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Joan Stein, a Tony-winning theater and television producer who helped to launch several long-running L.A. stage productions, including "Love Letters," "Forever Plaid" and Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," has died. She was 59.
Stein died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centerin Los Angeles. A Hollywood resident, she had been diagnosed four weeks ago with a rare type of cancer affecting the appendix, said her husband, Ted Weiant.
In 1999, Stein won a Tony Award as one of the producers of the Broadway play "Side Man," a drama set in the postwar jazz world. Her other Broadway producing credits include the recent musicals "Catch Me If You Can" and "9 to 5," as well as the 2002 revival of"The Elephant Man."
Stein and her producing partner, Susan Dietz, ran the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills for 10 years. Their first success was A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters," which opened in 1990, and featured a rotating cast of celebrities. While at the Canon, Stein also produced Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid" and Marvin Laird and Joel Paley's musical spoof "Ruthless!"
Stein left the Canon in 2000 to pursue a career in television, and the theater closed in 2004.
"We had fun and we did good work. She was a sister to me for those 10 years," Dietz said.
Stein also was a producer of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" that opened in 1994 at the Westwood Playhouse, now the Geffen Playhouse. Martin's play, which envisioned a connection between the artist and Albert Einstein at a Paris bar, became a hit and ran for more than 300 performances.
"People say, 'You can't make a living in the theater in L.A.,'" Stein told The Times in 1995 in the midst of the "Picasso" success. "Well, everybody in my office is wearing clothes, driving cars, paying rent. They're making a living in the theater."
After leaving the Canon Theatre, Stein formed a TV production company with Martin and collaborated on several projects.
Stein's recent stage projects included "Motherhood Out Loud," which ran at Primary Stages in New York and at the Geffen Playhouse in 2011 under the title "In Mother Words." She also produced "Standing on Ceremony," a series of plays about gay marriage, that ran at the Largo at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles.
Her stage career also included a stint as the managing director of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.
Stein was born June 7, 1953, in New York City. She graduated from the State University of New York in Albany after majoring in English.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sisters and her mother.


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-First, how did you get started as a model?
I spend a lot of time on the Dutch Ellegirl forum. There are a lot of scouts there because of the beautiful young girls with model potential . One day somebody asked me if I could send them a few more pictures of myself. And after that they wanted me to come to Amsterdam to the agency.
- What do you dislike most about modeling?
The fake people and the industry can be very harsh to you.
-What do you do the most often : shows, photoshoots??
I do both. I prefer photoshoots though, because they're more creative. You can put your own personality in there most of the time.
But at shows you get a real adrenaline rush and that is also really cool.
-Would you like to pursue modeling for as long as possible or is it just a "side activity"
It wasn't my ambition to be a model, but because it went very well and I got signed with the international agency IMG I decided to start fulltime this year. After that I will definitely do some kind of study, something with fashion, probably styling.
-You really seem to dress "for yourself", not caring about trends and so on. Is it really that way?
Hmmm, I watch the trends, pick the ones I like and then make them fit to my own style and yes I dress for myself but also to make people look a little bit longer :P
-Where do you usually shop? Also, where would you never shop?
I shop everywhere, I like it to combine items from different shops. Back in the days I would wear a whole H&M outfit, but I don't want/like that any more. And I would shop everywhere, it gives me a kick to get a very cool item from I shop I don't really like.
-What is your favorite clothing item ever?
I think just a simple white t-shirt, always looks cool.
-Something you couldn't live without ?
My I-pod, I looooooove music!
-Your last buy? And the next one?
Black gladiator heels, grey ankle boots with silver studs and loafers with an embroidered pattern. And the next one would be a big coat à la Burberry Prorsum.
-What kind of comments do people make about your style?
That my outfits are well styled and that I look like a hippie.
-Favorite fashion designer?
There are sooo many designers I like. I like Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Prada, Luella and Burberry most of the time, cool, young and easy to wear. But there are a lot of designers from which I like a certain collection.
-Something you dream about having but can't afford
That Burberry coat again :P
-Most stylish city?
I went to Paris, Copenhagen, Berlin and Antwerp. But I think Paris is the most stylish. In some of the areas ALL people that you see are stylish and well dressed but on the other hand when people look bad dressed they REALLY look bad dressed. I find Copenhagen very refreshing and, Berlin is just very cool, I really feel comfortable there and in Antwerp I know my way very well.
-Something you'd never be caught dead in?
I hate synthetic clothes, clothes with big brandnames on them and everything that makes you look cheap.
-Favorite movie?
Again soo much, I watch a lot of movies. The German movie Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, Pulp Fiction, Cold Mountain, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, Candy, Kill Bill and I find 50first dates a very cute comedy. I also like the classic horror movies like Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Oomen.
-What have you been listening to lately?
A lot of Alice in Chains and The Doors. And I think "Into the galaxy" from the Midnight Juggernauts is a very catchy and groovy song.
-What do you do in your free time?
Hang out with my friends, listen to music, going to festivals and concerts, party, do creative stuff, cook, watch movies and that's about it.


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Man loses everything in fire near Forestville
While lifelong Summerhome Park resident Jim Fay lies in a hospital bed suffering from burns, his friends in the Russian River community have started a fundraising drive for the man who lost everything in a fire Monday that destroyed his home and threatened the neighborhood.
"His grandfather built that cabin. He's been a member of this community his entire life. He has lost every single last thing," said Lisa Christensen, a longtime friend.
Summerhome Park is a private community west of Forestville that stretches from the beaches of the Russian River into the redwood-studded canyons above and is a vacation spot for numerous families who've owned property there for generations.
Fire officials Tuesday were at the Laurel Avenue scene, combing through the charred remnants for signs of what sparked the fire at the back of Fay's cabin.
While they could tell it started in the upstairs living room of the split-level residence, what caused it couldn't be determined as any evidence was destroyed, said Michael Franceschi, Forestville fire investigator. The cause remained under investigation, however, as a few more people needed to be interviewed.
Fay suffered burns and smoke inhalation. He was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and then transferred to another facility, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Christensen, his friend, said Fay now is at St. Francis Burn Center in San Francisco and was expected to be there at least a week.
Fire officials initially said the man was burned after he ran into his burning garage to try and save a vehicle. But Christensen said she understood he was burned while trying to dampen a neighbor's deck, which is right in line with his role in the close-knit community.
"He does everything for everybody. He lives very simply. He's just a good guy. He's lost everything, and we want to try to help him," Christensen said.
They set up a GoFundMe.com account called Help Jim Fay, Christensen said. The donation page can be found at gofundme.com/dwj7ts. By Tuesday night, it had raised more than $8,300 toward a $15,000 goal.
While the majority of families in Summerhome Park use their properties for vacations, Fay lived there year round with his 90-year-old mother. The Red Cross is helping his mother.
When the fire sparked at about 3:20 p.m., the family cabin was quickly consumed. The fire sent up a large, dark plume of smoke seen for miles.
The residence and garage were a total loss, as were four cars and three motorcycles. Two other cars were damaged, and as many as five other structures had minor to moderate damage.
But as the fire occurred during a drought, in a dry redwood forest with numerous vacation cabins and homes, it had the potential to be far worse, officials said.
At the height of the firefighting effort, one home was ablaze, 12 homes were threatened, several vehicles were burning, a grass fire was heading up the hill and fiery embers were floating into the neighborhood, landing on roofs and vehicles, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Marshall Turbeville, who was first to the scene and directed the firefight.
The complex effort included downed power lines, which prevented engines from getting close to the burning cabin. Firefighters lobbed water over the downed lines.


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A winner was selected from 62 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
A logo design is needed for an online music creation and distribution community website, intended to unite independent and amateur musicians, song writers, producers, and music fans: YurBeta.com
YurBeta or yurbeta needs a logo design, which will greatly influence the website design.
YurBeta.com is the name of an online community website created by musicians for musicians. YurBeta is short for your beta, where beta or unfinished trial forms (beta versions) of all components of musical works will be exposed to collaboration opportunities and ofcourse available for sale. Yurbeta will be targeting independent artists, specifically "underground" reggae, alternative rock and hip hop. The website seeks to promote multicultural unity and peace via music, i.e. a collaborative music creation experience.
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Beth Murray, Ph.D., professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph and internationally-known forensic anthropologist, recently wrote her second science book for teens, "Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death," (Twenty-First Century Books, 2012) which was selected by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as one of their Outstanding Science Trade Books K-12: 2013.
Murray's book is geared for students in grades 7-12 and uses a case-based approach for readers to understand forensics. Each chapter opens with two case studies, then later discusses the specific steps taken by specialists to show how each case was solved.
"The examples are based largely on actual cases I worked on," Murray said. "I sneak the science in there by telling readers about different ways victims are identified in forensic settings."
Murray, whose fascination for science was fostered by reading books about science when she was young, said middle school is the prime age to capture students' interest in science, a foundation that is crucial to doing well in science in college.
"The students today, especially in those important middle school years before high school, are in the most formative years to developing a love and understanding of science," said Murray. "I hope that by writing more books geared toward middle school students, I can help more kids to develop a passion for science, and that just might better prepare them for future science studies at the college level. A good, strong background in a science education can lead to many different career paths."
Murray has been a forensic anthropologist since 1986 and has consulted with local and national law enforcement departments, as well as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), to help identify human remains and resolve missing person cases.
"Identifying a body gives the person back his or her name," Murray said. "In a murder case, it brings investigators one stop closer to the killer."
"Forensic Identification," as well as Murray's first science trade book, "Death: Corpses, Cadavers, and Other Grave Matters" (Twenty-First Century Books, 2010), which was named one of the top ten young adult science books in the summer of 2011 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, are available for purchase through the publisher's website at www.lernerbooks.com, through Amazon.com or in a local bookstore.
The College of Mount St. Joseph is an undergraduate and graduate Catholic college that provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curriculum emphasizing values, service and social responsibility.


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When Jim Ross phoned "Cowboy" Bill Watts to inform him of his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, Watts knew there was no one he wanted to induct him more than Ross himself.
"He and I have stayed close, and correspond. I had the choice of who would do the induction speech. Jim would be the only one that I could put there because of all of the things he and I went through together. I hired him out of college and he came up through the ranks, so it had to be Jim Ross."
SLAM! Wrestling spoke to Watts over the phone about his induction. He joins a class this year that is loaded with legends. Joining Watts will be Terry and Dory Funk Jr., The Von Erich family, Koko B. Ware, Ricky Steamboat, Howard Finkel, and Steve Austin.
"Dory and Terry Funk have impacted the business. I knew their dad and he was quite the character and formed a lot of people�s lives in Amarillo. I have always had a great deal of respect for Rick Steamboat. Steve Austin, I had the opportunity to work with him when he was young and upcoming in WCW and could see the brilliance. Dusty Rhodes was the first person to say he was going to be special, which got my attention and I started watching him and he was. He was so open to learning. The Von Erichs, I knew them when they were kids. That family is one of the all-time great tragedies in our business. It showed things were coming into our culture that was so deceptive in the substance abuse area. They were wonderful kids -- David and Kerry and Mike. I didn't know Chris well. Fritz von Erich, and their mother Doris was a phenomenal lady. We have lost so many great ones to this subtle deadly thing called substance abuse."
For the first time, Watts will attend Wrestlemania. He is excited to be part of this year's festivities.
"I am going to enjoy it. My daughter and one of my grandsons are coming. I plan to see everybody there and I am so looking forward to it. I remember Vince told me that if Wrestlemania hadn't hit for him, he was going down the tubes, that is how close it was when he first launched his vision. This will be the first Wrestlemania I have been to, so I will be there as a spectator, but I will also have a very special position to watch it, feel it and see it. I am just excited about it," he said. "It is a fun thing, and reconnects you for a moment to a business that you put a lot of your life in. You get to see people you haven't seen in awhile and be celebrated. When I start thinking about the few things I want to say, it helps me go back and reflect on so many people who came into my life and dramatically impacted it. Nobody gets there on their own, even though when we are young in our ego we think it is all us. You realize there are a lot of great people you came in contact with and each one of them had an impact on you."
Love him or hate him, no one can question that Bill Watts had a major influence on professional wrestling. The Mid-South/UWF promotion in the 1980s was the launching pad for many stars including Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and many more. He had a brief stint as head of WCW in the early '90s and also spent a few months with the WWE.
"I don't know that I dwell on (what my influence is) a lot. I dwell on it more now that I will have to say a few words, and naturally they are hoping I will keep the few words brief, because I have never been known for briefness. It is so fantastic when you go down memory lane, I thought back to the first three matches. There are a lot of people who impacted my life, some for just a moment and some stayed in my life for a long time. There are a lot of guys who understood what I did and felt they benefited from it, others really didn't like and understand the way I ran my business."
Many have contacted him to reaffirm this belief.
"I have had guys who we parted in strange situations who have since called and said, 'I just realized all that you were teaching me and I want to thank you.' One guy became a huge megastar for Vince and said, 'If you hadn't intervened I wouldn't even still be in the business.' So I have had some really rewarding calls from people who have acknowledged I had an impact on their lives. Wrestling is a people industry, a unique industry, and there were so many talented people in there. You don't go around anybody without getting some imprint. I learned things from the promoters I worked for, some things I agreed with and some I didn't but they formed me. Life is like an anvil, we are formed on this anvil of life and it has been an interesting one."
Watts is credited by many as an innovator in the sort of episodic television that continues today.
One history that McMahon does not own is Mid-South/UWF. His ex-wife, who is rumored to be negotiating to sell the library to the WWE, owns the footage.
"I don't have any input on that. My family had some legal things and they ended up acquiring the library when I had no idea it would ever have any value. They control it and they cut me out of it completely. I really would rather not get into my feelings about it either, whatever happens, happens. I was the guy who created it, it was my mind implemented by the people I brought in to contribute and work into it. Whatever it is, that is the statement I have gotten to make on my 25-plus year career," he said. Despite not having the footage, Watts is a man without regrets.
"When I think about it, I wouldn't have missed the ride. I think about people today who sometimes never get the opportunities I did, I think how fortunate I was. I was a kid from a middle class family who never had a lot of money, and I got to rub shoulders with some of the all time greats in all areas. It is just breathtaking when you stop and think about it. Also I got pulled and understood and close to god. To me life has been a journey. The longer you live the more understanding you hopefully get. Me saying that Jesus Christ is my hero, I am not saying I am holier than thou or better than anybody because I am certainly not. I understand that what he did for me is what's important. My 25-year career is in everybody�s mind. Eternity is forever and it is a big step and we all want to hope there is something for us, and I believe there is, where are we going to spend it? I am very thankful for everything I have been exposed to."
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If the crates are ignored on the shuttle this issue does not happen. It is only if you pick up one or both crates from the shuttle I'm experiencing this bug.
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text: On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Alvin Oga wrote: > hi ya steve > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Steve Cousins wrote: > > >> I'm in the process of getting a couple 16 Bay 6.4 TB RAID units. The > >> vendors who have given me quotes have a SATA-SCSI version for around > >> $14,000 each. I can get a similarly equipped StorCase unit for around > >> $11,000. With the StorCase I envision that I'd be more on my own if > >> anything went wrong. However, with the cheaper price, I'd be able to buy > >> a spare RAID controller to have on hand in case one of them failed and > >> still save a couple grand. > > > let's say $300 for 300GB (sata) disks ==> $4,800 for 16 disks ... > - pata disk is $150-$200 for 300GB disks > > - i'd put 2 or 3 raid controllers in it instead of 1 .. > unless there is an absolute requirement that there is only > 1 disk subsystem that has the capacity of 6TB on "one disk" That's what I'm shooting for. Anybody have good luck with volumes greater than 2 TB with Linux? I think LSI SCSI cards are needed (?) and the 2.6 Kernel is needed with CONFIG_LBD=y. Any hints or notes about doing this would be greatly appreciated. Google has not been much of a friend on this unfortunatlely. I'm guessing I'd run into NFS limits too. Also, am I being overly cautious about having a spare RAID controller on hand? How frequent do RAID controllers go bad compared to disks, power supplies and fan modules? I'd guess that it would be very infrequent. Looking back at my own experience I think I've had to return one out of 15 in the last eight years, and that was bad as soon as I bought it. If this is too off-topic let me know and I'll move it elsewhere. Thanks, Steve


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Trends from the Natural Products Expo EastNov 1, 2006The Natural Products Expo East, held last month in Baltimore, showcased thousands of new products for health and wellness as usual. But there were also some interesting trends worth taking note of. Sustainable and Free-Trade are making aggressive inroads, cherries are back, and editor David Feder admits he was wrong about the popularity of açai.
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Nadine Warner was hunkered down in a St. Louis hotel room, absorbing that singular type of heat that radiates from a feverish kid on your lap, in this case her 3-year-old son, Gabe, while the rest of the family was outside exploring the city.
I've never met Warner, but I know her story. Stories, really. She writes about life in Rogers Park with her family: her partner, Lori, and their three kids: Gabe, Nick, 7, and Olivia, 1 1/2 — for her blog, A Life More Ordinary (nadinecwarner.wordpress.com), and for audiences that gather to hear her read her words aloud. On May 5, she'll be among a group of women sharing stories at an event called Listen to Your Mother (listentoyourmothershow.com) at the Athenaeum Theatre.
Through her stories, I've become completely charmed by her wit, grace and infectious delight in mothering and I wanted to know how she juggles it all.
Without, of course, asking how she juggles it all.
Tina Fey famously put that question in its place in her 2011 book, "Bossypants." "What is the rudest question you can ask a woman? 'How old are you?' 'What do you weigh?' … No, the worst question is 'How do you juggle it all?' "
It's problematic for a few reasons. It implies there is some simple formula that the person in question has discovered. Some trick that makes this juggle possible.
The truth is that she or he is, at all times and in all places, sprinting, multitasking, scheduling and backup planning to keep the balls aloft. (All the while wondering, "How do I juggle it all?")
No secret. No trick. Just good old-fashioned, all-consuming effort. (A much better question: "How can I help?")
Anyway. Warner. Her tales are open and joyous and honest. She talks about the stumbles as freely as the triumphs. And she's hoping to expand her family. "We're ready for more — more laughter, more stories, more hugs and more love," she writes on the portion of her blog titled "Help us adopt a baby!"
I didn't ask her how she juggles it all. But I did ask her how she juggles being completely gobsmacked in love with her kids and weaving beautiful narratives about them for all the world to read, at a time when a national debate rages over whether she's a fit parent.
The same-sex marriage arguments in front of the Supreme Court have quickly veered into gay parenting, with the question being posed whether raising kids in a single-sex household is "harmful," despite research showing that, nope, it's not.
Parents get used to dodging the "harmful" accusation pretty early. Formula, co-sleeping, vaccines, working moms. We're all, in someone's eyes, endangering our kids pretty much around the clock.
But a Supreme Court case and its trickle-down dialogue strike me as weightier. When you've got the most powerful court in the land weighing in (plus child psychologists, researchers, authors and people on Facebook) the stakes seem higher.
Are Warner and her partner following along?
"We are monitoring the debate but are not emotionally attached to the outcome," she says. "I would describe us as pragmatic optimists. We will be pleasantly surprised if same-sex marriage is recognized in our lifetime."
And does that bug her? "I don't think the law — any law — is going to change people's minds," she says. "If they are prejudiced — from religion or upbringing or just plain old ignorance — they will continue to hold these prejudices long after the law has gone into effect. Unless they have some sort of direct experience that changes their mind.
"This is one of the reasons that I tell stories about my family life," she says. "Sure, we're an Afro-Caribbean and Chinese lesbian couple with two African-American kids and one Afro-Latino kid, all adopted. And that family composition may be completely foreign to many. But our day-to-day lives are very ordinary. People can relate to that and connect with our experiences on a very basic human level."
And as any juggler will tell you (the ones who juggle actual balls), your focus is key. Lose that, and stuff starts falling.
"Our dream for our children is that they will be good citizens of the world," Warner writes on her blog. "Honest, caring and strong of heart, spirit and mind."
As we contemplate the explosions in Boston and follow the missives to hug our children a little tighter and wonder, truly, what kind of world we're handing them, Warner's focus seems impeccable.
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Azealia Banks apparently got tipped off that Angel Haze actually recorded her "On The Edge" diss months ago in 2012. Azealia did her detective work and discovered that the file date of the song's recording was back in 2012, while yesterday the two young female rappers got into a heated Twitter beef and Angel Haze claimed that she wrote the song in 20 minutes and posted it on Twitter with the quickness.
Azealia blasted Angel Haze on Twitter saying:
"@angelhaze and u said u made it in 20 mins!!! it was recorded in 2012!!! plan your publicity stunts better!"
Haze then later responded by stating that although the beat was made in 2012, she wrote the lyrics while the Twitter beef was ongoing. However, according to producer Diplo, that is not the case. If you haven't heard Angel Haze's diss track yet check it out above, and hit the next page to see what Diplo told Azealia, as well as evidence that the beat was recorded in 2012.
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There isn't enough time in the day.
Strange as it sounds, the longer I'm in this business, the more I realize the importance of time management.
Way back in the 90's, when I was working 40 hours a week in a restaurant and trying to balance that with a family, leisure time, and writing, I longed for the day when I sold a book and could quit my job and spend my days in front of my keyboard, pounding out stories without having to cram it into my schedule.
But things haven't really changed. Life is still a balancing act, and even though I now prioritize writing I still have to find time to do it, even though it's my main source of income. October is almost halfway over, and I'm looking at my upcoming appearance schedule, with four out-of-state trips in the upcoming weeks, and am wondering when I'm going to have time to write three novellas and a novel by March, do line edits on two other novels, and get a head start on one more novel before my current contract is up.
I wish I could say I've discovered some time-budgeting secret which allows me to get things done, but I'm actually terrible at scheduling, awful at planning, and subscribe to the "don't sleep until it's finished" school of commitments. Those who know me are aware that I write down upcoming deadlines and events on a cheap picture calender, and I often don't know what I'm doing on any given day until I wake up and look at said calender.
So rather than offer answers with today's blog, I'm asking a question:
How do you budget your time and stay on schedule?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
That said, here's a bunch of stuff that I've been meaning to mention but haven't had the time to:
Friday Oct. 12, at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago from 5pm-8pm, I'll be hanging out with a bunch of other authors at the booklaunch party for CHICAGO BLUES, a collection of noir short stories that all take place in the Windy City.
If you're a Midwesterner, try to be there. It's going to be a lot of fun. If you're not from the area, you should still pick up a copy of CHICAGO BLUES. It's edited by the incomparable Libby Fischer Hellmann, and features some of the biggest names in thriller writing, including Sara Paretsky, Stuart Kaminsky, Barbara D'Amato, as well as talentless hacks like Marcus Sakey, Sean Chercover, Brian Pinkerton, Kevin Guilfoile, and yours truly, who contributed a brand new Jack Daniels short called OVERPROOF.
While you have your credit card handy, I also suggest picking up the sci-fi horror anthology GRATIA PLACENTI, which features a short story by me that is just plain wrong. Seriously, this is a warped, twisted, gross tale that I may someday regret, so get it now before I retract it. This book was edited by Jason Sizemore, who runs Apex Digest, which is a magazine you should be reading.
For you newbie writers who need a dose of inspiration, grab a copy of HOW I GOT PUBLISHED edited by Ray White and Duane Lindsay. This terrific collection contains essays by over 90 published offers (including me), explaining how they got their lucky breaks. Learn about the starts of Christopher Moore, John Lescroart, Stuart Woods, JA Jance, Chris Grabenstein, Thomas Perry, Dave Barry, CJ Box, and friends of mine like Barry Eisler, David Morrell, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Goldberg, Mario Acevedo, Raymond Benson, Steve Alten, Troy Cook, Jeremiah Healy, Sandra Balzo, Zoe Sharp, Laura Bradford, Michael A. Black, Jeff Shelby, Simon Wood, William Kent Krueger, and MJ Rose, among others.
Speaking of MJ, her Buzz Your Book class is coming up. If you're a new author, check it out. You can even ask your publisher if they'll cover the cost; many have.
Buzz your Book - the online marketing course- will be given only one time only in 2008. January 8 through February 7th. This isn't a theoretical class. M.J. Rose works one-on-one and online via email with each student on a marketing plan that includes an hour of brainstorming time. Again this year, Matt Baldacci---VP Marketing & Publishing Operations from ST. Martin's Press---will be the special guest lecturer and available via email for a whole week for Qs & As.
Sign up is very limited and open now and they're starting to fill up. If you are interested, please visit http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses/marketing.html.
If you aren't published yet, there's a great opportunity to meet agents and editors this November in New York.
Looking for an agent? Want to meet dozens face-to-face?
With only agents on the program, the Backspace Agent-Author Seminars (November 6 & 7, Radisson Martinique, NYC) http://allagents.bksp.org/index.htm are a terrific opportunity to network, ask questions, talk about your work, and listen and learn from the people who make their living selling books.
Tuesday, November 6:
Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Rachel Vater, Paul Cirone, Scott Hoffman, Michael Bourret, Jennifer DeChiara, Jennie Dunham, Jessica Faust, Michelle Brower, and Liza Dawson with Daniela Rapp (editor, St. Martin's)
Wednesday, November 7:
Laney Katz Becker, Janet Reid, Stephany Evens, Caren Johnson, Alex Glass, Lucienne Diver, Jennifer Unter, Miriam Goderich, Kate Epstein, Joe Veltre, Elisabeth Weed, Deborah Grosvenor, Paige Wheeler, Miriam Kriss, and Jeff Kleinman with Brenda Copeland (editor, Hyperion)
There's still time to register, for one day or both. Attendance limited to 150. And trust me when I say the best way to get published is to meet agents in person. This is well worth the time and cost of flying to NY...
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As usual I am slow to get around to all the weekend's reading, but I note that Harold Holzer, in a Washington Post article on Newt's idea of Lincoln-Douglas style debates, couldn't resist this sideswipe of Lincoln:
"I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races," he declared in Charleston, Ill., to robust cheers, "nor ever have been in favor of making voters of the negroes, or jurors, or qualifying them to hold office, or having them to marry with white people." It was not the future emancipator's finest hour.
Writing at NoLeftTurns, Ken Thomas (hat tip, by the way) rightly says that "this is mediocre historian shallowness."
I got to hear Harry Jaffa years ago comment on this same passage, reminding us that the silences of political leaders are often as important as what they say, and, noting Lincoln's unfinished sequence of verb tenses ("I am not, not have ever been. . ."), that Lincoln did not say what he would be in the future. In A New Birth of Freedom Jaffa offers the deeper background to correct Holzer's ubiquitous but childish perspective:
Throughout the slavery controversy, Lincoln is careful to avoid contesting the question of the equality or inequality of the races "in the gifts of nature." Given the overwhelming prejudices of white America, North as well as South, it would have been senseless for him to do otherwise. He is at great pains, however, to argue that this question is irrelevant to the question of the justice or injustice of slavery. To have contended for anything more than freedom would only have endangered whatever prospects for freedom there might have been. Yet careful analysis of Lincoln's many references to the intelligence or abilities of Negroes shows amazingly little actual concession to the prejudices of his contemporaries, even while seeming not to contradict them. . .
Lincoln's characteristic expression was, "Certainly the negro is not our equal in color—perhaps not in many other respects." The only inequality that was "certain," according to Lincoln, was color. Only the prejudices of his audiences would find such a judgment of Negro inferiority in such an assertion. Yet Lincoln would continue, in a phrase that, with minor variations, he repeated endlessly: "still, in the right to put into his mouth the bread that his own hands have earned, he is the equal of every other man, white or black." The contrast between the ambiguity of what Lincoln says about Negro inequality and the unambigiuousness of what he says about Negro equality is striking.
Obviously it is not striking enough to slow learners like Holzer. A more mature consideration of the nature and sources of Lincoln's prudence shows that it is people like Holzer who should be said not to be having their finest hour.


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Two suspects were arrested in San Rafael early Wednesday after police stopped their car for high beams and found 3 pounds of marijuana in the trunk.
Jessica Ann Rose, 20, of Antioch and Chistova Antonio Topete, 20, of Richmond were booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of possession of marijuana for sale and related drug violations.
Rose was also booked on suspicion of bringing drugs into the jail. The jail staff discovered suspected Ecstasy pills in her bra while searching her during the booking process, said California Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Barclay.
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Editor's note: This is the last column in a three-part series reviewing the year 2010 in local theater.
One is an acclaimed professional actor, the other a skilled director of community theater productions. Both are at the top of their game.
His talent has been on view at South Coast Repertory for the past several years. Hers is most visible at the Newport Theater Arts Center, although she also helmed the show judged tops among an outstanding field this year at the Huntington Beach Playhouse.
These two exponents of excellence on the stage and in the director's chair are Dakin Matthews and Gigi Fusco Meese, the Daily Pilot's man and woman of the year in theater for 2010.
Dakin Matthews has become an exceptionally familiar figure on the SCR stage, playing Polonius in "Hamlet," Alfred Hitchcock in "Hitchcock Blonde," Andrew Undershaft in "Major Barbara," Arnolphe in "The School for Wives," as well as John Tarleton in this year's "Misalliance." His most memorable achievement came in 1993 when he portrayed C.S. Lewis in the emotionally draining, fact-based "Shadowlands."
Of his most recent performance in "Misalliance," this column observed, "The always forceful Dakin Matthews devours the stage as the garment mogul who's read just about everything (he incessantly advises others to "read" this or that author) and draws on a fountain of energy that decries his age."
Matthews' talent isn't limited to the theater, however. He pops up in a number of movies, most currently in the remake of "True Grit," where he is labeled "wonderful" in the Los Angeles Times. He's been seen on TV's "Desperate Housewives" and "The King of Queens," as well. Moviegoers have glimpsed him in 25 pictures including 'Nuts," "And the Band Played On" and "Clean and Sober."
Matthews, however, is most at home in Shakespearean theater. He has portrayed Casca in "Julius Caesar," Baptista in "The Taming of the Shrew," Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth Night," Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and the title role in "King Lear," among others. He appeared in his own adaptation of the Tony Award-winning "Henry IV," winning awards both for acting and adaptation.
Matthews was a founding member of John Houseman's Acting Company and a Julliard drama instructor. He's also an award-winning playwright and translator, a stage director and a Shakespeare scholar.
Gigi Fusco Meese saw two of her directorial projects reach No. 1 in local theater this year. A week after her staging of "Moonlight and Magnolias" topped a particularly formidable list at the Huntington Beach Playhouse in our sister paper, the Huntington Beach Independent, her production of "A Few Good Men" was likewise honored at the Newport Theater Arts Center in this column.
Meese harbored few qualms about taking on a predominantly male cast in "A Few Good Men." She'd previously pulled it off with "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," also at the arts center, and "Mister Roberts."
Meese's directorial talents also have helped shape plays such as "The Sunshine Boys," "The Odd Couple" and "Over the River and Through the Woods." Lest you assume she only directs high-quality scripts, be aware that she also has farcical comedies such as "Goodnight, Mrs. Puffin," "Bedroom Farce" and the most recent arts center chuckler, "Killjoy," on her resume.
Meese is not confined to Newport Beach or the immediate area. For many seasons, she was the executive director-producer of the Long Beach Playhouse and she also serves as director of public and community theater relations for Musical Theater West.
Among the trophies on her shelf are the 2006 Arts Professional of the Year award from the Long Beach Arts Council, three Ethel Case acting awards from the Long Beach Playhouse and a Bobbi Award from the Huntington Beach Playhouse.
Dakin Matthews and Gigi Fusco Meese have elevated local theater — on a professional and community level, respectively — over an extended period of years, and two of their finest achievements were on view at local theaters during 2010. They are worthy recipients of the Daily Pilot's man and woman of the year in theater accolades.
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Washington Redskins Say RG3 'Looks Good' After Concussion
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan says "right now it looks good" that Robert Griffin III will be able to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Shanahan said Griffin was experiencing no dizziness, headaches or vomiting Monday, a day after the No. 2 overall draft pick suffered a concussion in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
Shanahan emphasized that Griffin will have to go through a series of tests to satisfy the NFL's return-to-play protocol. If there are any setbacks during the testing, the coach almost certainly will start Kirk Cousins or Rex Grossman against the Vikings.
Griffin was knocked out in the third quarter against the Falcons on a legal hit by linebacker Sean Weatherspoon.
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Got this at Walmart November 2011 for $2.
This has shot up the mesh on the side of the building and has also spread in all other directions. I dont really want it spreading out into the lawn where it will just have to be cut back or among the Mexican Petunias, mainly because its wasted effort. Its growing prolifically, but if it put all its effort upwards it would really be impressive.
Not so sure about growth, but I have added a plastic coated chicken wire section to the house to encourage it to grow up th side of the house. Doesnt generally seem to be used for climbing but I did see some people get it to climb the height of their house so hopefully I can too.
Really seems to be going for it.
Seems to be growing. I tied it back a bit to encourage it to grow up the house.
Just put it in the ground.


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Girl Scout troop number 16282 worked on their mental health awareness badge. Angelique Delcher, a teacher of psychology in the Egg Harbor Township school district who is trained in mental health and first aid, assisted the girls in earning their badge. The girls learned how to recognize anxiety and how to reduce the stigma around mental health issues. Shown are, back row from left Angelique Delcher, Gabby Jones, Bella Hannum, Riley Grawl, Alex Urban, Katie Colella, co-leader Kristi Frick and Ali Weller, and, front row from left, Kayden Senior, Paige Pacquing, Ella Berg and Hannah Frick. Not pictured are Marley Odell and troop leader Nicki Odell.
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Coyotes' Hanzal suspended two games for chargingNHL.com @NHLdotcom
NEW YORK -- Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal has been suspended for two games, without pay, for charging Edmonton Oilers defenseman Jeff Petry during NHL Game No. 164 in Glendale on Saturday, October 26, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.
Hanzal is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, will forfeit $75,609.76. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
The incident occurred at 13:42 of the first period. Hanzal received a minor penalty for charging on the play.
For a full explanation of the Department of Player Safety's decision, complete with video, please click on the following link: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=459704.


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Episode 2 of Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us is almost here. Telltale has released a trailer to tease some of the bloody events still to come in the five-episode adventure.
Wolf Among Us is based on Bill Willingham comic book series Fables. In this series, fairy tale characters from another realm have been driven from their homes. These characters, known as "Fables," have resettled in a secret neighborhood of New York City. They use magical disguises to keep themselves hidden from the mundane world.
Telltale's game is a prequel to the comics. It focuses on Bigby Wolf, once known as the Big Bad Wolf, investigating a string of murders. He has to find the killer while also preventing the outside world from discovering Fables' existence. As if that wasn't a tough enough task, he also needs to keep the brutal "wolf" side of his personality in check. The story will change depending on his choices.
Episode One concluded with Bigby arresting either Dee Tweedle or the Huntsman. He'll have the opportunity to interrogate the character that they captured. The trailer suggests that you'll have a choice between playing good cop or bad cop. Bluebeard, a wealthy Fable with a sketchy reputation, will participate in the interrogation as well. I find it a little weird that he's there (isn't he a suspect?) but I guess he's powerful enough to go wherever he wants.
The whole episode doesn't take place in that dark basement, though. As previous screenshots revealed, Bigby will check out a Fables-only gentleman's club in search of answers. While he's at the club, he'll speak with a gentleman brandishing a cricket bat. This is probably another encounter that players can handle with violence if they wish.
Many other Fables will make appearances in this episode as well. Jack, the legendary trickster, will chat with Bigby about the case over drinks. Bigby will also find himself in the middle of a marital dispute between Beauty and her husband Beast.
While it's nice to get a peek at Episode 2, the other benefit of the trailer is that it refreshes us on the story of Episode 1. The first episode was released way back in October so I'm starting to forget some of the finer details.
Telltale has yet to reveal a release date for Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors. They said that it will launch in the first week of February, though. The studio tends to wait until the last minute before announcing a specific date. At least we know the wait is almost over, though.


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For most of Kalamazoo's lifetime, Bronson Park has graced the center of the city. Four successive fountains have helped make it a pleasant oasis amid the surrounding commercial din. The third, built with money left by Duncan McColl, was the only automatic fountain in the United States when it was completed in 1927. With its tumbling jets of water illuminated by colored lights, townspeople judged it a pretty sight in the evenings, but its daytime presence was unkindly described as "silo-esque." Within a decade, Edward Rutz, who was then city manager, took the matter of the graceless fountain up with the Kalamazoo Business and Professional Women's Club. The civic-minded women, with a vision of a more beautiful city, sponsored a contest for a design that would make use of the equipment from the McColl fountain and of the Depression-generated unemployed labor. The $250 first prize was won by Marcelline Gougler, a University of Illinois art instructor who had studied under well-known sculptor Alfonso Iannelli.
When Gougler 's design was judged to have mechanical problems, Iannelli, a native of Italy and sometimes collaborator with Frank Lloyd Wright and other architects, was called in to consult. He designed a completely new fountain. Lydia Siedschlag, who had also been a student of his and who was then the head of the Art Department at what is now Western Michigan University, provided Iannelli with some information about Kalamazoo, particularly about the Indians from the area.
After some public input and revision, the fountain was constructed in 1939 and dedicated on 6 June 1940. The city contributed $7,500 to the cost, the remaining amount, approximately $30,000, came from depression-era Works Projects Administration (WPA) funds. New lawns, gardens and pathways were added to harmonize with the design.
The Fountain of the Pioneers, which occupied much of the east central portion of the park, depicted a westward facing settler facing an Indian in full headdress (which was a design element only—this headdress was never worn by Indians in this area), who actually stood outside the fountain. Together the pair formed a "tower" at the west end of the fountain. A decorative parapet to the east of the tower concealed the sprayers, pipes and other equipment. A glass and metal panel was to have projected from the head of the settler, indicating his vision for the city, but that was never constructed. In a 1940 statement prepared for the Kalamazoo Public Library, Iannelli stated that "the scheme of the fountain conveys the advance of the pioneers and the generations that follow, showing the movement westward, culminating in the tower-symbol of the pioneer while the Indian is shown in a posture of noble resistance, yet being absorbed as the white man advances; the pattern of the parapet rail indicates the rich vegetation and produce of the land." The scale and details were intended to harmonize with the recently built Art Deco City Hall and County Building that adjoined the park on the north and south sides and "would take its place naturally and be a quiet mass." To the delight of evening strollers, its jets and cascades of water were at times illuminated with colored lights.
The sculptural elements in the east pool were balanced by a reflecting pool to the west. To celebrate the nation's bicentennial in 1976, local artist Kirk Newman installed a series of life-size bronze sculptures of local school children in the reflecting pool. These were removed in April 2018 and placed in storage and were to be transferred later to another location in the park.
In common with many pieces of public art, the fountain is no stranger to controversy. Before it was even formally dedicated, B. L. Gilbert, then City Parks Superintendent, wrote to Iannelli that public opinion was "not generally complimentary. The layout as a whole seems to suit people, particularly the paths and pools, but they cannot understand the fountain." That opinion seems to have persisted because, at least as early as 1989, the Gazette began recording, in the form of letters to the editor, a long-running argument among Kalamazooans about whether the fountain statue should remain or be replaced. Opponents of the work have deemed it racist, "horrendous," "a monument to mistreatment," even "evil." The figure of the Indian was sometimes described as "kneeling," although even a casual examination makes it clear that it was not, but simply stood at a lower level than the pioneer. Supporters maintained that erasing the past does not change it, and wished to keep the fountain intact both as a reminder of the less than shining moments in our history, and as an example of the work of a prominent artist. A compromise position suggested that an educational plaque be placed near the fountain explaining its historical context. The controversy persisted, however, and the city commission voted on 6 March 2018 to remove the fountain. That was done in late April 2018. A digital record was made of the fountain, and parts of it were placed in storage. An effort was being made to locate another individual or institution that would accept it.
The Fountain of the Pioneers is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Bronson Park Historic District and was prominently featured in the nomination form that was submitted for that designation. It was listed on the Register in its own right on 28 June 2016. Despite the controversies that have sometimes swirled around it, it has been repeatedly praised by artists and scholars. Lydia Siedschlag called it "the finest thing we have." The author of a recent book on Iannelli, David Jameson declared that "Kalamazoo is fortunate indeed to have a major public monument by a giant in American art." And Bruce Goff, a well-known architect, spoke to the Kalamazoo Art League in 1974 and told them, "The first thing I did when I got into town was to go to Bronson Park to see if you still had the Iannelli fountain. I was delighted to see it, still operating and still in good shape. It's a real credit to Kalamazoo that you have kept that sculpture."
Written by Catherine Larson, Local History Substitute Librarian, June 2013. Last updated 25 April 2018.


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Here There Be Dragons (and "Four Horsemen")
Subject: General Tech | February 1, 2015 - 11:56 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: x-plane, programming, development
"The Hacks of Life" is a blog from some developers at Laminar Research, which created the X-Plane franchise. Ben Supnik, the company's graphics lead, wrote an interesting and fairly lengthy blog post about optimizing for software performance, and it applies to more than just games.
In software development, the typical concept is: "write it, then profile it and fix what needs it". This comes from the fear that developers will spend the majority of their time fixing the wrong problems. A profiler can tell you the chunks of code that hogs resources when you experience stutter, hitches, or hangs. They can also tell you how much of your overall performance is being used by specific parts of your application. These places have the most room for optimization, which allows you to budget more time for them. If you squeeze even a 100x performance increase out of code that runs for a tiny fraction of a millisecond per frame, then you spent all that time recovering at most a tiny fraction of a millisecond. All of that time could have been spent even doubling the performance of an 8ms effect, saving you 4 whole milliseconds per frame, which is the difference between 50 FPS and 60 FPS.
What I get from Ben's post is that, while not all of your code needs to run well, you cannot skip the design phase. The profiler can end up being an excuse to charge blindly into development. In a construction analogy, there is a difference between creating blueprints for your entire life, and building a house without any plans -- but that's okay, we can cut holes in the drywall if we need more windows and doors.
It's an interesting post, and is the eventual result of mantras being taken too literally.
Gaming the System: The Real Life of Game Programmers
Subject: General Tech | June 25, 2013 - 07:09 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: programming, gaming
There is a popular misconception that a good programmer is defined by their guru-status with a language. A lot of the time, however, a good programmer has a great understanding of algorithms and general problem solving skills. Some optimizations escape, even from the category of outside-the-box solutions, into the bin of dirty hacks. The final issue of Game Developer magazine takes a moment to salute some of the dirtiest found in games.
"(s)elf-exploitation", last story on the first page of GamaSutra's version (contributed by Game Developer Magazine staff), was the most entertaining, at least, in my opinion. The current lead engine programmer for Insomniac Games, Jonathan Garrett, outlined the process they underwent to update their game which shipped without an update system.
A similar exploit in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess save games was the first homebrew for Wii.
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For those unfamiliar with programming: this hack is foundation of basically every worm which enters the system of those who fail to apply appropriate "Critical" or "Important" Windows Updates.
As it turns out, the End User License Agreement for Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal was refreshed from servers, owned by either Sony or Insomniac, and stored in a static memory location. This remotely served data was just a few memory items away from code which is executed in response to certain network traffic.
The team fed a much longer EULA than originally intended to overwrite all of the memory up to and including the network code. Then, when the server poked the PS2 with a specific network packet, the game would jump to the place in memory which handles that traffic... which is now whatever code Insomniac tagged at the end of their obese EULA. Now that they shoved code into a place in memory that they knew the PS2 would happen to wander through, that code loaded the patch data and fixed the damage they to the gap in memory between the EULA and the network code.
And that, dear readers, is why AMD implemented hardware support for Data Execution Prevention (DEP) found in Windows XP and later.
Although, I wonder, did they need to break the EULA when they did this? Food for thought.
Khronos Group Announces WebGL 1.0.2 Specification and Extensions, Formal Release Expected in April
Subject: General Tech | March 28, 2013 - 12:54 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: webgl 1.0.2, webgl, web browser, tegra, programming
The Khronos Group recently announced that the WebGL 1.0.1 specification is compliant across mobile and desktop systems on a number of platforms. Chrome 25 and Firefox 19 support WebGL 1.0.1 on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Further, mobile devices with Tegra SoCs can tap into WebGL using a WebGL-enhanced Android browser.
Additionally, the WebGL 1.0.2 specification and its extensions have been submitted for ratification, and is expected to be formally released in April. According to the press release, the following features are being rolled into the WebGL 1.0.2 specification:
- "adds many clarifications for specification behavioral precision
- mandates support for certain combinations of framebuffer formats, to ease developer adoption;
- clarifies interactions with the encompassing HTML5 platform, including the browser compositor and high-DPI displays;
- dramatically increases the number of conformance tests to roughly 21,000 to improve both the breadth and depth of test coverage - thanks principally to work by Gregg Tavares at Google and the OpenGL ES working group."
The WebGL working group has also submitted several optional extensions for ratifications along with the 1.0.2 spec. On the developer side of things is a JavaScript debugger for WebGL API calls and shaders, and functionality to communicate when a mobile device is powered off while WebGL is running. The other extension deals with adding additional 3D features from OpenGL ES 2.0 including anisotropic filtering (AF), vertex array objects, and standard derivative functions.
Khronos President and NVIDIA Vice President of Mobile Content Neil Trevett stated that "The close cooperation between browser and silicon vendors to ensure the GPU is being reliably and securely exposed to the Web is ongoing proof that Khronos is a highly productive forum to evolve this vital Web standard." Meanwhile, WebGL Working group chair Ken Russell indicated that WebGL 1.0.2 is "a major milestone in bringing the power of the GPU to the Web."
Although there are security concerns to consider, WebGL does open up some interesting opportunities for new web services. The full press release can be found here.
Adafruit Releases Alpha of Raspberry Pi WebIDE To Progam Raspberry Pi From Within Browser
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2012 - 05:16 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Raspberry Pi, programming, IDE, adafruit
The popular, if elusive, Raspberry Pi had the original intent to be a cheap computer capable of introducing kids to programming. In furthering that goal, Adafruit has been working on a programming IDE (Integrated Development Environment) with a simple interface designed to be accessible to beginners. The so-called "WebIDE" is installed on the Raspberry Pi and then can be run on any other networked computers from within a web browser. It syncs your programming code with Github competitor Bitbucket as well.
The Raspberry Pi WebIDE is currently in alpha and can now be downloaded by the public for those Raspberry Pi users adventurous enough to test it out. Adafruit has put together an installation guide as well as made an install script available to simplify installation. The WbIDE acts like any other programming environment in that you can add and edit files as well as test code on the Raspberry Pi hardware. Hitting "Run" on a program will open up a terminal on the Pi and execute your program, allowing you to develop your code on the hardware it will be used on. Further, it has an automatic update feature for the IDE software itself.
Because of its in-development alpha status, the current release is likely to be somewhat buggy and rough around the edges. Adafruit recommends that only experienced users install it at this time. While there is no ETA on a final release, Adafruit has stated that "it is certainly our intention to get this solid and ready for all users, and we will let everyone know when we think it is at that point."
This definitely seems like a useful piece of software if you picked up a Raspberry Pi to learn programming. You can find the full Raspberry Pi WebIDE guide in PDF form on the Adafruit website.
Dell Crafting Ubuntu-based Notebook for Developers With Project Sputnik
Subject: General Tech | June 26, 2012 - 09:27 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ubuntu, sputnik, software, programming, linux, dell, computing
Dell recently announced that it is turning to an open source Linux OS to craft a developer focused operating system. Enabled by Dell's incubation program (and accompanying monetary funding), the pilot program – named Project Sputnik – is based on Dell's XPS13 ultrabook and the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS OS.
The Project Sputnik program will run for six months. Its goal is to create the ideal hardware and software platform for software developers. Currently, that means using Dell's XPS13 laptop and a customized version of the Ubuntu 12.04 Linux OS. The team behind the initiative are working closely with Canonical (Ubuntu developers) to put together a custom Ubuntu image with stripped down software, custom drivers, and only the software packages that developers want.
The team wants to make it easy for software programmers to get a hold of the programing languages and environments that they need to do their jobs. It will have integration with GitHub for coding projects as well.
In the video below Barton George, Director of Marketing for Dell, talks about the Project Sputnik program and how they hope to craft a laptop aimed directly at developers.
It is an interesting program, and I hope that it does well. You can find more information about Project Sputnik and how you can get involved at the Dell website.
AFDS11: Microsoft Announces C++ AMP, Competitor to OpenCL
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Shows and Expos | June 15, 2011 - 05:58 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: programming, microsoft, fusion, c++, amp, AFDS
During this morning's keynote at the AMD Fusion Developer Summit, Microsoft's Herb Sutter went on stage to discuss the problems and solutions involved around programming and developing for multi-processing systems and heterogeneous computing systems in particular. While the problems are definitely something we have discussed before at PC Perspective, the new solution that was showcased was significant.
C++ AMP (accelerated massive parallelism) was announced as a new extension to Visual Studio and the C++ programming language to help developers take advantage of the highly parallel and heterogeneous computing environments of today and the future. The new programming model uses C++ syntax and will be available in the next version of Visual Studio with "bits of it coming later this year." Sorry, no hard release date was given when probed.
Perhaps just as significant is the fact that Microsoft announced the C++ AMP standard would be an open specification and they are going to allow other compilers to integrated support for it. Unlike C# then, C++ AMP has a chance to be a new dominant standard in the programming world as the need for parallel computing expands. While OpenCL was the only option for developers that promised to allow easy utilization of ALL computing power in a computing device, C++ AMP gives users another option with the full weight of Microsoft behind it.
To demonstrate the capability of C++ AMP Microsoft showed a rigid body simulation program that ran on multiple computers and devices from a single executable file and was able to scale in performance from 3 GLOPS on the x86 cores of Llano to 650 GFLOPS on the combined APU power and to 830 GFLOPS with a pair of discrete Radeon HD 5800 GPUs. The same executable file was run on an AMD E-series APU powered tablet and ran at 16 GFLOPS with 16,000 particles. This is the promise of heterogeneous programming languages and is the gateway necessary for consumers and business to truly take advantage of the processors that AMD (and other companies) are building today.
If you want programs other than video transcoding apps to really push the promise of heterogeneous computing, then the announcement of C++ AMP is very, very big news.


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Former North Las Vegas Corrections Officer Indicted on Excessive Force and Obstruction Charges
The Department of Justice today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Las Vegas has indicted a former North Las Vegas corrections officer on federal civil rights and obstruction of justice charges. Stuart Barlow Johnson, 47, was indicted on one count of violating the victim's civil rights by using excessive force on the victim and one count of obstruction of justice for falsifying an incident report in an attempt to cover up the incident.
The indictment alleges that on Nov. 29, 2008, while acting as a corrections officer at the North Las Vegas Detention Center, Johnson assaulted an unnamed victim, identified as "D.H.," resulting in bodily injury to D.H. The obstruction count alleges that on the same day, Johnson knowingly falsified a document with the intent to impede, obstruct and influence the investigation and proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of the FBI.
If convicted, the defendant faces a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the civil rights count and a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the obstruction count.
An indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
This case is being investigated by the Las Vegas division of the FBI. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Dickinson of the District of Nevada and Trial Attorneys Ryan Murguía and Patricia Sumner of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.