Overview
The term "Dictionary Tower" is used to describe a building containing sophisticated equipment specifically designed to analyse or 'listen into' various forms of communication media such as telephone calls, emails and possibly even internet activity.
An example of the kind of function a dictionary tower is designed to perform is to analyse millions of phone calls simultaneously. It essentially listens for certain key words during a telephone conversation such as "bomb" or "kill" for example. If a keyword is detected it immediately triggers a process of recording that particular phone call and then attempts to trace the origin of where the call was made.
It is thought that most first world countries utilise Dictionary Towers and other sophisticted monitoring facilties.
The Infamous British Capenhurst Tower Incident
The British Government suffered huge embarrassment when the Republic of Ireland discovered it was using a dictionary tower to illegally spy on phone calls originating from Ireland into the UK. For more information follow this link ---> Capenhurst which refers to the infamous Capenhurst Tower!
Use of Dictionary Towers and Eaves Dropping Equipment
The use and legality of Dictionary Towers continues to cause great controversy and many civil liberties organisations feel that they are an unacceptable infringement on human rights and privacy.
But many governments argue that dictionary towers are essential in the fight against terrorism and that by covertly analysing communication networks a great deal of intelligence can be gained about any potential attacks or plots targeted at a certain country or group of people.
Links
* http://www.lamont.me.uk/capenhurst/
* http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret4.htm
The term "Dictionary Tower" is used to describe a building containing sophisticated equipment specifically designed to analyse or 'listen into' various forms of communication media such as telephone calls, emails and possibly even internet activity.
An example of the kind of function a dictionary tower is designed to perform is to analyse millions of phone calls simultaneously. It essentially listens for certain key words during a telephone conversation such as "bomb" or "kill" for example. If a keyword is detected it immediately triggers a process of recording that particular phone call and then attempts to trace the origin of where the call was made.
It is thought that most first world countries utilise Dictionary Towers and other sophisticted monitoring facilties.
The Infamous British Capenhurst Tower Incident
The British Government suffered huge embarrassment when the Republic of Ireland discovered it was using a dictionary tower to illegally spy on phone calls originating from Ireland into the UK. For more information follow this link ---> Capenhurst which refers to the infamous Capenhurst Tower!
Use of Dictionary Towers and Eaves Dropping Equipment
The use and legality of Dictionary Towers continues to cause great controversy and many civil liberties organisations feel that they are an unacceptable infringement on human rights and privacy.
But many governments argue that dictionary towers are essential in the fight against terrorism and that by covertly analysing communication networks a great deal of intelligence can be gained about any potential attacks or plots targeted at a certain country or group of people.
Links
* http://www.lamont.me.uk/capenhurst/
* http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret4.htm
Our Lady J, aka Jonnah Speidel (born August 22, 1978) is a vocalist, pianist and composer who has been performing with The Pink Champagne Orchestra since 2006.
Life
Jonnah Speidel was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as Justin Lee Spidel. She was brought up in the Assemblies of God religious tradition, and in early childhood studied piano at The Cumberland Vally School of Music at . After attending Interlochen Arts Academy and Southern Methodist University, she moved to New York City in 2001.
In 2006, Speidel began to live full-time as a woman and legally changed her name from Justin to Jonnah.
Work
After moving to New York, Jonnah Speidel worked as accompanist for The Mark Morris Dance Group, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Breaking from her classical training, she began working in New York's Downtown music scene with Armen Ra, Justin Bond, Shequida and various Burlesque artists.
While musical director for broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson, she took on the stage name Our Lady J and continues to perform under this persona with her solo act accompanied by The Pink Champagne Orchestra.
Speidel is currently a teaching artist with Rosie's Broadway Kids.
Life
Jonnah Speidel was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as Justin Lee Spidel. She was brought up in the Assemblies of God religious tradition, and in early childhood studied piano at The Cumberland Vally School of Music at . After attending Interlochen Arts Academy and Southern Methodist University, she moved to New York City in 2001.
In 2006, Speidel began to live full-time as a woman and legally changed her name from Justin to Jonnah.
Work
After moving to New York, Jonnah Speidel worked as accompanist for The Mark Morris Dance Group, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The New York City Gay Men's Chorus. Breaking from her classical training, she began working in New York's Downtown music scene with Armen Ra, Justin Bond, Shequida and various Burlesque artists.
While musical director for broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson, she took on the stage name Our Lady J and continues to perform under this persona with her solo act accompanied by The Pink Champagne Orchestra.
Speidel is currently a teaching artist with Rosie's Broadway Kids.
A term Flash Deseloper was first used by Adobe's Flash expert Jen deHaan and refers to those whose mastery of the Flash IDE distinguishes them as both designers and developers. Flash Deseloper is defined at Jen daHaan's newly registered domain as "One who, or that which, develops and designs.". This term is now used by many flash professionals to distinguish those who know both Flash IDE and ActionScript
Now it is used not only for Flash designers & developers! The term may also be used for any designer that also develops in any IDE!
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Are we designers or developers? ==
I used to call myself a “developer/designer”. It’s a bit confusing, and I still find it hard to know what to answer when someone asks me what I do for a living. Am I a Web designer? A Web developer? A Web programmer? All of them? Neither? It really is a difficult question to give a simple answer to.
My answer depends on who is asking, when, why, and under what circumstances. Sometimes I’ll say that “I work with the Web” or “I build websites”, both of which are true but don’t really say what I do. It would be easier to be able to give a short, simple, reasonably precise answer.
In a way I am very much a designer, despite doing little to no graphic design these days. Many make the mistake of thinking that design equals graphic design, but design is also about making things work. And since that is what I do, maybe I should call myself a Web designer.
I don’t though. “Web designer” to me is a job description that is badly tainted by my experiences from the dotcom bubble. It reminds me of the masses of unskilled people that were hired just because the big Web agencies wanted more employees. It also makes me think of hobbyists using the WYSIWYG mode of a cracked copy of Dreamweaver or GoLive to build sites. So I find it very hard to call myself a Web designer.
As an alternative, I’ve been using “Web developer” for some time. The problem with that is that many people assume that a Web developer does mostly back-end programming, which I don’t do a whole lot of. It does sound more professional than Web designer though.
What other options do we have? Well, there are titles like User interface programmer, Front-end developer, User experience architect (argh, I’m allergic to the phrase “user experience”), and others. There are many titles, but few that actually describe what I do in a way that makes it understandable to people who do not work in the Web industry.
Is this really a problem? Most of the time, no. But it is a bit awkward to not be able to tell the hairdresser or your neighbour what you do for a living and have them understand it. “I work with the Web” or “I build websites” seems to kind of work, but that doesn’t tell them if I do graphic design, programming, or both.
And so I would like to ask those reading this who do not really do graphic design, but mainly work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and accessibility two questions:
1. Do you consider yourself a designer or a developer?
2. Do you call yourself a designer or a developer?
If you’re up for it, feel free to motivate your answers.
Now it is used not only for Flash designers & developers! The term may also be used for any designer that also develops in any IDE!
==
Are we designers or developers? ==
I used to call myself a “developer/designer”. It’s a bit confusing, and I still find it hard to know what to answer when someone asks me what I do for a living. Am I a Web designer? A Web developer? A Web programmer? All of them? Neither? It really is a difficult question to give a simple answer to.
My answer depends on who is asking, when, why, and under what circumstances. Sometimes I’ll say that “I work with the Web” or “I build websites”, both of which are true but don’t really say what I do. It would be easier to be able to give a short, simple, reasonably precise answer.
In a way I am very much a designer, despite doing little to no graphic design these days. Many make the mistake of thinking that design equals graphic design, but design is also about making things work. And since that is what I do, maybe I should call myself a Web designer.
I don’t though. “Web designer” to me is a job description that is badly tainted by my experiences from the dotcom bubble. It reminds me of the masses of unskilled people that were hired just because the big Web agencies wanted more employees. It also makes me think of hobbyists using the WYSIWYG mode of a cracked copy of Dreamweaver or GoLive to build sites. So I find it very hard to call myself a Web designer.
As an alternative, I’ve been using “Web developer” for some time. The problem with that is that many people assume that a Web developer does mostly back-end programming, which I don’t do a whole lot of. It does sound more professional than Web designer though.
What other options do we have? Well, there are titles like User interface programmer, Front-end developer, User experience architect (argh, I’m allergic to the phrase “user experience”), and others. There are many titles, but few that actually describe what I do in a way that makes it understandable to people who do not work in the Web industry.
Is this really a problem? Most of the time, no. But it is a bit awkward to not be able to tell the hairdresser or your neighbour what you do for a living and have them understand it. “I work with the Web” or “I build websites” seems to kind of work, but that doesn’t tell them if I do graphic design, programming, or both.
And so I would like to ask those reading this who do not really do graphic design, but mainly work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and accessibility two questions:
1. Do you consider yourself a designer or a developer?
2. Do you call yourself a designer or a developer?
If you’re up for it, feel free to motivate your answers.
Defied is an active punk rock band from Long Beach/Wilmington, California. They were formed in December 2001 by guitarist, George Romano; bassist, Melvin Trinidad; and drummer, Manuel Mora. Defied soon inducted Brian Zuniga as lead vocalist in February 2002. They soon recorded an independently produced, self-titled EP in 2003. In early 2004, second guitarist Regan Cacho, joined the band's lineup. Defied approaches punk rock with influences of heavy metal, hardcore punk, rock n' roll, and blues.
In mid 2004, Smelvis Records (formed by Elvis Cortez of Left Alone) added Defied to their independent label along with numerous underground bands in southern California. They have since recorded a split record with ska/punk band Matamoska under the label's name and has played many shows including venues such as the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA; The Allen Theatre in South Gate, California; and BB King's Club in Universal City, California.
The band released their newest EP in January of 2007 which can be purchased from interpunk.com and downloadpunk.com.
Band members
*Brian Zuniga - Lead Vocals
*George Romano - Guitar/Vocals
*Regan Cacho - Guitar
*Melvin Trinidad - Bass Guitar
*Manuel Mora - Drums
Discography
*Defied (EP), Independent, 2003.
*Backyard City Rockers (Compilation), Smelvis Records, 2004.
*Defied/Matamoska (Split), Smelvis Records, 2004.
*Kiss of Death (Unreleased single), Independent, 2005.
*Defied (EP), Independent, 2007.
In mid 2004, Smelvis Records (formed by Elvis Cortez of Left Alone) added Defied to their independent label along with numerous underground bands in southern California. They have since recorded a split record with ska/punk band Matamoska under the label's name and has played many shows including venues such as the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA; The Allen Theatre in South Gate, California; and BB King's Club in Universal City, California.
The band released their newest EP in January of 2007 which can be purchased from interpunk.com and downloadpunk.com.
Band members
*Brian Zuniga - Lead Vocals
*George Romano - Guitar/Vocals
*Regan Cacho - Guitar
*Melvin Trinidad - Bass Guitar
*Manuel Mora - Drums
Discography
*Defied (EP), Independent, 2003.
*Backyard City Rockers (Compilation), Smelvis Records, 2004.
*Defied/Matamoska (Split), Smelvis Records, 2004.
*Kiss of Death (Unreleased single), Independent, 2005.
*Defied (EP), Independent, 2007.