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Letter from SaveCRS, June 4, 2015 (2 replies and 3 comments)
ChrisVarrone
ChrisVarrone 6 years ago
The letter from "Save CRS" sent out yesterday was premature and destructive. It was also UNTRUE.
This letter jumps the gun on the deliberations that are ongoing, both at the Strategic Planning Committee, headed by Chuck Wardlaw and the B&G Committee, headed by Tom Spurge.
The volunteers and staff are working very hard to analyze the true situation Camp Rising Sun finds itself in. This includes the physical plant at Red Hook and Clinton, as well as scenario planning for the future.
The letter that was sent out was insulting and demoralizing for all of us.
To be specific: saying "the Board has commissioned both the Building and Grounds and Strategic Planning Committee reports in the hope of giving false legitimacy to decisions already made" undermines the process, insults and hurts the feelings of many of us who are trying to do good work here.
That's how it was destructive.
It is also FALSE.
There is no hidden agenda to keep Red Hook shuttered for a lengthy period of time; there are no decisions that have already been made.
There are facts and data, financial projections and lots and lots of discussion and analysis being done by people of good will.
PLEASE LET US DO OUR WORK!
The reports will be ready soon, in any case by July 17, the date of the Board Meeting. If, after the reports are out, people want to debate their contents, or learn more about the data and methods that were used to come to whatever conclusions we reach (and we truly don't know what those are yet!), then will be the time to debate. I ask for your continued patience till then.
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SaveCRS 6 years ago
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From: Aliki Perroti
Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: Save CRS Letter
Please forward to Chris Varrone and share with all:
I disagree vehemently with your characterization of the SaveCRS letter.
If the board had not broken the trust of the CRS Community in the course
of years of Star Chamber "New Dawn" planning -- with continued not
benign neglect of the Red Hook plant baked into the pie -- patience would
be a reasonable request. But it has been patience -- and now what you
call for, which to me frankly smells of appeasement -- which has brought
LAJF to the sorry state it's in, due to overspending and disregard of the
legitimate interest of the CRS Community, including Alumni/ae most of
So you will know for the record, I asked J.C. to post my financial proposal
so the entire CRS Community could see it for exactly what it is and prevent
it from being twisted and distorted as, frankly, you recently did -- and never
retracted or revised your false description of it.
It may interest you to know that it was very recently brought to my attention
that from a generous sum I contributed in 2010 to repair hurricane
damage at Red Hook, a sum was diverted -- without my knowledge or
consent -- to Clinton. And further, to compound that wrongful breach of
trust and duty -- and common decency -- pressure was put on Dan Atkins to
falsely certify that that money was spent on Red Hook, which he resolutely
refused to do. Is that the kind of conduct conducive to trust -- or silence?
History is too good a teacher of the damage that flows from misplaced trust
and patience and the failure to call wrongful conduct to account or to seek
to prevent its continuance.
Seth Frank '48 & '49
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Friends SaveCRS' letter of June 4 was necessary. Having negotiated things most of my professional life, it is a sign of bad faith, disingenuousness and ultimate unwillingness to make something happen when you meet the other parties demand/requests and overcome their objections- only to have them do nothing once those requests and objections are satisfied.
The BOD said they don't have enough money to run two camps - but now that their annual expenses are lower from reduced admin overhead they refuse to take Seth's $750k to operate the two camps until 2018.
They say Red Hook is too expensive and too dangerous to fix/ yet they won't spend the 150 dollars to let the town come inspect the property
Their horrific silence on these two items, plus a rush to judgement using the Strategic Planning Committee, would be entirely consistent with a group that was hell bent on not reopening Red Hook at all but having the appearance of "checking the boxes" in making their "new" decision - at least a little more than they did with New Dawn
We are at critical junction for one simple reason - an unelected group of individuals has made a number of unchecked and unstoppable decisions which have caused real damage and alienated a large group of alumni, and with lack of transparency has caused many alumni to distrust the MOTIVES of the Board about their real future intentions for the properties and programs of CRS
I urge EVERYONE THAT CARES to continue to fight for greater ACCOUNTABILITY from the BOD, and its Committees, to root out its Real Agendas and intentions
First, Seth, I never "twisted" or "distorted" your offer in any way. When you asked me about this matter, I denied the charge. Now you repeat the charge, publicly and without evidence, which is surprising for a gentleman and legal scholar such as like yourself. Once again, I deny any wrongdoing. I hope that puts the matter to bed. Clearly, I cannot "retract" something I never said or did.
Second, your letter says you disagree with the characterization of the SaveCRS Letter, but then you ramble on to other topics. What exactly do you disagree with? You (and Rob after you) seem to defend the Letter as _necessary_ because mistakes were allegedly made by the Board in the past.
I don't know anything about those alleged mistakes. When I was on the Board, you and I worked productively together. So why attack the members of the present B&G Committee, none of whom have been on the Board in many years, if ever? What does that have to do with me, or the other members of the SPC? Why question the work of good-hearted alumni, many of whom signed the Petition alongside you and the others just a few months ago?
The tone is all wrong, Seth. Not everything need be "to the barricades"? This is a summer camp. We have limited resources. We are trying our best. There are no villains in black hats with oversized mustachios.
Please ramp down the swagger and vitriol. You will have publicly available extremely thorough B&G and SPC reports within a few weeks time. Till then, have a cool drink and relax.
How how!
Noel 6 years ago
It will be up to the Committees and the Board to prove SaveCRS's email false. The claim that the Board created the Committees in the "hope of giving false legitimacy to decisions already made" is based on the assumption that the Board is still hoping that their belief in the New Dawn was firmly grounded even if the process by which they reached and announced that decision was flawed.
The decision to close RH this year and co-locate two camps in Clinton was announced in October of 2015. The decision to co-locate was clearly already made (the evidence is still on the CRS web site) and one can't help but assume the Board hopes it will be proven correct in having made that decision. While Patrick has apologized for the way in which the decision was announced, there has been no indication that he believes the decision itself was wrong.
The reason the Committees' reports could only give false legitimacy to the decision announced last October is, first, that the decision was initially reached in a flawed manner and no subsequent work by carefully selected Board Committees can fix that. A B&G Committee that published a report that contradicted the Board's claims about the state of the RH property was disbanded, its chair summarily dismissed from his position. The Board's actions were technically perfectly legal, but they lacked moral legitimacy. The BOD's continuing to avoid the question of allowing a town inspector to verify claims that President of the BOD has already made about the content of the new B&G Committees' report also makes it hard to trust in the outcome of the process. There is nothing in the way the BOD has gone about trying to justify the decisions it announced last October that lends them any new found legitimacy. This is not to say that the Committee members lack integrity or that they are not doing hard work, it's simply to point out that reports that based on past performance there is really no reason to trust in the future decisions of this board.
It may be the case that the Strategic Planning Committee will reach conclusions other than those you've presaged as far back as January, Chris, when your proposed a "sequence of events" where RH would remain closed indefinitely. However, there is good reason to suspect that the new B&G Committee report will contradict the report issued by the last report, which is why SaveCRS has called on the Board to allow an independent inspection of the property. The Board has not responded to that request.
I do happen to believe that based on the numbers I've been shown, that there is no justifying rejecting Seth's gift, and if that's what the Strategic Planning Committee recommends, then I think SaveCRS will have largely been proven correct.
There is still time, though, and I do truly hope the B&G and Strategic Planning Committees will issues report that don't reach the conclusion SaveCRS is predicting they will. There is still, I firmly believe, a ray of hope for the 2016 camp season.
How How Noel - the Committee members have a responsibility to act independently from the BOD and to put their own egos and agendas aside to examine all the facts and more importantly look at all the options on the table. Seth's $750,000 offer, however, IS a game changer and enables LAJF to operate normally for a full three years so that we ALL can come together, raise the $$$ needed, and insure the future of CRS
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The Bohle Group is one of Europe's leading manufacturers and wholesalers of tools, machinery and accessories for glass processing and glass finishing. The family business, founded in 1923, is now represented by almost 400 employees at fifteen locations in Germany and abroad. The turnover of the Group last totalled approx. 65 million Euros worldwide. Divided into the product divisions Hardware, Handling, Glass Cutting (manual and automatic), Glass Bonding, Surface Protection, Tools and Machinery, the total product range is precisely tailored to the respective customer groups from trade, industry and retail.


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Norwegian Furniture in the 20th Century
By ThorNews on November 7, 2012 • ( 5 )
Ingmar Relling's 'Siesta' chair from 1966
Norwegian, and Scandinavian, designers are world known for their experimental, yet natural design. For generations, the Scandinavian nature has had a great influence on decorative art. The designers have been inspired by the flora and fauna, and introduced them in form of elegant and durable furniture. The material is marked by solid wood, such as oak, beech and birch.
Below follows a selection of Norwegian furniture designers who has contributed with first-class design elements through the 20th century.
Fredrik Kayser's dining chairs from 1955
Marie Karsten (1872-1953) was a pioneer in Norwegian design and considered the first female interior designer in Norway. Between 1898 and 1900, she studied at the Royal College of Art in London. From England she brought back influences from English Art Nouveau, and she became a spokeswoman for developing Norwegian handicrafts.
Adolf Relling (1913-2006) has had a major impact on the functionalist style furniture combined with traditional quality craftsmanship. He is known for his interior design at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, the Norwegian Royal Yacht and the Norwegian Parliament. His brother, Ingmar Relling (1920-2002) was also a furniture designer. In 1966, he became famous for his chair 'Siesta' made of leather and laminated beech. Both brothers have received numerous awards for their elegant designs.
Dining table and chairs by Torbjørn Afdal, from circa 1960.
Torbjørn Afdal (1917-1999) was part of the Scandinavian design tradition and used a traditional style with clean lines and solid construction. His materials were teak and rosewood in combination with leather and steel. He was strongly influenced by Danish furniture design. During the 11th Deutsche Handicraft fair in Munich in 1958, he received a gold medal for his chair 'FORM'.
Bjørn Ianke (1919-1991) designed furniture and furnishing for private homes and public buildings, such as, embassies, hotels and offices in addition to the Norwegian Royal Yacht. As a carpenter, he worked with high quality materials. His specialty was furnishing old buildings without style counterfeits. He also made 'over-the-top' furniture in precious wood such as mahogany, but also in birch.
Sigurd Resell (1920-2010) received great attention for his chair 'Falcon', which was sold worldwide. In 1966, the chair 'Irafas', designed together with Cato Mansrud, won a gold medal in the Tables and Chairs in Steel category at the Industrial Design Biennale in Ljubljana.
Adolf Relling's lounge chair in blue
Fredrik A. Kayser (1924-1968) was inspired by contemporary Danish furniture design. All his products have a classic cut, and are functional and modern. He is particularly known for his work with lamination technique and his furniture has had world-wide success.
Olav Eldøy (1948) started in 1977 his own practice as an interior and furniture designer. In 1991, he received the NOR-IN award for his sofa Vatne 980. He has won several national and international awards for his design.
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November 13, 2012 • 11:53 pm
I have what looks to be a seista chair though not sure if it is an original Ingmar Relling as no markings on it. Was it only Ingmar Relling who released this design? Or have there been replica's made in recent years? How would I know if it is in fact an Ingmar Relling?
Thor News
November 14, 2012 • 10:43 am
Thank you for your comment! It you have an original Ingmar Relling 'Siesta' chair, there should be a mark (sticker) on one of the wooden parts which say "Westnofa furniture made in Norway". Some replicas have been made of this classic chair.
Thankyou Anette. There are no stickers on the chair. Looks like I may have a replica.
Today several old classics are produced under license and called reproductions. The difference between a licensed reproduction and an original is the year of production, and no big price difference. The price difference occurs first on the used market. Where did you get the chair?
Helen Stacey
I have an original Siesta chair (with sticker!) which I purchased in the 60s-70s. I need new upholstery-leather. Is it available from a company source or does it have to be custom-made?


At a scheduled time, you'll be picked up from your hotel and shuttled to the tour location. On your drive, feel free to ask your guide questions about the surrounding area and Tico culture. The superman line is set on a beautiful African palm plantation that's about 20 minutes from Quepos. Once you arrive, you'll either be given a meal or a restroom break.
When everyone is ready, you'll make your way to the starting platform and get fitted with a full-body harness and helmet. Once situated, you'll come forward and connect to the cables. When you're secure and ready, it's time to fly. This is the longest superman line in all of Central America, and gives participants ample time to enjoy the ride and observe the beautiful setting.
Safety is a huge priority here and all tour participants are given a thorough rundown on the experience before they begin. The body harness and double pulley system ensure that you remain snug and attached, while a helmet and eye protection keeps any unwanted items off your head and out of your face.


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What are transcription services?
Why should you use transcription services?
What to look for in a transcription service?
10 Best Transcription Services in 2023
The best transcription services
FAQs on Transcription Services
Transcribing audio tapes or video files used to take forever. You would have to manually type out each word while constantly stopping and rewinding the tape. Now there are many services, sometimes with real people doing the typing, but more often, digital transcription software which uses the latest AI technology.
While AI isn't perfect, it's a much faster, cheaper, and more flexible way to transcribe audio. Here we review ten of the best transcription services currently available for accurate digital transcribing.
Transcription services convert audio into a written text document to be used for other purposes. It's an easy way to have a text record of a video or audio file to be available for other uses or to save them as a record to be referenced later.
Transcription services allow you to save time, money, and effort while producing high-quality text reproductions of video and audio files. Transcripts can be used to reformat video and audio into other types of content, like articles, social media posts, case studies, and more. Putting accurate captions on videos and providing complete podcast transcripts also make your content more accessible to everyone.
Consider the below features when looking for a transcription service that fits your situation and needs.
Human transcriptionists or AI service
Any type of transcription or dictation service used to be done by humans typing or writing down what they hear. This is still being done and services with human transcriptionists generally provide the highest level of accuracy. But they also are the most expensive and take the longest. Digital transcription software that relies on AI is getting better and better, while also being faster and cheaper.
Do you need your audio transcribed right now, and it doesn't have to be perfect? Many services now offer real-time transcription services or will provide you with the document in a few minutes to an hour. Human transcriptions will cost more and take more time, these services generally provide transcripts within days or weeks.
A number of the below transcription services do not include timestamps within their basic fees. Timestamps are often useful or necessary for a lot of transcripts, especially for adding captions or subtitles to videos. For example, SRT files (SubRip Subtitle File) are timestamped transcripts specifically for subtitles. These transcripts make it easy to add captions, instead of manually having to type them in.
Some services start their pricing for audio with two people speaking, with extra costs for more people. Consider this depending on the type of content you're producing and who will be featured.
How you'll use the transcript will determine the level of accuracy you'll need. Nothing is 100%. But for very technical or complex transcripts, consider one of the below services with high accuracy rates, usually those done by people instead of software.
Time limits on transcriptions
Check if there are time limits on any transcription service you choose, especially if you are regularly working with lots of files. Some popular services, like Otter, for example, have limits on the length of the file and how many you can transcribe per month.
For the best and most accurate transcripts, consider the below ten services.
Price: Unlimited transcriptions are included with the Pro plan at $24 per month
Turn around time: Instant to a few minutes after recording
Type: Digital transcription
Although predominantly a recording platform, Riverside provides fast, accurate, and automatic transcriptions of your audio and video recordings. It's an excellent tool for podcasters and video creators, as well as journalists, lecturers, and all sorts of professionals. Riverside allows you to record video and audio with up to eight participants. Our transcription services can automatically differentiate between all speakers, as well as include timestamps in your transcript.
Background noise cancellation features keep your transcripts more accurate as well as high-quality recordings with up to 48kHz audio. Video and audio files are locally recorded on each participant's device to ensure no internet issues affect your audio resolution.
You can export your transcript as an .srt or .txt file, or both. Companies that have used Riverside include Spotify, iHeartMedia, NPR, The Economist, TED, and The New York Times.
Riverside's audio transcriber is browser-based, meaning you don't have to download any apps or programs to use it
Record in high-resolution WAV files to ensure transcriptions are reliable and accurate
Accurate and fast transcriptions are provided through an easy-to-use interface with one click
No extra costs for timestamps or identification of speakers
Record with up to eight people in one session
Receive transcripts straight after recording
Human-generated transcriptions are not offered
You can also try Riverside's transcript generator for free!
2. TranscribeMe
Price: $0.07 to $2+ per minute
Turn around time: Same day or up to five business days
TranscribeMe combines both AI speech recognition technology and human transcriptionists to provide high accuracy, averaging 98%. You can download your transcripts in a variety of formats, including Word, PDF, TXT, and HTML. The First Draft And Standard packages do not include speaker identifications or timestamps though.
TranscibeMe also offers a basic machine-generated transcription service starting at $0.07 a minute. This is a faster option with a turnaround time typically the same as the audio duration. For example, a one-hour file will take one hour to transcribe.
Provides both digital and human-based transcription services
Low cost for AI transcription
Basic services do not include timestamps or speaker identification
Price: $0.10 per minute for automated transcription, $0.80 per minute for manual
Turn around time: 30 minutes (automated), 24 hours (manual)
Scribie provides both human and digital transcribing. Automated transcriptions of audio and video files are done with an AI. Then you can correct the text with their nline editor.
Scribie promises an accuracy rate of around 80 to 95% for digital transcriptions and 99% for manual ones. They also work with more than 50,000 human transcribers, but there are extra costs for accented speakers (such as Australian, British, or Indian), and noisy or poor-quality audio.
High accuracy rates for human-generated transcripts, with the option to also use digital transcription
Only available in English, with extra costs for accents
Price: $0.25 USD per minute for automated AI transcription, $1.50 per minute for human transcription,
Turn around time: five minutes (digital) and up to 12 hours (human)
Rev promises 99% accuracy for their transcriptions done by people and 90% accuracy in their digital AI transcriptions. The automated transcriptions of your audio or video files are ready in about five minutes, while the human transcription takes up to 12 hours. You can place orders directly from your Dropbox, Google Drive, YouTube, or Vimeo account. Rev also has an editor tool for making notes and collaborating on transcription documents.
Rev provides global subtitles from $5 to $12 per minute for movies and online videos. This is a great option if you want to translate your video content with captions for different countries and languages. But strangely, different languages cost different prices, perhaps due to the complexity of the translation or the number of translators available. Spanish and Hindi translations start at $5 per minute, while languages like French and German cost $8, and Japanese costs $12.
High accuracy rates at different price points, depending on your needs
Low accuracy rate for digital transcriptions
5. Temi
Price: $0.25 USD per audio minute
Turn around time: Five to thirty minutes
Temi provides just digital online transcription services with what it touts as advanced speech recognition software. It's owned by Rev, above, so it has the same rate for AI transcription.
Temi provides a transcript with time codes and speakers differentiated, though it sometimes gets confused by thinking there are more people talking. Temi states that it accepts all file types and can export transcripts in a variety of formats, including MS Word, PDF, SRT, and VTT.
Provides time codes and speaker labels in transcripts
Unable to transcript audio with heavy background noises or people with strong accents
6. Otter
Price: Free for the Basic Plan, $8.33 USD per month for the Pro Plan, $20 per month for the Business Plan
Turn around time: Real-time transcriptions to a few minutes
While Otter.ai used to be mainly a transcription service, it's now being marketed more as a meeting note taker and business service. Otter can integrate with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams to transcribe your meeting during or afterwards. It also provides key takeaways from the audio as well as an automated outline. Participants can add comments to notes and tag people for action items.
The free Basic Plan allows just 300 minutes of transcription per month and 30 minutes per conversation. The Pro and Business Plans also have time limits on transcription by month and conversation. The ability to import and transcribe pre-recorded audio and video files is only available on the Pro or higher plan.
Transcribes conversations in real-time
Integrates with popular video conference platforms like Zoom
Ability to highlight and tag documents and add meeting slides directly into the Otter notes
Otter Assistant is a neat feature where a virtual "assistant" can join a meeting and automatically take and share notes, even if you can't join.
Strict limits on transcription time lengths
7. GoTranscript
GoTranscript
Price: $0.79 to $2.58 plus per minute
Turn around time: Express at 6 to 12 hours, five days for regular service
GoTranscript only creates human-generated transcripts, at the starting rate of $0.79 per minute. They charge $0.20 extra a minute for low-quality audio, which could include speakers talking over each other, interruptions, background noises, or microphones of poor quality or too far away from the speaker. They also charge extra for transcriptions with three or more people, speakers with heavy accents, and if you want timestamping. Available in many languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Multilingual – transcription services available in a wide range of languages, as well as the ability to provide translations between languages
Can get expensive depending on the transcription needed
GoTranscript doesn't offer digital online transcriptions
8. TranscriptionPanda
Price: $0.79 per audio minute for a rough draft transcription, $0.95+ per minute for a final draft
Turn around time: 24 hours up to five business days, depending on service
TranscriptionPanda offers human-based transcriptions only, with high accuracy rates promised of 90 to 100% depending on service. Transcripts are sent to you as a Microsoft Word file only. The standard "rough draft" service is very basic though, with speakers and timestamps not labeled, rather it's just a text document.
TranscriptionPanda has express options, but it'll cost you. To get your audio transcribed in 24 hours, it's $2.40 per minute. There are additional fees for audio that's difficult to hear and whether you require a strict verbatim transcript.
High level of accuracy
The cheaper "rough draft transcription" service takes up to five business days and doesn't include speaker identification or timestamps.
9. Trint
Price: Starter plan costs $44 per user per month if billed annually, the Advanced plan is $52 monthly per user.
Turn around time: Real-time transcription up to a few minutes
Trint converts audio and video files into transcripts with a digital AI tool. It's able to transcribe your content in real time during events or meetings. You can also upload your own audio and video files for transcription.
With Trint, you can capture transcripts from Zoom and Trint's iPhone app.
Trint says it's used by companies like Nike, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. It can create transcriptions in more than 30 languages, as well as translate content in more than 50. It has a search functionality to find moments in all your content
But there are many limitations – the Starter Plan allows you to transcribe only up to seven files per month, while the Advanced Plan provides unlimited transcription.
Good for collaborating with colleagues as multiple people can work on the same document
Excellent choice for people or companies working in multiple languages
Expensive option for digital transcription, unless you're looking for an unlimited option
Limit of seven files a month for paid Starter Plan
10. GMR Transcription
Price: Starts from around $1.25 per minute to $4.50+
Turn around time: Same-day service up to the discount service which takes three to four weeks.
GMR Transcription Services uses only USA-based human transcribers if that's important for you or the content you're working with. GMR guarantees at least 99% accuracy, with transcriptions, proofread and reviewed.
The cost for transcription can get expensive though, with extra fees for timestamps, more than two speakers, and audio they deem difficult, which can include: background noise, poor recordings, people speaking over each other, thick accents, and medical or scientific terminology.
Very high accuracy rates with a guarantee of 99%
Useful if working in American dialects or with lingo
Many extra fees for a number of transcription services you may require, such as timestamps
Best online transcription services
The best online transcription service depends on what you're looking for. But for fast, reliable, and affordable services, consider using a digital AÍ platform like Riverside. Riverside provides unlimited transcriptions with the Pro Plan, with no extra fees for timecodes, speaker designations, accents, and the like.
Best transcription service for accuracy
For near-perfect transcriptions, you'd need to use a service that has human transcriptionists. Transcription Panda targets 98 to 100% accuracy with their human-only transcription services. GMR Transcription Services and Scribie also guarantee at least 99% accuracy.
Best transcription service for fast turnarounds
For fast turnaround times on transcriptions, it's likely best to use an online AI based-service like Riverside, which does real-time transcribing or provides one a few minutes after recording. Additional digital services which do real-time, or near real-time, transcribing includes: Trint, Temi, and Otter.
Best video transcription service
Many services charge extra for transcribing video files, whereas with Riverside's Pro Plan unlimited transcription is included. Riverside doesn't have time limits on transcription times, while also providing all the necessary info, such as speaker identifiers and timestamps, at no extra cost.
Read more: The Ultimate Guide to Easy + Affordable Video Transcription
Which transcription company is best?
The best transcription service for you will depend on your needs. What type of content are you transcribing? Just audio or also video? Will your recordings have more than two people, difficult-to-hear audio, or accents? These can all cost more depending on the service. Human transcriptionist services will also be more expensive and time-consuming than digital AI services, which is important to consider.
How much should I pay for transcription services?
Expect to pay from around $0.07 to $0.80 per minute for digital AI transcriptions and $0.80 to $4.50 plus per minute for human transcribers. Monthly transcription services range from $8 to $52+ depending on the plan. But note that the cheapest plan that Otter.ai offers has time limits on transcriptions per file and per month.
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Q: Flowable concat source1 and source2 to return source2 if the source1 is not avilable I am trying to test the following case
get data from local where if it is not available then Query from the network.
my test looks like this:
@Test
public void getProfile_repositoryCachesAfterFirstSubscription_whenProfileAvailableInRemoteStorage() {

    // Given that the local data source has data available
    setProfileAvailable(profileRemoteDataSource, PROFILE);
    // And the remote data source does not have any data available
    setProfileNotAvailable(profileLocalDataSource);

    // When two subscriptions are set
    TestSubscriber<Optional<Profile>> testSubscriber1 = new TestSubscriber<>();
    profileRepository.getProfile().subscribe(testSubscriber1);

    TestSubscriber<Optional<Profile>> testSubscriber2 = new TestSubscriber<>();
    profileRepository.getProfile().subscribe(testSubscriber2);

    // Then profile were only requested once from remote and local sources
    verify(profileRemoteDataSource).getProfile();
    verify(profileLocalDataSource).getProfile();

    assertFalse(profileRepository.cacheIsDirty);
    testSubscriber1.assertValue(PROFILE);
    testSubscriber2.assertValue(PROFILE);
}

private void setProfileNotAvailable(ProfileDataSource dataSource) {
    when(dataSource.getProfile()).thenReturn(Flowable.just(Optional.absent()));

}

private void setProfileAvailable(ProfileDataSource dataSource, Optional<Profile> profile) {
    // don't allow the data sources to complete.
    when(dataSource.getProfile()).thenReturn(Flowable.just(profile).concatWith(Flowable.never()));

}

and here is my repository
public Flowable<Optional<Profile>> getProfile() {
        Flowable<Optional<Profile>> localTask = localDataSource
                .getProfile()
                .doOnNext(singleData -> {
                    if (singleData.isPresent()) {
                        Profile profile = singleData.get();
                        saveSingleDataInToCash(profile);
                    }
                })
                .firstElement().toFlowable();
        Flowable<Optional<Profile>> remoteTask = remoteDataSource.getProfile()
                .doOnNext(singleData -> {
                    if (singleData.isPresent()) {
                        Profile profile = singleData.get();
                        saveProfile(profile);
                    }
                });
// Query the local storage if available. If not, query the network.

        return Flowable.concat(localTask, remoteTask)
                .firstElement()
                .toFlowable();

}

the problem is when
// Query the local storage if available. If not, query the network.
     Flowable.concat(localTask, remoteTask)
                        .firstElement()
                        .toFlowable();

is called I get an error
org.mockito.exceptions.verification.TooManyActualInvocations:
profileRemoteDataSource.getProfile();
but if I change .firstElement() to  .elementAt(1) it works fine,
so what am I missing here?
the expected behaviour is when the local return absent it should retun from the network.

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Thanks to the flexibility and control it gives developers over their apps, feature flag tools are seeing wide adoption in the industry. They allow for quicker development and enable you to experiment, A/B test, and personalize your app to different users.
However, using an in-house solution for feature flagging can be too time-consuming to implement and a headache to maintain for most development teams. Which is why we are rounding up the top feature flags tools in 2018 for you to choose from.
Part of Google's development platform, Firebase Remote Config is a simple but powerful feature flag tool. Remote Config allows you to do more with feature flags than hide incomplete features; with it, you can set up A/B/n tests and even update your app on the fly. Additionally, if you use Analytics for Firebase, you can leverage your existing audiences and segments for feature flag targeting.
However, the Remote Config dashboard is fairly basic, offering limited functionality and a less intuitive experience compared to other services. There is no group management outside of Google Analytics' audiences, which requires you to enable Analytics in the Firebase SDK in order to access them.
Pricing: Google offers a generous free "Spark" plan. The "Flame" plan costs $25/month, while the "Blaze" plan is "pay as you go" depending on your usage.
Rollout is an enterprise-grade feature flag tool that focuses on mobile and IoT applications, boasting clients like Zendesk, AT&T, and Upwork. They offer a powerful feature management solution that allows user and segment targeting, A/B and multivariate testing, instant roll-backs, and remote configuration. And with their sights on enterprise, Rollout includes great security on all plans. Additionally, they integrate with some of the most popular mobile analytics tools, and JIRA. This way, you make use of your existing analytics and segments, while maintaining your stack and workflows.
Pricing: Rollout offers a 14-day free trial. The "Pro" plan includes all features and starts at $75/month, scaling with the number of MAUs and seats, but you'll have to contact Rollout for a quote. The "Enterprise" plan adds premium support and handles millions of MAUs; request a demo for a price quote.
LaunchDarkly is another dedicated feature flag management tool that offers extensive features. They support a variety of platforms and languages and boast clients like Microsoft, Atlassian, and Invision. Like Rollout, LaunchDarkly offers all the features of an enterprise-grade tool but, unlike Rollout, reserves the security features for the "Enterprise" plan. Out of the box, integrations are limited to Optimizely, NewRelic, and VSTS, but they do have a very well documented REST API.
However, keep in mind that LaunchDarkly does not include A/B testing in their plans but offer them as an add-on purchase.
Pricing: LaunchDarkly offers a 30-day trial. Their plans start at $75/month billed annually for the "Starter" plan which is limited to one member, 1,000 MAUs, and no add-ons. The "Professional" plan costs $325/month billed annually and increases the limits to 5 members and 25,000 MAUs while also adding security features and priority support.
Optimizely is a well known A/B testing and experimentation tool for both web and mobile. It claims to be built for the enterprise with features like roles, permissions, and two-factor authentication while still maintaining excellent usability. Along with user targeting, remote configuration, and instant rollbacks, Optimizely offers advanced A/B testing and experimentation features. By leveraging their presence on web they can even run multichannel experiments, closing the loop. Moreover, Optimizely integrates with over 30 popular development tools and should cause minimal disruption to your workflow.
Pricing: Optimizely offers three plans i.e. "Essentials", "Business", and "Enterprise", but you will need to contact them for a price quote.
Split is yet another powerful feature flag management tool serving customers like EA, Salesforce, and Crunchbase. It might not be suited for cross-channel experiments, but offers highly granular control over your releases, their targeting, and team permissions. Additionally, Split provides a powerful analytics engine that can automatically determine the significance of test results, and attribute events to the relevant experiment. Lastly, Split also features enterprise-grade security and wide integration with the most popular tools.
Pricing: Split offers a 14-day trial. Paid tiers start at $700/month billed annually for their "Foundation" plan. Aside from premium support, the only difference between plans is the number of MAUs and tracked metrics. Contact Split for a quotation on the higher plans.
Apptimize started as a mobile-oriented feature management and A/B testing platform and now serve companies like Glassdoor, Viber, and Grubhub. They have recently expanded to offer cross-platform experiments and tracking to give you a better understanding of your users while homogenizing the user experience across channels. The usual feature flagging, A/B/n testing, and security capabilities are also included along with highly granular team permissions and user targeting. However, Apptimize only integrates with the popular analytics tools and does not provide APIs for their SDK.
Pricing: Apptimize only offers two plans, "Basic" and "Enterprise", and you will need to contact them for a price quote.
Part of the Taplytics platform is a basic feature flagging tool called Launch Control. It allows user to set up feature flags that can be turned on and off with a few clicks. Features can be released in conjunction with A/B tests to see results before a wider release. Rollouts can be set to a timed schedule, or you can segment feature visibility based on a number of user attributes or behaviors. If you don't like your results, rolling back updates quickly is simple.
Taplytics' feature flagging tool is useful for smaller teams that do not have complicated app requirements. This is especially true if the team is already using Taplytics as their analytics. Releases can be timed with or triggered by marketing campaigns via mobile, push, email and more if you're using the Taplytics suite to manage those channels.
Pricing: Plans vary based on the number of features used from the Taplytics software suite. Pricing available upon request.
Bullet Train is a very interesting new open-source feature flag management service that has only recently been released. Their product only offers basic feature flag management and remote configuration currently with audit logs, user segmentation, and A/B testing listed as coming soon. Additionally, Bullet Train currently supports a limited number of languages and lacks any third-party integrations. However, their affordable prices geared at startups and the promise of quick iteration can drive some to overlook these downsides, especially if their app's needs are relatively simple.
Pricing: Bullet Train is open-source and you can self-host it at no cost. Hosted Plans have a 30-day trial and start at $5/month for the "Side Project" plan capped at 2,000 MAU. The "Start-Up" plan costs $29/month with a 10,000 MAU cap, while the "Scale-Up" plan costs $99/month and caps at 50,000 MAU. The "Enterprise" plan caters for requirements above 50,000 MAU and you will need to contact Bullet Train for a quotation.
ConfigCat is a managed feature flag and remote configuration tool that allows an unlimited number of team members on all their plans. They claim to be functional and friendly with clear public documentation, a slack support channel, and a simple pricing model. ConfigCat is a cross-platform solution, with open source SDKs. They offer feature flags and remote configuration with targeting and staged rollouts. Having an all-features-in-all-plans philosophy, they offer enterprise-grade features like team management, permissions, multi-factor authentication, and audit logs on all their plans.
Out of the box, ConfigCat lacks analytics, and their integrations are limited to Slack only.
Pricing: ConfigCat's "Free" plan is limited to 10 feature flags, two configs, and two environments. They offer a less limited "Professional" plan for companies at €49/month and an "Unlimited" plan at €199/month. Their "Dedicated" plan costs €1499/month and offers a dedicated infrastructure and domain name.
Feature flagging has earned its spot among the rest of the mobile development best practices and with good reason. It allows you to decouple deployment from delivery, mitigates release risks, and gives you the power to A/B/n test different versions of your app. Above all, it enables you to rollback a problematic feature on the fly, remotely push changes to your app, or even deliver different versions to specific segments of your app, all without going through the app store.
Keep in mind that you will need to supplement your feature flagging tool with other tools to gain the full benefits they have to offer. In-app analytics tools allow you to better segment your audiences and target them with specific versions, in addition to helping you to evaluate each version's performance. In-app bug reporting tools will help you quickly discover and resolve bugs and crashes that occur in your test versions. Finally, in-app chat and survey tools open a direct communication channel between you and your users for quick feedback on your new versions.
Whether you will be using one of the services we listed in this post or even developing an in-house tool, feature flags and A/B testing are definitely worth the hassle when done right.


This is our seventeenth case study.
John – Please tell us about your situation?
I have one child with my ex. My wife when we met had 3 kids, we have also had 3 together.
Our older kids have now left home. I have since I met my wife worked 60+ hours weekly.
This was my choice so my wife could be a stay at home mum, whom is now working part time now our youngest is at school.
I think CS should be based on 40 hr week, and if you are willing to work longer hours you shouldn't be penalised for it.
I am not allowed to see my daughter without a fight so have pulled away from her because it was her that was affected by it.
I have a loan for court costs to get a parenting order which was wasted money since my ex still wouldn't support my role as dad.
I would have my daughter to live with me but since this can't happen I am getting penalised the heaviest by IRD and then told (yes by them on phone) that it is my fault due to not seeing my daughter!!
After mortgage, power and food and the other essentials we will struggle to pay for things like school fees, camps anything extra.
All this when I work long hours and earn reasonable money. I may as well work a 40 hour job for little money and receive more on working for families.
I am just confused how the government on one hand doesn't want to recognize us as a family but then when filling out working for families, we are a family?
Well which one is it!! I am expected to find another $120 (a week)on top of what we already pay!
How is this looking out for the welfare of children.
One of my children will be well off the other 3 will have nothing, not even their parents at home because we will both be working every hour to pay the bills.
My ex works and her partner also works. Per household they would have the greater income with only one child(mine) which I have supported for 16 years, but this new assessment could see us lose everything.
I don't believe it costs that much to support one child, and it shouldn't come at the cost to my other children.
I would like someone to answer me how or what we are meant to do to financially afford this new assessment. IRD couldn't and neither with the local MP office.
Do we have to sell our house?
John – thank you so much for sharing your story with us.


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Viewpoint: One-on-one with Idaho U.S. Senate candidate David Roth
Ahead of the November election, Mr. Roth discusses his campaign priorities and thoughts on major Idaho politic topics.
Author: Joe Parris
BOISE, Idaho — The general election is fast approaching, it's coming up on Tuesday, November 8th.
Last week and this week on KTVB's Viewpoint program, the focus is on one of the big races in Idaho; the race for U.S. Senate between Republican Senator Mike Crapo and his Democratic challenger David Roth.
Senator Crapo was the guest on Viewpoint last Sunday, he discussed his priorities, some of the big issues of the day, including the economy and inflation, abortion rights, health care for veterans, his recent votes on major bills and why he's running for a fifth term.
This week, our guest is Democrat David Roth. He explains his priorities and stances on the big issues, and explains why he is running for the senate.
Mr. Roth grew up in Idaho Falls. He is the Executive Director of the Bonneville Youth Development Council, which works to reduce substance use among youth.
Roth also serves on the board of the Idaho Falls affiliate of Habitat for Humanity and the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen and has served as Chair of the Bonneville County Democrats.
Mr. Roth describes himself as the father of two sons he adopted after being their foster parent.
On his campaign website, he defines himself as a Christian, father, democrat, out gay man, community leader, son, brother and candidate for U.S. Senate.
Viewpoint airs Sunday mornings at 9 o'clock on KTVB.
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Live 765: Greater Lafayette's arts & entertainment calendar for June 6-19
Compiled by Cindy Gerlach and Amy Long
Lafayette Journal and Courier
Here's a look at area A&E events over the next two weeks.
LIVE 765 is published on the first and third Thursdays of the month. To submit calendar items, email Live765@gannett.com. Deadline for the June 20 issue is Tuesday, June 11.
6 Thursday
The B-Side, Track 3: Randy Salman Trio — A mellow evening of jazz with LSO principal clarinetist Randy Salman and his merry band of cool cats, 7:30 p.m., Carnahan Hall, 2200 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette. $15. All ages, cash bar available. lafayettesymphony.org
BEST BET: Monster Piano Concert
A piano extravaganza, the Monster Concert features more than 100 pianists, ages 3 to adult, making music simultaneously on 10 grand pianos, directed by Nadya Dubikovsky. You'll hear renditions of classical, jazz, patriotic and popular music as the musicians take over the stage at the Long Center. Sponsored by the Tippecanoe Music Teachers Association. Join the fun at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Tickets are $8, or buy a family pass for $25. Visit longpac.org for more information.
7 Friday
Two Maples Summer Market — Showcasing artists, artisans and local entrepreneurs, with live music and food trucks. 5-8 p.m., New Chauncey Housing Inc., 279 Littleton St., WL. $5 admission, benefits NCHI.
BEST BET: 10-Minute Play Festival
Civic Theatre's seventh annual festival features short plays by local playwrights, performed by local actors. This year features works by Kyle Borcz, Madison Cantey, Erin Dietsche, Susan Kisinger, Craig Martin, Steve Martin, Laurie Russell and Mark Zwolanek. Enjoy food trucks, live music and the lobby bar prior to each performance. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 7 and 8, and 2:30 p.m. June 9 at the Monon Depot Theatre, corner of Fifth and North streets, Lafayette. Tickets are $10; visit lafayettecivic.org.
8 Saturday
Pop-Up Market — Featuring food trucks, vendors and artisans. 8 a.m.-noon, Brokerage Brewing Co., 2516 Covington St., WL.
Blockhouse Living Histories — Talented living historians will portray the French trade enterprise of the early 18th century and discuss the French trade industry, Native American culture and French culture of the period. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Ouiatenon Park, 3129 S. River Road, WL. Free.
Fifth Annual Outdoor Explore — Booths staffed by area experts connect community members with a wide range of local outdoor activities and pursuits. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at two venues: Tippecanoe Amphitheater, 4449 Indiana 43 N., WL; and Bicentennial Nature Area off Sagamore Parkway N. in Lafayette.
Mosey Down Main Street — Music, performers, food, beer and wine. 6-11 p.m., Main Street, between Sixth and 11th streets. moseydownmain.com
Ken Double Variety Show — 37th annual program featuring the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ. 7:30 p.m., Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. $8-$15, free for kids 12 and under. longpac.org
Jason Wells Band — Live music. 9:30 p.m., Digby's Bar and Patio, 133 N. Fourth St., Lafayette.
9 Sunday
'The Long Riders' — A screening of the action-packed 1980 film, one of the most accurate tellings of the famous Jesse James gang; part of the "History According to Hollywood" film series presented by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. 4 p.m., TCHA History Center, 522 Columbia St., Lafayette. $5. tippecanoehistory.org
12 Wednesday
BEST BET: 'The Amorous Ambassador'
When each member of a family announces their individual intent to go away for the weekend, only to secretly return to the seemingly empty family home with a romantic rendezvous in mind, the hijinks and hilarity are sure to follow. The Red Barn Summer Theatre kicks off its summer season with its production of "The Amorous Ambassador," a comedy filled with shenanigans. Shows are 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays, June 12-23 at the Red Barn Theatre, 2101 E. 150 South, Frankfort. Tickets are $20 and available at redbarntheatre.net.
Casey Jordan — Live music. 8 p.m., Walt's Pub and Grill, 1050 Kalberer Rd., WL
14 Friday
Indiana Sweep-In 2019 — A gathering of broom-makers from around the country, sharing ideas and demonstrating different styles and techniques. Noon-5 p.m., Wabash & Erie Canal Park, 1030 N. Washington St., Delphi. Also June 15 & 16. wabashanderiecanal.org
►FESTIVAL FUN: Celebrate summer with food, live music, sunflower selfies
15 Saturday
Pop-Up Market — (See June 8 listing.) 8 a.m.-noon, Brokerage Brewing Co., WL.
Pioneer Kids Day — Food and fun for all ages, including canal boat rides, and games and crafts from the 1850s; also Day 2 of Indiana Sweep-In 2019 (see June 14 listing). 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wabash & Erie Canal Park, 1030 N. Washington St., Delphi.
Wake Up Wolf Park — Morning tours of Wolf Park and a pancake breakfast. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Wolf Park, 4004 E. 800 North, Battle Ground. $10. wolfpark.org
Taste of Tippecanoe — Popular community event features live music on multiple stages, food booths by local restaurants, fireworks, children's activity area and beer and wine gardens. 4 p.m.-midnight, downtown Lafayette on and around Riehle Plaza and the Myers Pedestrian Bridge, and in Tapawingo Park in WL. $7.50 in advance at area Pay Less supermarkets and the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 638 North St., Lafayette, through June 14; $10 at the gate; free for kids 12 and under. tasteoftippecanoe.org
16 Sunday
Jazz Brunch — A special brunch — including entree and signature cocktail or other beverage — with cool tunes; supports the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Bistro 501, 501 Main St., Lafayette. $40 per person; 21+. Call 742-6463 for reservations.
Indiana Sweep-In 2019 — (See June 14 listing.) 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wabash & Erie Canal Park, Delphi. wabashanderiecanal.org
ONGOING ART AND EXHIBITS
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette. artlafayette.org
"Status: Fluid/Dynamic, works by Jason Myers," through Sept. 1
"Discover Through Brush & Lens: NICHES Land Trust," through Sept. 1
Artists' Own Gallery, 518 Main St., Lafayette. artists-own.com
"Endless Journey," paintings by Darlene Mitchell, through June 15.
Athens Arts Gallery, 113 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville. athensartsgallery.com
"Devastating Beauty/1000 Thanks II," art by Nina Cunningham, through June 19.
Chapel Gallery, 321 W. Main St., Delphi. chapelgallery.org
Works by members of the Chapel Gallery Artists Guild
General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville. ben-hur.com
"From Crawfordsville to Constantinople: Traveling with the Wallaces," through Dec. 6
Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art, 920 E. State St., Lafayette. haanmuseum.org
"Karl Martz and the Legacy of IU Ceramics," through July 27
Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 639 North St., Lafayette. tippecanoearts.org
Jasper County Arts League, Jimmy Ramos, Chanel Beebe, through June 28.
WEEKLY LIVE MUSIC AND MORE
AJ's Burger's and Beef, 3575 Promenade Pkwy, Lafayette
Friday Night Cruise-In, car show w/ music, raffle, door prizes. 6 p.m., first Friday of the month
Brokerage Brewing Company, 2516 Covington St., WL
Thursday Night Live, featuring Greg Jones, 6 p.m., first Thursday of each month
Beers & Hymns, casual sing-along with beer, 7-8 p.m., last Sunday of each month
Digby's Pub, 133 N. Fourth St., Lafayette. digbyspub.com
Monday night euchre, sign-up at 7 p.m., games begin at 8 p.m.
Knickerbocker Saloon, 113 N. Fifth St., Lafayette
Ryan Rollins Piano Man, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday
People's Live Music Series, 9 p.m. Fridays, 21+. Quiet Hollers with Wonky Tonk, June 7, $10; Adam Lee (full band) with Aaron Kelly, June 14, $10.
Lafayette Citizens Band, Riehle Plaza, 200 N. Second St., Lafayette. lafayettecitizensband.org
Free weekly concerts, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 8.
Mad Mushroom Pizza, 320 W. State St., WL
Trivia Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Nami's Bar and Grill, 102 N. Third St., Lafayette.
Shorty's Showcase open mic night, 9 p.m. Wednesdays
Karaoke Night, 9 p.m. Thursdays
Nine Irish Brothers, nineirishbrothers.com
East: 3520 IN 38 E, Lafayette. Traveler's Dream, 7 p.m. June 7; The Mighty McGuiggans, 8 p.m. June 8; Highland Reign, 8 p.m. June 14; Matt Hill, 7 p.m. June 15
West: 119 Howard Ave., WL. Music starts at 9 p.m. The Mighty McGuiggans, June 7; Laughing Jack, June 8; Matt Hill, June 14; Brendan Loughrey, June 15
People's Brewery, 2006 N. Ninth St., Lafayette
People's Live Music Series, 6 p.m. Tuesdays. June IND, June 11; Urban Pioneers, June 18
Professor Joe's, 648 Main St., Lafayette.
Free live trivia with prizes, 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays
Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, second and last Thursdays. 18+
Red Seven Bar & Grill, 200 Main St., Lafayette
Danny Weiss Trio, live jazz, 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays. dannyweissjazz.com
Star City Coffee and Ale House, 201 Main St., Lafayette. http://starcity.coffee
Travis Kearney, originals and covers from the '50s to today. 7 p.m. Saturdays
Walt's Pub & Grill, 1050 Kalberer Rd., WL.
Trivia Night by Geeks Who Drink, 21+, 7 p.m. Wednesdays
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