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By volt - April 12, 2003
Unreal Tournament 2003: Performance
Epic has been very successful releasing original Unreal Tournament. Although some people prefer Quake III over UT, the game has gained a lot of respect and fans all over the world. It's been played over and over again at LAN parties. Over the past years the game engine became obsolete (I can't say that about the gameplay though). Gamers wanted something new and visually stunning.
The hype for UT2003 grew strong. The demo has been delayed few times, but we all tend to forget about those things especially that the game has been out for quite some time. So what graphical innovations does UT2003 bring in to the table? First and foremost, a redesigned game engine which utilizes todays graphics cards, including our Gainward 650 XP. Although it's a DX7 based game, a DX8.x based card is recommended.
We had benchmarked two maps at two modes: 1024x768 and 1280x1024.
For reference, our test bed:
P4: 1.6A @ 2.39GHz / 512MB PC2100 / Stock Gainward Ti4600 AMD: Athlon XP 1900+ @ 1.6GHz / 512MB PC2100 / Stock Gainward Ti4200
Okay, maybe we wen't a bit crazy with the benchmarks here, but hey! Mode comparisons are always good (especially if you can't find the one that suits your needs). Since this is a widely played game we wanted to test as many modes as possible. Now the gameplay. A bit different than original UT, more like Quake III but nevertheless ass whoopin'. You now have around 50 characters to choose from, more weapons, awsome looking levels and new game types. Visually, the game looks amazing. Every object is crafted to its perfection with maximum number of polygons (without sacrificing the performance).
There is no doubt that this game runs like a charm on our lab card. Even though you see lower numbers, don't be turned by them. It's a different story when you actually play it. The game is CPU limited, that's a fact. There are plenty of settings you can lower / disable (without degrading the quality) in order to get great frame rates.
Without applying any IQ modes, in our first set of benchmarks we get around 140 frames per second (1024x768) and 96 at 1280x1024. Performance changes when switching to 2X Antialiasing. Is it noticeable ? Not really since we still get around 100 FPS on both maps. This is not exactly true for higher resolutions and Antialiasing modes. But we will take care of this in one minute with a little explanation. Remember...fillrate is your friend! Now I don't really recommend playing at high resolution with all the eye candy enabled. As you can see with other tests the performance isn't very good (At least not with this mid-range graphics card). The ultimate setting for UT2003 would be a resolution of 1024x768 with Quincunx AA and 2X Anisotropic filtering enabled You should be able to get an average of 45 on all maps.
Remember our friend fillrate? The ultimate bottleneck for higher resolutions and Antialiasing/Anisotropic filtering. Fill rate is the rate at which pixels are drawn into the screen memory. Fill rate is a common measure used to illustrate the pixel processing capabilities of todayís 3D graphics processors. Fill rate is usually measured in millions of pixels/sec. (Mpixels/sec.) In 1997, 50-70 Mpixels/sec. was considered state of the art. In 2002, the leading 3D graphics processors will be capable of more than 1200 Mpixels/sec. While this improvement is an incredible achievement, it is still barely enough to create a compelling 3D environment. Rendering pixels at such a high rate consumes enormous amounts of memory bandwidth.
Depth complexity is a measure of the complexity of a scene. It refers to the number of times any given pixel must be rendered before the frame is done. For example, a rendered image of a wall has a depth complexity of one. An image of a person standing in front of a wall has a depth complexity of two. An image of a dog behind the person but in front of the wall has a depth complexity of three, and so on. As depth complexity increases, more rendering horsepower and bandwidth is needed to render each pixel or scene. The average depth complexity of todayís graphics applications is two to three, meaning that for every pixel you end up seeing, it gets rendered two or three times by the graphics processor.
Frames per second (fps), or frame rate, refers to how many times per second the scene is updated by the graphics processor. Higher frame rates yield smoother, more realistic animation. It is generally accepted that 30fps provides an acceptable level of animation, but increasing the performance to 60fps results in significantly improved interaction and realism. Beyond 75fps it is difficult to detect any performance improvement. Displaying images faster than the refresh rate of the monitor results in wasted graphics computing power, because the monitor is unable to update its phosphors (or display) that fast, wasting frame rate beyond its refresh rate.
Let us use depth_complexity of 3 as an average... For 1024x768 resolution: fillrate = resolution * depth_complexity * frame_rate fillrate = 1024 * 768 * 3 * 139 fillrate = 327.9 Mpixel/sec
For 1280x1024 resolution: fillrate = resolution * depth_complexity * frame_rate fillrate = 1280 * 1024 * 3 * 96 fillrate = 377.5 Mpixel/sec
(that's without any AA and/or AF)
So, the more fillrate your card can push, the better performance you will get at higher resolutions and/or Antialiasing/Anisotropic filtering modes. Depending on the fillrate of your card, you will be able to run at a higher resolution with little performance hit. You can always try reducing your color depth to 16 bit if you like playing at high resolutions. *If* you find that this doesn't do the trick, try disabling trilinear filtering and other texture details.
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Turn Back Time: The High Street (DVD)
The High Street was once the heart and soul of every town in Britain. Not anymore. But what if we could turn back time, to the days of the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker?
The story of the rise and fall of the great British high street is brought to life in an entertaining and ambitious new series that transports four empty shops and a group of modern shopkeepers and their families back to the birth of the high street in the 1870s, before propelling them through a century of dizzying change, right up to the 1970s.
Over six hours of gripping television, the families lives are turned upside down as they experience how shopkeepers lived and worked in six key eras of British history. But this High Street is no museum. The shops must serve modern day customers who are used to the pace and convenience of 21st century shopping.
In a challenge laced with real-life entertainment, family drama and human endeavour, can the families deal with whatever history throws at them? And can they lure shoppers back?
Special Features: Photo Gallery, Subtitles
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Release Date | 16-07-2012 |
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Sabres look to bounce back on home ice
The Buffalo Sabres are hoping some home cooking will be enough to wash a sour taste out of their mouth when they take on the Florida Panthers at First Niagara Center on Sunday afternoon. That sour taste comes from a brutal 6-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
After an impressive victory over Boston on Thursday Buffalo will try to find their game once again in their first game at home since Tuesday in their loss to Toronto.
Florida is riding high after a big win against the Winnipeg Jets. The Panthers won handily by a score of 6-3. The win snapped a five game losing streak and you can bet that the Cats are ready to start a winning streak in its stead.
Tomas Fleischmann is a key player for the Panthers. He was a risky signing when they picked him up from Washington in the summer of 2011, but he paid major dividends last season. He is the focal point of the offense, but is quickly being joined by rookie Jonathan Huberdeau.
Huberdeau scored on Saturday and now has four points on the season. He looked dangerous and creative on Saturday, like a player ready to break out. Former Sabre Brian Campbell has three goals and five points to lead the Panthers from the backend.
For Buffalo it is a similar story in Thomas Vanek. Buffalo's offense turns on Vanek, but for now Vanek seems up to the task of carrying his teammates. Buffalo's defense will need to boost their play as well. Tyler Myers has struggled of late and with Andrej Sekera now sidelined with injury they will need someone to step up and play some big minutes. T.J. Brennan is expected to take Sekera's place in the lineup.
Ryan Miller is expected back in net for the Sabres after being pulled in Saturday's loss. Miller was yanked after two periods and four goals against, but did not play that poorly. Defensive miscues from Tyler Myers and Jordan Leopold led to several unstoppable goals. A lack of defensive responsibility from the forwards also plagued the Sabres in the loss.
Florida will probably go right back to Jose Theodore in net. Theodore played well on Saturday for the season he has a .901 save percentage and 3.39 goals against average. The "defense first" mentality instilled by head coach Kevin Dineen has helped Theodore recover some of his value as a starter in the NHL in the last year.
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February 20, 2009 Numerex and Savi have announced a technology partnership to co-develop what would be the first asset and shipment monitoring device that combines Global Satellite Positioning, active Radio Frequency Identification and Satellite Communications. The hybrid ST-694 GlobalTag is being developed to provide continuous seamless monitoring and precise location information of assets regardless of their physical location.
The ST-694 will provide a new cost-effective solution to a growing market demanding new capabilities for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of their shipments and mobile supply chain assets, such as transport vehicles, container shipments or large and valuable equipment. The solution leverages Numerex's strength as a leading provider of full-service, highly secure M2M (Machine-to-Machine) network services and solutions and Savi's premier capabilities in providing a full range of integrated Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) product solutions for supply chain visibility, management and security.
The satellite-based global RFID device will be designed to provide tracking information in the harshest environmental conditions, be scalable, flexible, and deliver real-time visibility to those who need it, on a near global basis. The partners will work together to ensure that the ST-694 GlobalTag becomes HERO (Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance) certified, and based on the ISO 18000-7 standard for active RFID, which will help promote interoperability with compatible networks and devices.
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NASA Ames Chief Information Officer Jerry Davis says he's working with agency headquarters to set up a cloud service office that will help the agency start a transition to a commercial government-only cloud system.
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Jerry Davis, the NASA Ames CIO, said being in the heart of Silicon Valley poses different obstacles when it comes to recruiting and retaining IT employees. He said cloud and cyber are among his top priorities.
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Donations for this event totaled $2,770 — all of which benefits the American Cancer Society.
Twenty-two acts performed Saturday evening. These acts included dancers, singers, pianists, a fiddler, cellist and bands.
"This is the largest fund raiser we have," said Elizabeth Fields, one of the organizers. "I think we have the cream of the crop performing here tonight."
The winner of the Under 14 Age Division was 10-year-old pianist Mandi Xu. She won $100 and a trophy.
The winner of the 14 and Over Age Division was pianist Alex Jensen. He won $100 and a trophy.
In the 14 and Over Age Division, the three judges gave Honorable Mention to singer Logan Lindholm, pianist Hannah Eckhardt, singer Debani Farr and the Turning Point Band.
The winner of the People's Choice was Lindsay Loveland, a singer/guitarist who won $50 and bragging rights that she earned the most money Saturday for the American Cancer Society.
If anyone missed the top three winners, they will perform at the Relay for Life event on June 15.
The auction brought in $550 in donations. One successful bidder won four tickets to a Utah Jazz game during its 2012-13 season and other Utah Jazz goodies. This prize was donated by NonPareil.
Also auctioned off was a three-day, two-night casino resort vacation donated by Blackfoot Appliance and Furniture. Black Swan Inn donated a gift certificate and two gift certificates were donated by On-the-Spot Cleaning and Restoration.
Door prizes were drawn throughout the evening. These prizes were donated by Starlite Bowling, Downtown Bread Co., Tommy Vaughn's Grill, Rupe's, Homestead Farms and Stockman's.
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This is what I'm planning to do. My daughter will be 21 months when baby gets here. Unless we get a van before baby arrives which is very unlikely, we will have one behind the passenger seat and the other behind the driver seat.
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One on each side. i thought about putting little one in middle but my two yr old might throw something on accident and hit him.
I have a van with sliding doors on each side and captain's chairs. I have baby behind passenger b/c he will be ERF as long as I can. And the seat doesn't go all the way back. We need more room behind driver, and that is where our daughter is (she will be 4yr next month). Plus, I can see the baby if he starts fussing.


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The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to bounce back this season from the disappointment of missing the 2013 MLS Cup playoffs - and they will do so under new leadership.
Former assistant coach, Carl Robinson, is the club's new head coach, replacing Martin Rennie, who was removed from the post back in October. The appointment of Robinson has been received with widespread approval, despite the fact that he wasn't the club's first choice.
Former U.S. men's national team coach, Bob Bradley, was the man the Whitecaps were courting. But when that move failed to come to fruition, the club chose to appoint from within.
It is an appointment that I believe will work very well for the club. Robinson has a very bright football mind and is well-respected within the league. He has an excellent rapport with young players - of whom the Whitecaps have many - and it will be his ability to get the most out of those young players that will determine how far the 'Caps will go in 2014.
While Robinson won't be afraid to utilize whatever tactical formation is best suited for each opponent, I expect he will begin the season lining up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation, with the following players being first choice:
Goalkeeper - David Ousted
When David Ousted joined the club last season, many fans questioned the wisdom of adding a player in a position at which the club appeared to be reasonably solid; both Brad Knighton and Joe Cannon had played well over the course of their time in Vancouver.
But Martin Rennie felt the need for an upgrade, and it is fair to say that Ousted will be expected to perform as such this season.
He has had a few moments to forget in a Whitecaps' jersey, but by and large, Ousted is an upgrade over the previous incumbents. His distribution is excellent, he is a good shot-stopper and is comfortable claiming crosses. Ousted is also not afraid to be vocal - something that all teams need from their 'keeper.
If Ousted performs up to his potential, expect him to play ahead of Paolo Tornaghi.
Right Fullback - Steven Beitashour
If you ask Carl Robinson, the Vancouver Whitecaps signed the best right fullback in Major League Soccer in the offseason - and he might just be right.
Beitashour was an MLS All-Star in 2012, and he has shown that he is willing and able to get forward to provide scoring chances for his teammates. His 16 assists over the last three seasons are ample evidence.
If Beitashour can carry on performing at this level for the Whitecaps, the problem of replacing the retired Lee Young-Pyo won't be much of a problem at all.
Left Fullback - Jordan Harvey
When the Whitecaps traded Alain Rochat to DC United last season - for an undisclosed amount of allocation money - the fans were up in arms. Rochat was a popular player, and fans felt that Harvey would be unable to fill his shoes.
Harvey responded by putting in the best season of his career. His four goals over the course of the season tripled his career production to date, and went some way to alleviating the fans' concerns over the solidity of the left fullback position.
Academy graduate, Sam Adekugbe, is one to watch for the future, but to start the season, the left back position is Harvey's to lose.
Central Defender - Jay DeMerit
The Vancouver Whitecaps' first-ever signing, Jay DeMerit has, in many ways, become the face of the club. In fact, one could argue that he and his wife, Olympic gold-medallist Ashleigh McIvor, are the poster couple of Vancouver sports.
Publicity aside, it will be DeMerit's play on the field that is most important. He showed tremendous attitude and work rate to come back from a torn Achilles tendon last season, and put in some solid defensive performances towards the end of the year. He set the standard with those performances, and if he is to stay in the team, he will need to match that standard.
Don't expect DeMerit to dribble the ball into midfield or play 60-yard cross-field passes - that isn't what he does best. What he does do is lead by example; he puts his body on the line week in, week out, and what he lacks in technical savvy he makes up for in tenacity.
Central Defender - Andy O'Brien
Some fans were surprised that the Whitecaps re-signed Andy O'Brien last season - but I wasn't.
O'Brien is quiet and soft-spoken off the field, but once he crosses the white line, he adopts a much different demeanor. He organizes and commands the back four, and along with DeMerit, leads by example.
His experience playing at the highest level in England is evident, as he reads the game well and sees dangerous situations before they develop. The only concern with O'Brien - and the same concern applies to DeMerit - is that he can remain healthy, given that he is on the wrong side of 30.
If either DeMerit of O'Brien go down with injury, expect Jonny Leveron and Carlisle Mitchell to be able deputies.
Defensive Midfielder - Nigel Reo-Coker
When he joined the Whitecaps last season, Nigel Reo-Coker put in some outstanding performances. It was to be expected, given the level at which he has played throughout his career in England.
Reo-Coker is outspoken and demands the very highest of himself and of his teammates. When those standards are not met, he can become frustrated. If Robinson is to get the best out of Reo-Coker, he will need to keep his midfield general in a good frame of mind - focused on the job at hand, not concerned with distractions in other areas of the team.
Reo-Coker can be the driving force in the middle of the park for Vancouver. If he has a strong campaign, the Whitecaps will be successful.
Defensive Midfielder - Matias Laba
As soon as Michael Bradley became available, it was inevitable that Toronto FC would have to move Matias Laba. It's a real shame for TFC, because I rate Laba very highly.
At times last year, he was a man playing alongside boys in Toronto. He has a very bright football brain, and he reads the game really well. Alongside Reo-Coker, the Whitecaps could very well have the strongest pair of central midfielders in MLS - the box-to-box power of Reo-Coker complimenting the positional discipline and tenacity of Laba.
Because he doesn't play a glamorous position, Laba will not get the credit he deserves for his play. But those in the know will see the value in the little things that Laba does so well.
Right Midfield - Russell Teibert
This is a very important year for Russell Teibert. He is currently out of favour with the Canadian men's national team, and the only way for him to work his way back into Benito Floro's plans is to play so well for his club team that leaving him out is not an option.
To do that, Teibert needs to produce - goals and assists, to be precise. He isn't going to supplant either Reo-Coker or Laba as a defensive midfielder, a position he played during pre-season. He isn't going to supplant newly signed designated player, Pedro Morales, as an attacking midfielder, either. So if Teibert is going to stay in the team, he needs to make the right midfield position his own.
He has plenty of good qualities; he is technically sound, has a great left foot and is the fittest member of the Whitecaps' squad. But his biggest asset is that he wants to learn.
He latched onto Nigel Reo-Coker when the Englishman joined the club last season, and has tried to soak up as much football knowledge as he could.
If Teibert doesn't perform, expect Kekuta Manneh to be given a run in the team. You will see plenty of Manneh this season, but I think Robinson is smart enough to know that the youngster needs time to continue his development, and cannot be rushed into a starting role.
Left Midfield - Sebastian Fernandez
One of two Uruguayans to join the club in the offseason, Fernandez looks to be a very exciting option for the Whitecaps, in either of the wide midfield positions.
Fernandez is comfortable with a ball at his feet, has strong technical qualities and has provided a creative influence for the team down the left flank during preseason. If he can develop an understanding with Pedro Morales, the Whitecaps will have the attacking midfield threat that has been lacking for the last three seasons.
There will be a period of adaptation for Fernandez - and this applies to Nicolas Mezquida and Pedro Morales as well - to the rigours of MLS. The travel and varying playing conditions, not to mention the physicality of the league, will require that he be adaptable. If he can do this, his technical ability will have a chance to shine.
Attacking Midfield - Pedro Morales
The Whitecaps have been in desperate need of a genuine attacking midfielder since they joined Major League Soccer. Not since Davide Chiumiento have the club had a player that could even remotely be called a 'number 10'.
Pedro Morales will be that player.
Morales has spent the last year playing for Malaga in Spain's La Liga, and he has two goals in 11 international appearances for Chile. His touch is exquisite, his passing range and vision is superb, and he is not afraid to shoot from distance. He will be expected to slot into the Whitecaps' midfield almost immediately, and will be relied upon to dictate play when Vancouver is in possession of the ball, to create scoring chances and to score goals himself.
Forward - Darren Mattocks
Carl Robinson has a big challenge on his hands - to turn Darren Mattocks into the player that Darren Mattocks thinks he is.
The young Jamaican has a very high opinion of himself as a player - he said so himself in an off-season interview on Jamaican television.
Mattocks has so much to learn about the game tactically, though, and Robinson and his coaching staff will have their hands full trying to develop that aspect of Mattocks' game. It will be doubly difficult if they cannot get Mattocks' head out of the clouds.
It is a real test of the new head coach's man-management abilities. Succeed, and the Whitecaps will have a fearsome striker on their hands. Fail, and Darren Mattocks will be just another player who failed to live up to his potential.
If Mattocks struggles, the Whitecaps have options. The experienced Kenny Miller will be desperate to impress and earn an extension to his contract, and Kekuta Manneh is always a threat up front or out wide coming off the bench.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are a young, dynamic team who have added some South American quality in Laba, Morales, Fernandez and Mezquida. Their squad is deeper and more talented than the one that began the 2013 MLS season, and if Carl Robinson can get the young players to be consistent, the Whitecaps will surprise many people this season.
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DROSPIRENONE; ESTRADIOL (dro SPY re nown; es tra DYE ole) is used as hormone replacement in menopausal women who still have their uterus. This medicine is used to treat some of the symptoms of menopause like hot flashes and vaginal dryness.What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:- blood vessel disease or blood clots
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How should I use this medicine?
Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take this medicine at the same time each day. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.A patient package insert for the product will be given with each prescription and refill. Read this sheet carefully each time. The sheet may change frequently.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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*************************************************** Damon Knight (1922-2002) *************************************************** Damon Knight, author of science fiction classics like Hell's Pavement and "To Serve Man," has died. He was an absolutely central figure of the science fiction world. As a teenager in 1941, he hitchhiked from his home in Oregon to New York City, where he became part of the Futurians, the group of fans and writers that also included the young Frederik Pohl, Donald Wollheim, Isaac Asimov, C. M. Kornbluth, and many others; his book-length memoir of this period, The Futurians, remains one of the most entertaining works of SF history ever published. He was the first reviewer to subject science fiction to the standards of ambitious mainstream fiction; his collection of essays and reviews, In Search of Wonder, is the founding document of modern SF criticism. With Judith Merrill and James Blish, he founded the Milford series of writing workshops, which led to the creation of the Clarion SF and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, at which he and his wife Kate Wilhelm taught for decades--helping to raise generation after generation of some of the field's best writers. His book Creating Short Fiction remains one of the best how-to texts for the any aspiring fiction writer. He founded the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and served as its first president; he was a tireless defender of authors' rights and critic of bad publishing practices. He edited dozens of important anthologies, most notably the "Orbit" series; in that capacity, he discovered many writers who later rose to prominence, including R. A. Lafferty, Gardner Dozois, and Gene Wolfe. (Wolfe's classic The Fifth Head of Cerberus is dedicated "To Damon Knight, who one well-remembered June evening in 1966 grew me from a bean.") With a tremendous sense of non sum dignus, I served as editor on his last two novels, Why Do Birds (1992) and Humpty Dumpty: An Oval. I'm proud to have been involved in publishing them. Humpty Dumpty, in particular, is a novel I believe the SF world and the literary world will eventually catch up to; it is a great humming elegy for the world, told at the moment of death. Damon was annoying, brilliant, lyrical, irascible, funny, patient, generous, and one of the people who created the modern science fiction world. In the great cosmic index of Homeric epithets, his is one word: "Teacher." Patrick Nielsen Hayden The service will be at Musgrove's Mortuary, 1151 Olive Street, Eugene, Oregon on Thursday, April 18, at 2:00 PM. An informal gathering will follow at L&L Market 1591 Willamette a few blocks from the Musgrove Mortuary. Kate requests no flowers and that donations in honor of Damon can be sent to: Womenspace, (the address isn't listed because battered women are sheltered there) Eugene OR US (541) 485-7262, or
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the Knight-Wilhelm Endowed Scholarship Fund. National Public Radio coverage in Real Audio from April 17 All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020417.atc.18.ram ------------------------- Let us light a candle: we just got word that Damon Knight died last night -- Damon was about the most welcoming and enthusiastic person I've ever met; and that I had a chance to work with him on what he felt was a major life project for him -- The Futurians -- is one of the treasures of my life. In brief he was responsible in a real way for a number of institutions which have outlived him -- Clarion workshops (and their clones), SFWA, and even the N3F (National Fantasy Fan Federation) which in several periods was a force helping bring fans across the country (and indeed across the world) together. As a writer he gave us fine stories and an attitude, and as a teacher he helped many young and not-so-young writers find voice. As an editor...he was hard to match and is still an influence... I've heard people describe Damon variously as quiet, outrageous, a genius, and even a has been. This last was and is silly, of course, for Damon's work is not over. Damn. I was looking forward to, perhaps, stealing away to Oregon for a day on our West Coast swing and catching up on things for an hour or two. Or three. It'll be awhile before this one really sinks in for me. Looks like I'll have some reading to do. Steve Miller ------------------------- Our world is darker now. One of our stars has gone missing. Damon Knight was in turns brilliant, provocative, clown prince and philosopher. A supreme storyteller, he was also a wise old man. He did not suffer fools and yet was, on his own terms, not above foolishness. He simply demanded that we all rise to our greatest heights, as writers, as human beings. Sometimes we managed it. When we failed, he cheered the trial. He was one of SFWA's consciences and we still need him. So we will have to remember him--that gadfly--who made us better than we are. Jane Yolen, past president, SFWA ------------------------- Patrick Nielsen Hayden chose the perfect descriptors for Damon: annoying, brilliant, lyrical, irascible, funny, patient, generous. All of us who lived within commuting distance of Kate and Damon's monthly workshops in Eugene got to enjoy those facets of Damon right up until a short time ago. Damon was physically uncomfortable at the last of those workshops, but he nevertheless read our stories and vivisected them with his deft and compassionate wit. He may not have been having much fun that night, but it was as fun as ever to be in his company. And as instructive. He'll be remembered for many things, but perhaps for his generosity above all. Bruce Holland Rogers ------------------------- It's hard for me to put into words the influence Damon Knight has had on my career. I never looked to him as a role model, like I did Isaac Asimov. I never devoured every book of his I could get ahold of, like I did the books of Robert Heinlein. I never tried to emulate his style. Nor did I ever have much of a personal connection with him, other than two short weeks one summer during which eighteen of us shared conversations with him. About all I can say, though, is that if it weren't for Damon's abilities as a teacher, I wouldn't be writing science fiction stories at all. Sometime in my teenage years, I got into my head that I wanted to write stories. Throughout my teen years and well into my twenties, I read many, many books on writing. But one of the first I read, and one of the best, was Damon's book _Creating Short Fiction_. I've gone on to teach writing myself, and whenever I can I use Damon's book as my textbook. In fact, anytime a struggling writer asks me to name the best book on writing for a new writer of short stories, it's no contest; I always name _Creating Short Fiction_. If this was all Damon had ever done as a teacher, it would have been enough. But Damon did so much more, by founding the Clarion Workshops for new writers. I was a member of the 1994 Clarion Workshop, the last one with Kate Wilhelm and Damon Knight teaching the final two weeks. I still remember going to my one-on-one meeting with Damon, in which he introduced me to the concept of line editing. He met me at the door of their room, stick-thin, wearing short sleeves and a pair of shorts. He was eating bologna, and had a whole slice hanging out of his mouth. Smiling, he offered me a slice, which I declined. We sat on a bench in the warm shade of that summer day, and he covered my story with a piece of paper out of which he had cut a line the length of the page and the width of the letters. Using this hole, Damon took me through the first page of one of my stories, sentence by bloody sentence. He forced me to focus on the actual words I had used to present my ideas, and pushed his way through my obstinate objections that the sentences were better looked at in its context. Through a simple technique, Damon taught me the most important principle of writing: every sentence, in fact every word, must be there for a reason. I went to Clarion as a wannabe writer; I came home that summer and sold my first stories just a few months later. When I sit at my computer and write, I can still hear Damon's voice giving me words of advice, guiding me through my work. Thanks, Damon. Michael A. Burstein (former Secretary, SFWA) ------------------------ There isn't a branch of SF that Damon Knight didn't touch, is there? I met him first through his writing; then in person at Clarion in 1981. He was an intent listener and a succinct critic, and could cut through bullshit faster than a speeding bullet. He was funny, too. Sometimes--throwing a handful of Superballs into the classroom, or playing a role in our wedding-by-proxy of Diana Spencer and the Prince of Wales--he had an of eldritch glee which was infectious--a fellow Clarionite referred to him in my hearing as the Merry Prankster of SF. What Damon did, writing, listening, critiquing, arguing on line, was to take things seriously. SF, for starters--a literature he loved. And SF writing. Damon was an antidote to those relatives who asked me why I was writing SF instead of =real= stories. His tone might have been jocular, but he took his students seriously, too. Sitting in a room with Damon and Kate talking about =your= work was scary, but exhilarating. Because they took you seriously, you had to take yourself seriously, too. Damon left his tracks everywhere--as agent, writer, editor, online provocateur. He founded SFWA and Milford ad Clarion. He's got a lot to answer for. Or maybe those of us who are his beneficiaries do. I will miss him. People who don't know him--people who haven't even heard of him yet--will miss him too. I have this image of Damon in some celestial venue, casting Superballs into the empyrean and watching the angels scatter. Good on you, Damon. Madeleine Robins ------------------------ I attended the 1988 Clarion. Kate and Damon were still the final fortnight instructors. Damon told me I'd be a good writer and that I would do all right. I probably would have figured that out for myself, but coming from him meant a great deal. He was, in many ways, a figure out of myth for readers and writers of my generation, one of the Futurians, a founder in every sense of the word. The surprise when you meet someone like that is how thoroughly human they are after all. Human and humane. He took pains, offered of himself, and gave vital care and encouragement. He made a difference, for me and many, many others. I think that's a pretty great thing to be able to say about someone--he made a difference. We'll miss you, Damon. Mark W. Tiedemann ------------------------ "I think of Damon Knight as an Eternal Flame on a slowly revolving pedestal, passing flickering yet eventually even light in all directions. His death is only a force field that cuts the light in half, not horizontally but vertically, and leaves a dark side. The side that is still aglow will now revolve with the dark side, passing a less bright but still even light until the energy of its creation passes from the consciousness of Mankind." George C. Willick ------------------------ I have looked upon the face of genius and seen that it wore stylishly authoritative glasses, a pony tail, and an unruly beard that might have been won after a Scrabble game bet with Santa Claus. The feet of genius wore Birkenstocks and often no socks. Damon Knight has been one of the most important people in my life. I've known him since 1976, when he was one of my writing instructors at the Clarion Writers Workshop. Being a slow learner, I stalked Damon and his wife Kate Wilhelm to Oregon so I could ask them to teach me even more. He and Kate held a monthly workshop at their home, and even though I was arguably their worst student ever, after twenty- something years, I have finally started to get better. It was clear to me early on that I would not easily win Damon's approval with my fiction ("If this is for that prom night anthology then you'll probably sell it, for while I think it is a dreadful story, the others are bound to be worse." "How much are you paying me to read this?" "You must remember that reading fiction is a voluntary act.") I worked hard to keep him amused in other ways so that he would not regret his decision to let me hang around. We shared an appreciation for the humor of the absurd. We made each other laugh -- he could accomplish this through wit and squirt guns, but I sometimes needed to tap dance in a gorilla suit to get him to crack a smile. Eileen Gunn reminded me of a time soon after I'd gotten a book called something like _Stupid Tricks_, when I wanted to try out one of the stunts and Damon agreed to play my straight man. It might have been after a workshop; it had something to do with his lying face up on their gorgeous Persian carpet and me trying to lift him by his belt buckle, perhaps with my teeth. The details are fuzzy, and I can't remember how far off the ground we got. I just remember his laughter and his trust and continuing good cheer. I remember the first time I wrote something he approved of, when he forgave me for being such a slow learner. Once I had experienced the pride of a student who has managed to learn some of the lessons of the master, I valued his opinion even more, perhaps more fully appreciating the gift of his patience and generosity. He was an honest critic who did not hold back his opinion when his students failed to produce worthy work; when he praised our writing, we knew he wasn't just saying things to be nice. I can't count how many writers have benefited from his teachings; the wisdom of his lessons will not end with his passing. He and Kate have always urged us to work harder than we thought was necessary, and during a visit several weeks before his death, he let me know that he expected even more, that I was slacking off and ought to be more productive. I've never been a good student, but I think I hear what he was saying. Time is short. Use it well. Damon's writing was awesome. "Creating Short Fiction" is an enormously useful book for any writer. "Humpty Dumpty" is a brilliant novel that manages to translate surreal language and landscape into the compelling and understandable story of an everyday man. "The Country of the Kind" is a Big Science Fiction story that questions the very nature of humanity. Seek out his work. I am enormously grateful for having had the opportunity to read his work, know him, learn from him, laugh with him, befriend him, and appreciate his genius and good humor and generosity during the time when his physical presence graced the planet. Leslie What Updated April 17, 2002 |


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