Swiftor, the online moniker of Joseph Alminawi, is best known as the host of the GameOn channel on Justin.tv. He is also the founder of the GameOn Community, the Multiplayer Marathon charity event, and currently has the role of Community Manager for social gaming site OMGPOP.
GameOn Channel
Swiftor hosts the video game centric GameOn channel on Justin.tv. The channels content primarily consists of the live broadcast of various video games played by Swiftor with his voice over. The show is often characterized by Swiftor's interaction with the audience in the chat room watching the show.
He is also one of the lead organizers of the GameOn Network, an affiliation of mostly gaming Justin.tv channels and users on the live broadcasting website. The GameOn Network has both a forum and a Facebook fan page.
Charity
In November 2008 Swiftor launched a charity event called Multiplayer Marathon in collaboration with other members of Justin.tv's gaming community. The events stated goal was to raise funds for the based charity . The first Multiplayer Marathon was a 36 hour event broadcasted on Justin.tv on November 11 2008, raising just over $2300. A second event was held in early 2009 was a total of 48 hours in length. The events involved participating broadcasters playing only multiplayer games attempting to involve the live audience on Justin.tv and encouraging donations to a ChipIn widget located on each broadcasters page. The Multiplayer Marathon achieved Silver sponsor status with Child's Play for the accumulated contributions raised.
Community Manager
Swiftor became community manager for social gaming site OMGPOP in May 2009, shifting from a nearly daily broadcast schedule to three days a week. Swiftor continues to go by his online moniker at OMGPOP. The promotion of his employer extended into his Justin.tv broadcasts on a regular basis.
Criticisms
Swiftor was contacted directly by Take2's legal team on April 25, 2008 to immediately halt the live broadcasting of their game, Grand Theft Auto IV, on Justin.tv. The street date for the release of the game was several days later, April 29, 2008.
GameOn Channel
Swiftor hosts the video game centric GameOn channel on Justin.tv. The channels content primarily consists of the live broadcast of various video games played by Swiftor with his voice over. The show is often characterized by Swiftor's interaction with the audience in the chat room watching the show.
He is also one of the lead organizers of the GameOn Network, an affiliation of mostly gaming Justin.tv channels and users on the live broadcasting website. The GameOn Network has both a forum and a Facebook fan page.
Charity
In November 2008 Swiftor launched a charity event called Multiplayer Marathon in collaboration with other members of Justin.tv's gaming community. The events stated goal was to raise funds for the based charity . The first Multiplayer Marathon was a 36 hour event broadcasted on Justin.tv on November 11 2008, raising just over $2300. A second event was held in early 2009 was a total of 48 hours in length. The events involved participating broadcasters playing only multiplayer games attempting to involve the live audience on Justin.tv and encouraging donations to a ChipIn widget located on each broadcasters page. The Multiplayer Marathon achieved Silver sponsor status with Child's Play for the accumulated contributions raised.
Community Manager
Swiftor became community manager for social gaming site OMGPOP in May 2009, shifting from a nearly daily broadcast schedule to three days a week. Swiftor continues to go by his online moniker at OMGPOP. The promotion of his employer extended into his Justin.tv broadcasts on a regular basis.
Criticisms
Swiftor was contacted directly by Take2's legal team on April 25, 2008 to immediately halt the live broadcasting of their game, Grand Theft Auto IV, on Justin.tv. The street date for the release of the game was several days later, April 29, 2008.
Australian Afghanistan veteran and Iraq veteran, are phrases used to describe an Australian national who has served in the Australian Defence Force on operations during the Iraq War and Afghanistan War.
Campaign Medals
The Iraq Medal and Afghanistan Medal were proclaimed by the Australian Government on ANZAC DAY, April 25, 2009. As of April 22, 2009 the Australian Government has issued 15,139 Iraq Medals and 6134 Afghanistan Medals.
Veterans Organisations
Unlike in America, no organisation currently exists in Australia specifically dedicated to advocacy for veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq. Several organisations including the RSL, Legacy and the Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Veteran's Association promote a spirit of camraderie and improve the lives of veterans and their families.
Notable Australian Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Many Australian's who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have gone on achieve in both civilian and military endeavours.
Iraq
*Air Marshal Mark Donald Binskin AM - Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force
*Matt Hall - Red Bull Air Race World Championship Pilot
*Mike Kelly AM MP - ALP Member for Eden-Monaro (Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia)
* - Author of Running the War in Iraq and 2009 Australian Thinker of the Year
*Paul Papalia CSC MLA - ALP Member for Peel (Parliament of Western Australia)
Afghanistan
*Trooper Mark DonaldsonVC - Victoria Cross recipient
*Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO, DSC, CSM - Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force
*Jock Wallace MG - Author of 18 Hours: The True Story of an SAS War Hero
Campaign Medals
The Iraq Medal and Afghanistan Medal were proclaimed by the Australian Government on ANZAC DAY, April 25, 2009. As of April 22, 2009 the Australian Government has issued 15,139 Iraq Medals and 6134 Afghanistan Medals.
Veterans Organisations
Unlike in America, no organisation currently exists in Australia specifically dedicated to advocacy for veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq. Several organisations including the RSL, Legacy and the Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Veteran's Association promote a spirit of camraderie and improve the lives of veterans and their families.
Notable Australian Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Many Australian's who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have gone on achieve in both civilian and military endeavours.
Iraq
*Air Marshal Mark Donald Binskin AM - Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force
*Matt Hall - Red Bull Air Race World Championship Pilot
*Mike Kelly AM MP - ALP Member for Eden-Monaro (Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia)
* - Author of Running the War in Iraq and 2009 Australian Thinker of the Year
*Paul Papalia CSC MLA - ALP Member for Peel (Parliament of Western Australia)
Afghanistan
*Trooper Mark DonaldsonVC - Victoria Cross recipient
*Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO, DSC, CSM - Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force
*Jock Wallace MG - Author of 18 Hours: The True Story of an SAS War Hero
The Tax Advisory & Consultancy Services (TACS) Partnership is a provider of taxation services based in Stockport, England.
History
The TACS Partnership was founded by Stephen Willcox, formerly a leading tax partner in a major international firm of Chartered accountants, in August 1992 and based in the Chestergate area of Stockport. Two years later the firm moved to Lower Hillgate, and then in August 2007 returned to the Chestergate area on Mersey Square.
The firm provided advice on all aspects of UK taxation until 2003, when the VAT department of TACS split off to form a separate firm Omnis.
In 2003 TACS began to expand in non-VAT areas and introduced two new partners, both of whom had previously been senior tax managers with a major international firm of Chartered accountants.
History
The TACS Partnership was founded by Stephen Willcox, formerly a leading tax partner in a major international firm of Chartered accountants, in August 1992 and based in the Chestergate area of Stockport. Two years later the firm moved to Lower Hillgate, and then in August 2007 returned to the Chestergate area on Mersey Square.
The firm provided advice on all aspects of UK taxation until 2003, when the VAT department of TACS split off to form a separate firm Omnis.
In 2003 TACS began to expand in non-VAT areas and introduced two new partners, both of whom had previously been senior tax managers with a major international firm of Chartered accountants.
OfficeSIP Server is freeware SIP server for Windows developed by OfficeSIP Communications since 2007. It is focused on enterprise uses: implements Windows Single Sign-On feature and pull-in users details from Active Directory.
OfficeSIP Server is stateful SIP proxy server and registrar. The server implements UDP and TCP transport protocols. It also implement part of presence-related Microsoft extensions to the SIP, and partially compatible with Microsoft Unified Communications Client API. The server is .NET Framework application.
It is compatible with hardware SIP phones and all popular software SIP clients: X-Lite, Windows Messenger and etc, but the server is focused on OfficeSIP Messenger.
OfficeSIP Server is stateful SIP proxy server and registrar. The server implements UDP and TCP transport protocols. It also implement part of presence-related Microsoft extensions to the SIP, and partially compatible with Microsoft Unified Communications Client API. The server is .NET Framework application.
It is compatible with hardware SIP phones and all popular software SIP clients: X-Lite, Windows Messenger and etc, but the server is focused on OfficeSIP Messenger.