http://www.nationalbackupday.com/
The Declaration of National BackUp Day of Your Data
Before the World, April 2, 2008
When in the Course of computing events, it becomes necessary for one people to archive the Data which have connected them with their respective applications, and to assume among them the powers of the earth, the separate and equally important backup-devices to which the Laws of Technology and of Technology's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of tech-kind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the importance and necessity of archiving.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all data shall be archived, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Retrievability and the Pursuit of 2.0-ness. That to secure these rights, BACKUP Programs are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the Technologists, --That whenever any Form of Data becomes corrupted of these ends, it is the Right of the People to recover it from and Archive, or to institute new Data, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing the data in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Data long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer by loss of such Data, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by Archiving the Data to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of losses and recoveries, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to Archive such Data, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —Such has been the patient sufferance of these Computer Users; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Non-Archiving. The history of the present Computer User is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to Data, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over said Data. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused Archive His Data, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Data to be Archived elsewhere, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to allow Applications the accommodation of Archiving the large amounts of Data, unless those people would relinquish the right to their Data, a right inestimable to them and formidable to Hackers only.
He has called together and saved Data in places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Desktops, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his Non-Archiving practices.
He has dissolved Data repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the Data to be Archived.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause other Data to be Archived; whereby the Users, incapable of Archiving, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; Data Un-Archived remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to perpetuate the growth of the Data; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of Archiving; refusing to assist others to encourage their Archiving commence, and raising the conditions of new Data-Loss-Risks.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A User whose character is thus marked by every act which may define an UnInformed User, is unfit to be the Owner of Important Data.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our User brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their actions to extend an unrecoverable action over their data. We have reminded them of the circumstances of Data Loss. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must,therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of the Users, Enemies at Times of Data Loss, in Succesful Recoveries Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of Data Across the Globe, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good Users of Computing Technology, solemnly publish and declare, That Data are, and of Right ought to be Archived and Stored Independently; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to machine in use, and that all physical connection between them and the Computer in use, is and ought to be totally disconnected; and that as Archived and Stored Independently Data, they have full Power to perform integrity checks, conclude Peace upon retrieval, assist to contract Alliances, and assist in establishing Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent Data may of right allow the user to do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Data, we mutually pledge to each other our Data.
The signers of the Declaration represented Data as follows:
Texas, USA
Jose Guia
joseguia@nationalbackupday.com
The Declaration of National BackUp Day of Your Data
Before the World, April 2, 2008
When in the Course of computing events, it becomes necessary for one people to archive the Data which have connected them with their respective applications, and to assume among them the powers of the earth, the separate and equally important backup-devices to which the Laws of Technology and of Technology's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of tech-kind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the importance and necessity of archiving.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all data shall be archived, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Retrievability and the Pursuit of 2.0-ness. That to secure these rights, BACKUP Programs are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the Technologists, --That whenever any Form of Data becomes corrupted of these ends, it is the Right of the People to recover it from and Archive, or to institute new Data, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing the data in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Data long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer by loss of such Data, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by Archiving the Data to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of losses and recoveries, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to Archive such Data, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —Such has been the patient sufferance of these Computer Users; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Non-Archiving. The history of the present Computer User is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to Data, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over said Data. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused Archive His Data, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Data to be Archived elsewhere, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to allow Applications the accommodation of Archiving the large amounts of Data, unless those people would relinquish the right to their Data, a right inestimable to them and formidable to Hackers only.
He has called together and saved Data in places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Desktops, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his Non-Archiving practices.
He has dissolved Data repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the Data to be Archived.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause other Data to be Archived; whereby the Users, incapable of Archiving, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; Data Un-Archived remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to perpetuate the growth of the Data; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of Archiving; refusing to assist others to encourage their Archiving commence, and raising the conditions of new Data-Loss-Risks.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A User whose character is thus marked by every act which may define an UnInformed User, is unfit to be the Owner of Important Data.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our User brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their actions to extend an unrecoverable action over their data. We have reminded them of the circumstances of Data Loss. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must,therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of the Users, Enemies at Times of Data Loss, in Succesful Recoveries Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of Data Across the Globe, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good Users of Computing Technology, solemnly publish and declare, That Data are, and of Right ought to be Archived and Stored Independently; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to machine in use, and that all physical connection between them and the Computer in use, is and ought to be totally disconnected; and that as Archived and Stored Independently Data, they have full Power to perform integrity checks, conclude Peace upon retrieval, assist to contract Alliances, and assist in establishing Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent Data may of right allow the user to do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Data, we mutually pledge to each other our Data.
The signers of the Declaration represented Data as follows:
Texas, USA
Jose Guia
joseguia@nationalbackupday.com
Hiring Conference
With military members stationed around the world, companies find it difficult to interview transitioning military members. Transitioning military members represent the largest available pool of skilled talent in the nation and are highly sought after by companies. A “Hiring Conference” is an event organized to give those companies an opportunity to interview military trained candidates that have distinguished themselves in performance, potential, and experience. Candidates who exemplify the best the Military has to offer - the Junior Military Officers (JMO), electronics, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear power candidates; distinguished veterans with unmatched experience and technical schooling.
* Candidates with strong leadership, communication skills & troubleshooting ability
* Candidates that have ranked above their peers in their evaluations
* Candidates that are regionally open on location
With the military skill set is being so broad - the hiring conference provides the opportunity for the selected candidates to interview with companies from a variety of different industries including medical, semiconductor, telecommunications, automation/robotics, and manufacturing.
A Hiring Conference is not a Job Fair! With a Hiring Conference, resumes are submitted to the hiring authorities prior to the event and interviews are pre-coordinated, where as a job fair requires the candidate to stand in line to engage the company - with no guarantee of an actual interview. The companies and candidates selected to attend are by invitation only. On average, selected candidates will interview with 3-5 different companies. Hiring Conferences are held every 4-6 weeks in cities where there is a large population of military members and held at a hotel that can support over 50 different companies interviewing in individual suites. Candidates selected to attend must be available to start their new career within 60-90 days of interviewing at the conference.
Hiring Conferences are two day events to ensure the selected candidates are successful in the interview process. The first day encompasses interview preparation courses, one-on-one mock interviews, detailed company briefings, and presentations conducted by the interviewing managers and formal job interviews on the second. Because job hunting in general is one of the most arduous, discouraging and stressful activities one can go through, a recruiter will work with you in advance to best determine the right companies/positions that match your skills and career goals. In many cases, the recruiter has spent years getting to know the client companies and their representatives, and can share key information and tips to the candidate to ensure success. Typically there is no cost associated to attend except for personal travel expenses.
With military members stationed around the world, companies find it difficult to interview transitioning military members. Transitioning military members represent the largest available pool of skilled talent in the nation and are highly sought after by companies. A “Hiring Conference” is an event organized to give those companies an opportunity to interview military trained candidates that have distinguished themselves in performance, potential, and experience. Candidates who exemplify the best the Military has to offer - the Junior Military Officers (JMO), electronics, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear power candidates; distinguished veterans with unmatched experience and technical schooling.
* Candidates with strong leadership, communication skills & troubleshooting ability
* Candidates that have ranked above their peers in their evaluations
* Candidates that are regionally open on location
With the military skill set is being so broad - the hiring conference provides the opportunity for the selected candidates to interview with companies from a variety of different industries including medical, semiconductor, telecommunications, automation/robotics, and manufacturing.
A Hiring Conference is not a Job Fair! With a Hiring Conference, resumes are submitted to the hiring authorities prior to the event and interviews are pre-coordinated, where as a job fair requires the candidate to stand in line to engage the company - with no guarantee of an actual interview. The companies and candidates selected to attend are by invitation only. On average, selected candidates will interview with 3-5 different companies. Hiring Conferences are held every 4-6 weeks in cities where there is a large population of military members and held at a hotel that can support over 50 different companies interviewing in individual suites. Candidates selected to attend must be available to start their new career within 60-90 days of interviewing at the conference.
Hiring Conferences are two day events to ensure the selected candidates are successful in the interview process. The first day encompasses interview preparation courses, one-on-one mock interviews, detailed company briefings, and presentations conducted by the interviewing managers and formal job interviews on the second. Because job hunting in general is one of the most arduous, discouraging and stressful activities one can go through, a recruiter will work with you in advance to best determine the right companies/positions that match your skills and career goals. In many cases, the recruiter has spent years getting to know the client companies and their representatives, and can share key information and tips to the candidate to ensure success. Typically there is no cost associated to attend except for personal travel expenses.
A free monthly listings and entertainments guide for Eastbourne, Hastings, Bexhill and this region of East Sussex, England. Preview based content of small-medium feature size. Similar in style/genera to Time Out Magazine or The Guardian Guide.
First published in 2003, East Magazine originally covered the Eastbourne region only.
In 2007 it increased its coverage to include Hastings and Bexhill.
Owned by East Works Ltd
First published in 2003, East Magazine originally covered the Eastbourne region only.
In 2007 it increased its coverage to include Hastings and Bexhill.
Owned by East Works Ltd
Bad Stain Records is an independent record label based out of Phoenix, AZ that started in 1995. The label is primarily focused on American Punk Rock bands, and was started Kris Johnson, Kelly Johnson, and Chase Stain (best known as lead singer and bassist of the Punk band Numbers On Napkins, and as the founder of the AZ Ska Punk Awards).
Bad Stain Records has released over 30 albums from various artists, including Numbers On Napkins, ATM, Mr. Plow, United Magnetics and Swallow This. They are best known for their “Punk til ya…” series of compilations that feature various bands and solo artists from across the world. Bad Stain Records gained exposure from the compilations thanks to working with other record labels like Fearless Records, Lobster Records, Capitol Records, and various others. Labels supported Bad Stain by contributing artists for the compilations ranging from well known independent bands like Less Than Jake, The Weakerthans, But Alive, Bickley, Link 80, 30 Foot Fall, Gob, Big Wig and At the Drive-In, to lesser known bands like F.Y.P. and Whippersnapper. This gave the label the advantage of putting their own artists like Dirty Laundry, D-I-X, and Subject Mad on the releases that helped gain more exposure to artists on Bad Stain Records.
According to their website, Bad Stain offers generous deals in comparison to other labels, and gives 50% of their profits to their artists. In addition, Bad Stain Records is truly unique because they do not exclusively sign bands to the label, giving them the freedom to work with other labels. They also state that they seldom sign bands for longer than a one album contract.
Employees are also treated well, with every employee making an equal share, including the President of the label, Chase Stain. The label is run by various supporters of the local underground music scene of Phoenix, AZ. Vice President for the label (Tad Gurthman) and President of A&R (Moe Money) are both local musicians, as is their Head of Booking (Matt Martini), and A&R rep (B-Hound Jamison). Their Head of Promotions (Mel “Just Mel”, according to her contact info on the official website) is a manager for various bands. Even their head of Public Relations (Elise Fauls) is a local writer for an independent Phoenix zine, and their Head of Advertising (Garrett Togstad) and Vice President of A&R (Chrissy Fauls) are both promoters that work at venues in Phoenix.
The label also supports local music by sponsoring over a dozen annual events in Phoenix, including the AZ Ska Punk Awards, when they offer their website as a place for fans to vote for their favorite bands online. The label also throws an annual birthday party for themselves and brings out various artists from around the country, sometimes around the world, to perform (according to their articles in The Phoenix New Times & College Times). At the birthday parties, the label offers hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars worth of prizes to be given away as a “thank you” to the supporters of the label. Bad Stain Records also contributes a great deal of cash to various charities, and in 2005, gave $2,000 to House of James Orphanages. When one of the founders and current Head of Mail Order, Kris Johnson was shot in a bar parking lot, the label worked with local venues to throw two separate shows to help pay for his medical bills. The label raised over $10,000 for Johnson, who made a full recovery.
Over the years, Bad Stain Records has grown to have over 60 distributors and their releases can be found at dozens of websites.
Current and Former Bands
Numbers On Napkins
ATM
Mr. Plow
Chase Stain
Three Chord Mafia
Dirty Laundry
D-I-X
United Magnetics
Corrupt Citizen
All Mouth No Trousers
Left Right Combo
Yellow Sloth Chicken Broth
Subject Mad
Swallow This
The Imports
Scratch N' Sniff
Bad Stain Records has released over 30 albums from various artists, including Numbers On Napkins, ATM, Mr. Plow, United Magnetics and Swallow This. They are best known for their “Punk til ya…” series of compilations that feature various bands and solo artists from across the world. Bad Stain Records gained exposure from the compilations thanks to working with other record labels like Fearless Records, Lobster Records, Capitol Records, and various others. Labels supported Bad Stain by contributing artists for the compilations ranging from well known independent bands like Less Than Jake, The Weakerthans, But Alive, Bickley, Link 80, 30 Foot Fall, Gob, Big Wig and At the Drive-In, to lesser known bands like F.Y.P. and Whippersnapper. This gave the label the advantage of putting their own artists like Dirty Laundry, D-I-X, and Subject Mad on the releases that helped gain more exposure to artists on Bad Stain Records.
According to their website, Bad Stain offers generous deals in comparison to other labels, and gives 50% of their profits to their artists. In addition, Bad Stain Records is truly unique because they do not exclusively sign bands to the label, giving them the freedom to work with other labels. They also state that they seldom sign bands for longer than a one album contract.
Employees are also treated well, with every employee making an equal share, including the President of the label, Chase Stain. The label is run by various supporters of the local underground music scene of Phoenix, AZ. Vice President for the label (Tad Gurthman) and President of A&R (Moe Money) are both local musicians, as is their Head of Booking (Matt Martini), and A&R rep (B-Hound Jamison). Their Head of Promotions (Mel “Just Mel”, according to her contact info on the official website) is a manager for various bands. Even their head of Public Relations (Elise Fauls) is a local writer for an independent Phoenix zine, and their Head of Advertising (Garrett Togstad) and Vice President of A&R (Chrissy Fauls) are both promoters that work at venues in Phoenix.
The label also supports local music by sponsoring over a dozen annual events in Phoenix, including the AZ Ska Punk Awards, when they offer their website as a place for fans to vote for their favorite bands online. The label also throws an annual birthday party for themselves and brings out various artists from around the country, sometimes around the world, to perform (according to their articles in The Phoenix New Times & College Times). At the birthday parties, the label offers hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars worth of prizes to be given away as a “thank you” to the supporters of the label. Bad Stain Records also contributes a great deal of cash to various charities, and in 2005, gave $2,000 to House of James Orphanages. When one of the founders and current Head of Mail Order, Kris Johnson was shot in a bar parking lot, the label worked with local venues to throw two separate shows to help pay for his medical bills. The label raised over $10,000 for Johnson, who made a full recovery.
Over the years, Bad Stain Records has grown to have over 60 distributors and their releases can be found at dozens of websites.
Current and Former Bands
Numbers On Napkins
ATM
Mr. Plow
Chase Stain
Three Chord Mafia
Dirty Laundry
D-I-X
United Magnetics
Corrupt Citizen
All Mouth No Trousers
Left Right Combo
Yellow Sloth Chicken Broth
Subject Mad
Swallow This
The Imports
Scratch N' Sniff