Tris McCall is a cult writer and musician from Hudson County, New Jersey. He is most known for his confrontational pieces in Jersey Beat Magazine and for his three indiepop albums (If One Of These Bottles Should Happen To Fall, Shootout At The Sugar Factory, and I'm Assuming You're All In Bands), which focus primarily on the culture and politics surrounding his home state of New Jersey as well as his experiences in the Williamsburg music scene. At first, Tris McCall refused to charge for his recorded music; later, he changed his policy and began accepting enough to cover shipping costs. In 2006, his more recent recordings became available on iTunes.
Music
McCall’s musical compositions draw from a variety of sources, with a strong emphasis on topical lyrics and a conceptually dense approach to record-making that echoes Bruce Springsteen. Arrangements almost always place an emphasis on synthesizers such as the Korg MS2000, which was featured prominently on 2003’s Shootout CD (his infamous proudly displays a love of the progressive rock music that is a subtle, yet essential component of his sound). Earlier projects, such as the uncharacteristically acoustic (and hard-to-find) Broken Loom CD (1996), reveal a strong Joni Mitchell influence. If One of These Bottles… was an opportunity for McCall to collaborate with another musical influence, Game Theory/Loud Family frontman Scott Miller, who produced most of the record. McCall's recent recordings were performed live with The New Jack Trippers, a rotating cast of musicians from both the Jesery and NYC music scenes.
Additionally, Tris plays synthesizer and electric piano in several Brooklyn based-bands, most notably Kapow along with members of the Negatones and Toshi Yano. He also plays in the group, Japan Seoul, with former members of The Vitamen and vocalist Jason Paul (formerly of Music For Girls).
The Tris McCall Report
His sprawling website, , was a first-person account of McCall's experiences in Jersey City, and in 2004 and 2005, it became a virtual news-source for the members of the regional arts community. McCall discontinued the daily website entries in 2006, citing disgust with local politics, but he continues to post his annual Pop Music Abstracts the results of his Jersey Critics' Poll to the site. His -- a round-up and edgy review of Christmas carols -- is a site highlight.
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Music
McCall’s musical compositions draw from a variety of sources, with a strong emphasis on topical lyrics and a conceptually dense approach to record-making that echoes Bruce Springsteen. Arrangements almost always place an emphasis on synthesizers such as the Korg MS2000, which was featured prominently on 2003’s Shootout CD (his infamous proudly displays a love of the progressive rock music that is a subtle, yet essential component of his sound). Earlier projects, such as the uncharacteristically acoustic (and hard-to-find) Broken Loom CD (1996), reveal a strong Joni Mitchell influence. If One of These Bottles… was an opportunity for McCall to collaborate with another musical influence, Game Theory/Loud Family frontman Scott Miller, who produced most of the record. McCall's recent recordings were performed live with The New Jack Trippers, a rotating cast of musicians from both the Jesery and NYC music scenes.
Additionally, Tris plays synthesizer and electric piano in several Brooklyn based-bands, most notably Kapow along with members of the Negatones and Toshi Yano. He also plays in the group, Japan Seoul, with former members of The Vitamen and vocalist Jason Paul (formerly of Music For Girls).
The Tris McCall Report
His sprawling website, , was a first-person account of McCall's experiences in Jersey City, and in 2004 and 2005, it became a virtual news-source for the members of the regional arts community. McCall discontinued the daily website entries in 2006, citing disgust with local politics, but he continues to post his annual Pop Music Abstracts the results of his Jersey Critics' Poll to the site. His -- a round-up and edgy review of Christmas carols -- is a site highlight.
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The Swarthmore College Computer Society, or SCCS, is a campus organization at Swarthmore College, a small liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The SCCS is a student-run organization independent of the official ITS department of the college.
Services to Students
In addition to operating a set of servers that provide e-mail accounts, Unix shell login accounts, server storage space, and webspace to students, professors, alumni, and other student-run organizations, the SCCS hosts over 100 mailing lists used by various student groups, and over 130 organizational websites, including the website of the student newspaper, The Phoenix. The SCCS also provides a number of spaces that are open to members of the student body, as well as to faculty and staff:
* A computer lab of Debian Linux and Mac OS X machines
* A meeting space
* A specialized library of computer books, indexed as part of the college library's collections
* A digital darkroom with color calibrated negative scanning, editing and archival printing, used by the Photo Club and other students
* An 8-foot projection screen with DVD, VCR, PlayStation 2, NES, Atari, and other gaming systems in the "Video Pit"
The computer lab and Video Pit together comprise the SCCS Media Lounge, located in Clothier basement beneath Essie Mae's snack bar. The SCCS staff is comprised of a group of students selected by existing staff and approved by members of a student body-elected policy board.
Impact
In September 2003, the SCCS servers survived a Slashdotting while hosting a copy of the Diebold memos on behalf of the student group Free Culture Swarthmore, then known as the Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons. SCCS staff promptly complied with the relevant DMCA takedown request received by the college's ITS department.
The SCCS was noted in PC Magazine's article as one of the reasons for ranking Swarthmore #4 on that list. During the 2004-2005 school year, the SCCS Media Lounge served as the early home of , a weekly webcast run by Swarthmore students and providing news about the Iraq war, providing resources, space, and technical support for the project in its infancy.
Two SCCS papers have been accepted for publication at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration () Conference, one of which was awarded Best Paper.
Services to Students
In addition to operating a set of servers that provide e-mail accounts, Unix shell login accounts, server storage space, and webspace to students, professors, alumni, and other student-run organizations, the SCCS hosts over 100 mailing lists used by various student groups, and over 130 organizational websites, including the website of the student newspaper, The Phoenix. The SCCS also provides a number of spaces that are open to members of the student body, as well as to faculty and staff:
* A computer lab of Debian Linux and Mac OS X machines
* A meeting space
* A specialized library of computer books, indexed as part of the college library's collections
* A digital darkroom with color calibrated negative scanning, editing and archival printing, used by the Photo Club and other students
* An 8-foot projection screen with DVD, VCR, PlayStation 2, NES, Atari, and other gaming systems in the "Video Pit"
The computer lab and Video Pit together comprise the SCCS Media Lounge, located in Clothier basement beneath Essie Mae's snack bar. The SCCS staff is comprised of a group of students selected by existing staff and approved by members of a student body-elected policy board.
Impact
In September 2003, the SCCS servers survived a Slashdotting while hosting a copy of the Diebold memos on behalf of the student group Free Culture Swarthmore, then known as the Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons. SCCS staff promptly complied with the relevant DMCA takedown request received by the college's ITS department.
The SCCS was noted in PC Magazine's article as one of the reasons for ranking Swarthmore #4 on that list. During the 2004-2005 school year, the SCCS Media Lounge served as the early home of , a weekly webcast run by Swarthmore students and providing news about the Iraq war, providing resources, space, and technical support for the project in its infancy.
Two SCCS papers have been accepted for publication at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration () Conference, one of which was awarded Best Paper.
Obadiah Knight Elementary School is a public elementary school part of the Dallas Independent School District located in Dallas, Texas.
Knight, serving the Love Field neighborhood, houses grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth. The school's mission statement is "to instill respect, responsibility and pride in all Obadiah Knight Elementary students while ensuring their successful preparation to make positive contributions in our ever-changing society." The school is named for Obadiah Knight, one of the pioneers of Dallas County. Knight donated the land that the school stands on as of 2007. Knight Elementary is also a CAMP (Collaborating Artist Media Project) Pilot School.
Feeder patterns
All residents zoned to Knight are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School .
School uniforms
All DISD elementary school students are required to wear school uniforms. The Knight uniforms consist of red tops and navy blue bottoms.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Knight, serving the Love Field neighborhood, houses grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth. The school's mission statement is "to instill respect, responsibility and pride in all Obadiah Knight Elementary students while ensuring their successful preparation to make positive contributions in our ever-changing society." The school is named for Obadiah Knight, one of the pioneers of Dallas County. Knight donated the land that the school stands on as of 2007. Knight Elementary is also a CAMP (Collaborating Artist Media Project) Pilot School.
Feeder patterns
All residents zoned to Knight are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School .
School uniforms
All DISD elementary school students are required to wear school uniforms. The Knight uniforms consist of red tops and navy blue bottoms.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
iPayOne is a real estate savings company based in Carlsbad, California.
History
iPayOne was founded in March 2004 as a way to save people thousands of dollars on buying or selling homes.
iPayOne consists of 70 employees, all of whom are real estate and mortgage professionals.
iPayOne closed it's website and ceased taking new listings in April 2007.
Naming Rights
In 2004, iPayOne purchased the naming rights of the San Diego Sports Arena, becoming the iPayOne Center. As of April 2007, iPayOne has ceased operations and the San Diego Sports Arena is seeking a new naming sponsor.
History
iPayOne was founded in March 2004 as a way to save people thousands of dollars on buying or selling homes.
iPayOne consists of 70 employees, all of whom are real estate and mortgage professionals.
iPayOne closed it's website and ceased taking new listings in April 2007.
Naming Rights
In 2004, iPayOne purchased the naming rights of the San Diego Sports Arena, becoming the iPayOne Center. As of April 2007, iPayOne has ceased operations and the San Diego Sports Arena is seeking a new naming sponsor.