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Some really charming work coming from Frank Chimero, also responsible for the very handsome BySoAndSo. Pictured is his States project, visually interpreting all fifty states.
Some really charming work coming from Frank Chimero, also responsible for the very handsome BySoAndSo. Pictured is his States project, visually interpreting all fifty states.
It's always refreshing to see a creative being really honest about the challenges of a particular brief before showing us their solution. So it is with Barcelona-based graphic designer and art director Jorge León, who sets up his work for the Amigos skate shop by referring to the "many problems" it had encountered with its brand.
International design agency IS Creative Studio has done some elegant branding work for both rotisserie AND grilled chicken restaurants. And both identities look refreshingly tasteful. The studio's work spans print, product and retail design, and its practice is based on extensive research and a desire to always go beyond the product at hand. Or indeed the chicken. Founded in 2010 by Richard Meza, the agency produces great work that shifts aesthetics seamlessly. From visuals that wouldn't be out of place on a summer's day in Capri in 1965, to fast food stereotypes and what is described as "type [broken up] to simulate chunks of fruit swimming happily in cream," it's a bunch of consistently impressive design work.
It's little surprise that Mike Lemanski's graphic design work has been something of an It's Nice That favourite, and since we last posted about him in 2013 he's not let his style slip. Mike's site boasts some beautiful, mature designs for Feuilleton magazine, which takes articles from various international publications such as The New York Times, translates them into French and publishes issues every quarter.
When Hanover-based designers Bureau Hardy Seiler and web design agency Created by Monkeys decided to pitch to design the identity for the Freies Theater Hannover, they found themselves faced with a dilemma. The theatre hosts every flavour of live performance going, from puppetry and musical shows to experimental dance, and all in one flexible and family-friendly space. How could they create a graphic language to match that?
Illustrator and art director Charlotte Delarue's varied work shows her to be an uncommonly talented illustrator, conjuring incredibly realistic portraits out of paper and pencil safe in the knowledge that she doesn't need to do anything more to make them impressive. Her art direction is of another ilk entirely, however – she works with the likes of electro acts Chromeo, Justice and Kavinsky to draw up impactful logotypes and album artwork concepts that can be spotted from miles away, from the golden legs which reappear on almost every Chromeo album cover to Kavinsky's mysterious blue-tinged scenes.
When you've got a load of Christmas stock to flog at the start of the new year there's only one way to go; have a big sale. But everyone else has had that exact same idea, and it's a pain in the arse to make a sale look good right? Wrong! If you're smart you'll hire Bordeaux's Bureau Parade to come up with a bespoke solution to communicate your low, low prices. Geometric shapes, bold colours and a playful use of typography meant that everyone knew about the sweet deals at Bordeaux's most high-end shoe retailer, Michard Ardillier, without the store having to Xerox a bunch of giant red signs à la Tie Rack. Nice solution to an often overlooked problem if you ask us.
We're big fans of Comet Substance, graphic designer Ronny Hunger's poster-producing alter-ego. Since we last featured him back at the tail end of 2013 Ronny has shifted from the Xerox collage aesthetic to slicker lines and high production values, without losing any of the depth or attention to idiosyncratic details of his earlier work.
Portugal's Royal Studio are not just winningly adept at creating bold, interesting and creatively ambitious visual treatments – they're also terrific at writing the most intriguing project summaries I think I've ever seen. There's a fine line between being weird and funny on the one hand, and gratuitously wacky on the other but these guys manage to pull off descriptions that mirror the invention, and occasional iconoclasm, in their work. Take The Dishonest Manifest, a series which seems to be ridiculing the preoccupation with how posters look as opposed to how well they do their job. The clearest indication of this is a long, thin creation with the phrase "Don't give a fuck about content" repeated over and over again.
The idea of London's auction houses, all stuffed to bursting with hushed voices, incredible art, taut-faced women and a nonchalant yet overpowering scent of money (I've never been to one, if you hadn't guessed) make them feel like something of an alien concept. A place not for the likes of me, and one happy to remain in its exclusive bubble. But recently a series of innovative redesigns have suggested that perhaps a new aesthetic sensibility seems to be settling into the high-end fabrics of these places. There's a sense they're working to rethink their approach to their brand and how it looks.
How many design studios can you think of who are named after a mis-pronounced classic novel? Because Munich-based design studio Moby Digg is, and that fact, coupled with their fun, bright site, propels them above most straight-laced studios in our book.
Aaron Vinton graduated from CalArts in 2009 and has since been producing idiosyncratic, skilled and occasionally creepy graphic design. Clearly influenced by the working processes of the days of yore, the thematic span and style gauge in his work are reminiscent of studios like Push Pin, whose work would adapt to context seamlessly.
Designed by Minna Sakaria, Carolina Dahl and Maria Ines Gul, this great identity for the upcoming Royal College of Art's School of Communication Work-in-Progress show is a modular representation of the works in progress that'll be exhibited. Made up of a set of parts, the typeface allows for each element to contribute to any number of letterforms or abstract shapes. As well as existing online and in print, the specially-designed typeface has been printed on stickers with the intention of interrupting the RCA's corporate identity in a playful and productive way.
"Designing for Odd Future was a little bit like working for a bunch of slightly familiar homies, who have ridiculously awesome ideas for apparel and a lot more money than you," says Chris Burnett, a Portland, Oregon-based designer who got in touch recently to show off his rather awesome site.


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In 1950, Robert Talbott and his wife Audrey moved from the east coast to Carmel, CA with their son Robb. Audrey already enjoyed sewing one-of-a-kind bow ties for Robert and the couple's friends, so it was only natural that the husband and wife team should expand the hobby into a business. What started as a range of fine neckwear for a small, discerning customer base grew rapidly. Today the brand has a series of Robert Talbott shops, a booming wholesale business, and a full line of menswear and womenswear—all marked by an abiding commitment to exceptional quality and enduring, American style.

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Bits and Pieces from the Policy Trail
Here are some worthy tidbits — from a prediction of a recessionary echo to a call for merit-based appointments of judges, with thoughts about international trade, the Greek debt crisis and Occupy Portland thrown in for good measure.
- Tim Duy on Oregon's Economy: The Oregonian cites Duy's report on a small improvement in Oregon's economy in September, but not enough to allay fears of an echo recession. The way Duy, from the University of Oregon, put it: "...I become very cautious that, in fact, a recession is brewing beneath the surface." He said the European financial crisis could push Oregon and the United States over the recessionary cliff.
That's not good news for legislators as they head to Salem for "legislative committee days" later this month, including a report to the Joint House and Senate Revenuye Committee on the next state revenue forecast. Duy's comments portend more bad news and that could mean cuts in K-12 education, higher education, cops and prisons and human services, including health care. The further downturn also could put a dent in Governor Kitzhaber's plans for health care and education reform, both of which will be up for consideration in the February 2012 legislative session and both of which rest, at least in part, on decisions about the state budget.


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When you absorb as much contact as DWade you better have a shooting sleeve you love.
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Would Michael Jordan be able to keep up with the pace of the NBA and compete in a game at the age of 50?
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LA is already licking their chops at the possibility of acquiring LeBron James next off-season and he just added fuel to the fire.
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The "Bridman" got scammed by a 17-year-old posing as a 21 year-old, and then got his identity stolen by a different woman in Canada.
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: The way law enforcement intervened, may be the coolest/weirdest thing ever.
NBA College Sweethearts tie the knot after 14 years.
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Greg Oden has "taken his talents to South Beach."
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: The old adage goes that "you can't teach height" and seven footers with the skill and athleticism of Greg Oden will always be attractive to NBA squads.
The Miami Heat celebrated their NBA Championship South Beach style at Club Story with Drake.
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Miami Heat surge over the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter to repeat as NBA Champions.
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Lebron James made the game winner Wednesday night in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers, so we mind as well pay some respect by showing pics of Lebron in high school.
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Drake out partying with the Chicago Bulls.
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The NBA's "real season" begins soon, as playoff time is finally almost upon us.
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: Upsets used to be the exception, now they are the rule.
The following five match-ups all feature an eighth seed upsetting a number one seed, a feat that has only happened five times in NBA history. Of the five times, three of those upsets ocurred in the last six years.
Golden State Warriors Upset Dallas Mavericks - 2007
At the time, the Dallas Mavericks were considered one of the biggest favorite one seeds ever, coming off of a 67-15 regular season record which was the only since legitimate claim to challenge the Bulls 72-10 all-time best NBA season. The Mavericks were also coming off of losing in the Finals to the Heat the previous season, a series many people felt like they should've won; expectations were high and facing Golden State in the first round they had every reason to be. The Warriors were a franchise at the time, much like now, that was mired in mediocrity with no real reason to be optimistic. After squeaking into the playoffs at 42-40, they were a complete after-thought. The Warriors qualified for the playoffs that year for the first time since 1994 with the 13 year drought between appearances being the second longest in NBA history. The Warriors beat the Mavs in six games, and this Baron Davis dunk over AK-47 (even though it took place in the following playoff series) shows you the level he and the Warriors were playing at:
Denver Nuggets Upset Seattle Supersonics - 1994
The year was 1994. Charles Barkley signature "Air Max" shoes, selling for $150 a pair, were king. The world was shocked by the unexpected death of Kurt Cobain. And Seattle Supersonics fans the world over were reeling from a first round playoff loss to the eighth seed Denver Nuggets. The Sonics had blown through the regular season going 63-19 which was a franchise record for wins and were the number one seed heading into the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs to face a Denver Nuggets team that no one had expected anything from. And with good reason; to that point in NBA history no eighth seed had ever beaten a number one seed. And no one expected a 42-40 Denver team to pose a legitimate threat, especially after losing the first two games in what was at the time a best of five game first round series. Game five was an epic back and forth game where the intensity never waned and every possession felt like the most important in the game. Kendall Gill's layup with a half second left on the clock sent the game into overtime. But the Nuggets maintained the momentum throughout the extra frame and escaped with a 98-94 victory, winning the series.
New York Knicks Upset Miami Heat - 1999
The Pat Riley led Heat were the number one seed after posting a 33-17 record during the strike shortened season and the Knicks stumbled to 27-23, barely qualifying as the eighth seed. Both teams had dominant big men from Georgetown University; Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing. Both had flashy offensive weapons that could make plays, Tim Hardaway for the Heat and a still dominant Latrell Sprewell. Down by one with 19.9 seconds left in the deciding game five, the Knicks did everything they could to screw up the possession and struggled to get a shot off. Ultimately after an inbound with 4.4 seconds, Allan Houston launched a running floater from the top of the lane that bounced off the rim and backboard before falling through the hoop securing a one point victory and the series for the Knicks.
Philadelphia 76ers Upset Chicago Bulls - 2012
Game one of the series, the Bulls are coasting right along, up by 12 with 81 seconds left. Then, this happens:
Series over, Philly wins four games to two. That's pretty much it.
Memphis Grizzlies Upset San Antonio Spurs - 2011
I remember at the time watching this series, particularly how slow and old the Spurs looked and thinking, "Man they had a great run, but they are definitely over the hill." Wrong again! The Spurs, essentially with the same core of players, will be the #2 seed in the West this year. The Spurs came into the 2011 playoffs as the #1 seed, with the second-best record in basketball and home court advantage against any Western Conference opponent and were dropped in the first round. Zach Randolph played out of his mind and Marc Gasol wore down Tim Duncan on both ends of the floor.
In this year's playoffs, if the Bucks were to beat the Heat, or the Lakers were able to vanquish the Thunder, would either be a bigger upset than any of the previous upsets on this list?
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Welcome to the STICS website!
STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney) is an open collective of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people committed to the repeal of the NT Intervention and the struggle for Aboriginal self-determination.
We meet every first and third Monday of the month to discuss the campaign and plan for actions and awareness-raising. 6pm Monday nights, Federation Conference Centre, Level 1, 23-33 Mary Street Surry Hills (turn off Elizabeth st at Albion St and left onto Mary street) - http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=23-33+Mary+Street,+surry+hills&sll=-24.686952,135.703125&sspn=61.631455,97.207031&ie=UTF8&z=17&iwloc=A. Everyone is welcome. Should you require further information and would like to attend, please call Cathy on 0422385852 (after 3pm) or E-mail: [email protected]
Forum: Can our First Nations Peoples celebrate UN
Human Rights Day?
For Media Coverage by NITV: please click here
9 December 2014 - 5.30pm for 6pm start
Trades Hall Auditorium,
Entry via Unions NSW,
377 Sussex Street St
Sydney 2000
For the leaflet: please click here
For the poster: please click here
Indigenous Social Justice Association and APHEDA
State Government's threat to close remote communities:
Article and background info about WA Government's move and its far-reaching implications: please click here
The Northern Territory Intervention 7 Years On -
1 PM Saturday 21 st June -
Meet Sydney Town Hall and
March to Redfern Tent Embassy
Repeal Stolen Futures Legislation – Stop Income Management – Stop Stealing Children – Reinvest In Community Controlled Services and Jobs Now
Ray Jackson, ISJA President
Jenny Munro, Redfern Tent Embassy
Kyol Blakeney, National Union of Students
David Shoebridge, Greens NSW MP
For the poster: please click here
For the flyer: please click here
June 21 will mark seven years since John Howard announced the NT Intervention and sent the military into Aboriginal communities. This was one of the most shameful days in the history of Australia's brutal and racist treatment of Aboriginal people and has set the struggle for Aboriginal rights back many decades.
Government statistics show that since 2007 in the NT incarceration has increased 80%, reported rates of attempted suicide and self-harm are up almost 600%, child removal rates increased 80% and there is more alcohol related domestic violence. Almost $1 billion has been wasted on bureaucrats and punishment.
In 2012, the Labor government passed the Stronger Futures legislation that extends the main measures of the NT Intervention for another 10 years. Aboriginal people will continue to be treated as second class citizens: police can enter their homes without a warrant, courts are unable to consider cultural circumstances when sentencing, alcohol and R18+ material are restricted regardless of community wishes and more than 10,000 Aboriginal people are held on income management against their will.
Stronger Futures legislation also extended income management and the BasicsCard to new "trial sites" around Australia, including Bankstown in Sydney. But a strong campaign uniting Aboriginal people, community organisations, migrants and trade unions has helped hold this back.
The Public Service Association (PSA), who represent Child Protection workers are refusing to be part of the expansion of the racist NT Intervention. Of all the "trial sites", Bankstown has the lowest number of people on income management out of all "trial sites". The Labour Federal government increased the categories for Compulsory Income Management and the Abott government is signalling more draconian measures. Join us for a protest to demand an end to Apartheid-style policies in Australia!
For more information please call Cathy on 0422385852
Say NO to continuing Stolen Generations
STOP the DOCS Friday snatch
STOP Goward's new laws
Support and opportunity for families NOT child removal
Rally Friday April 11 - 12pm Tamworth DOCS office
14 - 16 Bourke st Tamworth
Speakers include:
+ Aunty Hazel, Grand-mothers Against Removals, Gunnedah
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/502744536496524/?context=create&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=49#
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For the double-sided-leaflet: please click here
For the Media release: please click here
STICS Forum
21 March 2014 - 6.30pm for 7pm start
Marking the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
REDFERN Town Hall, 73 Pitt St, Redfern
Speakers include:
John Pilger, Utopia filmmaker
Marianne McKay, Nyoongar activist
Dianne Stokes, Muckaty Traditional Owner
Aunty Hazel, Grand Mothers Against Removals Gunnedah
STICS Forum on 21 March 2014: please click here
For the Poster: please click here
Speakers on Child Removal
Monday, 3 March at 6 pm,
Federation Conference Centre
Olivia Nigro, who played a central role organising the Child removal rally outside parliament on 13 Feb, will speak on developments in Gunnedah, as a way of starting some collective discussion about how we can take the struggle forward.
Bear, is a First Nations man from Canada taken and adopted out in Australia. He is currently working to change national and international adoption practices and laws, so that the abuses of the past are not repeated.
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Plus discussion about an upcoming forum on 21 March 2014.
STICS Forum on 21 March 2014: please click here
Background Info:
Respect and Listen - Excerpt from the Q&A session where John Pilger talks about the present child removals and the planned new adoption legislation - 20 Feb 2014
The Guardian - Tony Abbott's cuts directly hurt Aboriginal children - 20 Feb 2014
Indigenous specialist services have been slashed by a tidal wave of cuts. This has a direct impact on the health and safety of thousands of Aboriginal children ...
The Stringer - Stolen Generations continues but worse than ever - 15 Feb 2014
Grandmothers Against Removals was formed by NSW regional Gunnedah grandmothers who
have been broken by the record number of removals by our State Governments - yes by
Governments - of their grandchildren from their Mothers. According to grandmother Hazel
Collins, the Stolen Generations continues and in numbers never-before-known. Ms Collins
travelled from regional Gunnedah, with affected families from across the State and from interstate
to NSW Parliament to raise awareness of the record number of children being removed, and the
cycle of devastation this is causing to the communities of First Nations peoples....
NITV - Gunnedah grandmothers rally against removal of Indigenous kids - 13 Feb 2014
On the sixth anniversary of the Australian government's apology to the Stolen Generations, grandmothers from Gunnedah have protested against what they say is a new generation of stolen children. ...
Canberra Times - Fears over rise in Canberra's indigenous children in care - 13 Feb 2014
Canberra's indigenous children risk becoming part of another ''stolen generation'', the head of Australia's peak Aboriginal childcare body says.
The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care is demanding answers from the ACT government about large numbers of local indigenous children who have been taken from their families by social services.
Secretariat CEO Frank Hytten said unconscious prejudice and a lack of support for families could be contributing to the large numbers of indigenous children in care across Australia.
The latest report on government services published by the Productivity Commission found that on June 30 last year at least 140 of the 559 children in out-of-home care in Canberra were indigenous. ...
Media Release: Grandmothers demand DOCS return stolen children on anniversary of apology - 13 Feb 2014: please click here
Related flyer: please click here
ABC - Too many Aboriginal children in state care in NSW admits Family Services Minister Pru Goward - 13 Feb 2014
The New South Wales Minister for Family and Community Services has conceded the number of Aboriginal children in care around the state is too high.
Pru Goward has made the admission ahead of a rally of Aboriginal grandmothers at State Parliament today.
It is six years since the Federal Parliament's apology to the Stolen Generations, but for Aunty Hazel it has meant nothing.
She says her grandmother and aunt were forcibly removed from their families and now four of her grandchildren are in care. ...
The Guardian - Aboriginal mothers like me still fear that our children could be taken away - 21 Jan 2014
Indigenous women have been told for the better part of two centuries that we're not fit to raise children. Time and time again, we have borne the brunt of racist and cruel policies ...
WGAR News - Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT, Australia
Keeping Them Home
The most recent data shows that the number of children being moved into out-of-home care in the Northern Territory has just about doubled since 2007. Two-thirds of these children are being placed with non-Indigenous families away from their communities.
Elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, as spokesperson for Yolngu Makarr Dhuni calls for this trend to be reversed by increasing family support services in communities. He has written to the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, asking him for his support. If you would like to support Dr Gondarra, please read the campaign letter below.
Letter from Dr Djiniyini Gondarra to Adam Giles: please click here
Campaign Letter: please click here
Background document: please click here
Petition: KEEPING THEM HOME -
Stop the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families: please click here
Media Releases
STICS: please click here
'concerned Australians': please click here
Further Background Info/Articles:
NITV newsclip of 20 May 13 - about 6 mins into the video: please click here
WGAR Newsletter of 18 May 2013: please click here
SMH - Jeff McMullen - 15 March 2013: please click here
On the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination and
'National Close the Gap Day'
Thursday March 21
12:30 @ office of Tanya Plibersek MP
150 Broadway, opposite Broadway shops
STOP 'Stronger Futures' - NO to 10 more years of NT Intervention
STOP the expansion of income management: Not in the NT, not in Bankstown not anywhere
STOP Black Deaths in Custody - Justice for Kwementyaye Briscoe and all victims
On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and National Close the Gap Day
Speakers include:
Rosie Pearson, Yirrkala NT
Sue Gillett, Bankstown Aboriginal activist and STICS member
Ray Jackson, Indigenous Social Justice Association
For the poster: please click here
For the media release: please click here
The NT Intervention has been a disaster - but the government is set to expand 'income management' to cover even more people from July this year, including in Bankstown.
Government statistics show that since 2007 in the NT incarceration has increased 75%, reported rates of attempted suicide and self harm are up almost 600%, child removal rates increased 70% and there is more alcohol related domestic violence (sources below).
In 2012, the Labor government passed new legislation, Stronger Futures, that extends the main measures of the NT Intervention for another 10 years.
Stronger Futures legislation also extended income management to five new "trial sites" around Australia, including Bankstown in Sydney. But a strong campaign uniting Aboriginal people, community organisations, migrants and trade unions has stopped income management in its tracks. Virtually no one has been placed on compulsory income management in Bankstown.
The Public Service Association (PSA), who represent Child Protection workers have voted to ban income management and have made no referrals. They are refusing to be part of the expansion of the racist NT Intervention
The government is trying to break the ban. New rules mean that from July 2013, compulsory income management will apply automatically to anyone in Bankstown who is under 25 and exiting prison, along with young people who have an 'unable to live at home' status with Centrelink or who are on a 'special benefit' due to homelessness or other circumstances.
If we act now we can stop this happening and defend the rights of some of the most vulnerable people in our community - prisoners and homeless youth.
Justice for Kwementyaye Briscoe
Kwementyaye Briscoe was an Anmatyere man who died in the Alice Springs watch house on January 5, 2012. Briscoe family spokesperson Patricia Morton-Thomas says her nephew was "a victim of the NT Intervention... The NT has become a police state".
While Kwementyaye was intoxicated, police threw him head first into a counter and gave him no medical check. He never regained consciousness after the assault. He was thrown face down on a mattress and died from positional asphyxia. Police played their iPods and checked the internet while he lay dying.
Greg Barnes, President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance has written an opinion saying police could be culpable for manslaughter or 'failure to rescue' charges. 33,000 people have signed an online petition calling for police to be charged. But the DPP are refusing to investigate the case. We need to keep up the fight for Kwementyaye Briscoe and all those who have died in custody.
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination falls each year on the anniversary of a massacre of anti-Apartheid protesters. This year it is also Close the Gap day.
Join us for a protest to demand an end to Apartheid-style policies in Australia. The gap can not be closed with racism.
More info call Jean 0449 646 593
Statistics on changes in NT from 2007 - 2012 available from
Closing the Gap in the NT Monitoring Report Jan - June 2012
Productivity Commission report on Government Services 2013
We will have a special meeting on Monday, 29 October 2012
However there will be no meeting on Monday, 5 November 2012.
Instead STICS will be supporting and attending the book launch of
A Decision to Discriminate:
Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory
at gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, Sydney.
Our wonderful STICS member Deni Langman will be - along with Graeme Mundine and Jeff McMullen - launching this highly important book. We highly encourage everyone to make every effort to support Deni and attend the launch.
For the invitation to the launch: please click here
To mark International Human Rights Day, STICS will be holding an NT Intervention / Stronger Futures Forum
For the leaflet: please click here
For the poster: please click here
For the poster in colour: please click here
For the poster: please click here (pdf) or here (jpg)
We would like to invite all supporters of the Bankstown Say No To Government Income Management Campaign Coalition to the solidarity contingent STICS has organised to support the PSA's work bans on Income Management. This will be at the PSA stop work meeting on Monday 8 October which has been called in opposition to the NSW government attacks on the public sector (more information below).
Monday 8 October, Sydney Town Hall, George Street
9am-1030am (before mass meeting)
11am-1230pm (after mass meeting)
This is a great opportunity to tell these courageous workers 'THANK YOU', to boost their morale at a very difficult time, and to help spread the word about what is happening. We also expect other unionists to attend in solidarity, so it will be a good opportunity to speak to and build solidarity for the bans with other unions as well.
Note that although the PSA ban on Income Management is state-wide in Community Services, workers at three Community Service Centres in the 'trial area' (Bankstown, Lakemba, and Fairfield) are the only ones who are in a position to implement it. Therefore many PSA members in attendance, including those in Housing, may not be aware of Income Management and the problems with it.
PSA website with more information about the stop work meeting: http://www.psa.labor.net.au/news/1346050442_8206.html
ABC article on PSA bans: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-19/sydney-work-bans-on-welfare-quarantine-scheme/4269472?section=nsw
Public Service Association (PSA) members in Western Sydney at the Bankstown, Lakemba and Fairfield Community Services Centres (formerly known as DoCS offices) are implementing union bans on participating in income management and any activities relating to its implementation. Income management is part of the Northern Territory Intervention which is now being rolled out to 5 trial sites across Australia. It is widely viewed as discriminatory and paternalistic. The campaign against income management in Bankstown has been lead by the Bankstown Say No Government Income Management Campaign Coalition and supported by the Stop the Intervention Collective and over 65 local organisations, unions and faith groups, and by the NSW ALP.
Due to the courageous actions by workers implementing bans to defend the rights and dignity of their clients, no referrals for Income Management are being made through Child Protection in the Bankstown LGA (and therefore in NSW). This has crippled the ability of FaHCSIA to implement income management in the way they planned. Combined with community campaigning and ASU members in community organisations pledging not to participate in the implementation, the result is that two months into the trial very few people in Bankstown have been put on income management. None are on compulsory income management.
This success shows that community campaigns and union action can make a difference. It also deals a real blow to the credibility of the NT Intervention, and to the government's attempts to extend it to communities across Australia.
Free upcoming Building Bridges 2012 –
with Aunty Daphne & Sue Gillett on
Back to the Future: NT Intervention & Income Management
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 - 7.30 pm
The Jubilee Room, Parramatta Town Hall
182 Church Street Mall
For more information: please click here
Putting Australia to the human rights test:
Allow the Parliamentary Committee on Humans Rights to examine control measures proposed in the Stronger Futures Bill
click here to sign the petition
Please sign the Petition to Stop
Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination
in the NT: please click here
Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination in the NT:
please click here
Stop the NT Intervention - Stop the expansion
Rally 12pm June 16th,
Paul Keating Park, Bankstown
For further info: please click here
For the Aboriginal Elders statement: please click here
Stronger Futures Legislation: Weblink highlights - New Video - Petition - NITV Forum: please click here
For a new compilation of info on the Stronger Futures legislation: http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/stronger-futures-legislation
STICS bulletin for 2 April 2012 Special Meeting: please click here
Please have your say on the Extension of Key
NT Intervention Measures for another Decade
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for submissions on the legislation that replaces the Emergency Intervention into Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
Main page for Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related bills:
Direct link to view all uploaded submissions
Direct link to view all uploaded hearing info
Current Committee inquiries
For some recent documents: please click here
For the Stronger Futures Submission Guide: please click here
For the document with links to further info about the
New Policies, Aboriginal Elders voices and for Taking Action:
please click here
For a summary of the new laws by Paddy Gibson: please click here
For the December Tracker articles on Stronger Futures: please click here or here (under Media Coverage)
For info about the 2011 NT Consultations: please click here
Feb 28: Parliament House protest against 'Stronger Futures',
new NT Intervention legislation
For the poster, videos, speeches and further info: please click here
Petition to the Attorney General: Stop Stronger Futures and support Aboriginal self-determination in the NT: please click here
Stand for Freedom campaign video: please click here
Stand against Macklin's Decade of Discrimination
- Stop the Second Intervention!
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory legislation currently before parliament would extend the NT Intervention for a further ten years. Explicitly racist laws, which vilify Aboriginal people & culture are being kept or strengthened including:
* "Star Chamber" powers held by the Australian Crime Commission for investigations in Aboriginal communities, including removal of the right to silence.
*Prohibition of consideration of Aboriginal customary law and cultural practice in bail and sentencing. * Blanket bans on alcohol on Aboriginal Land, despite consistent opposition from the Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT (APO NT) who have said, "The decision regarding alcohol restrictions should be for relevant residents to make... The principal effect of these widely flouted laws has been to further criminalise and alienate many residents".
* Increases in penalties for possession of alcohol on Aboriginal Land, including 6 months potential jail time for a single can of beer and 18 months for a 6-pack.
* Blanket bans on "sexually explicit or very violent material" on Aboriginal Land. These restrictions serve no purpose other than the perverse stigmatisation of Aboriginal men.
* Continued suspension of the operations of the permit system in communities
* Complete Commonwealth control over regulations in Community Living Areas Proposed amendments to the Social Security Act will see further attacks on the rights of Centrelink recipients. These measures will initially be targeted at NT Aboriginal peoples, but have national implications, especially in areas such as Bankstown where Income Management is being rolled out:
* An expansion of the School Enrolment and Attendance Measure (SEAM) means chronic school attendance problems could see families cut off certain Centrelink payments entirely.
* Staff from any nominated organisation will have the power to order people onto Income Management in the same way that Child Protection agencies currently do.
* Staff from nominated government agencies will be able to pass on information about clients to Centrelink, even if doing so contravenes State or Territory law.
* Income Management will follow you even if you move out of an Income Management area.
For the Income Management petition: please click here
For updates on
Income Management, updates on the 2011 NT Consultations, Walk With Us, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Barbara Shaw's Speaking tour, & Support for Muckaty, Aboriginal Rights events in Sydney, Nov 11,
please click here
Now is a crucial time to mobilise, with the Parliament considering Stronger Futures legislation which would spread Income Management around the country and extend the NT Intervention for ten years. Don't forget our rally in Canberra on February 28 against this legislation.
To get more info, sign the petition or view a video on Income Management please see http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/call-for-a-moratorium-on-government-income-management.html or http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/income-management
5 years too long…
Stop the NT Intervention - Stop the expansion
Rally 12pm June 16th,
Paul Keating Park, Bankstown
Not in Bankstown, not in the NT, not anywhere - say NO to government income management
Stop 'Stolen Futures' laws - no to another decade of discrimination
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George Gaymarani Pascoe, Mil


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The Endless Road Of Ryan Braun Hate
by Vince Morales on June 19th, 2014ATENCION: Miller Park Drunk is throwing a tailgate party. No, Miller Park Drunk is throwing the BEST TAILGATE PARTY in the WORLD. It's on Sunday July 27th and you can buy tickets. It will be amazing and you don't want to miss it. Click here for more info.
I thought we were over this, you know? Ryan Braun, he of the 18 missed games and "paltry" .837 OPS, was supposed to be over being the most hated man in baseball. It was a long time ago in the 24/7 news cycle/twitter age and he isn't the best hitter in baseball anymore. Heck, he's not even the best hitter on his own team anymore. People should really find something else to obsess over.
But not Kirk Gibson. Nope. The manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks still remembers 2011, when he was relevant and Braun was using PEDs to hit .500 when the Brewers eliminated the Diamondbacks. He won't forget that. That was his time to shine and Ryan Braun's drug use took that away. Or something. Who knows? All I know is that Kirk Gibson ordered the code red:
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As July ends, the news has been slow this week…
Remember the debt ceiling debacle at the federal level? Guess what…the issue is looming in New York. Workers Comp costs are not helping the problem.
Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing a raise in the minimum wage.
And from the ICYMI files…here is Dan Danner, President and CEO of NFIB commenting on the President's "you didn't build that" comment on CNBC.


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Technical Papers and Presentations
Transport, Growth, Decay and Sorption of Microorganisms and Nutrients through Porous Media: A Simulation with COMSOL
D. Lopez-Falcon, M. Diaz-Viera, and A. Ortiz-Tapia
Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, México D.F., Mexico
Transport of microorganisms through porous media governs many phenomena in bioremediation of environmental pollution problems and microbial enhanced oil recovery. The aim of this work is to investigate the effects of some transport parameters on breakthrough curves as well as on spatial distribution of components transported through a porous medium by a fluid phase. Using COMSOL Multiphysics and ...
COMSOL Implementation of a Multiphase Fluid Flow Model in Porous Media
M. Diaz-Viera, D. Lopez-Falcon, A. Moctezuma-Berthier, and A. Ortiz-Tapia
Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, México D.F., Mexico
The aim of the present work is to implement in COMSOL Multiphysics a multiphase fluid flow model in porous media, also known in the oil reservoir engineering literature as a black oil model, using a standard finite element approach. In particular, we are interested to apply this model coupled with a multiphase, multicomponent transport model to study Enhanced Oil Recovery processes at laboratory ...
Simulation of Chemotractant Gradients in Microfluidic Channels to Study Cell Migration Mechanism in Silico
P. Wallin[1], E. Bernson[1], J. Gold[1]
[1]Chalmers University of Technology, Applied Physics, Biological Physics, Gothenburg, Sweden
Cell migration of endothelial cells along gradients is an important process in vivo and an interesting target for cancer therapeutics. Microfluidics offer very powerful tools to study such migration processes in detail in the lab. In this study, we describe a model to simulate molecular gradients in a diffusion based microfluidic gradient generator and how a cell senses these gradients via cell ...
Analysis of Hydrodynamic Plain Journal Bearing
Ravindra Mane[1], Sandeep soni[1]
[1]Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India
This paper presents the 3D model of hydrodynamic plain journal bearing using COMSOL Multiphysics®. Using 3D Model, pressure distribution in plain journal bearing is obtained by steady state analysis of plain journal bearing. Generalized Reynolds equation is used for analyzing hydrodynamic journal bearing by COMSOL Multiphysics® as well as by analytical method by applying Sommerfeld boundary ...
Using COMSOL Multiphysics Capability for Engineering High Q MEMS Resonators
Amy Duwel
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, USA
Micromechanical resonators are used in a wide variety of applications, including inertial sensing, chemical and biological sensing, acoustic sensing, and microwave transceivers. Despite the distinct design requirements for each of these applications, a ubiquitous resonator performance parameter emerges. This is the resonator's Quality factor (Q), which describes the mechanical energy damping. ...
Mie Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves
J. Crompton[1], S. Yushanov[1], K. Koppenhoefer[1]
[1]AltaSim Technologies, Columbus, OH, USA
The Mie solution to the scattering of electromagnetic waves by spherical particles has been examined using COMSOL Multiphysics®. The results assume elastic scattering only and do not include Brillouin or Raman scattering. The nature of the interaction has been considered for materials with three different properties: metallic, magnetic and dielectric. The solutions provide details of the ...
Modeling Residual Stresses in Arc Welding
F. Roger[1], and A. Traidia[2]
[1]ENSTA Paristech, Paris, France
[2]AREVA NP, Saint Marcel, France
The prediction of mechanical response of assemblies during arc welding necessitates the knowledge of thermal history of the components and the constitutive behavior of the materials. COMSOL can simulate thermal and structural interaction but it needs to evaluate the time evolution of internal variables like viscoplastic strain and hardening parameters. In the present paper we extend the ...
State of Charge (SOC) Governed Fast Charging Method for Lithium Based Batteries
F. Naznin[1]
[1]TVS Motor Company Ltd., Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India
The proposed State of Charge (SOC) governed fast charging method for secondary lithium based batteries charges a battery many times faster than the normal Constant Current-Constant Voltage (CC-CV) charging and reduces the side-effects generally accompanied by various fast charging methods. The proposed charging algorithm takes into account the varying internal impedance of the battery at ...
Modeling two-phase flow in strongly heterogeneous porous media
Z. Huang
China University of Petroleum, Research Center for Oil & Gas Flow in Reservoir, Qingdao City, China
Modeling Two-phase flow through strongly heterogeneous porous media is of importance in many disciplines including petroleum industry, hydrology etc. There are, however, still some challenges in numerical simulation of such flow problems especially the flows in fractured porous media and fractured vuggy porous media. The aim of this report is to implement in COMSOL Multiphysics a two-phase fluid ...
A Multiphase Porous Medium Transport Model with Distributed Sublimation Front to Simulate Vacuum Freeze Drying
A. Warning[1], J. M. R. Arquiza[1], A. K. Datta[1]
[1]Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
A continuum, porous medium formulation with non-equilibrium sublimation was developed and validated for freeze drying without and with uniform microwave volumetric heating. The model incorporates the effect of Knudsen flow at low pressure and low permeability freeze drying. The distributed, non-equilibrium sublimation demonstrated that the sublimation front is a sharp boundary for high ice ...


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Summer in Berlin came to an end and it's now time to welcome the cozy Fall air. But I'm not quite yet ready for it... I took some time off to enjoy this year's last days of sunshine and so I am flying off to the Cote d'Azur with my family to fill up my batteries before the cold weather takes over.
My MCM trolley is the perfect companion. I can fit just anything I need in it: espadrilles, bikini and some exciting new music to listen to on the beach. How do you prepare for the cold season?
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V. Postscript
July 7, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Geoffrey Cook, TMO
Medford (Ore.)–As chronicler starts out (June 23rd) from Southern Oregon, the news coming from the Middle East is principally from Libya. Although the Colonel is maintaining his fasces, the analysis is that Colonel Khadafy's hold on power is loosening even though the outgoing head of the Arab League has renounced his prior endorsement of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's) intervention while Italy has herself, a participant in the assault and the former Colonial power there, asserted that the Libyan contest should be halted. On the other hand the Islamist government of Turkey has called (JuJy.3rd) for the Colonel to step down promising material aid to the Benghazi rebels while the Greek, Ankara's traditional "enemies," the Greeks have refused to permit (on the second of this month) the first relief ship's for Gaza to exit Hellenic waters.
The IDT (Israeli Defense Force's )General Sharoni (retired), a supporter of the two-State solution, rejoined, "We should press for solutions by September [when the Palestinians are going to the United Nations – U.N. – for approval for their Statehood]…we have negotiated previously, and we shouldn't have to start at stage one again…We should start negotiating [again] because the clock is ticking." The Israeli position – and even their Left – is that Palestinian Statehood should be through bi-lateral agreement – with the help of external actors — rather than an international dictate. (Your author's opinion is that Tel Aviv has to make just concessions this summer if there would be any hope of mutual agreement; otherwise, it will be Ramallah who will achieve independence solely on their own terms in league with international acclamation!)
Taras Hassan asserted that "… [a] third of [the Jewish] Settlers [in the Occupied Territories] can be brought back] to Israel [itself]." Hasan believes that "…many Israelis do not support the annexation of the West Bank because they [the Palestinians there] would [receive] protection under Hebrew law, and [would have the right to] vote, and [Tel Aviv would]would cease to be [the capital of] a Jewish State."
Sharoni interjected, "…who is the enemy, and who are you [we] defending yourself [ourselves] from?..I am [more] concerned over my nation's isolation…In order to survive we have to become part of the community of nations!" (It is very true that Israel has become a pariah in most of the civilized world!)
Hassan adds: What would happen if the two-State option fails? Major-General Natan Sharoni replies, we "…can't have a one-State alternative… [for the General, it] won't work…because there would be two different peoples living within one State. (The example of the U.S., Canada et al. would counter this argument) "One side or the other would dominate." (Curiously, the progressive Israeli argument – and most recently — it appears that most of their upper military commanders – favor a dual-national conclusion, (but the time might have transpired over peace on those terms. Your commentator still stands behind this domestic path, but, if a justful compromise is not made soon, such a one-State route must be explored!)
Hassan exclaims: It would destroy (the ideology of)Israel!
Jeremy Ben Ami from Washington entered his voice to the call, if "…the issues aren't resolved between the parties involved,..[unfortunately for Jewish Jerusalem]…[and] a U.N. understanding is… made before a [bilateral] arrangement is finalized, it will impact Israel as a sectarian State" negatively, (and the winners demographically would be the Muslims in a one-State solution).
The general stated that "…Common sense should prevail…We have to have a regular [regulated] peace!" He, further, alleged the Israeli (along with the American) bugaboo over Iran was a mere charade.
Hassan remarked that "It is a very sensitive time for the Arab "Spring"… (In fact, your columnist has uttered the success or failure of that "Spring" depends upon the reaction within the Israeli nation! That is why your narrator is dedicating so much of his energy looking at the interior "soul" of the Jewish terrain. Hassan noted, "…American Jews can…influence…opinion in Israel." (Your commentator adds that it, also, is important for liberal American Jews and Muslims to establish better communication to solve the dangers within this most dangerous of international theaters.)
"We [the Hebrews] have to be the initiators!" (This is a very serious issue, though.) Although the negotiations must not be dominated by one side or the other, here, Ms. Hassan is advocating Israeli dominance without any international diplomatic intervention which would bolster the weakened Palestinian positions. This will not work. The negotiations must be between equals, and that is where the international nations – especially the United States because of its history of enablement for the crisis itself – to create an equal "pitch." Taras Hassan declaimed that "Otherwise, we [Tel Aviv shall] only be reacting… It is in Israel's interest to split [divide the land." That is, the liberal Jews' position is a two-State solution to save their State as a Jewish dominated one. It is very different than the Arab (or even the mainstream politically liberal American) vision of a two-State outcome.
Ben Ami "hits it on the nail'' when he says, the "Jewish…State cannot be based on permanent occupation!…" This is a refutation to (former) Prime Minister Sharon's policy of Permanent War which, incidentally, was picked up by the (last U.S.) President George W. Bush's Neo-Conservative advisors who gave the American Republic the tragedy of the Iraq War!
This five-segmented study has become an important one, for it has established a basis for negotiation. Your investigator has already pointed out this composition to two decision-makers in the American government, and he hopes to get their aides to look at it, for there are people on both sides of the Middle Eastern conundrum who could seriously talk to each other along with their neutral international friends in a constructive manner.
Time is running out, and your author has even proposed a Constitutional framework for a one State Solution should it come to that, but he still holds onto a two-State solution — for different reasons than our Israeli colleagues — for the best outcome.


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This dress is adorable but presents a major bra dilemma! It is very low if you have any type of cleavage and I wanted to put a camisole bra under it but the sides and back are so narrow forget it! If you don't mind half of your girls showing then go for it, I am a bit more on the conservative side and just want a bit of material in that area, which means I either have to pay for that alternation or search for an alternative. You pretty much have to go bra-less with this, as any attempt at a bra shows either on the side, back or even the front. I don't want my bra showing hence the fair rating. Is any dress really worth all this trouble? You decide. Small busted (really small) go for it but even then the bra will be an issue if you want to wear one. Come on Bebe! The dress is revealing enough on the back and sides without the front being down so low! My opinion the dress is cute enough for the hassle but who likes a hassle?
May 17, 2013
Sexy Dress
I'm not sure what the other reviewer meant when she said that this dress is not for women with bigger bust. I am a 36DD and it looks great on me. Not only that, I had to go down a size due to the medium being too large in the bust area. It's cool and light. Can be dressed up or down. The only issue I have is that the picture shows the dress to be more on the blue side when in all actuality it is more of an aqua green
May 15, 2013
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Love the dress!!! I'm 5'4,160...I purchased a medium wish I would have went with a small but I got so many compliments. I'm hoping they come out with some more colors
May 7, 2013
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My new favorite Summer dress! You can dress it down with cute flip flops or dress it up with hot wedges or heels. I can't count the number of compliments I got from both men and women and the number of mouth-gaping stares I got when I wore this dress this weekend. It was definitely an eye catcher. Definitely not for girls with bigger busts. You can wear a regular bra with it, but I tried a few before I found one that didn't show in front at the cutout. I'm usually a small or xsmall at Bebe. I ordered a small. Probably could have used an xsmall, but then I doubt it would have been able to cover my bra. If they had other colors I'd order one in every color! Great dress!
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The Light and How to Swing It: How to compare intellect and spirit in Mists of Pandaria
With Mists of Pandaria coming up on the horizon, many holy paladins are looking ahead to the changes that the expansion will bring. Most of the talent and ability info is still very malleable at this point, and as such, I haven't begun to worry or get excited just yet. One thing that we do know is that in Mists, intellect will finish the transformation that it started in Cataclysm. Intellect is going to become a throughput-only stat, as it will stop increasing our maximum mana.
Today, intellect and longevity are nearly synonymous. Replenishment and Divine Plea are two of our largest mana sources, and they both scale off of our intellect. Most paladins are sporting intellect gems and trinkets, and intellect flasks and food fill up our bags. Holy paladins have been leaning on intellect for a long time due to its versatility, and it seemed like the decision to roll spell power into intellect would permanently ensure intellect's role as our best stat. By decoupling intellect and mana, the developers are changing everything we know about gearing a healer.
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I was asked this question during an interview. My thoughts are SIT is performed on a complete systems and System Testing can be done on a single module as well.
Systems testing is often performed against the whole platform, and treats the environment as a black box. system integration testing however, acts upon a subset of the whole system, and may mock other platforms, interact with databases, network sockets etc to evoke appropriate responses from the parts being validated. The objectives of system testing is to validate the public exposed interfaces of the platform, by behaving as an end user, with no privileged access to internal systems. Integration verification attempts to verify that seperate systems operate well together before they're used in the whole system. |
In your comment you asked In testing C, but I believe you won't learn much from short answers. The long answer is the following. You have a system of systems here. You may perform tests at the same level (single system, system of systems), but at each level you may want to focus on different risks (integration problems, whole functionality). Example So let's say you're developing a system A (e.g., online shop) that interacts with external (i.e., not under your control) system B (e.g., PayPal).
Conclusion You may always consult ISTQB glossary and ISTQB Syllabus if you need clear definitions. Practice is, however, more interesting. You combine multiple dimensions of testing: level (subsystem, system, system of the systems) and risk focus (functionality, integration problems, etc.). And often the boundary between what you test is not so clear. For instance, when you test your online shop functionality, at the same time you are also making sure that backend and frontend has been integrated correctly. The book "Lessons Learned in Software Testing" explains nicely about this combination of testing dimensions in "Lesson 48: Testing combines techniques that focus on testers, coverage, potential problems, activities, and evaluation". To learn more about what risks integration tests focus on, see another answer. |
In my vocabulary system testing would be testing one complete product ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_testing ) and system integration testing would be testing combination of products ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_integration_testing ). As always, it's good to make sure others are using terms in the same way and in an interview point out that you know about the ambiguity. |


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Our highly experienced technical team uses only the finest quality raw materials to ensure world class quality, playability and durability. All grand pianos and concert upright pianos are completely handcrafted under strict quality control. American made pin blocks, German solid spruce soundboards, hammers, and strings as well as an Austrian/British designed action makes the overall quality Brodmann is known for.
Brodmann grand and concert upright pianos are fitted with the world famous Strunz sound boards. Founded in 1820, at the height of Joseph Brodmanns period of success in Vienna, the Strunz soundboard quickly became recognized as Europes leading producer of high quality tonewood. Based in Germany, the Strunz Company today remains the oldest producer of soundboards for pianos using only hand selected German spruce. The Joseph Brodmann Piano Group shares a close cooperation with the Strunz Company to ensure the highest possible standards and reliability.
The correct selection of the highest grade hammers is essential to the superb sound of a high quality piano. This is the reason Brodmann pianos have selected to work with the leading hammer producer Helmut Abel GmbH. For more than two generations, Helmut Abel has been hand crafting hammer heads for leading international manufacturers of upright pianos and grand pianos.
In their factory in Frankenhardt, Germany, they produce only top quality hammers for piano manufacturers. Made by hand or in series production, the carefully crafted hammer heads are chosen by Brodmann to be the best for bringing out a true Viennese tone.
All Brodmann grand pianos and concert upright pianos are fitted with Abel hammers, other Brodmann upright models use german hammer felts. Brodmann Piano Group works closely with Norbert Abel, the commercial director of Abel Hammers GmbH, to ensure that the finest quality is maintained at all times.
Action and keyboard
Brodmann Pianos has formed a joint cooperation venture with the Langer action group based in the UK. The Langer action group, originally known as Herrburger Brooks was founded in 1810, around the time Joseph Brodmann was reaching his preeminence in Vienna. Herrburger Brooks by the mid 1950s was the largest manufacturer of piano actions in Europe. Langer piano actions were first introduced in 1935, but in 1975 the new Langer action was introduced as an upgraded version of the world famous Schwander action. Together these 2 actions ensured Herrburger Brooks its leading position in this highly specialized field.
Traditionally built actions, crafted with all wooden parts, the actions and keys of the Brodmann pianos are a high quality feature of our instruments, creating a precise touch with a certainty required by the most demanding pianists.
As a result of this cooperation, all Brodmann piano actions are marked with the label BRODMANN Vienna Action designed in partnership with Langer U.K.
Even though pianos are considered percussion instruments, we like to think of Brodmann pianos as string instruments.
Like a beautiful violin, a piano relies much on high quality treble and copper wound bass strings. Like most high end piano makers, Brodmann uses Röslau wire to make strings for our instruments. Considered to be the finest string materials in the world, this German made product helps us insure the full tonal range that Brodmann pianos are known for.
All Brodmann grand and upright pianos are strung by hand, thereby ensuring the high levels of quality control needed to ensure the perfect string tension required to produce the best tonal range of sounds. The correct selection of strings on the Brodmann pianos are one of the important parts of the overall European sound we have achieved.
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A stable, high quality pin block is essential for the longevity and tuning stability of any piano. That is why Brodmann chose Burkel inc. to be the supplier for our grand and upright piano pin blocks. Made in the USA, Burkel is known for their development of a state of the art, high tech induction heating process that produces top quality wood products to meet the demanding specifications of todays world market.
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Brodmann Pianos have undertaken to introduce stringent quality control chec Brodmann pianos must pass stringent quality control checks at all stages of production to ensure that the piano is of the highest quality. Master technicians and piano builders from Austria oversee all production and final quality control. We are happy to have secured the expertise of former Bösendorfer production managers and master technicians, to ensure not only todays quality control, but also future research and development projects.
Joseph Brodmann Piano Group is proud of the quality of its grand and upright pianos. We therefore offer a ten year warranty on parts and labor on all of our instruments. The pianos are carefully prepared for your enjoyment before the instrument is delivered to your home. Please make sure your piano is well cared for. When you purchase a Brodmann piano we include a maintenance booklet for your information. This guide will help you to keep your piano in excellent condition for many years to come. It will give you instructions concerning general maintenance, tuning, voicing, regulation, cleaning, temperature control and other important factors of caring for your instrument. Please read the warranty card carefully and do not forget to register.


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Over the past two decades, the settlement patterns of immigrants in the United States have changed as an increasing number of the foreign born are choosing to make states in the southern and middle regions of the country their home. MPI's Aaron Terrazas profiles the immigrants in these "new-destination" states and compares them to the rest of the foreign-born population.
Los Estados Unidos es hogar para aproximadamente 2.9 millones de inmigrantes provenientes de los países centroamericanos Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, y Panamá. La migración de Centroamérica ha crecido rápidamente en las recientes décadas, pero más de dos de cada cinco inmigrantes centroamericanos carecen de estatus migratorio legal mientras que alrededor de uno en diez residen en los Estados Unidos bajo la protección temporal humanitaria.
Interested in information on annual naturalization trends, illegal immigration, the geographical distribution of immigrants in the United States, current and historical shares, and a host of other topics?
MPI's Jeanne Batalova and Aaron Terrazas have assembled the latest, most interesting data on immigrants and immigration into one easy-to-use resource.
While the number of people detained reached a five-year high of over 383,000, apprehensions hit a 34-year low of 613,000 in 2009. MPI's Jeanne Batalova and Kristen McCabe examine the latest immigration enforcement data in this updated Spotlight.
Few visas in the U.S. alphabet soup of visa types have become as well-known — or controversial — as the H-1B has in its 20-year history. MPI's Jeanne Batalova examines the program's background and the numbers and characteristics of those granted H-1B visas in 2009.
Recent Activity
This report examines the characteristics and demographics of the unauthorized population in the United States.
This policy brief examines the "twilight status" or the de facto partial recognition of two particular categories of immigrants within the United States' broader undocumented population: those with legally recognized claims to eventual lawful permanent resident status; and those with legally recognized temporary statuses.
This report investigates and addresses gaps in the data needs of immigrant service and advocacy organizations by surveying the most commonly used migration data sources in the field, discussing budget-conscious ways to commission customized analysis through government and private sources, and identifying good providers of training for staff.
This fact sheet is an overview of U.S. immigration based on Fiscal Year 2003 data from the 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, which was released in mid-September 2004 by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics.
This study provides an overview of the size and growth of the Dominican population in the United States and discusses some of the unique characteristics of this community. The report also highlights the geographic distribution of Dominicans within the United States.
Immigrants often work in traditionally unionized sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing and construction, or in occupations, such as services, that are becoming increasingly organized—yet little is known about their patterns of union representation. This report offers insight into the union affiliation, including membership and non-member coverage, of employed immigrant workers age 16 and over.
This report analyzes the housing status of immigrants in the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States with respect to homeownership. In addition, it examines the factors that appear to influence homeownership among immigrants, and the programs and initiatives that can encourage homeownership among these groups.
The genesis of this particular conference on Latino immigration is Samuel P. Huntington's recently published "The Hispanic Challenge," which suggests that Latino immigrants are likely to destroy the United States as we know it. The essays that follow indicate that Professor Huntington's thesis is easily rebutted.