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It is such a great loss that a man with great talent like Michael Jackson dies. RIP King of POP.
there would be no other King of Pop like Michael Jackson. he would always be the King.
Michael Jackson would still be remembered as the only King of Pop. We would surely miss him.
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(AP) PARK RIDGE, N.J. - A private viewing for James Gandolfini (gan-dahl-FEE'-nee) has ended in a small New Jersey town near where he grew up.
Mourners at Wednesday's invitation-only wake for family and friends left flowers at the Robert Spearing Funeral Home in Park Ridge.
The 51-year-old star of "The Sopranos" grew up in nearby Westwood. He died last week in Italy.
Nurse Robin Caprio wasn't allowed in to the private viewing and stood outside with a photo of herself and Gandolfini taken when his show filmed a scene in Paterson.
Broadway theaters dimmed their marquee lights in memory of Gandolfini, who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2009 for his role in "God of Carnage."
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Parents, education officials and children's advocates gathered at an Eagle Rock early learning center to oppose further cuts to development programs for California's youngest and neediest pupils.
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Night and Day, You are the One….
Ah, Cole Porter. The man knew his way around a melody, a sentiment, and a good piece of photographic advice!
I was just about heading out the door for a safari in Tanzania (trying to obey the new rules and going with just one carryon bag….more on that in a later post), when one of my favorite clients, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, called with a last minute and pressing need for a series of new skylines shot in the morning, from a place that I had previously shot at night (see above shot).
Fortunately, the weather was clear and cold, and I had gifted the contact who let me up here originally with a nice print from the previous session. He remembered me and was happy to arrange getting me up on this same roof before sunrise. Lesson one: be nice, follow through with print promises for folks who help you, because you never know when your paths may cross again.
Lesson two: if a place looks good at sunset, it'll probably look pretty good at sunrise too! Just remember the words of that photographic sage, Mr. Porter (Cole, not Elliot; although the latter had a lot of good advice too, albeit without the catchy melodies).
Lesson three: Use those JPEG parameters when you're in a hurry. I always shoot RAW & JPEG, and I'll work these RAWs up for the client when I get back, but in the meantime, the JPEG below, and others from the D300s in Vivid mode, will tide them over nicely.
I was up there for a couple of hours (lesson 4: wear layers, and spring for a quad grande latte at the early opening Starbucks you scouted the night before), shot through the twilight to early sun, shot brackets for HDRs, and made plenty of multiple shots to be stitched into panos….but all that waits till I get back.
In the meantime, the client has a collection of pix that will get them through their most immediate need. And I don't miss my plane to Africa because I'm doing RAW conversions!
So the blog (not to mention the comments moderation) is gonna be quiet for the rest of the month….unless the Serengeti now features wi-fi….which I kinda hope it doesn't!
On Haiti and Health Care
I first went to Haiti in the late 70's when I was still a photographer on the staff of the Hudson Dispatch in Union City, NJ. My wife Peggy and I were so blown away by the culture, people, and the poverty that we sponsored several Haitian children's educations for many years, until the NGO we did it through folded up during one of the really violent spells a while ago.
They have a saying down there, "beyond mountains, there are more mountains," which pretty much sums up what has happened to this nation in recent history. Every time they seem to be getting over the hump of one problem, another bigger and more serious one raises its ugly head.
I don't see how this current problem could get any worse, and they need our help. We like to give through both the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. They seem to be efficient with getting stuff done. Although efficiency in the face of a total collapse of infrastructure is definitely a relative term.
On the home front, we're going to be facing our own earthquake, one that was started in the faultline that shook up yesterday's Massachusetts runoff.
No, we don't need no stinkin' health care reform. Our system is just fine. If you don't believe me, just take a look at this brilliant multimedia from the AP's Evan Vucci.
The sad reality is that you don't really have to look as far as Haiti to see neglected, desperate segments of a population struggling for basic healthcare. You can stay home and see it right here.
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Studio in the Street
As a travel and location photographer, I rarely get to work in a studio, but that doesn't stop me from looking for what I call "studios in the street." These are interesting, found backgrounds—usually painted murals, textured walls, unusual facades—that make great backdrops against which to photograph people, either in posed portraits, or just grab shots as they walk by.
Last week in Miami, using some of the mystery gear that has many of you in a major tizzy (more about that later), I used the same technique. But before you going searching the EXIF information of these pictures, these examples are not from that assignment! So you can relax.
The takeaway from this post will not be some top-secret coded reference to the gear (seriously, there was an entire deconstructionist discussion on DPReview (or was it Nikonians? I forget) on the use of the word "huge" in my last post that rivaled the bulls__t you'd hear in a post-doctoral seminar in Proust at Princeton!)
No, the advice I can give you here is in certain travel situations, it's often a good idea to find an interesting background first, and shoot what comes along in front of it. In the case of street murals, billboards, etc. I often just wait for some kind of activity–walkers, joggers, bicyclists, etc to occur in front of it, as I did below in Havana.
Or, if I find an interesting person who's part of the city scene, I'll often bring him or her to the background and use it as a studio backdrop, as I did with the musician in New Orleans above.
So keep your eyes open on your next trip for studios in the street, and you'll be surprised how often they can help you make pictures where they might not otherwise exist. It really helped me, much more than did the equipment, make some interesting shots last week in Miami, when the weather completely went south, or more accurately, went north on me.
Now, as for that equipment, hit the jump for my thoughts on that…. Continue reading
Miami Ice
I've been down here in Miami for four days now, and it's been freezing and either rainy or cloudy the whole time, except for one afternoon. Then it was just freezing and sunny.
I'm shooting another one of those jobs that I can't share with you (until the client uses the pictures) and it's a gig that I can't even show you the gear I'm using (that's proprietary too).
It's one thing to play a priest on the internet (for that I'll go to hell, but at least I won't lose a client….they'll all probably be down there with me:-)), but I don't want to be one of those photographers you read about who do behind-the-scenes Tweets, posts, and videos of their ad shoots and then get fired because the client is furious because you've jumped the gun and trumped and precluded their own announcements.
Plus I haven't figured out Twitter or Facebook yet, so I'm safe in my Luddite-ness. Who says ignorance isn't bliss?
But that does explain the shot of the back of my head and the back of the camera for this post. We're shooting aerials of Miami…at twilight.
As Paris Hilton might say, "That's huge."
Hit the jump to find out what I can tell you at this point! Continue reading
Travel Photography in the Time of Underpants Bombs…
….will be much tougher than Love in the Time of Cholera. I just flew down to a job in Miami from Newark Airport (good old Terminal C, my home away from home and the same one that was shut down the other day because somebody waltzed up the down staircase) and while it wasn't too bad, it's not going to be the same either.
The time of one carryon and one carryon only is coming. Especially on overseas flights. I'm flying to Tanzania in a couple of weeks, right through Amsterdam, and I'm currently figuring out how to jam two carryons worth of stuff into one bag.
It's a safari and I thought my only concern was the 33 lb. limit on my checked bag for the regional charter in country. Now I have to get the long lens gear, audio stuff, and the backup stuff in one bag that will pass muster in Schipol Airport (and weigh less than 13 lbs). Remember the Minox? I might be the first guy to shoot a safari on a cellphone. What the hell, it worked for Chase Jarvis!
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April 24, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia golfers Nicholas Reach and Brian Carter have earned sponsor's exemptions to participate in the Stadion Classic at UGA Nationwide Tour event April 30 through May 6 at the UGA Golf Course.
After playing a full regular season and the Southeastern Conference Championship, Carter and Reach finished with the lowest scoring averages among the Bulldogs who played in 70 percent or more of the tournaments. The Stadion Classic at UGA awards two sponsor's exemptions every year for current Bulldogs.
"We are really fortunate to have a great group of young players with so much potential on this team," said Coach Chris Haack. "Having the opportunity to showcase our players at the Stadion Classic is really special for our players and our program. Our alumni have had great success on both the Nationwide and PGA tours, and I expect we will see much of the same from these guys."
Last year, former Bulldog Russell Henley earned one of the exemptions and ultimately won the Stadion Classic at UGA, becoming just the second amateur golfer to ever win a Nationwide Tour event. His teammate, Harris English, earned the other exemption and finished in the top 20. Later in the year, English became the third amateur winner in tour history. This year, Henley is a rookie on the Nationwide Tour, while English has his PGA Tour card.
Reach, who hails from Moscow, Pa., leads the team in stroke average and has five top-10 finishes in his freshman campaign. This will be Reach's fourth start on the Nationwide Tour, having previously competed in the 2008 and 2009 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic and the 2011 Melwood Prince George's County Open. He also won the inaugural Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in 2011, shooting a course-record 10-under-par 62 in the first round.
Carter is a sophomore and a native of Augusta, Ga. He has appeared in seven events this season, highlighted by a third-place finish in the Northeast Tri Match, a 10th-place finish in the Linger Longer Invitational and a 13th-place finish in the SEC Championship.
The Athens stop on the Nationwide Tour is entering its seventh year and its third with the University of Georgia as host. It is one of two Nationwide Tour stops in Georgia, the other being the South Georgia Classic in Valdosta. For more information on the Stadion Classic at UGA, visit stadionclassic.uga.edu.


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As a fleet of French airplanes lacerated a column of Libyan army vehicles near Benghazi on Saturday, President Obama stuck to his prearranged schedule in Brazil, receiving whispered updates from his aides. Within three hours, more than 100 cruise missiles had hit two dozen targets in Libya. That's just "the first phase," William Gortney, the director of the Joint Staff, told reporters.
What he didn't say: It's the first phase of what will become Barack Obama's first new war. By directing the military to hit targets inside Libya, the Obama administration is trying to strike an incredibly delicate balance between a strong disinclination to invade a Muslim country and their determined desire to avoid looking like they're walking away from the indiscriminate slaughter of innocents.
When Muammar el-Qaddafi first struck back against protesters, Obama hoped that tough sanctions and material support to the opposition would be enough to force the dictator from power. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned him that a "no fly zone" would be ineffective and essentially commit the country to war. By Monday night, it was clear to Obama that this policy wasn't working. Countries like Iran were getting the wrong message. The Libyan military was selectively testing the patience of the world by striking opposition strongholds. The opposition was pinned down in the port city of Benghazi, swelled by tens of thousands of refugees. Qaddafi kept using a phrase that stuck in Obama's head: "no mercy." And France, smarting from seeming to abandon Egyptians during their time of trouble, along with the U.K., were champing at the bit to use force. The Arab League had kicked Libya out and was closer to the French position. It risked its own legitimacy, already questioned by many in the region, if it didn't side with the rebels.
On Tuesday, during a meeting of his national security team, Obama said he wanted a new policy. "Clearly, what we're doing is not enough," he said, according to contemporaneous notes kept by a participant. A "humanitarian disaster" was imminent unless something was done. He wanted more options.
Gates wanted to game out scenarios, knowing that any effective no-fly zone would necessitate a cascade of other military actions that would look a heck of a lot like an invasion, no matter how carefully it was done.
Thomas Donilon, the national security adviser and one of the gatekeepers of Obama's foreign policy, was worried about the strategic implications of both allowing Qaddafi to succeed in retaking control of Benghazi as well as what would happen down the road in other countries if a successful military response ousted him from power with a minimum of bloodshed. Even the lightest military footprint would result in civilian casualties, he warned. Almost as inevitable would be the death of a coalition soldier or the downing of an airplane.
Hillary Rodham Clinton said instability in Libya threatened to clip the democratic aspirations of its two neighbors, Egypt and Tunisia. She was also worried about the message to Iran if the U.S. and its allies did nothing in Libya: America was so afraid of committing its military to protect Muslims and Arabs that it would allow virtually anything to happen.
The meeting broke up.
Donilon would take charge of a rapid-fire series of conference calls and meetings and would, by that night, bring to the president three new policy proposals, each of which would call for a mix of diplomatic, military and intelligence actions against Libya. Obama had dinner with his combat commanders, and solicited their input about what challenges the military would face. At 9 p.m. that night, he reconvened only his principals. (Clinton was represented by her deputy, James Steinberg.) Donilon laid out his proposals. After about an hour, the Situation Room had come to a rough consensus: a no fly zone wouldn't work, but more words would not work either. Obama instructed his U.N. ambassador, Susan Rice, to inform the Security Council that France's resolution, which called for a no fly zone and little else, was insufficient. He asked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, to turn into him by the next evening a Concept of Operation Plan, or CONPLAN, for a NATO-executed military campaign in Libya that would be assisted by Arab countries.
In closed session at the U.N., Rice laid out the U.S. position. The situation was urgent and dire. But the world had to know precisely what it would mean to keep Libyan troops from murdering their own citizens. Any resolution would have to include language authorizing strikes against Libyan military infrastructure on the ground to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. "We are not going to hide pooch," Rice said in the meeting, according to a U.S. official. "We must be completely clear about what we are going to do and why." And Arab countries must participate, she insisted, in some visible way, in the campaign. She proposed a number of amendments that added significant heft to the resolution.


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Mrs. Barbara Jane (Furches) Bailey, 72, of Wildwood, died Sunday, October 30 at Cornerstone Hospice in The Villages, after a lengthy illness.
Born November 21, 1938, to the late Marvin V. Furches and the late Dollie Broyles Furches of Erwin, TN, she married Carlos W. Bailey, Jr. on October 28, 1956, and relocated to Wildwood, FL., and began her life as a railroad wife.
Barbara Jane was a beautician in Leesburg, an excellent seamstress and needlecrafts expert, in addition to being a wonderful housewife and beloved mother.
She was baptized a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Erwin, TN when a young girl. Her married life was spent raising her family in the Presbyterian Church of Wildwood.
Survivors include her husband Carlos W. Bailey, Jr.; daughter Terri Bailey Alsobrook (Mrs. Kendell Alsobrook) of Brooklet, GA; daughter Carla Bailey (Mrs. Winston Bailey) of Oxford, FL; grandson Joshua Middleton of Oxford, FL; granddaughter-in-law Kadi Caruthers Middleton; grandson Jake Middleton of Wildwood, FL; grandson Austin Alsobrook of Augusta, GA; granddaughter Alyssa Alsobrook of Brooklet, GA. and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bailey will be held, 11:00am, Thursday, November 3, 2011, in the Banks/Page-Theus Funeral Chapel with interment following the service in Greenwood Cemetery, Wildwood.
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OpenGL Programming/Modern OpenGL Introduction
Most of the documentation on OpenGL uses features that are being deprecated, in particular the "fixed pipeline". OpenGL 2.0 and later comes with a programmable pipeline, where the programmable part is done with shaders, written in the GLSL C-like language.
This document is for people who are learning OpenGL and want to use modern OpenGL from the start. The programmable pipeline is more flexible, but less intuitive than the fixed pipeline. We'll however make sure that we start with simple code first. We'll use an approach similar to NeHe's tutorials for OpenGL 1.x, with examples and tutorials to better understand the theory behind a programmable pipeline.
At first the vertex arrays and shaders look like a pain to work with compared to the old immediate mode and fixed rendering pipeline[1]. However, in the end, especially if you are using buffer objects, your code will be much cleaner and the graphics will be faster.
The code examples in this page are in the public domain. Feel free to do what you want with them.
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- It is possible to mix fixed pipeline and programmable pipeline to some extent, but fixed pipeline is being deprecated, and not available at all in OpenGL ES 2.0 (or its WebGL derivative), so we won't use it.
- There is now OpenGL 3 and 4, which notably introduce geometry shaders, but this time it is only a light evolution compared to the previous version. Since it is not available on mobile platforms as of 2012, for now we'll concentrate on OpenGL 2.0.
Base libraries[edit]
You will need to make sure OpenGL, GLUT and GLEW are ready to use. Check the installation pages to prepare everything for your system.
To situate these libraries in the OpenGL stack, check APIs, Libraries and acronyms.
Note: we chose GLUT because it is as minimal as a portable layer can get. We won't use advanced features, and almost all of our code will be plain OpenGL, so you'll have no troubles to move to another, more general library such as GLFW, SDL and SFML when you'll create your new game or application. We may write specific tutorials to cover how to switch to these libraries.
Displaying a triangle in 2D[edit]
Let's start simple :) Rather than struggling with a complex program that would take us a long time to hack until it works for the first time, the goal here is to get a basic but functional program that we can then improve upon step by step,
The triangle is the most basic unit in 3D programming. Actually, everything you see in video games is made of triangles! Small, textured triangles, but triangles nonetheless :)
To display a triangle in the programmable pipeline, we'll need at minimum:
- a Makefile to build our application
- initialize OpenGL and the helper libraries
- an array with the coordinates of the 3 vertices (plural of vertex, i.e. a 3D point) of the triangle
- a GLSL program with:
- a vertex shader: we pass it each vertex individually, and it will compute their on-screen (2D) coordinates
- a fragment (pixel) shader: OpenGL will pass it each pixel that is contained in our triangle, and it will compute its color
- pass the vertices to the vertex shader
It is very easy to configure 'make' for our example. Write this in a 'Makefile' file:
LDLIBS=-lglut -lGLEW -lGL all: triangle
To compile your application, type in a terminal:
A little more fancy Makefile looks like this:
CC=g++ LDLIBS=-lglut -lGLEW -lGL all: triangle clean: rm -f *.o triangle .PHONY: all clean
This allows you to type 'make clean' which removes the triangle binary and any intermediate object files that may have been generated. The .PHONY rule is there to tell make that "all" and "clean" are not files, so it will not get confused if you actually have files named like that in the same directory.
A Makefile for MacOS looks like this:
CFLAGS=-I/opt/local/include/ LDFLAGS=-L/opt/local/lib/ -I/opt/local/include/ LDLIBS=-lGLEW -framework GLUT -framework OpenGL -framework Cocoa all: triangle clean: rm -f *.o triangle
This makefile assumes that you installed glew using MacPorts.
If you want to use a different programming environment, see the Setting Up OpenGL section.
Let's create a file triangle.c:
/* Using the standard output for fprintf */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* Use glew.h instead of gl.h to get all the GL prototypes declared */
#include <GL/glew.h>
/* Using the GLUT library for the base windowing setup */
#include <GL/freeglut.h>
int init_resources(void)
return 1;
void onDisplay()
void free_resources()
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
/* Glut-related initialising functions */
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitWindowSize(640, 480);
glutCreateWindow("My First Triangle");
/* Extension wrangler initialising */
GLenum glew_status = glewInit();
if (glew_status != GLEW_OK)
fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", glewGetErrorString(glew_status));
return EXIT_FAILURE;
/* When all init functions run without errors,
the program can initialise the resources */
if (init_resources())
/* We can display it if everything goes OK */
/* If the program exits in the usual way,
free resources and exit with a success */
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
init_resources, we'll create our GLSL program. In
onDisplay, we'll draw the triangle. In
free_resources, we'll destroy the GLSL program.
Vertex array[edit]
Our first triangle will be displayed in 2D - we'll move into something more complex soon. We describe the triangle with the 2D (x,y) coordinates of its 3 points. By default, OpenGL's coordinates are within the [-1, 1] range.
GLfloat triangle_vertices[] = {
0.0, 0.8,
-0.8, -0.8,
0.8, -0.8
For now let's just keep this data structure in mind, we'll write it in the code later.
Note: the coordinates are between -1 and +1, but our window is not square! In the next lessons, we'll see how to fix the aspect ratio.
Vertex shader[edit]
This is the GLSL program that will get each point of our array one by one, and tell where to put them on the screen. In this case, our points are already in 2D screen coordinates, so we don't change them. Our GLSL program is like this:
#version 120
attribute vec2 coord2d;
void main(void) {
gl_Position = vec4(coord2d, 0.0, 1.0);
#version 120means v1.20, the version of GLSL in OpenGL 2.1.
- OpenGL ES 2's GLSL is also based on GLSL v1.20, but its version is 1.00 (
#version 100). [2].
coord2dis the current vertex; it's an input variable that we'll need to declare in our C code
gl_Positionis the resulting screen position; it's a built-in output variable
- the
vec4takes our x and y coordinates, then
0for the z coordinate. The last one, w=
1.0is for homogeneous coordinates (used for transformation matrices).
Now we need to make OpenGL compile this shader. Start the
init_resources above
Function: init_resources
Receives: void
Returns: int
This function creates all GLSL related stuff
explained in this example.
Returns 1 when all is ok, 0 with a displayed error
int init_resources(void)
GLint compile_ok = GL_FALSE, link_ok = GL_FALSE;
GLuint vs = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
const char *vs_source =
#ifdef GL_ES_VERSION_2_0
"#version 100\n" // OpenGL ES 2.0
"#version 120\n" // OpenGL 2.1
"attribute vec2 coord2d; "
"void main(void) { "
" gl_Position = vec4(coord2d, 0.0, 1.0); "
glShaderSource(vs, 1, &vs_source, NULL);
glGetShaderiv(vs, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &compile_ok);
if (0 == compile_ok)
fprintf(stderr, "Error in vertex shader\n");
return 0;
We pass the source as a string to
glShaderSource (later we'll read the shader code differently and more conveniently). We specify the type
Fragment shader[edit]
Once OpenGL has our 3 points screen position, it will fill the space between them to make a triangle. For each of the pixels between the 3 points, it will call the fragment shader. In our fragment shader, we'll tell that we want to color each pixel in blue:
#version 120
void main(void) {
gl_FragColor[0] = 0.0;
gl_FragColor[1] = 0.0;
gl_FragColor[2] = 1.0;
We compile it similarly, with type
GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER. Let's continue our
init_resources procedure:
GLuint fs = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
const char *fs_source =
"#version 120 \n"
"void main(void) { "
" gl_FragColor[0] = 0.0; "
" gl_FragColor[1] = 0.0; "
" gl_FragColor[2] = 1.0; "
glShaderSource(fs, 1, &fs_source, NULL);
glGetShaderiv(fs, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &compile_ok);
if (!compile_ok) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error in fragment shader\n");
return 0;
GLSL program[edit]
A GLSL program is the combination of the vertex and fragment shader. Usually they work together, and the vertex shader can even pass additional information to the fragment shader.
Create a global variable below
#include to store the program handle:
GLuint program;
Here is how to link the vertex and fragment shaders in a program. Continue our
init_resources procedure with:
program = glCreateProgram();
glAttachShader(program, vs);
glAttachShader(program, fs);
glGetProgramiv(program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &link_ok);
if (!link_ok) {
fprintf(stderr, "glLinkProgram:");
return 0;
Pass the triangle vertices to the vertex shader[edit]
We mentioned that we pass each triangle vertex to the vertex shader using the
coord2d attribute. Here is how to declare it in the C code.
First, let's create a second global variable:
GLint attribute_coord2d;
End our
init_resources procedure with:
const char* attribute_name = "coord2d";
attribute_coord2d = glGetAttribLocation(program, attribute_name);
if (attribute_coord2d == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not bind attribute %s\n", attribute_name);
return 0;
return 1;
Now we can pass our triangle vertices to the vertex shader. Let's write our
onDisplay procedure. Each section is explained in the comments:
void onDisplay()
/* Clear the background as white */
glClearColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
GLfloat triangle_vertices[] = {
0.0, 0.8,
-0.8, -0.8,
0.8, -0.8,
/* Describe our vertices array to OpenGL (it can't guess its format automatically) */
attribute_coord2d, // attribute
2, // number of elements per vertex, here (x,y)
GL_FLOAT, // the type of each element
GL_FALSE, // take our values as-is
0, // no extra data between each position
triangle_vertices // pointer to the C array
/* Push each element in buffer_vertices to the vertex shader */
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
/* Display the result */
glVertexAttribPointer tells OpenGL to retrieve each vertex from the data buffer created in
init_resources and pass it to the vertex shader. These vertices define the on-screen position for each point, forming a triangle whose pixels are colored by the fragment shader.
Note: in the next tutorial we'll introduce Vertex Buffer Objects, a slightly more complex and newer way to store the vertices in the graphic card.
The only remaining part is
free_resources, to clean-up when we quit the program. It's not critical in this particular case, but it's good to structure applications this way:
void free_resources()
Our first OpenGL 2.0 program is complete!
If this fails[edit]
The next tutorial adds more robustness to our first, minimalist code. Make sure to try the
tut02 code (see link to code below).
Feel free to experiment with this code:
- try to make a square by displaying 2 triangles
- try to change the colors
- read the OpenGL man pages for each function that we used:
- try to use this code in the fragment shader - what does it do?
gl_FragColor[0] = gl_FragCoord.x/640.0;
gl_FragColor[1] = gl_FragCoord.y/480.0;
gl_FragColor[2] = 0.5;
In the next tutorial, we'll add a few utility functions to make it easier to write and debug shaders.
- ↑ Since so many 3D features were removed in OpenGL 2, some interestingly define it as a 2D rasteration engine!
- ↑ Cf. "OpenGL ES Shading Language 1.0.17 Specification". Khronos.org. 2009-05-12. http://www.khronos.org/registry/gles/specs/2.0/GLSL_ES_Specification_1.0.17.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-10. - The OpenGL ES Shading Language (also known as GLSL ES or ESSL) is based on the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) version 1.20


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Michigan State senior linebacker Max Bullough and junior punter Mike Sadler have been named to the 2013 Capital One Division I Academic All-America first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Sadler, who earned second-team honors in 2011 and 2012, becomes the first MSU football player to garner Academic All-America accolades three times. He's the third such athletee in school history (Chris Hill, men's basketball, 2003-05, and Michelle Carson, women's cross country/track, 2003-05).
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SAN ANTONIO - A police officer who stopped a woman suspected of running down a mother and her two little girls in their front yard described the traffic stop as the most bizarre in his career.
San Antonio police Patrolman David Neal said that he spotted a car travelling about 50 mph on Loop 1604 billowing smoke on the evening of April 23, 2009.
"It appeared that a car was on fire," said Neal. "I blasted my air horn and the vehicle just kept travelling until it finally pulled over."
He said Julie Ann Bronson, 45, was behind the wheel.
"I smelled a strong odor of alcohol and she had slurred speech," Neal testified.
Bronson was arrested and charged with intoxication assault and leaving the scene of an accident.
Her car jumped a curb on Rogers Ranch Parkway and struck Traci Lopez and her two daughters who were working in their yard, investigators said.
The youngest child, 18-month-old Ava Lopez, suffered serious head injuries. Her mother and sister also were injured.
Neal testified that Bronson was driving on only the rims of the tires on the left side of her Mercedes convertible. The tires apparently had blown out when she jumped the curb before striking the victims.
He said, "I see on the front windshield there ... looks like a mark and the windshield was shattered there."
That mark, prosecutors suggested, was made when the child's head hit the car as she was flipped into the air on impact.
On Monday, Bronson plead guilty to charges of intoxication assault and leaving the scene of an accident.
The jury in her trial in 290th district court is to decide punishment. She is facing a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.
Bronson has applied for probation.
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- The complex architecture of their structural elements and compartments is a hallmark of eukaryotic cells. The creation of high resolution models of whole cells has been limited by the relatively low resolution of conventional light microscopes and the requirement for ultrathin sections in transmission electron microscopy. We used soft x-ray tomography to study the 3D ultrastructural organization of whole cells of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii at unprecedented spatial resolution. Intact frozen hydrated cells were imaged using the natural x-ray absorption contrast of the sample without any staining. We applied different fiducial-based and fiducial-less alignment procedures for the 3D reconstructions. The reconstructed 3D volumes of the cells show features down to 30 nm in size. The whole cell tomograms reveal ultrastructural details such as nuclear envelope membranes, thylakoids, basal apparatus, and flagellar microtubule doublets. In addition, the x-ray tomograms provide quantitative data from the cell architecture. Therefore, nanoscale soft x-ray tomography is a new valuable tool for numerous qualitative and quantitative applications in plant cell biology.
- 40S ribosome biogenesis co-factors are essential for gametophyte and embryo development (2013)
- Ribosome biogenesis is well described in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In contrast only very little information is available on this pathway in plants. This study presents the characterization of five putative protein co-factors of ribosome biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, namely Rrp5, Pwp2, Nob1, Enp1 and Noc4. The characterization of the proteins in respect to localization, enzymatic activity and association with pre-ribosomal complexes is shown. Additionally, analyses of T-DNA insertion mutants aimed to reveal an involvement of the plant co-factors in ribosome biogenesis. The investigated proteins localize mainly to the nucleolus or the nucleus, and atEnp1 and atNob1 co-migrate with 40S pre-ribosomal complexes. The analysis of T-DNA insertion lines revealed that all proteins are essential in Arabidopsis thaliana and mutant plants show alterations of rRNA intermediate abundance already in the heterozygous state. The most significant alteration was observed in the NOB1 T-DNA insertion line where the P-A3 fragment, a 23S-like rRNA precursor, accumulated. The transmission of the T-DNA through the male and female gametophyte was strongly inhibited indicating a high importance of ribosome co-factor genes in the haploid stages of plant development. Additionally impaired embryogenesis was observed in some mutant plant lines. All results support an involvement of the analyzed proteins in ribosome biogenesis but differences in rRNA processing, gametophyte and embryo development suggested an alternative regulation in plants.
- A comprehensive analysis of the importance of translation initiation factors for Haloferax volcanii applying deletion and conditional depletion mutants (2013)
- Translation is an important step in gene expression. The initiation of translation is phylogenetically diverse, since currently five different initiation mechanisms are known. For bacteria the three initiation factors IF1 – IF3 are described in contrast to archaea and eukaryotes, which contain a considerably higher number of initiation factor genes. As eukaryotes and archaea use a non-overlapping set of initiation mechanisms, orthologous proteins of both domains do not necessarily fulfill the same function. The genome of Haloferax volcanii contains 14 annotated genes that encode (subunits of) initiation factors. To gain a comprehensive overview of the importance of these genes, it was attempted to construct single gene deletion mutants of all genes. In 9 cases single deletion mutants were successfully constructed, showing that the respective genes are not essential. In contrast, the genes encoding initiation factors aIF1, aIF2γ, aIF5A, aIF5B, and aIF6 were found to be essential. Factors aIF1A and aIF2β are encoded by two orthologous genes in H. volcanii. Attempts to generate double mutants failed in both cases, indicating that also these factors are essential. A translatome analysis of one of the single aIF2β deletion mutants revealed that the translational efficiency of the second ortholog was enhanced tenfold and thus the two proteins can replace one another. The phenotypes of the single deletion mutants also revealed that the two aIF1As and aIF2βs have redundant but not identical functions. Remarkably, the gene encoding aIF2α, a subunit of aIF2 involved in initiator tRNA binding, could be deleted. However, the mutant had a severe growth defect under all tested conditions. Conditional depletion mutants were generated for the five essential genes. The phenotypes of deletion mutants and conditional depletion mutants were compared to that of the wild-type under various conditions, and growth characteristics are discussed.
- A Description of Biremis panamae sp. nov., a New Diatom Species from the Marine Littoral, with an Account of the Phylogenetic Position of Biremis D.G. Mann et E.J. Cox (Bacillariophyceae) (2014)
- Here we present a formal description of Biremis panamae Barka, Witkowski et Weisenborn sp. nov., which was isolated from the marine littoral environment of the Pacific Ocean coast of Panama. The description is based on morphology (light and electron microscopy) and the rbcL, psbC and SSU sequences of one clone of this species. The new species is included in Biremis due to its morphological features; i.e. two marginal rows of foramina, chambered striae, and girdle composed of numerous punctate copulae. The new species also possesses a striated valve face which is not seen in most known representatives of marine littoral Biremis species. In this study we also present the relationship of Biremis to other taxa using morphology, DNA sequence data and observations of auxosporulation. Our results based on these three sources point to an evolutionary relationship between Biremis, Neidium and Scoliopleura. The unusual silicified incunabular caps present in them are known otherwise only in Muelleria, which is probably related to the Neidiaceae and Scoliotropidaceae. We also discuss the relationship between Biremis and the recently described Labellicula and Olifantiella.
- A differential genome-wide transcriptome analysis : impact of cellular copper on complex biological processes like aging and development (2012)
- The regulation of cellular copper homeostasis is crucial in biology. Impairments lead to severe dysfunctions and are known to affect aging and development. Previously, a loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding the copper-sensing and copper-regulated transcription factor GRISEA of the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina was reported to lead to cellular copper depletion and a pleiotropic phenotype with hypopigmentation of the mycelium and the ascospores, affected fertility and increased lifespan by approximately 60% when compared to the wild type. This phenotype is linked to a switch from a copper-dependent standard to an alternative respiration leading to both a reduced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). We performed a genome-wide comparative transcriptome analysis of a wild-type strain and the copper-depleted grisea mutant. We unambiguously assigned 9,700 sequences of the transcriptome in both strains to the more than 10,600 predicted and annotated open reading frames of the P. anserina genome indicating 90% coverage of the transcriptome. 4,752 of the transcripts differed significantly in abundance with 1,156 transcripts differing at least 3-fold. Selected genes were investigated by qRT-PCR analyses. Apart from this general characterization we analyzed the data with special emphasis on molecular pathways related to the grisea mutation taking advantage of the available complete genomic sequence of P. anserina. This analysis verified but also corrected conclusions from earlier data obtained by single gene analysis, identified new candidates of factors as part of the cellular copper homeostasis system including target genes of transcription factor GRISEA, and provides a rich reference source of quantitative data for further in detail investigations. Overall, the present study demonstrates the importance of systems biology approaches also in cases were mutations in single genes are analyzed to explain the underlying mechanisms controlling complex biological processes like aging and development.
- A fast and efficient translational control system for conditional expression of yeast genes (2009)
- A new artificial regulatory system for essential genes in yeast is described. It prevents translation of target mRNAs upon tetracycline (tc) binding to aptamers introduced into their 5'UTRs. Exploiting direct RNA–ligand interaction renders auxiliary protein factors unnecessary. Therefore, our approach is strain independent and not susceptible to interferences by heterologous expressed regulatory proteins. We use a simple PCR-based strategy, which allows easy tagging of any target gene and the level of gene expression can be adjusted due to various tc aptamer-regulated promoters. As proof of concept, five differently expressed genes were targeted, two of which could not be regulated previously. In all cases, adding tc completely prevented growth and, as shown for Nop14p, rapidly abolished de novo protein synthesis providing a powerful tool for conditional regulation of yeast gene expression.
- A functional genomics approach to the family of heat stress transcription factors of Arabidopsis and unraveling the essential role of HsfA9 during seed development (2007)
- The experiments presented in my thesis were performed to resolve the following major questions: i. Initial experiments are based on the systematic characterization of the C-terminal domains of all 21 HSFs of Arabidopsis with respect to their transactivation potential as well as intracellular localization. This led to the identification of a signature motif for class A HSFs, that consists of an AHA motif (essential for activator potential), and a C-treminal NES (nuclear export signal). With this signature motif, we could identify homologues sequences of more than 90 HSFs in various plant species. ii. Analysis of developmental expression profiles of HSFs using AtGenExpress microarray data led to the identification of the unique expression of HsfA9 during late seed developmental stages. This was the starting point for the investigation of the regulation of HsfA9 as well as its function during seed development. iii. The seed specific transcription factor ABI3 was identified to be responsible for the regulation of HsfA9 by using knock out mutant lines and ectopically expressing transgenic lines for ABI3 gene. Furthermore, the importance of a RY/Sph motif, as binding site for ABI3 on HsfA9 promoter has been analyzed with transient GUS reporter assays. In addition, contribution of component(s) of ABA (abscisic acid) signaling cascade as a functional interacting partner of ABI3 on HsfA9 promoter has been shown and discussed. iv. The essential role of HsfA9 as master regulator for the expression of seed specific members of of HSP encoding genes and GolS1 was shown by analyzing transgenic plants ectopically expressing HsfA9 as well as, by carrying out transient GUS reporter assays. Correlating with this, transgenic plants with ectopic expression of HsfA9 showed a thermotolerent phenotype. Furthermore, a model where HsfA9 plays a key function for the regulation of seed expressed genes which might involved in providing dessication tolerance during seed maturation has been proposed.
- A genome-wide longitudinal transcriptome analysis of the aging model Podospora anserina (2013)
- Aging of biological systems is controlled by various processes which have a potential impact on gene expression. Here we report a genome-wide transcriptome analysis of the fungal aging model Podospora anserina. Total RNA of three individuals of defined age were pooled and analyzed by SuperSAGE (serial analysis of gene expression). A bioinformatics analysis identified different molecular pathways to be affected during aging. While the abundance of transcripts linked to ribosomes and to the proteasome quality control system were found to decrease during aging, those associated with autophagy increase, suggesting that autophagy may act as a compensatory quality control pathway. Transcript profiles associated with the energy metabolism including mitochondrial functions were identified to fluctuate during aging. Comparison of wild-type transcripts, which are continuously down-regulated during aging, with those down-regulated in the long-lived, copper-uptake mutant grisea, validated the relevance of age-related changes in cellular copper metabolism. Overall, we (i) present a unique age-related data set of a longitudinal study of the experimental aging model P. anserina which represents a reference resource for future investigations in a variety of organisms, (ii) suggest autophagy to be a key quality control pathway that becomes active once other pathways fail, and (iii) present testable predictions for subsequent experimental investigations.


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Chad Johnson, Evelyn Lozada domestic incident not the sole reason for his termination, coach says
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin says the decision to release six-time Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson wasn't based on any single incident and wasn't made to send a message.
Philbin said the Dolphins simply decided the fit was wrong for both the team and Johnson.
The Dolphins terminated Johnson's contract Sunday night, about 24 hours after he was arrested in a domestic battery case involving his wife. Johnson was released from jail on $2,500 bond earlier Sunday after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument.
Earlier in the week, Philbin said Johnson's roster spot could be in jeopardy if he didn't temper his freewheeling behavior. Johnson annoyed the coach by frequently using profanity during a session with reporters.


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top four after two straight Premier League defeats.
Defeat would leave us four points behind fifth place Everton and seven points adrift of local rivals Tottenham.
Arsenal won 3-1 against West Ham at Upton Park earlier in the season, after going behind from transfer target Mohamed Diame, surely giving the team confidence going into this game.
Arsene Wenger has today revealed that the club were never interested in Wilfried Zaha, who looks close to joining Manchester United, days after dismissing links with Edinson Cavani, leaving Arsenal fans like me frustrated with the lack of transfers this month.
Wenger was believed to have held 'crisis talks' earlier today after a run of poor performances, after yesterday expressing his uncertainty over the club finishing in the top four for the 17th season in a row. A failure to reach the top four, which looks a struggle, would be disastrous.
West Ham drew at home to resurgent QPR on Saturday, after a dominant second half performance where on-loan Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh made his hammers debut, almost scoring on a few occasions.
I think Arsenal will just pip this one, West Ham have been inconsistent this season, especially on their travels, losing six out of 10 away from Upton Park. Arsenal dominated the second half at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, winning the last 45 minutes 1-0 from a Theo Walcott strike, not enough to overturn Chelsea's 2-0 early lead which they took into half time. Arsenal also outplayed Man City at the Emirates in the second half last week, before beating Swansea 1-0 in the midweek FA Cup clash, which featured another dominant second half performance.
There are two things that this team desperately need,
1. Consistency. We can only seem to string together one good half at the moment.
2. Signings. Arsene has spoken about the need for two players, most likely a defensive midfielder and striker, which we are in desperate need of.
We have looked bright going forward recently, with Walcott in great form but the defence have looked weak.
Arsenal 3 – 1 West Ham
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Scrap deals law takes the shine off metal for thieves
Posted: November 27, 2012|
Last month, I visited St James Church in Taunton which has had lead stolen from its roof and even had the lightning conductor removed. Because of the theft, rain water seeped into the building and added further to the thousands of pounds worth of damage.
Unfortunately, this is not an unusual story.
As the Minister for Crime Prevention in the Home Office, dealing with the theft of metal is my responsibility. It is an issue which has an immense impact on our communities.
While it is difficult to know the exact cost of metal theft, there are roughly 1,000 of these offences a week, which costs the country at least £220 million each year.
These include thefts the public may have heard about in their local community or reported in the national media: thefts from war memorials or churches; and cables from railways being stolen, which causes massive delays to trains.
In the Bristol area alone, there were nine train-affecting incidents in the last 12 months, which accounted for more than 10,000 minutes of delay – equivalent to longer than a week.
There are also thefts which attract little publicity, but the impact of them is just as bad. BT cables are being stolen causing massive disruption to telephone, television and internet access. Electricity and energy companies have cables taken which can cause disruption to their services. If you live in a rural community or are housebound, these disruptions can be devastating.
Most reprehensible of all, there have been incidents of plaques and memorials being stolen from crematoriums. The value of that amount of metal is relatively small but the impact and emotional toll on the families is infinitely greater.
The Government has recognised the damage that metal theft is causing across Britain and we are working on a range of ways to try and tackle it.
On December 3, new measures will take effect which will ban all scrap metal dealers from trading in cash, removing the "no questions asked" cash payments which have helped metal thieves and rogue dealers to operate freely. They will also increase fines and give the police new powers of entry to tackle illegal trading in metal yards.
But new laws must be supported by effective enforcement, so I welcome the success of the Police and British Transport Police on clamping down on these unscrupulous thieves. Through the work of the National Metal Theft Taskforce and the partnership work of Operation Tornado we are now seeing significant reductions in these crimes.
The Government has also committed £5 million to a dedicated metal theft taskforce at the same time as levelling the playing field to help the reputable scrap metal dealers who abide by the law.
And we know even more needs to be done. That is why we are also supporting the new Scrap Metal Dealers Bill which will deliver an even stronger and more effective licensing regime for the scrap metal industry.
The Bill will build on the action we are already taking and will provide law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to bring even more offenders to justice.
Metal theft has provoked anger and anguish in people across the South West and nationwide. It is a selfish and often heartless crime.
It will not be eliminated overnight, but the unprecedented new approach being taken by the Government will severely hamper scrap metal thieves. They have caused great misery but anyone tempted to try this crime from now on will find it has got a lot harder.
By Jeremy Browne, Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton Deane.


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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has chosen Criminal Court Judge Robert "Rob" H. Montgomery Jr. of Kingsport as a judge for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section.
Montgomery will replace Joseph M. Tipton, who will retire at the conclusion of his current term.
"Rob Montgomery will be an excellent judge," Haslam said in a prepared release. "His experience on the bench, as well as his experience as an assistant district attorney and an attorney in private practice will serve East Tennesseans well."Keep reading at TimesNews.net. comments powered by Disqus


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The day before the start of New York City's first school bus strike in 34 years, a long yellow bus pulled up at Public School 282 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the little bodies that popped out could be counted on one hand: Three. The big bus had dropped off part of its cargo earlier, at another school, but in all, 10 children had ridden on a bus fit for about 60.
A similarly large bus pulled up with 17. Finally, a modern-looking bus whose side panel said it could carry 66 children arrived with its passengers: Five children.
"I think in some cases, we have one child on the bus," said Kathleen Grimm, the city's deputy schools chancellor for operations.


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Letter to the Editor, June 28, 2009Written by Administrator | | firstname.lastname@example.com
To the Editor:
As you may be aware, NBC began airing a summer replacement series called The Philanthropist on Wednesday, June 24.
The Philanthropist is a thrill-seeking, anything-is-possible story of redemption through spontaneous acts of extreme giving by a powerful billionaire playboy. Unlike some of the television hospital, crime-solving and legal dramas, which strive for realistic depictions of those fields, this show relies primarily on hyperbole for its entertainment value.
Each weekly episode is expected to highlight the philanthropist's giving in a different country. NBC says the series "follows the heroic adventures of Teddy Rist, billionaire playboy-turned-vigilante philanthropist, taking him across the globe from Haiti to Myanmar, Kashmir to Paris, Kosovo to San Diego."
The show's storyline bears little resemblance to the realities of carefully considered, long-term strategic investments that socially responsible individuals and institutions make – domestically and globally. While many decisions of giving begin with the heart, smart giving for the community involves one's head. Such decisions though "heroic" are not the type made that lead to weekly global action hero adventures.
While our foundation's stories may not be quite as exhilarating as those in the TV show, our work and that of foundations' across the globe is critical, poignant, effective and life-changing. Nationally, in 2008, foundations provided $45.6 billion in grants to aid families, deliver human services, assist low-income populations and support economic development. That funding represents an increase of $1.2 billion over 2007 despite the economic downturn.
In 2008 alone, your Toledo Community Foundation contributed more than $8.9 million to help alleviate critical social needs in our region and beyond.
Most recently, the Safety Net Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation – created in January to be used exclusively for grants for food, clothing and shelter assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide these basic services in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan – disbursed more than $200,000 to nonprofit organizations to support basic needs services in our community.
You can learn more about your local community foundation at www.toledocf.org, or contact us at (419) 241-5049 with your questions.
Keith Burwell, President
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Emma Watson Is Insanely Stunning on the Cover of NYT's T Magazine (PHOTO)
If you aren't already under Emma Watson's spell, you will be.
Emma is simply mesmerizing on the cover of the NYT's women's fall issue of T Magazine. Seriously, look at her: retro-sleek coiffure, laser-precise eyeliner, and enough bling on the ear to blind a guy. Bushy-haired Hermione begone!
In case you're wondering, the Harry Potter star is wearing Stylo in Carpates eyeliner by Nars Cosmetics (which can be yours for about $27), a Bottega Veneta jacket (which will set you back a mere $3,200), and Harry Winston earrings (for which you'll have to call Harry himself to get the price).
You can see the 22-year-old beauty in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, out September 21.
For more sensational photos, as well as an in-depth interview with Emma, head over to The New York Times.
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See definition in Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionarySyllabification: ret·ro·spec·tive
Pronunciation: /ˌretrəˈspektiv/
Definition of retrospective in English:
1Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations: our survey was retrospective
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- Fifteen minutes of retrospective interviews with director and writer Polanski, producer Robert Evans and production designer Richard Sylbert offer a lot of history and insight about the film.
- Does our necessarily retrospective position deform our understanding of the writing process?
- Thompson retains the lines but abandons their judicial context, thus depriving the play of its retrospective irony.
backdated, retroactive, ex post facto
1.1(Of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist's work over a period of time.
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- In 1999 the National Museum of American Art had a retrospective exhibition of the artist's works.
- These works, part of a bequest from Jochen Schneider, patron and friend of the artist in Kampala, were the specific stimulus for the retrospective exhibition and its catalogue reviewed by Kasfir.
- The retrospective exhibition will include the artist's earliest work as well as his last projects - photographs that span the last half of the twentieth century.
1.2(Of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past: retrospective pay awards
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- The decision in Stafford has retrospective effect.
- There might be some retrospective legislation and one day they'll come around and take your computers away and name you in the paper.
- The decision was not retrospective, and existing holders of the Griffith College degree were told they would have to complete the two-year King's Inns diploma course before being allowed to take the exam.
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An exhibition or compilation showing the development of the work of a particular artist over a period of time: a Georgia O'Keeffe retrospective
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- Nowadays, Renaissance artists are rarely given substantial retrospectives; many works of the time were painted on wood and are too delicate to travel.
- She is also preparing a touring retrospective of Paul Kos, to open in April 2003.
- I sat as politely as possible through an extended retrospective of her paintings.
look back, reflection, review
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- The tone of the film, however (one of gentle puzzlement), is set by the narration, given retrospectively by the neighbourhood boys, now grown up, who have spent their lives trying to understand the sisters' actions.
- Vivid testimony of the disruption caused by the construction of these early Norman urban castles is provided in Domesday Book, which in several places retrospectively recorded the impact of castle-building on taxable assets.
- The argument is that once an employee starts a claiming process, it is to his or her legal advantage to attribute improper motives to the employer, so blame is retrospectively generated to justify the claim.
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Texans watchful of President's foreclosure plan
(Associated Press) President Obama's new $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan met with mixed response from some Texas real estate experts. "For any aid package to be effective, the implementation of the plan must be swift as these distressed homeowners need assistance as quickly as possible," said George Roddy Sr., president of Foreclosure Listing Service Inc. […] [Read More]
Texas cities lead in home price appreciation
San Antonio ended 2008 with a 5.5 percent drop in median home price for the fourth quarter. But some Texas cities led the nation in price appreciation. The Beaumont-Port Arthur area had the largest increase for single-family homes of any of the 153 MSAs tracked by the National Association of Realtors, according to a release […] [Read More]
Floating condos coming to the mighty Mississippi
(Courtesy Condos.com) New trendy condos are usually in towers and converted industrial sites — and they are stationary. But in 2010, the lock and leave condo lifestyle will get a twist with condos you can take on your domestic travels. River Cities Condos plans to open 185 to 200 condos on a collection of connected […] [Read More]
Need buyers? Hold a party
(Courtesy Specia Custom Homes) Looking for ways to attract buyers? Builder Specia Custom Homes has taken to holding "construction parties." Its first party was held this month at a Terrell Hills home site on Wiltshire. During the parties, potential buyers are escorted through a home under construction before the sheetrock goes up. Specia employees point […] [Read More]
Count up your environmental impact
A coalition of bill payment companies has launched an online calculator showing how the environment would be helped if all household payments were made electronically. Yes, it's self-serving, but the site is neat in its analysis. For instance, if instead of getting 40 paper statements and bills each month and mailing two payments, I handled […] [Read More]
Some real estate and construction growing
(Express-News File Photo) Residential construction activity is down. But several construction sectors saw sales growth last year, according to a new report by Sageworks Inc. The company tracks private companies. In the South, which includes Texas, the strongest sector was utility system construction, which experienced a 12.0 percent increase in sales in 2008 versus 2007. [Read More]
Texas foreclosure postings vary widely
Foreclosure postings are generally on the rise, including in San Antonio, but a closer look at the data shows some Texas areas are seeing fewer postings than others. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex showed an 8 percent decline in foreclosure auction postings for the Feb. 3 auction compared to the same month last year, according to […] [Read More]
Custom builders prepare for slow sales
Some niche builders are seeing strong sales. But many custom builders are struggling. McNair Custom Homes, whose average sale is between $575,000 and $600,000, is offering $10,000 to $25,000 off purchase prices on its remaining eight inventory homes. Even with the discounts, the builder, which suffered a nearly 50 percent drop in sales last year […] [Read More]
Helotes in top 8 in '08
Helotes was one of the eight "most notable high-growth areas" last year, according to a new report by Gadberry Group. Helotes ranked third behind No. 1 Queen Creek, Ariz., located near Phoenix, and No. 2 Enterprise, Nev., located near Las Vegas. The company, which offers location consulting services to retailers, based its ranking on the […] [Read More]
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The rocking horse is a great project for new and experienced woodworkers alike so its perfect for our charity build. If you would like to build along, I suggest downloading the plan today while it is still free. You can also download full-size patterns here. The second and final video in this series covers finishing and assembly. As with any project, you should always ask yourself if it might be better to pre-finish the parts. Since the rocking horse would be incredibly difficult to finish after assembly and all of our parts are screwed together, pre-finishing was a no-brainer. I'll show you some cool tricks for coloring the horses mane as well as how to effectively plug the counter-sink holes (after finishing). Here are some of the tools I used: Tapered Plug Cutter General Finishes Gel Stain BullsEye ShellacHow the Charity Works For each person who completes a rocking horse (one per person), I am donating $1 to Livestrong. We also have numerous corporate and individual sponsors who are matching my donation. With their help and yours, we are trying to reach our goal of $10,000! If you don't want to build along you can always donate directly. And if you're interested in becoming a sponsor, please feel free to contact me. 100% of proceeds benefit Livestrong. When you finish your rocking horse, simply send me a picture and your build will count toward our final tally. All pictures must be submitted by November 14th. Our Sponsors Special thanks to our individual sponsors: Erik Gilling, Joseph Buscemi, and Jason Small.
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