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An interesting convergence is taking place at the meeting point of publishing, media and education. The word, the staid old printed word, is blending with audio-visual and interactive formats to create heard, seen and experienced words. This is how today's readers, lifelong learners and consumers operate--attention is limited and experience is paramount.
At the same time, as a tech-happy business strategist who happily wandered into publishing (before moving on to branding), I have had many a divergent discussion--even till very recently--with incumbents on the topic of trans media. And faced the rolling eyeballs. Isn't it trying too hard, the argument follows!
Globally, convergence is already happening. Media takes the lead; eLearning and blended educational content are not far behind. Publishing is following suit with experiments in young adult and genre publishing.
[A] bunch of experimental startups and young indie firms are looking to challenge and change word norms.
It was, therefore, heartening to engage in a conversation at the recently held Litmus Festival, and learn how a bunch of experimental startups and young indie firms are looking to challenge and change word norms.
Words have always allied with the arts to create experiences. The interplay of words with music and rhythm creates mood and magic, envelops us in experience and emotion. The interaction of words with video creates immersive cinematic experiences and a curated engagement. At the same time, the static written word dominated the worlds of reading and education--transmitting knowledge, igniting imagination.
This reality twisted on itself with the advent of social media. Attention spans, already challenged by ad-segmented television slots, got even shorter. Conversations and communication started happening through static images, short moving clips, and 140 characters of text. What, then, is the future of the written word and where is its place in this turbulence of hyper-real engagement? Should it remain pure to its 4000-year-old format, when people first started etching hieroglyphics and text-based script onto cave walls, stone tablets and parchment?
Yoda Press, a seven-year old independent publisher, is bringing together illustrators, graphic artists, poets and writers together to create experimental digital books. Niche categories come together in an interesting way to find and expand reader base. Recently launched publisher Juggernaut will be the medium to distribute this experiment to readers, aiming to mimic the ubiquitous "platform" approach of many new age businesses. Media startup Scroll will disseminate chapters, increasing outreach and discoverability of this niche content.
[The current scenario differs] from the traditional worlds of media, publishing and knowledge creation, where a few powerful individuals become the arbiters of taste, know-how...
This same ecosystem approach is being adopted by Founding Fuel--a media, analysis and knowledge platform--which is creating a collaborative system of writers and thinkers, info-graphic designers, video producers and content distribution platforms specializing in other formats, to increase its own reach.
Just a few years ago, it took the allure of a Victoria's Secret online ramp walk to draw live internet audiences and create engagement. Brands followed suit, leveraging celebrity interactions to bring audiences online. Today, carefully curated content and the power of original analytical thinking, combined with the distributed efforts of an ecosystem of networked platforms and providers, can draw huge crowds for a live online event, as Founding Fuel is proving.
In both instances, these content producers (even as publishers and newsroom honchos and educationalists shudder at the word 'content') are creating products (in this instance, an augmented multi-format book or enriched interactive analysis) and becoming a platform (curating other independent content producers as well as creating an opportunity for a network of specialists to collaboratively bring unique products to market).
Communities are not just confined to content producers. Content consumers, too, are morphing into interest circles and coming together to interact and learn from each other. People easily self-select into online groups, aiding discoverability of niche content. And producers who learn to identify and tap into and nurture these communities will see their own circle of influence expand through the intersection of multiple individual circles of influence.
Communities are not just confined to content producers. Content consumers, too, are morphing into interest circles and coming together to interact and learn from each other.
Clearly, this is very different from the traditional worlds of media and publishing and knowledge creation, where a few powerful individuals become the arbiters of taste or relevance or know-how, and choose to define the content consumed by the rest.
Purists can roll their eyeballs as much as they may like. But clearly a new future is at our doorstep. Yes, even in India. The word, the original written word, is definitely not dead or irrelevant. But it is certainly stepping with the times, learning to interact and collaborate, shorten or lengthen, become singular or multi-format. It is creating new experiences for a new generation of readers, news consumers and online learners.
It is a start. But definitely a space to watch out for!
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It was an attack so vicious that the white victim was left with a massive gash across his throat and it happened just blocks from Wrigley Field in Chicago
Michael Schmidt was walking his dog when he says he encountered a black person he described as a sociopath. "An individual came up from behind, grabbed my chest with his left hand, took a 10-inch blade, slashed my throat from left to right," Schmidt said. "He then took about ten steps back and just stood and watched me bleed." The Wrigleyville resident lost a massive amount of blood, and now has more than 40 stitches in his throat. He said, as bad as it is, emergency room doctors told him it could have been worse. "When he made the cut, I just jerked back instinctively, and they said had I not, he would have severed an artery," said Schmidt. Because the attacker didn't flee right away, Schmidt got a real good look at his face as he stood under a street light. He filed a police report and had police send over a sketch artist, so wanted posters can be created and distributed in the neighborhood and in the media. A police community alert about the attack has been released. The alert included a sketch, and described the assailant as an African-American male around 30 years old, standing about 6 feet 1 inch tall with a dark complexion and an Afro hairstyle.
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iptables [-t table] -D chain rulenum
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rule-specification = [matches...] [target]
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Each chain is a list of rules which can match a set of packets. Each rule specifies what to do with a packet that matches. This is called a `target', which may be a jump to a user-defined chain in the same table.
ACCEPT means to let the packet through. DROP means to drop the packet on the floor. QUEUE means to pass the packet to userspace. (How the packet can be received by a userspace process differs by the particular queue handler. 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels up to 2.6.13 include the ip_queue queue handler. Kernels 2.6.14 and later additionally include the nfnetlink_queue queue handler. Packets with a target of QUEUE will be sent to queue number '0' in this case. Please also see the NFQUEUE target as described later in this man page.) RETURN means stop traversing this chain and resume at the next rule in the previous (calling) chain. If the end of a built-in chain is reached or a rule in a built-in chain with target RETURN is matched, the target specified by the chain policy determines the fate of the packet.
The tables are as follows:
Please note that it is often used with the -n option, in order to avoid long reverse DNS lookups. It is legal to specify the -Z (zero) option as well, in which case the chain(s) will be atomically listed and zeroed. The exact output is affected by the other arguments given. The exact rules are suppressed until you use
The following are included in the base package, and most of these can be preceded by a "!" to invert the sense of the match.
The following address types are possible:
This match requires that all the nodes see the same packets. Thus, the cluster match decides if this node has to handle a packet given the following options:
And the following commands to make all nodes see the same packets:
In the case of TCP connections, pickup facility has to be disabled to avoid marking TCP ACK packets coming in the reply direction as valid.
The counters are 64-bit and are thus not expected to overflow ;)
The primary use is to detect long-lived downloads and mark them to be scheduled using a lower priority band in traffic control.
The transferred bytes per connection can also be viewed through `conntrack -L` and accessed via ctnetlink.
NOTE that for connections which have no accounting information, the match will always return false. The "net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct" sysctl flag controls whether new connections will be byte/packet counted. Existing connection flows will not be gaining/losing a/the accounting structure when be sysctl flag is flipped.
States for --ctstate:
Statuses for --ctstatus:
A hash limit option (--hashlimit-upto, --hashlimit-above) and --hashlimit-name are required.
string can be "ftp" for packets related to a ftp-session on default port. For other ports append -portnr to the value, ie. "ftp-2121".
Same rules apply for other conntrack-helpers.
Example: This is what can be used to route outgoing data connections from an FTP server over two lines based on the available bandwidth at the time the data connection was started:
# Estimate outgoing rates
# Mark based on available bandwidth
For example, you can create a "badguy" list out of people attempting to connect to port 139 on your firewall and then DROP all future packets from them without considering them.
Steve's ipt_recent website (http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/) also has some examples of usage.
/proc/net/xt_recent/* are the current lists of addresses and information about each entry of each list.
Each file in /proc/net/xt_recent/ can be read from to see the current list or written two using the following commands to modify the list:
The module itself accepts parameters, defaults shown:
Chunk types: DATA INIT INIT_ACK SACK HEARTBEAT HEARTBEAT_ACK ABORT SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN_ACK ERROR COOKIE_ECHO COOKIE_ACK ECN_ECNE ECN_CWR SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE ASCONF ASCONF_ACK
chunk type available flags
DATA U B E u b e
ABORT T t
SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE T t
(lowercase means flag should be "off", uppercase means "on")
The option --match-set can be replaced by --set if that does not clash with an option of other extensions.
Supported options:
will only match packets with the SYN flag set, and the ACK, FIN and RST flags unset.
EXAMPLES. To match on weekends, use:
Or, to match (once) on a national holiday block:
Since the stop time is actually inclusive, you would need the following stop time to not match the first second of the new day:
During lunch hour:
The fourth Friday in the month:
(Note that this exploits a certain mathematical property. It is not possible to say "fourth Thursday OR fourth Friday" in one rule. It is possible with multiple rules, though.)
a single number, n, is interpreted the same as n:n. n:m is interpreted as the range of numbers >=n and <=m.
The operators &, <<, >> and && mean the same as in C. The = is really a set membership operator and the value syntax describes a set. The @ operator is what allows moving to the next header and is described further below.
There are currently some artificial implementation limits on the size of the tests:
To describe the meaning of location, imagine the following machine that interprets it. There are three registers:
The instructions are:
Any access of memory outside [skb->data,skb->end] causes the match to fail. Otherwise the result of the computation is the final value of C.
Whitespace is allowed but not required in the tests. However, the characters that do occur there are likely to require shell quoting, so it is a good idea to enclose the arguments in quotes.
Example: (more realistic, hence more complicated)
The following mnemonics are available for --set-xmark:
In Kernels up to 2.6.10 you can add several --to-destination options. For those kernels, if you specify more than one destination address, either via an address range or multiple --to-destination options, a simple round-robin (one after another in cycle) load balancing takes place between these addresses. Later Kernels (>= 2.6.11-rc1) don't have the ability to NAT to multiple ranges anymore.
The following mnemonics are available:
It can only be used with Kernel versions 2.6.14 or later, since it requires the nfnetlink_queue kernel support.
It can only be used in the raw table.
(*) Using icmp-admin-prohibited with kernels that do not support it will result in a plain DROP instead of REJECT
N.B.: The DNAT target's --persistent option replaced the SAME target.
In Kernels up to 2.6.10, you can add several --to-source options. For those kernels, if you specify more than one source address, either via an address range or multiple --to-source options, a simple round-robin (one after another in cycle) takes place between these addresses. Later Kernels (>= 2.6.11-rc1) don't have the ability to NAT to multiple ranges anymore.
These options are mutually exclusive.
The following mnemonics are available:
Setting or incrementing the TTL field can potentially be very dangerous, so it should be avoided at any cost.
Don't ever set or increment the value on packets that leave your local network! mangle table.
The other main difference is that -i refers to the input interface; -o refers to the output interface, and both are available for packets entering the FORWARD chain.
The various forms of NAT have been separated out; iptables is a pure packet filter when using the default `filter' table, with optional extension modules. This should simplify much of the previous confusion over the combination of IP masquerading and packet filtering seen previously. So the following options are handled differently:
-j MASQ -M -S -M -LThere are several other changes in iptables.
The packet-filtering-HOWTO details iptables usage for
packet filtering, the NAT-HOWTO details NAT,
the netfilter-extensions-HOWTO details the extensions that are
not in the standard distribution,
and the netfilter-hacking-HOWTO details the netfilter internals.
See http://www.netfilter.org/.
Marc Boucher made Rusty abandon ipnatctl by lobbying for a generic packet selection framework in iptables, then wrote the mangle table, the owner match, the mark stuff, and ran around doing cool stuff everywhere.
James Morris wrote the TOS target, and tos match.
Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote the REJECT target.
Harald Welte wrote the ULOG and NFQUEUE target, the new libiptc, as well as the TTL, DSCP, ECN matches and targets.
The Netfilter Core Team is: Marc Boucher, Martin Josefsson, Yasuyuki Kozakai, Jozsef Kadlecsik, Patrick McHardy, James Morris, Pablo Neira Ayuso, Harald Welte and Rusty Russell.
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To be completely fair, many - perhaps most - Transformers use their secondary color for their thighs, and Windblade uses her secondary color (jet black) for her midriff as well, but with Arcee its the porcelain white color and the literal belly button that pushes it over the line from the campy superhero look to slooty.
Edit: Also to be fair, a person might be able to make the case that G1 Megatron is 'dressed' like a male stripper.
Not to mention Windblade's face is a different color than her secondary color
True, but even in her comic series she was said to be wearing make up, so you could debate what color her face really is. And sometimes Arcee's face and hands are a really faint pink, instead of the white used on her legs and midriff. In either case though, it's missing the forest for the trees; their overall looks evoke very different associations.


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Slovak Roots
Excellent site to discuss archival matters in general. Less helpful for specifically German research as they use different names for villages, etc.
It is probably best to join both Slovak Roots and Karpatenancestors as they complement each other.
Researchers. This list is not an endorsement, but just for information:
Genealogical Agency by Vladimir Bohinc.
Juraj Cisarik
Genealogical Agency by Juraj Cisarik for Eastern Slovakia. He also speaks Rusyn and Ukrainian, a.e.
Duncan Gardiner, PhD, who does research in Slovak archives. He also published a very useful book: German Towns in Slovakia and Upper Hungary, 3rd ed. 1993. $17.50 from author, 12961 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107-1533. He may have moved, write a postcard before sending the check.
Other useful books in English are (and there are very few in English)s:
Genealogical Guide to German Ancestors from East Germany and Eastern Europe, 4th ed. 1994, AGOFF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ostdeutscher Familienforscher), Neustadt/Aisch (Germany): Verlag Degener & Co. Their website is below.
Kendrick, Thomas B., An Impression of Muennichwies. Columbus, IN: Thomas B. Kendrick 1998. A village history of 140 pages, the first to be written in English, to my knowledge. For $20 plus $3.50 mailing from Mr. Kendrick at 2405 Franklin St., Columbus, IN 47201. Mr. Kendrick's grandparents were Carpathian Germans from the Hauerland who immigrated to Pennsylvania well before World War I. He describes very well the history and research issues facing Americans of Carpathian German heritage, with plenty of useful tips for Americans travelling there to search for Carpathian German ancestors.
Other useful genealogical websites are:
A very useful site, which, though mostly about ethnic Slovaks from Slovakia, has now a city gazetteer providing the names and locations (map) of formerly German cities as well.
American LocalHistory Network.
Cindy's List
Mitteleuropa A great website created by M. Lindenthal.
Radixindexa very useful website on auld Hungary genealogy.
German-Hungarian DictionaryUseful if you know some German, but have no idea what a jobbagy, czipsez or polgar is (a peasant, shoemaker, and burgher, respectively).
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Participants will tour inns decked in all their holiday finery offering signature holiday cookies. You will also include recipes from each inn and a chance to win a $250 gift certificate for a getaway at the inn of your choice. Stay with us and you'll also receive a keepsake ornament. Chosen by editors of New Hampshire Magazine as "The Best Sugar High", proceeds from the event will benefit a local area nonprofit. Call 603-356-5502 to reserve.
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You and your family will board the Journey to the North Pole train. Seated in first class (or Dome seats – available for a limited time!) you will be served delicious hot chocolate and some of Santa's favorite treats by magical chefs! Once arriving at the North Pole you'll be escorted by elves (Santa's helpers) outside and up to the North Pole Theater. You will have the opportunity to leave your Santa letters at the Post Office, as well as visit with some toy shop elves along the way. The classic "The Night Before Christmas" poem by Clement Clarke Moore is dramatically read along with a visit from Santa himself, truly a magical event for all ages! Each child will receive a special gift on the return trip back to New Hampshire.
Net proceeds from the Journey to the North Pole Event fund literacy programs of The Believe in Books Literacy Foundation, a Charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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Can the subaltern blog? Part 1: Institutional Sexism & the Biblioblogs (from 2009)
Can The Subaltern Blog Part 2: Theology Studio And The Rhetoric Of Gender Dialogue (from last December 2012)
After last week's conversation on race and emergence Christianity had died down somewhat, Tony Jones went back to work with an invitation to Christian feminists and womanists to submit entries (accepted by a small group of people without Jones) to be posted on Theoblogy, without comment or moderation from Jones himself. A few questions have come up: Is TheoBlogy really a safe place for dissenting voices? (I don't even know if PJ is a safe place for others sometimes, but its my and the other authors' safe space so there!). Why was this particular invitation given by a person who has derided womanists and feminists as angry, emotional, unreasonable (to the point of not meeting him face to face for "reconciliation"), and too dedicated to identity politics to validly critique his "incarnational" theology.
A more important question that we should be asking, like Caryn Riswald did yesterday; by the way, please read her post, A Blog Of Our Own. Why should womanist and feminist Christians be concerned to "teaching" Jones and his audience what they are doing wrong? Why is this their responsibility, their burden to bear? Why should the experience of Jones and his audience be placed at the center? Isn't that the problem to begin with?
The problem I brought up in my previous two parts, "Can The Subaltern Blog?," is the question of power and gender relations, and marginalization of women in the real world in seminaries and Bible colleges.
From Christianity Today, The Seminary Gender Gap:
"Perhaps the lack of job prospects is a deterrent: Why pay the tuition if you are not guaranteed a job afterwards? Or perhaps it is a matter of theology since some traditions discourage women from the pastorate on biblical grounds. Still, other churches support the idea of female leaders in principle, but simply fail to take the steps necessary to cultivate women's gifts.
Combined, these factors produce a persistent minority of female, evangelical seminarians with a rather tumultuous seminary experience. Evangelical women who discern a call to seminary often find themselves without much community and without many resources. Whether or not they are seeking ordination, women report feeling ostracized by male classmates."
The quest for safe spaces for women and racial minorities to work out their own faith journeys online is important. As one person on twitter pointed out, with one fewer moderater (the author), it would be open season on feminists and womanists whose articles were accepted by Jones' "committee." From what I have seen and read, Jones' supporters use ad hom attacks themselves on the blogs of his critics. So, yeah, the lack of a safe space is a pressing issue.
I have two examples of constructive actions that Tony Jones and whoever else is interested in seeing things from "the Other's" perspective: it starts with reading books by people who do not look or think like you do. Reading is just the first step, the second step is something my friend J.K. Gayle calls "rhetorical listening," actually hearing out "the Other's" argument and maybe engaging in some self-criticism. This part of listening happens when we let other voices than our own define themselves, and maybe even re-define you in the position that you see yourself. For an example of this, see J.K.'s reflections on racial gazes and rhetoric: About Biblioblogging…?: Jacqueline Jones Royster's voices.
The other example is my friend James Bradford Pate, who regularly reads and blogs on books about controversial issues, even by authors he does not agree with. Like last year, he did series during Women's History Month and Black History Month. James uses rhetorical listening to give authors who may not look like him a fair hearing. Both JK and James regularly blog about religion, race, gender, and politics. In both instances, these white men did the hard work themselves and were changed for the better. The oft-quoted, oft-attributed quote from Ghandi, "You are the change you seek" comes to mind.


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– Margaret Swedish via this from Center for New Creation on Facebook, reacting to this news :
Bonn Climate Talks Fail to Deliver Common Grounds Undermining Hopes of Meaningful Deal in Paris
The world continues to drag it's feet (or should I say, the forces of the 1%; the forces of "unlimited, inevitable, "progress"). A precursor or warning or call to consciousness. How much worse can we let it get? A lot worse, it seems.


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Even the most bookish academician would have to agree that shared, real-world experiences can represent some of the most powerful ways to learn and connect with society. In the setting of an exciting group event, learning can take on unimagined dimensions. Envision a class in American Literature given by John Steinbeck, or being taught advanced physics by Galileo or musical composition by Leonard Bernstein. In the spirit of these literary greats, Barnes & Noble College will unite students with "modern masters," hosting dream class events this fall through a new partnership with Togather, a powerful social platform that engages student groups and campus departments, and connects them with a wide range of authors and subject matter experts.
Rather than locate a random sample of speakers to embark on a campus tour, Togather enables a much more creative and highly-tailored approach. "What makes these events so successful is that they're created around the subjects that really excite and resonate with the specific group we want to reach," explains Togather's CEO, Andrew Kessler.
The idea was tested at 70 college bookstores nationwide, in a campaign asking students to nominate the kind of dream class they'd most like to bring to their campus. Students were encouraged to log on to the Togather website and nominate their favorite class suggestions via Facebook, and the students own interests and 'likes' from their Facebook profiles generated some additional suggestions. Some of those results were imaginative, as Tamara Vostok, Barnes & Noble College's Consumer & New Media Marketing Manager, explains. "We had some really fun, creative responses ranging from Late Night Food Alternatives to No-bake Munchies and Dorm Entrepreneurship – and these were all class subjects that we could potentially turn into author events," she adds.
As a result, Barnes & Noble College is launching 26 events nationwide in partnership with Togather, crafted around the most-voted courses on campus. Pairing students with authors, who are also thought leaders and want to talk about their work, is an especially attractive draw, and with events specifically designed around the student's own interests, it's not surprising that many have already sold out. "This is so much more than the traditional book-signing event," Kessler points out. "Our experts can deliver great event experiences for an enthusiastic crowd who are really excited to hear their message," he adds. Admission to the class for the first 20 RSVP's is free, with a general admission of $5 dollars, which will be donated 100 percent to Barnes & Noble College cause-marketing partner, Habitat for Humanity.
Despite their distinctive preoccupation with texting and interacting digitally, another characteristic of the student Millennial population is the craving for authentic interactions and the opportunity to build more meaningful relationships. Events such as the Togather author classes are designed to cater to exactly that need by bringing readers closer to authors and their subjects in a shared experience. "We're continually looking at ways to ensure the campus community remains relevant and grounded in events and meaningful experiences for our students," explains Vostok. "That's why it's important that we position the bookstore as a cultural and social hub, and with the kind of face-to-face interaction these events provide, it never gets better than that."


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Politicians Burning Down the House with Unfair Free Trade
America is our home and it is being burned to the ground by politicians and their crony campaign contributors in the name of free trade. I'm sorry Ohio, but what is wrong with you voting for John Kasich? Ohio has lost good paying manufacturing jobs thanks to NAFTA and John Kasich voted for it! Public Citizen, a Washington-based think tank founded by Ralph Nader, claims Ohio has lost more than 307,000 manufacturing jobs, one out of three thanks to NAFTA and the WTO. In South Carolina ⅓ of the manufacturing jobs have been lost. NAFTA made outsourcing jobs easy.
John Kasich and Ted Cruz also supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Due to trade with TPP countries Ohio lost 112,500 jobs in 2015. The Economic Policy Institute reports the "Currency manipulation is one of the key driving forces behind the high and rapidly rising U.S. trade deficit with the 11 other members of the TPP. In 2015, the U.S. deficit with TPP countries translated into 2 million U.S. jobs lost, more than half (1.1 million) of which were in manufacturing. Without such provisions against currency manipulation, the TPP could well follow other trade agreements and leave even greater U.S. trade deficits in its wake."
Ted Cruz "voted to continue to allow the illicit trading practice of currency manipulation".
John Kasich, Ted Cruz are funded by globalists who have no allegiance to our people or our country. Unfair free trade is crony capitalism at its worst. Ted Cruz was endorsed by the establishment mouthpiece The National Review who wrote White Working Class Communities Deserve To Die. This was reminiscent of Barack Obama's adviser, Robert Reich, who said no jobs for white male construction workers. As Donald Trump's adviser, Steven Miller said, a vote for Ted Cruz is a vote to offshore American jobs.
At the same time as they are outsourcing our jobs, our country is being flooded with immigrants, both legal and illegal. To add insult to injury, you are picking up the tab as immigration redistributes a half a trillion dollars each year from workers to employers. The globalist's and their puppet politicians have all but turned us into a service economy. If we continue at this rate there will only be two classes, the rich and the poor. Since its peak at $57,843 in 1999, real median household income in the United States has fallen 7.2%. We cannot continue to have free trade with nations that are not held to the same standards as the United States to do so is suicide.
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British people hate backing-up files, OnePlus focuses on fingers and benchmarks lay the rumoured Z4 bare – all in today's BitStream bulletin.
When was the last time you backed up your computer or your phone? If you can't possibly remember when it was, or know you never have, you are not alone: according to new research, one in five Britons never take the time to secure the files on their most-used devices; however, statistics also show that 50 per cent of people are afraid of losing precious photos or videos – cue some very upset people when their hard drives crash and fail.
It's not earth-stopping stuff, and has ultimately been brought to the fore because of World Backup Day, which is today. So if you're feeling edgy about the state of your computer, or perhaps more importantly if you are not, then have a read of Lifehacker UK's helpful advice. [ITProPortal]
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Becka has been looking for an old window to hang on that side of the building to make that space look a little better, something like what's in the picture below:
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Is everything art? A question which is tirelessly asked in History of art and by the artist, Ben. His real name Benjamin Vautier, born in Naples in 1934. His future will be built between Switzerland, Turkey and Egypt but also and mainly in France, as he moves to Nice.
He asks a lot of questions, mostly through his paintings. Famous for his written works, constantly affirming or questioning the world around us. In 1950, he opens a stall in Nice where he organizes exhibitions. This place quickly becomes a place for artists of the region to get together, who nourish the reflexion on art as a team.
Ben spends time with César, Martial Raysse and Arman. Together, they make up a group of artists and work on their quest for novelty and turn into the Ecole de Nice. They want to prolong the heritage of Marcel Duchamp and drive art into a corner, by walking on the footsteps of John Cage or the Dada movement.
Ben wrote his destiny in 1953 « Il faut manger, il faut dormir », with this simple and obvious paraphrase, he created his first "writing". To speak and question art in a better manner, he decides to write it down and put it in letters, through a visual writing. He initiates a step towards conceptual art, which isn't developed yet.
As a logical extension of his approach, Ben then focuses on the importance of the artist's signature in art. His first signature saw the light of the day in 1958. He just doesn't scribble on a piece of paper, no, he signs the world, everything on the move around him.
This way, his questions the concept of ego, of me, but also the idea of appropriation. These strong notions shake up the codes of art, just the way the artist wanted to. As for the art marker, Ben underlines the strength of the signature today, which is sometimes more important the art work itself.
It's going to be a tough task, making the world his but Ben doesn't give up. He signs in abundance, people in the streets, his friends, family and creates his first living sculptures in 1959. Through labeling his environment, Ben has the impression of linking life to art, and once again asks us if everything is possible in art and if everything makes up art.
The thought of appropriation goes through a lot of research until 1963. In the meantime, he joins the Fluxus group, which considers itself to be a non artistic movement and questions the status of the artist and the art work in society Games and humor predominates the group, and Ben's work will soon be influenced by this.
His handwritten punchlines in white with a black background resonate like true slogans. He doesn't hesitate to express on current events and makes his written word echo. A big fan of school, Ben multiplies derivatives and editions and signs on pencil boxes, bags and diaries. This way, he is able to register his art in a conceptual dimension, which is within reach for everyday.
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- Ausgrid
- Mosman Council
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Rotary
- Bendigo Bank
- Bunnings Balgowlah
- Bunnings Artarmon
- Kimbriki
- Poskitt Design
- Proj-X
- Honeysuckle Garden Centre
- Mosman Climate Challenge Group
- Mosman Daily
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New Antlers: "Drift Drive"
A few weeks ago, The Antlers uploaded a mysterious, aquatic video, quite literally previewing a release called Undersea. Since then we've learned that Undersea is an upcoming four song EP, due out on July 24th. The atmospheric and low-laying "Drift Drive" is the EP's opening cut and the first song we've heard so far. Check it out below:


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These days, it seems to be a holiday requirement for each home to possess their own Elf on the Shelf. And, if you've been paying attention, you will notice how every single household is trying to outdo the others in ways of creativity, cutesiness and cheer. Parents are going into full-blown planning mode, months and months in advance, all so that they can come up with new and interesting ways to hide these ubiquitous imps. And frankly, folks, it is turning into insanity!!
I have seen my fair share of moms break down and lose it over a bad Pinterest picture, a plagiarized hiding spot or a momentary creative block. Luckily for me, our family has a very different kind of elf. And he has a very different message! Here are the nuggets of wisdom our elf has imparted to us – tips that have helped me to survive this season:
Anyone and everyone comes calling during this time of year. Whether it be the invitations to boring office parties, the loathsome sight of carolers, or well-meaning fruitcake-toting acquaintances, folks are all about getting up in your space. And, worse than that, they don't seem to know that a locked door, closed blinds or an unplugged phone mean "LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" Somehow, that gets lost in translation and people, being so transfixed by the blaze of twinkling lights, believe it's their duty to just try you again later. Yes, they mean well, but if you let them, they will rob you of your time…and possibly your soul.
So just, you know, take a chill pill and tune them all out. Be unavailable. If they don't get the message at first, they will soon enough. And if you are ever confronted about it later on, just say you had the flu. If they're truly jolly and Christian, they will have to believe you!
Millions and Billions of trees are killed each year for our excessive desire to write things down. And for what?! Most of our paper-based holiday activities, such as Christmas cards, are pointless, time-consuming, are just plain wasteful. I mean, seriously, doesn't it seem silly to send a card wishing someone a "Merry" this or "Happy" that when, let's be honest, you never give a second thought the rest of the year?!
So, cut the crap. Simplify! Put your environmental (read cheap and/or lazy) foot down and stop cutting down more trees just to keep up with the status quo. Instead, make up one e-card that you can blast to your colleagues/friends/neighbors. Don't worry about making it perfect. If they're anything like you, they won't even look at it. And, as for the elderly folks in your life, just tell them that you sent a card but the G.D. post office must have lost it. Their anger will distract them from questioning you further.
The holidays often equate to an increase in kitchen time. And typically there are four reasons for this:
1) Kids love gingerbread. And, they look forward to the season where they can create an entire gingerbread metropolis that they can destroy.
2) Schools want what you've got. They're always fund-raising and assume that they can leverage more guilt/shame to make you either spend your money or your time. Not that you don't have time. Or money. Right?! But usually there is a standard that feels best met by concocting home-made goodies. So, in order to keep up with those other bitches in the PTA, why not build a Sacher-Torte for a new pee-wee T-ball stadium or a meringue pie for the A.V. club. Whatever. It's for your child. Or some random kid, anyway. And the pat on the back you will receive, as a result, will last all of three seconds. Your time will be SO worth it!
3) Misery loves company. That's right. It's the only clichéd adage that is true. Statistics will show that most people gain a bit of weight during the holidays. As a result, everyone will try to offer a baked goodie from their kitchen to plump you up so they won't feel so alone in this process. And the added bonus for them is the idea that you will have to comply by making something for them in return. They will get to have their cake, eat it, and then blame you later for their weight gain, too. It's really a brilliant system. Too bad you already see through it.
4) Families expect to be fed. That's the worst part of any occasion, isn't it?! And I'm not just talking about the folks who live under your roof. The holiday season somehow has become synonymous with the concept of grand-scale feasts in which every half-witted half-cousin is invited. And the more family you have, the sooner in the year you can expect talk about that upcoming year-end session of gluttony…at YOUR house. If you make it good, they will salivate over it all year long, expecting that you have just created a new "tradition."
To all of these four things, I have two words: STORE BOUGHT! Store bought cookie dough. Store bought baked goodies. Store bought meals. Store bought everything! Sure, it might be a little more expensive at first but how much is your time worth? A lot more than the $2.99 five-pound tub of Ore Ida potato flakes. Most people won't even know the difference between a Pepperidge Farm cookie and your own. And, if someone calls you out, you will know which box of goodies to sneak a laxative into…next year!
Kids want everything! And somehow they are born with the idea that every small desire equates to a grand and dire need. Sometime between the end of Summer and the early part of November, they start putting together a Christmas wish list. For those of you who have experienced this phenomenon, you can attest to the fact that these "lists" are sometimes long scrolls of paper, large enough to wallpaper an entire room. Yes, and let me mention that at least 90% of the items on these lists are useless, flimsy, mass-produced junk that will only get about a week's worth of play. And that's being optimistic.
So, when doing your Christmas shopping, try to scale back and use your children's weaknesses against them. Rewrap presents you gave them last year or the year before. You know, the gifts they just had to have, that you searched all over creation to find, just so they could open them on Christmas morning, look mildly amused and then chuck them into a pile (a pit, really) of forgotten toys in the back of their closet. Yeah, those toys! If you're feeling extra motherly, you can wrap them up with special, shiny wrapping paper and put colorful bows of your choice. Just the bright and shiny objects surrounding the toys should be enough to distract them from the déjà vous of the moment.
This works especially well for younger children; BUT, if they are older, more observant, and do happen to figure you out, just play it cool. Divert their attention. "Look," you can say, "Santa noticed that you hadn't played with the toys he got you last year so he was just giving you a reminder. Your real presents will come next year. After you have cleaned your room and done your chores. For now, kid, just be grateful for central heat and a stocked refrigerator." Then sit back and pat yourself on the back. Not only have you gotten away with the biggest hoax of the century, you have also done your part in creating one less, self-entitled spoiled asshole. And isn't that the best gift of all?!
Another thing that the holidays is good for is guilt. And everyone is eager to make you feel bad for something. When you walk into a department store, the Salvation Army Santa is ringing his bell in discontent that you are consuming and not sharing. Phone calls for Charity X and Charity Y ring you down like bill collectors, offering "plans for giving" as though it were your obligation. And, sure, when you live in a warm house with a healthy family and food in your belly, the guilt does start to creep in. But, sometimes, every once in a while, it's nice to give that bit of guilt the finger.
Life is not always a cake walk. For anyone. Truth be told, in all of my years with central air-conditioning, a working dishwasher and all ten of my fingers, I have still endured some truly shitty moments. Yes, I acknowledge that it's lucky for me to have all of my limbs. No my husband doesn't beat me. And, the only land mines I walk through daily are the square blocks my son lines on the living room floor.
So, while I might seem to have a charmed life, I could list other statistics that would make you cry. My deaf left ear. My smooth and sickly cat. The fact that my car was stolen one day when I was having lunch with a friend. Or the fact that the same friend told me I looked fat in my favorite purple sweater. But, whatever. We all have problems. And we all have guilt. And don't feel bad if this holiday season all you feel like giving the world is a piece of your mind, a grumble or a big thumbs down rather than a dollar.
I used to have a friend named Mary. She was not the sharpest tool in the shed and she liked to drink. A lot! But, if there was one good thing you could say about Mary, it was the fact that she was always the life of the party. This was true primarily because she always did whatever she wanted without worrying about other people's thoughts. In other words, she had no decorum, manners, shame, OR dignity. And, while all of those traits sound like a bad thing, you know, sometimes there is a virtue to being "that kind of person."
This year, if stress is getting you down or the expectations of the season are getting to be too much, it might be time to be more like Mary…and be Merry. While it's true that it might not feel good the next day, baby, living life in the moment always feels AWESOME! WOOOHHOOO! Just one tip to remember, though – make sure your festive behavior doesn't get caught on film.
For some people, this time of year is the ultimate holy season. A lollapalooza of all things Christian. And then there are other people who just like to build snowmen and drink hot chocolate. No matter which team your friends are playing for, there is only one thing that is certain: they all expect you to be just as reverent and respectful of their "season" as they are.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with a little irreverence. That's the very thing that makes life interesting and comical. But, a word of advice from someone who knows – pole dancing around Christmas trees is harder than it looks. In other words, know your audience and know when to attempt such feats – otherwise, you may have a pine scented hoo-hoo and about twenty less friends for absolutely no reason at all!
This one should be simple, but in this day and age unfortunately it is not. Most people in our culture have forgotten this one, very important tenet to true and utter happiness. Just be. That means every once in a while just turn it all off. That's right. The TV. The phone. The iPad. The radio. All of that noise that constantly fills our space. Turn. It. All. OFF!
And then what, you might ask?! This is where it gets interesting. Just sit with your thoughts. Enjoy the silence. Be in the moment. Notice the small things. Live. Breathe. Repeat. It's not imperative that you check your Facebook page every two minutes. The world won't fall apart if your Twitter twits don't know what you had for lunch. And the nonsensical, time-wasting emails can wait. Just sit back, take some time for yourself, your family, and your kiddos…and, you know, drive each other nuts the old-fashioned way!


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What do construction project managers do?
Construction project managers help in all stages of your construction project, starting from the very first step. Typically paid a percentage of a total project cost, they are part of the design and planning process and help ensure seamless communication between the design parties and the construction team. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, their scope of work includes preparing cost estimates, budgets and work timetables; interpreting and explaining contracts and technical information to other professionals; reporting work progress and budget to clients; collaborating with architects, engineers and other construction pros; selecting subcontractors and scheduling and coordinating their tasks; responding to work delays, emergencies and other problems; and ensuring compliance with legal requirements, building and safety codes, and other regulations.
The work of construction project managers may seem very similar to that of general contractors, but there are some critical differences. One difference is that, unlike most general contractors, project managers are not engaged in the actual construction — they are onsite overseeing the work of subcontractors. Another key difference is that project managers are hired during the design phase, while general contractors are hired after plans have been made. The project manager is generally paid a percentage of the total project cost, while the general contractor is more typically paid according to the bid they gave to build your project.
Why should you hire a contractor?
Hiring a general contractor is a good idea for many remodeling projects. Home renovation contractors have a broad range of skills to manage, coordinate and complete a project. They should help make sure your project comes in on time and within your budget as they hire and supervise all the necessary subcontractors, including electricians and plumbers. They also handle procuring all the materials required for your job. Some homeowners look to save money by acting as their own contractor, but an experienced home renovation contractor is worth the cost. They should know local building codes, be able to pull all necessary permits, and work with inspectors to make sure the construction meets local codes. Also, because they get professional discounts, they can typically buy materials at a better price than you can; better prices on materials and labor save you money, and make up for at least a percentage of the cost of the contractor.
When should you hire a contractor?
A few home remodeling projects can be done by an ambitious DIY-minded homeowner or local handyman, but many are best completed by a professional home renovation contractor. You should hire a contractor when you're planning a large project that takes time, machinery or large tools, and several workers; a kitchen remodel, new bathroom or home addition will be most successful with a licensed, expert contractor at the helm. It's particularly important to have a professional contractor on board for construction, electrical, plumbing and HVAC projects that require inspections to meet local building codes. Of course, you can hire a contractor for smaller projects, too, if you prefer to let an expert handle things like addition or removal of a wall, small framing projects, or anything that requires a permit.
You should hire a contractor when you're ready to start a remodeling project and you have plans, a budget and a timeline for the work in hand, but before any remodeling work begins.
How much will it cost to remodel my house?
The cost to remodel a home is highly variable — size and scope of the project, quality of materials, and the number of subcontractors required to complete the job all affect the total cost. The average national cost of a home renovation project is $13,500. The national average per-square-foot cost of a remodel ranges from $25 to $100. Nationally, kitchen and bathroom remodels are the most popular types of projects, in part because they typically have the highest return on investment when the home is sold. The national average cost of a major kitchen remodel ranges from $25,000 to $62,000, while the average bathroom remodel tends to cost $6,000 to $18,000. In addition to materials and labor costs, many remodeling project costs include permit fees, which, average $900 or more, depending on your location.
Do I need a contractor for a kitchen remodel?
A kitchen remodel is one of the most important investments you can make in your home, and it's critical to get the details right; that's where a home renovation contractor comes in. A minor remodel usually includes new cabinet faces and hardware, replacement appliances, and paint, while an extensive job may enlarge the kitchen's square footage, install new cabinets or an island, change the layout, and lay new tile or hardwood floors. Any renovation that includes filing permits, construction, or electrical or plumbing work is best completed by an experienced contractor who knows local codes.


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Jill Pertler
The sound came out of nowhere; dreams are like that. One moment you are surrounded by quiet, the next by incessant rap-a-tap tapping from somewhere nearby at least you think it's nearby.
I've never been much of a night owl, so I was sleeping. Dreaming, and I did what any of us would do in a similar situation: incorporated the sound into my dream. Wrote it in, so to speak. The tap-a-rap tapping and rap-a-tap tapping became a sparrow pecking at the window or perhaps at the door. You know how dreams play out; things are never quite for sure. The rap-a-tap tapping continued. There was only so much noise my dream could logically absorb. The rapping and tapping eventually pulled me back into the world of wakefulness, where I found the rap, tap, tapping to be even louder than in dreamland. I'd hear a number of raps and taps in quick succession followed by a pause. Maybe someone knocked at the door. Pounded on it: like my heart pounded at the thought of someone a friend, or worse yet a stranger at the door at a time when everyone was sleeping, or should be sleeping. Tappity, tappity, tap, tap, rap. The noise seemed to originate from downstairs. As I listened closely, the taps sounded less like door knocks and more like banging. Bang-it-a, bang-it-a bang perhaps someone with a hammer and nails. I half sat up in bed. My husband opened his eyes. "What's that sound?" he asked as the tapping continued. I looked at him, he at me. Our eyes locked as we came to the same conclusion. The kids! I glanced at the clock: 5:13 a.m. the perfect time for one of them to be taking the furniture apart, or perhaps attempting to nail it back together. Our youngest son has earned the nickname Rooster because of his early morning exploits. "What are they doing?" my husband asked. "I don't know," I said. "But I'm going to find out."
I heaved myself out of the bed (the only way you can get out of bed at 5:13 a.m.) and made my way to the door, where I paused, waiting for the next round of tapping or banging or whatever the boys were doing this time to keep us from sleep. Tat-a-tat, tat, tat-a-tat. The beats came in rapid succession, but not from downstairs. The sound was behind the doorway, not in front not from inside the house, but from outside. I felt like I'd entered a bad, backwards horror movie where I had the starring role of babysitter. I returned to bed. "It's outside." I said. "Outside?" For so early in the morning, my husband sure was quick with the questions. "Some early bird is doing a home improvement project at 5 a.m." I said. "Talk about a loon." The ratting and tatting and banging continued, louder than ever. I couldn't believe any of our neighbors would be so rude. I said goodbye to any notion of furthering my good night's sleep. We lay there in the quiet that wasn't so quiet, in the early hours of the morning, my husband and I listening, but trying not to, to the drilling, pounding or whatever, trying not to consider acts of violence toward the loony, early bird neighbor who couldn't wait until 7 a.m. to grab his hammer. Five minutes and countless hammer-strokes later (or maybe it was 25 minutes, who can be sure at 5 a.m.) my husband turned and looked me straight in the eyes. He was wide awake. "That isn't hammering," he said. "It's a woodpecker!" Sure enough, my eagle-eared spouse was right. And, in a way, so was I. It was an early bird that woke us up this morning. I only hope he got his worm.
Jill Pertler is a syndicated columnist and author of "The Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to Self-Syndication" at booklocker.com. She also offers writing and design services at marketing-by-design.home.mchsi.com