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Ranchman's seized memorabilia returning to owners | CTV News – CTV Toronto
CALGARY —
The saddles seized by the bank from Ranchman’s closure will find their way back to their rightful owners.
That was the message delivered Friday by realtor Rob Campbell, who is looking for a tenant for Ranchman’s, the iconic Calgary cookhouse on Macleod Trail that shut its doors for good last Saturday.
Last Sunday, Campbell revealed, in an interview with CTV News, that all of the memorabilia inside the club, which belonged to several generations of cowboys, had been seized by the bailiff, despite the fact that all of it was on loan from members of the western rodeo community. Many of those individual were crowned champions and allowed their personal treasures to be put on display inside the bar in exchange for a tab and priority entrance.
“When they called the note, they send in a bailiff and the bailiff comes through and basically puts everything on a list,” said Campbell. “We gave them a list of things we thought would be excluded, but until they got proper backup, legal documentation, everything was seized.”
That meant a treasure trove of rodeo paraphaenalia was taken from the restaurant, he said.
“There’s saddles, there’s buckles, spurs,” he said. “Outfits from rodeo princesses. There’s bronzes.
“All kinds of different things,” he added, “That comprise a mini-museum of rodeo history – and we were lucky to have that (on display in Ranchman’s) for the last 45 years.
“People entrusted these things to us,” he said, “And we felt it was incumbent on us to make sure they got it back.”
The effort was greatly aided by Kahane Law, Campbell said, which lent its legal expertise to the effort, and to the Bank of Montreal, which was willing to hand back the seized saddles.
The heroes, Campbell added, included a former employee named Wendy Daniels, who worked at Ranchman’s for 38 years, and was the person who managed all of the rodeo memorabilia and bar tabs.
She was no longer employed by Ranchman’s at the time the bank foreclosed on the property, Campbell said, but then she heard about the saddle seizure.
“(She) called right away,” Campbell said, “And said, ‘Look, I was a part of bringing these things in and I’ve got to be a part of getting them back to folks.'”
Daniels, Campbell added, has been downstairs in the club – all the saddles are still inside – tracking down family members and letting them know their stuff is safe, and that it will be returned to them.
“She deserves a ton of credit,” Campbell said.
The irony of the saddle seizure, Campbell added, is that all that old western leather isn’t really worth anything – except to the families whose loved ones sweated and strained and sometimes got clobbered over – for years.
“It’s not worth anything if you were to take it to auction,” he said. “You might find a collector who wants to pick up a piece here and there, but it’s not worth a lot of money.
“It’s worth everything,” he added, “To cowboys and cowgirls that earned it.”
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Nothing customer data leaked after apparent breach – MobileSyrup
The personal information of some Nothing customers has hit the web.
As discovered by Android Authority, a file on a text file-sharing website contains a bunch of Nothing Community profiles. While some of the data is here public information, like usernames, comments and join dates, private information, namely emails, are also visible.
Digging into it further, Android Authority says it couldn’t find any evidence of passwords being leaked. It also notes that the data appears to be from 2022 and affects roughly 2,250 Nothing Community profiles, including some for community managers.
Of course, despite Android Authority‘s investigation, there’s always the chance that other info could have been leaked. Therefore, you might want to keep an eye on your info for any strange activity on top of changing your password.
Android Authority says it’s still awaiting comment from Nothing.
Source: Android Authority
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BikeRadar Podcast | Sea Otter 2024 mountain bike round-up | BikeRadar – BikeRadar
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, George Scott and Jack Luke look back over the best MTB tech they sniffed out at Sea Otter 2024.
Neko Mulally’s bonded DH frame is discussed, alongside the much anticipated Maxxis Aspen ST tyres, which have been teased by professional riders over the past couple of years.
George and Jack also share their thoughts on Atherton’s new S-Range alloy bikes, with the S.170 making its trade show debut after being released in February.
We’ve also put together an article on all the new and oh-so-shiny MTB tech from the show, so be sure to check that out.
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Apple's FineWoven cases rumored to get one final release – AppleInsider
Apple has probably stopped production of its poorly-received FineWoven cases for the iPhone, but a new report from the same herald of its death says there is one last set of seasonal colorways coming.
Now according to leaker Kosutami, who first reported the cancellation, there could still be one more push for the FineWoven cases.
Pressed on the rumor, Kosutami emphasizes later in the same thread that if this is correct, it will be for only one more season. It’s now almost eight months since the launch of the iPhone 15 range, so it’s unlikely that there is to be a new mid-cycle color of the iPhone, but perhaps there can yet be new colors for the FineWoven cases.
Consequently, this rumor can at best be said to be possible, especially if Apple had already committed resources to the new colors. However, since FineWoven has proven to be startlingly poor at stain resistance or even just durability, it’s more believable that it is gone for good than it is that FineWoven will get a last hoorah.
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