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ES Broadcast has added a Ross Ultrix router to its extensive dry hire catalogue in response to growing demand for rented routing and infrastructure solutions from customers.
A Ross Diamond Elite Partner, ES Broadcast was the first Ross partner to specify and order the Ultrix FR5 routing/AV processing platform when it was launched in 2018. Over the last three years ES Broadcast has been a strong advocate of the Ultrix platform, specifying it in a wide range of systems integration projects.
"We're very proud of the projects we've completed that feature the Ultrix," said Jonathan Lyth, Group CTO of ES Broadcast. "It really has been one of our top performing solutions for our systems clients because of the flexibility it offers and the breadth of its feature set.
"We've used it to solve a wide variety of customer challenges, and our decision to add Ultrix to our existing dry hire portfolio has also been based on customer challenges, albeit new ones caused by the pandemic."
Adding Ross Ultrix to rental fleet provides sound commercial and technical solution
With customers forging ahead with their plans for 2022, the team at ES Broadcast has been receiving an increasing number of requests for dry hire solutions, with uncertainties around capital expenditure budgets the major driver.
Lyth explained: "We've had quite a few customers coming to us with a need for additional resource but without the signed-off CapEx budget to support it. As our dry hire offering has grown, adding the Ultrix makes perfect sense because it can provide video and audio routing, clean/quiet switching, multiviewers, frame synchronizers and UHD gearboxing all from one chassis."
Precise customisation for customer needs
"The software-defined nature of Ultrix means we can easily configure it for specific customer workflows via the different software licences Ross offers," continued Lyth. "Our systems team knows the Ross Ultrix very well and so we can offer very high degrees of customisation along with custom-designed dashboard control panels that will perfectly meet the customer's requirements. In this sense, we're bridging the gap between systems integration and traditional dry hire and using our expertise to deliver a solution that's extremely tailored."
With customers in the live events and broadcast markets already signed up to Ultrix hires, and the rental diary beginning to fill up, Lyth is pleased that the investment is already bearing fruit. "With the Ross Ultrix, we can rent one single product that can sit at different points in the production chain and in different production environments, and that's a powerful proposition. Customers really appreciate that flexibility as well as the 12G UHD capabilities of Ultrix.
"I can really see us expanding this side of our business and offering more specialist infrastructure rentals in future. We succeed by adapting what we offer to the needs of our customers, and I think there's exciting potential growth in this area."


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Sunday, Douglas Elliman plans to host open houses at two of its latest new condo conversions in the Union Square Area: 60 East 13th Street ($1.3-$1.95m) and 126 University Place ($1.725m and up). While the 13th Street property has been on the market for just under a month, Sunday marks the first showing for University Place. Inside, Curbed's real estate spy offers a quick comparison of the two.
60 East 13th Street
60E13 offers seven apartments, three "West Lofts" (1,875 sq ft, N/S/E exposures), three "East Lofts" (2,575 sq ft, N/E exposures), and one penthouse. Each apartment will be delivered as an open loft with basic GE kitchen appliances and one bath half-built out. Sample floor plans are shown converting each space into 2 bed/2bath + office or 3 bedroom homes. Although the building has central A/C, buyers will have to pay additional for the units to be installed because, as one broker put it, "We don't know where you want them." Units range from about $21k to $37k per apartment. Fixture upgrades are available and interested parties can price them into the overall sale price (can be included in mortgage). Ceiling heights diminish on the higher floors, as natural light increases. Listings start at $1.3m and go to $1.95m, not including the penthouse.
· 60 East 13th Street [Douglas Elliman]
The Claremont at Union Square
Robert Gross has his name on another new development in the hood, The Claremont at Union Square at 126 University Place between 13th/14th Streets. These new conversion luxury, full floor condo lofts range in size from approximately 1,900 to 2,500 sq. ft. Prices start at $1.725m. In contrast to its easterly neighbor, the additional $425k gets you fully built out units with high-end kitchens/baths and private outdoor space. The developer is The Claremont Group which has built other eponymous properties such as The Claremont House at 52 East 72nd Street and The Claremont South at 254 West 10th Street. TCG, also a commercial developer, is responsible for building the FBI Headquarters in Newark. Hazard a guess on the name

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Esoteric icon Loren Coleman returns to BoA:Audio for a fast-paced and remarkably diverse conversation covering twilight language and the copycat effect as well as the latest happenings in the world of cryptozoology.
In the first half, covering the twilight language and copycat effect, we discuss the Trident meme, school shootings and suicide clusters, the synchromysticism of Zooey Deschanel, Slenderman, the Smiley Face killings, the Peter Pan cult, Black Eyed Kids, and the media coverage of tragedies.
In the latter half, which focuses on cryptozoology, we talk about the work of Dr. Bryan Sykes, Bigfoot going mainstream, women as ideal Bigfoot field researchers, Jeff Meldrum's drone project, the government and Bigfoot, the Orang Pendek and a whole lot more.
A more detailed recap of the conversation's highlights as well as MP3 and Streaming Audio links can be found here:
Loren Coleman on BoA:Audio (9/9/2014)
And, for newcomers to the program, below are Loren's previous appearances on the show …
Discussing the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting (7/27/12)
Discussing cryptozoology (11/1/11)


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This ritual is drawn from a book I read last year, called Devas y Naturaleza Mágica: Il despertar planetario de nueva conciencia ecológica, by Miyo. Loosely translated, the title means Devas and Nature Magic: Planetary Awakening to A New Ecological Consciousness. The author, Miyo, actually Emilio Fiel, is a Spaniard who takes people on journeys to explore their relationship with nature in ways more familiar to indigenous cultures than to those raised in European-based cultures. You can explore more about Miyo at http://www.emiliofiel.com/
Miyo invites us to do the following:
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When passing a fountain or source of water in a city—or wherever you may be, hold the following awareness and intention:
Focus on how much you want to have people who look at or drink this water to wake up to the reality of unity, have health in their bodies, harmony in their relationships. Be sure to include yourself.
When looking at or passing a fountain, say something like the following: "Transparent sap [water] of Mother Earth, clear the vision of those who look at you and open the consciousness of those who listen to you."
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As you explore this ritual offered to us by Miyo, notice if there are any other ways you find yourself honoring, blessing, and affirming the gifts of water. Those of us who have clean water whenever we want it are profoundly privileged and blessed. Notice your relationship of gratitude with water when you remember to bless it every time you encounter and/or engage it.
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Here's an audio version of the written information above, if you prefer to listen to it.
As you listen, please press pause when you need additional time to do take in the practice.
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Integrative machine learning to decipher genome function
Collaborators: Anshul Kundaje & Oliver Stegle (with Julien Gagneur, Technical University of Munich)
Why we need a model zoo in genomics
Revolutions in technology have exponentially increased our ability to generate genomic information, resulting in a wealth of data waiting to be explored. Machine learning can be used to uncover valuable information from these datasets. This allows us to gain insights into the connections between genetic and epigenetic changes on molecular traits and has wide-ranging implications in health and disease. However, the predictive models that are used can widely vary, existing in diverse formats across varying locations. The lack of a model zoo (central repository) makes it difficult for the research community to utilize and build on existing models.
Integrative machine learning to decipher genome function
A collaboration between the Stegle lab at EMBL, the Kundaje lab at Stanford and the Gagneur lab in Munich, we have recently established Kipoi - the first repository of machine learning models in regulatory genomics. Within Kipoi, models can readily be applied to interpret human disease variations and to address basic biological questions. Users can apply existing models to their own datasets or use them to derive new models and share these with the rest of the Kipoi community. Our collaborative effort between EMBL and Stanford aims to advance the state of the art in this field by leveraging the joint expertise at both sites, as well as the community as a whole.
The Kipoi repository accelerates community exchange and reuse of predictive models for genomics. Z Avsec, R Kreuzhuber, J Israeli, N Xu, J Cheng, A Shrikumar, A Banerjee, DS Kim, T Beier, L Urban, A Kundaje, O Stegle, JGagneur. Nature biotechnology (2019).
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Most of us rely on our senses such as hearing and sight on a daily basis. When one of your vital senses is taken away from you it can have a drastic impact on your life. If you or a loved one has experienced a loss of your hearing or vision because of a work- related accident, you could be entitled to Georgia workers' compensation benefits.
To make sure you file for any workers' compensation benefits correctly, please contact the Georgia workers' compensation lawyers at the Gearhart Law Group. Our legal team understands how job-related injuries can impact your life.
What About the Failure of or Lack of Safety Equipment?
Depending on what type of job you have in Georgia, you may be required to wear safety equipment such as earplugs or goggles. However, if that safety equipment fails in some way, is defective in some way, or isn't provided to you, it's possible you could suffer injuries to your eyes and ears.
What About Hearing Loss?
Your Georgia must comply with federal noise level guidelines which are in place to protect you and your co-workers hearing. These guidelines say that the noise level in your place of work should be at level 85 dBA or lower for eight hours. Any 3dBA increase above this level, your exposure must be cut in half.
However, many employers violate these guidelines, which may not be intentional on the part of your employer, but nonetheless, can damage your hearing.
Power tools and different types of machinery are used on construction sites, in factories, and other job sites and can be quite loud and cause a lot of hearing damage. If your hearing loss occurred over time due to the loud noises at your place of work, or whether it happened in a sudden accident or noise, we can help you.
What About Loss of Vision and/or Blindness?
If any part of your eye becomes injured or damaged at your place of work in Georgia, or whether your site gradually deteriorates can cause you various levels of blindness. Whether you were hit in the eye by an object, or your eye was punctured or lacerated, or your eyes were exposed to bright lights on a consistent basis, workers' compensation benefits may be available to you.
Workplace injuries are the leading cause of eye injuries in the United States. This can lead to you becoming blind or suffer drastic vision loss. Potential eye injuries at your Georgia workplace can include:
- Exposure to Chemicals
- Debris that enters your eye such as glass or metal
- Light and/or Radiation Exposure
- Dust Particles
- Swinging Objects
Eye injuries can happen to any worker at any time, however those jobs with the greatest risk include plumbers, mechanics, carpenters, repair personnel, and craft workers.
Georgia Workers' Compensation Benefits for Vision and Hearing Loss
If your workplace injury impacted your vision or hearing you may have the right to Georgia's workers' compensation benefits. Workers' compensation is normally the exclusive remedy for you if you are injured while on the job.
Depending on the circumstances of your individual injuries, you may be able to file a third party claim for personal injury that is responsible for your hearing or vision loss. Please contact the workers' compensation lawyers at the Gearhart Law Group in Georgia.
We off you a free consultation and evaluate your individual circumstances. We have the knowledge, experience, and skill to treat your case in an understanding and professional manner to ensure you receive all the Georgia workers' compensation benefits you may be entitled to.


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WireSpring, ZBMS and Diehl Motor Company team up to give away new Suzuki
James Wakefield selected as winner from users of showroom kiosk systems at 7 Diehl locations
February 7, 2005, FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- WireSpring Technologies, a developer of software and technology for interactive kiosks and digital signage systems, today announced that Diehl Motor Company has given away a new Suzuki using the FireCast/ZBMS showroom kiosk system. The winner, James Wakefield, drove his new vehicle home on December 31 as part of Diehl's year-end promotion. Diehl uses the kiosks in each of its locations to automate the customer registration and follow-up process, resulting in increased sales volume and higher customer satisfaction.
"We're thrilled that Diehl Motor Company chose FireCast as the basis for this exciting giveaway, and our congratulations go out to Mr. Wakefield and his family," said WireSpring CEO William Gerba. "Diehl's success in using self-service kiosks to optimize their sales process serves as a model for any auto dealer seeking to maximize their sales volume and customer satisfaction scores."
The showroom kiosk system, in use at Diehl as well as numerous other dealer groups nationwide, makes the sales process more efficient through a simple, four-step process:
- Collect customer information (e.g. name, email address, vehicle preferences) through an intuitive, touchscreen interface, which establishes a customer profile from the very first interaction in the showroom.
- Print pre-filled dealer worksheets, test drive forms, and buyer's orders to streamline the quote and purchase process.
- Distribute coupons and special offers to encourage same-day sales.
- Track customer behavior and automate follow-up via a centralized CRM system, including email and call center activities.
While most auto dealers see sales growth of 15-20% from the system, Diehl Toyota has achieved an incredible 79% sales increase. Across the 7 dealer group, sales have increased by an aggregate of 125 cars per month.
The Diehl kiosk network is managed by ZBMS (www.zbms.net), a unit of Omnicom's Zimmerman Partners Advertising.
In addition to touchscreen guest registration kiosks at auto dealers nationwide, WireSpring also offers dynamic digital signs that display new car information, current specials, and informational content on the showroom floor. For more information on WireSpring and the company's solutions for auto dealerships, please visit www.wirespring.com.
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Data set development for this project was supported by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF), and especially by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, Seattle, USA, who are gratefully acknowledged.
All the persons and institutions mentioned above are sincerely thanked for their contributions to the Lacewing project, and museum curators for access to collections of Neuropterida under their care.
I am particularly indebted to my colleague, Brian Kenyon (Johannesburg) for years of collaboration in the design and implementation of the relational databases that underpin this project and for his exceptional skills as a programmer and insight into what is required of biological databases.
We thank Yongyan Liu for technical implementation of the project.
General in-kind support for Lacewing Digital Library projects has been provided over the years by the Department of Entomology of Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and the Texas A&M Libraries.


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This hat has a knot at the front & the back, creating interest & volume around the face. It sits low at the nape of neck and the stretchy jersey means it will stretch to fit your head snugly. Perfect to throw on and be out the door in seconds. The bamboo jersey fabric is incredibly soft and drapes beautifully. Due to the nature of the bamboo fabric these little hairloss hats will keep you warm in the winter & cool in the summer. There is a beautiful range of colours for you to select from. 95% Bamboo 5% Elastane.
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iPhone #bendgate theater and Apple's incentive not to respond
This article may contain personal views and opinion from the author.
For the record, I have been counting the days until this stupid iPhone 6 Plus #bendgate nonsense would end ever since the first time I saw the video that kicked it all off from Unbox Therapy. When I saw the knuckles of Lewis Hilsenteger go white in his attempt to bend the iPhone 6 Plus, I was convinced that this was all going to be blown way out of proportion, and any chance to highlight a real problem with the iPhone 6 Plus would likely be lost. I'm sad to say that I may have already been proven right.
There is obviously a structural flaw in the iPhone 6 Plus that Apple should be held accountable for, but there is a huge gap between confronting a company about a legitimate problem and what we've been seeing with #bendgate. Of course, I should have expected that exact reaction, because almost no one on Earth knows how to discuss Apple rationally and reasonably, and any issue with an Apple product, no matter how small, will become far bigger than it should, because irrationality breeds exaggeration (just check the comment section on any Apple-related article for evidence on that).
Let's start right at the beginning, when the rumors first started going around about the iPhone 6 Plus bending. The first whispers came from iPhone users, obviously. But, were they finding out about the problem because of normal usage? At first, yes, but quickly afterwards, not so much. The first reports came from people who had put the iPhone their front pocket only to find it bend, which is unfortunate and a real issue. But, those reports were overtaken by jokes about skinny jeans, and complaints from those who put their new iPhones in their back pocket and then sat on them. Look, I don't care if you're wearing skinny jeans or Hammer pants, and I don't care if you have an iPhone, a Galaxy Note, or a NoPhone. If you put a smartphone in your back pocket and then sit on it, any damage that occurs is your fault and yours alone. That's just a mistake waiting to happen, especially when the phone in question is large enough to be affected by the shape of your ass.
After those initial reports, the mess took an even more silly turn, and for this we have Mr. Hilsenteger to thank, because since then there have been almost no reports from actual consumers with legitimate problems. The vast majority of the "coverage" has been from people who are actively trying to bend the iPhone. The coverage has been flat out ridiculous and has turned into a mess of noise that is obscuring any possibility of getting Apple to answer the real complaints. And, that's a big problem, because there are legitimate concerns which need to be addressed.
Even the Consumer Reports investigation missed the point of this whole thing. The Consumer Reports tests were flawed, as evidenced by the fact that the iPhone 6 was found to bend easier than the 6 Plus. The trouble was that the tests only applied pressure to the middle of the iPhone 6 Plus, and found that it took about 90 pounds of pressure to bend the iPhone 6 Plus. Of course, the truth is that it doesn't take that much pressure to bend an iPhone, as long as you are pressing in the right spot. Unfortunately, even though the data was incomplete, Consumer Reports was right in saying that #bendgate is little more than hype. In reality, the whole thing is hype and almost no substance, and not because there is no substance to be had.
We saw the ultimate end point for all of the #bendgate coverage yesterday, and it wasn't a proper response from Apple. Instead, it was two idiot kids going into an Apple Store to bend a display model iPhone for themselves and get it on camera. Many in the media were outraged at what was a blatantly illegal act, but that wasn't the only problem with that video. Those two teens also highlighted the fact that the vast majority of the coverage so far has been mostly spectacle and little substance. Bending an iPhone with your bare hands won't force Apple to deal with the issue, just like taking a baseball bat to your car won't force Toyota to make a stronger windshield. Only real customers with real issues highlighting how widespread the issue is will change anything.
There is a legitimate issue with the iPhone 6 Plus, and it is one that could affect far more people than we know about. Unfortunately, right now, Apple has far less incentive to respond than you might think. Apple was partially saved by the flawed Consumer Reports testing, which missed the real problem and then proceeded essentially to call the issue overblown. Apple has been even more disincentivized to respond beyond what it has already said, because with the rash of copycat bending videos, the actual design flaw that causes the issue has been missed by many, and the problem for Apple may be getting fixed as well.
This is a rational argument backed up with evidence. It may not be 100% the truth, but if you combine that with more evidence of regular users having bending issues under normal conditions, Apple would be far more likely to respond. As is, what exactly would happen if Apple did come out and give us the response that we deserve in this matter? On the public relations side of things, it would drive more traffic to the silly bending videos. And, on the business side of things, iPhone 6 Plus sales would drop based on a potential issue that is likely affecting far less than 1% of iPhone owners.
As explained above, that is not what is happening with this situation. There have been very few customer complaints about iPhone 6 Plus bending. The entire thing is far more a product of media hype than of honest complaints from real users. This is not necessarily because there aren't enough users to complain, but certainly in part because the media coverage has been so over-the-top as to drown out real customer problems. It is even possible that a user with a slightly bent iPhone isn't bothering to complain, because they see the images of truly busted iPhones and think, "Well, my issue isn't that bad." Or, people are getting that response from friends when they ask about any bending problems, and then proceeding to buy an iPhone anyway. But, maybe most likely, all of the #bendgate theater is actually pushing iPhone users to buy cases for their devices, which makes Apple even less likely to respond.
So, really, why should Apple bother to respond? And, remember, "because it's the right thing to do" holds little to no weight in corporate America.
In the end, I wouldn't be surprised to find out in a few months that Apple quietly made a change to the internal design of the iPhone 6 Plus to fix the issue, and the only way that we'll learn of the change is because someone tears down an iPhone early next year. Apple has no real incentive to do anything now, because the only true incentives are damage to the Apple brand or the bank account, and neither of those appear to be too troubled.
reference: iPhone 6 Plus bending explained
Hiding the real problem with theater
Look, a phone bending is nothing new. The iPhone 5/5s had bending problems, so did the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Sony Xperia Z1, and the Oppo Find 5. The iPhone 6 Plus isn't the first phone to have bending problems, and it won't be the last. I mean, this isn't even the first iPhone to have bending problems, so why has the story gone viral this time around? The bending issue with the 6 Plus doesn't appear to be any more widespread than any previous issue. It doesn't appear to be that big of a deal at all, once you look past the hype. Apple has sold millions of iPhones, and it claims there have only been 9 official complaints about bending. There have undoubtedly been more than 9 people with problems, of course, but whatever the real number is doesn't much matter, because all of those real issues have been drowned out by people reveling in a flashy new flaw that they can use to justify their dislike of Apple.
There are possibly hundreds or even thousands of people out there with an iPhone 6 Plus that is bent even a little, but all you get to see are guys proving how strong their hands are.
And, that's one of the biggest problems with this whole fiasco. Rather than getting word straight from users who are having the problem, we are getting inundated with hundreds of videos and thousands of reports featuring people actively bending the iPhone for nothing more than show. The few actual accidental bending issue reports come via comments on sensationalized stories (and the bending on those is almost always very slight), and the unfortunate Wired review unit that was bent to an "almost imperceptible" degree during regular use. A legitimate problem is being hidden by those who just want to make catchy theater. There are possibly hundreds or even thousands of people out there with an iPhone 6 Plus that is bent to much smaller degree than you'd see in any video of that. All you get to see are guys proving how strong their hands are.Facing the issue properly
To his credit, Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy, after kicking off the #bendgate theater, has been trying to draw attention to the real issue, which is a structural flaw. Many have speculated (myself included) that the problem was simply that the iPhone was too thin and didn't include enough reinforcement inside. The thinness of the iPhone 6 Plus seems to be a bit of a red herring though, because the iPhone 6 is even thinner and doesn't have the same issues in the real world, despite doing worse on the Consumer Reports tests. The thinness of the device likely doesn't help the problem, but the current data is pointing to a design flaw that may be more to blame. If you notice, every iPhone that has been bent warps in the same spot, right behind the volume buttons.
Imgur user alleras4 has actually put together a pretty solid looking theory on why that spot is structurally weak, and why it was missed in the testing. To simplify, the iPhone 6 Plus doesn't have an internal chassis that reinforces the structure. The strength of the device is derived mainly from the case itself, and for the most part the case does a good job of doing just that. Unfortunately, the cutouts for the volume buttons make that portion of the case weaker, and the metal insert that Apple placed behind the volume buttons on the inside isn't strong enough to make up for that weakness, because it doesn't have enough support around it. Alleras4 summarizes the point:
It's not about how much force must be applied and if a pocket will do the trick or not. It's just that under a particular type of flexing, the phone is prone to bend mainly because a metal insert meant to reinforce instead spins in an axis too close to the critical point. If they were further apart allowing better support to counter the flexing and not spining, it would make it more resistant.
Why should Apple respond?
There are plenty of people out there who are calling for Apple to respond to this situation; and in a perfect world, Apple would respond, because there is a real problem with the iPhone 6 Plus hardware, and it's the right thing to do. Unfortunately, I think the calls for an Apple response will be in vain, because from Apple's perspective, there is really no good that can come from an Apple response at this point. Consider why Apple was forced to respond to antennagate with the iPhone 4 - there was an onslaught of customer complaints about the issue. Apple had to respond, and so it did, including giving away free bumper cases in order to mitigate the issue while a proper hardware fix could be sorted out (even if it didn't fully get fixed until the iPhone 4s).
More devices using cases means fewer complaints of bending, which means less reason for Apple to say anything. Even if Apple had been swarmed by complaints, its response likely would have been the same as antennagate - apologize, offer a free case, and make a change to the design as soon as production could handle the change. Admitting the problem alone does nothing except hurt iPhone sales, but offering a free case keeps sales up and simply cuts into the profit margin a bit.
Obviously all of the hyped coverage of iPhone bending hasn't really affected sales. If it had, Apple certainly would have made a more aggressive response by now. Instead, Apple brushed it off by citing how few complaints there have been. More than likely, users are still buying the iPhone 6 Plus, and just buying a case along with it. So, by doing nothing, Apple is still getting iPhone sales, and it may be making even more money through case sales, rather than losing some money because of needing to give away those cases for free.
I'm afraid that #bendgate going viral may have been the worst possible scenario here. Too many people got too excited about watching an iPhone fail, and getting a chance to justify their irrational hatred of Apple; and, an honest structural flaw in the iPhone 6 Plus may be lost in the shuffle. All of the videos of guys bending iPhones by hand overshadowed any real problems faced by users, and may have pushed customers to simply buy a case with their new device, rather than force Apple to do anything.
Maybe the rabid reaction from Apple haters and sensational coverage of #bendgate has desensitized users or even blinded them to the real issue. Maybe it has pushed users to proactively address any potential issues themselves. Whatever it has done, it appears to have given Apple no good reason to respond to the problems, and that's a damn shame, because there are likely a lot of iPhone users out there who are facing real bending issues with a structurally flawed device.
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The Adachi Museum of Art is situated in Yasugi, a short distance from Shimane's capital of Matsue. The museum offers a host of exhibits to enjoy, from a ceramics hall to a number of contemporary Japanese paintings - but perhaps the biggest draw-card here are the the stunning gardens to admire. The museum's founder, Adachi Zenko, had the belief that the gardens should also be like a picture, and they definitely deliver with aesthetic appeal and attention to detail that is unparalleled.
The dry landscape garden is the museum's pièce de résistance, and changes with the seasons. In the summer the area is lush and green, and the autumn months bring the koyo, or changing leaves to the scene, with pops of fiery red on the trees and shrubbery. Winter can occasionally see a dusting of snow fall on the area, and spring is known for the perfectly manicured blooming azalea bushes.
Aside from the dry landscape garden, there is plenty of other greenery to appreciate, including a moss garden and a pond garden. If you're seeking garden grounds to walk around, the only spot you'll be able to do that is from the garden of the Juryu-an Teahouse. All of the other gardens are ornamental only.
There are a total of two teahouses and two cafes on the premises where you can enjoy a bite to eat or drink and soak up the views at the same time. As mentioned, the Juryu-an Teahouse gardens are the only ones you're able to walk through on the premises, and inside the teahouse you can enjoy some matcha and wagashi, or traditional Japanese sweets. The cost for the Juryu-an Teahouse experience is an additional 1500 yen. There's also the Juraku-an Teahouse, which has guests sit at tables rather than on tatami mats on the floor, at a slightly less expensive 1000 yen for matcha and wagashi.
When it comes to the cafes, the Midori Cafe faces out to the dry landscape garden and offers tea, coffee, fruit juices and seasonal ice cream flavors. If you're after something more hearty, the Taikan Cafe is your best bet. They have several set lunches on offer, with options like beef or vegetable curry served with rice and salad. You're able to enjoy your meal with tranquil views over the pond garden, making it a pleasant spot to linger and appreciate the serenity.


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Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Family-Friendly Criminal Law Practice
17 Barry Law Review 7 (2011)
8 Pages Posted: 3 Feb 2011 Last revised: 29 May 2012
Date Written: May 28, 2012
This short essay was prepared for a lecture on 'Therapeutic and Collaborative Family Law,' sponsored by the law school at Barry University (Orlando), and slated for publication in a special law review issue launching Barry's new family law journal.
Using three cases from practice as examples, the essay proposes an initial framework for thinking about the intersection of criminal law practice with family systems – a type of 'family-friendly' criminal law practice.
Keywords: Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Family Systems
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Wexler, David B., Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Family-Friendly Criminal Law Practice (May 28, 2012). 17 Barry Law Review 7 (2011), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 11-05, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1753265
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Cream-colored pewter table lamp base
Raised flowers form vining pattern on stem and base of this original cream-colored pewter table lamp base, c. 1915. Has a single light. Socket and switch are missing. Also has a three-legged harp with a 3″ shade rest that will support a slag glass or dome shade. Perfect for living room, bedroom, dining room, entrance way, guest room, etc. Measures 21 1/4″ high by 6 3/4″ across base.
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Host Bobby Guy of Polsinelli talks to Jennifer Newell, CEO and founder of Betty's Company, about their mission to reinvent healthcare for women starting at adolescence, focusing on true health and not just pregnancy.
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What makes people do different things, what makes them execute their daily routine? Is it the reward that they will get in the end of the month if they did their job right or is it something much more harder to explain, something connected with their personal feelings?
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Revealed today – multi-million ringgit cheques caused overdraft in Najib's AmBank accounts but always replenished with cash transfers, RM4billion transferred from KWAP into Najib's account, and Habibul, who provided analyses and advice to Najib, paid RM2.5 million.
Chronology of Events:
9.08am: Dressed in a cream-coloured suit, Najib enters the court and takes a seat in the front row of the public gallery as he waits for proceedings to begin.
9.22am: Uma continues her testimony and Harvinderjit begins cross-examination.
9.34am: Harvinderjit is scrutinising each transaction in Najib's accounts.
Uma confirms that there was a series of rapid transactions that caused AmBank accounts ending with 880, 906 and 898 to go into overdraft over the 2014 period.
However, further transactions regularised these accounts.
10am: RM5 million was transferred into the AmBank account from an Affin Bank account. Harvinderjit says this was brought in to cover the overdraft in account 898. Uma agrees.
Harvinderjit: "With earlier entries and remittances, can we tell exactly which party put in this amount and what the relationship manager discloses to the bank on what the amount is for?"
Uma: Yes.
She adds that only the AmBank relationship manager would know what was the purpose of these transactions.
Relationship managers are responsible for handling high-value clients, who have over RM250,000 in bank deposits.
Uma also confirms that RM10 million was transferred in and out of AmBank account ending with 880 on Feb 10, 2015.
10.35am: Uma agrees with the defence on the unusual nature of transactions involving money going in and out of the three AmBank accounts that went from overdraft to being regularised again.
During cross-examination by Harvinderjit, Uma adds that these types of transactions, in which overdrafts of the accounts are triggered and later regularised by further transactions, may indicate the person involved knows money will be coming in to settle the overdrafts.
Harvinderjit: Do you agree that the operation of these three accounts was unusual in that cheques were issued from points of time when the accounts balance did not have enough to cover (the cheques)? Can we infer the person issuing the cheques did so with no specific knowledge of the accounts' balance?
Uma: Either that or they know already that got (money) coming soon (to cover the overdraft in the accounts). We have customers who do that in regard to their accounts.
10.40am: Harvinderjit concludes his cross-examination of Uma. Lead defence counsel Shafee begins his cross-examination.
10.42am: Shafee says he has several questions pertaining to banking principles.
The account holder is responsible and liable for any transaction in the account, he said.
10.47am: Sometimes people request for a mandate of an account to handle their account, Uma tells the court after Shafee's questioning.
But there must be some justification to the bank by the account holder for the mandate to be appointed, she says.
Shafee: Would you appoint someone who you don't trust?
Uma: No.
Shafee: Do you have a fraud monitoring department?
Uma: We have group compliance. Under this department we have monitoring.
10.50am: Shafee points to differences in the signature between the soft copy and hard copy.
"There have been differences, without even comparing. You also have agreed the signatures are different. Who ensures compliance?" he asks Uma.
Uma: Anybody who does the transaction, if they find it's suspicious, they can write a report to the compliance department and they will investigate.
10.52am: Shafee says the officer should not have accepted the documents and should have alerted the compliance.
Shafee: If a bank officer was not bringing a report to the compliance department, can this go undetected?
Uma: Yes.
Shafee: If the officer does not tell the compliance department, does that mean there is a loophole if the officer sees a dubious transaction and doesn't report it?
Uma: Yes.
She also tells the court that it is standard procedure not to proceed with a transaction if they found an obvious mismatch with the signature specimen in their database.
The bank will then inform the customer that they cannot proceed with the transaction due to the signature mismatch, she adds.
Uma also testifies that, according to available documents, the bank had not conducted any inquiry based on the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Amlatfa) into any of the transactions involving accounts related to Najib.
11am: Shafee tells Uma that she was questioned earlier about transactions from Saudi Arabia, from Prince Faisal and the Finance Ministry of Saudi.
Shafee: You agree with me that the source of the money will raise an inquiry within the bank to find out if sources are valid?
Uma: Any transfer of RM50,000 can be enquired.
Shafee: (The purpose of the inquiry is) to find out the sources?
Uma Devi: The purpose and the source of funds, yes.
Uma later testifies that all transactions involving funds amounting to RM10,000 and above which are transferred to or from overseas would need to be declared to Bank Negara.
She says the system, which had been in place before 2013, requires the customer to state, among others, the purpose of moving the funds.
Uma Devi testifies that the bank would then need a consent letter from Bank Negara, without which they would not perform the transaction.
Shafee: Looking at all documents, you came across nothing untoward in relation to this case and matters you testified on various accounts related to Najib? You have not found documents that raise the alarm pertaining to sources of funds or suspected in any way?
Uma Devi: There was none in the records.
Shafee: There was no reason to suspect any transfer (in the account)?
Uma: No reason.
When Shafee asks Uma whether she knows more about alleged transfers from Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry and Prince Faisal bin Turki into Najib's accounts, Uma says that only remittance officers of the bank would have such knowledge.
11.13am: Shafee ends his cross-examination. Court breaks for 10 minutes.
11.33am: Prosecutor V Sithambaram tells Uma that he wants to give some background.
Sithambaram: You were shown various documents from various accounts, which show that the bank didn't take proper steps to ensure that fraud didn't take place, you recall that?
Uma: Yes.
Sithambaram: The letter from SRC to AmIslamic bank dated December 24, 2014, there's an instruction to debit RM40 million from Gandingan Menteri?
Uma: Correct.
11.50am: Sithambaram asks if Najib sued the bank for RM32 million for a breach of mandate and wrong signature.
Uma: Not to my knowledge.
Sithambaram: Do you agree that all the cheques issued under the three accounts (ending in 906, 880 and 898) can only be signed by DSN (Najib) and no one else?
Uma: Yes.
11.39am: Sithambaram also goes through the transactions and asks Uma to verify them.
Sithambaram: As a banker, considering SRC is a government company, do you find it strange that the customer has not sued the bank for breach of mandate after five years?
To put it squarely, are you aware of legal action taken against the bank for this total sum of RM85 million?
Uma: Not to my knowledge.
12.02pm: Sithambaram asks if Nik Faisal can take any money from Najib's account, to which Uma said "No".
After three hours, Uma stands down.
Sithambaram ends his questioning and asks that the 21st witness be discharged.
12.03pm: The 20th witness, Rosiah Mohd Rosli, takes the stand.
12.05pm: The witness from Affin Bank was asked to come back with a cheque image which shows that Ihsan Perdana debited RM8 million to another company called Mail Ventures Sdn Bhd.
Harvinderjit says he has no further questions and Rosiah is let go from the stand.
The prosecution also has nothing to re-examine.
12.08pm: Next witness Lew Choon Lai takes the stand. He is a small-time property developer and the owner of Solar Shine Sdn Bhd, an event organising firm formed in 2010.
12.10pm: The 22nd witness, Lew says he distributes food items to Indians in residential areas.
Since 2010, the company has been organising lunches and dinners among Chinese folk in rural areas. He says funding came from friends in the early stages.
The company was not involved with BN but coordinated with them, Lew says.
He met Najib in 2015 as the latter had given him funds to continue his programmes for the Indians and Chinese.
12.13pm: Lew met Najib in 2009 with Tan Sri William Cheng, a billionaire who owns Lion Corp, at the 5th floor of the Prime Minister's Department.
It was a casual meeting about how to solve Chinese-related problems.
He met with Najib a few months later to volunteer to assist in the ground campaign for promoting the 1Malaysia policy.
"I am a very firm believer of this policy. This is a dream policy for all Malaysian, everybody was equal," he says.
He met Najib alone this time in the PM's office. He said it was a short meeting and he was reporting on ground sentiments.
12.16pm: Lew says he received a cheque from Najib in 2015 for RM1 million paid to Solar Shine Sdn Bhd.
The cheque was dated February 17, 2015, for RM1 million and signed by Najib.
Lew tells the court that the money he received from Najib was used to help the people understand better the 1Malaysia policy by giving essentials to them.
12.19pm: The money was used to pay suppliers who bought rice and other materials for the poor.
12.20pm: He says they did ground reports on the sentiments of the Chinese and the Indians and he sent them personally to Najib.
Shafee: This was a voluntarily service but you used Solar Shine?
Lew: Yes.
12.23pm: Lew says he is a strong believer in 1Malaysia.
Serving such an honourable prime minister was my dream, he tells Shafee when asked why he decided to volunteer.
He says the purpose of this was to build a better relationship with blue-collared workers, who don't understand government policies.
Lew says he reached out to them to explain and help them.
"It is to build better relationship (with people). It is difficult to explain government policy to them. The best way is to give daily essentials.
"I travelled all over Malaysia (to reach out to people)," he says, adding that he was assisted by a ground staff of 50 people at the time.
"We provided 1Malaysia T-shirts, then talk to them. This country can be safe for all, Indians, Chinese and Malays are all 1Malaysia," he says.
Lew says that they had used face-to-face engagement to gather information on public sentiment to give to Najib, rather than computers and social media.
12.25pm: Shafee: Was this effective?
He notes that in the beginning, the people were very receptive to their approach when taking goodies, but sentiment on the ground changed later due to social media.
Lew: On the ground it looked positive, when they took our goodies, they changed their sentiment after some time. We need to repeatedly give them goodies.
12.27pm: The programmes stopped after GE14.
Lew: (We stopped the 1Malaysia promotion work) After the 14th general election. We were devastated. It was our dream to build 1Malaysia.
He reiterates that all the funds received from Najib were spent on welfare work for the poor and had not been misused.
Lew: This was all welfare work for the poor. Nothing goes back into our pockets.
Shafee: So this is welfare work? Nothing goes into people's pocket?
Lew: No.
12.30pm: Najib was generous and gave Lew's company the RM1 million.
Lew: I think he was satisfied with my work. He told me to continue.
Shafee ends the cross-examination and the witness is let go from the stand.
12.31pm: Najib associate Habibul Rahman Kadir Shah takes the stand. The 23rd witness, he describes himself as a business consultant and corporate advisor, with his company specialising in mergers and handovers.
He is questioned on an RM2.5 million cheque from Najib.
To recap, Habibul's name was mentioned last Wednesday when his lawyer Ashraf Abdul Razak took the stand.
Ashraf told the court Najib had issued a cheque for RM2.5 million to his law firm, although the money was meant for Habibul.
The lawyer said he had received instructions to disburse the money to Habibul's wife and children.
Saifuddin begins his examination.
12.33pm: Habibul's company is called HKS Primatrix Sdn Bhd.
He says he had appointed Ashraf, who was formerly a partner in Zulqarnain & Co, for personal matters.
12.34pm: Habibul says he received a cheque for RM2.5 million on February 2, 2015.
12.36pm: The cheque was made out to Zulqarnain & Co.
Habibul: I purposely requested for that because it will be deemed my own use. This money was used for political intel and political goodwill.
12.37pm: The list of recipients is with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Habibul: It's for the purpose of BN political benefits.
This was after he became prime minister, says Habibul, adding that he received the cheque personally from Najib.
12.40pm: Habibul informs Najib to issue the cheque under the Zulqarnain & Co law firm name.
Habibul: I asked the lawyer Ashraf to issue cheques to my wife and children because that is the reimbursement for the money I used on my own previously. The rest of the money was used for political intel and political goodwill.
12.42pm: Shafee begins his cross-examination.
Shafee: You became known as a political analyst.
Habibul: I don't think. But that's what people think about me.
12.44pm: Habibul says he provided analyses and advice to Najib.
Shafee: Did you ask where the source of the money was when you received the cheque?
Habibul: No. I believed it was from political donations. I didn't ask because it's a common fact since I joined Umno in 1984 that many people want to give political donations to the prime minister.
12.46pm: Shafee asks Habibul to give an explanation of political intel.
Habibul: In politics, you need a network to give you intel from time to time. Nobody gives you information for free. You need to be good with the division heads of parties so that they will help when you want to implement political strategy.
Shafee: Can you tell us some political defence operations you've done?
Habibul: No, I would not like to. It's not black ops – it's more like special ops. This was done to diffuse political threats.
Shafee: Do you do forecasting?
Habibul: I don't do that.
12.50pm: Habibul refutes Ashraf's testimony that the money was for a defence contract. He said he was not involved in a defence contract at all.
12.53pm: Shafee ends his cross-examination and the DPP lets the witness go.
12.55pm: Court stands down and will resume at 2.30pm.
2.30pm: Wedani Senen, 45, remittance department manager at AmBank head office, takes the stand.
The 24th witness, Wedani says the remittance department is divided into Rentas and Swift.
She says Rentas is a BNM system for local bank to bank transfers. The minimum Rentas transaction is RM10,000. Swift is for incoming and outgoing overseas transactions.
She is questioned by DPP Sulaiman Koh on Rentas.
Wedani explains the intricacies of both systems.
Rentas is an acronym for Real Time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities. It is a payment system used to facilitate the transfer and settlement of large sums of money, such as high-value interbank funds and scriptless securities transactions.
Wedani says she was instructed on July 14, 2014, to transfer RM105 million from SRC to Putra Perdana, and that she verified the transaction was completed on the advice slip dated the same day.
3.05pm: A sum of RM2 billion was transferred from Kumpulan Wang Pekerjaan (KWAP) to SRC International's account on Aug 26, 2011.
Sulaiman: Can you tell us about this confirmation advice, what is this document?
Wedani: This is confirmation advice of money credited from KWAP to AmIslamic Bank account.
Sulaiman: What is the amount?
Wedani: RM2 billion to SRC on Aug 26, 2011.
Sulaiman: Can you confirm that this confirmation advice was issued by AmBank's Rentas Unit?
Wedani: Yes.
She continues verifying more Rentas transactions made to and from Ambank accounts.
3.30pm: Wedani Senen confirms that a second tranche of RM2 billion flowed from KWAP into SRC International's bank account on March 28, 2012.
4.02pm: Court takes a recess of 10 minutes.
4.22pm: Court resumes with Wedani verifying money transfers from Gandingan Mentari to Ihsan Perdana and other documents related to SRC.
4.55pm: During examination-in-chief by Sulaiman, Wedani explains that bank officers of manager rank and below can only perform a Rentas transfer amounting to a maximum of RM500 million in each transaction.
Amounts above RM500 million can only be authorised by officers of senior manager rank and above, she testified.
Sulaiman: Why are there four thermal receipts for this RM2 billion transaction (in 2011)?
Wedani: The core banking system needs an official letter. For our limit, it is RM500 million, for manager and below.
Sulaiman: You mean, when this transfer was performed, the level of authorisation of the officer was at an RM500 million limit?
Wedani: Yes, correct.
Sulaiman: So to transfer the RM2 billion, it needed to be done in four transactions?
Wedani: Yes.
Sulaiman: Each (one comprising) RM500 million?
Wedani: Yes.
The witness is then asked about the RM2 billion transaction on March 28, 2012, and why was it credited in a single transaction.
Sulaiman: The documents that were shown to you, this RM2 billion to SRC (in 2012) but it was only in one receipt. Why is that?
Wedani: We received the money from KWAP at 5.40pm, and Bank Negara is closed at 6pm. So we had to transfer (the amount) in one lump sum. (And a) senior manager and above can (perform transaction of) this amount.
Sulaiman: So it requires the authorisation of a senior manager and above?
Wedani: Yes.
5.20pm: Sithambaram applies for the subsequent proceedings on Thursday to begin 30 minutes later than usual, as another hearing is set to take place on the same morning before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
"On Thursday, the prosecution has a notice of motion before Justice Collin asking for this case (SRC International trial) to be completed before the 1MDB case.
"The hearing (before Lawrence's court) is fixed at 9am," Sithambaram tells Justice Nazlan.
Harvinderjit backs Sithambaram, saying they are unsure how long Thursday's application will take.
Nazlan then allows the application for the SRC International trial to resume at 9.30am on Thursday this week.
According to a copy of the prosecution's application for Thursday, it is seeking the postponement of the 1MDB trial, which is set to begin on May 14.
The court papers state that the postponement is necessary so that Najib's defence would not be prejudiced due to multiple separate trials.
Court is adjourned for the day.
Earlier reports:
Apr 29, Najib's SRC Trial: Day 10
Apr 29, Court Throws Out Najib's Application to Strike Out 7 SRC Charges, Trial to Go On
Apr 25, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Nine
Apr 24, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Eight
Apr 24, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Seven
Apr 22, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Six
Apr 18, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Five
Apr 17, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Four
Apr 16, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Three
Apr 15, Najib's SRC Trial: Day Two
Apr 3, Najib Trial: Day One


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RationalWiki:2012 board of trustees election/Nominations
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Who we are
Ekin Adademir Limited is one of the leading wholesale and distribution companies in Northern Cyprus, in operation since 1988.
We distribute and represent a wide variety of consumer goods including non-alcoholic, chocolate and confectionery, alcoholic beverages, housewares, personal care items and cosmetics.
As a family company, we strongly believe in reliability, togetherness and mutual trust as core values.
Our Vision
Everyday we work towards solidifying our domestic leadership, while increasing our competitiveness in the global marketplace. We aim to achieve top levels of service quality and customer satisfaction.
Our Mission
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We perform sales, conventional and digital marketing and distribution operations of our premium products across our island.
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Storage Facilities
Our combined warehouse area is approximately 10,500 m2 and includes a bonded section. Warehouse facilities are climate controlled to handle sensitive items such as chocolates, tobacco products and wine.


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Name of Institution (english) | Leibniz Universität Hannover, Chair for Regional Building and Urban Planning |
Name (national language) | Leibniz Universität Hannover, Universitätsprofessur für Regionales Bauen und Siedlungsplanung |
Short name | LUH |
Contact Person
Title, Name, Surname | Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Jörg Schröder |
Telephone | +49 (0)511 765960 |
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Description of the Institution
The Chair for Regional Building and Urban Planning of Leibniz Universität Hannover concentrates research and teaching activities on architectural and urbanistic issues connected within a regional focus, and related to territorial balances, resiliences, and visions.
The Chair is part of the department of Urban Design and Planning of the faculty of Architecture and Landscape, and of the research initiative TRUST transdisciplinary and historical, rural and urban, spatial transformation and development.
Description of Competences – referring to the Project
The Chair for Regional Building and Urban Planning's focus in urbanism and architecture addresses rural-urban interfaces, building culture, vernacular intelligence, and rural areas; the experience of the Chair's researchers include projects with Technische Universität München (e.g. for AlpHouse with the Bavarian Chamber of Architects), and for other international projects.
LUH coordinates the cooperation of AlpBC with other EU programme areas (Baltic Sea); it collaborates for the implementation in the Alpine Space with the Bavarian Chamber of Architects. Besides the lead of WP 5 (conception of Energy Valleys, together with Regione del Veneto), LUH provides scientific expertise for the conception and network of AlpHouse Centers, for capitalisation and for the AlpHouse Symposia.


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About us |
The Indigenous Editors Association is a membership organization that was formed by Indigenous editors and publishing professionals in lands claimed by Canada as a mutual support network. We are here to carry out the vision of our early organizers and to create professional development and networking opportunities. Our purpose is to:
Indigenous stories and knowledge systems must be approached with Indigenous community-focused editing practices, employed with care by Indigenous editors. The IEA connects Indigenous people who work with stories with each other. In our diverse roles—as editors, proofreaders, knowledge keepers, Indigenous language and culture experts, designers, publishing professionals, and more—we will strategize, share, and learn together. We will take part in publishing and storytelling on our terms and with the needs of our communities in the centre of the circle. We hope to share our stories in a good way with each other and the world—the stories that created us and the ones that heal us. |
Our history |
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples and our stories, knowledges, and experiences are diverse, but we have always been storytellers. Stories are integral to our systems of knowledge and our ways of life; to our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world and on the land. But most books about us have been produced by outsiders with little understanding. The results, as Daniel Heath Justice says in Why Indigenous Literatures Matter, are a mix of "stories that wound, stories that heal." Indigenous writers and community members have long pointed out examples of poor publishing practices. In some cases, our stories have been suppressed or distorted to fit the dominant historical account of settler/Indigenous interactions. In others, settler stories perpetuate racist stereotypes, collapse our diversity into a pan-Indigenous world, paint us as a vanishing race, or erase our part in the telling and steal our stories outright. Acts of "destructive editing" persist. In a context of ongoing colonial violence and dehumanization, the resulting wounds echo through our lives and generations. The Indigenous Editors Association formed to ensure projects involving Indigenous stories and storytellers are led by, and benefit, the Indigenous communities from which they originate. The first Circle (then known as the Aboriginal Editors Circle) was held in 2014 under the leadership of Saskatchewan Arts Board program consultant Joanne Gerber, an Aboriginal editors' working group, and writers, publishers, and arts administrators, with support from the Saskatchewan Writers Guild. The workshop ran in what is now known as Saskatchewan, which lies in the territories of the Niitsítpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi), Michif Piyii (Métis), Nêhiyaw-Askiy (Plains Cree), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) Peoples. In 2015, the group met again in Saskatchewan and established our Guiding Principles (see below). Métis writer Rita Bouvier drafted the "philosophical concept paper" that informed the group's discussions. Indigenous participants and faculty emphasized the need to move from appropriation to collaboration. Gerber says, "We always had a rule, from the beginning, that there always had to be more [I]ndigenous people in the room than non-[I]ndigenous […] We were never trying to proscribe. We were trying to learn." |
In 2017, the Circle was organized at Humber College in Adoobiigok as a pair of week-long workshops: the Indigenous Editors Circle for Indigenous participants, and Editing Indigenous Manuscripts for publishing representatives. Faculty were Warren Cariou, Cherie Dimaline, Gregory Scofield, and Gregory Younging. Attendees all gathered together in the mornings, then divided into two groups in the afternoons. Gerber explains, "Sometimes the topic would be the same but the conversation would be different." While trusted non-Indigenous publishing industry representatives were invited to share insight on panels, the focus remained on Indigenous storytellers and Elders and their knowledge. Overwhelming attendance at that most recent Indigenous Editors Circle demonstrated growing interest from the publishing and education fields in the diverse knowledge-keeping and storytelling practices of Indigenous people. The Indigenous Editors Association (IEA) formed when faculty recognized the need for a dedicated place for Indigenous editors to gather and respond. Rhonda Kronyk and her son Dallas established the IEA website in 2018; and with the dedicated work of key organizers, Deanna Reder, Suzanne Norman, and Rachel Taylor, the IEA was officially incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the B.C. Societies Act in 2019. Since incorporation, volunteer organizers have been developing the organizations structures, planning programming and professional development opportunities for members, and attending community and partner events and gatherings to speak on behalf of the IEA. Between 2022-2023 we have been able to begin hiring our first employees and paid support workers to grow our core team. Today, the IEA relies on the work of staff and volunteers who dedicate time to building relationships and thinking through future plans. |
Our future |
IEA guiding principles
At the 2015 Indigenous Editors Circle, participants developed the following draft guiding principles for working with Indigenous authors and editors in Canada.


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Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Mitch Reid, Kurt Rozelsky, Nate Barker, Jose Castro, Charlotte McEwen and Michael Kaufmann have joined the firm's Denver office. Reid and Rozelsky join the firm as a partners; Barker as of counsel; and Castro, McEwen and Kaufmann as associates. Reid, Rozelsky, Barker, Castro and Kaufmann will be members of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and McEwen will join the Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Focused on client needs, Spencer Fane continues to take active steps to grow its presence in the Denver market, adding 22 attorneys to the office in various groups since the start of 2021.
"We've seen a significant amount of growth among our clients across almost all industries and, to support their goals and legal needs, we've prioritized our own growth to be able to remain highly responsive and efficient in providing our legal services to them," said Ron Fano, Office Managing Partner for Spencer Fane in Denver. "In pursuit of this growth, we're focused on adding attorneys who share our values and culture of collaboration and excellence. They all bring strong experience that will help us contribute to the success of our clients and add to the services we offer."
Mitch Reid serves clients across a wide breadth of industries, focused on fiercely defending companies when litigation arises. His practice centers around helping managed care entities and administrators in all aspects of insurance litigation, including ERISA, Medicare, FEHBA and Affordable Care Act disputes. Reid also has extensive experience in ERISA benefits litigation, bad faith insurance practices litigation, prompt pay litigation and provider litigation, including contractual and extra-contractual disputes with providers and hospitals. Additionally, Reid has experience in oil and gas disputes, toxic tort litigation, contract disputes, debt collection, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) disputes, and False Claims Act and qui tam actions. He completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.
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Back Issues |
Established 1979 |
These are the back issues of Red Rag. They'll be posted here every (usually) two weeks on or around the anniversary of their original publication. We're currently reissuing 1986; the latest issue is dated December 2nd (scan / txt); the next one is due out on the 16th. Red Rag, or Reading's only newspaper, had a noble tradition of misspelling, mixed metaphors, wrong facts, confused political judgements and a readership in its heyday of 4000. It printed practically everything it got sent ("except poetry and party political broadcasts, provided it isn't racist, sexist, militarist or otherwise supportive of oppression"). It aimed to provide a decent alternative coverage of local news and issues from a radical non-aligned position; to promote subversive and creative initiatives; to provide a forum for unorthodox views; to allow some sort of co-existence between a huge variety of interests. An indispensible source of local information? a forum for the self-indulgent and self-important? a continuous experiment in collective, de-centralised organisation? Who knew? In its first seven years it never sold a single copy; but now after much soul-searching a price had been put on the Rag's head... In this issue (scan / txt): the Public Order Bill is passed: the police will have the power to ban or to determine the size, time and place of any demonstration; it will be an offence to organise a demonstration without police approval, and simply being a participant on an illegal march could mean a fine of up to Ł400. DHSS payments to Supplementary Benefit claimants for extra fuel costs in periods of severe weather are the latest area of the Welfare State to be "streamlined" by a government out to get the poor, the elderly, and the unemployed. BANC stop funding the Greenham Food Van; a free festival is planned near Reading next summer; the council did consult the public about the improvement and expansion of the Museum and Art Gallery but with loaded and inadequate information; and Reading is still Between the Lines. |


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Six Degrees Left: Retelling the Classics in Hollywood and Beyond
Atticus authors John Minichillo, JM Tohline, and Tommy Zurhellen wrap up their conversation on retellings in literature with a discussion on Hollywood film adaptations of books. Read last week's conversation. The following conversation is conducted by Atticus Books publicist Lacey N. Dunham and editorial/marketing assistant Abby Hess. Let's talk about the other great adaptation…


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Friday 16 October 2009
The House of Tang
7 comments:
Let me be the first to comment and to welcome your blog which I have just come across via the Memories of Singapore site. I made my first trip back to Spore earlier this year having left in 1962 and the various sites on Singapore helped me enormously in identifying where I wanted to go and what I wanted to find. Its been good fun reading the books and best of luck with the blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brian and Tess, for the welcome. It's much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the books, hope you had a good time in Singapore, I'll have to go back soon.
Hari,I remember the chaos of Tangs also now that you mention it. I used to love it there, it's a pity that the old building has now been knocked down. All the photos I've seen of Tangs, as it is in the photo, seem to come from the 1960s, so maybe it was demolished soon after.- Anonymous20 October 2009 at 17:57
I too loved Tangs of the 60's. Today it is part of a modern hotel and lost its atmosphere. It also caters for a whole different marketplace.I remember the cinema across the road where all the St Johns students went on Saturdays.
ReplyDelete My mum and sister liked to shop here but Dad used to complain saying that we were actually suporting the Red Chinese, aka Mao and and his merry men, as he put it. In 2006 I went to the new store and asked the oldest assistant I could find and asked if the new store was on the site of the old but she didn't know and even looked at me as if I was from another another planet let alone country!!
ReplyDelete- Susan Bryan-Terry7 November 2009 at 15:38
The new Tangs is on the corner of Orchard and Scott Road on the site of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. The original 60s Tangs was further down beyond Fitzpatricks (I still remember the advertising jingle for Fitzpatricks!)
ReplyDelete - Susan Bryan-Terry7 November 2009 at 15:44
Tangs is now on the corner of Scotts and Orchard Roads. In the 60s it was further down beyond Fitzpatricks but before the Singapore Cold Store.


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"I haven't really had an answer. But now, yeah, I'm thinking I'm back!"
Monday, February 10, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC
So it's been a long time. Work, the closed source kind, took its toll and I didn't have that many opportunities to interact with the community at large.
I haven't had a blog for ages but I finally decided to take some time to remedy that. Hopefully it will be updated more than once every three years.
What I've been up to
I've been slaving on a "little" thing called TwicPics.
But what is TwicPics you might ask? Simply put, it's responsive images as a service. You drop a script in your HTML, make some tiny changes to how you specify src
and background-image
and you just stop thinking about image sizes. FOR EVER. Feel free to have a look if you're curious.
Suffise to say that the range and scope of topics I have to cover on a daily basis is pretty bonkers:
- a ton of server-side JS,
- devops issues that go way above my head,
- a lot of C++ for image manipulation,
- a foray in deep learning in C++ and Python,
- some insanely complex client-side JS,
- a homebrew collection of JS codemods for obfuscation,
- a WebExtension to enable the service in dev environments,
- support to clients no matter how deep their DOM trees go,
- day-to-day company decision-making (I'm a founder after all),
- all while making sure the roadmap makes sense in the long run.
And that is, sadly enough, the tip of the iceberg.
On the personal front, everything's good but my girlfriend had knee surgery and I'm in the middle of a three month caretaking run. Oh and my useless bank screwed up and left me without a credit card for an entire month while blaming it on the post office because why not?
This blog
Believe it or not but I wanted to cool off a little and thought creating a blog was the way to go.
Obviously, I didn't even look at existing blog engines or static site generators and went from scratch with some Pug, some Sass, some Markdown and glue-code of my own to orchestrate everything together.
The original motivation was to toy around with CSS Grids but I started with the mobile / old browsers / no grid support version first and stuck with it. Also my goal was to have as clean a Markup as possible so I'm using CSS Generated Content liberally. In the end, it's probably the most convoluted and ugly CSS you can imagine and I'm no designer but meh, I'll do as I please in my own space.
Anyway, the plan is to keep the source code in a repo on GitHub, store the files in an S3 bucket and host the site through TwicPics (to take advantage of its built-in CDN). Syncing with S3 should eventually be done using GitHub Actions. I just need to figure out the right triggers:
- for when to actually sync the files,
- but also for when / how to publish a new post.
So far, posts are subdirectories with content as a Markdown file plus a cover image. I have some extractions from / adaptations to the markdown done before feeding the resulting HTML to the Pug template. One thing I'm especially proud of is how I filter through the git commit history to determine the date and time of a post.
Still a work in progress so I don't expect this post to be readily available as I type these words. The hope is that publishing the next post will consist in just some Markdown editing, image hunting, git commits and git pushes.
That's all for now folks, see you next time!


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Location of sighting: Winchester, Hampshire, England
Eyewitness states:
Date: Wednesday May 20th 2015
Time: 22:38 - 22:54
Location: West of Stanmore, Winchester, Hampshire
Duration: 17 minutes
I happened to be in the bathroom of my apartment this evening and as I switched off the light I became aware of a very bright light off to the West which was evident, even though the patterned glass. Curious, I opened the window and was fascinated to see a very brilliant bluish-white light at approximately 60° above the horizon and at what I would estimated to be a half-mile distant. It was exhibiting movement consistent with a bobbing motion which when observed over a period of several minutes meant that the UFO moved across the sky from South to North in a rolling-wave motion - and was probably at altitude over or in the vicinity of the B3040 (Romsey Road) to the West of Stanmore, Winchester which is a relatively built-up area with open fields beyond.
Well, I grabbed the camera and binoculars and made some observations before committing to filming and photographing it. Although I had it in view for seventeen minutes, and I took at least sixteen photographs using the camera (a Samsung PL122 5x 4.7-23.5mm 1:3.3-5.9 26mm - not good at all for this sort of thing) set to night photography and locked off as best I could against the window frame, most of them came out with considerable distortion resulting in the object, although in frame, appearing as a line or twin lines of bluish-white light. However, four frames were acceptable and I've provided them here.
The one taken at 22:45 is at maximum zoom, but the ones which were taken at 22:47, 22:50 hours were all taken with the camera set to normal (zoom off) and show the yard behind my home, with the open window on the right and the object in the middle upper distance. The other light off to the left and lower down is from a nearby building light. Motion Footage was also produced with the camera zoomed in, in an attempt to reveal more detail. While under observation the object repeatedly blinked out and then re-illuminated and as there was nothing between my POV and the UFO I have to assume that the darkening was intentional, although why this was done remains a mystery.


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HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (general comments) Friday, November 2, 2007
"At some point, there will be a kickoff this week, and as I said before, it should be a fun game and a good game and that's what we're looking forward to at this point."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on if he thinks WR-Marvin Harrison will play and if he does play will he be effective) Friday, November 2, 2007
"I think if he plays, he'll be effective. Our dilemma is right now is he's cleared to play, probably can play. The doctor's thought is if he plays, he's going to have some continued issues with it. If we give him a week off, another week off, he may be able to play next week and not have any issues down the stretch. He wants to play, so we'll see where it goes. It will probably be a decision we'll make over the next couple of days. I'm not sure where it will be, but he has played without practicing (before). If he does play, I would think he'll play pretty effectively."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on if the opponent and circumstances of the game factor in to WR-Marvin Harrison playing or not) Friday, November 2, 2007
"Not really. If it was a playoff game, he would definitely be playing. The fact that we have eight games left and we have a lot of games that we have to win, that factors in to it. We want him to be ready coming down the stretch. If the doctors say we really have a much better chance of him being healthy down the stretch by sitting out, then we'll sit him out. We'll all get together and make that decision."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on if he saw the Colts gain confidence after beating the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game) Friday, November 2, 2007
"I don't think that was really the game per se. I think the game for us was the Monday Night Game up there a couple of years ago. We had struggled beating those guys, hadn't had much success against them and went up there and won. I think that helped us more than anything."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on finding RB-Kenton Keith) Friday,
"We felt good about Kenton, watching him practice, watching him be with us in the offseason program. I had not seen any tape of him in Canada, but our people said, 'You have a good player.' We hadn't seen it live on the field in the NFL, but everything we had seen, he had a lot of the same characteristics as Dominic—some suddenness and some ability to get through holes, and he could catch the ball well. We felt pretty good, and he's justified that."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on how someone like RB-Kenton Keith falls can fall through the holes and none of the other 31 teams pick him up) Friday, November 2, 2007
"It's hard to say, really. Every now and then, you're going to get good players from non-traditional places. Not a whole lot of players come down from Canada, but we've had a little success with that, and I think every team in the league has. You have to get a little bit lucky, and fortunately we did."
HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY (on saying during the week of Jacksonville g