Manchester, UK – 13th March 2019: IX Reach, the global leader in SDN cloud connectivity, remote peering, Ethernet and DWDM services has today announced the launch of its newly upgraded and improved SDN platform; One Portal.
This innovative platform will change the way people and networks connect, interact and grow. The One Portal launches direct, on-demand SDN Cloud connectivity into the three Cloud Service Providers IX Reach currently offers as a direct partner: Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, enabling customers to benefit from Cloud presence almost immediately.
All of IX Reach’s 170+ points of presence (PoPs) across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and more recently Africa, are enabled on the new platform, making this portal one of the most attractive wholesale software defined network (SDN) propositions for sales and service partners in the global market.
“With the launch of the One Portal comes significant advances in IX Reach’s software and product capabilities. Underpinned by a truly global carrier grade network, this API-driven SDN platform allows customers full control of how they interact with our business.” said Simon Vye, CEO of IX Reach. “With this milestone in our rich history we expect the One Portal to drive substantial future growth, lead our expansion into new markets and open up new product development opportunities.”
Beyond the SDN capabilities currently in place for automated connections to Amazon AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud regions, the One Portal integrates a complete service management dashboard; the portal makes it easier for customers and partners to review and receive support for their services, service analytics, invoice visibility, and incident management.
With the rollout of its 100G backbone in Europe, growth into Africa, upcoming network expansions in North America, and the launch of the One Portal, IX Reach is asserting itself as a leading global wholesale provider with a strong and exciting start to 2019.
For more information about the One Portal and to discover the endless possibilities with just one port on the IX Reach network, please visit one.ixreach.com/register
About IX Reach
IX Reach is a global solutions provider offering SDN direct interconnection to all major cloud providers, remote peering at key Internet Exchanges, high-speed point-to-point/multipoint ethernet private line, metro DWDM, IP BGP transit and colocation.
IX Reach offers a portfolio of cost effective network services enabling carriers, ISPs, content and service providers to quickly and easily increase their network footprint and connect to the cloud without the need to invest heavily in owned infrastructure.
Discover new markets and endless possibilities with IX Reach visit www.ixreach.com.
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by Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.
Dr. Brown highlights the often unrecognized role that emotions play in this complex disorder, explaining why even very bright people with ADHD get stuck because they can focus well on some tasks that interest them, but often can't focus on others or on relationships.
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Braces Do More Than Straighten Teeth;
5 Ways They Also Benefit Your Health
The most obvious benefit of wearing braces is your teeth become straighter, which in turn can produce a more confident smile.
But while studies have shown that straight teeth and a nice smile have a positive effect on self-esteem, social interactions and job prospects, the numerous health benefits received as a result of wearing braces shouldn’t be discounted, orthodontists say.
“Having straight teeth improves more than your social and economic health – it improves your physical health as well,” says Dr. Steven Moravec (www.stevemortho.com), author of Going The Extra Smile: Merging Technology And Expertise For A Lifetime Of Smiles, and owner of Moravec Orthodontics.
“Many people are surprised to learn that a badly aligned bite or crowded teeth can lead to many types of health problems, such as headaches, jaw pain, tooth grinding, gum disease and general body inflammation.”
Moravec gives the health benefits of straightened teeth:
Prevents tooth decay. “Straight teeth are easier to clean,” Moravec says. “This means you can keep tartar at bay and prevent cavities easier than if you are dealing with overlapping teeth or wide gaps.”
Prevents gum disease. Gum disease has been linked with heart disease, stroke, and other chronic medical conditions. “The connection between gum disease and chronic health conditions seems to be inflammation – the body’s natural response to an infection or injury,” Moravec says. “Inflammation is caused by tartar buildup and bacteria, and because you can control tartar better by having straight teeth that are easier to clean, you are in better position to prevent gum disease.”
Reduces instances of cracked, broken teeth. “Teeth were designed to mesh together, with pressure spread relatively evenly across the top and bottom,” Moravec says. “Irregular teeth cause more pressure to be exerted on companion teeth than they were meant to withstand. Consequently, you may find yourself facing a broken tooth. Straightening and realigning those teeth will not only look better, but will also save teeth that otherwise might be lost to disease, fracture, or wear.”
Helps with sleep apnea. While sleep apnea is often associated with overweight adults, orthodontists and dental professionals are finding that the condition afflicts children as well. “If the bite is corrected as a child, it can reduce mouth breathing, snoring, and in some cases, sleep apnea itself,” Moravec says. “Orthodontically repositioning the bite can also reduce the severity of sleep apnea as an adult, but it’s always necessary to be assessed first by a physician who specializes in sleeping disorders before undertaking orthodontic or dental procedures for sleep apnea.”
Reduces risk of jaw disorders. Some studies have shown that the jaw joint benefits from straight teeth. “Misaligned teeth can result in a skewed bite that causes the jaw to overcompensate,” Moravec says. “This puts a heavy strain on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), resulting in tension headaches and jaw pain. Chewing, biting and speaking abilities are optimized when you have straight teeth.”
“Straight teeth are more than just a cosmetic concern,” Moravec says. “The health of your mouth can impact your entire body, and the benefits of having straightened, realigned teeth are a big part of oral and whole-body health.”
About Steven J. Moravec, DDS, MS, MA
Steven J. Moravec (www.stevemortho.com) is the owner of Moravec Orthodontics and the author of Going The Extra Smile: Merging Technology And Expertise For A Lifetime Of Smiles. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and earned an MS in Orthodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s a state-licensed Specialist in Orthodontics and a guest lecturer for the University of Illinois Department of Orthodontics and SureSmile.
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Inside The Interrogation Room:
Manipulation Brings False Confessions
By Brian Leslie
True crime shows comprise one of the most popular genres in the entertainment culture. People are fascinated with who did it and why; how they got caught or got away.
More and more, though, it seems the storyline is “falsely accused” and “false confession.” Curiosity and fascination deepen when the possibility emerges that the convicted criminal may actually be an innocent victim. Recent developments regarding the central figure in Netflix’s controversial documentary series, “Making a Murderer,” is a case in point.
In numerous cases where prime suspects end up in jail, defense attorneys later go back to the beginning and, with the help of forensic and interrogation experts, expose flaws in the evidence gathering and, often, in the way investigators interviewed suspects. In “Making a Murderer,” Steven Avery is in prison for the murder of Teresa Halbach. Avery denied carrying out the crime, and his attorney, Kathleen Zellner, recently won a request that could help lead to a new trial.
The conviction was based in part on the confession of also-convicted 16-year-old Brendan Dassey, Avery’s nephew. However, the teen later recanted the confession, which he gave without a lawyer present. It was claimed that Dassey was coerced and intimidated by investigators. Attempts by Dassey's attorneys to have his confession overturned have bounced through state and federal courts since his conviction.
Without his confession, there wasn't much of a case. With a suspect like Dassey, who has reported intellectual disabilities, interrogators often try to build a rapport so the suspect will see them as being good guys trying to help. That’s particularly effective with someone as young as Dassey. You can convince a 16-year-old of anything, especially if they're in a vulnerable position.
The Netflix series investigated the law enforcement and judicial procedures in the case and suggested: 1) evidence may have been planted and, 2) that Dassey’s confession came due to interrogators pressuring him.
The latter occurrence, statistics show, happens a disturbing amount of the time in law enforcement, and the public isn’t aware of it. Let’s take a peek inside the interrogation room and see how forced and false confessions happen.
There’s a misnomer about what occurs inside the interrogation room. One of the issues is that what juries see in an interrogation video is not necessarily what’s really occurring. Some of the interviewing language and techniques that are used are sometimes not explained to juries.
Remember, the whole point of an interrogation is to get a confession, and it can lead to all kinds of tricks to get just that.
The “narrative trap.” When investigating how interrogations went down, I look at how the questions were constructed, and also how law enforcement got to the point where they targeted the suspect. The narrative trap is when a question is constructed in such a way by the interviewer that the context may not be understood completely by the suspect. Thus he or she provides an answer that may be incriminating.
But when a jury looks at that video, they don’t know why certain questions are being asked. Or, why is a rapport being built between the interrogator and the suspect? Or, why during rapport-building was the suspect given their Miranda Rights – their right to silence – which they soon forgot in an hour during the interview?
Blackout confessions. Drug use and drinking get brought up in interrogations, and interrogators sometimes will use it as a way to establish having something in common with the suspect. The questioner will say something like, “Yeah, I’ve had a few too many drinks and done things I didn’t remember. A lot of us make mistakes like that. Maybe you had too much that night.” The interrogator engages in rapport-building, and questions can come in a sneaky way, eliciting responses that can be seen as incriminating. The innocent suspect gets tricked into a confession. He or she leaves the interview thinking everything is fine, and the next thing they know, they’re arrested.
Minimizing and maximizing. Interrogators talk suspects into a confession sometimes by telling them “coming clean” will result in a minimized sentence. Otherwise, they say, it could be the maximum. The pressure builds on the suspect to confess.
One of the key issues is the pressure of the press and local community. The police believe they’ve targeted the right person, but there can be biases and a lack of information or hard evidence. That happens because they’re not using the inductive method of investigation, which considers all evidence – not just the part that fits their original theory.
You have to ask yourself: Why would someone confess something he or she didn’t
do? Sometimes they’re being led down a garden path by interrogators. The suspect believes they’re helping interrogators solve the problem – when in reality they’re on a path to prison.
Brian Leslie (www.criminalcaseconsultants.com) is a forensic expert focusing on coercive police interrogation and interview techniques. The author of three books – Reaction Analysis Profiling, Deception of a Witness, and Visual Liar – Leslie has over 15 years of previous law enforcement experience. He is regularly retained to analyze the contents of written, video and audio witness/victim interviews, suspect interviews and interrogations that were conducted by law enforcement. He also examines the interviews and investigative notes by child protection service agencies in the United States.
