IdenTrust, (part of HID Global), the provider of digital certificates, and Device Authority, a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announces a strategic alliance with a vision to provide trusted identity lifecycle management for enterprises on their digital transformation journey. Device certificates have traditionally been used to secure routers, firewalls, servers, and other devices capable of securely handling private keys and implementing PKI technologies. However, in the new IoT world, device certificates can be used to secure a wide range of networked assets, such as ATM machines, medical devices, surveillance cameras, industrial machines, refrigerators, vehicles and much more. Swift Integration IdenTrust's comprehensive identity-based digital certificate solutions deliver assured individual and device identity for financial institutions, healthcare providers, government agencies and enterprises around the world. With over 5 million certificates in active production, IdenTrust supports over 18 billion validations per year and is the world's pioneer digital Certification Authority. Device Authority's KeyScaler automation engine provides secure IoT device registration and provisioning through an innovative policy-driven credential delivery and management system that ensures certificates can be easily rotated, renewed and managed without human intervention. The platform is designed for swift integration and interoperability in support of today's rapidly expanding IoT application market. The combination simplifies the process of enhancing device security and its administration for our customers" Combining Device Authority's KeyScaler platform capabilities with IdenTrust's trusted digital certificate solutions provides customers with a complete IoT security solution that automates compliance, minimizes costly manual intervention and manages risks in a diverse industrial regulatory marketplace. Enhancing Device Security "The relationship between IdenTrust and Device Authority links our trusted certificate authority with a seamless and scalable means to efficiently manage the lifecycle of issued digital certificates in the rapidly expanding IoT device market," said Brad Jarvis, Vice President and Managing Director of Identity & Access Management Solutions (IAMS) with HID Global. "The combination simplifies the process of enhancing device security and its administration for our customers." "We're delighted to be working with the IdenTrust team to provide device and data trust for their customers embarking on their IoT journey. With a mixed environment of devices emerging in healthcare, industrial, and government sectors, the combined value delivered from both companies has a strong positioning for physical, enterprise and IoT IAM customer solutions," said Darron Antill, CEO of Device Authority.
Security and Safety Things (SAST) - A Bosch IoT startup, hosts the first-ever live hackathon at ISC West on the 10th and 11th of April in the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas. The two-day event featured three teams racing against the clock to create the most deployable application for an American football stadium using the new Security and Safety things system, SAST OS (Operating system). Teams were provided with Google pixel phones, reference cameras and appropriate APIs and development kits, including a video API, control API and a web server API. From there, they were tasked with developing creative solutions that would inspire new use cases and generate business insights, through the use of SAST OS. Software Development Environment Submissions were reviewed by Jim Coleman, Convergint; Staffan Grundström, Securitas; and Markus Berger-de León, Partner McKinsey & Company. The goal of the challenge was to develop apps, but also to show the industry how easy apps and solutions can be developed using SAST OS. Furthermore, the hackathon provided valuable feedback that will impact future development of SAST OS and the software development environment. SAST believes that the ecosystems and framework they have created will soon be a powerful standard for developers, integrators and hardware manufacturers alike. The hackathon showcased the ease of use of the system overall, and will act as a starting point for future innovations / developments.
Senstar, global company that offers perimeter protection and VMS solutions, is slated to showcase latest access control and intrusion detection solutions, including next-gen Senstar Symphony Access Control (AC) and the FiberPatrol FP400 zone-based intrusion detection systems for fence applications at ISC West 2019. Symphony AC Access Control Symphony AC is an open software solution designed to support the industry's most trusted brands of access control and intrusion hardware. Available as an extension to the Symphony Video Management Software (VMS), the module provides a full set of access control functions, including enrollment, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting. The FiberPatrol FP400 is one of the most affordable fiber optic perimeter intrusion sensors on the market. Each processor provides up to 4 zones of detection and supports insensitive lead-in enabling electronics to be installed up to 12 mi from the perimeter fence. It is ideal for small sites with concerns over EMI, lightning, or conductive elements on the perimeter. FiberPatrol FP400 Intrusion Detection "Symphony AC and FiberPatrol FP400 are examples of Senstar's continued commitment to developing products to meet the evolving security needs of our customers," said Kristen Cory, Vice President Sales, North America. "Both these products address very specific site requirements, allowing Senstar to offer more options to our customers and continue to build on our success as one of the industry's most trusted and reliable security providers." Other award-winning products on display at ISC West Booth 17109 include the Senstar LM100 hybrid perimeter intrusion detection and intelligent lighting system, FlexZone ranging fence-mounted intrusion detection system, and the Senstar Thin Client PC-alternative for video management.
SJohnson Controls introduces the Tyco 360° Radar Detection, a low-cost, early threat detection family of radar sensors that can be easily integrated into existing video management systems for a more complete surveillance solution. Tyco Radar 360° Detection solution An ideal answer for advanced perimeter security needs, Tyco Radar 360° Detection offers long-range protection, which means quicker detection of breaches for areas seeking upgraded perimeter safety, such as power plants, transportation hubs, critical infrastructure and other governmental, industrial and commercial sites. "The addition of radar for detection will help those with perimeter protection concerns take their situational awareness to the next level," said Peter Ainsworth, product general manager, Video, Global, Building Technologies & Solutions, Johnson Controls. "And knowing it can be easily and cost-effectively integrated into an existing VMS for an end-to-end solution just enhances and simplifies the process." Perimeter Protection With a high level of power efficiency, onboard signaling and processing, and superior performance in all weather and lighting conditions, Tyco 360° Radar Detection ensures 24/7, 360-degree coverage for sites of all sizes. The radars will be available in 250, 500, and 1,000-meter range sensors, with accessories and management software also available for purchase. Using its slew-to-cue capabilities, the radar can point pan /tilt /zoom (PTZ) cameras to a targeted location for improved surveillance. It will also have the added benefit of quick installation involving less hardware, easy maintenance and a low false alarm rate.
Rasilient Systems, the 17-year old Silicon Valley-based innovator in purpose-built-for-video storage solutions, debuted NFDCloud at ISC West. NFDCloud is a groundbreaking private cloud video storage solution for enterprise operations with multiple surveillance sites or branches, delivering a seismic shift in the established paradigms related to the cloud storage of video. Rasilient will be demonstrating this technology through the entirety of the show in booth #9109. The Rasilient NFDCloud solution legitimately breaks new ground in the video storage and cloud storage space NFDCloud Storage Solution The Rasilient NFDCloud solution legitimately breaks new ground in the video storage and cloud storage space, offering the only system to address end-to-end video quality without dropping a single frame. OpEx and/or CapEx costs for end-users are driven down in significant ways: NFDCloud from Rasilient allows for secure, centralized private cloud storage for enterprises with multiple branches or sites, increasing overall security and control over video surveillance footage data and eliminating the cost of renting cloud storage and services from third-party providers; It facilitates secure, fast, transmission without a single dropped frame—utilizing Rasilient's patented No Frames Dropped (NFD) technologies—over conventional Internet or wireless connections reducing costs associated with dedicated transmission solutions (e.g. lease lines, fiber) significantly. Notably, Rasilient's NFD technology and benefits come at no additional cost to the customer; It is completely VMS-agnostic, unlike any other comparable solution in the marketplace, allowing customers to leverage the VMS solution that best meets their budget and unique surveillance requirements, and to centrally incorporate and store data from multiple locations, even when they use disparate VMS systems; It also reduces hardware and storage requirements for surveillance systems per branch/site. As one terabyte (TB) of storage at the edge costs more than a TB at a central site, the cost per TB for a large, centralized storage system is far less, due to economies of scale. As the management cost of a central storage site is significantly less than that of video surveillance storage at multiple sites—a cost that only goes up as the number of branches increases—NFDCloud further reduces OpEx for users. Purpose-Built Video Surveillance Solutions Rasilient's patented NFD technology is at the heart of the company's purpose-built video surveillance solutions, including NFDCloud Rasilient's patented NFD technology is at the heart of the company's purpose-built video surveillance solutions, including NFDCloud, as noted by co-Founder and President Sean Chang, "When frames are dropped, video gaps are formed creating the risk of missed key moments, something that also occurs regularly in the transmission of camera footage to display and storage hardware (no matter the frame rate). Such gaps in surveillance footage range anywhere from just over a second to as much as a few minutes." "As the vast majority of video surveillance footage is never reviewed, most gaps go undetected, or are quickly dismissed as inconsequential hiccups when found. However, dropped frames, and the video gaps they create, can have significant and dire consequences for users at the most critical of moments and render video surveillance effectively useless, and most certainly inadmissible as evidence in court. Even when the lost frames are of less consequential moments, the mere presence of video gaps can call into question the authenticity of entire video segments." Patented NFD (No Frames Dropped) Technology The dropping of frames is often a problem user "don't know they have" until a critical "no fail" moment, but Rasilient's NFD technology eliminates the risk permanently and affordably. Chang further noted, "At Rasilient, we've proudly challenged the way things are done for nearly 20 years, seeing an inconvenient and insufficient status quo as our call to innovate. This has resulted in a laser focus on building storage technologies for video surveillance, not general data, and optimizing what storage solutions can do and support, in terms of our customer's security requirements, in the process." Cloud Storage Pioneering NFD technology, Rasilient empowers true forensic grade IP surveillance for customers He adds, "NFDCloud is the natural evolution of that commitment, and something we're excited to debut at ISC West, where the best and brightest in technological innovation for the security space is on full display. The offering is truly groundbreaking—addressing the previously unaddressed pain points that come with cloud storage for video surveillance requirements, and solving problems, such as dropped frames (covering periods ranging anywhere from seconds to minutes), that many users do not even know they have, but could prove critical failures if unaddressed." "But perhaps its most fundamental value to the market is NFDCloud's impact on the bottom line, the ability to benefit from secure, private, cloud storage for enterprise, utilizing only conventional Internet connections, without delays, expensive infrastructure investments, or unnecessary costs for hardware and services. This is not only a barrier-busting solution, it's a robust, scalable, and affordable one, as well.", Chang concludes. Video Storage Technology For nearly 20 years, Rasilient has perfected unique, VMS-agnostic, purpose-built-for-video storage technology. Pioneering NFD technology, Rasilient empowers true forensic grade IP surveillance for customers. Architected specifically for video, not generic data, and its most specific requirements.
Attendance has been growing steadily year-over-year for ISC West, and the 2018 show exceeded 30,000 total industry visitors for the first time. So it's safe to expect ISC West 2019, April 10-12 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, will be bigger than ever. Preregistration for the 2019 show is on track to bring even more visitors than last year. "This is a show for everyone, for converged security," says Mary Beth Shaughnessy, Event Director for Reed Exhibitions. "We bring a lot of different verticals together with IT and network security, physical security and robots and drones. It's one-stop shopping and the number one security show in North America." Identifying Buying Influencers The event organisers of ISC West make a concerted effort to bring the industry's top buyers to the show The event organisers of ISC West make a concerted effort to bring the industry's top buyers to the show. The ISC West Executive's Club is a 'top buyer program' created to welcome high-level buying influencers who have current projects in the pipeline. The program works throughout the year, networking, researching and identifying buying influencers among end users, integrators, dealers/installers and consultants who are working on current projects. Approximately 1,300 attendees are participating in the program this year. An Executive's Club member might be an integrator working with several large projects or represent a school system that is building a new campus or retrofitting their systems. During the trade show, these guests get the VIP treatment with a variety of benefits, including a lounge, cocktail receptions, and continental breakfasts. Personalized Matchmaking Programs ISC West also provides personalized matchmaking programs to bring together these buyers with companies that can meet their needs. The Executive Club members are also led on guided exhibit hall tours, based on product interest, that highlight new and innovative solutions. The program also contributes to ISC West's goal to grow its end user audience. In this case, it is a group of eager buyers with immediate needs. Another growing aspect of ISC West is its role shaping exhibiting companies' technology roadmaps, in particular the timing of new product releases. Many new products and technologies are announced at ISC West, and attendees are conditioned to attend the show to see what's new in the marketplace. "Vendors try and work to get whatever solutions they are promoting together in time for ISC West," says Shaughnessy. "Vendors know that attendees have fresh budgets and new initiatives early in the year." Network Security Products ISC West will partner with the Security Industry Association (SIA) to make educational sessions available April 9-11 ISC West showcases the latest products, services, and technology including access control, video surveillance, disaster recovery, IT security products, network security products, wireless security products, and thousands more helping ensure safety by giving attendees the right tools and defenses to protect against security risks. In addition to the exhibition, ISC West will partner with the Security Industry Association (SIA) to make educational sessions available April 9-11. SIA Education@ISC will kick off the day before the start of the exhibition. The comprehensive program includes 85+ accredited sessions covering a range of industry topics aimed at providing the critical knowledge attendees need to protect and defend against developing threats in today's security landscape.
Safety and Security Things GmbH (SAST) will be both a first-time exhibitor at ISC West and also feature a larger booth – 1,800 square feet. The Bosch startup is looking to make a big splash in its first-time appearance at the largest security trade show in the United States. The International Security Conference & Exposition (ISC West) will be held April 10-12 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. Founded in September 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, SAST is building a new Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem for the security and safety industry, including an app store, an open and secure camera operating system, a software developer environment, and a portal for providing knowledge and functionalities tailored to integrators. SAST's Open IoT Platform The open IoT platform is based on an open standardized operating system for video security cameras The open IoT platform is based on an open standardized operating system for video security cameras that creates a common basis for innovation and growth for the security industry. Apps built on SAST will enable airports, restaurants, stadiums and other facilities to transform security cameras into smart devices. The first partners are already developing apps based on the SAST ecosystem. "We will bring all the partners of our platform together and will showcase the first applications already realised on the platform," says Nikolas Mangold-Takao, SAST Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. "In order to showcase this effectively at ISC West, we will create a space to demonstrate solutions effectively. At the same time, we are using the booth as our meeting space and will create a collaborative environment for our partners and all participants." IoT And Access Control "We want to ensure that all visitors of our booth (No. 10073) are getting to see first-hand solutions which are already realised based on first apps and cameras using our Operating System," he adds. "We also want to demonstrate the benefits of the SAST platform for solution developers, integrators and manufacturers." SAST is about bringing different players from the industry together in order to deliver better solutions" SAST will be looking for measurable results at ISC West. "On the one hand, we measure results by hard facts, such as the number of new partners who will join us and how satisfied our current ones are with the output," says Mangold-Takao. "On the other hand, direct feedback from visitors at the booth, especially professionals from our industry and end-customers, is also extremely important to us, and we will measure it. SAST is about bringing different players from the industry together in order to deliver better solutions." Openpath Access Solution Another new exhibitor with a relatively large booth is Openpath, whose booth (No. 23051) will be 1,200 square feet. Openpath Access combines cloud-based software and sleek hardware with an app to enable hands-free access to an office using a smartphone that doesn't need to leave your pocket. Although large for first-time exhibitors, the Openpath and SAST booths fall squarely in the "medium range" of overall exhibit sizes at ISC West – larger than the smallest 100-square-feet exhibits typical for many first-time exhibitors, but still smaller than the largest booths such as Hanwha Techwin America (5,500 square feet). In addition to the new exhibitors on the main show floor, the Emerging Technology Zone, located in the Venetian Ballroom, will welcome new startups in the security marketplace.
From robots to drones to counter-drone solutions, a range of new technologies will be displayed at ISC West 2019. The Unmanned Security Expo will return, including a dedicated complimentary education theater for attendees offering sessions on a range of topics. UAVs, UGVs And Autonomous Systems Also included will be demos of the best UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), UGVs (unmanned ground robotics and vehicles) and autonomous systems on the market. The market growth for unmanned technologies being used for security and safety benefits is progressing at a rapid pace. Let's look at some of the exhibitors in the 2019 Unmanned Security Expo: Cobalt Robotics' robots are purpose-built for a specific use case, providing after-hours support and security for corporate locations Cobalt Robotics' robots are purpose-built for a specific use case, providing after-hours support and security for corporate locations. Indoor environments, which are confined and controlled, present fewer navigation challenges for robots, which can quickly become familiar with the surroundings and navigate easily through an office space. Indoor robots can provide benefits beyond security, too, such as facility management, promoting employee health and safety, and emergency response Compact Surveillance Radar (CSR) System SpotterRF provides the world's most advanced compact surveillance radar (CSR) system for affordable wide-area, all-weather perimeter security and small force protection. Incorporated in 2009, the company attained profitability quickly and is ahead of forecasts. Dedrone has remained at the front of the issue of drone threats, integrating installations to military bases, stadiums, public events, and private individuals. The company has expanded its operations to include a new office in Washington, D.C, and has continued to upgrade its DroneTracker software. DroneTracker is the industry's first airspace security solution that includes automated summary reporting for instant diagnosis of drone airspace activity. Airspace Security And Drone Tracker Magos Systems is a state-of-the-art radar technology and perimeter protection solutions provider Magos Systems is a state-of-the-art radar technology and perimeter protection solutions provider. Founded in 2007 in Israel, Magos first specialized in advanced radar solutions for the military and defense markets. In 2015, Magos' technology was declassified, allowing the company to focus on developing best-in-class systems for the commercial security market. Today, Magos radars are used in over 30 countries in critical infrastructure, data centers, electric utility sub stations, and oil refineries as well as in other commercial verticals like vineyards and car lots. Now, Magos is positioned to see increased adoption of its solutions in the U.S. Patriot One Technologies Inc. develops solutions to detect concealed weapons, utilizing novel radar technologies. Their innovative radar technology provides first responders and security personnel valuable time in active threat scenarios. The technology offers stand-off detection of concealed threats typically employed in public locations. These are just a few of the exhibitors in the Unmanned Security Expo. They represent technologies that will help to shape the future of the security marketplace.
Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES Council) is extending its Videalert CCTV enforcement platform with the installation of additional cameras for its approved class C clean air zone (CAZ) that gives exemptions to private cars but charges higher polluting buses, coaches, HGVs, LGVs/vans, private hire vehicles and taxis. Videalert was awarded the contract to ensure full and seamless integration with the council's existing hosted digital video platform which is already being used to enforce a wide range of restrictions including bus lanes, bus gates and permit parking. Videalert CCTV Enforcement Platform B&NES Council was one of 28 councils directed by the government to prepare an action plan to urgently reduce high levels of nitrogen dioxide (caused by vehicle emissions) to within EU and national limits by 2021 at the latest. The authority had originally proposed a Class D CAZ, charging all higher emission vehicles, including cars, to drive in the city center. However, following further ongoing technical work and a public consultation in December - which garnered an unprecedented 8,421 responses - a class C option with additional traffic management, was agreed. According to Chris Major, group manager for Transport and Parking at B&NES Council: "The new charging class C CAZ will achieve compliance by 2021 apart from a single exceedance caused by localised traffic issues. We believe this will be resolved by installing traffic signals at two junctions." HD ANPR Cameras Videalert will be installing HD ANPR cameras to enforce the new CAZ scheme at key road junctions across the designated boundary Videalert will be installing HD ANPR cameras to enforce the new CAZ scheme at key road junctions across the designated boundary. The hosted Videalert platform will automate the management and enforcement of this new zone, providing real-time identification including vehicle make, model, color and euro standard rating for pre-filtering and updating the whitelist of compliant vehicles held at the edge to minimize transmission costs. Information on non-compliant vehicles will then interface with the UK government's new national clean air zone database for vehicle validation and payment. The system will also provide detailed analytics and impact analysis highlighting the reduction in non-compliant vehicles entering the zone over time. Support Multiple Applications Tim Daniels, Sales and Marketing Director at Videalert, added: "The award of this high-profile contract confirms Videalert's ability to handle the evolving requirements of clean air and low emission zones. It also demonstrates how a single video data platform can support multiple applications, enabling councils to address the challenges of improving traffic congestion and air quality simultaneously." The CAZ should commence operation at the end of 2020. The daily charge will be £9 for non-compliant taxis, private hire vehicles and light goods vehicles (the minimum standard being euro 6 for diesel and Euro 4 for petrol), and £100 for buses, coaches and HGVs (the minimum standard being euro 6).
HID Global®, a worldwide provider in trusted identity solutions, announced that the government of Tanzania has selected HID's citizen ID solutions to add e-Visa and e-Permit capabilities to its e-Passport, which HID helped deploy last year as part of the Tanzania e-Immigration program. The new web-based visa and residence permit services allow visitors and residents to apply for and receive validated credentials for traveling or living in the country. Integrated e-Immigration Solution "This is an important milestone as we continue to work with HID Global to enhance and broaden the capabilities of our e-Immigration ecosystem," said Dr Anna Peter Makakala, Tanzania's Commissioner General of Immigration. "We plan to continue expanding this solution to our country's border crossings and across the broader global community as we become a showcase for efficient, comprehensive and integrated e-Immigration solutions." Convenient And Efficient Toolset We are pleased to be entering this second deployment phase with the government of Tanzania" "We are pleased to be entering this second deployment phase with the government of Tanzania, building on the success of the country's e-Passport roll-out last year," said Rob Haslam, Vice President of Sales, Citizen ID business with HID Global. "Immigration officers in Tanzania now have a convenient and efficient toolset for completing their vital mission of vetting and granting electronic visa and residence permit credentials to applicants." Since early 2018, HID Global has been Tanzania's primary supplier of an end-to-end solution for issuing e-Passports with advanced physical and electronic security features, automated verification capabilities and a tamper-proof contactless chip embedded in a polycarbonate datapage. The country now has a single citizen identification system that spans the entire identity journey from data capture to issuance and can be used to support e-Passports, e-Visas, e-Permits and other physical electronic documents. HID A Solutions Provider HID's solutions can be found in sixty percent of all government-issued electronic identity projects around the world. As a solutions provider, HID is delivering complete, end-to-end system solutions that meet governmental requirements for national ID, e-Passport, foreign resident ID, driver license, vehicle registration and other programs.
The Security Industry Association (SIA), the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and ISC West are partnering to provide education on the critical issue of stadium security at ISC West 2019, occurring April 9-12 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of this partnership, SIA Education@ISC will host The Stadium of the Future, a presentation bringing together a panel of industry experts to discuss current technology and capabilities gaps in security for the sports and entertainment industry. Research conducted by the NCS4 provides evidence of a need for innovation and technology transfer in this multi-billion-dollar industry Research conducted by the NCS4 provides evidence of a need for innovation and technology transfer in this multi-billion-dollar industry. In this key education offering, Dr. Lou Marciani, director of the NCS4, will moderate a discussion featuring Scott Dunn, senior director of business development, solutions and services at Axis Communications; Greg Moya, global pre-sales director at Dell Technologies; and Ryan Zatolokin, business development manager and senior technologies at Axis Communications. 360-Degree Video Walls "The race to build the most cutting-edge sports stadium in the world has already begun. With 360-degree video walls, retractable roofs and interactive, virtual fan experience areas, the next generation of sports stadiums focuses on the convergence of the physical and digital experience," said Dr. Elli Voorhees, director of education and training at SIA. "High-tech advancements are being made to enhance the fan experience at every turn, and this education session will highlight how technology capabilities are being leveraged to improve safety and security." During this special session, industry experts will share the latest updates and findings regarding stadium and public venue security, highlight the NCS4's work and share how attendees can participate in upcoming projects and initiatives. Public Venue And Stadium Security Attendees will have the opportunity learn from leading industry experts and participate in a hands-on learning exercise "The sports and entertainment industry is moving away from traditional stadium structures to mega-venues which affix residential, office and retail spaces to large sports complexes," said Marciani. "As technology advances and stadiums evolve into multi-purpose centers, security solution providers need to learn about the current and future needs of commercial sport and entertainment facilities – to meet growing market demands and to stay competitive in their product development." Attendees will have the opportunity learn from leading industry experts and participate in a hands-on learning exercise. The Stadium of the Future will take place during ISC West on Thursday, April 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Sands 302. Following the session, attendees will enjoy a cocktail reception sponsored by SIA. SIA Education@ISC West To attend The Stadium of the Future and other education sessions at ISC West, sign up for SIA Education@ISC West. Featuring 85+ sessions on a variety of hot topics and providing critical information on the newest technologies in security, SIA Education@ISC West is your top industry resource for vendor-agnostic security and network training. The program qualifies for continuing education hours with many relevant industry accreditation bodies.
Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum in Germany which contains a major collection of important art. Reliable technology, integrated in a networked solution from Bosch, ensures all-round protection on a total of 3,600 square meters of exhibition and storage space. A special focus of this is optimally safeguarding people and property without interfering with visitors' encounters with priceless works of art. Customized Security Solution And Integration Since its inauguration in 1909 over a century ago, Kunsthalle Mannheim has acquired a global reputation as a very special place to experience modern art. The complex comprises a building in Art Nouveau style dating from 1907, underground storage rooms, a main building, and the newer Hector Building, completed in 2018. Coinciding with the opening of the Hector Building, a customized security solution installed and integrated by Bosch experts also debuted. The system's components are almost invisibly connected with the various exhibition areas. The modular alarm system UGM 2040 and around 260 state-of-the-art video cameras monitor the interiors of Kunsthalle Mannheim as well as the open areas around. Fire Protection All of the security equipment is controlled by the Building Integration System from Bosch Comprehensive fire protection is provided by a fire alarm system spanning 700 detection points. There are 330 speakers in case it should ever be necessary to evacuate visitors and employees. All of the security equipment is controlled by the Building Integration System from Bosch. Modular Alarm System Thanks to this new solution, Kunsthalle Mannheim is facing the future with confidence. The modularity of the alarm system UGM 2040 allows fast, cost-effective implementation of modifications and extensions. Professional service technicians from Bosch regularly maintain it and perform any required repairs to ensure highly reliable operation and low overhead.
OpenView Security Solutions, the UK'S largest privately-owned independent security company and a national supplier of electrical and mechanical services, has completed a major upgrade to the CCTV security systems used at Cardiff Airport, the national airport for Wales and a key gateway to the UK. Upgrading Airport Security The project included a software upgrade for 40 cameras and replacement of a further 110 cameras with the latest high definition devices. The security network was expanded with an additional 80 cameras to meet the requirements of Cardiff Airport which is one of the UK's key strategic assets that welcomes over 1.58 million passengers annually. Ian Godsell, IT Technician and GDPR Data Protection Officer at Cardiff Airport, said: "We have been impressed by the professional approach and expert advice provided by OpenView throughout the successful completion of this significant upgrade to our CCTV security systems. The safety and security of our staff and customers is our number one priority and the advanced technology in place supports our efforts to constantly monitor activity across the airport. This in turn supports our commitment to minimize risk and remain compliant in terms of regulatory standards." IP Cameras And VMS The first phase saw OpenView upgrading the CCTV control room with Indigo Vision's Control Center OpenView Security Solutions was invited to propose a solution for the staged upgrade of the security network as it was the airport's incumbent CCTV systems maintainer and had received recommendations from Indigo Vision, which supplied the cameras, Video Management System (VMS) and Network Video Recorders (NVRs). The first phase of the upgrade project saw OpenView upgrading the CCTV control room with Indigo Vision's Control Center, the company's latest VMS platform and a new video wall to give operators the clearest view of the expanded camera network. It also provides department heads with browser-based access to video footage to quickly review events and enhance decision-making. Indigo Vision NVRs Additional Indigo Vision NVRs were installed to capture and store images from all cameras for a 31-day period with an additional unit for failover applications. The upgrade was planned and completed to minimize disruption to the airport operation and ensure continued security vigilance throughout the process. OpenView then replaced existing cameras which were obsolete and, as soon as new cat 5 cabling had been installed by the airport's third-party contractor, was able to complete the new installation locations across the Airport including fire stations, management suite and hangars. HD CCTV Surveillance System This upgrade confirms OpenView's ability to handle major infrastructure projects for safety critical organizations throughout the UK" "With extensive experience of working with airports and a nationwide network of strategically located offices, this upgrade confirms OpenView's ability to handle major infrastructure projects for safety critical organizations throughout the UK," added Andy Ward, Sales Director at OpenView Security Solutions. Several challenges had to be overcome while completing this upgrade, including having to unexpectedly replace collapsed ducting in some of the car parks and the handling of all intricacies involved in risk assessments relating to working at height throughout the airport. OpenView continues to provide a high-quality maintenance support service to ensure the system consistently operates at peak efficiency and is working closely with the IT team to further enhance the CCTV network as the airport continues to expand.
What Characteristics Do Salespeople Require In The Physical Security Industry?
A basic tenet of sales is ABC – always be closing. But it's a principle that most professional salespeople would say oversimplifies the process. Especially in a sophisticated, high-tech market such as physical security, the required sales skills are much more involved and nuanced. We asked this week's Expert Panel Roundtable: What unique characteristics are required of salespeople in the arena of physical security systems?
What Technology Trend Will Have The Biggest Impact On Physical Security In 2019?
The year ahead holds endless promise for the physical security industry, and much of that future will be determined by which technologies the industry embraces. The menu of possibilities is long – from artificial intelligence to the Internet of Things to the cloud and much more – and each technology trend has the potential to transform the market in its own way. We tapped into the collective expertise of our Expert Panel Roundtable to answer this question: What technology trend will have the biggest impact on the security market in 2019?
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Venkat Viswanathan's research focus is on identifying the scientific principles governing material design, inorganic, organic and biomaterials, for novel energy conversion and storage routes. The material design is carried out through a suite of computational methods being developed in the group validated by experiments. Some key research thrusts include identifying principles of electrolytes design (organic material) that can tune electrode catalysis, identification of new anode, cathode (inorganic materials) and electrolyte materials for next generation batteries, new electrocatalysts (inorganic) and biomaterials for energy storage and separation applications. In addition to material design, our group is involved in several cross-cutting areas such as battery controls, electric vehicle security and GPU accelerated computing.
Computational material design
Density functional theory simulations
Phase-field modeling
Next generation batteries, fuel cells
Electrocatalysis for energy conversion and storage
Data-driven material discovery
Bio-inspired and bio-mimetic materials
Controls for energy systems
GPU accelerated computing
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Krishnamurthy, Dilip Graduate Student dkrishn1@andrew.cmu.edu
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Venturi, Victor Graduate Student vventuri@andrew.cmu.edu
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"The Twin Problems of Interfacial Carbonate Formation in Non-aqueous Li-O 2 Batteries." Bryan D McCloskey, Angela Speidel, Rouven Scheffler, Dolores C Miller, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Jens Strabo Hummelshøj, Jens K Norskov, Alan C Luntz. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
"Solvating additives drive solution-mediated electrochemistry and enhance toroid growth in non-aqueous Li–O2 batteries." Nagaphani B Aetukuri, Bryan D McCloskey, Jeannette M García, Leslie E Krupp, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Alan C Luntz. Nature Chemistry.
"Electrical conductivity in Li2O2 and its role in determining capacity limitations in non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries." V Viswanathan, KS Thygesen, JS Hummelshoj, JK Norskov, G Girishkumar, BD McCloskey, AC Luntz. Journal of Chemical Physics.
"Universality in Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis on Metal Surfaces." Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Heine Anton Hansen, Jan Rossmeisl, Jens K Nørskov. ACS Catalysis.
"Practical challenges hindering the development of solid state Li ion batteries." Kian Kerman, Alan Luntz, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Yet-Ming Chiang, Zhebo Chen. Journal of The Electrochemical Society.
"Benchmarking conductivity predictions of the Advanced Electrolyte Model (AEM) for aqueous systems." Adarsh Dave, Kevin L Gering, Jared M Mitchell, Jay Whitacre, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan. Journal of The Electrochemical Society.
"The Future of Vehicle Electrification in India May Ride on Two Wheels." Shashank Sripad, Tarun Mehta, Anil Srivastava, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan. ACS Energy Letters.
"An Autonomous Electrochemical Test stand for Machine Learning Informed Electrolyte Optimization." Jay F Whitacre, Jared Mitchell, Adarsh Dave, Sven Burke, Venkatasburamanian Viswanathan. J. Electrochem. Soc..
"Uncertainty Quantification of DFT-predicted Finite Temperature Thermodynamic Properties within the Debye Model." Pinwen Guan, Gregory Houchins, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan. arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.07891.
"Computational Screening of Current Collectors for Enabling Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries." Vikram Pande, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan. ACS Energy Letters.
Noa Marom
Noa Marom received her B.A. in Physics and her B.S. in Materials Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. From 2002 to 2004 she worked as an Application Engineer in the Process Development and Control Division of Applied Materials. She then pursued and received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science and was awarded the Shimon Reich Memorial Prize of Excellence for her thesis. After a postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin, she moved toTulane University as an became an Assistant Professor before joining the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016.
Sangyeop Lee
Sangyeop Lee received his B.S and M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He had obtained a scholarship for full tuition and boarding from the Korean government for both the B.S. and M.S. programs. Upon graduation he worked for nearly five years as a Research Scientist at KAIST. He then pursued and obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Samsung scholarship. He finally joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science of the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2015.
Marek Skowronski
Marek Skowronski received his Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Warsaw University in Poland. He then had a post-doctoral appointment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1986, he joined Cabot Corporation, where he worked for two years. Finally, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University in 1988. He currently serves as Associate Editor of Journal of Crystal Growth and has authored over 240 publications throughout his career.

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Speech Therapy: What is Right for You?
Our personalities can determine a lot about the way we live – how we relate to our surroundings, our reactions to different people and situations, and the coping methods we employ during those times when the universe throws a monkey-wrench into our life's machinery. While there are many factors to personality composition, one of the most obvious is a person's degree of extraversion versus intraversion.
Personality typing can seem unfairly restrictive – after all, everyone is capable of displaying qualities of either type depending on the circumstances. That is why a person's "type" is not a black and white label but a matter of degree. Psychologists measure extroversion on a scale from "low" to "high".
Personality studies, such as the Myers-Briggs type indicator, have shown that the ratio of intraverts to extraverts in the general population is roughly half, with just slightly more extraverts (51% to 49%). Women, however, tend to be more extraverted than men. The 2014 study from the Netherlands, Extraversion and Communication Attitude in People who Stutter: a Preliminary Study, looks at how the personality factor of extraversion relates to communication attitude as it pertains to people who stutter. Is there a relationship between the degree of extraversion in a PWS and his attitude towards communication?
Today most Speech-Language Pathologists agree that the best stuttering treatment takes into account not just achieving fluency, but considers emotional and psychological factors. Cognitive factors such as attitude and emotions are taken into account. This impacts the success of treatment, especially self-regulated maintenance after sessions with a therapist have ended. Therefore a study of these factors can help inform speech therapy to make it more effective.
Extraverts have a more positive attitude towards communication than introverts, as they gain energy from interacting with other people.
The distribution of extraverts amongst people who stutter is the same as in the general population.
Extraverted people who stutter are less affected by their stuttering than intraverts, who tend more to dwell on negative thoughts and bad memories.
Stutterers overall are more likely to have a negative attitudes towards communication.
There is no correlation between the severity of the person's stuttering and their attitude toward communication – a very mild stutterer can have a more negative attitude than one whose problem is more severe.
A PWS's attitude towards communication improves over the course of treatment.
This study had 30 participants, 23 men and 7 women, and were PWS who had sought out stuttering treatment at a clinic in the Netherlands. They completed the scientifically formulated questionnaires measuring degree of extraversion and communication attitude (the Erickson Communication Attitude Scale) both before and after treatment.
Is the determination of personality type something that could inform a more customized and effective stuttering treatment?The fact that people who stutter tend to have negative attitudes about communication, even though extraverts comprise roughly half the population of stutterers, shows that the naturally positive attitude extraverts have towards communication was diminished due to stuttering. Yet with regards to people who stutter, did a correlation between degree of extraversion and their attitude towards communication? Is the determination of personality type something that could inform a more customized and effective stuttering treatment?
Communication attitude is one of the things measured in the assessment of people who stutter to inform diagnosis and treatment, usually through the Erickson Questionnaire. This study sought to explore the role of personality in this measurement. It concluded that there was indeed a correlation between communication attitude and degree of extraversion in people who stutter, as measured by the questionnaires used as diagnostic tools. A high degree of extraversion correlated with the degree of positivity towards communication. Examining and discussing personality as a factor of treatment could bring a new, customized dimension to that treatment to make it more effective on a personal level for the client. As the paper states, "The identification of a client's personality type, and where they fit on the scale can help inform that person who may not be aware of this assessment." Both the client and the therapist can gain insight into the best way for him to approach his therapy and self-maintenance post-treatment.
Educational Institute: Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Utrecht University, Utrecht. The Netherlands.
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Today's show: "Me," translated from the German "Ich," is on view at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in Germany through Sunday, May 29. The group shows presents 40 artists' takes on self-portraiture in painting, photography, video, sculpture, and performance art.
Josh Smith, Untitled, 2006, oil on canvas.
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KURT STEINHAUSEN, KÖLN/COURTESY TEUTLOFF MUSEUM E.V.
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Sarah Lucas, I know what I like in your wardrobe, 1996, egg, acrylic, and color.
Jürgen Klauke, Toter Fotograf (Dead Photographer), 1988/93, two-part photo work on baryta.
Installation view of "ME," 2016, at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.


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Despite what you hear about "remote working" and the "gig economy" where workers sit in their bedrooms, typing emails on their laptops and using apps like Slack, most companies still prefer the traditional office. While remote workforces allow them to save on rent, they usually cost them more in lost productivity. There's just no substitute for physically gathering people up and putting them in an office building to get on with the work of the company.
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Why Invest In Offices?
Why do people love investing in office buildings so much, though?
The number one reason is their profitability. Offices make a lot of money. They're essentially just big boxes with bathroom facilities and are usually occupied by high-margin companies willing to pay a lot of money.
Law firms, for instance, make substantial profits. What's more, many of them aren't run by lawyers with an entrepreneurial spirit, looking to eke out as many savings as they can. Usually, all you have to do is name your price, and they'll pay it.
If you run a company and want to get into the market, then getting a fast, flexible loan to buy a property is also relatively straightforward. Often, you can go to bridge lenders who provide you with a short-term loan while you seek long term financing on the regular commercial mortgage market. They make getting the capital that you need much more comfortable than it ever was in the past.
Is Office Investment Risky?
One of the reasons that office investment returns are so high is because it is risky. In the aftermath of the dot-com bubble, thousands of businesses went broke, leading to a significant fall in office demand. Many plots went unoccupied for years, leading to big losses for their owners.
With that said, with substantial risks come handsome rewards. Offices not only provide stunning returns when the economy is good, but they also tend to have long lease periods, unlike the standard property rental market. Businesses will often sign up for three years or more, instead of just twelve months at a time.
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Vacancy rates can be a problem. While it's true that firms will sign up for long tenancies, the number of companies in the market is usually smaller than you think. That can mean that you're waiting a long time for somebody to finally sign a contract with you.
The best strategy is usually to buy a building that already has a tenant with time left on the lease. This set up allows you to look for new prospects while the current contract winds down to a conclusion.
Buying an empty building is usually a bad idea unless the seller has a list of clients ready to occupy the building once it is complete. Try, where possible, to avoid buying offices in depressed or run-down areas unless you expect an economic turnaround.
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§ Next, bend at the knees and reach the arms backwards to the ankles or feet and start to hold.
§ Inhale and lift your head up and start to bend it backward while trying to lift your legs as high as possible.
§ Try to hold this pose for 15 to 30 seconds all while breathing normally.
§ When you start to exhale, come back to the original position with legs stretched out and arms at the side.
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A Case of Hives
By Don Croft <zapper16@earthlink.net>
http://educate-yourself.org/dc/adc13acaseofhives.shtml
We felt it was unsafe to send this account to many people until we had neighbors again. We were living in rural Washington State last summer, where our closest neighbor was a quarter mile away through the forest, and aerial surveillance and remote (and not-so-remote) viewing of our activities were going on almost constantly, so it just felt too risky to talk about this then in a public forum. If anyone thinks Major Ed Dames is not promoting the Model T of government psychic spying, please think again.
My wife, Carol, spent the month of September in Kenya, working in a village clinic. She took a small 'crowd zapper' that I'd made shortly before she left. It zapped three at a time, powered by a small 12v battery that was charged daily with a flexible solar panel. Briefly, as this is to be told in more detail later, Carol was invited to go there because of the AIDS epidemic and the reputed ability of zappers to cure AIDS. While there were no testing facilities there, everyone who had AIDS in that area who availed themselves of the clinic's crowd zapper apparently recovered very rapidly, even the people who were close to death. Carol took a picture of the outdoor 'waiting room' which was full of AIDS sufferers waiting for their daily ½ hour on the zapper. I'll get her report and pictures onto www.worldwithoutparasites.org ASAP.
We had rented a small house in Moscow, Idaho, shortly before Carol left, but couldn't move in until mid-September.
In the last week of August, we went to Nelson, BC, for a dental appointment, taking Jenny, Carol's fifteen year old daughter, with us. That's about 100 miles directly north of where we were living.
We had been looking forward to that trip in order to find the connection, perhaps, between the UN Spewplanes that flew from that direction every morning on their way to American targets and flew back every evening after their day's work (I don't 'blame Canada,' as in the South Park movie ;-) and the reptilian hive from which the multitude of craft that we saw around us came from. The connection was obvious. probably because our cloudbuster was drawing in all the dead/deadly orgone, reptilian craft would criss-cross the skies where the chemtrails were being spewed, apparently in an attempt to make them last long enough to spread out in the customary way. They were unsuccessful, of course, since a cloudbuster, like Prometheus, just gets stronger when this kind of energy is present.
I'd thought that there was a secret base north of Nelson in the big valley that showed no highways or railroads on the map. As at Ft. Huachaca in Arizona and Otay Reservoir in San Diego, secret bases are often built around the openings of reptilian hives.
I may have been correct about the location of the airbase, but Carol dowsed the map and told us that the hive opening from which the craft came to work in our vicinity was near Cranbrook, BC, on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, about 120 miles to the east, so after the dental work was done, we piled into the car and drove there, taking our holy handgrenade with us.
About 15 miles before we got to Cranbrook, Carol said she got a mental image of where to place the HHg to close the portal (opening). The image was of a small lake on the north side of the highway and we were to throw it anywhere in that lake. About five minutes later, we saw the lake, but before I slowed down, Carol said 'The Wingmakers told me that the reptilians put that image in my mind—the real portal is east of Cranbrook. It's a steep bank, like a cliff, beside a river bend.'
So, we drove through town, toward a mountain that Carol said was close to the portal. When we reached a junction, Jenny said to turn right, then directed us to make a left turn and we arrived at the place described by Carol. It was a short walk to the tall bank, and I put the HHg where Carol directed me. Portals are hyperdimentional. Theyr'e specific locations, usually in natural vortices, through which the reptilians can pass from their deep, underground hives to the surface. There is a force that prohibits them from interacting with us in 3D when we're in a fully awake state, but apparently this force is
gradually becoming inactive, since we're able to see their craft more and more and many people are seeing them peripherally. Energy-sensitive people
like Carol see them more clearly, but still as not-quite-physical entities.
Al Bielek, Preston Nichols and others who worked with the reptilians in the underground facilities saw them in 3D but these people were in an altered psychological state
when they worked underground.
Carol showed me on the map that this hive's southwest portal was this one, and that their only other portal was across the Rocky Mountains, near Edmonton, AL.[we just did that one, too, finally, on March 10, 2002]
They apparently knew we were coming, as Carol said there were a large number of craft present. We got back in the car and drove away. About two minutes later, Carol and Jenny both said simultaneously, 'There's a big, blue ship right behind us!' I knew before anyone said so that this was a Lemurian craft guarding us from the reptilians, who were apparently mad enough to do something extrovert to us.
Jenny had seen this one or one just like it (Carol said it was one of their mid-sized ships and had a crew of about twenty) a week before. She was returning to St. Maries, Idaho, with her older brother and a friend and they'd left the highway during a rain, flipped over and landed upside down in a lake, about fifty feet below a steep bank. Fortunately, all three were able to get out safely and get to shore.
Jenny's telepathic gift sort of blared out the next morning and the following evening, as she was standing on the deck of her brother's apartment, a large, glowing blue sphere appeared right in front of her,.then slowly receded into the sky and out of sight.
After we closed the portal, we were only surveilled by one craft at a time in the following weeks. Carol said that they were just too busy trying to arrange another opening to bother with the spewplane program any more.
The night after we got back home, though, a craft from the hive showed up near us and I felt the fellows inside trying to manipulate my mind. I get a characteristic tone in my left ear anytime reptilians are trying to influence me, so that's how I knew they were there. Carol confirmed it, so I put the sound crystal that I bought from James Hughes on my chest, between my solar plexus and heart and applied the 15Hz of the zapper circuit to it.
The energy generated by the mobius coil in the zapper is greatly magnified and focuses by the crystal and can be sent wherever I direct it, so I sent it back along the energy attachment that the reptilians were trying to place on me, as I had with the Draconian earlier this year.
Carol said they saw it coming and deflected it to the hive's queen, hereafter referred to as the Raging Queen, who was directing them. Carol said RQ started squirming and got very angry and threatening, but the attachment was withdrawn from me immediately. I programmed the crystal to keep sending her the beam of bright blue orgone at that frequency. Since then we haven't had any interference from that hive. It had been getting pretty overt right before we made that trip.
In the next segment, I'll go into how this directly related to Carol's experience with voodoo in Africa ;-) The best first step with any predatory entity, human or otherwise, is to make them respect us. That opens the door to harmonious co-existence if not unity later on. Our experience with the friendly hive under Florida/Bahamas/Yucatan showed us that this is not unthinkable & Carol noted that they all honor the same Creator that we
Another thing happened in early September, a few days after Carol left. We had been invited to give a talk at a monthly meeting of the Metaphysical Research Society in Spokane then. They meet in a Masonic Lodge, right in the room with all the satanic symbols, thrones, etc. We'd been to one of the meetings that summer and the people are pretty impressive, though the meeting place is a real bummer to be in.
Before I started talking, I put the pyramid-shaped orgone generator that Carol keeps in the back window of the car into the center of the large inverted pentagram in the middle of the floor and I put the clodbuster, which is a half-scale cloudbuster designed for therapeutic work, on a podium, pointed at another satanic symbol above one of the thrones. I told the audience to just take note of any changes in the energy of the room and started talking about our Terminators and answering questions. I passed out about thiry T's to people who were sick. About half the audience were noticeably ill and there were about a hundred people there.
This is typical of any American gathering—50% seriously ill. I've never seen this anywhere but in the US and I doubt that this could have been possible before the
Chemtrails and the widespread use of health insurance (an oxymoron, of course). Another feature of US healthcare is that one is challenged to cure the illnesses caused by the treatment as well as the one for which one is treated. In many, if not most, cases of cancer the treatment kills before the cancer has a chance to, and the antibiotics (ALL of these are strong fungal toxins) used to 'treat' infections create conditions that lead to far worse infections a little later. The chemtrails have overridden all other causes of illness, though, in the past year or so, and their diseases mimic the former but are more pernicious.
About two thirds of the zappers were sold that night. In a less aware group I would have sold about half than many [five were stolen—Carol later told me that a felonious federal agent attending the meeting did that out of spite. I had asked all feds in the audience to stand up and introduce themselves at the beginning of my talk, but nobody did that]
About halfway through the hour-long talk, several people noted that the ambience had transformed into a very pleasant, energizing state. Many of the audience who are professional clairvoyants and psychics, could see the customary blue dome of orgone centered on the pyramid, and a child said she could feel the swirling currents as a breeze. Everyone was feeling pretty good, an effect which was more significant because many hated being in the room in which satanic activity had been carried out and in which there were debilitating geometric shapes, such as the inverted pentagram.
If anyone looks through MORALS AND DOGMA, the Masonic 'bible' written by Confederate General Albert Pike in the mid nineteenth century, one will find a diagram of 'Baphomet, the Hermaphroditic Goat' drawn in an inverted pentagram. Notice that the face looks reptilian, perhaps even Draconian. Carol and I believe that this is the image that the 32nd degree and above Masons regard as Satan, their sponsor. We believe that a Draconian or off-planet reptilian show up in their secret upper level meetings and that the humans are just stupid enough to think he/she's a devil ;-) It's no small wonder that LaRouche refers to Satanism as 'infantilism.' We feel it's time to educate these benighted souls and tardiness and hooky should not be allowed.
One other event occurred while Carol was gone that's worth mentioning here. In July, when I asked her if there were any sick vortices around which needed a HHg, she pointed at Priest Lake on the map as the only big one around. At the MRS meeting a couple of people mentioned that there was some nefarious activity going on there but that they were at a loss to know how to reverse it. I got a better map and asked Jenny to point out the vortex for me, and she showed me the smaller island in the south part of the lake.
I was ready to go on September 15, with a holy handgrenade and our little dinghy on top of the car. I had just made a double size cloudbuster, which I named Jumbo Funky. Carol had helped me determine the dimensions before she left. I had a feeling that this was connected to the exercize I was about to engage in.
I got to the lake around noon. There were a few rainclouds over the north part of the lake. It took me an hour to get to the little island from the marina on the shore. I used a trolling motor since there was no wind for sailing. It felt pretty crummy there and I was a little nauseous from the time I got there until I left a couple hours later.
When I got to the island, I put the HHg under some brush on the island's hillside, then returned to shore. By the time I'd gotten the boat back on the car and was leaving, dark clouds were forming over the small island. That night a thunderstorm arrived where we were living, about sixty miles southwest of Priest Lake. The storm came from that direction, which is the first time since we got there in June that any weather came from any diretion but south. I later learned that the storm never reached Spokane, 35 miles south of us.
At sunset after I returned from the lake, I had placed my large smoky quartz generator crystal in the center of the pipes on Jumbo Funky and applied 15Hz to the mobius coil that I'd wrapped around the crystal.
A few days before all of this, I'd gotten a very long email from Dr. James DeMeo, who is reputed to be an expert on all subjects related to orgone and Dr. Wilhelm Reich. I won't go into details, but he expressed a lot of anger at what I'd been doing and saying about our cloudbusters, especially the one in Namibia. The letter didn't seem very rational or objective to me, so I asked him for more clarification. For instance, he told me that what we were doing was ineffective and that I was apparently delusional. He also said that we were causing drought, not alleviating it, and that only highly qualified people should attempt cloudbusting. He didn't address my observation that if it were ineffective, at least it wouldn't be doing any harm ;-)
That's what sparked me to make the bigger cloudbuster. It had rained regularly enough all summer to cause the desert for 150 miles west to remain green, long after it should have turned brown as it typically does right after the spring rains. It hadn't rained for three weeks before I got that letter from Dr. DeMeo, so I was concerned that there may have been some truth to his warning. I had a hunch, though, that droughts may be largely the result of parasitic entities siphoning energy from vortices like the one in Priest Lake. I later learned that the older cloudbusters made in the style Dr. Reich designed (DeMeo used that kind) were no longer effective at stopping droughts for some reason.
Carol and I are in the process now of finding others through the internet who are willing and able to find these vortices with us and correct the imbalances. There are goups of people who regularly heal certain vortices, but that requires attention and effort. There are talented people, like Fred Fischl, who do clearing work in cooperation with earth elementals, but that needs regular renewal. Maybe elementals, like humans, don't have long attention spans. The elementals absolutely love having orgone generators like the holy handgrenades around, though, which may partially explain why our method requires no maintenance.
The beauty of our method is that after the HHg is in place, no attention or follow-up is required. I learned the importance of that principle by making zappers that can simply be worn instead of taking daily time and attention to hold some copper pipes or paste electrodes onto the body.
We believe, too, that the massive volume of electromagnetic energy in developed countries is exacerbating the weather imbalances. She took two HHg's to Kenya with her. While she was in the village, there was a thunderstorm every single night, beginning with her arrival. Before that there had been a severe drought. In the absence of electromagnetic activity, the atmosphere there was very responsive to even a little orgone generation. The village had no electricity, not even a small generator, which made us glad we thought to include a solar panel with the crowd zapper.
Cloudbuster and holy handgrenade instructions and pictrures are now on www.metatech.org
Don Croft
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Dr. DiBernardo is the Medical Director of New Jersey Plastic Surgery® in Montclair, NJ, past President of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons (2005-2006), an Associate Clinical Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery at UMDNJ, and is currently is on the board of directors of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board to many of the leading skincare and injectable technology companies worldwide.


Early childhood is the stage at which education can most effectively influence children's development. Reliable information on ECEC systems in Europe is essential in order to understand what challenges are facing European countries, what we can learn from each other, and what new solutions might be developed to meet the needs of the youngest members of society especially when it comes to food. There are many surveys that prove the role of nutrition in the holistic development of children.
supports rural economies and the diversity of rural culture through an emphasis on local products that keep food miles to a minimum.
A list of good practices in Europe and beyond can be found in Module 1 Resources, Further reading that show the interest of modern society to work towards more sustainable food consumption in early childhood.
Interdependencies between healthy children, food or caterer choice and procurement, environment and climate are essential for strong local food systems. Nutrition education curriculum must make the connection between local food systems, garden-based learning and kindergarten food services and contribute to developing sustainable food culture und healthy eating habits in early childhood.
The link between the environmental and education perspectives can be achieved through networking among different actors. By raising children 's knowledge about the environmental impact of food produce and involve them in the food process, from product to plate, we help them to understand what and how we eat and the impact it has on our personal health and the environment (E.g. food waste; vegetarian food which has a much lower CO2 emissions and so on). Children and parents can be involved also in the preparation and presentation of the food. Kindergartens can contribute to create a better local distribution network for local producers. There are many examples and more can be found in Module 5.


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8 DEGREES – A Series of Moments CD Review
By Rikk eLhaj Posted in Album Review
Just when you think that the rap-metal genre couldn't possibly be taken to another level, in come six guys from, of all places, Topeka, Kansas. The band is called 8 Degrees, and they are currently based in Southern California, hoping to land a record deal. Their second independent release, titled A Series of Moments, is a creative and energetic collection of songs that will no doubt help them get closer to realizing their goals.
The first song on the album is an explosive track called "Clayed and Stitched," which has been featured on ESPN extreme sports and is on regular rotation at 99.1 KSEK in Kansas. With brilliant turntable wizardry courtesy of DJ 1200 King, it is no wonder that the boys have enjoyed a modest amount of success with this melodic, yet hard-hitting tune. The entire CD features exceptional production qualities, above and beyond what is normally found in an independent release. The title track to the CD is no exception. This song doesn't just mix metal and rap, it overlaps them to form a funky and delicious layered wave of sound. "Before The Fall" is a harmonious and elegantly flowing tune, with the essential hip-hop element transitioning smoothly into a melodic chorus. 8 Degrees' "lunatic style" continues on the track "Shine," which features a rapid-fire vocal delivery by frontman Aaron Lambotte. "Wipe Away The Surface," a song about facing the imminent end of a relationship, possesses so much rhythm one can choreograph a dance routine to it. The CD ends with an untitled track which, with its hypnotizing strings and airy vocals, sounds like atmospheric music from the Eastern Hemisphere. Perhaps this song is included so that the listener can meditate after surviving the shockingly extraordinary ordeal that is this album.
8 Degrees is a truly hard-working band that has been recording and touring for over five years. They even had a stint on the Warped Tour's Kansas stop in 1998. Yet, unlike fellow Kansans Shuvel, they continue to be cast aside by the major record labels. However, as the band's bio states, "In the past five years [8 Degrees] has gone from playing ghetto parties for free beer to opening for mega bands such as Papa Roach and Incubus." While there is no way to predict where their career will go from here, if there is any justice in the world then this band will not remain unsigned for long.
-Rikk eLhaj
Rikk@UnEarthed.com
Proven Release New Track "The Day The Sky Fell"
OTEP at the Viper Room – April 5, 2001
Los Angeles, CA -- A complete out-of-body experience was probably the best way to describe last night's performance by OTEP...


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This week: new books from Don DeLillo, Louise Erdrich, and Sherman Alexie.
Echoes of Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian resonate in this vibrant first-person tale, illustrated in a stormy palette by Morales (Niño Wrestles the World). "I am the only Thunder Boy who has ever lived," says the young narrator. "Or so you would think. But I am named after my dad. He is Thunder Boy Smith Sr., and I am..." Here, his mother pops in from the right lower margin to complete the sentence: "Thunder Boy Smith Jr." The boy confides that his father's nickname, Big Thunder, sounds impressive, while his own nickname, Little Thunder, "makes me sound like a burp or a fart." After confessing "I hate my name!" with a chorus of screaming snakes, wolves, and bears driving the point home, Thunder Boy proposes several profound or funny alternatives, including "Star Boy," "Old Toys Are Awesome," and "Drums, Drums, and More Drums" because he "love[s] powwow dancing." Alexie's first picture book showcases his ear for dialogue and sideways sense of humor, and Morales uses voice balloons and other comics elements to complement the characters' dynamic poses. Thunder Boy's energy is irresistible, as is this expansive portrait of a Native American family.
Dmitry Shostakovich, the renowned Russian composer and subject of Barnes's magnificent biographical novel, is introduced in 1936, at the onset of Stalin's Great Purge, as he stands by the hallway elevator each night, awaiting his imminent arrest. It's an absurd, desperate attempt to protect to his family by surrendering himself before the security forces reach his apartment. His opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk recently received a sharp rebuke in Pravda titled "Muddle Instead of Music," which may have been written by Stalin himself, because "there were enough grammatical errors to suggest the pen of one whose mistakes could never be corrected." In Stalin's Russia, where even the most abstract of the fine arts are potent political expressions, and where one's worth is determined by one's work, this sort of criticism can serve as a death sentence. Shostakovich barely avoids arrest, and we catch up with him every 11 or 12 years. In 1949, he returns from a disastrous trip to New York City as a Soviet delegate to the Cultural and Scientific Congress for World Peace. This is a novel of tremendous grace and power, giving voice to the complex and troubled man whose music outlasted the state that sought to silence him.
In this exceptionally well-written memoir, Conley recounts his brief but harrowing time attending Love in Action, an ex-gay ministry. After the man who raped him in college outs him to his Missionary Baptist parents, Conley enters a tailspin that results in seeking conversion therapy to both placate his parents and find his own peace. He nicely weaves the account of his two weeks at Love in Action with stories from his earlier life to present a moving picture of the struggle to be gay—or stop being gay—in a conservative, southern Christian community. Particularly effective is the representation of his parents, who sincerely believe this is best for their son, and his recounting of this world slowly losing its grip on him. Other memoirs of ex-gay therapy survivors recount longer and more involved encounters with the process, but Conley offers enough for readers to understand the main concepts and methods of such groups. This timely addition to the debate on conversion therapy will build sympathy for both children and parents who avail themselves of it while still showing how damaging it can be.
DeLillo's 17th novel features a man arriving at a strange, remote compound (we are told the nearest city is Bishkek)—a set-up similar to a few other DeLillo books, Mao II and Ratner's Star among them. This time, the protagonist is Jeffrey Lockhart, who is joining his billionaire father, Ross, to say good-bye to Ross's second wife (and Jeffrey's stepmother), Artis. The compound is the home of the Convergence, a scientific endeavor that preserves people indefinitely; in Artis's case, it's until there's a cure for her ailing health. But as with any novel by DeLillo, our preeminent brain-needler, the plot is window dressing for his preoccupations: obsessive sallies into death, information, and all kinds of other things. Longtime readers will not be surprised that there's a two-page rumination on mannequins. But a few components elevate Zero K, which is among DeLillo's finest work. For one, DeLillo has become better about picking his spots—the asides rarely, if ever, drag, and they are consistently surprising and funny. And his focus and curiosity have moved far into the future: much of this novel's (and Ross's) attention is paid to humankind's relationship and responsibility to what's to come. What's left behind and forgotten is the present, here represented by Jeffrey, the son whom Ross abandoned when he was 13. DeLillo sneaks a heartbreaking story of a son attempting to reconnect with his father into his thought-provoking novel.
Erdrich spins a powerful, resonant story with masterly finesse. As in The Round House, she explores the quest for justice and the thirst for retribution. Again, the setting—a North Dakota Ojibwe reservation and a nearby town—adds complexity to the plot. Landreaux Iron, an Ojibwe man, accidentally shoots and kills the five-year-old son of his best friend, farmer Peter Ravich, who is not a member of the tribe. After a wrenching session with his Catholic priest, Father Travis, and a soul-searching prayer in a sweat lodge, Landreaux gives his own five-year-old son, LaRose, to grieving Peter and his wife, Nola, who is half-sister to Landreaux's own wife, Emmaline. In the years that follow, LaRose becomes a bridge between his two families. He also accesses powers that have distinguished his namesakes in previous generations, when LaRose was "a name both innocent and powerful, and had belonged to the family's healers." Erdrich introduces this mystical element seamlessly, in the same way that LaRose and other Ojibwes recognize and communicate with "the active presence of the spirit world."
In Hardinge's (Cuckoo Song) superb tale of overarching ambition and crypto-botany, which recently won the Costa Book Award in the U.K., the Reverend Erasmus Sunderly, an eminent if unpleasant Victorian, has suddenly moved his family to a remote island, ostensibly to participate in a paleontological dig, but actually to escape scandal. Noticing that he is acting strangely, his 14-year-old daughter, Faith, a budding scientist whose intellectual curiosities are dismissed and discouraged, offers her aid and soon finds herself party to a terrifying discovery, a mysterious tree that apparently feeds on lies, rewarding the liar with astonishing visions. This so-called "Mendacity Tree" gives the tale an oddly allegorical feel, like something out of Spenser's The Faerie Queene. When Sunderly is found dead, an apparent suicide, it is up to Faith to clear his name, expose the murderer, and perhaps endanger her very soul. Hardinge's characteristically rich writing is on full display—alternately excoriating, haunting, and darkly funny—and the novel also features complex, many-sided characters and a clear-eyed examination of the deep sexism of the period, which trapped even the most intelligent women in roles as restrictive as their corsets.
A palpable pall of menace hangs over British author Hurley's thrilling first novel, narrated by a London boy, "Tonto" Smith, whose affectionate nickname was bestowed by a parish priest who likened himself to the Lone Ranger. Tonto and his family undertake an Easter pilgrimage to the Moorings, a house overlooking a treacherous swath of tide-swept Cumbrian coast known as the Loney. Smith's devoutly Catholic mother hopes that taking the waters at the nearby shrine will cure his older brother, Hanny, of his lifelong muteness. But the Cumbrian landscape seems anything but godly: nature frequently manifests in its harshest state and the secretive locals seem beholden to primitive rites and traditions that mock the religious piety of the visitors. Adding to the mystery is Coldbarrow, a spit of land turned twice daily by the tides into an island, where a man, a woman, and a pregnant teenage girl have taken refuge in a gloomy house named Thessaly.
By recounting inconvenient truths, including "how patriotic zeal had lapsed into cynicism and self-interest," Philbrick (Mayflower) once again casts new light on a period of American history with which many readers may assume familiarity. He relates the four years of the Revolutionary War (1776–1780) in a compulsively readable and fascinating narrative, prefacing his account with a provocative description of what really happened during the American Revolution, which was "so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth." Philbrick makes vivid and memorable the details of numerous military engagements and reliably punctures any preconceptions that the rebels' victory was inevitable. Eye-openers abound, such as how British general John Burgoyne's use of Native American warriors backfired, as "even more than their love of liberty, the New Englanders' multigenerational fear of native peoples was what finally moved them to rise up and extirpate" the British. Philbrick's deep scholarship, nuanced analysis, and novelistic storytelling add up to another triumph.
Porto's captivating, impeccably structured novel is a detective story wrapped around a deeper exploration of identity. Armando proclaims himself at the outset to be one of São Paulo's best doctors, but the case of a 17-year-old named Sergio haunts him, due to Armando's failure to diagnose a critical aspect of the unhappiness Sergio sought to eradicate through therapy: namely, Sergio's wish to become a woman. Even though Sergio insists after discontinuing therapy that Armando helped him realize the course his life must take, Armando still considers the treatment a missed opportunity. Only after Sergio's death does Armando learn about Sergio's move to New York City and his path to becoming a woman named Sandra. Plagued by self-doubt about whether he inadvertently led Sergio to his death, Armando begins an investigation into Sergio's journey as well as his own role in moving Sergio toward his ultimate destiny. The result is a methodical and deeply layered narrative about the sacrifices we make in the search for happiness.
Seay's debut novel is a true delight, a big, beautiful cabinet of wonders that is by turns an ominous modern thriller, a supernatural mystery, and an enchanting historical adventure story. The first stop is present-day Las Vegas, where an ex-Marine turned manhunter named Curtis Stone descends into the Strip's seedy underworld to track a famous gambler named Stanley Glass through the prefab canals of the Venetian-themed hotel and casino, but finds instead a mysterious book called The Mirror Thief. On that note, the narrative jumps back to 1958 in Venice Beach, at the dawn of the Beat poetry scene, where Stanley is a small-time con artist obsessed with the enigmatic Adrian Welles, author of The Mirror Thief. Finally, and most sensationally, readers are treated to the subject of Welles's book himself, the man called Crivano, who in 1592 embarks on a dangerous mission in the Italian Venice, gorgeously rendered as a fantasia of conspirators, alchemists, and heretics caught between the dangers of plague and the Inquisition. Without realizing it, Crivano, Stanley, and Curtis are searching for the same thing: the mystery hidden behind mirrors (both literal and figurative). This is a splendid masterpiece, to be loved like a long-lost friend, an epic with near-universal appeal.
Solomon Reed, 16, suffers from acute anxiety and agoraphobia. He hasn't left his house since a panic attack in seventh grade, during which he stripped to his underwear seeking calm in the waters of a fountain outside his school. Former classmate Lisa—an ambitious, straight-A type who "believed in herself maybe more than other people believed in God"—hasn't forgotten him. In need of a subject for a scholarship essay about mental illness, she thrusts herself into Solomon's existence with a plan to "cure" him using some armchair cognitive behavior therapy. Solomon doesn't think he needs saving (or know about the essay), but he lets Lisa in, followed by her handsome boyfriend, Clark, who shares his interest in comic books, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and card games. Heartbreak ensues when Solomon falls for Clark. Printz Award–winner Whaley (Where Things Come Back) again tackles heavy, heady topics with a light touch, populating his perceptive and quick-witted story with endearing, believably flawed teens. Solomon's parents and grandmother are refreshingly supportive, letting Solomon take the lead as he tests the possibility of re-entry.
Novelist Wyld (After the Fire) switches to the graphic novel format to explore the sadness of childhood in this brief, lovely memoir. Having spent her summers in coastal Australia, Wyld's infant imagination is consumed by what lurks beneath the waves. She researches shark attacks obsessively, imagines her loved ones falling prey to a Great White's jaws, and relates tales of teeth and gore to her lonely older brother. Though the book is short, the brevity concentrates the emotion of every page and panel: a simple image of a shark following Wyld down a suburban street takes on grave significance. Artist Sumner's use of photorealistic sharks in contrast with his simple line drawings is particularly powerful. This is a poignant, understated look into the anxiety of childhood, singular and memorable.