When planning a BACnet system there are many things to consider because BACnet is by no means just a plug and play system. As a communication protocol BACnet makes it possible for products from different manufacturers to communicate with each other, so the main focus is always on interoperability.
However, this is not as simple as it sounds. Just because two devices are BACnet-compatible does not mean that these devices can automatically communicate with each other. The expert for building automation comes into play here to ensure that this runs smoothly. In a multi-vendor environment he has to define clear rules for interoperability and to ensure that building automation is implemented in accordance with the client's expectations.
Therefore the building automation expert always plans holistically. First of all, there must be careful planning of the needs and projected requirements in order to have a clear picture of the client's expectations. On this basis the automation system and the management and operating system can then be designed. To make sure that these work together smoothly, they have to be coordinated exactly during the planning process.
In expert planning of building automation there are usually follow-ups leading to all the other disciplines involved in a project and therefore the building automation expert is dependent on the results previously reached by other designers and planners involved in a project. This includes diagrams of the systems and descriptions of the facilities. Based on this the expert for building automation designs the automation diagram and the descriptions of the functions of the automation processes. The automation diagram is the basis for the software requirements for the BACnet-compatible automation system. This includes the number and type of I/O modules required for the automation system.
The engineering requirements derive from the automation diagram and building automation function list. The building automation function list is based on the previously generated automation diagram and can be used for cost calculation and invoicing.
In a function list the expert for building automation specifies the building automation functions required accordance with VDI 3814. BACnet-specific requirements are added to the function list. These also include BACnet services as well as the required BACnet object types and properties.
Documentation of the requirements ensures that interoperability between different BACnet- compatible products is as high as possible in order to fulfil the client's requirements as closely as possible.
Following these steps means that the building automation system can function smoothly and maintenance is problem-free throughout the life cycle of the building.
Detailed in-depth planning is crucial to the success of a project. Well-founded knowledge is required. DIAL provides comprehensive in-service training on the topic of BACnet in particular and on building automation in general. An overview of what is offered can be found here.
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Wow what a week! It started ok but just got worse lol!
It went from one then to three members of staff off (in a shop with a total of only 6!), an unexpected visit from some Head Office managers and me managing to strain my back and ending up hobbling around the shop like I was 90 instead of 30! Luckily its easing off a little now but I may have to go and see someone next week to get back to 100%.
The highlight of the week was a superb Friday evening spent with my friend Lisa at one of her Stampin' Up classes. We made 2 gorgeous cards with new products, saw some of the sale-a-bration items in the flesh and I came away with a huge bag of goodies I'd already put in my order for, can't wait to play!
Right, on to my shares of the day and as the title says I'm carrying on with the new Xcut Build a Scene die sets. I know some people seem to have had some trouble with these dies but me and my Bigshot have had no issues at all, just be careful with the string section for the balloon, maybe add some wax paper, use a tumble dryer sheet on the die or Jo Austin's new tip shown on Create and Craft recently, a dry baby wipe between the card and your die!
Ok so obviously this first card is a stepper card, I created the base from scratch and got a bit over excited with the clouds which meant they ended up being a bit high, but you get the idea, I just loved the 3D feel of it.
The cloud dies have no bottom to them, as in they do not cut a complete shape, just the top of a cloud outline so that you can cut the dies next to each other to get long cloud strips (great for a scrapbook layouts) and so that you can make them any depth you choose. The set also comes with some little whispy sort of shapes you cut into the clouds to look like the wind blowing, love those sort of details!
I've also done another card using the small balloon shape turned upside down, cut from gold card and mounted into red/green to give a gorgeous (yep you guessed it, sorry!) Christmas bauble! Check out my super talented crafty friend DianaC's Docrafts gallery for her 2 bauble cards as I just copied her idea.
Great cards Naomi, those balloons and clouds are certainly versatile. Hope your back is soon better.
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Learning how to make Damascus steel is a thing of beauty. It is a leap of faith if you want to school yourself to this art.
Over the years, Damascus steel has been gradually gaining popularity. We are all aware that there are different steel varieties and composites that exist today. However, the charm and attractiveness of Damascus steel simply are simply incomparable.
Damascus steel itself features the combination of different mottling and bands. It can be patterned and molded in a variety of shape and length. It can also offer a decorative appeal, but its strength remains to be solid. In fact, this said steel is almost virtually indestructible.
The composition of the original Damascus steel is already unknown. There are no metallurgy records or pieces of evidence that would indicate its original build.
Meanwhile, modern Damascus steel is identified through the combination of various pure metals. You can choose any metal, depending on your needs and preferences. Today, you can see craftsmen opt iron due to its innate rigidity and strength. They blend it with other metals to create those refined steel billets.
As early as now, it is needed to be emphasized that there is no standard way in creating Damascus steel. Seasoned metalworkers will always give you the same story.
Perhaps, the biggest reason for this is due to the fact that we are all oblivious of the original make of the Damascus steel. People can craft Damascus steel through the process that they are most familiar and comfortable with. Fortunately, this is not an obstacle that can bother you. It is just necessary to accept that we can get to our desired destination by taking different paths and practices.
The only advice that I can give you is to find all the necessary resources about Damascus steel. Understand its composition, build, purpose, and function. Try to learn a thing or two from every craftsman that you know. Through this, you can refine your own procedure and comprehension toward making Damascus steel..
Any steel and iron can be used in the creation of patterns and designs. Even a wrought iron can be welded to the composition. If you will combine wrought iron, nickel or mild steel in a standard billet, the resulting output will not be hardened. There is also a possibility that the lower and higher carbon steel won't interact with each other. This could eventually cause the blade to become unresponsive to any heat treatment.
If you are working with a tomahawk, things will slightly turn well for you. You can accept the soft layers of the steel because you will only need to harden and sharpen the cutting edge. In my case, I choose nickel for my bars. This particular material has excellent construction and versatility.
There are some steels that cannot work with a billet. They are quite susceptible to tearing apart while you are subjecting them to heat treatment. The reason for this is due to the existence of different alloy elements on these materials. They don't have a balance in the contraction and expansion rate. When you expose them to intense temperatures, they will just wear out.
I do recommend that you choose the 15N20 steel and 1084 steel. Combining these two will allow you to get everything that you need for your working piece. The 1084 steel has a dark coloration, which is a perfect contrast to the naturally 15N20 steel. On other aspects, these two steel variants have similar nuances. They are great materials for making a solid blade.
You can also opt for chainsaw chain and wire rope if you want to create awesome patterns to the steel. The wire rope can be welded easily. However, I have noted that the chainsaw chain and wire rope are still not immune from minor flaws.
It is undeniable that high carbon steels can weld at low temperatures. Mild steels do not have this capacity, as far I know. Meanwhile, wrought iron should be processed to scalding hot temperatures before you can weld them. In the case of the latter, coal forging is a highly suggested step. However, if you want to create pattern-welded steel like the Damascus steel, you should go for propane forging.
Propane forging ensures that you have total control over all the essential factors of forging such as temperature, time, and environment. When you have these things under your watch, you can forge the steel smoothly.
The next thing that you have to know is the estimated completion time of your forging. How will you know if the Damascus steel is already done? Well, you can't tell if things are ready if you can't see your project. Therefore, it is also necessary that you can wear certain eye gears for visibility and protection. A generic welding lens can work fine.
You need to have a lot of experience so that you can determine the properties of different steels. You have to understand that the lighting condition in your workshop can affect the color that you see in the metal. In my case, I always observe the reaction of flux and appearance of the billet. If the flux is already violet and the billet's color become similar to the forge, I still wait a few minutes before I put pressure. In this way, the heat level of the billet can increase properly.
Take note that any piece will not weld correctly if the temperature is low. However, you should also know that soaking the steel at high temperatures for a long time is not good either. Thermal cycling and specialized deformations can fix the damages caused by overheating. But at the end of the day, steel with bad welds are not usable anymore.
Making a Damascus steel requires practice and experience. The things and steps that I elucidated here are just the fundamentals. You have to go and research deeper so that you can have a good grasp of the process. You just have to take this guide as a starting point so that you won't get lost in the course. Don't get frustrated if your first attempts are failures. After all, nobody was ever born to become an immediate expert of making Damascus steel. It is an art that requires dedication, time, and patience.
If you have some questions and other things that you want to get clarified, feel free to drop them in the comment section below!
It's always nice to have a device that does more things than one. A survival watch is a great example. More than just telling time, it has features that can help you in many ways when you are outdoors, especially with navigation.
An entrenching tool, or otherwise known as a collapsable shovel, may seem frivolous to an average person, but to outdoorsmen and survivalists, they are a vital tool.
No matter where you are in the world, you will see machetes being used in more ways than one. Almost every culture has their kind of a machete, for cutting open fruits, cutting down plants, to chop animals and more.
ABC in ABC watches is an abbreviation for altimeter, barometer, and compass. From that, you know that an ABC watch tells not only time, but also altitude, atmospheric pressure, and direction.
Gerber is a top brand when it comes to the manufacturing of top knives in the industry right now. There is no doubt that you would find more people being interested in the brand knowing that they would always get the model they like. Compared to some other tactical knives out there, the Gerber strongarm model seems to be the best in most features. It has been designed to bring back the durability and versatility when looking to get a tactical knife.
With the many options in the market, you might be wondering what the best splitting maul is. What do you look for to find the best one?
There are a lot of factors to consider, but we'll walk you through them thorough as we can. Then, in the end, we will give a review of some of the best ones there is.
Knives come in as handy tools when it comes to various uses. You can easily use a knife for household chores and as a surviving tool while outdoors. What matters is the type of knife that you get for yourself. It is important that you get the best knife that can be used for various uses. Such a knife could be the Benchmade 940. It is one of the top knives you would get many people talking about most of the time. The reason is that the manufacturer made quite a good knife that could handle many purposes subjected to it.
In the past, before you could access to a tactical knife, you had to be part of the army. Well, since not many wars are being fought today, the tactical knives are getting their way to the civilian hands. People love the tactical knives for their toughness, quality, stealthiness, and versatility. They however do not come cheap, so you have to do some research to find the best one. We get to look at some of the models you can buy today on the market and an affordable rate.


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O'Reilly: Obama Administration Complicit In Murder of Kate Steinle
On Date July 7, 2015
BILL O'REILLY, O'REILLY FACTOR: Last Wednesday Kate was walking with her father in San Francisco when she was shot dead on the street for absolutely no reason at all.
Police say 45-year-old Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal alien from Mexico, murdered Kate.
Apparently Sanchez has seven felony convictions and had been deported five times.
Yet he was still walking around the streets of San Francisco.
That's because Mayor Ed Lee and the eleven members of the San Francisco City Supervisors refuse to cooperate with the federal government on criminal aliens.
The feds asked the city of San Francisco to keep Sanchez in custody; the city refused. Ms. Steinle paid for that irresponsible and unconstitutional decision with her life.
San Francisco is a sanctuary city, and violent crimes committed by criminal aliens have happened before.
City authorities refuse to say how many because they know this is a huge scandal -- a black mark on the history of San Francisco, the most tolerant of cities.
The family of Kate Steinle is asking for calm, not vengeance.
But Talking Points is not as charitable.
In 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act, which stipulated that local and state authorities were to cooperate with the feds in apprehending illegal aliens, especially criminals.
In 2007 then Mayor Gavin Newsom issues an Executive Order stating that as a Sanctuary City, San Francisco would not cooperate with federal authorities on illegal immigration matters and would protect even criminal aliens.
The feds did nothing.
In 2010 the Obama administration openly said it would not punish cities that refuse to obey the 1996 law.
So here's the deal.
The mayor and city supervisors of San Francisco are directly responsible for the death of Kate Steinle and the Obama administration is complicit.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch could order FBI agents to arrest Mayor Lee and the supervisors for violating federal law. She is within her authority to do that.
I know that will never happen because racial politics drives the law these days, which is why Trump caught so much hell.
The Constitution demands that the federal government protect Americans from foreign intruders.
Obviously, that responsibility is not being met. And if you point that out as Trump did, you are a racist, a piñata for the open-border crowd to bash.
The fact that a felon could be deported five times and still be walking around the USA should shame Congress.
Where is a law that says if you are deported one time and come back you serve five years in prison. Where is that law?
Congress should pass it, and if President Obama doesn't sign it, everything will then be on the table.
That legislation should be called the Kate Steinle law, much like Jessica's Law.
So who will sponsor the new law? Please let me know. We are looking for some legislators of courage. Are you out there?
Talking Points is disgusted with the cowardice of our elected officials, from the crazy left San Francisco people to the president to the Congress.
Most of them are rich folks who could not care less about the violence and chaos out of control criminal activity south of the border is creating here.
If Mexico does not crack down hard on border intrusions and drug trafficking, we should punish them economically. Period.
This entire disaster has been going on for far too long.
The excuse that America is at fault because we use drugs and do not secure the border on our side is valid.
We are at fault.
But that does not excuse Mexico's rampant corruption and abuse of its own people.
Drug and people smuggling injure millions and cost lives. It's the dirtiest of crimes.
Finally, the poor people sneaking in here to paint your house are not the problem.
The cowardly politicians who will not uphold the law and the Constitution of the United States are the problem.
That's what Donald Trump should have said.
And that's the memo.
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Happy Wednesday! We've officially made it halfway through the week. Who else has a long weekend to look forward at the end of Friday? While I'm still teaching classes as usual, I'm glad to have a little time to breathe on Monday before diving back into my routine. Meanwhile, the final thing on today's very long agenda was to finish off with this week's Five Things. (Hint: it's rather food/San Francisco-heavy. Pretty typical for Watch Me Juggle at this point!) Hope you enjoy!
Voilà! A peek at my Sunday brunch! I love salmon and cucumbers, so why not together? I was surprised at how beautiful it all looked.
This is what I did on my lunch break today.
A quick trip to Chantal Guillon for macarons could instantly cheer anyone up. The Persian rose flavor there was so amazing!
A girlfriend of mine sent this to me via Instagram the other day. It melted my heart. Yes, I give myself a pep talk sometimes, just like that chubby bunny.
I was on a phone call today and sat down in a rather unassuming courtyard in the financial district of San Francisco. It wasn't until I started looking around that I really appreciated this fantastic view.
There's a fabulous new ballet documentary coming out this Friday! Who's coming with me to see it?


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Africa must build robust systems against financial crime – President Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has stated that for Africa to be able to transform herself, and become the epitome of economic empowerment and self-reliance, she needs to have the wherewithal to be able to protect and optimise the resources at her disposal
President Akufo-Addo has stated that for Africa to be able to transform herself and become the epitome of economic empowerment and self-reliance, she needs to have the wherewithal to be able to protect and optimise the resources at her disposal.
To this end, President Akufo-Addo, speaking at the EBII Africa Investments Risk and Compliance (IRC) Summit, on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the University of Oxford, has admonished African governments to build robust financial compliance systems, and ensure strict enforcement of these systems.
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Speaking on the theme "Financial Crime Compliance and ESG – The Future of African Investment", the President stated a recent report has put the cost of financial crime compliance across all financial institutions, globally, at an all-time high of $180.9 billion for the year 2020.
Part of the reality in Africa, according to President Akufo-Addo, is that there are huge illicit financial outflows, as captured in the 2015 Thabo Mbeki report on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, which revealed that Africa was losing, annually, more than $50 billion through illicit financial outflows.
"Five years later, according to UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2020, the figure has gone up from US$50 billion to $88.6 billion each year. That is a lot of money in any currency, and it is money we ill-afford to forego. It is money that would make a significant addition to the investable funds of the continent," he said.
Persons, largely the multinational companies, who come to do business in Africa, the President said, are, undoubtedly, involved in these illicit transactions, with the complicity of some Africans.
"We must, therefore, build robust financial compliance systems, and ensure strict enforcement as a deterrent. A strong regulatory environment, whilst reducing these illicit outflows, would, in the end, lead to more private capital being attracted to the continent for genuine investment," he added.
Welcoming the OECD's new initiative that would require multinationals to pay tax in countries where they have commercial, not jurisdictional, presence, President Akufo-Addo stated that the "acid test of our friendship with countries, which are the hosts of these multinational corporations, should be the extent to which they oblige them to comply with this new initiative."
He was, thus, glad to note that this principle has been publicly accepted by the G7 Nations, at their recent conference, with a proposal for a fifteeper content (15%) minimum tax rate for multinational groups on their revenues from the countries of operation.
"It is a positive step in the right direction. We, in Africa, must be both vocals in defence of our interests, and vigorous in promoting remedial measures," he stressed.
Whilst expressing relief that Ghana had been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 'Grey List", following the renewal of the international community's confidence in Ghana's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, President Akufo-Addo pointed out that many of the regulatory requirements put in place are cumbersome and expensive for small countries.
"For example, the FATF's Recommendation thirty-two (32) requires countries to take measures to prevent terrorists and criminals from using cash couriers to finance their activities and launder their funds. Countries are required to implement a compulsory declaration system requiring everyone crossing a border and transporting currency or bearer negotiable instruments of a value exceeding a certain threshold to declare it to the authorities. To Africa's predominantly cash-based economies, this is a daunting task," he said.
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Kristina Sereikaite Vilnius, Lithuania
from the series Concentrations
Kristina Sereikaite (b. 1980) is a photographer and cinematographer living in Vilnius. She
studied photography in Vilnius College of Technologies and Design (2002-2005). In 2005 she became the winner of photography competition organized by French Cultural Center in honour of Robert Doisneau. Her study practice was covered at the National Photography school in Arles (L'école nationale de la photographie (Arles, France 2007). She earned BA and MA degrees of Audiovisal Arts of Master in films at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2010 and 2012. In 2012 she won the main prize for the series "Innocence" of photography competition's theme "L'homme et l'eau" ("Human and Water") organized by Photography Festival MAP, Toulouse. Young artist has organized 15 personal photography exhibitions held in Lithuania, in France (Paris, 2011), in Denmark (Copenhagen, 2012). Since 2005 she has participated in collective projects in France (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), in USA (2010), in Mexico (2010), in Canada (2014), in United Kingdom (2014).
In 2013 she became a member of the Union of Lithuanian Art Photographers, a member of Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers (LAC).
In 2015 Kristina Sereikaitė won the 1th prize at the Panevėžys International Photography Biennial "Man and the City 2015" for the series "Concentrations".
Kristina Sereikaite was chosen by photographer Daniel Orlando Lara
Laatikkomo's interview with Kristina Sereikaite August 5th, 2015:
KS: I was born and raised up in a small town called Radviliskis. Then I moved to Vilnius.
After graduating from the photography department at Vilnius College of Technologies and Design I did an internship at the National School of Photography in Arles (L'école nationale de la photographie) where I completed a residency with the support from the French government. This school broadened my understanding of art as a whole and contributed to shaping my individual perception and visual aesthetic. Internship in this photography school gave me an impulse for deeper self- analysis and motivation "why and what for I am doing this". Also I was really inspired and encouraged by the people I met there. Afterwards, I moved to Barcelona for 4 months, where I pursued an internship as a director of photography. The new surrounding, new people, new experience had a strong impact on my photography and on my self -exploration as well. It helped me to mature as an individual.
Now I live and work in Vilnius.
KS: My earliest remarkable memory of photography was when I saw my cousin's photographic work. She used to love experimenting with her printed images with acrylic paints. She gave to these daily life shots a whole new life by adding stark colors or washing out some areas. I was impressed with her playful approach. Even though I had a desire to express myself in art in my childhood and I graduated from both music and art schools, I never thought that I would relate my future with photography. I wasn't like many others who take photographs since childhood, I began to lean towards photography relatively late in life. Paradoxically, before I was interested in realms that would make me the center of attention (I wanted to be an actress), but gradually I became much more interested in people around me, until I ended up "out of the frame". I am very grateful to the fate, because only as I photographer I do start noticing things that I've not seen before. I've also become more sensitive and responsive to the environment and people around me. Thanks to photography, I see the world anew every time.
L: The critic Gytis Skudzinskas wrote about hearing a imaginary music or a sound track accompany your photographs. Do you hear music in your work, and if so what kind of music is playing ?
KS: Personally, I don't' hear any imaginary music in my works, but if my photography encourages visitors to "hear" and to "see" the sound, I am happy. And if this sound track evokes viewer's feelings and intellectual sensitivity and helps to convey a coded message, I am more than happy.
L: You are both a photographer an cinematographer, having not seen your work in film, can you describe how you feel these two techniques differ from each other and how that difference comes through in your work – or not?
KS: Photography and cinematography are different forms of visual media. Different perceptions of the images. While the photography is an instant of duration captured in the past, the cinema is unfixed duration in the present. Different approaches are required for film making and photography in order to effectively unfold the story that wants to be told. A single photograph may be a complete work in itself, but a cinematographer deals with relations between groups of shots. Cinematography is also far more collaborative than photography. The cinematographer's artistic aesthetics should support the director's vision of the story, not just express photographer's understanding of the world. But there are obvious connections between lighting, framing, composition techniques and aesthetic relation. Both are visual languages with the capacity to evoke viewer's emotions and convey the meaning of the work. The fact that I had studied and worked as a film shooter also added some cinematographic quality to my photograph series, as the technical photographic knowledge and photographic style influence my cinematography as well. These two art forms have broadened my views and personality as well.
L: In your series Concentrations, a certain color blue and rosy pink re-occur in each image. I also noticed that your other series also usually work with one specific color scale. What importance does color have in your images?
KS: I like playing with the intensity or hue of a single color. For example, series INNOCENCE is limited to just one color, my photographs become more painterly. This demands more sensitivity of the spectator so that she can see subtle nuance in the color. I would never deny the psychological and physiological effect of color on the viewer, but I believe that hushed colors are less distracting and help to focus attention on the meaning of the work.
I've accentuated two colors in the series CONCENTRATIONS not just to give a visual cue that these images are related but also to help to reinforce the idea of the series.
L: Humans beings are the primary focus of your work and with that comes a huge scale of emotions. However initially, I did not notice the "atmosphere of a horror film" or the "terrible screaming" as mentioned by critics. Instead I saw the humans portrayed as dancers or actors in experimental movement or posing in a very controlled environment. For me the image or series functions more as an object rather than a still. What genres of film or other art forms are an inspiration for you?
KS: I am influenced by such art-house as Michael Haneke's, Ulrich Seidl's, Lars Von Tier's, David Lynch's, Wong Karwaï's, Andrey Tarkovsky's, Peter Greenaway's, Joshua Oppenheimer's, Artur Aristakisian's films.
I seek inspirations from all sorts of sources, be it a film or theatre, music, visual arts or literature. But my purest source of inspiration definitely comes from my personal experience observing human life and events of the modern world.
L: What is one of the most important questions that you ask, or would like to inspire others to ask, through your photographs?
KS: One of the most important questions I would like to raise is about fragility of the human existence. Through my photographs I try to speak about humanity's dramatic relationship with nature, the dual nature of man and his encounter with himself. I want to pull out the hidden inner workings of a man, realize his inner voice, his pains, hopes and history. What attracts me is a man's relationship with death. Death is an unassailable secret to the human mind, but it is what gives meaning to the world. It is through the death that we encounter the human limitations. If it weren't for death, ultimately there wouldn't be any life.
KS: Nature, Birth, Death, Fragility, Confrontation
Thank you so much Kristina!!


The session is about how you can use dgraph in your project as a database with java. It has detail information's about the dgraph sync client and overview of the asynchronous client. It also has information about dgraph HTTP endpoints.
A start timestamp (start_ts). This uniquely identifies a transaction, and doesn't change over the transaction lifecycle.
The set of keys modified by the transaction (keys). This aids in transaction conflict detection.
Every mutation would send back a neeuatw set of keys. The client must merge them with the existing set. Optionally, a client can de-dup these keys while merging.
The set of predicates modified by the transaction (preds). This aids in predicate move detection.
Every mutation would send back a new set of preds. The client must merge them with the existing set. Optionally, a client can de-dp these keys while merging.
3. Brief Introduction about Dgraph ● DGraph is a scalable, distributed, highly available and fast graph database. ● RDF Triple - Triple is any statement in form of SPO, i.e. "subject/predicate/object", every part of the triple has a URI associated with it. ● Schema - represent types of the predicates that are stored by the DGraph. ● Mutation - Adding, deleting or updating data in DGraph, Can be done using RDF triples or JSON. ● GQL+/- rich language that is used to interact with the graph databases.
4. Client in Dgraph. Clients can communicate with the server in two different ways: ● Via gRPC. Internally this uses Protocol Buffers (the proto file used by Dgraph is located at api.proto). ● Via HTTP. There are various endpoints, each accepting and returning JSON. There is a one to one correspondence between the HTTP endpoints and the gRPC service methods.
10. Communcation of your application through gRPC. This library supports two styles of clients, ● synchronous client DgraphClient ● async client DgraphAsyncClient.


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Media News About NIRP
Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project
…supported by Ford Foundation
International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Commences The Second Year Of Its Nigerian Investigative Journalism Project
Author: Test Test Published Date: April 8, 2015
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has announced the commencement of the second year of its media development project tagged the Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project, NIRP.
The ICIR, an independent, non-profit, investigative reporting news agency, started the project last year. It is a two part project which provides capacity building for 40 reporters in Investigative Journalism as well as provides financial support for them to undertake critical, watchdog reporting.
The first year of the NIRP brought together 38 journalists from newsrooms across the country for a three – day training programme in Abuja. The 2014 training sessions were conducted by two experienced media trainers, Mark Horvit, Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Executive Director of the Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE, based in the United States, and Ron Nixon, Washington correspondent of New York Times.
Journalists who participated in the training programme were able to access small grants with which they undertook investigative reporting projects. About 20 investigative reports were so far sponsored in 2014.
This year, the project commences again with the training programme also to be held in Abuja from May 19 to May 21 and is open to practicing journalists in print, electronic and recognised new/digital media platforms. Freelance reporters who show evidence of previous interest and work in Investigative Journalism can also partake in the project as long as they have a guarantee of getting their reports published in a news outlet.
Interested applicants can apply directly to the ICIR through nirp/icirnigeria.org. They would have to go through a screening/assessment process.
Editors of newspaper can also nominate candidates for the project but nominees have to go through a screening process to qualify.
There is space for up to 40 participant this year.
Speaking at the commencement of the project in April, 2014, the Executive Director of the ICIR, Dayo Aiyetan said that the primary objective of the project is to equip journalists in Nigeria with up – date – knowledge of Investigative Journalism as well as help cash strapped newsrooms to undertake critical, watchdog reporting that can make government accountable to the people.
"First, we want to bridge the training gap in the Nigerian media, particularly as regards Investigative Journalism; and build a crop of committed, competent and well trained professionals doing critical reporting that can have an impact on good governance. But we also realised that we need to help the cash strapped newsrooms in which these journalists work with the resources to do serious investigative reporting," he said.
Ultimately, he said, it is hoped that the project would be a catalyst in promoting a culture on investigative reporting in Nigeria, which he observed is missing now.
Apart from the training, successful participants whose investigative projects are funded would receive small grants to cover reporting, travelling and other expenses and they would be expected to publish their reports in their news outlets.
Nominations for the training will be accepted until Monday, April 20.
The project is funded by Ford Foundation, an international body that supports visionary leaders and organisations on the frontlines of social change worldwide.
Dayo Aiyetan
International Centre for Investigative Reporting
Author: Test Test
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Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1957 – July 5, 2021) was an American cartoonist who was known for his work for The New Yorker.

Life and career
Danny Shanahan was born on 11 July 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early life in Long Island and later in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he attended Paier College.

Shanahan formally started his career in the 1980s, when he became an unofficial cartoonist for the United States Tennis Association.

Between 1988 and 2020, Shanahan worked for The New Yorker as a cartoonist and illustrator. During that period, he published more than nine hundred cartoons in the magazine.

Books
 Buckledown the Workhound (1993)
 The Bus Ride That Changed History (2005)

References

1957 births
2021 deaths
American cartoonists
People from Brooklyn

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Q: Understanding extended binomial theorem for coefficient in square roots In the question, compute the coefficient of $x^{7}$ in $\sqrt{1-7x}$
How come $\sqrt{1-7x}$ can result in a coefficient for $x^{7}$?
Is there some generating function that I don't see? Or does it it work for any function?
The answer is $$ \left(\frac{1}{_2 C_7} \right) \cdot -7^{7} $$
I know the algorithm, but I don't see how it works for square roots? As far as I understand, once you have your generating function you plug stuff into the extended binomial theorem assuming that there is a composite function. Then you multiply the combination by the coefficient from the original generating function.
Hence the answer, $ \left(\frac{1}{_2 C_7} \right) \cdot -7^{7} $

A: The generalized binomial theorem states that,
for $|x| < 1$,
we have
$(1+x)^a
=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \binom{a}{n} x^n
$
where
$\binom{a}{n}
=\dfrac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1} (a-k)}{n!}
$.
For $a = \frac12$ this is
$\binom{\frac12}{n}
=\dfrac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1} (\frac12-k)}{n!}
=\dfrac{ (\frac12)(-\frac12)(-\frac32)...(-\frac12-n+1)}{n!}
$.
The first few successive values are
$
\binom{\frac12}{1}
=\dfrac{\frac12}{1}
=\frac12\\
\binom{\frac12}{2}
=\dfrac{\frac12(-\frac12)}{2!}
=-\frac18\\
\binom{\frac12}{3}
=\dfrac{\frac12(-\frac12)(-\frac32)}{3!}
=\frac1{16}\\
\binom{\frac12}{4}
=\dfrac{\frac12(-\frac12)(-\frac32)(-\frac52)}{4!}
=-\frac{5}{128}\\
...\\
\binom{\frac12}{7}
=\dfrac{\frac12(-\frac12)(-\frac32)(-\frac52)(-\frac72)(-\frac92)(-\frac{11}{2})}{7!}
=\frac{33}{2048}\\
$
Putting $-7x$ for $x$
we get
$(1-7x)^{1/2}
=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \binom{\frac12}{n} (-7x)^n
=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \binom{\frac12}{n} (-7)^nx^n
$
so the coefficient of $x^7$ is
$\binom{\frac12}{7}(-1)^77^7
=-\frac{33}{2048}7^7
=-\frac{27176919}{2048}.
$
Note that,
for $n \ge 2$,
$\begin{array}\\
\binom{\frac12}{n}
&=\dfrac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1} (\frac12-k)}{n!}\\
&=\dfrac12\dfrac{\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (\frac12-k)}{n!}\\
&=\dfrac12\dfrac{\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (1-2k)}{2^{n-1}n!}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}}{2}\dfrac{\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (2k-1)}{2^{n-1}n!}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}}{2}\dfrac{\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} ((2k-1)(2k))}{2^{n-1}n!\prod_{k=1}^{n-1}(2k)}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}}{2}\dfrac{(2n-2)!}{2^{n-1}n!2^{n-1}(n-1)!}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}(2n-2)!}{2^{2n-1}n!(n-1)!}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}(2n)!}{(2n-1)2^{2n}n!^2}\\
&=\dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}}{(2n-1)4^{n}}\binom{2n}{n}\\
\end{array}
$

A: Letting $[x^n]\,f(x)$ denote the coefficient of $x^n$ in the Maclaurin series of $f(x)$, we have
$$\begin{eqnarray*}[x^7]\sqrt{1-7x}&=&7^7\cdot [x^7]\sqrt{1-x}= 7^6\cdot[x^6]\frac{d}{dx}\sqrt{1-x}\\&=&-\frac{7^6}{2}[x^6]\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x}}=\color{red}{-\frac{7^6}{2\cdot 4^6}\binom{12}{6}}\end{eqnarray*} $$
due to the well-known $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x}}=\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{1}{4^n}\binom{2n}{n}x^n$.

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Our team is skilled in program management and will keep your program on schedule and deliver products on time. We work directly with your staff for program scheduling and administrative needs, thereby reducing your organizational administrative burden.
We offer extremely competitive rates. Our firm-fixed pricing model includes all aspects of project support. This pricing method provides our clients the confidence that we are available whenever needed, without any additional or "hidden" fees.
Croker Risk Management provides thoughtful and useful products and services specifically tailored to your organization's needs. We use the most current processes, we do not take short-cuts and we do not use "cookie-cutter" templates.
What Can Croker Risk Management Do for Me?
Croker Risk Management will work with you to develop a program strategy tailored to your needs. Croker Risk Management's program management includes plan development, assessment, training development and delivery, and monitoring of program progress.
Croker Risk Management can develop training for individual teams, facilities, business units or any combination of groups to meet your needs. Whether you are considering requirements for just one site or facility, or multiple sites, Croker Risk Management can meet your needs.
Excellent! Croker Risk Management can assist maintaining current plans and developing exercises to test your plans. Croker Risk Management develops training to fit your plan, your organization, your needs…we do not provide a "template-solution" that requires you to conform to our products or services.
Croker Risk Management will develop emergency, incident, or crisis management plans in line with your current policies, operations, locations, and needs. In need of developing a policy? Croker Risk Management has extensive experience with policy development for local, regional, and global companies.
We understand that often the process to assess and decide what, if any, programs or projects needed can be time-consuming and labor intensive. Croker Risk Management can assist you in assessing your status, analyzing potential needs, and identifying solutions that meet your needs, your timeline, your interests, and your budget. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We may be able to assist you with a variety of options.
Walter F. Ulmer III, MBCP, has over 35 years national and international emergency preparedness planning, education and exercise development experience. He has developed response, crisis management and business continuity plans and training programs for facilities, local jurisdictions, financial investment firms, health departments, colleges and universities, pharmaceutical corporations, law firms, commercial real estate corporations and security service companies.
Prior to his retirement from the United States Army as a lieutenant colonel, Mr. Ulmer was the Associate Dean of Administration and Resources for the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, a bi-lateral United States-German higher education institution that educates former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact officials on the tenets of democracy. In this position Mr. Ulmer helped develop graduate-level curricula for crisis management and emergency response programs for international military and civilian officials and was the academic support representative for the Center's Distance Learning Program. Upon his retirement, he was selected to be the Director of Administration in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, a position he occupied on September 11, 2001.
Mr. Ulmer has been a certified instructor for the United States Department of Homeland Security, teaching in its Executive Management Programs, which included workshops for executive-level emergency management, public health, law enforcement, fire and life safety, and elected and appointed officials throughout the United States.
Mr. Ulmer has been an active member of the New York City Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Preparedness Committee where he completed numerous initiatives, including a study on best practices in hi-rise emergency preparedness planning in metropolitan areas (2005); chairing a task force which developed strategies to mitigate the potential impacts of a flu pandemic on the commercial real estate industry (2006); chairing a task force which developed the BOMA Hi-Rise Drill Book, a series of drills designed to increase preparedness in hi-rise building staffs (2008); and was the primary author of the BOMA/NY "Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned Study" (2013). In 2010, Mr. Ulmer received the "Pinnacle Award" in recognition as BOMA/NY's Outstanding Local Member of the Year, for his contributions to commercial real estate preparedness. Mr. Ulmer continues to be an active advocate for business resilience and for developing realistic, workable and affordable emergency preparedness, crisis management and business continuity solutions for clients worldwide.
Ulmer is a frequent contributor on topics involving emergency preparedness in general and high rise buildings in particular. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Master's of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, has graduated from Harvard University's School of Higher Education Management Development Program and attended the inaugural MIT program on crisis management and business continuity.
Serving as Director of Corporate Development, Joe Evangelista oversees all internal and external corporate growth initiatives as well as long-term strategic planning with a focus on fulfilling Croker's mission to provide unparalleled service to its clients.
Evangelista is a retired Captain of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Bureau of Fire Prevention, most recently serving as the Director of the Emergency Planning & Preparedness Group. With significant experience in fire and life safety, Evangelista has served an accomplished and much recognized career with the FDNY (over 25 years of service) actively progressing New York City's Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan protocols. The broad and long-lasting impact of his efforts are well documented as NYC is now safer and more prepared to handle emergencies. In recognition of his accomplishments, Evangelista has been awarded a citation for dedication and perseverance in elevating awareness of fire and life safety issues in the City of New York (presented by the Building Owners and Managers Association of New York) and a citation for outstanding contributions to fire safety in the high-rise community (from the Fire Safety Directors Association of Greater New York).
Evangelista also provides added depth of knowledge to the well-versed Croker staff as he actively serves on many noteworthy industry work group and code committees including, but not limited to, the International Code Council (ICC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Croker Risk Management uses best-practice standards in its training and exercises, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII).
We can provide a single event or a full-range of events that supports the spectrum of your business operations and needs. Some of the more common services include seminars, working groups, and exercises. We would be happy to discuss how one or all of these may assist you in enhancing your preparedness.
Seminars orient participants to, or provide an overview of, authorities, strategies, plans, policies, procedures, protocols, resources, concepts, and ideas. They also provide a good starting point for entities that are developing or making major changes to existing plans or procedures. Seminars are also useful when attempting to gain awareness of, or assess, the capabilities of interagency or inter-jurisdictional operations. Seminars are useful whenever there is a need to provide a common framework of understanding. Seminars are the basic building block of exercise development.
Seminars can be used to deliver a wide range of topics.
Products developed via a working group may include Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), Emergency Action Plans (EAP's), plan reviews or revisions, communications plans, alert and activation checklists, or other products related to an organization's needs.
Method most often used to rehearse emergency/crisis teams in which participants review and discuss the actions they would take according to their plans. Participants but do not perform emergency/crisis actions but walk-through plans, procedures, and protocols during this discussion-based exercise. Tabletop exercises can be conducted with a single team or multiple teams.
The functional exercise simulates an emergency/crisis in the most realistic manner possible, short of moving real people and equipment to an actual site. Its goal is to evaluate the capabilities in the context of an emergency event.
Who are the first responders during an incident which impacts a commercial high-rise office building?
The answer? D: None of the above.
It is with this "from the inside-out" perspective that Croker Risk Management develops its commercial office building preparedness programs. Unlike most commercial high-rise fire and life safety vendors, Croker Risk Management's team has backgrounds in multiple disciplines: law enforcement, fire and life safety, exercise development and delivery and building operations. Most importantly, members of Croker Risk Management's team have been tenants in commercial high-rise buildings during incidents and understand the various emotions associated with an incident which impacts their office space.
Through its cutting-edge programs, Croker Risk Management has become a thought-leader in the commercial office building preparedness arena. Croker Risk Management develops hands-on, tailored, workable and cost-effective programs beginning with the tenant and building staff points of view, understanding that during the first few minutes of an incident which impacts a building, the tenants and building staff are on their own.
Contact Croker today at 212-748-3500 for all of your Risk Management needs.


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McClees Law Firm Helps Secure Acquittal of Deputy Accused of Shooting Unarmed Man
Posted by Ed McClees | Aug 19, 2019
Ed McClees along with co-counsel Wes Rucker and Lisa Andrews secured an acquittal for a Harris County Sheriff's Deputy charged with Aggravated Assault by a Peace Officer, which carries the same punishment range as murder. When the deputy was indicted, the Harris County District Attorney's Office held a press conference where they talked about the decedent being unarmed, and others talked to the press about the decedent suffering from mental illness.
In trial the defense team showed the jury the rest of the story. Contrary to certain press reports, the jury heard evidence that the decedent was suffering from a phenomenon known as excited delirium as a result of being high on the drug phencyclidine, which is commonly known as PCP. The defense team pointed out that the decedent ignored multiple commands to get on the ground and continued to advance within feet of the officer. The defense team presented evidence showing the danger that this posed to the deputy and to the nearby citizens.
Through exhaustive pretrial preparation, the defense team located important eye witnesses and presented those witnesses at trial. "We are relieved that the jury did the right thing after hearing all of the evidence in this case," said Ed McClees.
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West Ham United go wild in Wellywood
West Ham United skipper Kevin Nolan and team mates have fallen under Wellington's spell after the English Premier League team paid a visit to WetaWorkshop and Sir Peter Jackson's Park Road Post production studios at his Miramar film HQ.
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West Ham United's Kiwi defender Winston Reid at Weta Workshop
Nolan – in New Zealand for the Football United Tour – was so impressed with the tour of the creative hub that he hailed it as the favourite part of his visit to the country.
Like Newcastle on Thursday, West Ham were given the chance to experience the film-star sparkle of Wellington from a unique perspective during some rare team downtime.
Munster welcome Rowntree to coaching staff
Players, including Winston Reid, Mark Nobel and Daniel Potts, played around with the gigantic trolls that stand guard over the entrance to Weta Cave.
Even West Ham manager Sam Allardyce got in on the action, wielding a large replica sword for the cameras before the team were given a tour through Weta Cave, learning more about the intricate detail that goes into bringing award-winning movies like The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit trilogies and King Kong to life.
After a walk through the Weta Workshop, the team moved on to Park Road Post where they met two-time Academy award-winning sound engineer Michael Hedges.
Hedges, who won Oscars for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and King Kong, wowed the team by allowing them get up close and personal with his Oscar, setting off a flurry of photo opps with the heavy statuette.
Kevin Nolan and midfielder Mark Noble were both elated after their Weta visit – agreeing it was fantastic experience.
"I think it's probably been the best part of the tour," Nolan said. "It's really interesting to see what goes into making these films. You don't understand how much work goes into just the one film. I'm really impressed."
The team, who've been to the movies in New Zealand to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Age of Extinction, found the Weta visit was an eye-opening experience providing a unique insight into the inner workings of the film world.
"I really enjoyed it," Noble said. "You won't get to hold an Oscar every day and to see what goes on in the films and how much work goes into them before you can even watch them at the cinema – it's incredible."
After a whirlwind tour of New Zealand – which has included team training sessions, a game against Wellington Phoenix at Auckland's Eden Park and visits to the Auckland Sky Tower – Noble said it was "nice to see another side of New Zealand."
Located in the creative hub of Miramar in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, Weta Cave and Workshop is one the city's biggest tourist attractions.
Wellington – also known as 'Wellywood' in recognition of the international success of the local film industry – is home to some of the most creative minds in the modern film industry, including Wellington-born Sir Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Ringsand The Hobbit Trilogies.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he wants to sign two more players before the close of the transfer window.
United have already signed Brazil midfielder Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk in deal worth in the region of £52m and Porto right-back Diogo Dalot for a fee of £19m.
Goalkeeper Lee Grant has also moved to Old Trafford and has impressed in United's first two pre-season games in America.
But with little more than a fortnight left to go until the transfer window slams shut, Mourinho has made clear he is eager to bring in more players.
But Mourinho indicated a right-back is not currently on his agenda, despite injuries to club captain Antonio Valencia and teenager Dalot.
Valencia lasted just seven minutes of United's goalless draw with San Jose Earthquakes at the weekend before being withdrawn due to a suspected calf injury, which appears to have ruled him out of the remainder of United's American tour.
Matteo Darmian, who replaced Valencia in the friendly, has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford, and his departure would further reduce Mourinho's options at right-back.
"I don't think he will be available to play any one of the three matches of the International Champions Cup," Mourinho said.
"It's not a moment to take any risks. Antonio is a player that's not a young boy anymore. We have to take care of him and to try to have him ready for the start of the season.
"We bought a fantastic player [Diego Dalot]. Young, 19 years old, but I think probably the best right-back at that age in European football.


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NASA's latest New Frontiers mission, OSIRIS-REx, will venture to a near-Earth asteroid to discover clues about the unique resources asteroids hold, processes that affect asteroids' orbital paths and their potential for impacting Earth, and the origins of life in the solar system. In addition, OSIRIS-REx will collect a sample from the surface of the asteroid and return it to Earth for generations of scientists to study and analyze, making this the first American asteroid sample return mission and the largest sample returned from an extraterrestrial body since Apollo.
OSIRIS-REx's launch window opens September 8, 2016.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provides overall mission management, systems engineering and safety and mission assurance for OSIRIS-REx. Dante Lauretta is the mission's principal investigator at the University of Arizona. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages New Frontiers for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.


Aside from sleep, one of the first things I did when I hopped off the plane from Turkey was attend a preview of the latest menu items at The Ice Cream Bar. It was fun to try the shop's fall cocktails, like the SF Honey (below), but my favorite thing turned out not to be the ice cream or the cocktails at all.
I learned that the Ice Cream Bar's also started carrying a line of meads, or honey wines, by a small company called The San Francisco Meadery. At the party, mead maker Oron Benary was on hand to pour samples — and they were fantastic.
Oron and his wife, Sarah, only source ingredients and materials locally — we're not just talking apple cider from Sonoma, but also packaging from Oakland. (The farthest-sourced ingredient is their orange blossom honey, which comes from Ojai, CA.) They also own another label, Brothers Drake Meadery, out of Columbus, OH, and only use Ohio ingredients for those meads; his goal is to eventually open more meaderies, and expand to become a national brand with local production and sense.
The San Francisco Meadery has three different meads. The Orange Blossom ($19.99) is named as such because one third of each bottle is made of orange blossom honey; it's aged for over a year for dry, light, and aromatic attributes. The fuller-bodied California Gold ($29.99) has only three ingredients — honey, water, and yeast — but comes across like an elegant semi-dry sherry, in part because it's been aged for two and a half years. And The Apple Pie ($19.99) is sweeter, with 8 percent residual sugar; it's made from Sonoma apple cider, as well as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. With such warming spices, it's a nice drink to get you in the mood for fall.
Until this point, all of the meads I'd tried had been too sweet and one-dimensional, but I could actually see myself lingering over each one of these, the California Gold being my favorite. "I'm pretty much a winemaker who uses honey instead of grapes," Oron told me. He and winemakers have at least one thing in common, though: he uses wine yeast in his fermentation process. Those who enjoy wines but have reactions to sulfites, however, can rejoice: these meads are sulfite-free.
Oron and his wife hope to eventually sell throughout the state, but currently they're only selling in the Bay Area. You can visit The San Francisco Meadery at its tasting room in the Bayview, or find the meads at Bi-Rite, Rainbow Grocery, The Jug Shop, and Northern California Whole Foods stores.