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Marginal note to self early in the reading of "Perfectly Miserable": Be careful not to fault the book for the author's unflattering . . . well . . . everything: her bad choices, bad credit, bad values, bad attitude. Does this mean we have a memoir devoid of self-aggrandizement? Yes it does.
Sarah Payne Stuart takes full-throttle aim at Concord, that allegedly too perfect town, home of Emerson, Thoreau ("the great picnicker"), and most of the Alcotts.
She has to be admired for whitewashing nothing — not her childhood with her depressive mother, nor her shortcomings as parent, friend, volunteer, co-breadwinner, daughter, nor her husband's often-dormant career as a documentary filmmaker, nor her brothers' bad turns and breakdowns, nor — are they still talking to her? — her sons' dirty laundry.
And, ouch, the characterization of "upright Concordians"! Stuart asks, "Who are these women who computerize spreadsheets for play-group assignments and tennis-lesson carpools
Hard on almost everyone, Stuart is hardest on herself, exemplifying the "Protestant predilection for self-analysis and self-loathing." She admits to all manner of unbecoming tendencies, especially involving money she didn't have and caring deeply and obsessively about what others thought. She and her husband, Charlie, moved into successively prestige-worthy houses — never McMansions of the nouveau riche kind, but noble dumps with history and character, which they could ill afford, hoping to please her mother, the book's touchstone for the "innate unworthiness" the author contends is imbedded in the New England soul.
The town is both stage and stooge here; too much, I fear, too many strained parallels drawn to its literary forebears, especially to Marmee of "Little Women" fame, who, in real life — married to the megalomaniac/crackpot/ kook/self-styled messiah Bronson Alcott — called Concord " 'cold, heartless, brainless, soulless.' "
Off to Harvard, Stuart left Concord at 18. But return she did, married and pregnant with her third "to give my children the childhood I thought I'd had."
"Homesick from birth" and never forgetting "the slightest lift of my mother's brow could send me crawling" away, she hopes "one day, someday, the light of an approving smile would shine upon me."
Concord residents are painted with a broad sarcastic brush, as if there is no diversity of religion, race, values, or fashion; even Unitarians who "agreed fiercely about everything." Cheeky, cynical generalities abound, but always smart and crisp. "Charlie and I had thought we could raise our kids without the time-proven tool of guilt that had been employed by New England Protestants ever since they had braved the Atlantic in a leaky boat so their children would stop enjoying themselves," she observes.
Oh the chutzpah on these pages! Stuart unapologetically describes dads visiting a classroom, "smiling blankly, blandly, needing a drink; their wives, fluttering, pleased to be seen in their element, dressed brightly in bulky knit sweaters and unflattering slacks, leaping to the fore to sign up for Pumpkin Festivals."
It might well be in character for such lively writing to be seen by New Englanders as bracing rather than solipsistic. Though "names and some distinguishing characteristics of private individuals have been changed," there will be a rush to guess who Bunny, Perky, Baby, Smudgie, and their fellow flinty millionaires are.
Throughout we feel the push-pull of love and disdain for Stuart's depressed, well-connected (a first cousin of Robert Lowell), socially nervous mother. Sweetly oppressive, always close by, both parents worried "if we fixed up our house too much it would hurt the feelings of the former owners." "[T]he truth was, when she died. I was released. Bereft, but also free."
Though mother-daughter love in Protestant New England "pulses with the anxiety of never measuring up," her mother is entirely sympathetic. To the world, hers was a life of leisure, breeding, and luck, rather than a struggle "for money, normalcy, and happiness." Saddest of truths was Mrs. Payne's manic depression that caused her to be institutionalized for the first year and a half of her daughter's life.
With reference to the rosy, false family in "Little Women," Stuart puts a spin on the adage, "If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all," adding, "a principle . . . that has ruined the writing of many a WASP."
Niceness takes a holiday here. It may not have been written if Stuart's parents were alive or if she hadn't left. "And now what does it matter that the table is beautifully set for twenty at Christmas with chocolate Santas at every place, for there is no one left to approve or disapprove."Elinor Lipman's latest books are "The View from Penthouse B'' and "I Can't Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays.''


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By webmink on Jul 18, 2009
Big Brother Amazon Remotely Deletes Purchased Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm From Thousands of KindlesNo, this is not from The Onion. Big Brother did just demonstrate why Kindle is the worst thing to happen to knowledge in a long time. Imagine what happens under the future Palin administration in the US when books about abortion become illegal and Amazon "recalls" them all?

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I'm not a mathematician, and I'm not even going to pretend that I understand anything of the ECM. But I know it can be a fast method for factorization.
I benchmarked the factorization of $$798645312654798147285393218574111453126547981472185139328574111781$$
by Mathematica against this online applet, where the applet was 75 % faster (16 seconds versus 65 for Mathematica). Other factorizations were up to 6 times faster.
Does Mathematica use ECM for factorization of certain cases? If yes, how comes performance is so different?
Additional information
We can investigate in the above problem by calling
FactorInteger[..,Automatic] on the large number:
Automatic] // AbsoluteTiming
(* {5.647210,
{{61, 1}, {67, 1}, {74729, 1},
{2614930428035201342411278280525965452621044417207937542347, 1}}}
This takes only a fraction of the time, but finds only simple factors. So it seems the rest of the time Mathematic tries to factor the last big number. And in fact:
FactorInteger[2614930428035201342411278280525965452621044417207937542347] // AbsoluteTiming
{{97913387938680010938335707, 1}, {26706566722753457593818813677521, 1}}}
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HBO's Boardwalk Empire returns for its fourth season this coming Sunday, and Giant Step has partnered with HBO, ABKCO Records and Sony Music Entertainment for a special music project entitled Sounds of The Onyx that features rare jazz recordings from the Prohibition Era remixed by some of the best contemporary urban music producers. Vibe kicked things off today with the release of Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks' "Sugarfoot Stomp" remixed by Pete Rock. It is available for free download via facebook.com/abkco. The entire project will be available for stream only on September 16th. Check out the full tracklisting below.
While the other remixes utilize vintage 1920's recordings, Pete Rock was the only collaborator tasked to remix one of the new recordings from the official soundtrack: a cover version of the classic composition performed by Giordano and the NYC jazz ensemble, who serve as the Boardwalk Empire house band.
Volume 2 of the show's official soundtrack is available now and features all new recordings from a wide range of vocalists – from Elvis Costello and Patti Smith to St. Vincent and The National's Matt Berninger – singing timeless standards and forgotten gems from the 1920s. Download it now on iTunes.
Sounds of The Onyx
1. Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks "Sugarfoot Stomp" (Pete Rock Remix)
2. Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams' Blue Five "Red Hot Flo From Kokomo (Jazz Vampires)" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)
3. Ethel Waters "One Sweet Letter From You" (Om'Mas Keith Remix)
4. Lloyd Scott & His Orchestra " Happy Hour Blues" (Shafiq Husayn Remix)
5. Jim Jackson "Bootlegging Blues" (JayCeeOh & B-Sides Remix)
6. Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten Orchestra "You Ain't The One" (Tall Black Guy Remix)


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Hating the Haters
Bernie is getting harassed by some gay-bashers and asks for your help to keep them off his back. You take him to Middle Park for his afternoon run and attempt to set up Bernie's attackers. Be sure to stay a few yards behind Bernie as he runs as to not scare off his attacker; if you give him a head start and then hold the run button rather than tapping it to sprint, you should stay at the right distance. Bernie will eventually come to an overpass on the trail where I guy jumps out, says a few choice words and then hits Bernie with a bat. You come Bernie's defense and the attacker takes off up the stairs and onto the main road where he steals a Faggio and continues to flee. Steal one of the Faggios left and chase him down. The attacker will lead you all throughout Middle Park. Try to avoid hitting pedestrians as they will slow you down and potentially throw you from the scooter. Also, discharging your gun inside the park will quickly get the cops attention but since they can't drive their cruisers inside the park, they can only chase you on foot and shouldn't pose too much of a problem. Kill the attacker and then return to Bernie, pick him up and then get back to his apartment. Mission Accomplished.


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BIG WOW! ComicFest Returns this Weekend…May 17-18, 2014
May 14, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
Big Wow! Comic Fest Returns to San Jose on May 17th & 18th, 2014, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Art, Anime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Nerds, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere!
Founded in 1979 as "Super-Con", Big Wow! Comic Fest is not only Northern California's Longest-Running Comic-Con, but is this year's Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area!
As the Original Artist-Friendly Show, we have Fantastic Comic Book Creator Guests spanning all decades and genres! This year we are pleased to welcome as our Featured Guests: Charlie Adlard (Artist for the popular "Walking Dead" series), Legendary Illustrator Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men, Avengers), Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Fan-Favorites… Travis Charest (Weapons of the Metabarons), Art Adams (X-Men, Godzilla), and more Special Guests including: Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Mike Zeck (Punisher, Spider-Man, Secret Wars), Joe Linsner (Dawn), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Futurama, Disney Poster Artist), Alex Nino (Dead Ahead), Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine, Groo the Wanderer), Liam Sharp (Gears of War), and many more confirmed and added to our website! Over 200 Comic Creators!
Meet, get autographs, and learn the secrets of Show Biz from our spectacular CELEBRITY GUESTS:
GODZILLA is in the House…Meet Kenpachiro Satsuma, in 1984's RETURN OF GODZILLA, he would land the title role of Godzilla and continue as the King of Monsters for the next 11 years. This is first time to America in over 20 years.
Also from Japan, meet Satoshi Furuya he enthralled generations of children with his portrayal of the original Ultraman.
Jane Wiedlin is the sexy and charismatic guitar player for The GoGos! One of the best known Rock/Pop groups to emerge from the 1980's, Jane is back at work, creating a stage production for her self published comic series "Lady Robotica".
Also Appearing will be: Kevin Bernard Grevioux (Co-Writer, Producer and actor in "Underworld", "I, Frankenstein" and comic book writer), Damion Poitier (Avengers (in the last 2 minutes, he was the surprise Villian), Star Trek, Hunter Prey…and the son of Sidney Poitier). Also, C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), Parker Stevenson (Hardy Boys), Richard Kiel (007 "Jaws"), William Katt (Greatest American Hero, House)…and more
COSPLAY Guests Jessica Nigri, Riddle (star of "Heroes of Cosplay"), Ivy Doomkitty, Anthony Misano… and many more will all be on site. Along with hundreds and hundreds of amazing fans all in costume.
Super-Star Cartoonist and Big Wow! Bigwig Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows, 50 Girls 50), will teach a 90-minute Figure Drawing Workshop with a live model, demonstrating fundamentals of technique and style. Any aspiring artist is welcome to sit in the audience and work along with Frank, who will provide priceless tips and critiques! And Inker Extraordinaire Mick Gray (Starman, Promethea) will once again provide a weekend-long inking demonstration as he works on his current comic book assignment at his booth! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see professional comic artists at work!
In conjunction with San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, Big Wow! Comic Fest proudly presents "BATMAN!, 75 years a Hero" Featuring Seven Decades of Original Art and Memorabilia from the DC Comics world-famous Super Hero. Also, there will be 2 additional shows, "The Art of MIKE ZECK!" And "The ART of FAMOUS MONSTERS".
And Speaking of Famous Monsters… We are hosting the 1st Annual "Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film Festival" with the legendary Famous Monsters Magazine… who are also hosting our Japanese guest, and presenting the "Famous Monsters of Filmland" Pavilion with guests, props, make-up and costume designers and more.
And no Big Wow! ComicFest is complete without our:
Live Art Auction, Costume/Cosplay Contest (Saturday night directly after the show), Gaming, Card & Role-Playing Games, "Creature Features Live" with host: John Stanley, showing the original "Night of the Living Dead."
Panel Discussions, including: Creating Comics, The Art of Self-Publishing, and how to Design and Create Your Own Costumes! There will be 5 rooms of programming going on, throughout the show.
Tickets are available on the website. And we have tickets available at over 30 participating comic book stores around Northern California.
Admission is only:
1 Day Adult $25.00 (at the door)
2 Day Adult $35.00 (at the door)
1 Day Child (8-14) $10.00 (at the door)
2 Day Child $15.00 (at the door)
*Save $5.00 Off Admission! Buy tickets online, or at many local Comic Book Stores!
FOR MORE INFORMATION we will always have guest and programming updates for the show at: www.bigwowcomicfest.com. Also, most of our Guests will be available before the show for online, phone and in some cases, personal appearance Interviews.
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CA – Masters of Horror Signing
March 19, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Mike Mignola and Steve Niles appear at Dark Delicacies on Saturday April 5th at 2:00 p.m. to sign Hellboy: The First 20 Years and Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem!
Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
CA – Hellboy Day Signing
February 26, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Mike Mignola appears at Meltdown Comics on Saturday March 22nd at 2:00 pm to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of HELLBOY!
Press Release:
March 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola's career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character's somewhat humble beginnings as an eight-page feature in Dark Horse's San Diego Comic Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved "beast of the apocalypse."
To celebrate, Dark Horse Comics is proclaiming March 22, 2014 as "Hellboy Day," with events happening in comic shops around the country! Dark Horse is inviting our retail partners to celebrate with us, by offering up exclusive promotional materials, as well as ordering discounts on all Hellboy and BPRD backlist titles.
Additionally, Dark Horse will produce an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales: "The Ghoul" and "Another Day at The Office," as well as two new stories by Mignola, Fabio Moon, and R. Sikoryak!
Dark Horse is also pleased to announce that Meltdown Comics and Collectibles in West Hollywood, CA will be hosting Mike Mignola on March 22! Look for more details to come on the event.
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7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CAPS Launches Stan & Sharon Sakai Benefit Auction on March 6th
February 24, 2014 by Colin Solan
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**UPDATE** Auctions begin TODAY on eBay starting at 5PM PST/8PM EST at the link!!
Press Release:
On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Southern California's CAPS, the Comic Art Professional Society, will launch an ongoing series of eBay auctions of original comic art. Its goal is to raise funds for medical care for Sharon Sakai, the wife of respected cartoonist and longtime CAPS member Stan Sakai, creator of the samurai rabbit USAGI YOJIMBO. Sharon has been battling a debilitating brain tumor for some time; after an extended hospital stay and convalescence, she is currently at home, but her condition requires 24-hour care and medicine that costs more than the Sakai's insurance covers. 100% of the proceeds of these auctions will go directly to Stan and Sharon Sakai to help pay their ongoing medical expenses.
The CAPS auctions will be conducted through eBay.com beginning on Thursday, March 6, with a new set of auctions every following Thursday. Each auction, sold under the seller name of "CAPSauction", will be ten days in length with twenty to forty items in each set of auctions. The donations of original artwork and collectibles (including newly created art unique to this event, vintage comic book pages, comic strips, illustrations, animation art, limited edition statues, and IDW Artist's editions books) number over three hundred with new items arriving every day.
Contributors include: Adam Hughes, Alex Maleev, Arthur Adams, Batton Lash, Eric Powell, Jan Duursema, Jerry Ordway, Jordi Bernet, Matt Groening, Michael Allred, Mike Mignola, Paul Gulacy, Sanjuliàn, Scott Shaw!, Jim Steranko, Tim Sale, William Stout, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cameron Stewart, Dan Brereton, Daniel Parsons, Dave Gibbons, Dean Yeagle, Doug Sneyd, Dustin Nguyen, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Sergio Aragonés, Fabio Moon, Francisco Francavilla, Gene Ha, Geof Darrow, Gilbert Hernandez, Jack Davis, James O'Barr, Kevin Eastman, Jeff Lemire, Jeff Smith, Kazu Kibuishi, Liam Sharp, Tom Richmond, Michael Jantze, Olivia, Oscar Martin, Paul Chadwick, Richard Corben, Tom Mandrake, Walter Simonson, Charles Vess, Dan Spiegle, J. Scott Campbell and many more.
Many of the pieces featuring Usagi Yojimbo will appear in a new oversized hardcover book from Dark Horse, THE SAKAI PROJECT: ARTISTS CELEBRATE THIRTY YEARS OF USAGI YOJIMBO, which will be released on July 23, 2014. All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai. Much of the custom Usagi Yojimbo art created for this book will also be sold as a part of CAPS' online auctions.
These fund-raising auctions will be promoted through ComicArtFans.com, and the CAPS – COMIC ART PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Facebook page where you will be able to see updated information such as when certain pieces will be auctioned.
Comic-Con International Announces 3rd Wave of Special Guests for SDCC 2014
February 20, 2014 by Brian Pate
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Via Toucan Blog:
20 More Guests Announced for Comic-Con International 2014!
Comic-Con International introduces 20 more guests for the 2014 event, to be held July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center. This brings our 2014 list to 60 amazing guests! This third wave of guests for 2014 includes a pair of bona fide comics legends, creators from mainstream and alternative comics, graphic novels, and comic strips, plus one of the most popular Young Adult series authors. For complete bios and larger photos of these guests, please click here to visit our CCI 2014 Special Guests page!
Neal Adams, artist, Batman, X-Men, Ms Mystic
Sergio Aragonés, cartoonist, Groo, MAD, Sergio Aragonés Funnies
Ray Billingsley, cartoonist, Curtis
Greg Capullo, artist, Batman, Spawn
Mark Evanier, writer/producer, Garfield; Kirby: King of Comics
Athena Finger, granddaughter of Bill Finger, co-creator of Batman
Kelley Jones, artist, Batman, Deadman
Michael Lark, artist, Daredevil, Gotham Central, Lazarus
Jae Lee, artist, Batman/Superman, The Inhumans
Mike Mignola, creator/writer/artist, Hellboy
Bryan Lee O'Malley, writer/artist, Scott Pilgrim series, Seconds
Rina Piccolo, cartoonist, Tina's Groove, Six Chix
Joe Quesada, chief creative officer, Marvel Entertainment
Veronica Roth, author, Divergent series
Scott Shaw!, artist, Captain Carrot; comics historian, Oddball Comics
Dan Slott, writer, Superior Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man
Brian Stelfreeze, artist, Shadow of the Bat, Daymen
Jim Steranko, writer/artist, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America
Brian K. Vaughan, writer, Y, The Last Man, Saga; executive producer, Under the Dome
G. Willow Wilson, writer, Ms. Marvel, Air, Alif the Unseen
– See more at: http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/20-more-guests-announced-comic-con-international-2014-0#sthash.N30SGPp9.dpuf
Neal Adams, Mike Mignola, Marv Wolfman, and Stan Lee to Appear at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con 2014
February 6, 2014 by Anthony Aycock
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Press Release:
Eisner Hall of Famers Neal Adams, Mike Mignola, Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee Among Top Comics Creators At Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, February 7-9
Mike Zeck, Humberto Ramos, Carlos Pacheco, Eric Powell Also Among Most Decorated Artists, Writers At Pop Culture Festival At Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
NEW ORLEANS, January 28, 2014 – Eisner Award Hall of Famers Neal Adams ("Batman," "Green Lantern"), Mike Mignola ("Hellboy," "The Avengers"), Marv Wolfman ("DCU Online," "The New Teen Titans") and Stan Lee ("Spider-Man," "X-Men") headline a roster of nearly 150 comics creators scheduled to attend Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, February 7-9 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The all-star lineup also includes such notables as Mike Zeck ("Punisher," "Secret Wars"), Humberto Ramos ("Amazing Spider-Man," "Impulse"), Carlos Pacheco ("Captain America," "Superman"), Eric Powell ("The Goon," "Buffy"), Chris Claremont ("Uncanny X-Men," "Daredevil") and many others.
In all, six Eisner Award winners and five other nominees will populate the show floor, for one of the most decorated Artist Alleys ever in New Orleans. Local favorites like Eisner winner Rob Guillory ("Chew") and Kody Chamberlain ("Sweets," "Punks") will also be prominent at the fourth annual event.
Fans will also be excited to meet other special guest creators such as Bob Layton ("Iron Man," "Valiant Comics"), Dustin Nguyen ("Batman Beyond Unlimited," "American Vampire") Pere Perez ("Birds of Prey," "Action Comics"), Phil Ortiz ("The Simpsons," "Muppet Babies"), Arthur Suydam ("Marvel Zombies," "Army of Darkness"), Greg Horn ("Marvel: War of Heroes" iPhone app, "Guardians of the Galaxy"), Michael Golden ("Hulk," "Batman"), Tyler Kirkham ("Action Comics," "Superboy"), J.G. Jones ("Green Lantern Corps," "Before Watchmen"), Robert "Corpsy" Rhine ("Girls and Corpses Magazine," "My Brain Escapes Me") and Joe Eisma ("Morning Glories," "Existence 3.0").
Celebrities attending New Orleans Comic Con include Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Jon Bernthal and Michael Rooker of "The Walking Dead," Matt Smith ("Doctor Who"), Robert Englund ("Freddy Kruger" of A Nightmare on Elm Street) and John Ratzenberger ("Cheers," Toy Story). It is the second of 16 events currently scheduled in the 2014 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and will also feature a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions.
Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, cosplay, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con show hours are Friday, Feb. 7, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place all three days at the event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contest, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Sunday, Feb. 9, is also Kids Day, with an array of activities and programming especially designed for the younger Wizard World fans.
New Orleans Comic Con is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor, often stopping by the Show Stage, the ideal place to see and be seen.
For more on the 2014 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-neworleans.html.
About Wizard World
Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic
books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.
The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com.
Wizard World 2014 Schedule
February 7-9 – Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con
March 7-9 – Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con
March 28-30 – Wizard World Louisville Comic Con
April 4-6 – Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con
May 2-4 – Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con
May 30-June 1 – Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con
June 19-22 – Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
August 1-3 – Wizard World San Antonio Comic Con
August 21-24 – Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
September 12-14 – Wizard World Richmond Comic Con
September 26-28 – Wizard World Nashville Comic Con
October 2-4 – Wizard World Austin Comic Con
October 31-November 2 – Wizard World Ohio Comic Con
November 7-9 – Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con
November 21-23 – Wizard World Reno Comic Con
Dark Horse Announces The Sakai Project
January 31, 2014 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai's marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo, in a new oversized hardcover benefit book: The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of "Usagi Yojimbo"!
"It has been an absolute pleasure publishing Stan's work over the years, and recently collaborating with him directly on 47 Ronin," said Dark Horse's president and founder, Mike Richardson. "With the thirtieth anniversary of his most beloved creation, Usagi, and in a time of need for Stan and his family, we are honored to publish this tribute to Stan and his work. We are donating all of the proceeds to Stan and his wife, Sharon. We hope you will join us in honoring one of the comics industry's shining lights."
The participating artists bring their own interpretations and their own styles to the subject, making this book a one-of-a-kind treasure.
The Sakai Project is produced in association with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai.
Industry professionals, Dark Horse encourages your participation! The deadline for art submissions is February 20, 2014. For technical specifications and other information, e-mail Dark Horse at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Sakai Project will be released on July 23. Pre-order with your local comics retailer.
About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world's leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
WA – Fantasy Screening w/ Mike Mignola
November 24, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
Join EMP for a special event with comic book author/illustrator and Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola, who will present Moby Dick (1956).
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Doors at 7:00pm, show at 7:30pm
Inspired by the Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic exhibition, the Modern School of Film (MSF) is thrilled to collaborate with EMP on the ongoing Film:Fantasy Series, imploring master artists to choose films that define fantasy as only cinema is able. The Modern School of Film (MSF) is a film training and study institute based in New York and Los Angeles that combines in-class instruction with film:master screenings with the belief that you don't need to be in school to be a student.
Mike Mignola: Legendary comic-artist Mike Mignola opens the series with Moby Dick (1956) directed by John Huston (screenplay by Ray Bradbury). Based on Herman Melville's novel, Huston's Moby Dick is the story of the sole survivor of a lost whaling ship who relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt a giant creature from the ocean depths. Starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab and Richard Basehart as Ishmael.
Best-known as the award-winning creator/writer/artist of Hellboy, Mike Mignola was also visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on both Hellboy and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army films. He also co-authored (with Christopher Golden) two novels Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City. Mignola lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.
Ticket Info (click here to order)
$18 ($12 EMP members)
EMP Museum
JBL Theater
325 5th Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109
Mike Mignola Attends 2014 Big WOW! ComicFest
August 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
Big WOW! ComicFest is thrilled to make our first guest announcement for the 2014 show, and it is a big one; Mike Mignola will be one of our Featured Guests next May!
Mike Mignola is best known as the multiple award-winning creator, writer, and artist of "B.P.R.D." and "Hellboy," but has fostered several other projects like "The Amazing Screw-On Head" and "Baltimore" with Christopher Golden. Although he began working as a professional cartoonist in the early 1980s, drawing 'a little bit of everything for just about everybody' – including characters like Batman and Wolverine – he was also a production designer on the Disney film "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." Mignola also acted as a visual consultant to Guillermo del Toro on "Blade 2" and the film versions of Hellboy, which were broadly adapted by del Toro from the original comic series. Mike Mignola currently lives in southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.
Big Wow! ComicFest – The Original Artist Friendly Convention – returns to San Jose May 17th & 18th, 2014, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Anime/Manga, Art, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere! Big Wow! ComicFest is the Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area this Year.
Be sure to follow us on both Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on all our upcoming announcements!
Artist Alley Listings for Boston Comic Con 2013
July 31, 2013 by Colin Solan
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BOSTON COMIC CON returns on AUGUST 3-4 at new venue the SEAPORT TRADE CENTER. And here's what is going on for all you fans…
Comic Creator Guests: George Perez, Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Scott Snyder, Mark Bagley, Bill Willingham, Brian Azzarello, Nate Bellegarde, Buzz, Tony Daniel, Jim Calafiore, Howard Chaykin, Mark Chiarello, Mike Choi, Dan Didio, Ming Doyle, Joe Eisma, Agnes Garbowska, Michael Golden, Keron Grant, Paul Gulacy, Cully Hamner, Phil Jimenez, Dave Johnson, Barry Kitson, Aaron Lopresti, David Mack, Ed McGuinness, Terry Moore, Steve Niles, James O'Barr, David Petersen, Brandon Peterson, Joe Quinones, Khary Randolph, Tom Raney, Amy Reeder, Don Rosa, Craig Rousseau, Chris Ryall, Paul Ryan, Tim Sale, Alex Saviuk, Brian Stelfreeze, William Stout, Frank Tieri, Tim Townsend, Arthur Suydam, Dexter Vines, Lee Weeks, Maris Wicks, Charles Paul Wilson III, Dean Yeagle, Chrissie Zullo, and hundreds more in the BCC Artist's Alley.
Celebrity Guests: The Walking Dead's Laurie Holden, True Blood's Kristin Bauer, The Hobbit's Aidan Turner & Dean O'Gorman, and Futurama's Billy West.
Events: Free sketches by Arthur Suydam, Artist Portfolio Reviews by Mark Chiarello of DC Comics and Chris Ryall of IDW Publishing, Original Art Auction, Costume Contest, Magic The Gathering Tournament, Film Festival, Panels, Celebrity Photo Ops, and live entertainment.
Vendors: Vendors from all over the country selling new and old comic books, toys, posters, and all your favorite collectibles.
Plus this year's limited edition Boston Comic Con 2013 T-Shirt designed exclusively for the show by Tim Sale, and the limited edition My Little Pony Variant Comic Book designed exclusively for the show by Agnes Garbowska and IDW Publishing. Tim, Agnes, and IDW will all be on hand at the show!
Tickets are available online at the Boston Comic Con website or at the door the both days of the show.
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AA201 Adams, Neal
AA221 Adams, Neal
AA222 Adams, Neal
AA223 Adams, Neal
AA224 Adams, Neal
AA225 Adams, Neal
AA136 Ally-Seals, Ian
AAW43 Almond, Bob
AA434 Amaru, George
AAW18 Ambruson, S.E.
AA218 Andrew, Roger
AA155 Archer, Kent
AAW24 Aucoin, Matt
AA318 Azzarello, Brian
AA403 Bagley, Mark
AA841 Barnes, Brenton, Stemmier, Egnet
AA342 Barnes, EJ Slater, Mark Co-drowned Town Press
AAW28 Barrett, Noah
AA232 Barrows, Brandon
AA205 Baselice, Brandon
AA349 Battalene, Stefanie
AA630 Bellegarde, Nate
AA317 Bessette, Matt Matt Bessette Co-1725 Studios
AA313 Beaudoin, Janella Mele J Mele Art
AA348 Boehm, Ellen – Fanartica
AA737 Boucher, Amanda
AAW09 Boveri, John / Zack Rezendes
AA737 Bresnahan, Kate / Amanda Boucher
AA738 Browne, Ryan
AA734 Brunelle, Richard – The Fat Squad
AA852 Buchner, Chris – Comic Book Artist Guild
AAW17 Budd, Dennis
AAW05a Burns, Jeff Super Knocked Up
AA202 Buzz
AA443 CAH Nickelsen, Destiny
AA130 Cain, Anne Anne Cain Co-Anne Cain Studio Mia
AA137 Calderon, JD
AAW08 Calafiore, Jim
AA213 Capobianco, Chris
AA142 Cardnal, John / Andy Driscoll / Mike Doherty / Andrew Houle / Michael
AA520 Carlson, Erik
AA220 Casey, Jason
AA156 Cavalear, Lisa
AA647 Chamberlain, Tim – Our Valued Customers
AA844 Chaykin, Howard
AA215 Chiarello, Mark
AA303 Choi, Mike
AA204 Clabaugh, Rich
AA304 Cook, Ashley
AA305 Cormack, Alex
AA134 Costello, Sam
AA143 Crockett, Michael/ John Cardinal / Andy Driscoll / Mike Doherty /Andrew Houle
AA432 Cuonzo, Frank M.
AA308 Dahl, Josh – Rapid City
AAW27 Daley, Rich
AA139 D'Angelo, Gina
AA227 Daniel, Tony
AA257 Davidson, Pat
AA237 Daxberger, Joe
AA842 Daxiong
AA843 Daxiong
AA256 Deering, Rachel
AA252 Del Col, Anthony – Kill Shakespeare
AA239 Dellagatta, Joseph
AA643 Demarjin, Haig – ZombieBomb
AAW32 Dimasi
AAW33 Dunfield, Megan
AA132 Derocher, Brad
AA829 DeSantis, Jeffrey
AA147 Diaz-Dickson, Paloma
AA742 Didio, Dan
AAW10 Dinnall, Olivia
AA144 Doherty, Mike / John Cardinal / Andy Driscoll / Andrew Houle
AA203 Dooney, Michael
AA632 Doran, Collen
AA326 Doyle, Ming
AA143 Driscoll, Andy Crockett
AA147 Dubrevil, Ellen Beall
AA251 Duda, Joseph / Wil Woods – Musetap
AA514 Dumo, Rob – Musetap
AA404 Dycus, Josh
AA405 Dycus, Josh
AAW16 Eaton, Kevin
AAW16 Edge, Andrew
AA841 Egnet, Kyle
AA241 Ehnot, Chris
AAW12 Einhaus, Kurt
AA425 Eisma, Joe
AA236 Elliot, Dave
AA240 Ellis, Mike – Pieces of Eights
AA206 Endres, Joe
AA729 Enslin, R. Craig – Robert Quill, Artist for Hire
AA733 Everston, William – Kalicorp Art Mysteries
AAw30 Faerber, Logan
AA247 Falkenburg, Joshua – Severed Head Comics
AA249 Farrar, Crystal
AA306 Feliciano, Cesar
AA644 Ferreira, David – Montserrat
AA448 Fetcher, Mat
AA249 Fine, Rebecca – Bexx Fine
AA332 Finn, Tim
AA827 Fire Exit
AA828 Fire Exit
AAW42 Fish, Andy
AA235 Fisher, GE
AA731 Flint, Brian
AAW24 Foltz, Holly / Jose Luis Olivares / Mo Oh / Jesse Lonergan / Matt Aucoin
AAW39 Forbes, Jack
AA210 Ford, Tina / Jason Gerstein
AAW22 Frankel, Mark
AA335 Gerstein, Jason / Keith Gleason – Reckless Sidekick Productions
AA312 Giallonga, Zack
AA334 Gleason, Keith
AA444 Golden, Christopher
AA726 Golden, Michael
AA429 Gordon, Michael / Laurence Hastings – New Legend Productions
AA138 Gosselin, Karen
AA226 Govar, Daniel
AA310 Grabowska, Agnes Scott Greb Co-Super Granny
AA636 Grant, Keron
AA154 Greb, Scott
AAW34 Greene, Zak – ZG Creations
AA157 Grifkin, Tonya
AA209 Gubicza, Brian
AA209 Gubicza, Jen
AA208 Gugliotti, Chris
AA637 Gulacy, Paul
AA254 Guzzo, Laura
AA435 Hahner, Douglas / Karen Hallion – Gray Haven Comics
AA410 Haley, TJ / Joe Dort / Halsey Warren / Leon
AA337 Hallion, Karen
AA406 Halsey Warren, Paige
AA219 Hamilton, Scott
AA439 Hamner, Cully
AA244 Hampton, Bo / Kelsey Hartsell – The Rubonic Plague
AA233 Hansche, Nicole
AA741 Hartsell, Kelsey
AA429 Hastings, Laurence
AA644 Hazen, Blyth – Montserrat
AAW05b Healy, Phil
AAW05 Hebert, Alan / Chris Hebert – HB Comics
AA328 Henderson, Erica
AA420 Hill, Joe
AA421 Hill, Joe
AA248 Hodgdon, Corey
AA748 Holly-Rosing, Madeleine
AA212 Holt, Christopher
AA142 Houle, Andrew
AA745 Huddleston, Terry / Erin Humiston – Run the Risk Comics
AA746 Huddleston, Terry
AA315 Humiston, Erin
AA228 Hunt, Ken
AA739 Hutchinsin, Eric
AA832 Inezian, Armand
AA305 James, Tyler
AA442 Jean, Nicole Marie
AA428 Jimenez, Phil
AAW37 Jimenez, Sandy
AA319 Johnson, Dave
AAW22 Jones, Joshua LA.
AA411 Kaboom Fredrick, Vince
AA412 Kaboom
AA413 Kaboom
AA414 Kaboom
AAW30 Kelley, Patt / Logan Faerber
AA831 Kelly, Brett
AAW15 Kennedy, Jay
AA231 Khanna, Daniel
AAW11 Killen, Bill
AA749 King, Hannibal
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AA649 Kompan, Onrie
AA757 Kovalcsik, Aaron
AA840 Lagos, Arlene
AA311 Lamb, Braden / Shelli Paroline
AAW10 Lane, Linda / Olivia Dinnall – Lazer Lady Publishing
AA853 Lanouette, Donald U – Create Comics
AA854 Lanouette, Donald U – Create Comics
AA149 Lanz, Sandra
AAW26 La Palombara III, Louie
AA343 Leamy, Cathy – Metrokitty
AA150 Leblanc, David
AA519 Lee, Norman
AAW06 Leibelman, Leo
AAW07 Leibelman, Leo
AA406 Leon, Pablo
AA214 Lilly, Mike
AA238 Lolar, Joel
AA747 Lomas, Max
AAW24 Lonergan, Jesse
AA642 Lopresti, Aaron
AA408 Lovulo, Andrew
AA835 Luciano, Paul – Lanthan Mice
AA629 Mack, David
AA230 Maclean, Andrew
AA245 Mahan, Dave
AA206 Marquez, Jesus
AA432 Martino, Joe / Frank M. Cuonzo / Rob X. Roman – JGM Comics
AA131 Mathias, Donald – Panizles
AAW14 Maurizo, Richard
AA208 May, Jason / Juli Mayers / Kendra Saunders
AA856 Maydak, Mike
AA333 Mayers, Juli
AA345 Mazur, Dan – Boston Comic rRoundtable
AA346 Mazur, Dan – Ninth Art
AA153 McCormack, Clay
AA234 McCulllogh, Rhinnon
AA633 McGuinness, Ed
AA634 McGuinness, Ed
AA213 McLaughlin, Sean
AA211 McMenemy, Michael
AA845 Metcaff, Jason
AA445 Mignola, Mike
AA446 Mignola, Mike
AA643 Miller, Adam – ZombieBomb
AA756 Miller, Gregory
AA238 Miller, Riam
AAW20 Minor, Melissa – Radiant Grey
AA855 Mockaviak, Nick
AA645 Monserrat College of Art
AA645 Monserrat College of Art
AA730 Montinero, Scott
AA217 Moore, Lindsay
AA339 Moore, Terry
AAW29 Moutafis, Greg
AA307 Mulvey, Joe
AA145 Musto, Jackie – Kay and P Comics
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AA146 Newirth, Jack / Will Wiggins
AA255 Ng, Elisa – Espressions Design
AAW15 Nichols, Ian / Jay Kennedy – Fat Cat Funnies
AA443 Nickelsen, Destiny
AA338 Niles, Steve
AA409 Norden, Amanda
AA728 O'Barr, James
AA740 O'Callaghan,Art
AAW31 O'Connor, George – Homeless Comics
AAW25 Oh, Mo
AAW25 Oliveras, Jose / Luis Holly Foltz / Mo Oh / Jesse Lonergan / Matt Aucoin
AA736 Palach, Kristin
AA648 Palazzo, Nicholas
AA250 Paolucci, Rob
AA311 Paroline, Shelli
AA140 Pelligrino, Rich
AA347 Peloquin, Justin
AA133 Pereira, Theresa
AA639 Perez, George
AA640 Perez, George
AA627 Peterson, Brandon / Stacey Lee Philips / Richard Lopez Ortiz
AA423 Peterson, David
AA216 Philips, Stacey Lee
AA148 Post, Leslie
AA151 Pratt, Tina
AA628 Purcell, Jack Quinn/Elliot
AAW39 Purkiss, Devon / Jack Forbes
AA236 Quinn, David
AA441 Quinn, Tracey Lee / Wilson Ramos / Eric Rivera
AA329 Quinones, Joe
AA314 Ramos, Wilson
AA515 Randolph, Khary
AA744 Raney, Tom
AA129 Ratcliffe, Eric – New Comic Day
AA327 Reeder, Amy
AAW09 Rezendes, Zack
AA449 Richard, Sara
AA141 Richmond, Landon – Know No Truth
AAW38 Rinaldi, Joel
AA314 Rivera, Eric
AA344 Roberge, Michelle – Saucy Miscreants
AA836 Roche, Darren
AA419 Rodriguez, Gabriel
AA436 Roll, Brian – Odyssey Art
AA433 Roman, Rob / Joe Martino / Frank M. Cuonzo / Rob X. Roman – JGM Comics
AA243 Rosa, Don
AA516 Rousseau, Craig
AA510 Ruttan, Andrew
AA510 Ruttan, Kevin
AA743 Ryall, Chris
AA641 Ryan, Paul
AA301 Sale, Tim
AA302 Sale, Tim
AAW36 Salvucci, Richard
AA846 Sanchez, Alex
AAW21 Sapountzis, Alex – Wayward Raven
AA732 Sardinha, Rick
AA333 Saunders, Kendra
AA242 Saviuk, Alex
AA431 Savory, Zeke
AA430 Schmalke, Josepg
AA830 Schultz, Erica – M3 The Comic
AA638 Schultz, Jeff
AA750 Schulz IV, Carl A
AA237 Sedani, Tony / Joe Daxberger
AA213 Seminara, Chris
AA341 Sharkey, Ryan – The New England Institute of Art
AA401 Shedd, Blair
AAW13 Silver, Tamsin
AA422 Skelton, Israel
AA342 Slater, Mark
AA437 Smith, Edward
AA847 Smith, Emily
AA309 Snider, David – Method Comix
AA447 Sniegoski, Thomas
AAW40 Snyder, Scott
AAW41 Snyder, Scott
AA839 Soares, Everett
AA839 Soares, Susan
AA438 Spay, Anthony
AA831 Squires, Alex / Brett Kelly – Opinions May Vary
AA851 St. Pierre, Joe
AA838 Steffan, Melinda
AA626 Stelfreeze, Brian
AA841 Stemmier, Ryan
AA152 Stevenson, Kristin
AA850 Stewart. Yale
AA126 Stout, William / Joshua Stulman – Israel Defense Comics
AA127 Stout, William
AA755 Stulman, Joshua
AAW01 Suydam, Arthur
AAW02 Suydam, Arthur
AAW02 Suydam, Arthur
AAW03 Suydam, Arthur
AAW04 Suydam, Arthur
AA246 Sylar, Matthew – Soda Poodle
AA833 Syphax, Jonathon – Masmedia Studios
AA751 Talbot, Eric – Requiem Designs
AA735 Taylor, Andrew – Potential
AA848 Theriault, Ron
AA440 Tieri, Frank
AA340 Townsend, Tim
AA331 Trang , Randall
AA754 Turnbull, Jack – Jack Turnbull Studios
AA450 Uminga, Chris
AA207 Vega, Estevan
AA635 Vines, Dexter
AAW23 Vinton Jr., Peter
AA837 Walko, Bill
AA350 Watson, Chris
AA229 Wauchope Scott
AA834 Weeks, Danelle – D.Bishop Hashtag the Planet
AA631 Weeks, Lee
AA336 West, Liss
AA330 Wicks, Maris
AA316 Wiggins, Will
AA407 Wilde, Scott
AA427 Willingham, Bill
AA424 Wilson, CP III
AA253 Wilson, Will – Ordinary Bill
AA135 Winnik, Javier Cruz
AA727 Witterstater, Renee
AA752 Wong, David
AA753 Wong, David
AA646 Wood, Aaron – Aaron Wood Design
AAW35 Wood, Jennie Johns
AA437 Woodall, Rich / Edward Smith
AA849 Woods, Ted
AA402 Woodward, JK
AA518 Wieringo, Matt
AA517 Yates, Kelly
AA826 YAYA Han
AA827 YAYA Han
AA128 Yeagle, Dean
AA747 Yi, Earl
AAW35 Yuskatis, John / Jennie Wood Johns – Boots and Pups
AAW19 Zaremba, Meghan
AA511 Zenescope
AA512 Zenescope
AA513 Zenescope
AA509 Zotos, Tom
AA426 Zullo, Chrissie


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Enabling Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor Authentication is a way to increase the security of your account that requires you to enter additional one-time passcodes before you can gain access to your DreamHost account. It's a smart move that can help to protect you from hackers and website hijackers.
At DreamHost, we've made this security option available by integrating the Google Authenticator app with the DreamHost panel. We've picked the Google Authenticator app because it's available on Android devices, iOS devices like the iPhone, BlackBerry devices, and even on Windows Phone via 3rd party apps.
Take a look at the instructions below and we'll walk you through it, or check out our Multifactor Authentication FAQ for more information!
Getting the Google Authenticator App
Before you can enable Multifactor Authentication on your DreamHost account, you'll need to install the Google Authenticator app on your smartphone or tablet device.
Google's official documentation on downloading and installing the app can be found here: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1066447.
The app can be downloaded from your device's App Store (or use Google's direct link for BlackBerry):
- Android devices: Google Play
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch: iTunes App Store
- BlackBerry devices: Google Authenticator Download (visit from your BlackBerry device)
- Windows Phone: Windows Marketplace (Third-Party Apps)
- Unofficial Java Client: Wikipedia Entry
Turn On Multifactor Authentication
- Once you have the Google Authenticator App installed, log in to the panel and go to the Security tab in "Billing & Account" on the left hand side.
The second section on that page is titled Multifactor Authentication.
- Enter your DreamHost account password in the Current Password field.
- Use the Multifactor Authentication Type drop-down list to choose the multifactor authentication method you would like to use.
We recommend Google Authenticator with time-based one-time passcodes. Time-based codes provide better protection against phishing and keyloggers since each code is only valid for a short amount of time. Time-based codes also automatically stay in sync with our servers, as opposed to counter-based codes which require manual syncing.
If you use counter-based codes, you will need to press the refresh button next to the code in the Google Authenticator App each time you use it to advance it to the next code.
- Click the Get Started button.
You will now see a QR Code and a 16-digit Secret Key that you will need to activate Multifactor Authentication.
- Use the Google Authenticator App to scan the QR code. If your device does not have a camera you can enter the 16-digit Secret Key shown below the QR code into the app manually. If you have more than one device running Google Authenticator, scan the QR code or enter the key on every device that you want to use with this dreamhost account.
- The Google Authenticator app will display a 6-digit passcode. Enter the 6-digit passcode in the Passcode field.
If you are using counter-based codes you may need to press the refresh button to display the first code
- Click the Activate! button and we'll make sure our servers are properly synced with your phone.
Your account now has Multifactor Authentication enabled.
Changes to Login with Multifactor Authentication Enabled
Once you've enabled Multifactor Authentication, you'll notice changes to the Login screen and the steps necessary to access your account.
Your Login screen will look like this:
You will now see a Multifactor Authentication Code field which you will use to enter the 6-digit passcode generated by your mobile device, and a Remember this computer? drop-down which will save you the step of generating and entering a passcode for either 1 week, or 1 month.
If you choose one of the options from the Remember this computer? drop-down such as 1 month, and log in during the time period you've selected, instead of the Multifactor Authentication Code field you will see a message indicating that your computer has already been verified.
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|Vandal women battle for position
MOSCOW, Idaho - The fifth seed in the Western Athletic Conference tournament is on the line as the Idaho women's basketball team prepares for its final road trip of the season, beginning with a matchup at New Mexico State on March 5.
The Vandals and Aggies both enter Thursday's game at 6-8 in WAC play, while Idaho is 13-13 overall, and NMSU is 12-16 on the season. The Vandals beat the Aggies 64-51 in Moscow on Jan. 29, but have gone just 2-5 since then.
With a win Thursday, Idaho would clinch the No. 5 seed in the upcoming WAC tournament, meaning it would play the No. 8 seed in the opening round, for the chance to face off against the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals. With a loss, however, and Idaho would need a win at Louisiana Tech in the season-finale on March 5, coupled with a New Mexico State loss to Boise State, to finish fifth. Otherwise, Idaho would be the No. 6 seed.
The Vandals are led by senior Yinka Olorunnife, who became the school's all-time leading rebounder in Idaho's last game. Olofunnife passed Alli Nieman's 1,005 career rebounds to take over the top spot on Idaho's all-time list, and now has 1,011 for her career. Only Shanavia Dowdell, with 1,025 career rebounds, has more in the history of the WAC. Olorunnife is averaging 14.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game this season.
Madison Spence's 14.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game lead the Aggies, who are coming off an impressive win at Nevada on Feb. 26 to snap a trend of six losses in seven games.
New Mexico State and Idaho are the top two free-throw shooting teams in the conference, as Idaho leads the league with a 74.1 percent clip, and NMSU is second at 71.3 percent. The Vandals lead the all-time series with the Aggies 17-8.
The Vandals will wrap up the regular season at Louisiana Tech on March 5, before heading to the WAC tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., March 9-12.


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Spanish Football's Levante UD beat visiting Atletico Madird 2-0, Sunday at Citutat de Valencia, making the race to the La Liga trophy tighter with just two weeks to go in the season.
Barcelona at 36 games played, 85 points, and six points to earn, can reach 91 points including a victory at home over Atletico which would give them the tie-breaker with Los Colchoneros if they tie on points. The Madrid leaders, with 88 points and six points to earn, would only need a tie at the Camp Nou if they can pull a win next week against Malaga. Meanwhile Real Madrid stands at 82 points but has 12 points to earn can win the domestic championship if they win their four remaining games.
The game started badly for Atleti with Filipe Luis' off-the-chest-ricochet own goal at the 7th minute. Thereafter the teams began to trade attacks as Raul Garcia and in particular David Villa had good scoring opportunities. Both seemed to be a bit off or were being saved by Madrid's coach, Diego Simeone, as neither made it to the first half whistle. Arda Turan and Adrian replaced the duo at the 45th minute.
The interesting thing about the substitutions, given how masterful Simeone has been this season with his strategic decisions, was that the coach felt his bench would do what his starters could not against a team Madrid seemed not to feel was up to the task of keeping a clean score sheet.
The second half saw Turan and Adrian and Tiago have chances but their efforts were ineffective and the frustration began to show in Atleti's increased fouling and eventual yellow cards.
At the 69th minute a Victor Casadesus cross found David Barral in the center of the box and he rifled it low into the net for the 2--0 score line in favor of Levante.
Yellow cards at the 72 (Madrid), 76 (Levante), and 78 (Madrid) attested to the intensity of the battle on the pitch.
In the remaining 15 minutes, stoppage time included, Madrid had six attempts to one for Levante, but none were fruitful.
This is a surprising loss for Atletico, as Levante is not in their class, but today Levante earned their victory and the Madrid side might just have put their magnificent season in jeopardy.
Real Madrid play later today and again on Wednesday and by then we will know what is what in the title race.
Meanwhile hosts Almeria needed a stoppage time score to beat relegation bound Real Betis 3-2 assuring the Andalusians will be well beyond the drop zone and into next year's La Liga.


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Although I wrote yesterday about how the Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for an important piece during summer league, the most important missing piece for them right now, without question, is Derek Fisher.
The Lakers are under negotiations with Fish, and Lakers fans are doing everything in their power to help bring back the 36-year-old 5-time champion.
Gary from LakersNation.com is no exception, and he has used his site's popularity to launch the "Bring Fish Back" campaign. Not only has he used his site as a platform for lobbying, but he has also set up a Facebook page (facebook.com/bringfishback) and a Twitter account (@bringfishback) as a way for Laker fans to show their support.
You might be saying to yourself, "this is useless, Fisher is a grown man who is going to make his own decision," but hey, what have you got to lose?
Imagine Fisher sitting in his bed late at night, holding his daughter in his arms and discussing different options with his wife. Suddenly, he sees a report on the news about Lakers fans pouring their hearts out on the web to get Fish to return to L.A.
He opens his laptop and sees the thousands of fans following @BringFishBack on Twitter and Facebook and immediately picks up the phone, with a tear in his eye, to call Mitch Kupchak and say, "It was you...it was always you. I'm coming back to L.A."
Simply beautiful.
Oh yeah and while you're at it, follow me @LakersExaminer. Seemed like a good time for a shameless plug.


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Anne Hathaway and Samuel L. Jackson both have movies with bleak themes coming out this Christmas.
But which is sadder — Les Misérables or Django Unchained?
Slavery! Prostitution! Maulings! Disease! Gingerbread houses!
It's all here, courtesy of Funny Or Die.
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Do Cows Drink Soy Milk?
Okay, so we know how humans should approach soy, but what about animals? More specifically, cows. Do cow's drink soymilk? Oh I'm not crazy. According to these new ads by Silk Soymilk, cows drink soy. They also walk upright. Wear pants. And talk! Take a look:
For more information on soy, check out these previous posts:
UPDATE: CowsforSilk has all you need know about the soymilk drinking cows. Moo!


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Beginner's Basic Plugin Guide
So you want to write a plugin for Winamp but don't know where to start? This is the page for you. We'll walk you through creating a very basic plugin that does nothing. You can then expand on the code to do whatever you want.
This guide assumes you're developing using Visual Studio in a Windows environment. It also assumes you have some familiarity with programming. For people that don't, try using google. We'll have to expand this guide in the future to give out more pointers.
Basic credits
The following code has been created based on samples from several forum threads. Many thanks go out to forum members Kaboon, kichik, baafie, burek021, and bananskib for their code examples and advice.
What you need
To begin, you'll need a tool that lets you write code. Check out the Tools page. You can get a free copy of Visual Studio C++ Express here. You'll probably also want a copy of Winamp itself, to test your plugin; you can get that on the Winamp site here.
- Download Visual C++ Express.
- Double-click the file (it's probably called something like 'vcsetup.exe') and run the installer.
- You're practically good to go!
Creating a project
The first thing we need to do is create a place to store our code. In Visual Studio this is called a 'project'.
- Launch Visual Studio by clicking Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition -> Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition
- When Visual Studio opens, select File -> New -> Project
- For creating Winamp plugins, we want to create code that compiles into a .dll, which Visual Studio 2008 refers to as a "Class Library". So in the 'New Project' window select Visual C++ -> CLR -> Class Library.
- Give your project a name (see below) and select a location.
Note: Winamp classifies plugins based on the first part of their .dll filename, so you will need to properly name the file if you want Winamp to recognize it (TODO: can someone confirm this?!). Thus, to make our basic plugin we want to name the first part of the file 'gen_'. Be sure to start your plugin name with 'gen_' to make it work properly.
All of the examples in this guide will assume you named your plugin 'gen_myplugin', but you can call it whatever you like.
Once you click okay Visual Studio should create a bunch of boilerplate code for you, and throw some files in your project with names like "resource.h", "stdafx.h", "AssemblyInfo.cpp", and so on. The main files we want to work with are called 'gen_myplugin.h' and 'gen_myplugin.cpp'. If you double-click to view them you should see code that looks something like this:
<contents of gen_myplugin.h>
// winamp_imms.h #pragma once using namespace System; namespace winamp_imms { public ref class Class1 { // TODO: Add your methods for this class here. }; }
<end contents of gen_myplugin.h>
<contents of gen_myplugin.cpp>
// This is the main DLL file. #include "stdafx.h" #include "winamp_imms.h"
<end contents of gen_myplugin.cpp>
We want to edit these files to make a basic plugin.
Creating a basic plugin
Basic plugin code
To create your plugin, just copy/paste the following code into gen_myplugin.h and gen_myplugin.cpp.
<basic gen_myplugin.h>
#ifndef gen_myplugin_h //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define gen_myplugin_h #include <windows.h> // plugin version (don't touch this) #define GPPHDR_VER 0x10 // plugin name/title (change this to something you like) #define GPPHDR_NAME "My first generic Winamp plugin!" // main structure with plugin information, version, name... typedef struct { int version; // version of the plugin, defined in "gen_empty.h" char *description; // name/title of the plugin, defined in "gen_empty.h" int (*init)(); // function which will be executed on init event void (*config)(); // function which will be executed on config event void (*quit)(); // function which will be executed on quit event HWND hwndParent; // (?) HINSTANCE hDllInstance; // (?) } winampGeneralPurposePlugin; extern winampGeneralPurposePlugin *gen_plugins[256]; typedef winampGeneralPurposePlugin * (*winampGeneralPurposePluginGetter)(); #endif
<end basic gen_myplugin.h>
<basic gen_myplugin.cpp>
/* Winamp generic plugin template code. This code should be just the basics needed to get a plugin up and running. You can then expand the code to build your own plugin. Updated details compiled June 2009 by culix, based on the excellent code examples and advice of forum members Kaboon, kichik, baafie, burek021, and bananskib. Thanks for the help everyone! */ #include "stdafx.h" #include <windows.h> #include "gen_myplugin.h" // these are callback functions/events which will be called by Winamp int init(void); void config(void); void quit(void); // this structure contains plugin information, version, name... winampGeneralPurposePlugin plugin = { GPPHDR_VER, // version of the plugin, defined in "gen_myplugin.h" GPPHDR_NAME, // name/title of the plugin, defined in "gen_myplugin.h" init, // function name which will be executed on init event config, // function name which will be executed on config event quit, // function name which will be executed on quit event }; // event functions follow int init() { //A basic messagebox that tells you the 'init' event has been triggered. //If everything works you should see this message when you start Winamp once your plugin has been installed. //You can change this later to do whatever you want (including nothing) MessageBox(plugin.hwndParent, L"Init event triggered for gen_myplugin. Plugin installed successfully!", L"", MB_OK); return 0; } void config() { //A basic messagebox that tells you the 'config' event has been triggered. //You can change this later to do whatever you want (including nothing) MessageBox(plugin.hwndParent, L"Config event triggered for gen_myplugin.", L"", MB_OK); } void quit() { //A basic messagebox that tells you the 'quit' event has been triggered. //If everything works you should see this message when you quit Winamp once your plugin has been installed. //You can change this later to do whatever you want (including nothing) MessageBox(0, L"Quite event triggered for gen_myplugin.", L"", MB_OK); } // This is an export function called by winamp which returns this plugin info. // We wrap the code in 'extern "C"' to ensure the export isn't mangled if used in a CPP file. extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) winampGeneralPurposePlugin * winampGetGeneralPurposePlugin() { return &plugin; }
<end basic gen_myplugin.cpp>
Edit dependencies
By default Visual Studio removes some files we need to compile our code. Let's add those back in:
- Right-click on your project (the folder called 'gen_myplugin' in the Solution Explorer window on the left) and select Properties
- Expand the options to select Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input
- In the "Additional Dependancies" box, delete the text that says '$(NoInherit)', so the box is blank.
- Click 'Apply', then 'OK', and then save your project.
Compiling the code
Once you have pasted this code into your .h and .cpp files, save your changes and compile the project. You can do this by pressing F7, or selecting Build -> Build Solution. If everything works, you should see some messages in Visual Studio's 'Output' window, with the final line saying something like
"========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped =========="
If so, congratulations! You have built your first plugin :) If instead you get an error message, please see the Troubleshooting section below.
Testing the plugin
If your project builds successfully, it will output a file called 'gen_myplugin.dll' into a 'Debug' or 'Release' folder in the same location you created your project. Look for that file now. We want to copy this file to C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\, which is the folder Winamp examines to find all of its plugins.
- Copy your plugin .dll file into C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\
- Close and re-open Winamp. If your plugin is installed correctly, you should see a popup window with the Init message you typed in gen_myplugin.cpp. If so, congrats! Your plugin works.
- You check to see your plugin name by clicking Options -> Preferences -> Plugins -> General purpose. Your plugin name should appear in that window.
If you exit Winamp, you should now also see a Quit message pop up when the program exits.
That's it for the basic guide! More will have to be written later if you're looking for what to do next. Happy hacking!
- I get an error message that looks like:
1>winamp_imms.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A00001D) "extern "C" int __stdcall MessageBoxW(struct HWND__ *,wchar_t const *,wchar_t const *,unsigned int)" (?MessageBoxW@@$$J216YGHPAUHWND__@@PB_W1I@Z) referenced in function "extern "C" int __cdecl MessageBox(struct HWND__ *,wchar_t const *,wchar_t const *,unsigned int)" (?MessageBox@@$$J0YAHPAUHWND__@@PB_W1I@Z) 1>winamp_imms.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "extern "C" int __stdcall MessageBoxW(struct HWND__ *,wchar_t const *,wchar_t const *,unsigned int)" (?MessageBoxW@@$$J216YGHPAUHWND__@@PB_W1I@Z) referenced in function "extern "C" int __cdecl MessageBox(struct HWND__ *,wchar_t const *,wchar_t const *,unsigned int)" (?MessageBox@@$$J0YAHPAUHWND__@@PB_W1I@Z)
- Answer: By default Visual Studio Express 2008 doesn't include some files you need in the linker. For example, with our basic code we include windows.h, which is part of user32.dll. However, there is usually a '$(NoInherit)' command in our linker options that tell us not to include user32.dll.
- Right-click on your project and select Properties
- Expand the options to select Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input
- In the "Additional Dependancies" box, delete the text that says '$(NoInherit)'.
- Save and recompile
For more information see here and here.
TODO: if this is set up for all VS installs, maybe it should be a regular step in the guide?
- * I get an error like
"1>.\winamp_imms.cpp(29) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'plugin'"
- Answer: This could be a namespace error. On this line
winampGeneralPurposePlugin plugin = {
we are creating a variable called 'plugin'. The variable's type, rather than being an integer ('int'), floating point number ('float'), or some other type, is of type 'winampGeneralPurposePlugin', which is a type we have created. This type is created in the header file with the code
typedef struct { int version; char *description; int (*init)(); void (*config)(); void (*quit)(); HWND hwndParent; HINSTANCE hDllInstance; } winampGeneralPurposePlugin;
If you used Visual Studio's auto-generated code, you might have a line that looks like this:
namespace myplugin {
this line is telling Visual Studio to put everything inside the 'myplugin' namespace (read up on namespaces here). We get rid of the default boilerplate code, including the namespace, to make everything work.
Alternatively, you can change the declaration of the 'plugin' variable to say
myplugin::winampGeneralPurposePlugin plugin = {
This tells Visual Studio where to look for the winampGeneralPurposePlugin type (i.e., to look inside the 'myplugin' namespace). If you are new to programming or plugin creation, however, you probably don't need (or want) to mess with namespaces.
- I get an error like
1>.\winamp_imms.cpp(41) : error C2664: 'MessageBox' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [5]' to 'LPCTSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
- Answer: You need to change the string you pass to the MessageBox function to be of the right type. See the MSDN FAQ entry here. You can most likely fix this by putting a capital 'L' in front of the string.
MessageBox(plugin.hwndParent, "Somestring", "", MB_OK);
MessageBox(plugin.hwndParent, L"Somestring", L"", MB_OK);
TODO: What's the right way of doing this for plugins?
- My plugin isn't working / My plugin doesn't show up in the Preferences menu.
- Answer:Did you name your plugin with the correct prefix, such as 'gen_myplugin'? If not it may not show up in the window.
TODO: How about other names/plugins? What's the real answer?