company's current operations. For example, a survey by Out of Office, a company that helps connect remote workers with one another, found that two-thirds of companies do not provide any subsidies for home office equipment. A head of remote may have to identify what equipment remote workers need, and also work with other leaders to determine how to pay for those expenses.
"A head of remote can have a big impact on the culture of a company by finding novel ways to connect people and foster deeper working relationships," Kalback told Remote.
Still, much of the role is open to interpretation. Companies will have to experiment in order to define how these new leaders will contribute to the building of a successful remote workforce. In a business world that's evolving every day, creating the role of a head of remote is more than just a way to add structure; it's an opportunity to gain competitive advantage.
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The Italian company Radar Leather Division - owner of the brand Radar 1957 - has been acquired by the US group Cadre Holdings, active in the market of first responders, federal agencies and outdoor/personal protection equipments
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Cadre Holdings, Inc., a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety and survivability equipment for first responders, today announced the completion of the Company's previously announced acquisition of Radar Leather Division S.r.l.. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive. As previously announced, Pietro Pellegrini, CEO of Radar, and Paolo Pellegrini, Vice President of Radar, will remain with the business in their current roles and partner with the team at Cadre to drive continued growth alongside Cadre's wholly owned subsidiary, Safariland LLC.
Established in 1957 by Gisberto Pellegrini and based in Fucecchio, Italy, Radar is a premiere family-owned duty gear business that specializes in the production of high-quality holsters, belts, duty belts, and other accessories. Radar generates the majority of its revenue in Europe, selling its products through distribution partners and directly to agencies.
Warren B. Kanders, Chairman and CEO of Cadre, said, "We are pleased to have completed the acquisition of Radar. The Pellegrini family has built a highly respected and leading duty gear brand, and we look forward to working with Pietro and Paolo to capitalize on compelling growth opportunities."
Pietro Pellegrini, CEO of Radar, commented, "The closing of this transaction is an important milestone for both Radar and our family. I am excited and confident that, together with Cadre and Safariland, we will build upon our more than 60-year legacy to create long-term value for all stakeholders."
About Cadre
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Cadre is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety and survivability products for first responders. Cadre's equipment provides critical protection to allow users to safely and securely perform their duties and protect those around them in hazardous or life-threatening situations.
The Company's core products include body armor, explosive ordnance disposal equipment, and duty gear. Our highly engineered products are utilized by domestic and international first responders in state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, emergency medical technicians, as well as numerous federal agencies and foreign government agencies in 104 countries. Our key brands include Safariland® and Med-Eng®, amongst others.
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