Three months since the last release, and three months since it is available as a separate standalone application running in the notification area. This has made it a lot easier to test and debug, as before I had to build the plugin, install the plugin, restart the panel or remove/readd the plugin in the panel, now I just have to run ./xfce4-notes from the source directory.
This new release has seen some structural tree changes to save time during compilation. Now everything is in src/ and lib/, where lib/ contains code to build an XnpHypertextView, an XnpNote (a composite-widget that embeds a GtkScrolledWindow with an XnpHypertextView and sends "save" signals on changes), an XnpWindow with the custom made navigation and title bars and the right click menu on the title bar, and finally an XnpApplication class that is the heart of everything, it handles creations/deletions of notes, loads/saves the data, etc. The src/ directory contains the main files for the panel plugin, the status icon, the popup command and the settings dialogue.
The new stuff is mostly eye-candy as stated in the previous blog entry. The GTK+ RC style has been pimped up with custom made scrollbars and the source code contains a self-drawn close button. The stuff about GTK+ scrollbars theming is grossly explained on live.gnome.org but I opened the GTK+ Dust theme files which was, to me, more understandable :-) Also it was because of this particular theme I took a look at customizing the scrollbars, see below the before/after screenshots. The older article about writing a Widget with Cairo helped me getting started from scratch with an empty "close button" widget to replace the simple GtkButton with label. As I liked very much the time passed on these changes I contributed a tutorial "Monochrome icon" available only in PDF as of today which I hope to be useful for Vala beginners but also a nice update of the article about Cairo but with Vala language.
The fixes included in this release are the following: correctly restore sticky-window and keep-above states after some race conditions, and restore tab label orientation after renaming a note. And last but definitely not least the undo feature was not working because an internal timeout wasn't reset to zero which made the code think a snapshot was needed and thus the undo/redo buffers ended with the same content after the timeout elapsed. Thanks to Christian (the developer behind Midori) otherwise I would still not have taken a look around this!
The forthcoming features I have in mind would be a search dialogue and per-note options for activating a stripped down "markdown" syntax, an orthographic corrector and wrapping words which is the default for the moment.
The release is available at archive.xfce.org.
Thanks for the feedbacks and reports you sent and will send back.
Update: The tutorial is now also available on the Xfce wiki.
Hmm.. Now it required unique. Can you make it optional? Thanks for your great job!
Since version 1.7.2! I tried to make it optional by keeping the code simple, but it didn't work out. As I'm using Vala I can't generate CCode with conditional pre-processings like #ifdef/#elif/#endif.
It would only be possible if I pulled the code related to Unique into a separate C source which I wasn't willing to, as I find Unique essential. For example you don't want more than one xfce4-notes process as they all read from the same notes, and you don't want to open more than one xfce4-notes-settings process.
Can you really really prove me wrong that Unique is one dep too much? ;-) Unique may at some point end in the GTK+ library, and it's a small library just like libxfce4util and gui4 which are also used in the notes plugin.
I use this app every day to organise my life. Thanks for all your hard work!
Some time ago I found a small bug. When I open the Appearance Settings dialog, it select the theme and icon used correctly but not shown.
It solves a small pach.
@Matias: Indeed, way off topic, if you believe it belongs to the bug you mention, simply leave a comment and/or attach your patch there. I can't do anything with your patch except reporting it on bugzilla just like you.
Sorry Mike. You are right.
I get an account in bugzilla and attach the patch correctly.
By the way, I'm glade to read you like this tool, I'm always looking forward to make it a little better.
One question: is there a way to start xfce4-notes minimized to tray when I log in my Xfce session? I tried to hack ~/.config/autostart/xfce4-notes-autostart.desktop and changed 'Hidden=false' to 'Hidden=true' and the application simply didn't start upon login.
@Luis the autostart is described on the Freedesktop Autostart spec, of course it's not the right file to tweak.
What you are looking for existed as an option but since the rewrite it has been dropped. Now the behavior is different, although still known as buggy for another reason, only the visible notes are restored upon next login. You can tweak the Visible config key of each note. The config file is saved under ~/.config/xfce4/xfce4-notes.rc if you are running the standalone app or ~/.config/xfce4/panel/xfce4-notes-plugin-[ID].rc if you are running the panel plugin.
 The config file is saved when the application is exited. This is where the session manager jumps in and lets applications leave safely but it's not trustworthy, instead the notes program quits suddenly and doesn't save the state of the windows (position, visibility, etc).
Can not find a option to add them back.
Anyway, congratulations for the best notes plugins ever!
to be all fair, I made some changes here and there and at some point I decided to remove these buttons entirely. I'm always open for new suggestions, in the case of the add/remove buttons, I'll add them again for the next release, and probably make them optional through the settings dialog.
However this won't happen soon as I lack time to code on the Xfce panel plugins lately.
You can already create/delete a note with the keyboard shortcuts that are respectively Ctrl+n/w. But sure I can readd the buttons.
Hi. I'd like to know if it's possible chance the directory that notes are saved because I want to share the archives using Ubuntu One with my notebook and work computer. Thank you.
In Manjaro Linux 16.06 with XFCE.I want only a single Note in a large-ish box for transient information, like a phone number, a link, a phone conversation note ("buy some jam on way home"). But I want the note box to pop up from the keyboard, then go back down to the panel. Didn't see a default way to do this and clicking on the panel icon is... whatever. Wanted a keyboard popup.
The way I found works is, in Keyboard Settings, assign "xfce4-popup-notes" to a keyboard application key combination - I'm using the reassigned right Super key for that. Works a treat.
Maybe someone will find that useful.


Phoenix Indian Center » An Evening of Fun!
Begin your New Year by joining us at the Heard Museum for Késhjéé' (Navajo Shoegame), a winter game that has been a favorite of the Diné people for centuries! This fun game is designed to teach the importance of virtues such as honor, honesty, loyalty and trust.
Don't miss this cultural family experience and free general admission to the museum!


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Timeline of Trevor Reed's detention in Russia and release
Here are key events in the case of the U.S. Marine veteran.
ByConor Finnegan and Libby Cathey
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, is escorted to a plane by Russian service members as part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia, in Moscow, April 27, 2022.
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The U.S. is celebrating the release of Trevor Reed, a Marine veteran from Texas detained in Russia for 985 days, and who was headed back to the United States Wednesday after a prisoner exchange, according to the White House, following years of his family pleading his case.
Reed was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison colony in 2020, convicted on charges of violently assaulting two police officers in Moscow following a drunken party when he was visiting his girlfriend. Reed's family and U.S. officials say those charges and ones brought against Paul Whelan, another former Marine still held in Russia, were fabricated in order to seize them as bargaining chips.
In this file photo taken on March 11, 2020 U.S. ex-marine Trevor Reed, charged with attacking police, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow.
Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
MORE: Marine veteran Trevor Reed released from Russian prison as part of prisoner exchange
Here's a timeline of key events in Reed's case:
Aug. 15, 2019 - Russian police detain Reed
While visiting his Russian girlfriend, Reed was out at a party and became intoxicated. He says he was traveling home from the party in the early morning hours of Aug. 16 when their car was pulled over and Reed says he got out because he got sick and started running around.
Police were called to the scene and took Reed to a police station where Russian Federation agents later arrived and detained him.
March 11, 2020 - Reed's trial begins
Reed appears in a Russian court on the first day on his trial. He faced charges of endangering the lives of the officers and was accused of attacking them and grabbing the police car's steering wheel and causing it to swerve -- despite video evidence later showing that never happened. U.S. officials would later call the trial "theatre of the absurd."
July 30, 2020 - Russia sentences Reed to nine years
A Russian court handed down Reed a maximum sentence of nine years in a Russian prison colony after his trial faced a long delay from March until July.
Joey and Paula Reed pose for a photo with a portrait of their son Marine veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed at their home in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 15, 2022.
Lm Otero/AP, FILE
July 16, 2021 - Reed transferred to remote prison colony
After several appeals, Reed was moved from a prison in Moscow to a remote prison colony. Despite hopes for a prisoner exchange at President Joe Biden's summit with Russia's president Vladimir Putin in Geneva one month earlier, Reed was sent some 350 miles from the Russian capital to a camp in Mordovia.
MORE: Trevor Reed, ex-Marine held 'hostage' by Russia, moved to prison camp
Nov. 4, 2021 - Reed goes on hunger strike
Isolated in the remote prison colony, Reed goes on a hunger strike, according to his girlfriend, protesting his detention and "numerous and flagrant violations" of his rights by Russian authorities. He had been in solitary confinement for nearly three months at this point because he refused to do labor in the prison camp, his family said at the time.
MORE: Amid war in Ukraine, US Marine detained by Russia faces urgent health needs
Feb. 24, 2022 - Russia invades Ukraine
Russian launches its invasion of neighboring Ukraine, prompting more calls from Reed's family for Biden to bring their son home.
A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House, March 30, 2022, in Washington. D.C.
Patrick Semansky/AP, FILE
March 8, 2022 - Reed's parents protest at Biden event
After protesting outside Biden's event at a Veterans Affairs facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Joey and Paula Reed said Biden called them after his speech.
March 30, 2022 - Reed's parents meet Biden
Reed's parents meet with Biden for 40 minutes after demonstrating outside the White House amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Around the same time, Trevor Reed went back on another hunger strike in prison to protest.
April 1, 2022 - Reed transferred to hospital
Reed was transferred to a prison hospital after reported exposure to tuberculosis in December, his family said.
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2022, Paula and Joey Reed, parents of Trevor Reed, stand next to a banner reading Free Trevor Reed in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, D.C.
Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
MORE: Trevor Reed's parents say hope diminishing for son's release from Russia
April 12, 2022 - Reed appears in appeals court via video link
Reed is seen publicly for the first time in months in a court appearance via video link from his prison colony for an appeals hearing. The court remanded his case to a lower court, but Reed was able to speak about his health, saying it had been two weeks since he coughed up blood, and called the charges against him fabricated.
April 27, 2022 - US, Russia announce prisoner swap
Statements from the White House and Russian Foreign Ministry report Reed's release as part of an international prisoner exchange. Reed is exchanged for Russian Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. after he was arrested in Liberia in 2010 and extradited to the U.S.
According to Joey Reed, his son was first flown from Russia to Turkey where he was exchanged on the tarmac for Yaroshenko.
"He said it was like a movie," Joey Reed said. "They walked past each other like in a spy swap."

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Q: If the effects of gravity cannot travel faster than the "c", does this mean we are only gravitationally bound by masses in our observable universe? I'm 17 and fascinated by the differences and omissions Newton made in his equations of motion. However it makes sense that gravity can't travel faster than light because of the force-carrying photons... So I'm just asking to see if my question/statement is true? If so, how will we ever detect the presence of anything outside the observable universe if we cannot even experience their gravity? Many thanks in advance and please forgive me if I am mistaken anywhere :)

A: However it makes sense that gravity can't travel faster than light because of the force-carrying photons
Whilst it makes sense that gravity can't travel faster than light, we don't actually know this for sure. What we do however know is that the force of gravity is not conveyed by photons. Even electromagnetic force is not conveyed by photons - hydrogen atoms don't twinkle, magnets don't shine. People talk about virtual photons, but these are field quanta rather than actual photons. See Matt Strassler's article. It's like you divide a field up into little chunks, then when the electron and proton attract one another they "exchange field" such that the hydrogen atom doesn't have much in the way of an electromagnetic field left. Gravity doesn't work like this, two massive bodies don't exchange field, their fields add together instead.
If so, how will we ever detect the presence of anything outside the observable universe if we cannot even experience their gravity?
Like lemon said, if we can detect something, it's observable by definition. Maybe you're getting distracted by gravity here, and you should focus on light. Here, take a look at Expanding Confusion by Tamara Davis and Charles Lineweaver. See this: "We show that we can observe galaxies that have, and always have had, recession velocities greater than the speed of light." Check out the ant on the rubber rope:
"By thinking of photons of light as ants crawling along the rubber rope of space between the galaxy and us, we can see that just as the ant can eventually reach the end of the rope, so light from distant galaxies, even some that appear to be receding at a speed greater than the speed of light, can eventually reach Earth, given sufficient time".

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Bonet, pronounced like if it were written as "boonet", is a typical dessert from Piedmont. It's made with hard amaretti biscuits and cocoa powder and is covered in caramel sauce.
Vitello tonnato is a typical summer dish from Piedmont consisting of thin slices of meat (usually veal, but pork in this case) covered with a tuna-based sauce.


Four years after its introduction, Google's social network is still trying to figure out what it wants to be. It's moving away from trying to be like Facebook. Instead, the new Google+ seems to be channeling Reddit and Pinterest.
Google+ is shifting its focus to Communities and Collections, Google announced in a blog post Tuesday. The redesign comes after the company in March split off the Photos and Streams part of the social network, then in July dropped the requirement that all Google users sign up for a Google+ account.
The company says the move is a response to what proved to be popular on the service. Communities averages 1.2 million "new joins per day," according to the blog post, which mentions a community made up of nonfiction lovers. Collections are where "people around the world are spending their time discovering and sharing things they love," the company said, pointing to a collection about antique watch repair that has more than 40,000 followers.
Above: Screenshot of Collections in the redesigned Google+.


On June 12, 2015, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 454, which requires all Oregon employers to provide sick leave to their employees.
The bill was signed into law by Governor Kate Brown on June 22, 2015, and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016.
In general, all employers in Oregon will be required to comply with the new sick leave law. However, the mandate requiring paid leave only applies to employers with 10 or more employees.
Employers with 10 or more employees must allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year.
Employers with fewer than 10 employees must allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time per year.
The law allows an employer to choose any consecutive 12-month period for purposes of compliance.
Employers must provide sick time to virtually all employees, including full-time, part-time, commissioned and piece-rate employees.
1⅓ hours of sick time for every 40 hours worked.
Exempt employees are presumed to work 40 hours per week, unless the actual workweek is less than 40 hours. In this case, accrual of sick time is based on the actual workweek of the exempt employee.
Employees begin to earn and accrue sick time on the first day of employment. However, an employer may restrict use of accrued sick time until the employee's 91st day of employment.
In addition, an employer may limit an employee's sick time accrual to 80 hours per year, and it may restrict employee use of sick time to 40 hours per year.
For the closure of the employee's place of business, or the school or place of care of the employee's child.
In addition, employees may donate accrued sick time to co-workers for one of the specified purposes above, if permitted by the employer's policy.
Credits the employee with the required paid sick time on the first day of the subsequent year.
In addition, employers with fewer than 10 employees may also avoid the carryover of unused sick time by crediting employees with the required amount of sick time on the first day of the immediately subsequent year (if mutually agreed upon with the employees).
Employees who are rehired within 180 days of separation must have any previously accrued sick time restored. Employers are not required to pay out accrued but unused sick time upon an employee's termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment.
Oregon's new sick leave law allows an employer the option of "front-loading" sick time. Under this method, an employer may make a certain number of hours of sick time available to an employee as soon as the employee becomes eligible to use sick time, on the first day of the subsequent year, without regard to an accrual rate.
Employers who front-load at least 40 hours of unpaid or paid sick time (depending on the employer's size) for employees at the beginning of each year are not required to comply with the law's accrual rate or carry-over requirements.
When possible and when the need for leave is foreseeable, an employer may require advance notice of an employee's intention to use sick time, up to 10 days prior (or as soon as otherwise practicable). In addition, employees must make a reasonable attempt to schedule sick time in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations.
If an employee takes more than three consecutive workdays of sick time, an employer may require verification from a health care provider of the need for the sick time.
If an employee's need for sick time is anticipated to last more than three consecutive workdays, the employer may require verification be provided prior to the sick time commencing.
An employer may also require verification if it suspects abuse of sick time by an employee (such as a pattern of unscheduled sick time adjacent to weekends, holidays or vacation days), regardless of whether the employee used sick time for more than three consecutive days.
The employer cannot require that the verification explains the nature of the illness or the details (like in the case of domestic violence) related to the use of sick time.
An employer may not require an employee to find a replacement worker as a condition of an employee's use of accrued sick time. In addition, an employer may not require an employee to work an alternate shift to make up for the use of sick time.
By mutual agreement, an employee may work additional hours to compensate for hours that he or she was absent without using sick time. However, the employer may not require the employee to work additional hours or shifts.
An employer may not interfere with, restrain an employee's rights to, or fail to pay an employee for sick time he or she is entitled to. Employers are prohibited from retaliation and discrimination against employees for inquiring about, requesting or using sick time.
Employers must comply with the requirements of Oregon's new sick time law beginning on Jan. 1, 2016. Employees who are employed on Jan. 1, 2016, may use sick time as it accrues on or after Jan. 1, 2016, provided they have been employed for at least 90 days.
Employers with a sick leave, paid vacation, paid personal time off or other paid time off policies or programs that are substantially equivalent to or more generous than the minimum requirements of the law will be considered to be in compliance.
Employers will be required to provide a quarterly written notification (such as on a paystub) to each employee stating the amount of accrued and unused sick time available.
Employers will also be required to provide employees with notice of their rights and responsibilities under the new sick leave law.
Prior to the passage of Senate Bill 454, the cities of Portland and Eugene passed their own sick leave ordinances. The new state law explicitly provides that Oregon state law preempts local government laws that set any sick leave requirements.
Eugene's sick leave ordinance was to take effect July 1, 2015. However, because it is now preempted by state law, the Eugene City Council voted to repeal the ordinance in favor of the new state law. This means that employers in Eugene must only comply with the state's sick leave requirements.
Portland's sick time ordinance has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2014. This ordinance requires employers with six or more employees to provide paid sick time, and employers with fewer than six employees to provide unpaid sick time. Because it is more protective than the new state law, Portland's sick leave ordinance will remain in effect. However, employers in Portland will have to comply with the new state sick leave law in all other aspects. This means Portland employers with six or more employees must comply with the law's requirements that apply employers with 10 or more employees.


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Seasons come and go, but where did they get their names?
Posted by Geoff Carpentier | Mar 13, 2022
Last fall when I looked out my door, most of the leaves had fallen, the nights were very chilly and there truly was frost on the pumpkins. Now, as the end of the winter season approaches, I thought again about the seasons and how they got their names.
I simplistically thought I could come up with logical derivatives for the season's names. But were my assumptions correct? The plants do spring forth in the spring and leaves fall in the autumn, but what about the other two seasons?
Let's look a bit closer and see if we can figure out where these interesting names actually came from.
Winter in the northern hemisphere runs from Dec. 21 to Mar. 21, approximately.
According to most sources I could find, to determine where the word winter came from, we have to look back at the Proto-Germanic language, which was derived from Indo-European languages that predate the Roman Empire. In that language, the fourth and coldest season of the year was referred to as 'wintruz.'
Other variations were adopted as other cultures and languages sought to name the season using their own vocabulary. So 'vinter' (Danes and Swedes), 'wintar' (Old High German and later Old Saxon and Old English), 'wentruz' (Proto-Germanic) and 'vetr' (Norse) were born.
The basis of all these words is likely an aberration of the word 'wet,' which makes sense.
Spring lasts from Mar. 21 to Jun. 21 in the north. This is the time of rebirth, with long sunny days and warm nights.
Originally, this season wasn't called spring at all, but rather lent or the Lenten season. But despite our immediate presumption, this doesn't follow the biblical reference but comes from an Old English word 'lengten,' which means longer or greater in length, referring to the length of daylight.
In the 1300s, 'lent' was replaced with springing time, which was eventually shortened to spring-time then spring. The Norse referred to 'springa,' Old Saxon used 'springan' and the Middle English language referenced 'springen,' meaning to jump, spread, grow or burst forth. In the Proto-Germanic language, reference is made to 'sprengen,' meaning to hurry or hasten, while the Greek used 'spertchesthai.'
Summer runs from Jun. 21 until Sept. 21.
It looks like many languages used a similar word to describe this hottest season of the year. Here we have Sanskrit ('sama' equals season), Middle English ('sumer'), Old English ('sumar'), Proto-Germanic ('sumra'), Old High German, Old Norse and Dutch ('zomer' or 'somer') and German ('sommer').
All were likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European word 'sem,' meaning together or one.
Autumn runs from Sept. 21 to Dec. 21.
One source cites that autumn comes from the Latin language ('autumnus'); itself derived from Proto-Indo-European words for cold ('h₃ewǵ') and dry ('h₂sows') and likely linked to the archaic Etruscan language. Other cultures referred to 'autumpne' (Old French and Middle English).
So far, so good, but this is one season where there was little consistency in the derivatization of the word across cultures. For example, the Greek referred to the waning of summer ('phthinoporan'), Old Irish references 'fogamar' (under winter), while the Lithuanian culture referred to 'rudas' or 'ruduo,' meaning reddish, perhaps referring to the colour of some leaves.
The word fall is most likely simply a modernization of the term 'falling of the leaves,' as one would suspect, but I couldn't find a conclusive derivation for this term.
Whatever you call them, I'm glad we live in a climate with four distinct seasons we can celebrate in different ways.
Geoff Carpentier is a published author, expedition guide and environmental consultant. Visit Geoff on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. For interview requests, click here.
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About a year and a half ago, Kyle and I decided to start supporting a missionary with an ongoing monthly contribution of $50. We were a bit nervous as we had never entered into this kind of relationship before; our only ongoing regular giving to that point had been to our church, and with an individual it felt a bit different. We were particularly thinking about how we might go about ending the gift if we needed to. For instance, right now in our half-employed state we have cut back our cash-flowed giving to only 10% to our church.
Well, our giving to that missionary has now ended so I thought I would update you in how that went down and what we're doing now.
Originally, this missionary was slated to be in her position for 3 years, so we were thinking that we would stay with it for that long unless something really changed for us financially (which it has). Luckily for us, though, we didn't have to terminate our giving in this case. The missionary actually decided to pursue a graduate degree instead of serving her last two years. She suggested that her donors transfer their giving to one of her coworkers, but we elected not to do that. So that was that! I'm really glad we didn't let our trepidation about how things might have needed to end keep us from starting, because it really all worked out well for us.
However, a close reader will see that in our recent monthly spending reports we have had another $50 per month missionary support coming out of our charitable giving targeted savings account (our giving to the first missionary came out of our "everyday budget"). Even before we found out that our first supported missionary was moving on, we were pitched by another acquaintance to start supporting him for a 9-month mission.
This happened last May, around the time Kyle defended. If you remember, at that time Kyle's parents decided to pass on to us a portion of an inheritance they had recently received. After we received the gift, we debated whether or how much of it to give. We have a rule about giving at least 10% of our gross income, but with most cash gifts given to us we choose not to give out of them. However, since this gift was sizeable, we decided we would give 10% of it, but instead of giving it to our church we put it into our charitable giving savings account for one-time gifts over time. The result of all this was that our charitable giving account was then at a fairly high balance. So we decided to start supporting this second missionary with money directly from this account, and we have enough money in it to cover the full period.
After we made that decision to start supporting the second missionary, we found out that the first gift had the option to end. So with only a couple months of overlap, we went from giving $50 to one missionary to another, with a different source within our budget for each.
That's the story! Again, we are glad we embarked on this type of giving and that we have the funds in our charitable giving account to cover it all.
Have you ever supported an individual in an ongoing capacity, and if so how did it or do you expect it to end? Do you use a savings account for giving or do you cash flow it?
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I'm impressed that you're able to sustain your commitment to giving even as you're navigating uncertain financial times. When there's a will there's a way.
It's worked out that we're treating giving like we are everything else right now. Kyle's income can cover just our regular monthly expenses, but to do anything extra we are going into our short-term savings (which is why they're there). Likewise, as long as we have an income we plan to give 10% to our church, but to support this missionary or do any other one-time giving it has to come from our designated savings account. But with the gift we received, that account balance will last a while!
We give 2 two mission groups in our area. One is a ministry that supports the city and business leaders and the other is a food pantry at a church. We like that they are small ministries and that we know the people who run them and that our money is going to the people and not admin fees.
I have supported our school's alumni association in its aim to provide more scholarships to deserving students. Whenever I visit the school, I give money to any scholarship fund bottles, which every office has, I find. But, there's a more convenient way that any alumni can pledge a monthly contribution, which is deducted from their banks. Most of them who pledge were once scholars. It's like something to give back….
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I know that basically every organization prefers regular ongoing giving to one-time, but it was definitely an emotional challenge for us to make that first pledge! We still do one-off giving to our college and don't plan to change that (or give to our grad school ever!). Do you plan to give regularly to those scholarship funds?


The Lawn Shop is open this weekend!
The Lawn Shop Team are keeping busy getting lawn care treatment products orders out to lawn owners. It was a late spring and the cold weather did not help gardeners and their lawns but now many are getting to grips with getting their gardens and lawns ready for summer as we head into another bank holiday weekend.


Lincoln City was formed in 1965 from the small communities of Taft, Nelscott, Cutler City, Delake, Oceanlake and Wecoma Beach. There are seven miles of beachfront in Lincoln City. You'll usually find the beaches filled with colorful kites, taking advantage of the winds in this city on the 45th Parallel. Lincoln City was named Kite Capital of the World by "Kitelines" Magazine.
Welcome to The Coho, a newly transformed oceanfront lodge offering warm comforts of home away from home, and understated luxuries of a distinguished boutique hotel. We realize you have many options when it comes to choosing a place to stay. Let us win you over with our warm hospitality, friendly service, great facilities and amenities, and perfect oceanfront location.
Welcome to the Inn at Wecoma. It is our mission to create a unique lodging experience for our guests who seek more than just a 'place to sleep', and are looking to gain the 'insider experience' in Lincoln City. We are bringing back the nostalgia of the old times through pictures and videos of the past and present, while sharing our insider knowledge of the local area and the Oregon Coast with our guests.
Unearth treasures from the sand and sea while learning how to hunt for agates, gemstones, jasper, petrified wood and other coastal collectibles. Each clinic lasts for two hours and is lead by a local expert.
Monday, March 18, 2019, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 13, 2019, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 11 a.m.
Find colorful creatures along the rocky shores during Lincoln City's Tide Pool Clinics. Explore our beach and learn about the colorful creatures that inhabit rocky intertidal pools from local experts.
Monday, April 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 11 at 12:30 p.m.
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A Riley O'Brien & Co. Novella
By: Jenna Sutton
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Ava Lucas
Series: Riley O'Brien & Co. Series, Book 2.5
Categories: Romance, Contemporary
Narrated by: Jason Clarke,Ava Lucas
Forever in Blue Jeans: Riley O'Brien & Co. Novella Collection
The Perfect Fit - A Kick in The Pants - Will Never Fade
Get to know the men and women of Riley O'Brien & Co., the nation's oldest designer and manufacturer of blue jeans. This trio of sexy, steamy novellas will make you unraveled and wish you were unzipped...
By Maria Louden on 01-03-20
Hold On to Hope
By: A.L. Jackson
Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Zachary Webber
Evan Bryant wasn't your typical hero. But he was mine. Broken by the worlds' standards, he was still the strongest boy I would ever know. My best friend. The boy I'd given everything to. My heart, my body, and the promise of forever. The day I'd needed him most, he walked away. He left me shattered and questioning the love I'd thought we'd shared.
By Jessica Bowen on 12-05-19
A Kick in the Pants
Jake Lilliard has always been a gambling man. So far, all the risks he's taken - like moving to San Francisco and joining Riley O'Brien & Co. - have paid off. Now, he's ready to take the biggest risk of all: acting on his feelings for Kyla Andrews. As a trainee in his department, she's off limits. But as soon as Kyla moves on to another job, he is going to make her his. He's waited long enough!
Reindeer Falls, Book 1
By: Jana Aston
Narrated by: Erin Mallon
Dear Santa: Please bring me a new boss for Christmas. Mine is the worst. The worst, hidden in a six-foot-tall package of male perfection. It'd be easier if he looked like an old Scrooge, wouldn't it? Nick Saint-Croix doesn't look like an old scrooge. He's hot as - um, never mind. Just bring me a new boss. Please. Sincerely, Holly Winter
Holly & Nick in audio, fantabulous!!
By BookBoleyn on 11-16-19
By: Sarina Bowen
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Lucy Rivers
I'm at the height of my athletic career. Yet my arrogant brother is always trying to recruit me into the family business: a global security company so secretive that I don't even know its name. Pass, thanks. I don't need a summer job. But the jerk ambushes me with a damsel in distress. That damsel is Alex, the competitive, sassy girl I knew when we were kids. Now she's a drop-dead gorgeous woman in deep trouble. So guess who's on a flight to Hawaii?
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By Lydia Yancey on 11-03-19
The Kingmaker
All the King's Men Duet, Book 1
By: Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Jo Raylan
My path takes me far from home and paints me as the black sheep. At odds with my father, I'm determined to build my own empire. I have rules, but Lennix Hunter is the exception to every one of them. From the moment we meet, something sparks between us. But my family stole from hers, and my father is the man she hates most. I lied to have her and will do anything to keep her. Though she tries to hate me, too, the inexorable pull between us will not be denied. And neither will I.
I CAN NOT WAIT for The Rebel King...
By Sweet Red Reader on 11-10-19
Iron Crowne
By: CD Reiss
Narrated by: Elena Wolfe, Sebastian York
Byron Crowne is a charming liar and a gorgeous monster. I detest him. I can't resist him. He's awakened desires I didn't know I had. When he touches me, I need to fight him...and I need him to win. Our one night stand bruises my skin and leaves dents in the walls, but the sheets aren't the only thing we shred that night. And suddenly, the stakes are higher than ever.
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By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 11-07-19
By: Kendall Ryan
Narrated by: Shane East, Erin Mallon
Sexy billionaire Liam Bennett is cocky, dangerously handsome, and more importantly, my new boss. If only my ovaries didn't flutter when he was near - yeah, that'd be super helpful. When our long hours lead to a dare - and an X-rated encounter - I never expected it to be the hottest sex of my life. It'd also be super helpful if Liam didn't know it and taunt me about it every chance he got. Unable to deny our attraction any longer, our work relationship brings a whole new meaning to the term inbox.
Kendall Ryan hasn't failed me yet!!
By Jennifer on 12-06-19
The Feel Good Factor
By: Lauren Blakely
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon
That irresistible, tattooed hottie who's been flirting hard with me since he rode into town? The one who kissed me senseless in the back of a waffle truck the other day? Yeah, turns out he's my new housemate.... Things I don't need while up for a promotion to police sergeant - a roomie who makes me think criminal thoughts. Can I arrest him for being too good-looking? But I soon learn Derek is strong, caring, generous, good with kids, and kind to puppies...and might be able to help me with my promotion, which gives me an idea....
✫✫ 5 Stars ✫✫
By ❤ Cyndi Marie ❤ on 03-25-19
By: Helena Hunting
Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Muffy Newtown
Cosy Felton is great at her job - she knows just how to handle the awkwardness that comes with working at an adult toy store. So when the hottest guy she's ever seen walks into the shop looking completely overwhelmed, she's more than happy to turn on the charm and help him purchase all of the items on his list. Griffin Mills is using his business trip in Las Vegas as a chance to escape the broken pieces of his life in New York City. The last thing he wants is to be put in charge of buying gag gifts for his friend's bachelor party.
Making Up Made Me Happy!
By Jen - Audible Addict on 07-28-19
By: Skye Warren
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Grace Grant
The world knows Samantha Brooks as the violin prodigy. She guards her secret truth - the desire she harbors for her guardian. Liam North got custody of her six years ago. She's all grown up now, but he still treats her like a child. No matter how much he wants her.
Can't Believe It!
By Sherri on 03-12-19
In to Her
By: JA Huss
Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood, Teddy Hamilton, Tad Branson
Because they were sent there to kill her. Not fall for her. Not feel sorry for her. Not want to take care of her, or protect her, or be in to her. But sometimes, people enter your life for a reason. Sometimes, they even enter at the very moment you need them most. And Yvette Nightingale needs AJ and Logan. She needs them even more than they need her.
ANOTHER 5 ⭐ JUICY LISTEN FROM A MASTER STORYTELLER
The Two Week Arrangement
Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Andi Arndt
Dear Sexy AF Intern, I know you don't care that I'm the CEO of this company, and you're just an intern. I also know you're not impressed by my power or my wealth, and that's fine. You think you've got me all figured out from working alongside me for two weeks, but you don't know me. Not really. You don't know that I'm a single dad to twin toddlers, or that those two little girls matter more to me than this entire hotel chain. I'm not interested in starting something deep and meaningful, but what I am interested in is the way your body reacts to mine when we're in the same room.
This is a cliffhanger
By kestergayle on 06-05-19
Royal Mess
A Novella Duet
Narrated by: Ava Lucas, Jason Clarke
In Royal Match, Prince Leo's icy demeanor has earned him an amusing nickname - the Polar Prince. Unfortunately, the king doesn't see the humor. If Leo wants to secure the throne of Alsania, he must improve his image. Participating in an organ-donation campaign seems like a good start. He expects to donate his organs on his deathbed, so he's surprised to be matched with a complete stranger who needs his help now.
Royally wonderful!
By PATRICIA on 03-11-19
Finding Alexei
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon
He's bossy, moody, and overprotective. He's also a pro athlete who needs to focus on winning games and staying out of the headlines. I'm fiercely independent and need a man like I need a second period each month. So when our worlds collide, I never expected him to be the one to jump in and save me. Especially not when my roommate disappears, leaving me with her baby. I'm clueless about babies - and it shows. Good thing Alexei isn't.
Good listen but waaaay shorter than listed time
By Jill D on 12-30-18
Dirty Letters
By: Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan
Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn't have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break. Until one day it did. Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one - one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing. Griffin forgave me, and somehow we were able to rekindle our childhood connection.
Riding Hard
Bennett Boys Ranch, Book 2
By: Lauren Landish
Narrated by: Melissa Moran, Jacob Morgan
As the eldest brother, the responsibility for the family ranch now rests on Mark Bennett's broad shoulders. He wouldn't have it any other way - he loves being in charge. Working hard on the land helps him stay focused and keeps him from noticing what's missing in his life - what he'll never allow himself to have for fear that one small taste will break his careful control. But a sweet blue-eyed blonde has just arrived in town, and the attraction between them is undeniably hot.
Cowboy UP & UP & UP
By BIGmama on 03-27-19
Pieces of Us
By: A. L. Jackson
Maxon Chambers has a way of stealing all the attention. All my affection, and all my dreams. What I needed to remember was he'd stolen my good judgment and my virginity, too. When he broke up with me, I ran across the country, and swore I'd never return to Broadshire Rim. But here I am, 13 years later.
PREPARE TO BE BLOWN AWAY
What happens when an optimistic, young veterinarian and a battle-scarred army veteran end up as roommates?
Zeke May has spent the past two years recovering from an IED attack and trying to adjust to life as a civilian. The veteran hiring program at denim empire Riley O'Brien & Co. offers a new beginning. The only problem is the high cost of housing in San Francisco, and Margo Lange could be the perfect solution.
Now that Margo has completed veterinary school, she's ready to fulfill her dream of living in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, she's drowning in student loan debt, and the only places she can afford are dumps. Luckily, one of her uncle's army buddies needs a roommate.
Although Zeke's place is a perfect fit for Margo's budget, he is not what she expects. He's much younger than her uncle, and he's melt-your-panties hot. She doesn't want to fall for him, but it doesn't take her long to realize that Zeke is the perfect fit for her, regardless of their age gap. Too bad he's so obviously still in love with his ex-wife...
©2016 Jenna Sutton (P)2019 Jenna Sutton
Coming Apart at the Seams
Sex and Other Shiny Objects


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Helen Morton Carter, 87, widow of William H. Carter, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
Born on Jan. 11, 1931, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mabel Jennels Morton. She was a graduate of Simmons High School and worked in the cafeteria for Woodford County schools for over 25 years. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Lillian E. Morton and Virginia Sandifer, both of Versailles; a son, Joseph (Angela) H. Carter, Frankfort; two brothers, Henry (Latisha) Morton Sr. and Lawrence (Vickie) Morton Sr., all of Lexington; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Alfred Carter; and six siblings, Ella Mary Belle Samuels, Lillian Morton, Agnes Samuels, Charles Morton, Wallace Russell Morton and Nelson Leo Morton.
Services were conducted Saturday, July 21, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, by Rev. Earl Ragland. Pallbearers were Wallace Morton, Henry Morton Jr., Brian Johnson, Larry Vanhoose, John Wilson and Dan Walls. Honorary pallbearers were Lawrence Morton Jr., Sherman Morton, Garland Jackson, Eugene Howard, Carl Harris, Edward Morton and Tim Middleton. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens.


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Sydney to exit COVID-19 lockdown next week after vaccination rate hits 70% – Reuters
SYDNEY, Oct 7 (Reuters) – COVID-19 restrictions will be eased further in Sydney from Monday, authorities said, as Australia's largest city looks set to exit a nearly four-month lockdown after hitting its 70% full vaccination target.
Fully vaccinated people in New South Wales (NSW) state will be able to leave their homes for any reason including visiting pubs, retail stores, cinemas and gyms, which will reopen under strict social distancing rules.
The number of vaccinated visitors allowed to gather in a home will double to 10, while the limit on vaccinated people at weddings and funerals will be raised to 100. Nightclubs can partially reopen to vaccinated people once inoculations reach 80%, earlier than previously planned, and masks will not be mandatory in offices.
The state will use a vaccination-passport system to ensure those who have not been fully inoculated remain under strict stay-home orders until Dec. 1.
"Vaccination is the key to our freedom and the sacrifices and the effort of people right across NSW have ensured that we can open up as quickly and safely as possible," state Premier Dominic Perrottet told reporters in Sydney on Thursday.
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's largest cities, and the capital Canberra have been in lockdown for several weeks to quell a Delta outbreak which has pushed Australia's A$2 trillion ($1.5 trillion) economy on the brink of a second recession in as many years.
Authorities in those cities have ditched attempts to eliminate the virus and are now aiming to gradually lift restrictions as vaccination rates in the adult population push through 70%, 80% and 90%.
Australia had stayed largely virus-free for most of this year until a third wave of infections fuelled by the fast-moving Delta spread across its southeast.
Still, its coronavirus numbers are relatively low, with some 120,000 cases and 1,381 deaths. Daily infections in New South Wales fell to the lowest in more than seven weeks at 587 on Thursday, while cases in Victoria rose to 1,638, its second-highest daily rise in infections.
States with very few cases say they will keep their borders closed to NSW and Victoria even after full vaccination levels reach 80%, amid concerns that a precipitous reopening will overwhelm their health systems.
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Did Bill Gates create the first computer?
My cousin said he created the first computer. Is she right?
Best Answer: No, he didn't.
A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions and can take on many physical forms. In 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to conceptualize and design a fully programmable mechanical computer that he called "The Analytical Engine". Due to limited finance, and an inability to resist tinkering with the design, Babbage never actually built his Analytical Engine. In 1941, Konrad Zuse's electromechanical "Z machines," the Z3, was the first working machine featuring binary arithmetic, including floating point arithmetic and a measure of programmability. Later on in the year 1998 the Z3 was proved to be Turing complete, therefore being declared the world's first operational computer.
No. Bill Gates DID NOT build the first computer, neither did he create the first operating system. He was just wise enough to patent a software package he stole from the APPLE computer. He called it Windows and made himself very rich. The programmers for the Apple computer were the ones to first use a pointing device that could click and select from a pull down menu, today known as a mouse.
The first actual computer was created by the US Ordnance. It was ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer). Created to simplify the artillery firing computations. Before this there was a 'mechanical computer' that was able to add. When it was finished, the ENIAC filled an entire room, weighed thirty tons, and consumed two hundred kilowatts of power. Using some 19,000 vacuum tubes that produced a lot of heat and required frequent replacements.
Your cousin truly needs a class on computer history.
Computers were invented way back but if your question is about PC's well they were about to be invented in the time Billy boy was in college. The Windows history is funny, XEROX was the first who invented something like Windows OS with a strange device (For those days) called Mouse, so Steve Jobs were the first who steal the Idea from XEROX so he implemented the Mouse device on his Apple computers and started cooking the Idea of Windows, then Bill saw a presentation of Apple and stole the idea of windows OS but with better results (Better in the way of commercial point of view). and NO, Bill Gates didn't worked for Apple.
When IBM built its first business\personal computer, they needed an operating system to use with it. They went to the top man in the field at that time [whose name I cannot recall at the moment], but he was busy working on another project and told them he didn't have time for them.
They then went to Bill Gates, who sold them a dos system that he had purchased from a small Seattle based company.
Wonder if the other guy ever regrets brushing off IBM?
Yes they were windows simply makes it easier to run multiple programs on the computer at the same time by providing an easy to use GUI (Graphical user interface) and the back ground required to try and prevent one program from crashing the whole system usually before windows micro computers (basic home computers) were used to run one application at a time.. and didn't multitask.. so you could play a game.. OR work in a text document OR work on a spreadsheet.... windows made it easy for the average person to do multiple things on the computer at once.
Not a chance.The computer was what Bill was studying at University when he dropped out.
As to who did make the first computer, that depends on your definition of what a computer is. The fist Calculating machines were massive things with cogs.
He created the windows operating system.
Was the computer already invented when Bill Gates created windows?
Did Bill Gates create the internet?
WHen Bill Gates Met GOD then !!!!!?
Do you think Bill Gates feels guilty for creating a world of people staring at computer screens every day?


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Was not expecting this. Love the packaging and the way you shot this!
Wasn't this the same guy who was caught on film spitting on his fans? SMH.
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Nov '14 - Sep '20
X-TOPIA : A Digital World
By natcheng
Sep 14, '20 1:31 PM EST
Following the recent virtual Burning Man festival entitled Multiverse, here are some thoughts and digital collages generated by my Office regarding X-TOPIA : A Digital World.
Channelling the spirit of Archizoom, Superstudio and 70's OMA through a smartphone device, the ten vignettes illustrate current trends and future speculations. X-TOPIA is a cautionary tale of how technology is changing the way we live, work & play, for better or for worse.
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Throughout 20th and 21st century popular culture, we encounter visions and prophecies of the techno-dystopian future far more frequently than techno-utopias. Our presentiment of the future has inspired countless novels, soundtracks, films, and video games exploring the darker side of our technological advancement; dehumanization, dependence, authoritarian control, and inequality. In a techno-dystopia, cyberspace is under active threat from corporate and political interests, and the fundamental aspects of humanity (society, biology and culture) are under siege. Outside of fictional narratives, current events point to the deployment of emerging technologies as powerful tools of surveillance and repression in Authoritarian States.
Fewer fictional or historic examples of techno-utopia exist in our collective consciousness, but the notion of a transformative fourth industrial revolution comes to mind, led by disruptive technologies with the ability to reshape societies, economies, and architecture. While Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, the Internet of Things (IofT), Virtual Reality (VR), Blockchain, Big Data, and 3D Printing have the potential to vastly improve our built environment and way of life, the conditions of techno-utopia can not exist in a vacuum. In this brave new world, governments worldwide will need to partner with academic and industry leaders to establish robust regulatory frameworks to oversee these powerful new technologies. The lack of adequate policy controls could lead to a Darwinian free for all or worse yet, abuse, spiraling into a techno-dystopia.
Accepting that it is possible to advance society and the built environment through design, let us devise a model of what a techno-utopia might look like in contrast to a techno-dystopia. The diagrams below model some of the characteristics associated with techno-dystopian and techno-utopian futures, while speculating about X, the unique condition that occurs when the two opposite and competing forces intersect.
Traditionally, the concepts of dystopia and utopia exist separately, in dialectical opposition. However, there is an inherent tension between the two. Our current relationship with technology is fraught with ambiguity, and only the rear view mirror of history will reveal the ultimate fate of the human Anthropocene. Without knowing if the propagation of emergent technology will result in a techno-dystopia or techno-utopia, perhaps a constructive middle ground can be embraced, instead of subscribing to either extreme? For a lack of a more suitable name, let's label the intersection, and present condition of the human Anthropocene, X-TOPIA.
COLLAGE SERIES I. to X. : Referencing the outsize influence and unchecked market dominance of "The Big 5"[1], this 10 part collage series can be read simultaneously as a factual and fictional behavioral model of X-TOPIA, depicting the utopian visions of Big Tech, alongside the dystopian effects of rapid and unbridled technological expansion.
[1] Manjoo, Farhad. "Tech's 'Frightful 5' Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future." The New York Times, 20 Jan. 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/technology/techs-frightful-5-will-dominate-digital-life-for-foreseeable-future.html . Accessed May 20, 2020.
I. INVENTION
A transformative 21st Century invention, the smartphone (2007)[1] accelerated digital global connectedness and created an irreversible impact on our everyday interactions and behaviors. Within a 3"x6" mobile internet enabled device, civic, commercial, institutional, familial, social, and fantasy realms are accessible and interconnected. Without having to leave one's domicile, far flung worlds and disparate populations converge, online relationships and collaborations transpire, social economies emerge, and consumerist and carnal desires are satisfied. Despite the myriad of conveniences available at our fingertips, the digital world is highly transactional and exerts a toll on our privacy. With or without our explicit consent, troves of valuable user data are collected, resulting in a historic and unprecedented blurring of the public and private domains.
[1] Fallows, James. "The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel." The Atlantic, November 2013 Issue https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/innovations-list/309536/ . Accessed June 1, 2020.
II. MISSION
Since the inception of Silicon Valley, Tech founders have been guided by visions of Utopia but the dream of forming a perfect, transparent community devoid of all self-interest remains unattainable. Nevertheless, a real or perceived sense of Mission, characterized by the slogan "Make the World a Better Place", is central to the worker indoctrination and retention techniques employed by Big Tech.
Parallels exist between life in the privileged Big Tech bubble and the dreamlike journey of The Wizard of Oz, which is widely believed to be a Capitalist fable about the path to enlightenment, and the pursuit of riches.[1] A warning that 'things are not what they seem', the sunny and benign expedition of Dorothy and companions insidiously morphs into a stormy and treacherous existential journey along the Yellow Brick Road. Similarly, behind the transparent surface and seemingly perfect façade of Big Tech, veiled intentions and hidden agendas prevail.
[1] Ebiri, Bilge. "7 Theories of What The Wizard of Oz Is Really About." New York Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013, https://www.vulture.com/2013/03/wizard-of-oz-theories-gold-standard-feminist-religion-jung.html . Accessed June 8, 2020.
III. DECENTRALIZATION
The engineering and procurement of smartphone components is made possible by decentralization, which replaces the model of 20th century Industrial Capitalism centered on a single geographic nucleus such as Detroit, the Motor City. Post-Fordist decentralized zones of the 21st century consist of specialized markets that rely on flexible global networks for sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution. While decentralization has optimized global enterprise by dissolving geographic boundaries, there is a societal toll. In the developed world today, individual wage earners not only face increasing pressure to work at a speed dictated by robots & computers; they also face deterritorialization, fragmentation of labor, isolation, wage insecurity, and foreign competition.
Decentralization also applies to block chain technology, or borderless exchanges that permit the trading of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. While user autonomy, discretion, peer to peer focus, elimination of fees, accessibility, and mobile payments are the revolutionary hallmarks of a decentralized currency, those same qualities make it susceptible to theft, and under the radar exploitation.
IV. FACTORIES
Smartphone manufacturing and distribution is made possible by factories of the digital age, where the democratic, utopian, Post-War vision of Mies van de Rohe's Chicago Convention Center (1954)[1] is turned on its head. Instead of emancipating the populace within a colossal column-free assembly hall, these large span structures can maximize worker capacity on the factory floor or click farm with ruthless efficiency. While e-commerce, mobile commerce and social media have freed up considerable leisure time for the consumer + influencer classes, legions of shift workers toil around the clock under harsh and often inhumane labor conditions to fulfill an endless stream of global orders (or clicks) with no end on the horizon.
[1] Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Convention Hall Project, Chicago, Illinois (Preliminary version: interior perspective), 1954, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
V. STATELESSNESS
Behind the scenes, smartphone companies are controlled and powered by various stateless entities and groups operating in interstitial zones where the regular laws of society do not apply. At one extreme, Big Tech utilizes offshore entities to minimize taxes and shelter profits, while Tech founders and libertarians explore the international seas (and Outer space) in hundred-million dollar vessels, un-moored to a specific legal jurisdiction. Another peripatetic group consists of foreign tech workers who are vital to Silicon Valley's output. This modern day nomadic tribe consists of transient coders and engineers who lead precarious year-to-year existences without a social safety net. Revealing further rifts in the social fabric, an alarmingly high rate of homelessness has persisted in the Bay Area since the end of the Vietnam War. [1] Despite the financial, technological, and moral triumphs of Big Tech, no individual or Tech behemoth has been able to successfully address or alleviate the humanitarian and homeless crisis in their own backyard.
[1] Cowan, Jill. "San Francisco's Homeless Population Is Much Bigger Than Thought, City Data Suggests." The New York Times, 19 Nov. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/us/san-francisco-homeless-count.html?auth=login-email&login=email . Accessed 19 Jun. 2020.
VI. CYBERCRIME
Smartphones and the data contained within them can be subpoenaed for evidence in criminal investigations. In a virtual Panopticon[1], the tools of technology can be effectively deployed by law enforcement to fight crime, or help combat a pandemic. Tethered to our smartphones, we live in different types of Surveillance States. Authoritarian governments are increasingly reliant on data analytics, facial recognition and AI to analyze mobile data for aberrant or illegal activity, while social networks with unclear and questionable motives scrape data from billions of users.
As technology erodes the capacity for gatekeepers to effectively channel information and influence public opinion, techno-utopia risks descending into the worst case scenario for the internet: driven by tribalism, fake news, propaganda, and fear-mongering.[2] Due to unclear protocol and regulation for monitoring cyberspace, disinformation campaigns on social media by domestic and foreign operatives continue to fuel social division, putting democracy at risk.
[1] McMullan, Thomas. "What does the panopticon mean in the age of digital surveillance?." The Guardian, 23 July 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/23/panopticon-digital-surveillance-jeremy-bentham . Accessed 23 May 2020.
[2] Marantz, Andrew. "The Dark Side of Techno-Utopianism." The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/the-dark-side-of-techno-utopianism . Accessed 23 May 2020.
VII. REPOSITORIES
Due to an uptick in global smartphone use and online activity, an increasing number of data centers, or repositories, are being constructed to meet the growing demand for cloud data and network storage. Currently situated on remote, sparsely populated land connected to the electrical grid, these hangar-like structures occupy enormous carbon footprints and require large cooling towers due to the intense heat generated by the equipment. In the 21st century, big data is quickly surpassing oil as the world's most valuable commodity.
Taking a cue from the model of 20th century maritime oil refineries, solar powered data centers of the future will float underwater, occupying a minimal building footprint and utilizing the cooling effects of the sea. A counterpoint to the utilitarian function of the underwater data repository, a virtual reality amusement park floats above sea level. Visitors, adorned with a 'new look' VR headset (a hybridization of a sombrero, sports visor, and reflective sunglasses) arrive alone, or in small groups to participate in socially distanced digital games and open air recreation.
VIII. RESEARCH / A.I.
The smartphone can be treated like a bodily extension or bionic extremity. In addition to the 5 senses (Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch), sensory impressions of the world and bodily rhythms can be modulated and recorded by digital interfaces on smartphones and wearable devices. Within future building infrastructures, architects and designers can explore the seamless integration of biometric technology, sensory controls, and neural-digital interfaces.
Inspired by the model of Cedric Price's Visionary Fun Palace (1964)[1], a new typology emerges in the form of a hermetically sealed Megaplex and Social Condenser which houses research, health, wellness, and cultural functions under a single large span roof. A conveyor belt facilitates circulation from one programmatic zone to another, and visitors re-emerge from the Megaplex physically, mentally and psychically transformed, an upgraded version of their former selves.
[1] Price, Cedric. Fun Palace for Joan Littlewood Project, Stratford East, London, England (Perspective),1959-1961, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
IX. CULTURE
The smartphone screen is a 21st century platform for the cyclical dialectic between exhibitionism and spectatorship. High culture, pop-culture and 'everything in between' commingle and compete for attention on our digital displays. Due to the proliferation of celebrity feeds, social media, live chat, gaming and streaming channels, we live in a narcissistic ADHD digital "Society of the Spectacle," [1] where 15 seconds of fame is the new social currency.
Following the footsteps of Andy Warhol and David Hockney, we strive to produce multiple iterations of the perfectly seductive square composition. Personal and transient moments are digitally captured, posted, and shared on social media to solicit online commentary, fame and notoriety, or monetary reward. Just as Hockney labored for weeks to paint a moment that only lasted two seconds in A Bigger Splash (1967)[2], internet Influencers meticulously stage photoshoots and rehearse dance choreography to convey the illusion of online spontaneity.
[1] Debord, Guy. The Society of the Spectacle, translation by Donald Nicholson-Smith (1994) [1967] (New York: Zone Books).
[2] Hockney, David. A Bigger Splash,1967, Tate Modern, London.
X. EXCESS / RESET
The smartphone displays a live stream from the reinstated Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert. At the festival dubbed "The Great Reset", there is a paradigm shift as the proletariat reclaim their rightful voice and position within the Tech hierarchy. Tech titans ingest a dose of the post-crisis reality after having played a critical yet controversial role in the pandemic.
To safeguard the planet for future generations, the first carbon neutral festival is inaugurated, featuring alternative means of transportation, solar powered holographic projections, and organic 3D printed structures made from compostable filament that provide shelter and shade, while dispensing mist, nutrients, and a sprinkling of hallucinogens. A triumvirate of humans, robots, and nature work in tandem to achieve sustainable construction in the desert, and novel architectural forms are shaped through their contact with the wind and air. At the close of the Festival, a mirage of 1970's hippies appears and time stands still, stirring a sense of nostalgia and a collective yearning for a return to simpler times – analog, unplugged, untethered, and in tune with nature.
….... TO BE CONTINUED
Project Credits: Natalie S.W. Cheng, Founder, ALTA-NYC (author, concept + artwork), Brad Isnard (research / artwork), Brent Solomon (research / artwork), Christopher Arcella (technical production / video animation), Chris Zabriskie (video soundtrack)
Image + Video rights: Copyright, ALTA-NYC, Natalie S.W. Cheng. Apart from the existing vimeo / online presence, this digital Collage Project has not been previously published. Comments or inquiries regarding long-form text, exhibition ideas or formats are welcome.
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Massillon streetscape detour pushed back
Independent staff report
The closure of Lincoln Way from Erie Street to First Street NE now targeted for last week of June or early July.
MASSILLON The main detour for the city's downtown Lincoln Way streetscape initiative is not likely to start for at least a couple of more weeks.
Greg McCue, a Massillon civil engineer, said Friday the contractor for the streetscape project, Canton-based Central Allied Enterprises, is ordering supplies, materials and signage.
The detour closing Lincoln Way from Erie Street to First Street NE now is targeted for the final week of June or early July.
The original closing of the streetscape section of Lincoln Was was scheduled for June 3, but that was pushed back until this week, mainly due to paperwork needing to be filed by Central Allied with the Ohio Department of Transportation, such as material and supply lists and subcontractor information.
"Just because the project start date was June 3 (and then the week of June 10); that doesn't mean the detour starts the (same time)," McCue said.
ODOT has since signed off on the submissions made by Central Allied, officially approving the company as the streetscape contractor, he said. Other project preparations have been done this week along Lincoln Way, such as road measurements and designating areas for signs.
New traffic signals, sidewalks, streetlights and signs, pavement bump-outs, decorative brick paving and landscaping are on tap for the stretch of Lincoln Way as part of the approximately $2.22 million project, which includes $100,000 for inspections. The streetscape is being funded mainly by federal grants, with few city dollars.
Vehicle traffic detour
Once the bulk of streetscape construction commences, traffic will be detoured around Lincoln Way — also known as state Route 172 — for at least three months. Motorists traveling west on highway will be routed south on Third Street SE to westbound Tremont Avenue. From there, they will turn right to travel north on First Street NW and back to Lincoln Way.
Motorists heading east on Lincoln Way will turn right on First Street NW, left on Tremont Avenue SE and left on Third Street SE.
Pedestrians will be permitted to access the area during construction, McCue said.
Ongoing work
The city has been preparing for the streetscape since late March, when the replacing of underground gas lines by Dominion Energy began at First Street SW and Lincoln Way. That effort had continued east to Third Street SE.
Aqua Ohio has been replacing water lines along the same route.
Both the gasline and waterline replacements are mainly on schedule, said McCue, adding that the water company's work on the streetscape stretch of Lincoln Way has concluded. Some Aqua Ohio work is still being done on adjacent streets.
Dominion Energy should finish it's replacement along Lincoln Way no later than the end of the month.


Starting a business is exciting but it can also be scary. So it is understandable that instead of jumping straight in at the deep end, you might want a little stability. In fact. one of the main questions that I get asked is, how do I start a business while working for someone else.
Like many other women, when I decided to start my own business I started creating it alongside working full time.
We were in the process of buying a house so the monthly wage coming in was important and ultimately, being a cautious person, I wanted to know I had something in place if I couldn't make it work.
It wasn't easy and it definitely wasn't fun but it did help me feel a lot more confident and in control.
So, how do you work thirty-odd hours per week while building your own empire and turning your dreams into reality?
Trust me, this will probably be the hardest step.
You are in the early stages of building your business so the excitement is high. Chances are, you have a hundred ideas whizzing around your head and all you want to do is to keep plugging away. I've been there and I totally get it but you need to leave it all at home when you're at work!
Ultimately, when you are at work they are paying you to do your job. Do not use their resources or equipment to further your own ventures. If you need to do anything regarding your own business like make phone calls, just make sure it is done during your break/ lunch time.
I know some of the jobs that I have had here in the UK have had contractual clauses stating that any other jobs should be declared so you may also want to check your contract too.
I am not an expert so if you have any doubts about where you stand with your employer, seek advice from an expert to ensure you don't get into trouble.
In the beginning, it's really tempting to treat your business like a hobby.
Even when you are putting in a load of effort but not receiving any of the rewards, it's important not to lose sight of the ultimate goal.
Ever heard of the phrase, start as you mean to go on?
Well, this applies to your business.
If you want people to treat you as a businesswoman, then you need to put as much effort and dedication, if not more into it as you do to any other job you've ever had. If you start treating your business like a hobby then you will most likely struggle to make the transition to a successful business.
When I first decided to be my own boss, I had just completed a course to be a makeup artist.
I asked myself, will business suit me and thought it would be great to set myself up as a professional makeup artist because I absolutely loved makeup.
For the most part, things went well but I didn't treat it as a business and it showed.
I was losing money because I was trying so hard to break into the media industry that in some cases I was working for free.
I was so desperate to create these amazing editorial looks that my business was costing me money.
Instead, I should have identified that the money was in weddings and special occasions and focused more on marketing it that way.
Not surprisingly, my first business venture only lasted about 18 months before I gave up on it.
To make goals that are achievable it is important to be specific about what you want to do. By being more specific, you will find it easier to plan out how the goal with be achieved. An example would be, instead of saying you want to increase traffic to your website, the goal would be to increase traffic to your website through Social Media Marketing.
To work, goals must be measured against something. If they are not measurable then it will be impossible to know whether you have achieved it. Expanding on the example above, there is no measure of how much you want to increase your traffic by so that would be the next step.
The goal is now to expand traffic to my website by 8% per month using Social Media.
Okay,lets be honest here. Are we going to be using all the Social Media platforms we are on to increase our traffic? The answer should be no.There are going to be certain platforms that will help increase traffic more that others so we are going to focus on those.
The goal is now to expand traffic to my website by 8% per month using Social Media, specifically by utilising Pinterest Strategies that are known to generate huge amounts of traffic.
Notice that I only used 8% per month in my previous examples. Over the course of 12 months, this will give me approximately a 100% increase. As a small business, it is important to keep your goals small so they are easily achieved. It's easier to amend your goals as you are going to increase your targets than to consistently miss your targets because you aimed too high.
This one is simple, give yourself a time frame so that you can review and amend your strategy.
When setting yourself up in a specific industry, I find the way to be most successful is to educate yourself. The online world is so saturated with others that are also trying to make it big so you need to set yourself apart from them.
Are business degrees worth it? Probably, but you can learn enough by reading business books and taking courses.
How do you ensure you don't end up with a business that has failed?
By positioning yourself as an expert in your field!
You want to be able to answer any question that your audience may have so that they keep coming back.
The other important things to learn are how to reach your customers in the first place.
There's no point being an expert in your field if nobody knows that you exist. To reach a bigger audience and continue growing your business, take advantage of the online world and market the hell out of yourself. It will most definitely pay off in the long run.
But I haven't got the money to spend on loads of courses!
Don't worry because I have written a post on courses that are perfect for female entrepreneurs and best of all… They are FREE.
Going it alone can be daunting.
Sometimes it is nice to have a little bit of support in place to help take the edge off. Sure you have all your family and friends but do you have someone that understands what you are doing. Who understands exactly what you are trying to achieve. Someone who can give you guidance and support to help you turn your dreams into reality?
As strong women, we build each other up so why would you not want to surround yourself with other amazing women that are trying to live their best life, just like you.
In fact, this is the main reason that I set up The Boss Babe Empire. To bring like-minded female entrepreneurs together in a supportive and motivational environment.
Building your business is stressful in itself so by also having at least part-time employment you will take some of the pressure off by making sure you can pay your bills. It's not an easy task but it is most definitely worth it!
So start planning your goals, stick to them and launch your business when you are ready. Don't forget to let me know in the comments once you've got your business up and running so I can check it out and show it some love.


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Sixers broadcast crew of Marc Zumoff, Alaa Abdelnaby tied for 13th best
With the season set to resume in Orlando beginning on July 30 in the league's designated "bubble site" at Disney World after being in suspension for three months, it has given a lot of people time to get things done.
For example, it has given The Athletic a chance to perform their broadcasters survey where they ask fans to vote on each broadcasting team and they then rank them based on the votes. This is in an effort to find out the best League Pass team to watch.
The Philadelphia 76ers broadcast team of Marc Zumoff and Alaa Abdelnaby do a terrific job for NBC Sports Philadelphia and they were ranked in the top half of the league's broadcast teams. They came in tied for 13th with the Los Angeles Lakers team of Bill Macdonald and Stu Lantz.
The Atheltic on Zumoff and Abdelnaby:
Marc Zumoff is a fantastic play-by-play announcer, often painting a great picture for you even with the game right in front of your face. Former NBA player Alaa Abdelnaby is a lot of fun, in my opinion, but he also seemed to be polarizing in the responses.
The Sixers broadcast crew will get their chance to resume activity beginning on July 30 when the season gets set to return.
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