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SHI program trains educators to see Thru the Cultural Lens
9-27-2016 | KTOO - Juneau teachers and administrators were the students on Saturday at a Sealaska Heritage Institute seminar intended to help them see the world from their pupils' perspectives. Angie Lunda is an assistant professor of education for the University of Alaska Southeast. She is Tlingit from the Kaagwaantaan clan and she is teaching today's session. ...More
Scientists look at dynamics of melting at Southeast Alaska glacier
9-14-2016 | KFSK - Scientists have discovered huge underwater ice caves in glaciers that flow into the ocean, depositing plumes of fresh rain and melt water into glacial fjords. A multi-year study of one glacier near Petersburg is focusing on that interaction between the ice, fresh water and ocean water and what that may reveal about melting glaciers around the globe. Roman Motyka is a research professor emeritus with the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute. He is based in Juneau and is also affiliated with University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Language program receives funding
9-15-2016 | Alaska Dispatch News - The Sealaska Heritage Institute has received a grant of $927,000 from the federal Administration for Native Americans to help pay for mentor-apprentice teams to study Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages over the next three years. The program will connect two students with one mentor to immerse themselves in the languages, transcribe tapes of speakers in the possession of the Institute and participate in orthography and linguistics programs at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Tlingit linguist Lance Twitchell receives Judson L. Brown award
9-9-2016 | Alaska Dispatch News - The Sealaska Heritage Institute has selected Lance Twitchell as the recipient of the annual Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. Twitchell, whose Tlingit name is X'unei, is an associate professor of Alaska Native languages at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
UAS Juneau campus to get shuttle service
9-7-2016 | Juneau Empire - A new Juneau campus shuttle program has launched this semester, providing services between the Auke Lake campus, Anderson Building, Student Housing and Recreation Center. The shuttle service is designed to improve safety for students, while also improving the ability to move between classes and gain access to campus services. ...More
UAS program encourages adults to get their college degrees
9-7-2016 | Juneau Empire - This summer the University of Alaska Southeast's Finish College Alaska program launched, and with it, the plan to increase the number of degree-toting adults. ...More
Cooperative Extension Service to keep doors open in Sitka
9-1-2016 | KTOO - Leadership for Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Alaska Fairbanks announced Aug. 31 a plan to keep two offices open that it planned to close this fall due to state budget cuts –- one in Anchorage and the other in Sitka. The Sitka office now will be funded largely through grants, some with 4-H and the National Park Service. The program assistant Jasmine Shaw, based at the University of Alaska Southeast, will continue her work offering programs to the community. ...More
UAS has three new arts and sciences faculty
8-21-2016 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast welcomes three new arts and science faculty members: Dr. Keith Cox, Dr. Mique'l Dangeli and Dr. Michael Navarro. ...More
UAS students donate Polar Plunge proceeds to AWARE
8-21-2016 | Juneau Empire - This spring, the University of Alaska Southeast Student Activities Board voted unanimously to donate their annual Polar Plunge funds to AWARE (Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies). The students raised over $2,000 for us, which funded AWARE's Clothesline Project that you may have seen on display during April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. ...More
UAS hosts Dauenhauer memorial
8-18-2016 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast is hosting a memorial service in remembrance of Richard Dauenhauer, the poet and translator who died in August 2014 of cancer. Dauenhauer and his wife, Nora Marks Dauenhauer collaborated on works that helped the survival of the Tlingit language. ...More
LeConte glacier field work is underway
8-18-2016 | Petersburg Pilot - Researchers involved in a four-year collaborative project to study the impact of subglacial discharge at LeConte Glacier were in town this week to conduct fieldwork in LeConte Bay. The study is focused on improving our understanding of how tidewater glaciers interact with the ocean and how the ocean interacts with the glacier. "Basically, the short story is we are looking at how runoff from the glacier affects circulation in the fjord, and then how that circulation then affects melting of the glacier face,'' says Jason Amundson, a glaciologist with the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Alaska-Southeast (UAS). "Part of the project is just trying to quantify how much water comes out of the glacier at different times of the year, and the part is being in the fjord measuring water properties." ...More
Promotions of UAS Faculty
8-14-2016 | Juneau Empire - Three professors at the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus received promotions. ...More
Since 2008, number of UAS students using disability services quintuple
8-15-2016 | KTOO - The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, requires institutions receiving public money or providing a public service, including colleges, offer a level playing field to people who have disabilities. In 2008, the act was amended to expand the definition of disability. That fall, 23 University of Alaska Southeast students were using disability services. By the spring semester of this year, there were 119. The upward trend is also true at the Universities of Alaska Anchorage and Fairbanks, but it's not as dramatic. ...More
Scientists discover black carbon on Mendenhall Glacier
8-11-2016 | Juneau Empire - Researchers from the University of Alaska Southeast discovered a chemical on the Mendenhall Glacier which is thought to accelerate glacial melt: black carbon. ...More
UAS welcomes prospects to "Enrollment Day" event Friday
8-9-2016 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast is hosting its inaugural "Enrollment Day" from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Auke Lake Campus. Students are invited to a "one-stop-shop" to complete enrollment for the fall semester, the university stated in an emailed message. ...More
In summer program, teachers get schooled in the arts
8-6-2016 | Juneau Empire - To the beat of a deerskin drum and the tune of a Tlingit song, 16 teachers from several Alaskan communities danced into the University of Alaska Southeast classroom where they had spent the last two weeks. ...More
Unfrozen - Scientists Examine Southeast Alaska's Melting Heart
8-2-2016 | The Nature Conservancy - Hank Lentfer grew up watching Southeast Alaska's glaciers grow thin and retreat from the shore. "The ecology is shifting literally overnight from having glaciers in the water to not," says the manager of The Nature Conservancy's Gustavus Forelands Preserve on Glacier Bay. "The pace of change is apparent for anybody who has lived here." Although daunting to salmon, glacial streams provide a bonanza to the marine environment. As glaciers grind across the landscape, they crush rocks that are rich in minerals, particularly iron and phosphorus, says Eran Hood, a biogeochemist at University of Alaska Southeast. Glaciers also contain microbes that are rich in carbon, another nutrient. ...More
Alaska students help scientists prove mysterious whale species exists
7-27-2016 | KTUU - There was something strange about the whale that washed ashore St. George Island a couple summers ago, strange enough for the group that spotted the decomposing 24-foot cetacean to tip off scientists and later to help track its location for months as Bering Sea storms pushed and pulled it along the coast. A cohort of scientists that includes University of Alaska Southeast researchers published the discovery Tuesday in the journal Marine Mammal Science. ...More
A 'creative conversation' about race, violence
7-27-2016 | Capital City Weekly - Michael Brown. Trayvon Martin. Tamir Rice. Emmett Till. When Skylar Wright, a recent graduate of Pacific High School in Sitka, was thinking of black people who died violent deaths in America, "I couldn't use one name… there are so many people. It's always happening, and it's continuing to happen. It's a giant cluster of systematic abuse," she said. Those thoughts inspired "How Black Women Taught Me to Love," a poem Wright wrote a year ago for her father and performed July 24 at "Racial Justice and Anti-Violence: A Creative Conversation." The event was organized and facilitated by friends Christy NaMee Eriksen and Melissa Garcia Johnson The event was hosted by the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Chancellor Caulfield appointed as vice chair to a committee on teacher education
7-25-2016 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Dr. Rick Caulfield was appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Presidential Committee on Teacher Education. ...More
Artists, police promote community dialogue on diversity, peace
7-19-2016 | Juneau Empire - Juneau business owner Christy NaMee Eriksen said she was troubled for days after watching the most recent online videos of white officers killing black men that have reignited a national conversation on racism. From 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the University of Alaska Southeast Recreation Center, different Juneau artists will use their respective crafts to create a dialogue focused on justice and anti-violence. The event, titled "Racial Justice and Anti-Violence: A Creative Conversation," will feature visual works, performances and a community discussion portion. The event is free and open to the public. ...More
Alaska inmates find creative outlet - and national recognition - through art
7-15-2016 | Alaska Dispatch News - Sitting in a room lit with natural light and surrounded by empty chairs, Jennifer Prince began reciting her poem on a June afternoon. "… I've gone to war and back to unpaint the image that a real world exists between the moon and me …" Prince read in a calm, steady voice off a sheet of paper. Prince was at Lemon Creek last year when Hayes, an assistant professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, taught creative writing classes to female inmates. Hayes' colleague Sol Neely works with male inmates at the Juneau prison, and Hayes said she wanted to reach out to the women, who are in the minority there and don't have as many programs offered to them. ...More
Scholarships for Alaska Native teachers
7-13-2016 | Capital City Weekly - The University of Alaska Southeast's PITAAS program, a scholarship program for Alaska Natives who want to be teachers, is accepting applications. In Alaska schools, Alaska Natives make up 25 percent of the student body and less than 5 percent of the teaching force. PITAAS, which stands for Preparing Indigenous Teachers and Administrators for Alaska Schools, is a scholarship program with associated services aimed at getting more Alaska Native teachers and administrators in Alaskan schools. ...More
Building houses for class credit
6-19-2016 | Juneau Empire - Sydne Williamson wants to build houses — "tiny houses." "I'm proficient at demolition," she said while taking measurements for some exterior finish work on a 900-square foot home under construction. "But I need to learn how to build. I see tiny houses as a low-cost housing need for Juneau. I think people are ready to get rid of their material things." Williamson was among University of Alaska Southeast and Juneau-Douglas High School students working on a low-cost housing project through the University's School of Career Education, in partnership with Juneau Housing Trust, over the past school year out the road near Lena Point. ...More
Introducing the new UAS provost
7-10-2016 | Juneau Empire - Meet Dr. Karen Carey, the new University of Alaska Southeast provost, who was announced last week after a year long, national search. She replaces former provost Rick Caulfield, who now serves as the UAS Chancellor. ...More
After bear mauling, UAS prof expected to make full recovery
7-6-2016 | Juneau Empire - It's been less than three months since University of Alaska Southeast assistant professor Forest Wagner was mauled by a bear, and he's already back to hiking mountains. "After ten surgeries and ongoing physical rehabilitation, Wagner is now walking around and has even climbed peaks on the weekends in Anchorage where he is residing as an outpatient," according to a Wednesday afternoon news release by UAS. ...More
Glacier-Dammed Lake Drains, Triggers Outburst Flooding In Juneau, Alaska
7-01-2016 | Weather Underground - A lake atop one of Alaska's most well-known glaciers is draining quickly and triggering flooding in parts of Juneau. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and areas immediately downstream, including homes in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley. "Water has been building up in the basin for several months," said Dr. Eran Hood, Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Juneau Rotary Club donates funds for UAS scholarships
6-26-2016 | Juneau Empire - For 15 years the Rotary Club of Juneau has hosted a wine auction to raise funds for the University of Alaska Southeast scholarships to be awarded annually. In collaboration with UAS, an endowment fund was established and has continued to grow over the years. The $35,000 contribution made will bring the endowment up to a sustainable level that should generate enough earnings to issue $6,000 in annual scholarships to UAS students. ...More
UAS Sitka offers NW Coast basketry, design this summer
6-17-2016 | KCAW - UAS Sitka assistant Art professor Liz Zacher and adjunct instructor Mark Sixbey discuss two NW Coast Art classes this summer: the first, with Ketchikan weaver Dolores Churchill runs M-F 6-9 PM June 20 – Jul 2; the second, with Sixbey runs July 11 – 27. ...More
UAS Ketchikan students make honors lists
6-15-2016 | KRBD - University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus has announced which students earned spots on the UAS Chancellor's and Dean's lists for the spring 2016 semester. To make the Chancellor's List, a student must earn a 4.0 grade point average, and complete at least 12 credit hours. On the Chancellor's list are Amy Bauer, Alexis McColley-Edwardson and Melyssa Nagamine. Jones, a former Sealaska Heritage Institute curator, current state archivist and University of Alaska Southeast lecturer, is working on uncovering the lives of jewelers past and present. ...More
Behind the bracelets: Documenting the lives of Native jewelers
6-15-2016 | Juneau Empire - There's a great deal of doubt involved in matching historic Native jewelers with their creations, even in cases that seem straightforward like that of a silver snuffbox owned by Rudolph Walton and emblazoned with his initials. "He made it," called out a woman from the audience, adding that she had heard so from his granddaughter. "We should chat," Jones responded. Jones, a former Sealaska Heritage Institute curator, current state archivist and University of Alaska Southeast lecturer, is working on uncovering the lives of jewelers past and present. ...More
UA gets more money from the state than it expected
6-6-2016 | Alaska Dispatch News - University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen said he received relatively good news this week after the state Legislature struck a budget deal: the university would face a smaller cut to its state funding than it had braced for amid crashing oil prices. But it wasn't enough to avoid the elimination of hundreds of staff and faculty positions in the university's statewide spending plan approved Friday by the UA Board of Regents. ...More
Free conference aims to prevent disease by preventing, addressing trauma
6-1-2016 | Juneau Empire - The Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition (JSPC) will hold a two-day conference called "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicide: Learn, Change, Prevent" all day on Thursday and Friday, June 2-3 at the University of Alaska Southeast. An evening session will also take place on Thursday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. There is no cost for the conference and meals will be provided. ...More
How the suburbs killed a salmon creek and science informs its restoration
5-24-2016 | KTOO - Federally funded environmental science on a geologically doomed creek in Juneau could inform fish-saving restoration on other impaired water bodies. Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation has announced nearly $300,000 in grants to improve water quality in some of the state's most damaged watersheds, including the orange-tinted Duck Creek. Amy Sumner, a biologist and project manager with the Juneau Watershed Partnership said the [restoration] effort will be coordinated with the University of Alaska Southeast and train budding student biologists in water quality assessment. ...More
Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday
5-24-2016 | Juneau Empire - Five formerly incarcerated individuals will tell their stories of what it's like reentering the community at the Juneau Reentry Coalition's May meeting Wednesday night. The community is invited to attend, listen and take part in an inclusive social dialogue, said Don Habeger, the coalition's community coordinator. Dr. Sol Neely, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alaska Southeast, will moderate the community dialogue. Neely also teaches a UAS literature and philosophy program at Lemon Creek Correctional Center called The Flying University. ...More
Bullwinkle's makes headlines for providing UAS scholarships
5-23-2016 | KTOO - Bullwinkle's Pizza Parlor is one of four semifinalists in a national campaign recognizing its program that covers employees' college tuition. [Bullwinkle's owner Mitch Falk] said he screens his applicants and approves their curriculum before he gives them the scholarship. To continue receiving it, employees must work at least 20 hours per week and maintain a B average. He usually pays for University of Alaska Southeast classes for two or three workers a semester. ...More
Dozens of musicians to participate in performance of "Inuksuit" this weekend
5-20-2016 | KTOO - An outdoor percussion performance with up to 99 musicians will have its Alaska premiere Saturday. The composition is called "Inuksuit" and will take place at the University of Alaska Southeast campus. "Inuksuit" is by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams who is a former resident of Fairbanks. The performance is organized and conducted by Third Coast Percussion who is here thanks to Juneau Jazz and Classics. ...More
UAS 2016 Faculty Excellence Awards given out
5-8-2016 | Juneau Empire - Four University of Alaska Southeast faculty members were the recipients of annual Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the Auke Lake campus on May 2. Juneau faculty Karen Mitchell (English), Jason Amundson (Environmental Science), Johanna Fagen (Biology) and Ketchikan faculty William Urquhart (Sociology) were selected by their peers and students for excellence in teaching, research, adjunct instruction and faculty advising. ...More
UAS ceremony honors 670 grads
5-3-2016 | Juneau Empire - The number of University of Alaska Southeast degrees, certificates and licenses handed out during a ceremony on Sunday were among the most ever, according to the university. UAS graduates received their diplomas during a commencement ceremony held Sunday at the Charles Gamble Jr.-Donald Sperl Joint Use Facility. UAS awarded 755 associate, bachelor, and master's degrees along with occupational endorsements, certificates, and professional licensures. Awards were granted to 670 graduates from the Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka campuses. ...More
Interview - Tlingit linguist says language carries wisdom of elders
5-2-2016 | KNBA - Most of Alaska's twenty Native languages are going extinct. However, a Native languages assistant professor at the University of Alaska Southeast is bucking that tide. Lance X'uneit Twitchell worked hard to learn Tlingit, a language used by his family for thousands of years. Tlingit people have a rich and complex high civilization along the Pacific coast in Southeast Alaska famous for its totem poles, clan system, regalia, rich poetry and formal rhetoric. ...More


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Startups at Seedcamp Singapore focus on mobile, geolocation apps
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Seedcamp released the list of 20 startups selected for its first Asian event yesterday. The selected companies come from seven Asian countries, from large tech markets like China and India to smaller ones like Thailand and the Philippines. Being chosen for Seedcamp means the startups will be mentored by executives from Yahoo, Google, and the BBC, among others.
Europe-based Seedcamp does two things. It is both a "micro seed" fund that invests in companies and the name of a series of startup mentoring events. Its first Asian event, called "Mini Seedcamp Singapore", will be held at the Singapore Management University on 5 Oct.
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Philipp Moehring, an associate at Seedcamp, said doubts about the quality of Asian startups were dispelled by the submissions.
"Of course there are some differences to the applicants in Europe, but the quality is really high. Also, the amount of experimentation with mobile business models is much higher, so we are very excited to see some mobile focused teams," he said.
Moehring said that Seedcamp doesn't disclose the number of applications, but that it was comparable to its European events.
One observer noted that there seemed to be a concentration of startups on Seedcamp's list focused on the trendy areas of location-based and retail apps.
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Welcome to the Cross Keys Inn Folk Club
Built in 1745 in the heart of Saddleworth lies the 'Cross Keys Inn'. It is situated on the old Marsden Packhorse route and first opened as a Tavern in 1753. (Some believe that Jim was actually first at the bar on opening night!)
The Inn is host to one of the longest running Folk Clubs in the North West of England and is hosted by Jim Schofield. We meet every Wednesday evening in the much acclaimed "Buckley's Kitchen", a small intimate room with a stone flagged floor and a big, ancient cooking range. The club is regularly visited by artists from home and abroad who never fail to entertain. Why not come along for an evening of good music and entertainment, we are quite sure you will not be dissapointed.
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Singers night hosted by Heather McNeill.
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In a game plagued by turnovers and penalties the Beavers' offensive line paved the way in the second half as the defense shut down the vaunted Cal rushing attack forcing five turnovers.
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The run is back at Oregon State. At least it was Saturday at Memorial Stadium, as the Beavers ran the ball down California's throats in a 23-20 victory that sends the two programs off in different directions.
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Beavers stifle Cal's powerful running attack to get a win
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The scoreboard never reflected Oregon State's domination, so coach Mike Riley couldn't enjoy an impressive upset until California made its final mistakes.
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Portrait Photographers all over are moving to the Fuji X series for a variety of reasons including, size/form factor, weight, and -ofcourse- Fuji's outstanding colors and jpeg processing. So if you have or are considering a Fujifilm kit for some portrait photography what are some of the good lenses for the system? In this roundup we have 6 incredible lenses for portrait photography on the Fuji X system, plus an added bonus recommendation. So lets jump right into it, shall we? A great low-profile semi compact option for Fuji shooters, the XF 35mm F/2 WR is fast focusing, weather resistant, and offers image quality equal to – and some might say better – its F/1.4 brother in most respects. However, if you are a fan of manual or zone focusing, we would probably suggest grabbing another options instead. Possibly the fastest focusing Fuji lens right now, so if you rely on AF, this is definitely a lens to consider……
Source: 6 Spectacular Portrait Lenses for The Fujifilm X-Series
Ohne 24er geht es nicht! Das Fujinon XF16 F1.4 | Peter Poete
Welch ein bescheuerter Titel! Das könnte man denken und läge ja auch nicht ganz falsch damit. Aber ohne diese Brennweite geht es wirklich nicht, sie ist sozusagen mein ganz persönliches Fenster zur Welt. Und ja, natürlich meine ich damit den Bildwinkel oder das Sichtfeld, aber ich bin alt und spreche daher trotzdem lieber von Brennweite und meine damit die 24mm aus den Tagen des Kleinbildfilms. Was also nun kommt ist eher eine Hommage an eine "Brennweite". Aber ein bisschen eben auch an ein Objektiv, das diese wieder mit großem Glanz vertreten könnte… Seitdem ich irgendwie das erste Mal das Geld für halbwegs vernünftige und spannende Objektive zusammenbekommen konnte, waren stets zwei Dinge immer dabei: ein Superweitwinkel(zoom) und ein lichtstarkes 24er. Seit meiner Trennung von Nikon besitze ich allerdings aus den verschiedensten Gründen ersteres nicht mehr……
Review of the Fuji XF 16 1.4R WR | Matt McCord
First off, let me start by saying I do not get paid by Fujifilm, nor am I affiliated with them in anyway beside having a love for their products. Secondly, if you want pixel peeping sharpness and noise charts, this isn't the review for that. I review gear in a real world setting. Basically, I do real world, hands on, reviews of my gear after having used said gear for a period of time long enough for me to have gotten used to it. That being said, I have owned the Fuji XF 16R WR for about two months, and I have shot it almost every day during these past two months. I am coming from the tried and true, and I believe, underrated XF 18 f/2, so I kind of made my comparisons on this lens based on my experiences with that lens as well as other Fuji glass I have owned and used (XF 18 f/2, 23 f/1.4, 35 f/1.4, Zeiss Touit 32 f/1.8, and 56 f/1.2…..
Looking through a new world with the Fujinon XF16mmF1.4 R WR | Leigh Diprose
The focal length of the XF16mmF1.4 R WR is superb for photographing indoors and outdoors and is often overlooked by many photographers wanting something wide. Being a prime lens you will find it is a welcome challenge in your gear arsenal as you navigate the nonexistent zoom with your legs out in the field. It's this real world experience when composing that will make you feel part of the scene as you live every moment of your surroundings. Combine the small size with a maximum aperture of F1.4 and photographs seem to 'pop' whenever they are printed or presented on a screen. The bokeh performance on this lens is stunning and something many photographers will find appealing when photographing the smaller things in life. If you prefer capturing landscape scenes, you will notice a natural look to them as the lens captures the majority of the surrounds at a 24mm (35mm equivalent) focal length…..
Source: Looking through a new world with the Fujinon XF16mmF1.4 R WR – The Fujifilm Blog
A wider angle with the Fujinon XF16 | Tom Leuntjens
I'm a prime shooter and I live at 50mm (full frame terms). When I switched to Fujifilm, the XF35 1.4 filled that spot with ease. It's my goto lens, I love the images it produces, how it makes me feel and, how I even loved to hate that ugly lens hood. The rest of my kit consists of the the XF23 (35mm) & XF56 (85mm)… That is what I roll with on any given wedding. The XF35 (almost) never leaves my primary camera body. The other body gets fitted with what I think might come in handy.The XF23 is there as my wide angle … to be honest, it's not my thing … I can't explain it. It's supposed to be my storyteller lens but I feel that it never completely tells the story or I can't frame it like I want it … because it's not wide enough or perhaps because it lives too close to my comfort zone (50mm) and it doesn't push me enough. Watching a lot of photographers produce great images with a 24mm focal length , I wanted to try myself …
Source: A wider angle with the Fujinon XF16 « Tom Leuntjens Photography /// Blog
Going back in time to 16 mm Fuji summer | Mac Sokulski
This was the time of actually field testing the 16 mm f1.4 Fuji lens. Wanted to see if I could live with just that lens for landscape photography, or would I miss the ultra wide zoom. I love the fact that the 16mm is so bright. At f1.4 and minimum focusing distance of just 15 cm, it is really easy to throw the background out of focus. Even though the ultra wide zoom from Fuji is a really really good lens, I think I can sacrifice a little and stick with the 16 mm lens. Since I don't really have a choice any more, as my wife elusively appropriated that lens for herself…..
Source: www.miksmedia.photography
Fujifilm XF16mm f/1.4 Review and Images – The New Fast Aperture… | Matthew Maddock
The "Fujinon Nano-GI XF16mm f/1.4 R WR" lens, to give it it's full name, is one I've been looking forward to for a while. The majority of my shooting is between 24-50mm (in 35mm full-frame terms). That range probably makes up about 95% of my images. With the XF23mm f/1.4 and XF35mm f/1.4 there was a fast aperture hole in that range for me. Until now I've been using the 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens to fill that gap. I never did go for the XF16-55mm f/2.8 lens as it lacked OIS, was far more expensive and much larger than the XF18-55mm, which really is a truly fantastic lens for what many consider to be the Fujifilm 'kit' lens. Now that the XF16mm f/1.4 has been released we have a full range of fast primes at the wide to standard range focal lengths. If you add in the 56mm and newly released 90mm then there is probably a fast prime lens that would suit pretty much anyone these days who shoot with an X-Series camera……
Source: photomadd.com
LH-XF16 – Fuji's $100 lens hood! | Jason Pitcher
When the Fuji 16mm f1.4 was announced, they also announced an accessory lens hood to go with it. This seemed a little strange, as the 16mm comes with a perfectly good lens hood as standard. The standard hood is a modern tulip design, fairly deep and reversible. It's made of high quality plastic, with an open design that allows you to mount circular filters inside it if you so desire. So why release another design of lens hood? Is this just cynical profiteering on poor users infected with gear acquisition syndrome? Lets take a look at the LH-XF16. Looking at the Fuji lens lineup, two very early lenses, the 18mm and the 35mm, were shipped with square metal lens hoods. Unfortunately, they also came with rubber front caps, that are renowned for falling off the hood as soon as they are touched…….
Source: jasonpitcher.com
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I know my posts have been a lot more about gear lately. It's mainly due to the recent switch from Canon to Fuji, and that I've been a little under the weather the past few weeks so haven't been doing any photo shoots or even street shooting. Feeling better so that will all be changing and you'll start to see more posts from photo shoots and street shooting. Anyway, I'm loving the Fuji XF lens lineup. The image quality is fantastic; the lenses are relatively small and lightweight; the build quality is excellent, but one area I'm not crazy about is the typical tulip style lens hood many of the lenses come with…….
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Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne, has been for centuries an enigmatic figure shrouded in lurid myth. Was she the bereft widow of legend who was driven mad by her loss, or has history misjudged a woman who was ahead of her time? In his stunning new novel, C. W. Gortner challenges the myths about Queen Juana, unraveling the mystery surrounding her to reveal a brave, determined woman we can only now begin to fully understand.
The third child of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, Juana is born amid her parents' ruthless struggle to unify their kingdom, bearing witness to the fall of Granada and Columbus' s discoveries. At the age of sixteen, she is sent to wed Philip, the archduke of Flanders, as part of her parents' strategy to strengthen Spain, just as her youngest sister, Catherine of Aragon, is sent to England to become the first wife of Henry VIII.
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Interesting book about a woman persecuted by men and their ambitions. Sad to see a woman called insane simply because she was a ruler born a girl.by JB on May 17, 2015
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The company has been dedicated to serving the needs of its customers across the UK since 1993.
TalkTalk Business provides a full range of communications products including one of the best data networks in the UK, (Ethernet, EFM, Fibre to the Cabinet and Broadband across 3000+ exchanges making it the largest Ethernet network in the UK), Next Generation Voice products (VOIP), Hosted Voice and Legacy Voice products for Channel Partners and Direct Customers.
Following an investment of over £600M, TalkTalk Business has designed, built and now operates Britain's biggest Next Generation Network, with 94.5% coverage across the UK, for broadband and voice.
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Viettel Group is listed to be among the top 100 most valuable mobile telecoms brands of the world. The past 25 years witnessed the impressive growth of Viettel to step out to the world, starting up from an unknown company to a multinational group with its presence in 10 countries across 03 continents in the world. In Vietnam, Viettel is a leading Telecom Group with its subscriber number of 68 million and turnover of USD 8 billion. It is the first enterprise to break the monopoly in Vietnam's telecom sector which popularized the telephone services to the rural areas across Vietnam.
Viettel Group was honored with the Best Service Provider in Emerging Markets and the Best Operator in a Developing Market in 2009, 2010, 2012.
With its strong infrastructure in Vietnam as well as in countries where Viettel has its presence, Viettel commits to offering the best tailored telecom solutions to enterprises through its long-built business philosophy which serves each customer as an individual. Viettel desires to positively contribute to the sustainable development of the enterprises worldwide.
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Tata Communications Limited (CIN no: L64200MH1986PLC039266) along with its subsidiaries (Tata Communications) is a leading global provider of A New World of Communications™. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.
The Tata Communications global network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks and a Tier-1 IP network with connectivity to over 240 countries and territories across 400 PoPs, as well as nearly 1 million square feet of data centre and collocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications' depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services and leadership in global international voice. Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.
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The Distribution team leads the operational aspects of industry-wide third party retailing within the UK and overseas through internet retailers, Travel Management Companies (TMCs) and travel agents. It is also responsible for the management of the Rail Travel Warrant account product.
The Distribution team acts as secretariat for the Third Party Agents Scheme Management Group which is made up of representatives of all the TOC owning groups.
The principle responsibilities of the Distribution team are:
- The opening and closing of all third party rail retailer accounts including the licensing of all outlets ensuring the risk of financial default is mitigated.
- Liaison with travel industry trade associations such as the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) on rail industry affairs.
- Account management of key travel industry suppliers particularly in the internet retailer and TMC rail distribution markets both in the UK and overseas.
- Communication of industry news and product development plus online training of internet retailers and TMC retail staff.
- Management of the Rail Warrant Account product in use through 2,500 corporate locations throughout the UK.
- Account management of the Ministry of Defence and product management of the H M Forces Railcard.
The collective value of rail business passing through third party retailers and through the warrant account product is £1bn per annum.


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At events that continue through Friday, more than 35 restaurants in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties will offer four-course menus for $25 and $35.
This year, chefs also are pairing with culinary-arts students for two demonstrations Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in Voorhees and Sewell.


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While Stormont was bathed in early spring sunshine, a snowman came back to haunt Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, and the Democratic Unionist party.
Jim Allister, hardline unionist and the DUP's most trenchant critic, wore a snowman on the lapel of his pinstripe suit as he claimed to everyone he met at the Northern Ireland assembly that his former party colleagues had melted away.
Up until the Hillsborough agreement last month, up to 15 out of the DUP's 36-strong assembly team were known to be sceptical about a deal with Sinn Féin that would lead to the devolution of policing and justice powers.
When the rebels relented and accepted the deal the DUP leadership had urged on them, Allister said that these "no-men" had been transformed into snowmen who would melt under pressure.
Every time he presses the flesh and knocks on the doors of electors in unionist redoubts during the general election campaign, Allister will draw that comparison.
Allister, the leader of Traditional Unionist Voice, poses a formidable threat to the DUP in what was once its safest seat in Northern Ireland – North Antrim. In the last general election Ian Paisley was returned to the House of Commons with a majority of more than 18,000 votes. Since then the Big Man of Ulster politics has retired both as first minister of Northern Ireland and as DUP leader. On Monday, the DUP in North Antrim said farewell to Paisley senior and nominated Ian Paisley junior to replace him as the party's candidate in the general election.
In the last European elections Allister polled more than 70,000 votes across Northern Ireland. According to tallies in the North Antrim constituency, he appeared to have put in a strong performance, strong enough even to challenge the DUP for the Westminster seat.
Allister hopes to do what Paisley, Robinson and the DUP did to David Trimble in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The DUP portrayed Trimble and his UUP as traitors for agreeing to share power with Sinn Féin following the Good Friday agreement of 1998. Eight years later the DUP appeared to be following Trimble down the same path when they also agreed to a new power-sharing process that included Sinn Féin.
Robinson and his party can argue that the TUV has no alternative other than a return to direct rule, with heavy influence on the governance of Northern Ireland from Dublin.
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But despite these important nuances in security policy, the DUP is still vulnerable to charges of sell-out from its rightwing flank.


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Arizona National Guard recruiters 'slept with female cadets, took high school students to hunt homeless people with paintball guns and embezzled thousands'
- Recruiter took cadets and prospective recruits 'bum hunting,' where they shot homeless people with paintballs from a government-issue vehicle
- Female recruits were ordered to flash homeless men and homeless women were given food to show their breasts
- One recruiter slept with a female recruit, but was not discharged
- Another recruiter was made a military police officer after she admitted claiming $12,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses
Recruiters for the Arizona National Guard took prospective soldiers 'bum hunting,' where they shot homeless people with paintball guns, paid homeless men to perform humiliating dances and offered homeless women food of they flashed their breasts.
Other male recruiters had sex with female recruits. Another was accused of retaliating against a female soldier when she refused to kiss him. Both men were allowed to keep their jobs in the National Guard.
A female recruiter was but not criminally charged after admitted to forging documents so she would receive $12,000 in fraudulent recruitment bonuses she did not earn. Instead, she was transferred and became a military police officer.
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'Corrupt': Whistle blowers say senior officers in the Arizona National Guard turned a blind eye to misconduct by recruiters
The gross misconduct was revealed by the Arizona Republic after frustrated officers in the National Guard went public -- furious that years of campaigning behind closed doors had done nothing to change the 'frat house culture' of the guard.
'It's hubris. They know nothing's going to happen. Nobody can touch them... This is the inbred stepsister of the active-duty military,' Lt Col Paul Forshey, who recently retired as the National Guard's top JAG lawyer, told the Republic.
Lt Col Forshey and other top officers say Major General Hugo Salazar, the head of the Arizona National Guard, and Lt Col Keith Blodgett, the former commander of recruiting, helped promote a culture of corruption that still exists today by reducing punishments or handing out slaps on the wrist for recruiters caught violating military standards.
Defender: Major General Hugo Salazar says there is no systemic problem in the National Guard, only a few 'bad apples'
Outside observers blame the problems on the difficulty of recruiting soldiers in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recruiters who continued to meet their quotas were given almost free reign, they say.
At least 30 times between 2007 and 2008, Sgt First Class Michael Amerson loaded new cadets and prospective recruits into his US military-issue vehicle and drove through poor neighborhoods of Phoenix, for 'bum hunts,' military records show.
Amerson, who was a 'Recruiter of the Year,' wore his National Guard uniform and instructed the cadets and recruits -- some of whom were minors -- to used paintball guns to shoot homeless people they found in the streets.
They paid other homeless men to perform humiliating dances and gave homeless women food or money to flash their breasts, according to the Republic.
Female recruits told military investigators that they were ordered to expose their breasts to homeless men.
Amerson, who denied the allegations, was demoted to private and given an other-than-honorable discharge.
Other punishment for misconduct was far less severe. A 'letter of concern' was given to one recruiter who was arrested for drunk driving in a government car. Other recruiters caught with DUI arrests were not punished at all.
One recruiter, who admitted to claiming $12,000 in fake recruitment bonuses after she forged documents avoided discharge after 29 of her superiors vouched for her.
Instead, Sgt Cirra Turpin was transferred and assigned a job as a military police officer.
Another recruiter was allowed to deploy overseas, despite having had sex with a female recruit. While serving abroad, he was reprimanded for having improper relations with two subordinates. He is still a recruiter, but was moved to California.
Lt Col Rob White told the Republic that the misconduct continues because Salazar, the adjutant general in charge of the Arizona National Guard has turned a blind eye. Lt Col Blodgett -- who was in charge of the recruiting unit -- was at first given a letter of reprimand. That letter was later removed from his file and he is now attending the prestigious Army Senior Service College, where he is likely to be promoted.
'It's good ol' boys,' Lt Col White said. 'It's like a college fraternity. It's not an Army organization. It's a frat house.'
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This project's funding goal was not reached on April 16, 2015.
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The Revbox Erg is a new revolutionary stationary cycle trainer which uses air braking to create resistance with minimal inertia.
This project's funding goal was not reached on April 16, 2015.
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Our story
For the last three years we've worked hard to make our vision become reality. We've developed, enhanced, tested and patented our wind-braked, low-inertia cycle trainer: the Revbox Erg.
Now we're ready to produce the Revbox as cost-effectively as possible and distribute it internationally. We want to go from working prototypes and small handmade quantities to serious production, and we need your support to get there.
Revbox New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand-based company and the Revbox is 100% designed, developed and engineered in New Zealand.
The team
Meet the dedicated, international team of keen cyclists driving this project:
About this project
The Revbox Erg builds on the basic erg concept. It uses air braking to create resistance, and the very low inertia minimises the amount of momentum gained from the machine, meaning that without any outside factors to interfere, you can retrain your brain and body to use a perfect pedal stroke. Existing muscles in the legs and lower core are activated and grow stronger, and the body learns to use new muscle groups if required; the neurological activation this causes helps your body learn to perform better and more efficiently.
What the Revbox can deliver (at a glance)
Revbox Performance Money Back Guarantee
We are so sure of the benefits the Revbox Erg can deliver to your training that we offer every customer a Revbox Performance Money Back Guarantee, so you can purchase a Revbox in full confidence that it will give you the results you want. The Revbox Erg will improve your strength and fitness levels - and if it doesn't we'll give you your money back.
Conditions apply – please contact us.
What makes the Revbox so different
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The unit on its own is just under 9kg, lighter than many other trainers, and it has a versatile, unlimited resistance range. The Revbox has the best ratio of unit resistance to size and weight of stationary trainer in the world, making it especially practical for international travel if required.
Every road bike and most cross country mountain bikes can be fitted to the Revbox by simply removing the rear wheel. It's as easy as that.
The Revbox will match your lifestyle and training needs, whether you want to improve your health in a short space of time or you're a world class athlete looking for an edge.
The Revbox Training App
The Revbox Training App will be offered separately as an affordable alternative for those who don´t have or don´t want to buy a more expensive crank- or pedal-based power meter. It will provide pre-set training plans and will display key training data such as your power, cadence, speed, heart rate, and so on.
Who can the Revbox help?
Our very first video from 03/2014 to introduce the concept.
Our second video from 06/2014 to explain the concept and how to train with the Revbox.
We have a strong alliance with Hunter Allen and the worlds leading coaching group:
What have we already done?
What else are we doing?
We're working with the University of Waikato's Scientific Sports Department to develop a recumbent machine - similar in principle to the Revbox but in reverse - to help rehabilitate the elderly, the infirm, and of course sportspeople of all types.
We're doing some further investigation into the benefits for different users to add to our body of research and support documentation, and we're also working on a roller trainer to connect to the Revbox and a connecting bike frame called BoxBike for use in gyms.
How much the Revbox Erg cost
What we'll do after successful funding
Thanks very much for your attention and please get in contact with us whenever you have any additional questions.
There are always risks and challenges when Kickstarting something new like the Revbox. It's a challenge we feel very comfortable with.
We built more than 32 prototypes before we started our small pre-series production and have already sold more than 70 trainers to very satisfied customers. All Revbox we've made have sold within two months.
We know that our core technology is proven, and we have great confidence in it - the feedback we´ve received about it over the last 12 months tells us we've got it right.
We're asking for your support to pay for the tooling and to set up cost-effective production and worldwide distribution channels. We want to develop more machines based on the Revbox concept; we want to supply Revbox units internationally in the second half of 2015 so that anyone who needs one can get one.
Let's do that together.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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